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RF-Conductor!™
Controller
Models 3200 and 3210
NIU Remote Configuration
Series: Wireless Messaging System
System Version: WMS-Data
Software Version: 1.3 and
WMS Two-Way 3.0
Issue Date: May 1998
6880494G55-O
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  • Page 1 RF-Conductor!™ Controller Models 3200 and 3210 NIU Remote Configuration Series: Wireless Messaging System System Version: WMS-Data Software Version: 1.3 and WMS Two-Way 3.0 Issue Date: May 1998 6880494G55-O...
  • Page 3 RF-Conductor!™ Controller Series: Wireless Messaging System System Version: WMS-Data Software Version: 1.3 NIU Remote Configuration Issue Date: May 1998 6880494G55-O...
  • Page 5 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Motorola assumes no liability for hardware or software damage or loss of data because of errors or omissions in this manual. Motorola does not assume any liability arising from the application or use of any products or circuits described herein.
  • Page 6 Students learn to install, configure, and maintain Motorola messaging systems. The classrooms at Motorola are equipped to ensure hands-on experience in practical lab exercises. Training courses range from a basic introduction to communicators and messaging systems to customized classes on specific systems and large system applications.
  • Page 7 Trademarks Motorol, the Motorola logo, and Nucleus Reg. U.S. Pat. and TM. Off, Motorola, Inc. Paging One-Call Support, RF-Conductor!, and RF-C! are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. Trademarks contained herein are the acknowledged property of their respective owners.
  • Page 8 Foreword RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Important Safety Information The installation, maintenance, and/or operation of this equipment may present potentially unsafe conditions, including, but not limited to, electrical shock, improper voltage to components, and improper operation that can cause personal injury, death or damage to property.
  • Page 9 Telephone Line Installation: All telephone line connections to the equipment should be accomplished with the telephone lines disconnected from the network interface. Motorola is not responsible for static damage to equipment not sold under the Motorola logo. © Motorola, Inc. 1998. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
  • Page 10 Foreword RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration viii 6880494G55-O May 1998...
  • Page 11 AlphaMate 250 paging entry terminals is one (1) year parts and 120 days labor in Motorola PSG-authorized service centers. In-field labor for warranty claims (excluding AlphaMate 250 products) will be provided by Motorola PSG-authorized service centers during normal business hours.
  • Page 12 Center at 1-800-520-PAGE (7243) as to the problem and provide the serial number of the defective item. Motorola shall, at its option, either resolve the problem over the telephone or issue a Return Authorization Number to the Customer. The Customer shall, at its cost, ship the item to the Motorola Paging One-Call-Support Center location designated at the time the Return Authorization Number is issued;...
  • Page 13 Motorola-manufactured equipment returned under Warranty within ten (10) working days of receipt of the equipment; Motorola shall, at its cost, ship the repaired or replaced item to the Customer. If the Customer has requested Express Shipping, the Customer shall pay Motorola an expedite fee;...
  • Page 14 The Customer may call the Paging One-Call-Support Center at 1-800-520-PAGE (7243) for assistance. For warranty calls in excess of 15 per location per month or for non-warranty calls, Motorola shall charge the Customer per Motorola's then-current labor rates.
  • Page 15 Limitation of Liability 16. IN NO EVENT SHALL MOTOROLA BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANTY, EVEN IF MOTOROLA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF,...
  • Page 16 Warranty Revised July 1997...

  • Page 17: Table Of Contents

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Contents Introduction, 1-1 About this Manual, 1-2 Keyboard Conventions, 1-3 Related Publications, 1-4 Basic RF-C! Controller Instructions, 1-5 Infrastructure Commands Overview, 2-1 Infrastructure Command Messages Overview, 2-2 Infrastructure Command Group Parameters, 2-4 Accessing the Infrastructure Command Groups Menu—Administrator Level, 2-6 Accessing the Infrastructure Command Groups Menu—Site Operator Level, 2-10 Alignment Commands, 3-1 Adding a Maintenance Group, 3-2...
  • Page 18 Contents RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands, 5-1 Setting Auxiliary Outputs, 5-2 Resetting the Dial Modem, 5-6 Controlling Modem Auto-Answer, 5-7 Changing a Password, 5-9 Setting Date and Time, 5-11 Resetting NIU Alarms, 5-13 Resetting NIU Alarms, Logs and Statistics, 5-14 Resetting the NIU Log, 5-15 Resetting NIU Statistics, 5-16 Resetting a Transmitter, 5-17...
  • Page 19 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Contents Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal, A-1 Overview, A-2 Configuring the Esprit 5055 VDT, A-3 May 1998 6880494G55-O xvii...
  • Page 20 Contents RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration xviii 6880494G55-O May 1998...
  • Page 21 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figures Figure 1-1: WMS-Data Operator Console Menu—Administrator Options, 1-6 Figure 1-2: WMS-Data Operator Console Menu—Site Operator Options, 1-7 Figure 1-3: Screen Areas, 1-9 Figure 2-1: Relationship of Streams, SuperStream Systems, Zones, and Transmitters, 2-3 Figure 2-2: Infrastructure Commands Menu—Administrator Level, 2-6 Figure 2-3: Infrastructure Command Group Select a Distribution Link ID Menu, 2-7...
  • Page 22 Figures RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 4-9: Select System Options Screen, 4-10 Figure 4-10: Change System ID Screen, 4-11 Figure 4-11: SuperStream Menu—Change Link Parameters, 4-12 Figure 4-12: Change Link Parameters Screen, 4-13 Figure 5-1: Diagnostic Menu, 5-2 Figure 5-2: Diagnostics Screen—Select Auxiliary Outputs, 5-3 Figure 5-3: Set Auxiliary Outputs—Internal NIU, 5-4...
  • Page 23 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figures Figure 6-9: NIU/SCM Software Linkload Screen—Send Bank Switch by Version Command, 6-10 Figure 6-10: Linkload an Installed NIU/SCM Release—Select Site Controller Type, 6-11 Figure 6-11: Send Bank Switch by Version Command Screen, 6-12 Figure 6-12: Infrastructure Command Groups—Select Station Command, 6-13 Figure 6-13: Station Abort Software Linkload Screen, 6-14...
  • Page 24 Figures RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration xxii 6880494G55-O May 1998...
  • Page 25 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Tables Table 1-1: Keyboard Conventions Used in This Manual , 1-3 Table 1-2: Navigation Conventions , 1-10 Table 2-1: Infrastructure Command Group Menu Options, 2-4 Table A-1: Esprit Navigation Keys, A-3 Table A-2: Esprit Setup , A-4 May 1998 6880494G55-O xxiii...
  • Page 26 Tables RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration xxiv 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 27: Introduction

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration / Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter describes the administration of the WMS-Data operator console for the RF-Conductor!™ (RF-C!™) controller, and contains the following topics: About this Manual, 1-2 Keyboard Conventions, 1-3 Related Publications, 1-4 Basic RF-C! Controller Instructions, 1-5 Setting up Passwords, 1-5 Logging into the System, 1-6 Screen Areas, 1-8...

  • Page 28: About This Manual

    Introduction RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration About this Manual This manual describes the infrastructure command messages (ICMs) of the RF-Conductor! controller used in the WMS-Data system. It is intended for network administrators and site operators responsible for remotely downloading general purpose commands carried by the SuperStream transport protocol to internal and external Network Interface Units (NIUs).

  • Page 29: Keyboard Conventions

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Introduction Keyboard Conventions Keyboard conventions used in this manual follow (see Table 1-1): Table 1-1: Keyboard Conventions Used in This Manual Convention Description Text that you must type into the system and screen options appear in bold System input Helvetica text: Example: partition...

  • Page 30: Related Publications

    Introduction RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Related Publications Other WMS-Data manuals related to this topic are: RF-Conductor!™ Controller Installation, • 6880494G53 RF-Conductor!™ Controller Administration, • 6880494G54 External NIU Transmitter Controller Installation and Operation • , 6880497G10 Internal NIU Transmitter Controller Installation and Operation •...

  • Page 31: Basic Rf-C! Controller Instructions

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Introduction Basic RF-C! Controller Instructions Three login levels are provided by the RF-C! controller software to use the WMS-Data operator console: • Administrator • Viewer • Site Operator The Administrator and Viewer levels provide the capability to display all status and event logs.

  • Page 32: Figure 1-1: Wms-Data Operator Console Menu-Administrator Options

    Introduction RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Logging into the System To begin an administrator level session: Type: admin The system prompts: Enter password: Type: [ your password The WMS-Data Operator Console displays (see Figure 1-1). Figure 1-1: WMS-Data Operator Console Menu—Administrator Options 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 33: Figure 1-2: Wms-Data Operator Console Menu-Site Operator Options

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Introduction To begin viewer level session: Type: viewer The system prompts: Enter password: Type: [ your password The WMS-Data Operator Console displays (see Figure 1-1). To begin a site operator level session: Type: siteoper The system prompts: Enter password: Type: { your password...

  • Page 34: Screen Areas

    Introduction RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Screen Areas The screen has four areas (see Figure 1-3): • Active area: The active area contains the menu, data display, or data entry area. • Message bar: The message bar contains instructions or messages pertaining to the information in the active area.

  • Page 35: Figure 1-3: Screen Areas

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Introduction Active Area Current selection Message Bar indicator Events and Alarms Bar Date and Time Bar Figure 1-3: Screen Areas The WMS-Data operator console interface is a text-based, command-driven interface. Some commands can be executed on every screen. These commands are global options. Other commands can only be executed on specific screens.

  • Page 36: Table 1-2: Navigation Conventions

    Introduction RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Table 1-2: Navigation Conventions Function Key Controls Key Word Move the cursor from one field to another down: or down arrow <↓> or up arrow <↑> — left: left arrow <←> right: right arrow <→>...
  • Page 37 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration / Chapter 2 Infrastructure Commands Overview This chapter discusses the intrastructure commands windows, and includes the following topics: Infrastructure Command Messages Overview, 2-2 Infrastructure Command Group Parameters, 2-4 Accessing the Infrastructure Command Groups Menu—Administrator Level, 2-6 Accessing the Infrastructure Command Groups Menu—Site Operator Level, 2-10 May 1998 6880494G55-O...

  • Page 38: Infrastructure Commands Overview

    Infrastructure Commands Overview RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Infrastructure Command Messages Overview Infrastructure command messages (ICMs) are general purpose commands carried by the SuperStream transport protocol. The ICMs are transmitted as stream messages from the RF-C!. They are identified and processed sequentially as they arrive at the Network Interface Unit (NIU).

  • Page 39: Figure 2-1: Relationship Of Streams, Superstream Systems, Zones, And Transmitters

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Infrastructure Commands Overview Stream SuperStream System 1 Zone 1 Transmitter #1 Transmitter #2 SuperStream System 3 SuperStream System 2 Zone 1 Trans #3 Trans #4 Trans #5 Trans #8 Transmitter #9 Transmitter #10 Zone 2 Trans #6 Trans #7 Figure 2-1: Relationship of Streams, SuperStream Systems, Zones, and Transmitters...

  • Page 40: Infrastructure Command Group Parameters

    Infrastructure Commands Overview RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Infrastructure Command Group Parameters The Infrastructure Commands menu provides six options: Alignment, SuperStream, Diagnostics, Software Linkload, Station, and Site Encoding (see Table 2-1). Table 2-1: Infrastructure Command Group Menu Options (Sheet 1 of 2) Menu Option Description The Alignment command group contains the following options:...
  • Page 41 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Infrastructure Commands Overview Table 2-1: Infrastructure Command Group Menu Options (Sheet 2 of 2) Menu Option Description Station This command group provides an option for aborting the SCM linkload This command group provides site encoding commands: Change Color Code Set Transmitter Channels Set FLEX/ReFLEX Polarity...

  • Page 42: Accessing The Infrastructure Command Groups Menu-Administrator Level

    Infrastructure Commands Overview RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Accessing the Infrastructure Command Groups Menu— Administrator Level Use the following procedure to access the Infrastructure Command Group menu as an administrator: ↓ Note: To move (position) the cursor on the screen, use the or down arrow < >...

  • Page 43: Figure 2-3: Infrastructure Command Group Select A Distribution Link Id Menu

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Infrastructure Commands Overview The system supports four link IDs. These link IDs are programmed with stream IDs in the Distribution Link Setup screen. Each link ID has a unique stream ID that is sent out to a large coverage area.

  • Page 44: Figure 2-4: Select Destination Menu For Infrastructure Commands

    Infrastructure Commands Overview RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration All Transmitters in a Zone: prompts you to enter SuperStream System ID and the zone ID before displaying the Infrastructure Commands Group menu. To a Single Transmitter: prompts you to enter transmitter ID before displaying the Infrastructure Commands Group menu.

  • Page 45: Figure 2-5: Infrastructure Commands Groups Menu-Administrator Level

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Infrastructure Commands Overview Figure 2-5: Infrastructure Commands Groups Menu—Administrator Level Make the desired menu selection. To return to a previous menu or screen, press: May 1998 6880494G55-O...

  • Page 46: Accessing The Infrastructure Command Groups Menu-Site Operator Level

    Infrastructure Commands Overview RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Accessing the Infrastructure Command Groups Menu—Site Operator Level Use the following procedure to access the Infrastructure Command Group menu as a site operator: ↓ Note: To move (position) the cursor on the screen, use the or down arrow < >...

  • Page 47: Figure 2-7: Infrastructure Command Group Select A Distribution Link Id Menu

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Infrastructure Commands Overview The system supports four link IDs. These link IDs are programmed with stream IDs in the Distribution Link Setup screen. Each link ID has a unique stream ID that is sent out to a large coverage area.

  • Page 48: Figure 2-8: Select Destination Menu For Infrastructure Commands

    Infrastructure Commands Overview RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration All Transmitters in a Zone: prompts you to enter SuperStream System ID and the zone ID before displaying the Infrastructure Commands Group menu. To a Single Transmitter: prompts you to enter transmitter ID before displaying the Infrastructure Commands Group menu.

  • Page 49: Figure 2-9: Infrastructure Commands Groups Menu-Site Operator Level

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Infrastructure Commands Overview Figure 2-9: Infrastructure Commands Groups Menu—Site Operator Level Make the desired menu selection. To return to a previous menu or screen, press: May 1998 6880494G55-O 2-13...
  • Page 50 Infrastructure Commands Overview RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration 2-14 6880494G55-O May 1998...
  • Page 51 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration / Chapter 3 Alignment Commands This chapter discusses the Alignment commands, and provides procedures for the following: Adding a Maintenance Group, 3-2 Deleting a Maintenance Group, 3-4 Changing Alignment Type, 3-6 Setting GPS Offset, 3-9 Setting Link Path Delay, 3-11 Recalculating GPS, 3-13 May 1998...

  • Page 52: Alignment Commands

    Alignment Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Adding a Maintenance Group This command is used to add a maintenance ID to a monitor receiver controller. ↓ Note: To move (position) the cursor on the screen, use the or down arrow < >...

  • Page 53: Figure 3-2: Add Maintenance Group Menu

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Alignment Commands Figure 3-2: Add Maintenance Group Menu Enter the Maintenance ID and press . The valid range of Maintenance IDs is 0- 63. If a new Maintenance ID matches an existing Maintenance ID in the monitor receiver, it is overwritten.

  • Page 54: Deleting A Maintenance Group

    Alignment Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Deleting a Maintenance Group This command is used to delete a maintenance ID of a monitor receiver controller. From the Alignment menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing ...

  • Page 55: Figure 3-4: Delete Maintenance Group Menu

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Alignment Commands Figure 3-4: Delete Maintenance Group Menu Enter the Maintenance ID to delete and press . The valid range of Maintenance IDs is 0-63. To return to a previous menu or screen, press: .

  • Page 56: Changing Alignment Type

    Alignment Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Changing Alignment Type This command is used to define whether direct synchronization or GPS synchronization is used for alignment. The direct synchronization method, which is the default option, relies on the timing signals that are embedded in the SuperStream and requires a link with a constant propagation delay to establish system synchronization.

  • Page 57: Figure 3-6: Select Alignment Type Menu

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Alignment Commands It is possible to lose pages while going from one alignment type to the other. Consider suspending the coverage area affected before performing this procedure. CAUTION Figure 3-6: Select Alignment Type Menu To select GPS Synchronization, position the cursor to the left of the listing c and GPS Syn press:...

  • Page 58: Figure 3-7: Change Alignment Type-Gps Sync Options Menu

    Alignment Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration To return to the previous menu or screen, press: . To select Direct Sync alignment, position the cursor to the left of the listing Direct Syn and press: to execute the command. (There are no parameter options for Direct ...

  • Page 59: Setting Gps Offset

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Alignment Commands Setting GPS Offset This command is used to compensate for the propagation time through the base transmitter. Once the new offset is set, perform a maintenance command to ensure that the offset value entered provides the appropriate results.

  • Page 60: Figure 3-9: Set Gps Offset Screen

    Alignment Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration The Set GPS Offset screen appears (see Figure 3-9). Enter the GPS Offset and press to execute the command. The valid range is 0-450000 in microseconds. Note: Use the delay values from the maintenance data only. Do not vary the value by large numbers unless reported by the maintenance report.

  • Page 61: Setting Link Path Delay

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Alignment Commands Setting Link Path Delay This command is used to compensate for the propagation time through the base transmitter and link propagation delay over the satellite while using Direct Sync alignment type. Once the new offset is set, a perform maintenance command to ensure that the offset value entered provides the appropriate results.

  • Page 62: Figure 3-11: Set Link Path Delay Screen

    Alignment Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Enter the link delay and press to execute the command. The valid range is 0- 400000 in microseconds. Note: Use the delay values from the maintenance data only. Do not vary the value by large numbers unless reported by the maintenance report.

  • Page 63: Recalculating Gps

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Alignment Commands Recalculating GPS This command will temporarily put the GPS receiver in calculate mode (Position Fix) to acquire new location parameters. The Recalculate GPS command will be needed only once during an RF-C! NIU installation and is applicable only to the NIU if it is a GPS master NIU. Note: Before executing this command, suspend the system to keep from losing pages.
  • Page 64 Alignment Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration 3-14 6880494G55-O May 1998...
  • Page 65 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration / Chapter 4 SuperStream Commands This chapter discusses the SuperStream commands, and provides procedures for the following: Introduction, 4-2 Changing a Zone Map, 4-3 Changing a Device ID, 4-5 Changing Maintenance IDs, 4-7 Changing System IDs, 4-9 Changing Link Parameters, 4-12 May 1998 6880494G55-O...

  • Page 66: Superstream Commands

    SuperStream Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Introduction The SuperStream parameters command group is used to change the specific parameters which uniquely identify each transmitter. To access SuperStream commands, From the Infrastructure Command Groups menu, use to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: ...

  • Page 67: Changing A Zone Map

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration SuperStream Commands Changing a Zone Map This command is used to add or delete a Zone ID. Zone IDs range from 1 to 31, with 0 meaning all-call (that is, all transmitters have zero active by default). The use of Zone IDs allows for multicasting of messages, for example, for page data distribution to multiple transmitters.

  • Page 68: Figure 4-3: Select Zone Options Screen

    SuperStream Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 4-3: Select Zone Options Screen Press to execute the command. To return to a previous menu or screen, press: . 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 69: Changing A Device Id

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration SuperStream Commands Changing a Device ID The Device ID allows a unique identification number for each transmitter or a monitor receiver controller. Note: This command can be executed only in device addressing mode for a single transmitter. From the SuperStream menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing ...

  • Page 70: Figure 4-5: Change Device Id Screen

    SuperStream Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 4-5: Change Device ID Screen 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 71: Changing Maintenance Ids

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration SuperStream Commands Changing Maintenance IDs Each transmitter is assigned a maintenance ID. This maintenance ID is used when the RF-C! initiates a maintenance cycle. A maintenance cycle consists of commands that tell a transmitter programmed with maintenance ID "x" to key-up and send the maintenance data. The maintenance cycle starts with ID 0 and ends with ID 63 (depending on the number of maintenance IDs supported).

  • Page 72: Figure 4-7: Change Maintenance Id Screen

    SuperStream Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration The Infrastructure Commands Group menu appears with a message Command request in the message bar of the screen. accepted To return to a previous menu or screen, press: . Figure 4-7: Change Maintenance ID Screen 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 73: Changing System Ids

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration SuperStream Commands Changing System IDs This command is used to change the system ID. In the SuperStream address space, a stream has multiple systems. In order to uniquely identify the destination for all data coming from a single paging terminal output encoder, the system ID must be unique.

  • Page 74: Figure 4-9: Select System Options Screen

    SuperStream Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 4-9: Select System Options Screen The WMS-Data NIU supports a primary system ID and eight alternate system IDs. The alternate system IDs are also referred to as Supersystems. The default primary system ID is 1.

  • Page 75: Figure 4-10: Change System Id Screen

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration SuperStream Commands To add an alternate system ID, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: . The Change System ID screen appears. Enter the system ID to add and press: Valid values are 1-255.

  • Page 76: Changing Link Parameters

    SuperStream Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Changing Link Parameters This command sets the link type, the data rate of the SuperStream link, and the Stream ID. All transmitters that are on the same link must have their data rate set to the same value. From the SuperStream menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing ...

  • Page 77: Figure 4-12: Change Link Parameters Screen

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration SuperStream Commands Position the cursor to select a link speed (or no change if you are not changing the link speed) and press: . The following data rates are supported: 9600, 19200, 38400, 56000, 57600, 64000, and 76800 bps. The Select Link Type screen appears.
  • Page 78 SuperStream Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Press to execute the command. RF-Conductor!™ Controller Note: Update the distribution link setup. Refer to Chapter 4 of the Administration manual ( 6880494G54). To return to a previous menu or screen, press: .

  • Page 79: Diagnostic Commands

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration / Chapter 5 Diagnostic Commands This chapter discusses the Diagnostic commands, and provides procedures for the following: Setting Auxiliary Outputs, 5-2 Resetting the Dial Modem, 5-6 Controlling Modem Auto-Answer, 5-7 Changing a Password, 5-9 Setting Date and Time, 5-11 Resetting NIU Alarms, 5-13 Resetting NIU Alarms, Logs and Statistics, 5-14 Resetting the NIU Log, 5-15...

  • Page 80: Setting Auxiliary Outputs

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Setting Auxiliary Outputs This command is used to set a transmitter’s auxiliary outputs as active or inactive. auxiliary output lines from the transmitter can be used to control other equipment at a base transmitter site. For example, an output line can be used to turn on a cooling fan at the base transmitter sit ↓...

  • Page 81: Figure 5-2: Diagnostics Screen-Select Auxiliary Outputs

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Figure 5-2: Diagnostics Screen—Select Auxiliary Outputs From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: Auxiliary Output

  • Page 82: Figure 5-3: Set Auxiliary Outputs-Internal Niu

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration To return to a previous menu or screen, press: . Figure 5-3: Set Auxiliary Outputs—Internal NIU To select an External NIU, position the cursor to the left of the listing External NIU press: .

  • Page 83: Figure 5-4: Set Auxiliary Outputs-External Niu

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Figure 5-4: Set Auxiliary Outputs—External NIU May 1998 6880494G55-O...

  • Page 84: Resetting The Dial Modem

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Resetting the Dial Modem This command causes the transmitter to reset the internal modem. Any call in progress is disconnected. There are no parameters for this option. From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position ...

  • Page 85: Controlling Modem Auto-Answer

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Controlling Modem Auto-Answer This command is used to control the auto answer capability of the dial modem to on or off. The modem answers after a certain number of rings if auto answer capability is turned On. Otherwise, modem auto-answer is disabled.

  • Page 86: Figure 5-7: Select Enable Modem Auto Answer Screen

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 5-7: Select Enable Modem Auto Answer Screen Position the cursor to select Yes or No and press: The Infrastructure Commands Group menu appears with a message Command request in the message bar of the screen. accepted 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 87: Changing A Password

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Changing a Password This command is used to change or set device password. The maximum number of characters allowed for the Password is 20 characters. Note: Check with your system administrator for the factory-set password. From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing ...

  • Page 88: Figure 5-9: Enter Password Screen

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Type the password in again and press: to confirm. If accepted, the Infrastructure Commands Group menu appears with a message Command in the message bar of the screen. If the password is not accepted, the message request accepted bar display s password mismatch, try agai...

  • Page 89: Setting Date And Time

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Setting Date and Time This command is used to update the transmitter’s real time clock with the time from the RF-C!. From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing ...

  • Page 90: Figure 5-11: Set Date And Time Screen

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration • mm: minutes (two digits) • ss: seconds (two digits) If accepted, the Infrastructure Commands Group menu appears with a message Command in the message bar of the screen. If the date and time is not accepted, the request accepted message bar display s invalid entry.

  • Page 91: Resetting Niu Alarms

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Resetting NIU Alarms This command is used to clear transmitter’s non-current latched alarms. There are no parameters for this option. From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: to execute the Reset NIU Alarms...

  • Page 92: Resetting Niu Alarms, Logs And Statistics

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Resetting NIU Alarms, Logs and Statistics This command is used to clears alarms, the event log and statistics of a transmitter There are no parameters for this option. From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position ...

  • Page 93: Resetting The Niu Log

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Resetting the NIU Log This command is used to clears the transmitter event log. There are no parameters for this option. From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: to execute the command Reset NIU Log...

  • Page 94: Resetting Niu Statistics

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Resetting NIU Statistics This command is used to clear (re-set) transmitter statistics. The following statistics are re-set: • Decoder statistics • Interrupt Service Request statistics • BER history • Site Encoder There are no parameters for this option. From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position ...

  • Page 95: Resetting A Transmitter

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Resetting a Transmitter This command is used to reset a transmitter. There are no parameters for this option. From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: to execute the Reset Transmitter...

  • Page 96: Setting Bit Error Rate (Ber) Limit

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Setting Bit Error Rate (BER) Limit This command is used to set BER high and low limit. The limits for high and low BER are inter-dependent. High BER cannot be less than low BER and low BER cannot be more than high BER at any given time.

  • Page 97: Figure 5-18: Set Ber Limit Screen

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Press to execute the command. To return to a previous menu or screen, press: . Figure 5-18: Set BER Limit Screen May 1998 6880494G55-O 5-19...

  • Page 98: Setting Failsafe Timeout

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Setting Failsafe Timeout This command is used to set the failsafe timeout. The failsafe timeout value is used when monitoring the status of the link, that is, the SuperStream stream. If the transmitter is not receiving the SuperStream stream and the timer expires, the transmitter switches to the off- line flash.

  • Page 99: Figure 5-20: Select Failsafe Timeout Screen

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Figure 5-20: Select Failsafe Timeout Screen To change the failsafe timeout, position the cursor by and press: Change The Change Failsafe Timeout screen appears (Figure 5-21). Enter values for hours, minutes, and seconds. Press to execute the command.

  • Page 100: Figure 5-21: Change Failsafe Timeout Screen

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 5-21: Change Failsafe Timeout Screen To return to a previous menu or screen, press: . 5-22 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 101: Disabling Paging

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Diagnostic Commands Disabling Paging This command is used to disable or enable the keying of a transmitter. Enabling the keying of the transmitter allows the transmitting of information from the base station; disabling stops the keying of the transmitter. From the Diagnostic menu, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing ...

  • Page 102: Figure 5-23: Select Disable Paging Screen

    Diagnostic Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 5-23: Select Disable Paging Screen 5-24 6880494G55-O May 1998...
  • Page 103 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration / Chapter 6 Software Linkload Commands This chapter provides information and procedures on downloading software from the RF-C! to a site controller: internal NIU, an external NIU or a Nucleus SCM. In addition, a procedure for aborting an SCM linkload is provided.

  • Page 104: Software Linkload Commands

    Software Linkload Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Installing an NIU/SCM Release from Tape This command is used to install an NIU or SCM release from tape to the RF-C! hard drive. ↓ Note: To move (position) the cursor on the screen, use the or down arrow < >...

  • Page 105: Figure 6-2: Niu/Scm Software Linkload Screen

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Software Linkload Commands Figure 6-2: NIU/SCM Software Linkload Screen From the NIU/SCM Software Linkload screen, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: Install a NIU/SCM release from DAT tape ...

  • Page 106: Deleting An Installed Niu/Scm Release

    Software Linkload Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Deleting an Installed NIU/SCM Release This command is used to delete an installed NIU or SCM release from the RF-C! hard drive. From the NIU/SCM Software Linkload screen, use the to position the cursor to the ...

  • Page 107: Figure 6-4: Delete An Installed Niu/Scm Release Screen

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Software Linkload Commands Position the cursor next to the release to be deleted and press: . The type of site controller is identified by the prefix: • HNU is for internal NIU • HEX is for external NIU •...

  • Page 108: Linkloading An Installed Niu/Scm Release

    Software Linkload Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Linkloading an Installed NIU/SCM Release This command is used to linkload an installed NIU or SCM release. From the NIU/SCM Software Linkload screen, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: (see...

  • Page 109: Figure 6-6: Linkload An Installed Niu/Scm Release-Select Site Controller Type

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Software Linkload Commands Figure 6-6: Linkload an Installed NIU/SCM Release—Select Site Controller Type Position the cursor next to the type of site controller— External NIU, Internal NIU or Nucleus SCM— to linkload an installed release and press: ...

  • Page 110: Figure 6-7: Linkload An Installed Niu/Scm Release-Select Installed Site Controller Release To Linkload Screen

    Software Linkload Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 6-7: Linkload an Installed NIU/SCM Release—Select Installed Site Controller Release to Linkload Screen Position the cursor next to the installed version to linkload press: The Erase Flash by Version screen appears (see Figure 6-8). Position the cursor to select Yes or No and press: ...
  • Page 111 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Software Linkload Commands Figure 6-8: Linkload an Installed NIU/SCM Release—Erase Flash by Version Screen Note: Linkloads to NIUs and SCMs take a substantial period of time. The current status of the linkload is displayed on the message bar. To abort linkloads, enter at the main menu.

  • Page 112: Sending Bank Switch By Version Command

    Software Linkload Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Sending Bank Switch by Version Command This command is used to change the bank to the off-line flash in dual flash units. Bank switch to the off-line flash will occur only if it has the given version. This command is ignored if a link load is in progress.

  • Page 113: Figure 6-10: Linkload An Installed Niu/Scm Release-Select Site Controller Type

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Software Linkload Commands Figure 6-10: Linkload an Installed NIU/SCM Release—Select Site Controller Type Position the cursor next to the type of site controller— External NIU, Internal NIU or Nucleus SCM—to linkload an installed release and press: ...

  • Page 114: Figure 6-11: Send Bank Switch By Version Command Screen

    Software Linkload Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 6-11: Send Bank Switch by Version Command Screen 6-12 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 115: Aborting A Linkload To A Station Control Module (Scm) Flash

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Software Linkload Commands Aborting a Linkload to a Station Control Module (SCM) Flash abort a linkload to an SCM flash. This command is used to From the Infrastructure Command Groups menu, use the to position the cursor to ...

  • Page 116: Figure 6-13: Station Abort Software Linkload Screen

    Software Linkload Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 6-13: Station Abort Software Linkload Screen 6-14 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 117: Site Encoding Commands

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration / Chapter 7 Site Encoding Commands This chapter provides procedures for changing transmitter color codes and channels, setting polarity for FLEX and POCSAG, and setting station ID and mode. The information includes: Changing the Color Code, 7-2 Setting Transmitter Channels, 7-5 Setting FLEX/ReFLEX Polarity, 7-9 Setting POCSAG Polarity, 7-11...

  • Page 118: Changing The Color Code

    Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Changing the Color Code This command is used to change the color code of a transmitter. ↓ Note: To move (position) the cursor on the screen, use the or down arrow < >...

  • Page 119: Figure 7-2: Site Encoding-Change Color Code Screen

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Site Encoding Commands Figure 7-2: Site Encoding—Change Color Code Screen From the Site Encoding screen, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: Change Color Code The Change Color Code screen appears (see Figure 7-3). Enter the color code for the transmitter (0 to 127) and press: ...

  • Page 120: Figure 7-3: Change Color Code Screen

    Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 7-3: Change Color Code Screen 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 121: Setting Transmitter Channels

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Site Encoding Commands Setting Transmitter Channels This command is used to add, delete or re-configure transmitter channels. From the Site Encoding screen, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: (see Figure 7-4).

  • Page 122: Figure 7-5: Select Channel Options Screen

    Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 7-5: Select Channel Options Screen To add a channel, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: . The Set Transmitter Channels screen appears (see Figure 7-6). Enter the channel number to add and press: Valid values are 0-7.

  • Page 123: Figure 7-6: Set Transmitter Channels Screen

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Site Encoding Commands Figure 7-6: Set Transmitter Channels Screen To re-configure all channels, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: . The Re-Configure Channels screen appears (see Figure 7-7). Press to toggle between n for no and y for yes for whether to add an RF channel.
  • Page 124 Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 7-7: Re-Configure Channels Screen 6880494G55-O May 1998...

  • Page 125: Setting Flex/Reflex Polarity

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Site Encoding Commands Setting FLEX/ReFLEX Polarity This command is used to set the FLEX/ReFLEX polarity. From the Site Encoding screen, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: (see Figure 7-8).

  • Page 126: Figure 7-9: Select Flex/Reflex Data Polarity Screen

    Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration To select inverse, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: . The Site Encoding screen appears with a message in the Command request accepted message bar.

  • Page 127: Setting Pocsag Polarity

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Site Encoding Commands Setting POCSAG Polarity This command is used to set the POCSAG polarity. From the Site Encoding screen, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: (see Figure 7-10).

  • Page 128: Figure 7-11: Select Pocsag Data Polarity Screen

    Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration To select inverse, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: . The Site Encoding screen appears with a message in the Command request accepted message bar.

  • Page 129: Setting Maintenance Polarity

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Site Encoding Commands Setting Maintenance Polarity This command is used to set the maintenance data polarity. From the Site Encoding screen, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: (see Figure 7-12).

  • Page 130: Figure 7-13: Select Maintenance Data Polarity Screen

    Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration To select inverse, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: . The Site Encoding screen appears with a message in the Command request accepted message bar.

  • Page 131: Setting Station Ids

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Site Encoding Commands Setting Station IDs This command is used to set station IDs. From the Site Encoding screen, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: (see Figure 7-14). Set Station ID ...

  • Page 132: Figure 7-15: Select Station Id Screen

    Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Figure 7-15: Select Station ID Screen To add a station ID, position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: Enter the transmitter channel number to add and press: (see Figure 7-16).

  • Page 133: Figure 7-16: Set Station Id Screen

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Site Encoding Commands Press to execute the command. The Site Encoding screen appears with a message in the Command request accepted message bar. To return to a previous menu or screen, press: . Figure 7-16: Set Station ID Screen May 1998 6880494G55-O...

  • Page 134: Setting Station Id Modes

    Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Setting Station ID Modes This command is used to set station ID mode. The Mode parameter has two options: Auto, and Substitute. From the Site Encoding screen, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing ...

  • Page 135: Figure 7-18: Select Station Id Mode

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Site Encoding Commands Figure 7-18: Select Station ID Mode To select Auto, use the to position the cursor to the left of the listing and press: . The Site Encoding screen appears with a message in the Command request accepted message bar.
  • Page 136 Site Encoding Commands RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration 7-20 6880494G55-O May 1998...
  • Page 137 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration / Appendix A Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal This appendix describes the configuration of the Video Display Terminal (VDT) that is used as the RF-Conductor!™ (RF-C!™) Controller Operator Console, and contains the following topics: Overview, A-2 Configuring the Esprit 5055 VDT, A-3...
  • Page 138 Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Overview This chapter describes the setup and configuration of the video display terminals used for the RF-C! controller console interface. Currently, the Esprit 5055 VDT (Video Display Terminal) is the only terminal supported by the RF-C! controller system.

  • Page 139: Table A-1: Esprit Navigation Keys

    RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal Configuring the Esprit 5055 VDT This section provides information on configuring the Esprit 5055 VDT for use with the RF-C! WMS-Data section. The Esprit 5055 setup menu provides instructions for navigation at the bottom of the screen. Navigating in the Setup Mode Use the following keys to navigate within the Esprit setup mode: Table A-1: Esprit Navigation Keys...

  • Page 140: Table A-2: Esprit Setup

    Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Setting Up the Esprit 5055 Use the following procedure to setup the Esprit 5055: Turn on the power to the Esprit 5055. A message displays during the VDT boot routine to press the F3 key to enter the setup mode.
  • Page 141 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal Table A-2: Esprit Setup (Continued) Menu Item Parameter Setting Emulation mode WYSE 50+ Emulation VT terminal ID VT320 WYSE Terminal ID WYSE-160 PC-code page PC International 7-bit NRCS Set TVI page flip Enhancement mode Recognize DEL mode...
  • Page 142 Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Table A-2: Esprit Setup (Continued) Menu Item Parameter Setting Characters per row Screen (F3) Lines in display Lines per page 1 x Lines Screen color Normal Cursor display Cursor type Blinking Line Status line attribute...
  • Page 143 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal Table A-2: Esprit Setup (Continued) Menu Item Parameter Setting General (F4) Auto wrap Newline Send ACK mode Auto answerback Set answer back mode Answer back concealed Block end character US/CR Auto resize Auto page...
  • Page 144 Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Table A-2: Esprit Setup (Continued) Menu Item Parameter Setting Keyboard (F5) Keyboard type PC-101 Font Mode PC fonts Auto Repeat Medium Key Click Break 250 ms CAPS Lock CAPS Num Lock Key Active...
  • Page 145 RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal Table A-2: Esprit Setup (Continued) Menu Item Parameter Setting Aux. Port Speed 9600 Data Width Stop Bits Parity None Transmit Flow Control XOFF-XON/XPC Receive Flow Control XOFF-XON/XPC Host Interface RS232, Data Leads Flow Threshold...
  • Page 146 Configuring the Esprit 5055 Video Display Terminal RF-Conductor! Controller NIU Remote Configuration A-10 6880494G55-O May 1998...

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