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Sierra Radio Systems
Series 200 Control System Owners Manual
Version 1.2
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Table of Contents Introduction Hardware overview Architecture Configuring and installing the hardware boards External connections Configuring the control system Introduction Using DTMF Using a PC and the CONFIG program Basic configuration parameters Radio port configuration Setting audio levels Using macros and creating custom commands Saving the configuration to a file Downloading configuration to the control system Terminology and file system Installing ne
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Introduction This manual provides all the basic information you need to know to get your control system installed, configured and on the air quickly. The control system is designed to work "out of the box" in a standard configuration. In most installations, all that is required is making the physical connections to power and the radio equipment and setting a few basic configuration parameters such as call sign and unlock code (password) and you are on the air. The control syste
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Architecture Overview The Series 200 control systems are very modular and scalable. The basic architecture includes a master CPU board, from 1 to 8 Radio Control Boards (RCBs), and a backplane to provide the interconnection between boards. Each RCB interfaces with an external device such as a repeater, RF link, VOIP link, or computer and provides a basic signaling interface that includes receive audio input, transmit audio output, COR (carrier present), CTCSS/DCS decode logic input, an
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System Installation Checklist Basic Checklist Summary This is a reminder of the basic steps to get your control system configured and running. Hardware installation and external connections Configure all necessary jumpers on each board. Plug boards into the backplane in the correct slots. Connect the control system to an external 12 VDC power source. Connect the CPU’s DB-9 connector to your PC. Connect each RCB’s DB-9 connector to your external devices: radios (repe
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Configuring the CPU Board Most of the boards in the control system have one or more jumpers that can be set to configure the board for various special purposes. The default configuration will be used in most cases. Refer to the SRS Hardware Reference manuals for more details on each board and the various jumper options. Here are the default jumper settings for the CPU and RCB boards. Basic Checklist Make sure all CPU board jumpers in properly set. The CPU board executes the mai
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JU4 - PGC Pullup IN: Default. Install this jumper for using Con 3, the 10 pin header connector for in- circuit programming. OUT: Remove the jumper when using Con 5, the ICD programming jack. NOTE: When using the ICD jack, you MUST cut the trace on the bottom of board.Default CPU Jumper Configuration JU1 DVB Default DIS JU2 OUT JU3 OUT JU4 IN All jumpers should be installed in the default positions indicated. 7
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Configuring the Radio Control Board The radio control board provides the audio interface, level set, audio mixing, local telemetry (key up and CW ID) generation, serial radio control interface, extra user programmable open collector outputs. One RCB is required for every radio or VOIP computer in the system. Each RCB is configured to have one of several "personalities" including a repeater, RF link, remotely controlled base station, or VOIP computer. Basic Checklist Make sure all R
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JU5 - PL_Filter (NC) OUT: Remove jumper is using a companion signaling board like the microwave or PL encode / decode boards. IN: Default. Install the jumper when opearting the RCB without any signal conditioning boards. JU6 - DAC Pot Mid OUT: Default. Allows digital pots to be set by the local CPU. IN: Sets all four digital pots to mid scale. JU6 – Last Port Jumper (yes, there are two jumpers marked JU6) OUT: Default. Leave the jumper out for all RCB board except the last o
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Default RCB Jumper Configuration Radio Note: There are two jumpers labeled “JU6”, the “DAC pot mid” jumper and the “last port” jumper. The RCB jumpers should all be set to the defaults. Additionally, each RCB must be jumpered with the proper addresses set. Each RCB must be assigned one unique address from 0 to 7. Jumper block ____ must be set with a single jumper to properly route the Rx audio to the proper backplane bus signal. 10
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Hardware Orientation Power Supply Board The power supply board provides a power switch and a power LED. The power switch provides primary power to the CPU, RCB and accessory boards. The 12 VDC from the external power connector is routed to all boards in the card cage and is not switched. The power LED indicates that power is being supplied to the rest of the control system. CPU Board The CPU board provides a power LED, hardware resest switch, optional I/O connector (DB25) and the
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Configuring the Backplane The system will come configured as ordered. You will need to plug the various boards into the correct slots in the backplane. If your system is already assembled as desired, you can skip this section. The Power Supply, CPU and the first Radio Control Board (RCB) must be placed in specific slots. After the first RCB, all additional RCBs must be installed next to each other. There can be no gaps between the CPU and any of the RCBs. When optional microwave or
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A basic 8 port controller will have the following configuration… Typical 8 port controller Slot Assignment 0 Power supply 1 Reserved for future expansion 2 Reserved for future expansion 3 CPU 4 Radio control board - port 0 5 Radio control board - port 1 6 Radio control board - port 2 7 Radio control board - port 3 8 Radio control board - port 4 9 Radio control board - port 5 10 Radio control board - port 6 11 Radio control board - port 7 12-18 Empty Each port is as
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Using Optional Signaling Boards If optional signaling boards such as the microwave radio board or PL encode / decode boards are used, they are placed in the slot immediately to the right of the radio control board. A typical 6 port microwave hub would be configured as… Slot Assignment 0 Power supply 1 Reserved for future expansion 2 Reserved for future expansion 3 CPU 4 Radio control board - port 0 - Microwave radio 1 5 Microwave E&M signaling interface board 6 Radio contro
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External Connections Backplane DC Power Connection Basic Checklist Make sure you connect the control system to an external 12 VDC power source. The control system typically uses +12 to +14 VDC and will operate down to10 VDC with no problems. The external DC power is supplied through a 2 pin connector mounted on the back of the control system. The alignment tab is on the top of the connector. As you look at the back of the backplane, the left pin is +12 VDC in and th
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CPU Board Connections The are three types of external connections on the CPU board, the configuration serial port connector, the general purpose I/O connector and the in-circuit programming connectors. Basic Checklist Make sure you connect the CPU’s DB-9 connector to your PC so you can use the CONFIG program to configure your control system. CPU Board Serial Port Connector This connection is a standard RS-232 ASCII interface between the control system and your computer. It is
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Con_3 - In-Circuit Progamming Connector The in-circuit programming connector, Con_3, is used to download new versions of firmware to the main CPU. This is a 10 pin header connector designed to be used for in- circuit programming with an ME Labs in-circuit programmer. General Purpose I/O Connector The GPIO connector provides 24 I/O signals that can be used for a variety of purposes. The signals inlcude 8 TTL level digital inputs with internal logic pullups, 8 open collector buffered outpu
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Radio Control Board (RCB) Connections Basic Checklist Make sure you connect each radio, computer or other external device to the control system RCBs using the DB9 connector on the front of the RCB. DB-9 radio connections The control system has a female DB-9 connector which is used to connect to an external device including a repeater, link radio, remote base radio or computer system. The cable should have a male connector. This picture is the DB-9 connector as seen on the front
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Radio control cable. The radio control cable connects the control system to the individual radios. The cable is a 9 pin, shielded cable with all 9 connections wired straight through, with pin 1 to 1, 2 to 2, etc. In-circuit programming connector This is a 10 pin, dual row header connector. This connection is not used in normal operation. This is the connection where the in-circuit programmer in plugged in when downloading new versions of firmware to the RCB's local CPU. RCB Access
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Microwave Radio Interface Board 1 1 1 1 This board can be configured to drive a microwave radio that requires balanced audio and E & M signaling. Modular jack pin outs Pin Use 1 Balanced Tx audio out (600 Ohms) 2 Balanced Tx audio out (600 Ohms) 3 PTT "M" signaling 4 Ground 5 Negative voltage input for PTT keying circuit (nomially -24v) 6 COR input, active low 7 Balanced Rx audio input (600 Ohms) 8 Balanced Rx audio input (600
