Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e and RI-310e REPEATER and TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT USER MANUAL This manual contains information proprietary to Pacific Research Solutions. All information is provided solely for the operation and maintenance of the equipment described. This manual is not to be reproduced or used for any other purpose without written authorization. Revised 02.28.02 – RI-300 Version 2.11 and RI-300e Version 3.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300 User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................1 What is the RI-300(e) Version ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................
Pacific Research Solutions SECTION 5 RI-300 User Manual INSTALLATION (RI-310) ..........................................................................................15 VXR-5000 FREQUENCY SETUP .................................................................................................................................... 16 VXR-5000 DEFAULT LED and TX POWER MACROS................................................................................................. 16 Initialize VXR-5000DC (DC model) ..
Pacific Research Solutions SECTION 12 S-Cmd 00 S-Cmd 01 S-Cmd 02 S-Cmd 03 S-Cmd 04 S-Cmd 05 S-Cmd 06 S-Cmd 07 S-Cmd 08 S-Cmd 09 S-Cmd 10 S-Cmd 11 S-Cmd 12 S-Cmd 13 S-Cmd 14 S-Cmd 15 S-Cmd 16 S-Cmd 17 S-Cmd 18 S-Cmd 19 S-Cmd 20 S-Cmd 21 S-Cmd 22 S-Cmd 23 S-Cmd 24 S-Cmd 25 S-Cmd 26 S-Cmd 27 S-Cmd 28 S-Cmd 29 S-Cmd 30 S-Cmd 31 S-Cmd 32 S-Cmd 33 S-Cmd 34 S-Cmd 35 S-Cmd 36 S-Cmd 37 S-Cmd 38 S-Cmd 39 S-Cmd 40 S-Cmd 41 S-Cmd 42 S-Cmd 43 S-Cmd 43 S-Cmd 44 S-Cmd 44 S-Cmd 45 S-Cmd 46 S-Cmd 47 S-Cmd 48 S-Cmd 49 S-Cm
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 51 S-Cmd 52 S-Cmd 53 S-Cmd 54 S-Cmd 55 S-Cmd 56 S-Cmd 57 S-Cmd 58 S-Cmd 59 S-Cmd 60 S-Cmd 61 S-Cmd 62 S-Cmd 63 S-Cmd 64 S-Cmd 65 S-Cmd 66 S-Cmd 67 S-Cmd 68 S-Cmd 69 S-Cmd 70 S-Cmd 71 S-Cmd 72 S-Cmd 73 S-Cmd 74 S-Cmd 75 S-Cmd 76 S-Cmd 77 S-Cmd 78 S-Cmd 79 S-Cmd 80 S-Cmd 81 S-Cmd 82 S-Cmd 83 S-Cmd 84 S-Cmd 85 S-Cmd 86 S-Cmd 87 S-Cmd 88 S-Cmd 89 S-Cmd 90 S-Cmd 91 S-Cmd 92 S-Cmd 93 S-Cmd 94 S-Cmd 95 S-Cmd 96 S-Cmd 97 S-Cmd 98 S-Cmd 99 RI-300 User Manual SET SQUELCH MODE ......
Pacific Research Solutions SECTION 13 RI-300 User Manual USER COMMANDS and MACROS........................................................................103 DEFINITION of TERMS ................................................................................................................................................ 104 PROGRAMMING STANDARD USER COMMANDS and MACROS ......................................................................... 105 Example of programming a standard user command and macro .
Pacific Research Solutions SECTION 16 RI-300 User Manual LINKING and REMOTE BASE...............................................................................120 EXAMPLES OF LINKING ............................................................................................................................................. 120 THE CONTROLLER’S AUXILIARY BUSS ARCHITECTURE .................................................................................. 121 SETTING UP AUDIO CHANNELS .....................
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION What is the RI-300(e) Version The RI-300e and RI-310e are revised versions of the RI-300 and RI-310. The RI-300e has some enhanced performance features, including a battery backed real time clock (RTC). This manual will cover both controllers. Areas where there are differences between the controllers will be clearly pointed out.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual The RI-300 provides excellent audio quality. With proper consideration when interfacing the controller to the receiver and transmitter, your repeater will provide excellent audio to the users. Interfacing information is provided in numerous sections of this manual and support is available from the factory.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 2 QUICK START This section will cover the basics of installation and programming of your RI-300. You may also need to review section 4 or 5 for more details on connecting your RI-300 to your repeater. Once you have covered these basics, we recommend that you thoroughly review the complete manual in order to get the most out of your controller.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SETTING AUDIO LEVELS Adjusting the levels in your controller is very important, in order to achieve proper decoder operation and avoid clipping and distortion. See section 7 of this manual for more complete details on correct adjustment of the audio levels. Receiver Gain 1. Setting the receiver input gain maybe the most important adjustment in the controller. 2. Transmit a carrier on the repeater’s input channel. 3. Generate a 1000 Hz tone at 1.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 3 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE An optional programming software and cable package is available. This software is designed to run in Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP. The software will allow you to read, change and save all parameters within your RI-300 controller. You can even load controller firmware update (FLASH) to the controller over the programming port. For software installation, follow the instructions included with the software disk.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE MENU The basic startup window contains the status items shown. Use the "View Controller" or pick the “Active Controller” light to select which controller on the auxiliary buss you want to monitor. Whenever you leave the cursor on a window item, the program will show a hint as to the associated System Command that is adjusted by that item. The following is a quick overview of menus and their functions.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Controller This menu is used to send data to and get data from the controller. You may also flash the program firmware to the controller. Any one of these functions may take as long as 3 minutes to complete. Do not interrupt the process once it is started. The repeater controller is allowed to be in use during the time that you are sending data to or getting data from the repeater. These data functions can be performed while the repeater is in use.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Triggers This menu is used to set up messages, various internal event triggers and the scheduler. Telephone This menu is used to set up the telephone operation, access/account codes, auto dial numbers and toll restriction. Help Use this menu to get help on any of the programming software items. MACRO EDITING MENU You can edit the macros associated with commands by clicking the “Edit Macro” button in any of the user command menus.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual MODEM INTERFACE You should be able to use about any external modem that operates at 9600 baud or higher, can auto answer and operate in a dumb terminal mode. In this application, we used a US Robotics external modem to connect to the controller. On the back of the USR modem, you will find a configuration dipswitch. Set all of the dipswitches in the up position, except for switch 4, which will be down.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual U.S. Robotics 56K External Modem Set Up 1. Set the dipswitch on the modem. Set switch 3 and 8 down all others up. 2. Connect the modem to your computer using a standard computer-to-modem cable. 3. Run the Hyper Terminal program. 4. Set up Hyper Terminal to communicate to the comm. port to which the external modem is connected, 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. The baud rate used must be 9600 and cannot be changed. 5. Power the modem. 6.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 4 INSTALLATION (RI-300) If you are installing the RI-310 into the Vertex repeater, you can skip to the next section. This section will cover connecting your RI-300 to your repeater in detail. To ensure a successful installation, please follow these few simple steps. 1. 2. Review this section completely and plan you repeater interface before you start making connections.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Besides audio frequency response, you should consider the audio amplitude levels to and from the controller. If the levels to and from the repeater are small, it may be valuable to use shielded cable. We recommend shielded cables at all times. Use large signal levels whenever possible. On the other hand, do not let the audio signal get large enough where clipping occurs in any stage of the controller, the receiver, or the transmitter.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual DIGITAL INPUTS (Pins 6, 7 and 8) The RI-300 has three digital inputs on board and is currently expandable up to ten, that can be used to trigger macros. These inputs are C-MOS gates with a voltage swing of 0 to 5 VDC, TTL level. All digital inputs have a 10K ohm pull up resistors. Your application must “pull down” or sink current with either a transistor or TTL gate or equivalent.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Because DCS may have extended periods of all ones and zeros, almost all components in the transmitter and receiver chain must be coupled down to at least 2 Hz or lower. This requirement means that certain transmitters and receivers must be modified before they are capable of DCS operation. Phase modulators, in particular, need special consideration because they theoretically are incapable of being directly modulated by DC, unlike direct FM modulation methods.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 5 INSTALLATION (RI-310) After unpacking and inspecting your RI-310 repeater controller, use the following steps to install the controller into the Vertex VXR-5000 repeater. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 10. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Before starting, locate the serial number of your controller on the backside of the PC Board.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual The repeater controller and telephone interconnect is now functional with the factory default commands, features, and messages. This allows operation of your new repeater within minutes of installation. All the features, macros, and messages, can be customized in your RI-310 by sending commands over the air or telephone. This manual should be completely understood to fully enjoy all of the RI-310’s power and features.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual The following shows the default data for the above macros. If you want to change the repeater’s transmit power, you will need to modify macros at line 50 and 53, see the following page for more information on this subject.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual 10. Pick the “Replace” button. This should replace the old DAC S-Command with this new one. 11. Now pick the “OK” button. 12. In the “Macro Data” scroll box again, select line “053”, this is the VXR-5000 high power macro. Then pick the “Edit Macro” button. 13. Repeat steps 8, 9 and 10 for the high power setting. 14. You are now ready to update the controller. Pick the “Send” button, than pick the “Start” button.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual When operating the VXR-5000 as a simplex remote base, the RI-310 is designed to use digital output bit #1 on pin 9 of the "ACC" connector to operate the transmit/receive relay. This output is open collector and will pull low during the transmit cycle. Use a relay with a 12-volt coil that draws less then 80mA. Use the following diagram for hooking up the TX/RX relay.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 6 INSTALLATION (OPTIONS) This section outlines the installation of various options for the RI-300 and RI-310. TEMPERATURE SENSOR The RI-300 is designed to use a LM335 solid-state temperature sensor. This sensor has a range of -17°C to +85°C (+2°F to +185°F. You can purchase a sensor and cable assembly from Pacific Research or build one of your own. See the following diagram. 7(03(5$785( 6(1625 &211(&725 +286,1* 3,1 1$7,21$/ /0 = ',*, .
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual INSTALLING DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER To install your DVR, use the following steps. 1. 2. 3. Turn off power to the repeater and controller. When working on your controller, use procedures to assure no static discharge occurs through the controller or DVR. Remove the cover of the RI-300. a. On the RI-310, you will need to remove the 2 screws that hold the controller in the VXR-5000. b. Remove the 4 screws that hold the CPU circuit board.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual INSTALLING THE REMOTE BASE INTERFACE (RBI-3) The RBI-3 cannot be installed into the RI-310 as some of its features are already included on the RI-310. The Remote Base Interface board adds various features to the RI-300 controller. For additional details, see the schematic in section 17. These features include: • • • • • • 1 non-repeating audio port (input and output) with level adjustments. 7 digital inputs (5V logic).
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual RBI-3 Connector Pin Out The RBI-3 uses a 25-pin DB type connector to provide various signals as follows: 'LJLWDO ,QSXW 'LJLWDO ,QSXW &26 'LJLWDO 2XWSXW 'LJLWDO 2XWSXW $QDORJ ,Q 6 0HWHU 'LJLWDO 2XWSXW 'LJLWDO 2XWSXW 7; DIGITAL INPUTS (Pins 6, 7, 17 and 22 through 25): The RBI-3 has 7 digital inputs that can be used to trigger macros. These are C-MOS gates with a voltage swing of 0 to 5 VDC, TTL level.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 7 ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the audio levels in your controller is very important, in order to avoid clipping or distorted audio. In this section you will find various features in the controller to help you through is process. The RI-310 is shipped with audio levels already set for the Vertex repeater, however final adjustments may be required. If you are installing a RI-300 or checking the RI-310 audio levels, use the following procedure.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SETTING SQUELCH GAIN (S-COMMAND 50) The RI-300 uses digital pots for most of its audio level settings. The digital pots have electrical shaft positions called steps. Each pot has 64 steps, ranging from 0 to 63. S-Command 50 is used to set the squelch potentiometer to specific steps or allow up and down control of the potentiometer. Each digital pot in the RI-300 has a default setting. See Section 12 for details on each default setting.
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 8 OPERATION Once you have connected your controller to a receiver / transmitter and adjusted the audio, you should then confirm its basic repeater operation. This can be done by transmitting a carrier in the input of the repeater and observing the “COS” LED turning on and off when you key and un-key. You should next see the “PTT” LED turn on while the repeater transmitter is on.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual DTMF COMMAND INPUT Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) is typically used in the telephone system for dialing. The RI-300 uses DTMF as the primary means for the owner and users to control and communicate with the repeater. DTMF is made up of eight tones with two of the eight turned on in each of the sixteen keystrokes. DTMF is used because of the reliability and ease of use in the audio transmission range.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual CTCSS DECODE AND ENCODE OPERATION CTCSS (Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System) decode and encode is provided as a standard feature on the RI-300 using state of the art devices. All standard and non standard EIA CTCSS tones can be decoded or encoded. You may select 1, 2, 3 or up to all 50 CTCSS decode tones to operate the repeater. The controller has divided CTCSS decode into six independent tone panels.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual The following is a list of all S-Commands associated with the tone squelch decode and encode.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual LOCAL MICROPHONE and SPEAKER The RI-300 has a local microphone jack that supports all Vertex type microphones. You can use this input to directly talk on the repeater transmitter. The audio from the microphone will mix with the repeater audio. You can also set S-Command 23 to control which CTCSS/DCS tone is generated with local microphone activity. You can also use a DTMF equipped microphone for controlling. The speaker jack will drive an 8-ohm speaker.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 9 INITIAL SETTINGS This section will cover some items that you will need to modify before you put your repeater on the air. But first, confirm the following items to make sure that your controller is operational. 1. 2. 3. 4. Turn on the power to the repeater. The system LED should be the only LED on. Apply a carrier without a CTCSS tone on the input of the repeater. The COS LED should come on.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual DEFAULT USER COMMANDS The controller comes programmed with some default User Commands. See section 13 for details on changing the command names or the commands themselves. You can use these commands only when the controller is locked in User Mode. #1 *1 *2 *3 #4 *4 #5 *5 #6 *6 *7 *8 *9 # #0 *0 A (x) Repeater (system) OFF. Repeater (system) ON with CTCSS/DCS required to access repeater.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Review the following procedure to understand how this “Hello” ID was entered into the controller. When you un-key your radio after each command, you should hear the character number in speech. This will tell you that you did everything correctly. If you hear an “ERROR”, a mistake was made and the command was aborted. You can also use the programming software to edit this message.
Pacific Research Solutions Macro Data Line Data 038 310360791182122392362432 039 43246CD00000000000000000 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. RI-300e User Manual Description Station ID Message CW “HELLO” The first two digits “31” make up the start of message marker. This data is automatically entered into memory as a result of the S-Command “31 001”. Each of the next groups of three digits represents each of the CW commands. The first of the CW commands “036”, is the tone frequency for tone generator 1.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SET UP CTCSS/DCS DECODE The RI-300 controller is equipped with six independent tone panels for six different internal functions. These tone panels will be discussed in detail, later in the manual. The RPT-TS (Repeater Tone Panel) LED will show when the controller is decoding a repeater CTCSS tone or DCS code, even though this current decode is not being used in the controller’s operation.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SET CTCSS/DCS ENCODE The RI-300 controller comes pre-programmed with CTCSS/DCS regenerate mode on. This means that when an enabled repeater CTCSS tone or DCS code is decoded, the same tone or code is re-encoded on the repeater output. If you need to turn off the encoder, or if you want to encode only one tone at all times, you will need to change the mode of S-Command 22. See section 12 S-Command 22 for more details.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 10 AUXILIARY BUSS The RI-300 has auxiliary input and output capability for connecting as many as eight RI-300 repeater controllers together, or connecting to a single control receiver. Additional RI-300 controllers will allow interconnection of multiple repeaters, remotes, links or a repeater with links and remotes.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 11 PROGRAMMING Customizing the RI-300 for your application is performed through programming. Programming is done with (System Commands) S-Commands and is performed over the air, over the telephone or with the programming software. Not only can you change any of the system perimeters, but you can also change or create your own user commands. The RI-300 contains powerful tools in which to create User Commands and macros.
Pacific Research Solutions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. RI-300e User Manual Pick your password, 1 to 6 digits. The default is 123456. Unlock the controller, send “123456” and un-key, you will hear a function complete “OK”. Enter your new password, send “55 (Your password)” and un-key, you will hear a function complete “OK” not speech read back as this is considered to be sensitive data. You can check you password by sending “55” without data.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual VALID S-COMMAND and DATA All DTMF digits are valid either as data in an S-Command or as macro data. Sometimes the DTMF character “C” and “D” is not valid as S-Command data within macros. The “C” and “D” characters are used by the macro programming. The RI-300 will check all data within an S-Command.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 12 SYSTEM COMMANDS The following section will detail each of the S-Commands showing syntax, examples, and the default data values. To execute an S-Command, you must first “unlock” the controller with the current password. When “unlocked”, user commands will not work. When you are done, “lock” the controller with S-Command 69 0 or 60 1.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 00 RI-300e User Manual NO OPERATION This is a null command and does not perform an internal function. Primarily, a NOP is used to write over data in a macro that is no longer desired. SYNTAX: READ BACK: STORAGE: DEFAULT: EXAMPLE: S-Cmd 01 00 N/A N/A N/A 00 SYSTEM MODE System mode determines what conditions are required to key the repeater, link or remote as well as pass repeat audio from the receiver to transmitter.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 02 RI-300e User Manual SUB-AUDIO FILTER ENABLE This command is used to enable or disable the sub-audio HPF (High Pass Filter). This filter removes the CTCSS/DCS so that it will not be passed to the repeater output. SYNTAX: READ BACK: STORAGE: PARAMETERS: 02 [Mode] 02 RAM/EEPROM Mode 0 = Pass Sub-Audio: When this filter is disabled, the sub-audio from the receiver is allowed to pass to the transmitter.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Parameter 2 = (Aux Mute Prefix character) This feature is used to define a DTMF prefix character that will mute the DTMF audio going out the auxiliary port. In other words, if the first character of a command matches, that character and all following characters will be muted from being sent out the auxiliary port. If the first character does not match, that character and all following characters will not be muted out the auxiliary.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 04 RI-300e User Manual REPEATER CARRIER DELAY TIMER This timer keeps the repeater transmitter keyed after the receiver input has dropped. The repeater carrier delay is set in tenths of seconds (100 milliseconds) increments.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 07 RI-300e User Manual ID INTERVAL TIMER This command selects the time interval for the CW ID (station identification). The ID will try to be courteous in that it will wait for the user to un-key before the controller sends the ID. A cleanup ID will also occur after the repeater activity has stopped and the timer has elapsed.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 10 RI-300e User Manual REPEATER TIMEOUT TIMER The time-out timer sets the maximum length of a single user transmission, not necessarily the repeater transmitter key time. When the user’s transmission time has been exceeded, the repeater transmitter PTT is turned off, un-keyed. The COS must drop and the courtesy message started for this timer to reset. Before and after a timeout, the repeater will send a message to notify the user(s).
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 12 RI-300e User Manual ADJUST REPEATER TRANSMITTER AUDIO LEVEL See section 7 for additional information on the use of this command. This command is used to set the transmitter audio level by controlling a digital pot with 64 positions (0 to 63). This command will also accept “*” up and “#” down adjustment for one step of the digital pot. Each up or down command either increments or decrements the pot position by only one step.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 15 RI-300e User Manual USER COMMAND DECODE ENABLE This command is used to turn on or off any one of eight groups of user Command. When you build a user command, you are asked to identify one of eight groups into which the command is placed. You can then use this command to enable or disable any one of the eight groups. As an example, all telephone type commands can be placed into group 2 and all other commands are placed into group 1.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 18 RI-300e User Manual DTMF MUTE CONTROL This command is used to enable and disable the DTMF mute function for the repeater, auxiliary output and telephone output audio. Each of these items can be individually controlled. Mute items 4 through 11 are used to mute incoming audio from the auxiliary buss when a controller that is attached to the buss, decodes DTMF.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 20 RI-300e User Manual TONE PANEL CTCSS TONE and DCS CODE DECODE ENABLE The RI-300 controller comes equipped with 6 independent tone panels for 6 different internal functions. These functions include: Repeater audio, User commands, S-Commands, Auxiliary output, Telephone and Dial click commands. Each CTCSS tone and DCS code may be independently enabled or disabled for each tone panel. You can have any number and/or combination of tones/codes enabled.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual CTCSS Tone and DCS Code Number Table NUMBER FREQ. NUMBER 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 67.0 69.3 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 22 RI-300e User Manual TONE PANEL CTCSS TONE or DCS CODE ENCODE MODE This command selects the encode mode for either CTCSS tone or DCS code. Mode 0 will turn off all encoding. Mode 1 will encode the master tone at all times. Modes 2 through 7 regenerate tones ONLY when valid COS/CTCSS tones are decoded on the receiver input. Mode 2 is the most commonly used mode. Mode 3, 5 and 7 can be used to cross encode (see S-Command 21).
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 23 RI-300e User Manual INTERNAL FUNCTION CTCSS TONE or DCS CODE ENCODE A specific tone or code may be encoded based upon some of the controller’s internal functions. This command specifies what tones will be encoded on the repeater transmitter when activity is detected from the ID, auxiliary input, local microphone and telephone ringing. Besides the 154 tones and codes, there are four additional encode modes that are available when specifying the encode tone. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 24 RI-300e User Manual SET CTCSS/DCS ENCODE LEVEL This command allows you to select the CTCSS and DCS encode modulation level to the repeater transmitter. A digital pot with 64 positions (0 to 63) controls this level. This command will also accept “*” (up) and “#” (down) commands for adjusting the digital pot one step at a time. The DCS encoder audio can be mixed with the voice audio or routed directly to the transmitter modulator via J1 pin 11.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 27 RI-300e User Manual TONE REMOTE DECODE SET UP This feature is used to set up the tone remote frequencies that you want to decode. You can specify up to eight different tone frequencies. Tone #1 is used as a PTT signal during tone remote operating mode. This tone is typically 2175Hz. This function can also be used to set the decode tolerance for all tones. In most applications, the default ±2% will work just fine.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 28 RI-300e User Manual TONE REMOTE MODE and NOTCH FILTER CONTROL This feature is used to define the mode of the tone remote decoder. As a tone decoder, each of the 8 tones as defined in S-Command 27 is used to set and clear user bits 17 through 24, (see S-Command 45). In any the tone remote modes listed below, all decoded tones will operate the user bits 17 through 24. When using any of the tone remote modes, you may need to add a notch filter (NF-3) to the controller.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 28 Continued RI-300e User Manual TONE REMOTE MODE and NOTCH FILTER CONTROL SYNTAX: READ BACK: STOREAGE: PARAMETERS: 28 [Item] [Data] 28 [Item] RAM/EEPROM Item 0 = (Tone remote decode mode) Defines the “decode operating mode” of the tone remote feature.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 28 Continued EXAMPLE: 28 0 1 27 1 8 27 2 5 28 3 1 28 4 1 28 5 10 28 6 3 S-Cmd 29 RI-300e User Manual TONE REMOTE MODE and NOTCH FILTER CONTROL Enable the decoder to detect tone on the RX input Set the decoder response time to 180 milliseconds Set the no tone timer to 110 milliseconds Notch 2175 Hz tone from the RX input Enable tone remote encode to the transmitter Send tones for 1000 milliseconds (1 Second) at device selected by item 0 Generate tone 3 for tone burst time (
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Speech Vocabulary Data 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 Data 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 Speech Control Word Vocabulary Control Word Data Control Word Reset Speech Synthesizer 016 Speak system voltage Start of Message 017 Speak Hybrid balance value End of Message 018 Speak tone remote decode frequency
Pacific Research Solutions Data Word RI-300e User Manual Data Word Speech Word Vocabulary Data Word Page 62 Data Word
Pacific Research Solutions Data 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 Word PATCH PATH PELLETS PER PERCENT PHONE PICO PLAN PLANT PLEASE PLUS PM POINT POLICE POSITION POWER PRESS PRESSURE PRIORITY PROBE PROPS PULL PUMPS PUSH QUEBEC RADAR RADIAL RADIO RADIOS RAIN RAISE RANGE RATE READY REAR RECEIVE RED REFUELING RELEA
Pacific Research Solutions Data 652 653 654 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 Word BALDWINSVILLE BATAVIA BURLINGTON COOPER CRESCENT ELLENBURG FAIRPORT FALSE FINCHVILLE INTAKES LEWISTON MONEYPOINT ONEIDA OVERLOOK PLATTSBURG SWITCHYARD TALCOTTVILLE TRANSITION WELL SITE WILSON ALARMED BEARING CALIFORNIA CIRCUIT BREAKER S-Cmd 31 RI-300e User Manual Data 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 668 689 690 691 692 693 Speech Word Vocabulary Word Data
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Tone Generator Command Descriptions TG1 Tone generator #1, you can independently control frequency and level of this generator. TG2 Tone generator #2, you can independently control frequency and level of this generator. TONE Predefined tones, used to set the frequency of the tone generator. DIR. FREQ. Sets the frequency of the tone generator directly.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Tone Generator Command List Data 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 Operation Reset tone generator Start Of Message End Of Message Msg to Repeater Msg to Repeater, Mix TG w/speech Msg to Auto Patch Msg to Auxiliary Msg to DVR Reserved Reserved DTMF Tone 0 DTMF Ton
Pacific Research Solutions Data 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 Operation Set TG2 Level 24 Set TG2 Level 25 Set TG2 Level 26 Set TG2 Level 27 Set TG2 Level 28 Set TG2 Level 29 Set TG2 Level 30 Set TG2 Level 31 Set TG2 Level 32 Set TG2 Level 33 Set TG2 Level 34 Set TG2 Level 35 Set TG2 Level 36 Set TG2 Level 3
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 32 RI-300e User Manual SET MESSAGE and EVENT TRIGGERS This command is used to assign controller events to trigger messages or macros. Event triggers are items like ID, courtesy messages, function telemetry and power on events. These triggers point to a starting line in the macro data memory. When an event occurs, the trigger instructs the controller to execute a message or command from the macro data memory.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 33 RI-300e User Manual DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER, EDIT MESSAGE The Digital Voice Recorder (DVR) used in the RI-300 provides a high quality solid-state speech record and playback function. This unit uses a non-volatile EEPROM technology to store the messages. Note that even though the message itself is stored in the DVR memory, message management information is stored in the RI-300. If you replace or change the DVR, any prior recorded messages will be lost.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 34 RI-300e User Manual AUXILIARY OUTPUT MODE The auxiliary port allows you to connect multiple RI-300 controllers together or connect the RI-300 to someone else’s existing controller. This command sets up the mode for the output of audio and PTT logic to other controllers. The RI-300 has 8 audio channels connected to the auxiliary buss. Use S-Command 39 to assign a channel on which to output both audio and serial data.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 36 RI-300e User Manual AUXILIARY INPUT CARRIER DELAY TIMER This command sets the amount of time that the repeater transmitter stays keyed-on after the auxiliary input has dropped. This carrier delay is set in tenths of seconds (100 ms) increments. Setting the auxiliary delay time to zero selects no carrier delay.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 39 RI-300e User Manual RI-300 CONTROLLER UNIT ADDRESS This command is used to assign a unique unit address to each RI-300 connected on the Auxiliary buss. When connecting multiple controllers together, you must assign each controller a unique unit address. Controllers on the buss can talk to each other using the serial data protocol if each controller has its own unit address.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 42 RI-300e User Manual REGULAR INTERVAL MACRO TRIGGER This command is used to configure a timer that will trigger a macro at a Start Line address at a regularly timed interval. There are 8 timers available. Use this command to trigger a macro line that starts the ID, if you want to have a beacon ID every hour.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 44 RI-300e User Manual SCHEDULER TO TRIGGER A MACRO (RI-300 and RI-310 Version 2 Only) This is a simple scheduler, allowing you to instruct the controller to perform a macro at a certain time of the day. Sixteen individual schedulers are available. The system time clock must be set properly after each time the power is restored (S-Command 43) for this command to work correctly.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 45 RI-300e User Manual LOGIC INPUTS and INTERNAL FUNCTIONS – STATE CHANGE TRIGGER The controller has three digital inputs on board and is expandable to 10 inputs that can trigger macros. There are also an additional 24 internal functions that also can trigger macros. Each of these inputs or functions can be configured to act on either a negative or positive state change (falling and rising edges).
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 48 RI-300e User Manual COUNTER TRIGGER The counter trigger is used to count events and trigger a macro when a terminal count is reached. There are 8 counters available. Each counter may be individually programmed. When programming a counter, you can set a terminal count and a preset count. In another macro, you can increment or decrement the counter. If the counter reaches the terminal count, that counter will trigger a macro.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 50 RI-300e User Manual ADJUST SQUELCH The Adjust Squelch command sets the squelch level of the digital potentiometer in the RI-300. This digital potentiometer has 64 positions, (00 through 63). You can adjust the squelch level in single steps by sending a “50*” to increment the level up one step, or a “50#” to decrement the level setting down one step. See section 7 for additional information on setting the squelch level.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 52 RI-300e User Manual DETAIL SQUELCH SET UP The squelch system on the RI-300 can be fine-tuned for a given application. The following items may be changed to achieve a different result in your application. The best way to learn more about these adjustments is to experiment with them. Notice that each adjustment will have its own range.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 53 RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE HYBRID ADJUSTMENT The RI-300 uses a digital potentiometer to adjust the telephone hybrid circuit. In most cases, the auto setting will work fine. In auto, the microprocessor will balance the hybrid during each outgoing telephone call in which the off-hook command and telephone number have been combined as a single command.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 56 RI-300e User Manual PASSWORD FOR TELEPHONE INCOMING RING ACCESS The telephone ring PASSWORD is used to start the ringing process on the repeater for incoming calls; also see S-Command 71, incoming call mode. This password is only used in S-Command 71 modes 3 and 4. The controller will answer the telephone and incoming ringing and provide an answer message to the caller.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 59 RI-300e User Manual REMOTE EEPROM INITIALIZE This command allows you to remotely reset your EEPROM (Non-Volatile Memory) data with factory defaults. You may also execute this command through a link (another attached RI-300 controller) or from the telephone. This S-Command is the same as if you were to press the initialization button on the controller and turn the power on. The digital potentiometer gain settings, however, will not be reset.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 62 RI-300e User Manual DEFINING USER COMMANDS S-Command 62 provides the means to create a user commands. There are four types of User Commands. Each type is discussed below. To clear a User Command name, send S-Command 62 followed by the command number you want to clear. When the controller is locked (User command mode) and a user sends a command, the controller compares this incoming command with the list of commands defined by this S-Command.
Pacific Research Solutions SYNTAX: READ BACK STORAGE: PARAMETERS: RI-300e User Manual 62 [Command number] [Command type] [Group] [Macro start line] [Command name] 62* [Command number] RAM/EEPROM Command number 000 – 199 Command type Page 83
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 63 RI-300e User Manual MACRO EDITOR, SET STARTING LINE NUMBER POINTER Macros are one or more S-Commands strung together. Messages are also stored in the same memory area as macros. To build a macro or message, you must first tell the controller where the macro or message will start (Macro Start Line). Then enter S-Commands (S-Command 64) or CW-Commands (S-Command 31) into the macro data memory. This command is used to set the macro start line pointer.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 65 RI-300e User Manual CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS (IF / THEN / ELSE) This command is used to test system variables in a conditional statement and branch based on a true or false outcome. The conditional statements have various parts. Within these parts, the conditional statement will test the EXPRESSION part THEN execute the STATEMENT part that follows the EXPRESSION if TRUE, ELSE the first STATEMENT is skipped and the second STATEMENT is executed.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual S-Command 65, continued: EXAMPLE 2: 65 00 2 2 # 19 013 1 1 C (S-Cmd1) C (S-Cmd2) C D (S-Cmd3) C (S-Cmd4) C D IF System Mode < 2 AND Repeater Tone Panel 100.0Hz = 1, THEN execute S-Commands 1 and 2 ELSE execute S-Commands 3 and 4 END This conditional statement is entered as: 65 00 2 2 # 19 013 1 1 Conditional statement (S-Cmd1) The first S-Command if the statement is TRUE. (S-Cmd2) The next S-Command if the statement is TRUE.
Pacific Research Solutions Var 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 76 87 88 89 90 Description AUX source mode Aux source decode tone AUX input, repeater carrier delay time Controller data link protocol mode Controller Unit Address Time Day Clock Set flag Bit input state Bit output state Counter trigger Dial Click Counter Squelch level Squelch mode Telephone outgoing call mode Telephone incoming call mode
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 66 RI-300e User Manual READ / WRITE / PUSH / POP SYSTEM DATA The RI-300 controller stores all of its system data on EEPROM, a non-volatile memory. It also has two temporary RAM memory locations for storing this same system data. The first of the two RAM locations holds the systems data that is used in operating the controller. When you first turn on the power, the controller will copy the EEPROM data into this first RAM data location.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 69 RI-300e User Manual EXIT S-COMMAND PROGRAMMING When you enter the programming mode, the controller will copy the current system EEPROM data into the system RAM (See S-Command 66 for a detailed description on system memory). After you make changes, you can exit the programming mode (lock the controller) and save your changes to the EEPROM or recall the old data from the EEPROM, not saving your changes.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 71 RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE INCOMING CALL MODE This command is used to set up how the controller operates during incoming phone calls. In all modes, the controller will not act on incoming rings until the ring delay counter (S-Command 75) has expired. • • • • • • • Mode 0: All ringing will be ignored.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 72 RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE CTCSS/DCS TONE PANEL ENABLE After you have set up the CTCSS tones and DCS codes (S-Command 20) to be used for accessing the telephone, use this command to enable the telephone tone panel. Make sure that all tones and codes used in the telephone panel are also included in both the user command panel and the repeater tone panel, else you will not be able to control the telephone.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 76 RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE TX RING LIMIT This command limit of the total number of ring messages to be transmitted. Do not use the no-limit mode of this command with S-Command 71, modes 2 through 4; the repeater will not stop ringing over the air. SYNTAX: READ BACK STORAGE: PARAMETERS: DEFAULT: EXAMPLE: S-Cmd 77 76 [Ring] 76 RAM/EEPROM Ring 0 = No limit, 1-31 = Maximum number of rings over the air. 8 Rings 76 15 Set maximum rings on the repeater to 15.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 79 RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE INCOMING AGC AUDIO LEVEL An AGC (Automatic Gain Control) is used in the audio path from the telephone to the repeater transmitter. This command sets the initial AGC audio level from the telephone. The AGC will operate in a smaller range of this coarse setting. If the telephone audio is too low or too high, adjust the overall range of the AGC with this command. A larger value equals a higher-level setting.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 82 RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE ON/OFF-HOOK AND ACCESS/ACCOUNT CODE This command is used to move the telephone on or off-hook. As you make a call, you can select one of up to 8 different dialing prefixes for a long distance service access number, or you can select a special PBX “Outside Line” number. In addition to the dial prefixes, there is space for 8 different account codes that can be stored for credit card use.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 84 RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE NUMBER AUTO-DIALER The RI-300 supports 99 auto dial numbers and a “last number” re-dial. Use this command to store each of the auto dial numbers. Any number stored here will not be checked by either the accept table or the reject table when used. To use an auto dial number, send the telephone dial command (Default 8) followed by a “*” and then by the auto dial storage number (01 through 99).
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 87 RI-300e User Manual EDIT TELEPHONE NUMBER ACCEPT TABLE The telephone number accept table is used to control which telephone numbers are allowed for dialing. If the reject table is turned off, only numbers in the accept table will be allowed for dialing. If the reject table is turned on and the controller does not find a match in the accept table, the controller will look for a match in the reject table.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 89 RI-300e User Manual EDIT TELEPHONE NUMBER REJECT TABLE The telephone number reject table is used to control which telephone numbers are not allowed for dialing. If the accept table is turned off, only numbers in the reject table will not be allowed for dialing. If the accept table is turned on and the controller does not find a telephone number match in the accept table, the controller will look for a match in the reject table.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 91 RI-300e User Manual SET TRANSMIT and RECEIVE FREQUENCY This command is used to set the frequency for both transmit and receive in a synthesized radio that is connected to the controller. When you are using this controller with the Vertex repeater, you can control the TX/RX frequency of the repeater with this command. When setting a frequency that is out of the range of the synthesizer, the controller will reload the previous valid frequency into the synthesizer.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 92 RI-300e User Manual SELECT TYPE OF SYNTHESIZED RADIO (Continued) PARAMETERS: Mode 10 = Generic Data Radio Connected to Pacific Research RBI-3: Uses the RBI-3 to interface with a radio that supports Generic Data format. This format is similar to the Doug Hall RBI-1, but is intended for other types of radios. Pacific Research offers a range of Vertex FTL Mobile radios that conforms to this data format.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 96 RI-300e User Manual GENERIC DATA and DHE RBI-1 INTERFACE This S-Command allows direct control of Generic Data Radios and the Doug Hall Electronics (DHE) RBI-1. Pacific Research offers a range of Vertex FTL Mobile radios that conforms to this data format. Also, the DHE RBI-1 can be used to control up to four Kenwood series TM-XX1 mobile radios from the Pacific Research RBI-3 or VXR-5000 ACC port.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 96 RI-300e User Manual GENERIC DATA and DHE RBI-1 INTERFACE (Continued) Parameter 3 = (CTCSS Select) Used to define the CTCSS encode and decode frequency. Select the tone number from the following data table. Data 1 = 67.0Hz 2 = 71.9Hz 3 = 74.4Hz 4 = 77.0Hz 5 = 79.7Hz 6 = 82.5Hz 7 = 85.4Hz 8 = 88.5Hz 9 = 91.5Hz 10 = 94.8Hz 11 = 97.4Hz 12 = 100.0Hz 13 = 103.5Hz 14 = 107.2Hz 15 = 110.9Hz 16 = 114.8Hz 17 = 118.8Hz 18 = 123.0Hz 19 = 127.3Hz 20 = 131.8Hz 21 = 136.5Hz 22 = 141.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual S-Cmd 98 RESERVED FOR FUTURE COMMAND S-Cmd 99 USER SCRATCH PAD DATA This command provides 100 user variables. These variables allow you to set and save data values that can then be tested by the CONDITIONAL STATEMENT command (S-command 65). As an example, you may want to disable the courtesy message for a specific CTCSS tone.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 13 USER COMMANDS and MACROS User commands and macro programming in the RI-300 repeater controller is the means by which you generate custom and secure commands for the repeater users to access. The RI-300 controller is event driven, which means anything that changes or is triggered, is an event. Events can consist of User Commands, Messages, and Scheduled events, Timers, Calls and Jumps.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual DEFINITION of TERMS STANDARD USER COMMAND: This is a command that the repeater user would use to control predefined functions of the repeater. When the user sends this type of a command, the controller will look for an exact match including the total number of digits. Once a match has been identified, the controller will then process a macro that is defined by the user command. USER S-COMMAND: This type of command is the renaming of an S-Command.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual PROGRAMMING STANDARD USER COMMANDS and MACROS User Commands are a simple string of digits that point to a more elaborate function (macro), usually containing and controlling the execution or processing of multiple S-Commands. Also, there are some internal functions and events that will trigger a macro directly. These functions include power on initialization, time of day scheduler, digital inputs, internal functions and timers.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Example of programming a standard user command and macro When a repeater user sends a command, the controller checks the command with the programmed commands for an exact match. The RI-300 has 200 command memory locations available for use. Each command memory location has a number from 000 through 199. These numbers are like a mailbox address.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Passing S-Commands to Another Controller S-Commands can be sent from one controller to another when you have multiple controllers connected together via the auxiliary buss. This is done by including the destination controller’s address in front of the S-Command. When the destination controller address leads the S-Command, that S-Command is not executed in the source controller.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual The following examples are designed to get you started. Do not forget that when you are building a macro over the air, you must add a 64 in front of the conditional statement and all S-Commands. You can test a conditional statement when the controller is unlocked. To do this, send only the conditional statement, without the 64 in front of it. The controller will respond with “TRUE” or “NOT TRUE”.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE COMMANDS Telephone commands are the same as standard commands, but allow a method to pass along a telephone number to be checked by the accept and reject tables. Telephone commands are processed just like standard commands, but the repeater user can include a telephone number or auto dial number along with the command name.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 14 MESSAGES, SPEECH and CW The controller supports two types of messages, speech and CW. This section will outline both types and show examples. You should always keep in mind that all messages are triggered by some event within the controller. There are two types of messages. First, there are messages that stand by themselves and are triggered by events within the controller. These messages include the ID and courtesy tones.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Review the following procedure to enter this “Hello” ID into the controller. After you un-key your radio after each command, you should hear the CW command number read back in speech. This will tell you that you did everything correctly. If you hear an “ERROR” message, a mistake was made and the command was aborted. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Custom tone generator CW message example You can also use tones of various lengths and pauses in any of your messages; see CW commands 273 through 344. The next example will show you how to change the function complete message. The current function complete is stored at starting line 026 and used 2 lines of memory. In this example, the function complete will be two 1/10-second tones, first at 1200 Hz and the second at 700 Hz.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual “End of Message” command consumes 1 digit “C”. The end of data command consumes 1 digit “D”. All other message commands consume 3 digits each. CW Messages within a user command macro When building a message that is contained within a macro use normal macro editing process (S-Command 64). However, when you arrive at your message, use the message edit process (S-Command 30 or 31). As an example, lets build a new system ID message.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual EXITING PROGRAMMING MODE Remember to execute an S-Command 69 0 to lock and discard your changes or 69 1 to lock and save your changes when you are finished with the programming mode. The controller will also exit the S-Command mode after 5 minutes of no DTMF activity. You may discover this by an unexpected automatic function complete. Remember in the programming mode only S-Commands are functional.
Pacific Research Solutions SECTION 15 RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT The RI-300 incorporates a highly intelligent telephone interconnect. This telephone interconnect uses a full duplex hybrid that is balanced each time an outgoing call is started. A telephone hybrid is a circuit that divides the audio from the telephone line into transmit signals and receive signals before those signals are sent to the radio. Most hybrids are adjusted for maximum performance at the time of manufacturing.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual TELEPHONE USER COMMANDS Telephone user commands are the same as “standard user commands” but they allow a method to pass along a telephone number to be checked by both the accept and reject tables. Telephone commands are executed by names just like user commands but you can include a telephone number or auto dial number along with the command.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual AUTO-DIALER and LAST NUMBER REDIAL The RI-300 supports 99 auto dial numbers and a last number re-dial. You may store as many as 16 digit numbers in each of the auto dial locations. Any number stored in the auto dialer will not be checked by the accept and reject tables when used. To access a stored auto dial number when sending the dial command, include * and the auto dial storage number 01 through 99.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SETTING UP and PROGRAMMING the TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT The default user command for dialing the telephone has minimum set up. This means that you can make changes to the outgoing call mode and timers that will not be affected by the off-hook dial macro. When building user commands and macros for the telephone, you may want to use the following rules: 1. Place the off hook S-Command 82 at the beginning of your macro.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual The following is a list of settings and macros that should get you started in using this mode and allow you to continue using the telephone in normal operation. S-Command 28 mode 4 S-Command 71 mode 2 Tone remote Tone-2 (2050 Hz Monitor tone) connect macro.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 16 LINKING and REMOTE BASE Linking is a method of connecting two different repeater sites using a simplex or full duplex radios. Link radios are not intended to be used as user inputs nor outputs; they are simply a dedicated radio path between repeater sites. If you intend to control one site from another, you should only consider using full duplex link radios.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual In our last example, we will use full duplex links between all sites. Each of these sites can include a repeater, remote base radio and telephone. In this example, users can talk to each other and pass control functions from site to site. The traffic on this type of link can be considered similar to a telephone party line. In this application, each repeater at each site can be connected or disconnected from the links.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SETTING UP AUDIO CHANNELS The auxiliary audio buss is set up at the factory by default to work with flat audio (audio without emphasis). If your application requires something other that flat audio, you may change the emphasis with jumpers (JP2 and JP3) on the analog board. See section 17 for more information. To set up the auxiliary buss for multiple controllers, you must first define a unique address (Using S-Command 39) for each controller on the buss.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual LINK SET UP When setting up a controller as a full duplex link port, start with the following S-Command defaults: 01 1 through 3 or 01 5 04 ? 20 ?? 22 1 34 ? 35 ? 36 ? 39 ? Repeat audio path on for a full duplex repeating link Repeat audio path off for a non repeating link Adjust repeat carrier delay as needed Set up tone panels as needed Encode tone all times if required Set auxiliary output mode as required Set auxiliary input mode as required Adjust auxil
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual INTERFACING to the Doug Hall Electronics (DHE) RBI-1 The RI-300 and RI-310 supports the “GENERIC” data format used by the Doug Hall Electronics (DHE) RBI-1. The RBI-1 can be used to control up to four Kenwood series TM-XX1 mobile radios from the Pacific Research RBI-3 or VXR-5000 ACC port. Contact Doug Hall Electronics at 815 E.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Initial Settings After you have connected the RBI-1 to the controller and connected your controller to your computer with the programming cable, start the programming software and open your repeater data file. From the top menu, pick “Repeater” then “GenData (DHE RBI-1) Setup”, you will open a window like the one on the right. This window is used to adjust the power on reset values of the RBI-1. First, make sure you select the proper port mode.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Customizing User Commands The following user commands are examples to get you started. Once you become more familiar with the DHE RBI-1 operation, you are welcome make modifications to these commands or add some of your own. The following user commands assume that you are starting with the controllers default command set. If you already have added commands and/or macros, you may have to adjust the storage location of the commands and/or macros.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Link RX Command This command will turn on the link receiver; port input and set the courtesy message for two beeps. We will also include a speech message in the command. On user command store position 16, add the link RX command. We will use “#01” as the command name.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual VFO Frequency Command In this example, we will assume that we are controlling a 2-meter radio. This command will be used to load the radio VFO with a frequency. We will use the first two digits of the 2-meter frequency as the name of the command and the balance of the frequency data will be passed as a wildcard to the macro. The command will be entered by the user in the following syntax “14652#2” for 146.520 MHz simplex.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Power Select Command In this example, we will build two commands to select the transmitter high and low power levels. On user command store position 22, add the low power command. We will use “*050” as the command name.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual PALOMAR COMMAND FORMAT The Palomar RBC-700 controller uses a command system that allows a user to string together commands without un-keying. This is especially useful when you are using links to connect repeater sites where the carrier may not drop in order to terminate a command. The Palomar controller starts its local repeater port commands with a “*” followed by 3 and 4 digit user commands. When the controller detects the “*”, it starts a command timer.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 17 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS The following sections will cover the brief circuit description of the RI-300 repeater controller’s Analog and CPU circuit board. Use the schematic on the following pages for additional reference. Only the basic function of each circuit is covered, theory of operation is not covered.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual ANALOG CIRCUIT BOARD DESCRIPTION • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The input of the RI-300 has an adjustable gain stage, U1-7. VR1 is used to set the gain of this stage. U2-8 is a low pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 4500 Hz. This filter is used to reduce adjacent channel splatter. The output of the low pass filter goes to U9 where a high pass filter is located with a cutoff frequency of 300 Hz.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual ANALOG CIRCUIT BOARD CONFIGURATION JUMPERS 5(3($7(5 ,17(5&211(&7 - . . 95 95 JP1 - Modulation Select: This jumper is used in conjunction with JP5 to select when driving a phased or pre-emphasized modulator. Install a jumper to drive a phase or pre-emphasized modulator. Do not install jumper or leave open if driving a true FM modulator or modulator without pre-emphasis.
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Central Processing Unit (CPU) CIRCUIT BOARD • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • U100 is the microprocessor. This processor is an Intel 8051 family device running at 11.0592MHz. This processor has its own ROM and contains the operating system program. U102 is the Real Time Clock. B101 is the battery that backs this RTC when the power is off. U103 is a low address multiplex latch. U104 is an 8K x 8 static RAM. This device is used to hold all system temporary data.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual CPU CIRCUIT BOARD CONFIGURATION JUMPERS JP11 - Vertex Installation: This jumper is used to identify when the RI-310 is installed into a Vertex VXR-5000 repeater. Install a jumper to select a Vertex repeater installation. Do not install a jumper in all other installations. JP12 - Watch Dog Disable: This jumper is used in testing and trouble shooting problems. Install a jumper to disable the software watchdog circuit.
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual ANALOG and CPU CIRCUIT BOARD PARTS LIST QTY DESCRIPTION PACKAGE TYPE/VALUE REFDES.
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual REMOTE INTERFACE (RBI-3) CIRCUIT BOARD SCHEMATIC & ASSEMBLY Page 144
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 18 TROUBLESHOOTING This section provides procedures to solve some common problems that may occur with the RI-300. Use the following checklist if you are experiencing problems with your controller. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Confirm that you have 12 VDC power connected to the correct pins. Turn on power to the repeater. The system LED should be the only LED on. If other LED’s are on, see the following problem list.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 19 GLOSSARY ADC: Analog to Digital Converter, this is a device or circuit that converts an analog voltage to a digital number. ANALOG: A voltage that has multiple or dynamic levels within a given range. BOM: Beginning Of Message. This is a character that is entered at the beginning of a message data sequence. CARRIER DELAY: The time a repeater transmitter remains on after a valid receiver signal input.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual FLASH PROM: A programmable Read Only Memory that can be electrically erased and programmed while remaining in the circuit. This device is typically used to store the controller’s program. FUNCTION: A valid command or control sequence executed by the controller. FUNCTION COMPLETE: Telemetry response generated by the controller following execution of a valid command. HOOK: This is like the hook switch on a standard telephone.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SYSTEM OPERATOR: This is the owner or person who is responsible for the programming and final operation of the repeater system. TELEMETRY: This is the signal(s) generated by the repeater controller in response to DTMF commands that are entered, or a response to time-outs and courtesy tones. TOGGLE: To change state, turns on if off or turns off if on. TONE PANEL: A function that allows multiple CTCSS tones or DCS codes to operate or access the repeater.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 20 LIMITED WARRANTY PACIFIC RESEARCH SOLUTIONS will repair this product with new or rebuilt parts free of charge in the United States for a period of 1 year from the date of the original purchase, in the event of a defect in the material or workmanship. This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser. A purchase receipt or other proof of date of original purchase will be required before warranty performance is rendered.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 21 S-Cmd 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 SYSTEM COMMAND TABLE Command Description and Data Format Read Back Syntax Command Syntax Factory Setting Stored Location N/A N/A No Operation Used for clearing a macro area System mode Mode 0 = System off, 1 = COS, 2 = Rpt CTCSS/DCS, 3 = COS + Rpt CTCSS/DCS, 4 = Open squelch, 5 = Rpt audio off, 6 = PTT and repeat audio Off 7 = Rpt audio off, RX audio disabled when PTT active.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 RI-300e User Manual Command Description and Data Format Read Back Syntax Command Syntax Factory Setting Stored Location User and S-Cmd control CTCSS/DCS tone panel decode enable Panel 0 = Both, 1 = User commands, 2 = S-Commands Mode 0 = Disable (off), 1 = Enable (on) User command group decode enable Group = 1 to 8, 0 = All Mode 0 = Disable (off), 1 = Enable (on) 14 [Panel] 14 [Panel] [Mode] 0 Off RAM EEPROM 15 [Gr
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd RI-300e User Manual Command Description and Data Format Read Back Syntax Command Syntax Factory Setting Stored Location Item 0 4 (2%) Item 1-8 2175 Hz 2050 Hz 1950 Hz 1850 Hz 1750 Hz 1650 Hz 1550 Hz 1450 Hz Item 0 0 (Disable) Item 1 2 (72mS) Item 2 3 (70mS) Item 3 0 (Disable) Item 4 0 (Disable) Item 5 2 (200mS) Item 6 N/A RAM EEPROM 27 Tone Remote Decode Set up Item 0 = Decode tolerance Data = 1-20 in 0.
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 34 RI-300e User Manual Command Description and Data Format Read Back Syntax AUX output mode Mode 0 = Off, 1 = COS, 2 = AUX CTCSS/DCS, 3 = COS + AUX CTCSS/DCS, 4= Open squelch 35 AUX input mode Input = 1 - 8, 0 = All State 1 = Enable (on), 0 = Disable (off) Mode 0 = Mute audio, 1 = Mix audio Source = 1 - 8, Auxiliary tone decode source monitoring 36 AUX input, repeater carrier delay time Time = 0 to 255 in 1/10 second increments 37 Regenerate and decode DTMF from AUX inp
Pacific Research Solutions S-Cmd 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 RI-300e User Manual Command Description and Data Format Read Back Syntax Counter trigger Counter = 1 to 8 Counts = 0 to 255, * = Inc Counter, # = Dec Counter, 0 = Disable or reset counter Line = Macro starting line number 1 to 999, 0 = disable Squelch level adjust Adj = 0 to 63 or * up one count, # down one count Squelch mode Mode 0 = External Squelch (PI-1), 1 = SmartSqulch, 2 = Normal Squelch Squelch
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual S-Cmd Command Description and Data Format 69 Exit system command mode Save 0 = Exit with out saving changes to EEPROM, 1 = Save to EEPROM and exit S-Cmd mode Save only affects command stored locations that are in bold & italic.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual S-Cmd Command Description and Data Format Read Back Syntax 87 Edit telephone number accept table Accept = 00 to 99 table entry Number = 0 to 16 digits (0-9, * = Wild card) Telephone number reject table enable Mode 0 = Disable (off), 1 = Enable (on) Edit telephone number reject table Reject = 00 to 99 table entry Number = 0 to 16 digits (0-9, * = Wild card) Wait for dial tone Time = 0 to 99 in 1/10 seconds inc.
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 22 FACTORY DEFAULTS DEFAULT USER COMMANDS Name *3 #1 *1 *2 *5 #5 *4 #4 *6 #6 *7 # *0 #0 *9 A *8 Number 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 099 120 Type Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard S-Cmd Telephone Group 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 Start Line 005 002 004 003 006 007 010 011 008 009 015 013 018 019 014 005 012 De
Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual DEFAULT MACRO DATA Start line 001 Start line 002 Start line 003 Start line 004 Start line 005 Start line 006 Start line 007 Start line 008 Start line 009 Start line 010 Start line 011 Start line 012 Start line 013 Start line 014 Start line 015 Start line 016 Start line 018 Start line 019 Start line 020 Start line 021 Start line 022 Start line 024 Start line 025 Start line 026 Start line 028 067C 340C D 010C D 011C D 013C D 014C D 18011C D 18010C D 0430C D 04
