Orion Car Audio 1892 1335 manual

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 1 ORION RADIO MODEM WITH I/O OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1892 1335 THIS IS A DRAFT VERSION OF THE MANUAL. THERE MAY BE ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN IT, AND YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. Figure 1 - Orion Radio Modem Figure 2 - Orion Radio Modem - OEM PCB version[...]

2 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 OVERVIEW The Orion is a radio modem with on-board telemetry inputs and outputs. It is available in a number of different versions to suit different applications, and has many user- programmable features, which may be locally or remotely set. It is supplied with a Graphical Use[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 3 v One-to-one or master + outstations configuration v Outstations can be polled, or volunteer data when thresholds are reached (‘alarms’). v GUI for simple programming and operation *The four analogue inputs can also be used to transmit digital data if required[...]

4 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 OPTIONS WHEN ORDERING Many options are user-programmable, but the options below must be specified when ordering so that the correct version of the Orion can be supplied: OEM PCB version The Orion is available uncased as a PCB for mounting in OEM equipment. In/Out capability Th[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 5 INSTALLATION Physical The cased version may be used freestanding or fixed using the four holes provided: Figure 4 - Orion (cased) dimensions and mounting (mm) Figure 5 - Orion (cased) clearance (mm) The PCB version should be mounted using the holes provided, and requires clear[...]

6 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 Figure 6 - Dimensions of Orion PCB (mm) Figure 7 - Required mounting clearances for Orion PCB[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 7 Connections Power Front panel, locking power plug, 2 pole with 2.1mm centre pin. Centre conductor: +9 to +15V DC Outer conductor: 0V (connected to unit ground) Antenna Female BNC, 50 O Antenna connection for both transmit and receive. The antenna will typically be mounted dire[...]

8 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 Serial Port 9-way D-type male connector - NOT a standard serial port v Protocol (RS232, RS422 or RS485) is fixed by soldered links. See page 10. Pin No RS232 RS422 RS485 1 SHDN Modem on/off input If < 0.6V, Modem = OFF If o/c (internal pull-up to +5V) Modem = ON 2 RXD Recei[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 9 Graphical User Interface (GUI) The GUI is a program which runs on a PC under Windows, and provides a simple and convenient way to set up local or remote units before use. It can also be used in conjunction with the telemetry inputs and outputs as a display and control console [...]

10 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 SETTING UP AN ORION The Orion has some options which are chosen when it is ordered (see page 4) and many which you can configure yourself with hardware links, or soft-configure using data commands. The best way to set up the soft-configurable options is to connect the supplie[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 11 Links can be closed with a solder blob as shown in Figure 10 to select these options: Option Choice Links Protocol RS232 LK1 open RS422/RS485 LK1 closed Duplex Full duplex LK2 open Half duplex LK2 closed In/Out mode Full I/O + modem LK5 open Modem only LK5 closed Use of Analo[...]

12 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 Figure 11 - Orion GUI window Note the set of tabs at the top which set the Orion up. The tabs at the bottom are used to set up in/out functions, and also to monitor and control during operation. These tabs may be modified or absent on your display, depending on the mode that [...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 13 COM Ports and General Status Figure 12 - COM Port tab This tab is the first one which the GUI presents to you, because the GUI must be set to the same baud rate and parity as the port on the Orion in order to communicate with it. If the message Modem connected does not appear[...]

14 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 v FLASH FACTORY SETTINGS CORRUPT! (Error code 4) When the modem was first programmed at the factory, a backup factory settings table was written in the FLASH memory. This is used if it is necessary to invoke the Reprogram with Factory Settings command. You can write your own [...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 15 TS is the basic two-way link for asynchronous RS232 data. It has no error correction. TU also provides a two-way asynchronous RS232 data link, but it has Feed-forward Error Correction (FEC) so that many errors can be corrected. TP provides a two-way asynchronous RS232 data li[...]

16 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 TOR TOT Single outstation. The master is configured as TOR, and the outstation as TOT. Data input at the outstation is output at the master’s normal data port, I/O ???and alarm messages are output on the secondary data port. External equipment (the GUI for example) is neede[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 17 No. of retries (TP mode only) If a received packet fails its CRC check, the receiving modem will ask for retransmission. For each packet, this will be repeated until either a good copy is received, or the number of retries set here has been reached. A typical setting is 10 - [...]

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1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 19 Telemetry Option Configuration Depending on which mode you are using the Orion unit in, you may need to set up other options such as alarm levels. v These options are not relevant if you are using the unit as a straight modem. Analogue Input Setup Figure 15 - Analogue In Set-[...]

20 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 For each input, select: Alarm: enable disable Alarm validation period: 1 to 255 - time for which condition must persist (in 10ms blocks) Alarm condition: low-high transition high-low transition Alarm Behaviour Figure 17 - Alarms Alarm repeat: 1 to 1023 - alarm is repeated at [...]

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22 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 OPERATION LED Indications Three LED indicators are visible on the front panel, with the following meanings: Yellow Status Slow blink (every 2 seconds) indicates normal operation. Fast flash (5Hz) indicates one of the following: v the receiver is detecting carrier with no data[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 23 APPENDIX A: AT COMMAND CODES Normally the GUI is the best way to configure, control and interrogate a local Orion unit. However, if you want to use your own equipment and software to do this, you can use the serial port to send ASCII AT commands and receive replies, which are[...]

24 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 OK <CR><LF> The modem is now ready to be configured. v Transmission and reception are blocked during Command Mode. In order to be recognised as the Command Mode instruction rather than data, these conditions must be fulfilled: v The RTS line must be set v No data [...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 25 The current value of most parameters can be found out by adding a question mark to the end of the code which sets it, for example: ATB1? <enter> to which the modem responds 1 <CR><LF> Capital letters MUST be used for all command instructions. A space after A[...]

26 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 AT&F= Set operating frequency directly xxxx.xxxxxxx MHz AT&F? Read operating frequency AT&W Save to EEPROM AT&Y8 Restore factory parameters ATB0= Set serial baud rate 1 4800 2 9600 3 19200 ATB0? Read baud rate 4 38400 5 1200 6 2400 ATB1= Set parity 1 even 2 od[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 27 ATI10=0 Turn all test modes off ATI10? Return whether any test is active 0 or 1 0 = no tests active 1 = one or more tests active ATO End command mode (Letter O, not zero). ATPF=n Set packet length in TP mode n=1 to 52 n*12 bytes ATPF? Get packet length in TP mode 12 to 624 by[...]

28 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 ATS166? Get Sync tolerance 2 4 mismatches 3 6 mismatches ATS167= Set Inverted Symbol 0 None invert 1 TX invert ATS167? Get Inverted Symbol state 2 RX invert 3 Both invert ATS168= Set Squelch delay 1 to 255 ms ATS168? Get Squelch delay ATS169= Set Destination ID 001 to 249 Mas[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 29 ATS182= Set power supply trip level 0 to 1023 ADC level ATS182? Read power supply level ATS183= Set delay after last packet 0 to 65535 delay *100ms ATS183? Read delay after last packet ATS184= Set no. of TX packets sent 1 to 7 ATS184? Read no. of TX packets sent ATS186=xxx Se[...]

30 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 APPENDIX B: OVER-AIR COMMAND CODES Normally the GUI is the best way to configure, control and interrogate a remote Orion unit. However, if you want to use your own equipment and software to do this, you can use the serial port of the local Orion to send over-air commands and [...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 31 Messages from Base Station to Outstation: 04 IDS IDD 20 CH Poll outstation IDD Note: IDS = 0 for base station 04 IDS IDD 21 nn tt dd ss CH Set input trigger state for digital input port nn Logic 1 in byte tt = send alarm message, 0 = don’t Dwell time dd, (1 -255)*10ms, (0 =[...]

32 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 04 IDS IDD 45 CH Read pulse count (which will reset counter) 04 IDS IDD 46 CH Read radio channel and TX setting 04 IDS IDD 47 nn CH Read Analogue output level for port nn 04 IDS IDD 48 CH Read Digital output states 04 IDS IDD 49 CH Read RSSI Value (for last message received)[...]

1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 33 Messages from Outstation to Base Station 04 IDS IDD 50 bbbb CH Reply to poll with bbbb = battery ADC level (reply to 20 command) 04 IDS IDD 51 nn tt dd ss CH Setup status of digital input (set by bit in byte nn) (reply to 21 or 31): If tt = 0 then don’t send alarm message I[...]

34 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 04 IDS IDD 60 aaaa bbbb cccc dddd CH Analogue input levels (reply to 40 command) aaaa = ADC level of analogue input 0, 1 - 1023 bbbb = ADC level of analogue input 1, 1 - 1023 cccc = ADC level of analogue input 2, 1 - 1023 dddd = ADC level of analogue input 3, 1 - 1023 04 IDS [...]

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36 1892 1335 - Orion Radio Modem Operating Instructions - v1.3 / Aug 2006 APPENDIX C: ATT? PARAMETER STRING STRUCTURE The modem responds to the ATT? command by sending a comma-separated list of all available parameters used for the selected modem mode. The structure of this string is as follows: RS232 baud, RS232 parity, Guard time, Centre frequenc[...]

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