TurboVUi™ by CTI Products, Inc. System Planner For Version 5.
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TurboVUi System Planner Table of Contents INTRODUCTION – TURBOVUI SYSTEM OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................5 TURBOVUI COMPONENTS .......................................................................................................................................................5 ARCHITECTURE ..............................................................................................................................................
TurboVUi System Planner MOTOROLA ENHANCED GPS REPEATER OPTION .................................................................................................. 25 COMPARISON WITH STANDARD DATA REVERT ..................................................................................................................... 25 CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................................................................
TurboVUi System Planner INTRODUCTION – TURBOVUI SYSTEM OVERVIEW TurboVUi™ provides remote access to MOTOTRBO radios via IP Networks. PC-based software allows voice communications between PC users and 2-way radio subscribers. Communications with radio subscribers is also possible for mobile users using Android or iOS devices. A TurboVUi system consists of at least one TurboVUi IP Gateway (server) and at least one client (Dispatch™, Solo™, or Pocket™) with an IP network connecting the TurboVUi components.
TurboVUi • System Planner Personal Computer or Workstation A PC or workstation is required to host the TurboVUi Dispatch client or TurboVUi Solo client. Console accessories may include microphone and speakers (or headset), Push-to-Talk footswitch, and touch screen monitor. ARCHITECTURE The IP Gateways interface the radio system to an IP network, ensuring easy wide-area deployment without configuring server PCs. One IP Gateway is required for each control station radio used for voice.
TurboVUi System Planner ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS The operating environment for the IP Gateway must be within limits noted in the specifications, as well as other conditions.
TurboVUi System Planner LICENSING TurboVUi Dispatch Clients Each PC that runs the TurboVUi Dispatch client requires a USB hardware key and software license file. The USB hardware key contains an encrypted Serial Number. The license file with the same Serial Number specifies the number of IP Gateways that can be connected using TurboVUi Dispatch. The USB hardware key must remain installed in the PC when running TurboVUi Dispatch.
TurboVUi System Planner WHAT IS INCLUDED TURBOVUI IP GATEWAY KIT The TurboVUi IP Gateway Kit (Part # S2-61528) includes the following items: CTI Part # Description Notes S3-61530 TurboVUi IP Gateway Includes power supply, 100-240VAC to 12VDC S2-61534 Manual, TurboVUi IP Gateway Installation Guide Read me first S2-61568 Manual, TurboVUi Solo Client Quick-Start Guide Use only if Solo Client(s) to be installed S2-61620 Manual, TurboVUi Android Client Quick-Start Guide Use only if Android Client
TurboVUi System Planner OTHER ITEMS NEEDED MOTOTRBO XPR4550 CONTROL STATION RADIO Each MOTOTRBO XPR4550 Control Station radio used for voice requires one IP Gateway. A maximum of three additional control station radios used for GPS Data Revert may share an IP Gateway. The MOTOTRBO XPR4550 must have firmware Version 1.6.x or later. XPR4550 PROGRAMMING CABLE A radio programming cable is required to configure the XPR4550 Control Station radio, subscriber radios, and repeaters.
TurboVUi System Planner CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION STEPS Use the steps in the following table to install a TurboVUi System. Following installation of the IP Gateway in Step 1b, at least one Client must be installed from Step 5.
TurboVUi System Planner SYSTEM EXAMPLES The System Example diagrams in this section represent some of the configuration options for TurboVUi. CONVENTIONAL DIGITAL OR ANALOG SYSTEM WITHOUT DATA REVERT For Conventional Digital or Analog MOTOTRBO systems without Data Revert slots, each repeater voice slot must have an associated XPR4550 Control Station radio and TurboVUi IP Gateway as indicated in the diagram below.
TurboVUi System Planner CONVENTIONAL DIGITAL SYSTEM WITH DATA REVERT For Conventional Digital systems with Data Revert slots, one TurboVUi IP Gateway can support one Voice Control Station Radio as well as three additional Data Revert Radios. The TurboVUi IP Gateway must have software version 5.1.5 or later. Use the following notes when assigning IP Addresses and Radio IDs for components in the above system: indicated in system 1. An IP Gateway can support one Voice Radio and three Data Revert Radios.
TurboVUi System Planner IP SITE CONNECT SYSTEM WITHOUT DATA REVERT For IP Site Connect systems without Data Revert slots, each repeater voice slot must have an associated XPR4550 Control Station radio and TurboVUi IP Gateway as indicated in the diagram below. One TurboVUi IP Gateway and XPR4550 Control Station Radio is required for each Local (non-IP Site Connect) slot. In addition, one TurboVUi IP Gateway and XPR4550 Control Station Radio is required for each wide area (IP Site Connect) “channel”.
TurboVUi System Planner IP SITE CONNECT SYSTEM WITH DATA REVERT For IP Site Connect systems with Data Revert slots, one TurboVUi IP Gateway can support one Voice Control Station Radio as well as three additional Data Revert Radios. The TurboVUi IP Gateway must have software version 5.1.5 or later. One TurboVUi IP Gateway and XPR4550 Control Station Radio is required for each Local (non-IP Site Connect) slot .
TurboVUi System Planner CAPACITY PLUS SYSTEM WITHOUT DATA REVERT For Capacity Plus systems without Data Revert slots, multiple TurboVUi IP Gateway and Control Station Radio pairs may utilize a smaller number of trunked repeater slots as indicated in the diagram below. Use the following notes when assigning IP Addresses and Radio IDs for components in the above system: indicated in system diagram. 1. IP Gateways must have a fixed IP Address. See 2.
TurboVUi System Planner CAPACITY PLUS SYSTEM WITH DATA REVERT For Capacity Plus systems with Data Revert slots, multiple TurboVUi IP Gateway and Control Station Radio pairs may utilize a smaller number of trunked repeater slots as indicated in the diagram below. In addition, one TurboVUi IP Gateway can support one Voice Control Station Radio as well as three additional Data Revert Radios. The TurboVUi IP Gateway must have software version 5.1.5 or later.
TurboVUi System Planner ARS AND GPS SIGNALING ARS SIGNALING Applications such as TurboVUi often need to know the status of subscriber radios in a system. In order to satisfy this requirement, subscriber radios can be required to register with the application using Automatic Registration Service (ARS) messaging. The ARS Status message is reported by subscriber radios on a periodic basis to an application referred to as the ARS Server.
TurboVUi System Planner CONVENTIONAL DIGITAL SYSTEM WITHOUT DATA REVERT In the following diagram, there are no dedicated Data Revert slots. In this case, the GPS Request message from the TurboVUi IP Gateway and the GPS Data status message from the subscriber radio use the same Voice repeater slot and Voice radio channel. Likewise, the ARS Status message from the subscriber radio and the ARS Acknowledgement message from the TurboVUi IP Gateway use the same Voice repeater slot and Voice radio channel.
TurboVUi System Planner CONVENTIONAL DIGITAL SYSTEM WITH DATA REVERT For Conventional Digital systems with Data Revert slots, one TurboVUi IP Gateway can support one Voice Control Station Radio as well as three additional Data Revert Radios. The TurboVUi IP Gateway must have software version 5.1.5 or later. When Data Revert slots are used in a system, data messages from a TurboVUi IP Gateway are sent using a Voice radio and Voice repeater slot.
TurboVUi System Planner IP SITE CONNECT SYSTEM WITHOUT DATA REVERT In the following diagram, there are no dedicated Data Revert slots. In this case, the GPS Request message from the TurboVUi IP Gateway and the GPS Data status message from the subscriber radio use the same Voice repeater slot and Voice radio channel. Likewise, the ARS Status message from the subscriber radio and the ARS Acknowledgement message from the TurboVUi IP Gateway use the same Voice repeater slot and Voice radio channel.
TurboVUi System Planner IP SITE CONNECT SYSTEM WITH DATA REVERT For IP Site Connect systems with Data Revert slots, one TurboVUi IP Gateway can support one Voice Control Station Radio as well as three additional Data Revert Radios. The TurboVUi IP Gateway must have software version 5.1.5 or later. When Data Revert slots are used in a system, data messages from a TurboVUi IP Gateway are sent using a Voice radio and Voice repeater slot.
TurboVUi System Planner CAPACITY PLUS SYSTEM WITHOUT DATA REVERT In the following diagram, there are no dedicated Data Revert slots. In this case, the GPS Request message from the TurboVUi IP Gateway and the GPS Data status message from the subscriber radio use the same Voice repeater slot and Voice radio channel. On the other hand, the ARS Status message from the subscriber radio and the ARS Acknowledgement message from the TurboVUi IP Gateway use the Rest repeater slot and same Voice radio channel.
TurboVUi System Planner CAPACITY PLUS SYSTEM WITH DATA REVERT For Capacity Plus systems with Data Revert slots, one TurboVUi IP Gateway can support one Voice Control Station Radio as well as three additional Data Revert Radios. The TurboVUi IP Gateway must have software version 5.1.5 or later. When Data Revert slots are used in a Capacity Plus system, data messages from a TurboVUi IP Gateway are sent using a Voice radio and one of the trunked Voice repeater slots.
TurboVUi System Planner MOTOROLA ENHANCED GPS REPEATER OPTION COMPARISON WITH STANDARD DATA REVERT The “Enhanced GPS” repeater option available from Motorola is an inexpensive way to dramatically improve GPS data throughput in a system with Data Revert repeater slots. The license for this option is purchasable from Motorola for either new repeaters or an upgrade to existing repeaters. The following table compares two systems, each with a requirement to update 225 radio subscribers once every minute.
TurboVUi System Planner Subscriber Radios Motorola CPS (Customer Programming Software) must be used to configure the subscriber radios for “Enhanced GPS” as shown below. The following parameters must be set globally in the radio system for each subscriber radio. Place a check in the box for “Enhanced GPS”. Choose a “Window Size” of “8”.
TurboVUi System Planner CPS CONFIGURATION TABLES CPS Setup for Subscriber Radios Folder Sub-Folder Parameter Setting General GPS Network ARS Radio ID Must match Radio ID of control station connected to IP Gateway TMS Radio ID Must match Radio ID of control station connected to IP Gateway Channels ZoneName, ChannelName Enable (if applicable) ARS On System Change Enhanced GPS Enable (if applicable) Window Size * 8 Window Size = ((LRRP Response Size +1) div 12 ) + 3 GPS Revert If no Data
TurboVUi System Planner SYSTEM DESIGN RESOURCES MOTOTRBO SYSTEM DESIGN TOOLS Motorola has created a toolset to help in estimating system resources in the following areas: • Capacity Plus System Estimator • Connect Plus System Estimator (Note: TurboVUi will not function in Connect Plus systems until Motorola releases Version 1.3 for the radios.
TurboVUi System Planner APPENDIX APPENDIX - IP ADDRESSING Normally, the factory default IP Address programmed into the XPR4550 Control Station radio should not be changed. However, it must be on a different subnet than the TurboVUi IP Gateway that is connected to it via the Rear Accessory Connector. For example, if the network’s Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0, then at least one of the first three octets of the MOTOTRBO Radio IP address must be different than the TurboVUi IP Gateway module IP address.
TurboVUi System Planner APPENDIX – IP GATEWAY SPECIFICATIONS Mechanical and Environmental Dimensions: Weight: Temperature Range: Humidity: 8.25”w x 2.5”h x 11.5”d 3 lbs. o 0-50 C 10-95% non-condensing Electrical AC Input (with included Power Adapter): DC Input (optional): 100–240Vac, 0.25A max, 50-60Hz 11.5-12.5Vdc, 2.
TurboVUi System Planner APPENDIX - REFERENCE DOCUMENTS CTI Part # Description S2-61534 TurboVUi IP Gateway Installation Guide S2-61568 TurboVUi Solo Client Quick-Start Guide S2-61432 TurboVUi Solo Client User Guide S2-61620 TurboVUi Solo Pocket App Quick-Start Guide for Android™ and iPhone™ mobile devices S2-61535 TurboVUi Dispatch Client Software Installation Guide S2-61577 TurboVUi Dispatch Client User Guide S2-61609 TurboVUi IP Gateway Logging Recorder Interface Guide APPENDIX - REPLACE
TurboVUi System Planner SYSTEM PLANNER TEMPLATE PAGE 1 OF 2 TURBOVUI IP GATEWAYS See TurboVUi IP Gateway Installation Guide, document # S2-61534 for more information. Parameters Common to all IP Gateways ICU.exe Admin Password Dispatch Client Password for ICU.exe, default is “admin” for Dispatch client connections default is “user” Parameters Unique to Each IP Gateway GPS = GPS Data Revert. Name NTP Server IP Address Network Time Protocol Each IP Gateway supports 1 Voice & 3 GPS Data Radios.
TurboVUi System Planner SYSTEM PLANNER TEMPLATE PAGE 2 OF 2 TURBOVUI DISPATCH CLIENTS See TurboVUi Dispatch Software Installation Guide, document # S2-61535 for more information. Parameters Common to all Dispatch Clients Parameters Unique to all Dispatch Clients Administrator Password PC Name for Edit Mode USB Key Serial # TURBOVUI SOLO CLIENTS See TurboVUi Solo Quick-Start Guide, document # S2-61568 for more information.
