User's Manual

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PD
Technical Manual
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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
This document provides the information re-
quired for the setting up, operation, testing and
trouble-shooting of the
DATARADIO Paragon
PD
radio-modem base station. Intended Audience
This document is intended for engineering, in-
stallation, and maintenance personnel.
1.1 General Description
Paragon
PD
product is a factory-integrated
industrial-grade data base station used in mobile
networks and is designed specifically to fit the
needs of vehicular applications.
It features dual receivers for added data decode
sensitivity in multi-path and fading environ-
ments.
When used with Dataradio’s state-of-the-art
Gemini
PD/PD+
mobile data solution, the system
delivers unequaled high-speed data performance
and unmatched effective throughput.
All Paragon
PD
models are supplied in a rack-
mount configuration that includes:
• A Paragon
PD
full-duplex Radio assembly
• A contemporary, high-speed Dataradio
“Base Station Data Link Controller”
(BDLC
PD
).
Paragon
PD
units do not include the optional wire
line modem(s). Duplexer and backup power units
are custom furnished items. The laptop PC and its
application software are user-supplied items.
1.1.1 Features:
• Parallel Decode (PD) technology featuring
dual receivers for added decode sensitivity
in multi-path and fading environments.
• Sophisticated DSP-based modem design
provides added system performance, fewer
retries and more effective throughput.
• Models with on-air data speeds and modu-
lation types as follows:
Channel spacing
Modulation
type
12.5 kHz
NPSPAC
&
900MHz
25 kHz
9.6 kb/s 9.6 kb/s 9.6 kb/s
DGMSK
1
8.0 kb/s 8.0 kb/s 19.2 kb/s
16 kb/s 19.2 kb/s 32 kb/s
2
xRC4FSK
1
14.4 kb/s 16 kb/s 25.6 kb/s
• Available in 800 MHz, UHF and VHF
• Power output of 20W to 70W for
Paragon
PD
’s 800 MHz and of 20W to 100W
for UHF and VHF
• Supports high-efficiency Dataradio DBA
over-the-air protocol
• Over-the-air compatible with MobilPac/R
GeminiPD mobile products
• Modular design in a rugged die-cast alumi-
num chassis
• Paragon
PD
units are factory-configured
based on each customer’s network system
requirements
• EEPROM Flash programmable firmwares
1 Networks must use common modulation, bit and
baud rates.
2 Available with Gemini
PD+
only