MOBILICOM MCU-30 User manual

MCU-30 Family User Manual
Mobilicom LTD
Hametzoda 31, Azor - Israel
Phone: [phone] - Fax: [phone] - www.mobilicom.com

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Notice
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License Terms
Mobilicom hereby grants a non-exclusive, nontransferable worldwide license to the
licensee of this software product to use and install Mobilicom's MC-EMA software, in
object code only for the sole and internal purpose of configuring, monitoring and
managing Mobilicom's MCU’s.
Warranty
Mobilicom does not warrant that this software product is free from errors and/or will
run properly on all computer hardware and/or operating systems. Mobilicom does not
warrant that this software will operate in the combinations which may be selected for
use by end users or that the operation of this software product will be uninterrupted
or error free.
Limitation of Liability
Mobilicom’s cumulative liability to you or any other party for any loss or damages
resulting from any claims, demands, or actions arising out of or relating to this
agreement and the MC-EMA shall not exceed the sum paid to Mobilicom for the
purchase of the MC-EMA. In no event shall Mobilicom be liable for any indirect,
incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profits, even if
Mobilicom has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
This agreement shall be construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Israel.

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Document Information
Date
Version
Author(s)
Reference
Distribution
Comments
06.05.13
1.0
Tomer Hot
External
Release
19.12.13
1.1
Tomer Hot
External
LED functionality
17.2.14
1.2
Tomer Hot
External
Added PTMP
4.6.14
1.3
Tomer Hot
External
Configuration changes
21.10.14
1.4
Tomer Hot
External
Updates
12.01.15
1.5
Tomer Hot
External
Update of product images
2.04.15
1.6
Tomer Hot
External
Added Collaborative MESH
27.08.15
1.7
Tomer Hot
External
Datasheet updates
14.06.16
1.8
Tomer Hot
External
Added Lite unit phase 1
28.08.17
1.8.1
Tomer Hot
External
Added FCC Statement
28.01.18
1.8.2
Boaz Pick
External
Changes for FCC
29-1-2018
1.8.3
Boaz Pick
External
Change per FCC Request
14-2-2018
1.8.4
Boaz Pick
External
Section 6.1.2 , Antenna
type +Declaration of
Conformity
06-9-2018
1.8.5
Tomer Hot
External
FCC 915MHz update
Revision History
Section
Change
Revision
All
Changed Images
1.5
Section 10
Added
1.6
Appendix A
Updated Datasheet
1.7
Section 4.2, 5
Appex A, B, C
Added Lite info/drawings
1.8
Added FCC Statement; Removed confidential statement
1.8.1
Typos fixing
1.8.2
Sections: 6.1.3,
13 and 15.1
Remove Optional statements
1.8.3
6.1.2, 13, p51
Antenna Type Dipole
1.8.4
Appex A
1.8.5

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Contents
1QUICK START GUIDE........................................................................................ 8
2INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 9
2.1 ABBREVIATION LIST......................................................................................... 9
3OVERVIEW....................................................................................................... 12
3.1 NETWORK TOPOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS.................................................... 13
3.1.1 Mobile Point-to-Point (PTP)................................................................. 13
3.1.2 Mobile MESH - Multi-Point-to-Multi-Point (MPTMP)............................ 13
3.1.3 Collaborative MESH –Collaborative Relay......................................... 13
3.2 MCU-30 MAIN FEATURES............................................................................. 14
3.3 PACKETS SUPPORTED BY THE MOBILICOM NETWORK ....................................... 14
4PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION............................................................................... 15
4.1 FRONT VIEW CONNECTORS........................................................................... 15
4.2 REAR VIEW CONNECTORS............................................................................. 16
5MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................... 19
6TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................... 19
6.1 RADIO AND MODEM SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................. 19
6.1.1 Frequency bands available with the MCU-30:..................................... 19
6.1.2 Antennas............................................................................................. 19
6.1.3 RF Characteristics............................................................................... 20
6.2 POWER SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 21
6.3 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................. 21
6.4 EMBEDDED GPS CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................. 22
7TDMA................................................................................................................ 23
8MOBILE PTP (POINT-TO-POINT).................................................................... 23
8.1 MOBILE PTP LINK STEP-BY-STEP CONFIGURATION......................................... 24
8.2 MCU-30 LED INDICATOR.............................................................................. 25
9MOBILE MESH (MULTI-POINT-TO- MULTI-POINT) NETWORK.................... 26
9.1 MOBILE MESH NETWORK STEP-BY-STEP CONFIGURATION ............................. 28
9.2 MCU-30 LED INDICATOR.............................................................................. 30
10 COLLABORATIVE MESH –(COLLABORATIVE RELAY) .......................... 31
10.1 COLLABORATIVE MESH NETWORK EXAMPLE:................................................. 32
10.2 CONFIGURING A COLLABORATIVE MESH NETWORK........................................ 34
10.3 MCU-30 LED INDICATOR.............................................................................. 36

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11 INTRODUCTION TO PTMP (POINT-TO- MULTI-POINT)............................. 37
12 INSTALLATION AND SETUP....................................................................... 38
12.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS .................................................................................... 38
12.2 CONNECTING THE ANTENNAS ........................................................................ 38
12.3 CONNECTING THE POWER ............................................................................. 38
13 APPENDIX A - DATA SHEET....................................................................... 39
14 APPENDIX B - MECHANICAL DRAWINGS................................................. 41
14.1 MCU-30 RUGGED DRAWINGS ....................................................................... 41
14.2 MCU-30 LITE DRAWINGS.............................................................................. 42
15 APPENDIX C –CONNECTORS’ PINOUT .................................................... 43
15.1 MAIN (DATA)CABLE .................................................................................... 43
15.2 POWER CABLE ............................................................................................. 44
15.3 LITE SYSTEM DATA CONNECTOR.................................................................... 45
15.4 LITE SYSTEM POWER CONNECTOR................................................................. 46
16 APPENDIX D –TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................... 47

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List of Figures
Figure 1: MCU-30.................................................................................................................12
Figure 2: Asymmetric link configuration................................................................................13
Figure 3: MCU-30 Front View...............................................................................................15
Figure 4: MCU-30 Lite Front View........................................................................................15
Figure 5: MCU-30 Rear View................................................................................................17
Figure 6: MCU-30 Lite Rear View.........................................................................................18
Figure 7: shows the transmit frames of VC and Node from Power Up..................................23
Figure 8: MC-EMA-PTP connect to screen...........................................................................24
Figure 9: MC-EMA-PTP Configuration screen......................................................................25
Figure 10: Transmit frames of MCUs in Mobile MESH from Power Up.................................27
Figure 11: Simple air transmission vector.............................................................................27
Figure 12: MC-EMA-MPTMP connect to screen...................................................................28
Figure 13: MC-EMA-MPTMP configuration validation...........................................................29
Figure 14: MC-EMA-MPTMP Network configuration screen.................................................29
Figure 15: Collaborative MESH............................................................................................32
Figure 16: C.MESH network transmission in a 3 units’ network which all units are relayed ..33
Figure 17: C.MESH network transmission in a 3 units’ network unit 2 is relay only...............33
Figure 18: MC-EMA-MPTMP connect to screen...................................................................35
Figure 19: MC-EMA-MPTMP configuration validation...........................................................35
Figure 20: MC-EMA-MPTMP network configuration screen..................................................36
Figure 21: MAIN Connector Front View (MCU-30 side)........................................................43
Figure 22: PWR Connector Front View (MCU-30 side).........................................................44
Figure 23: Lite System Data Connector (MCU-30 side)........................................................45
Figure 24: Lite System Power Connector (MCU-30 side) .....................................................46

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List of Tables
Table 1: Abbreviation List......................................................................................... 11
Table 2: MCU-30 Mechanical Specifications............................................................ 19
Table 3: MCU-30 Power Specifications.................................................................... 21
Table 4: MCU-30 Environmental Specifications ....................................................... 21
Table 5: Embedded GPS Characteristics of the MCU-30......................................... 22
Table 6: MAIN Connector Type and Pin Mapping (connectors on cable side) ......... 43
Table 7: PWR Connector Type and Pin Mapping..................................................... 44
Table 8: Lite System Data Connector Pin Mapping.................................................. 45
Table 9: Lite System Power Connector Pin Mapping ............................................... 46

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1 Quick Start Guide
If you are familiar with Mobilicom's MCUs, use this guide to prepare for operation. If
you are not familiar with the Mobilicom MCUs, it is recommended to read the entire
user guide. You can also visit the Mobilicom website for more material and videos at
http://www.mobilicom.com
Before turning the MCU on:
1. Connect antennas to the MCU RF1 and RF2 connectors.
2. Connect the GPS antenna to the AUX connector (For a Mobile MESH and
Collaborative MESH links it is mandatory to connect the GPS antenna).
3. Connect the data cable to the MAIN connector.
4. Connect the power cable.
5. Connect a DC power source to the power cable according to the specification.
6. If the MCUs are pre-configured, they will start operating automatically (plug and
play).
5. Otherwise: connect an Ethernet cable between the data cable and the PC’s
Ethernet adapter.
7. Use the MC-EMA to configure the unit.
CAUTION –Powering up an MCU unit without connecting the antennas
can cause unrepairable damage to the MCU-30.

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2 Introduction
As a leading global mission-critical-communications solution provider, Mobilicom
develops and delivers Bound-Free Mobile Private Network®technology and
solutions for wireless mobile networks, without the need for any infrastructure. By
leveraging 4G technology combined with Mobile MESH network topology,
Mobilicom assures optimal secured wireless communications.
All our products and solutions are designed to operate as a unified entity on a
single platform, regardless of which unit is operating. With versatile network
topologies and large product portfolio, Mobilicom caters to every deployment and
project scope from small to large scale with the highest flexibility, reliability and
mobility in the market.
2.1 Abbreviation List
BPS
Bits Per Second
BW
Bandwidth
CEP
Circular Error Probable (Accuracy)
CINR
Carrier to Interference and Noise Ratio (Signal to Noise Ratio)
CPLD
Complex programmable logic device
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Code
dB
Decibel
dBm
Power ratio in decibels of the measured power referenced to
one milliwatt
CDD
Cyclic Delay Diversity
CTC
Convolutional Turbo Code
DC
Direct Current
EMA
Element Management Application
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
ETH
Ethernet
ETSI
European Telecommunication Standard Institute
FAE
Field Application Engineer
FCC
Federal Communication Commission
FEC
Forward Error Correction
FFT
Fast Fourier Transform

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Freq.
Frequency
FW
Firmware
GHz
Gigahertz
GPS
Global Positioning System
HD
High Definition (Video)
HPA
High Power Amplifier
HW
Hardware
ID
Identification (Number)
IP
Internet Protocol
LAN
Local Area Network
LAT
Latitude
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LON
Longitude
LOS
Line Of Sight
mW
Milli Watt
MBR
Multi Band Radio
MCU
Mobilicom Communications Unit
MHz
Mega Hertz
MIMO
Multiple In Multiple Out
MRC
Maximal Ratio Combining
MPTMP
Multi-Point To Multi-Point
Node
Mobilicom Communications Unit, In PTP setup act as end point
communication unit
N.C
Not Connected
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation
OS
Operating System
PC
Personal Computer
PPS
Pulse Per Second
PTP
Point To Point
QAM
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QPSK
Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (modulation)
RF
Radio Frequency