User guide

SATELLINE-3AS NMS / NMS Epic / NMS 869 / VHF
User Guide, Version 1.0
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INTRODUCTION
SATEL Oy is a Finnish electronics and Telecommunications Company specialising in the design
and manufacture of wireless data communication products. SATEL designs, manufactures and
sells radio modems intended for use in applications ranging from data transfer to alarm relay
systems. End users of SATEL products include both public organisations and private individuals.
SATEL is the leading European manufacturer of radio modems. SATEL radio modems have been
certified in most European countries and also in many non-European countries.
SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS family of radio modems provide the Network Management System
(NMS) feature together with an advanced flexibility to connect it to a wide variety of terminal
equipment, making it an ideal solution in many wireless data communication applications.
The members of the SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS product family are SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS,
SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS Epic, SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS 869 and SATELLINE-3AS(d) VHF radio
modems.
The key features include:
• Network Management System – easy to use design & maintenance tools
• Half duplex radio data transfer
• Frequency variants:
o 138...174 and 218…238 MHz (SATELLINE-3AS VHF)
o 380…470 MHz (SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS)
o 400 … 470 MHz (SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS Epic)
o 869 MHz licence free frequency band (SATELLINE-3AS NMS 869)
• RS232/485/422 serial interface at 1200…38 400 bps data rates
• Over-the-air data rate:
o 9600 bps @ 12,5 channel spacing
o 19200 bps @ 25 channel spacing
• Power level of the transmitter:
o 10 mW…1W (SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS)
o 10 mW … 500 mW (SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS 869)
o 1 W…10 W (SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS Epic)
o 100 mW…5 W (SATELLINE-3AS VHF)
o It is possible to reach distances up to 50 km depending on topographic
conditions and antenna arrangements.
• LCD display and 4 push buttons
o Easy configuration, no need to use external terminal unit to change the basic
settings
o Monitoring of the signal level (RSSI) and the voltage of the power supply.
• LED indicators show the status of the interface signals.
• Routing/repeater functions
• Packet filter features provide a flexible interface to different data protocols.
• Error correction (FEC)
• Error detection
• External command language (Extended SL commands)
• OEM versions available