GE MDS TD220X Manual
GE MDS TD220X Manual
GE MDS TD220X Manual
Version 8
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
A time division channel access method is used by the TD220X for wireless communication. Each
second is divided into 8 133-byte time slots. The radio further defines a multi-second epoch to allow
the effective number of time slots to be scaled according to system design. Radios must be
configured with the same epoch size.
Precise synchronization of timing amongst radios is necessary for operation. Each radio can be
configured to use one of three timing sources: GPS, Precision Time Protocol (PTP), and over-the-air
(OTA). While system design can be flexible, a base radio installation typically uses either GPS or PTP
timing and a mobile radio typically uses OTA to synchronize to the wireless transmissions of a base
radio. Radios configured for GPS timing must be connected to an external GPS unit to receive NMEA
sentence information and the PPS signal. Radios configured for PTP timing will interact with a PTP
Grandmaster Clock over the Ethernet port using IEEE 1588 (PTPv2). Radios configured for OTA timing
use messages received wirelessly in the first time slot of each second to maintain timing.
With its time slot definition and variable epoch size, the TD220X provides a generic TDMA
implementation that can be used by an external Communication Manager (CM) to support a variety
of TDMA schemes. A CM is responsible for making decisions regarding timeslot, frequency, power,
and payload organization. The TD220X is responsible for requesting data from a CM for upcoming
timeslots, forwarding messages received wirelessly to a CM, and wirelessly transmitting messages
received from a CM using the specified timeslot, frequency, and power. All communication between
the TD220X and a CM is done using STFP.
The DB-25 connector is female, and the orientation of the connector as looking into the front panel
of the unit is as shown below.
13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
3.3 Power
The power connector is a screw-secured 2-pin connector.
L R
Consult the following table to determine how much current is required for receiving or transmitting
vs. input voltage and RF power output.
Voltage (V) RF Power Out Duty Cycle (%) Current Required Thermal
(W) (A) Dissipation (W)
12 0 (RX) 0 0.3 TBSL
12 2 100 TBSL TBSL
12 10 50 TBSL TBSL
12 25 30 TBSL TBSL
13.8 0 (RX) 0 0.3 TBSL
13.8 2 100 1.2 14
13.8 10 50 3.2 15
13.8 25 30 5.5 15
1. Log in to the radio on its COM1 console using a serial terminal emulator program.
2. Go to the IP Configuration menu.
3. Set the IP address of the radio, plus the Netmask and Gateway.
4. Go to the Maintenance/Tools Menu and select the Ping Utility.
5. Enter the IP address of a known node on the network.
6. Execute the Ping and observe the results. If the network interface is working properly, Ping
responses should be received.
30 dB / 50W 30 dB / 50W
Test PC
Radio Radio
COM1 to PC COM1 to PC
Serial Port Serial Port
B) STFP Radio ID 64
C) Output Power 2 W
B) STFP Radio ID 0
C) Output Power 2 W
10. Click Start Polling and observe the message counts and sequence number increment. The
test will show 100% success if all messages sent to the base radio were transmitted over
the air, received by the mobile radio, and forwarded back to the Poller.
12. The RX Message tab updates as messages are received from the mobile radio.
Notes: Set the IP address to that of the Base Radio. Set “GPS Serial Port” to “None” to prevent the
base Poller from attempting to open communications with a GPS receiver. You can set the Receive
on IP Port to any value, because the base Poller will transmit only.
Notes: You should set the mobile Poller to send to the portable PC’s IP address (or 127.0.0.1) and
an unused port like 55555 because the mobile radio is not intended to transmit for this test. Set
the mobile Poller to log to the desired file. This file will contain your survey data including date,
time, GPS location and received signal strength. Set the Poller application to accept GPS NMEA
data from a GPS receiver via the appropriate serial port and mode.
Note: The IP Address and IP Gateway must be on the same subnet or a Network Interface error will
occur.
This screen displays the event number, date and time, and event or alarm for each occurrence.
Configuration scripts are used to store and duplicate radio settings. To use this facility, send the
configuration file from a radio to the TFTP server. It can then be archived or edited and retrieved
from the same or different radios. For more information, contact GE MDS.