Wavecom W74PC User manual

WAVECOM Decoder
W74PC, W-PCI/e, W-CODE,
W-CLOUD Manual V9.1.0
by WAVECOM ELEKTRONIK AG

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Contents
General Information 2
Welcome ..................................................................................................... 2
Revisions ..................................................................................................... 2
Recommended WAVECOM Products and Services.............................................. 9
W-BV BitView Tool ............................................................................. 9
W-Sat-email-Decoder......................................................................... 9
Setup 11
W-PCI/W-PCIe ........................................................................................... 11
W-PCI/W-PCIe Hardware Installation ................................................. 11
W-PCI/W-PCIe Software Installation .................................................. 13
W74PC ...................................................................................................... 13
W74PC Hardware Installation ............................................................ 13
W74PC Software Installation ............................................................. 15
Wavecom Hardware Decoder License ................................................. 15
W-CODE .................................................................................................... 15
W-CODE Hardware Installation.......................................................... 15
Software Installation W-CODE, W74PC, W-PCI and W-PCIe................... 15
W-CODE Server Control.................................................................... 16
W-CODE Device Serial Number.......................................................... 16
W-CLOUD Networking ...................................................................... 17
W-CODE Licensing ........................................................................... 18
Software Uninstall....................................................................................... 19
First start 21
W-CODE First Start ..................................................................................... 21
GUI........................................................................................................... 22
Command Line Parameters .......................................................................... 23
Default Data and Program Folders (Paths) ..................................................... 23
Main Menu ................................................................................................. 25
File Menu................................................................................................... 26
Media Player/Recorder ..................................................................... 27
HF-Modes Menu.......................................................................................... 32
VHF/UHF-DIR Menu .................................................................................... 34
VHF/UHF-SUB Menu.................................................................................... 35
Satellite Menu ............................................................................................ 36
FAX & Modems Menu................................................................................... 37
Options Menu............................................................................................. 38
Alphabet......................................................................................... 38
Auto Decrypt................................................................................... 38
Bit Inversion Mask ........................................................................... 39
CRC Recognition.............................................................................. 39
CRC Table....................................................................................... 39
Clear Screen ................................................................................... 40
Code Statistics ................................................................................ 40
Cycle... .......................................................................................... 40
Error Indication ............................................................................... 40
FAX & Modems Settings.................................................................... 40
Frame Format…............................................................................... 41
IAS ................................................................................................ 41
Letters/Figures................................................................................ 41
Message Type... .............................................................................. 41

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Modem Settings… ............................................................................ 43
MSI ............................................................................................... 43
Resync Mode................................................................................... 43
Signal Polarity................................................................................. 43
Symbol Definition ............................................................................ 43
SAT Settings…................................................................................. 44
Toggle............................................................................................ 45
Time Stamp... ................................................................................. 45
Demodulator Menu ..................................................................................... 46
Auto .............................................................................................. 46
Mode... .......................................................................................... 46
PB Center... .................................................................................... 48
PB Bandwidth.................................................................................. 48
Center............................................................................................ 48
Shift... ........................................................................................... 48
Baudrate... ..................................................................................... 48
Polarity... ....................................................................................... 48
Offset... ......................................................................................... 48
Input... .......................................................................................... 49
Gain... ........................................................................................... 49
Favorites Menu........................................................................................... 50
Open... .......................................................................................... 51
Save As.......................................................................................... 51
Configuration Menu..................................................................................... 51
W-CODE Device… ............................................................................ 52
Font............................................................................................... 53
Temp Files...................................................................................... 53
Settings... ...................................................................................... 54
Receiver and Satellite Settings... ....................................................... 54
License........................................................................................... 55
Custom Inputs... ............................................................................. 56
Custom Alphabets… ......................................................................... 64
SR Fine Tuning................................................................................ 65
SR Calibration ................................................................................. 65
View Menu ................................................................................................. 67
Window Menu............................................................................................. 67
Help Menu ................................................................................................. 67
Contents ........................................................................................ 68
WAVECOM on the Web ..................................................................... 68
About W-CODE................................................................................ 68
Other GUI Elements .................................................................................... 68
Toolbar .......................................................................................... 68
WAVECOM Toolbar........................................................................... 68
Level Indicator ................................................................................ 69
Spectrum Indicator .......................................................................... 69
Decoder Status Bar.......................................................................... 69
Demodulator Status Bar ................................................................... 70
SAT Frequency Tuning Bar................................................................ 70
FFT/Sonagram Context Menu ............................................................ 72
Mode Selector ................................................................................. 73
Passband Filter Support.................................................................... 78
Analysis Tools 80
FFT ........................................................................................................... 80
FFT (HF, SUB, DIR and SAT) ............................................................. 81
Tuning FFT or Sonagram .................................................................. 81
FFT and Sonagram...................................................................................... 83
Waterfall ................................................................................................... 83
Waterfall (HF, SUB, DIR and SAT) ..................................................... 84
Sonagram.................................................................................................. 84
Sonagram (HF, SUB, DIR and SAT).................................................... 85
Oscilloscope ............................................................................................... 85
FSK Analysis .............................................................................................. 86

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FSK Analysis Options ....................................................................... 87
FSK Code Check ......................................................................................... 88
FSK Code Check HF ......................................................................... 88
FSK Code Check DIR........................................................................ 90
FSK Code Check SUB ....................................................................... 91
PSK Symbol Rate (HF, DIR, SUB and SAT) ..................................................... 93
PSK Phase Plane (HF, DIR, SUB and SAT) ...................................................... 94
PSK Code Check (HF, DIR and SUB).............................................................. 96
MIL-STANAG Code Check............................................................................. 97
MFSK Analysis............................................................................................ 98
MFSK Code Check HF .................................................................................. 99
Autocorrelation......................................................................................... 100
Bit Correlation.......................................................................................... 102
Bit Length Analysis ................................................................................... 104
SELCAL Analysis ....................................................................................... 106
Fundamentals of Radio Data Transmission 108
Telegraph Speed, Bit Rate, Baud Rate and Symbol Rate ................................ 109
Formatting and Source Coding ................................................................... 110
Encryption ............................................................................................... 112
Channel Coding ........................................................................................ 113
Equalization ............................................................................................. 114
Synchronization........................................................................................ 114
Multiplexing and Multiple Access ................................................................. 115
Modulation............................................................................................... 115
ASK (Amplitude Shift Keying).......................................................... 116
FSK (Frequency Shift Keying).......................................................... 116
PSK (Phase Shift Keying)................................................................ 116
M-ary-FSK (MFSK), M-ary-PSK (MPSK)............................................. 116
OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation) ............................ 116
Bandwidth-efficient Modulation........................................................ 117
INDIRECT FM ................................................................................ 117
INDIRECT AM................................................................................ 117
FAX......................................................................................................... 117
FAX Transmission Sequence............................................................ 117
Transmission Modes 118
ACARS .................................................................................................... 118
AIS ......................................................................................................... 120
ALE-400 .................................................................................................. 121
ALF-RDS.................................................................................................. 122
ALIS ....................................................................................................... 122
ALIS-2 .................................................................................................... 123
AMSAT-P3D ............................................................................................. 124
APCO-25 ................................................................................................. 124
ARQ6-90 and ARQ6-98.............................................................................. 125
ARQ-E ..................................................................................................... 125
ARQ-E3 ................................................................................................... 126
ARQ-M2-342 and ARQ-M2-242 ................................................................... 127
ARQ-M4-342 and ARQ-M4-242 ................................................................... 127
ARQ-N..................................................................................................... 128
ASCII ...................................................................................................... 128
ATIS ....................................................................................................... 129
AUM-13 ................................................................................................... 130
AUTOSPEC ............................................................................................... 130
BAUDOT .................................................................................................. 131
BIIS........................................................................................................ 132
BR-6028.................................................................................................. 135
BULG-ASCII ............................................................................................. 136
CCIR ....................................................................................................... 137
CCITT ..................................................................................................... 138
CHINESE 4+4 .......................................................................................... 139

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CHU ........................................................................................................ 139
CIS-11 .................................................................................................... 140
CIS-12 .................................................................................................... 141
CIS-14 .................................................................................................... 141
CIS-36 .................................................................................................... 141
CIS-36-50 ............................................................................................... 142
CIS-50-50 ............................................................................................... 143
CLOVER-2................................................................................................ 143
CLOVER-2000 .......................................................................................... 144
CLOVER-2500 .......................................................................................... 145
CODAN-SELCAL ........................................................................................ 145
CODAN-3212 ........................................................................................... 145
CODAN-9001 ........................................................................................... 147
COQUELET-13 .......................................................................................... 151
COQUELET-8............................................................................................ 152
COQUELET-80 .......................................................................................... 153
CTCSS..................................................................................................... 154
CV-786.................................................................................................... 155
CW-MORSE .............................................................................................. 155
DCS SELCAL ............................................................................................ 156
Demodulated Bitstream Output .................................................................. 157
DGPS ...................................................................................................... 158
DMR........................................................................................................ 159
dPMR ...................................................................................................... 160
DTMF ...................................................................................................... 161
DUP-ARQ................................................................................................. 162
DUP-ARQ-2.............................................................................................. 163
DUP-FEC-2............................................................................................... 163
DZVEI ..................................................................................................... 164
EEA......................................................................................................... 165
EFR......................................................................................................... 165
EIA ......................................................................................................... 166
ERMES .................................................................................................... 167
EURO ...................................................................................................... 169
FEC-A...................................................................................................... 169
FELDHELL ................................................................................................ 170
FLEX ....................................................................................................... 171
FM-HELL.................................................................................................. 171
FMS-BOS ................................................................................................. 172
GMDSS/DSC-HF ....................................................................................... 174
GMDSS/DSC-VHF ..................................................................................... 174
GOLAY/GSC ............................................................................................. 175
G-TOR..................................................................................................... 176
GW-FSK .................................................................................................. 177
GW-OFDM................................................................................................ 177
GW-OFDM-Modulation and Protocol.................................................. 178
Decoder ....................................................................................... 178
GW-PSK .................................................................................................. 179
HC-ARQ................................................................................................... 179
HF-ACARS ............................................................................................... 180
HNG-FEC ................................................................................................. 181
ICAO SELCAL ........................................................................................... 182
LINK-11 (CLEW) ....................................................................................... 183
MD-674 ASYNC ........................................................................................ 184
METEOSAT............................................................................................... 184
MFSK-20 ................................................................................................. 185
MFSK-8 and MFSK-16................................................................................ 186
MIL-188-110-16Tone, (MIL-188-110A/B Appendix B).................................... 186
MIL-188-110-39Tone, (MIL-188-110A/B Appendix C).................................... 187
MIL-188-110A.......................................................................................... 188
MIL-188-110A-MOD .................................................................................. 190
MIL-188-110B (Appendix C), STANAG 4539 ................................................. 191
MIL-188-141A.......................................................................................... 193
MIL-188-141B (Appendix C)....................................................................... 194

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MIL-M-55529A NB/WB .............................................................................. 195
MOBITEX-1200......................................................................................... 196
MOBITEX-8000......................................................................................... 197
MODAT.................................................................................................... 197
Fax & MODEMS Half-Duplex ....................................................................... 198
FAX-G3-V.17................................................................................. 198
FAX-G3-V.27ter............................................................................. 198
FAX-G3-V.29................................................................................. 199
FAX-G3-V34hdx ............................................................................ 199
V.21, BELL103 .............................................................................. 199
V.22 / V.22bis, BELL212A ............................................................... 199
V.23 ............................................................................................ 199
FAX & MODEMS Full-Duplex ....................................................................... 200
V.26 / V.26bis............................................................................... 200
V.32 / V.32bis............................................................................... 200
V.34 ............................................................................................ 200
V.90 ............................................................................................ 200
V.92 ............................................................................................ 201
MPT-1327 ................................................................................................ 201
NATEL ..................................................................................................... 203
NMT-450 ................................................................................................. 204
NOAA-GEOSAT ......................................................................................... 204
NWR-SAME .............................................................................................. 205
NXDN...................................................................................................... 209
OLIVIA .................................................................................................... 209
ORBCOMM ............................................................................................... 210
PACKET-1200........................................................................................... 211
PACKET-300 ............................................................................................ 212
PACKET-9600........................................................................................... 213
PACTOR................................................................................................... 213
PACTOR-FEC ............................................................................................ 214
PACTOR-II ............................................................................................... 215
PACTOR-II-AUTO ...................................................................................... 216
PACTOR-II-FEC ........................................................................................ 216
PACTOR-III.............................................................................................. 217
PACTOR-4................................................................................................ 219
PCCIR ..................................................................................................... 219
PDZVEI ................................................................................................... 220
PICCOLO-MK6 and PICCOLO-MK12 ............................................................. 221
POCSAG .................................................................................................. 222
POL-ARQ ................................................................................................. 224
PRESS-FAX .............................................................................................. 224
PSK-10.................................................................................................... 225
PSK-31, PSK-63, PSK-125, PSK-250 ........................................................... 225
PSK-31-FEC ............................................................................................. 226
PSK-63F, PSK-125F, PSK-220F................................................................... 227
PSK-AM ................................................................................................... 228
PZVEI...................................................................................................... 228
ROBUST-PACKET ...................................................................................... 229
RUM-FEC ................................................................................................. 230
SAT-AERO-P, SAT-AERO-R, SAT-AERO-T ..................................................... 231
SAT-AERO-C ............................................................................................ 231
SAT-B ..................................................................................................... 232
SAT-B-C-TFC............................................................................................ 232
SAT-B-C-HSD........................................................................................... 233
SAT-C-TDM, SAT-C-TDMA, SAT-C-EGC ........................................................ 234
SAT-C TDM ................................................................................... 234
SAT-C-TDMA................................................................................. 235
SAT-C-TDM-EGC............................................................................ 236
SAT-M ..................................................................................................... 238
SAT-MINI-M............................................................................................. 238
SAT-MINI-M-C-HSD .................................................................................. 239
SI-ARQ.................................................................................................... 240
SI-AUTO.................................................................................................. 240

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SI-FEC .................................................................................................... 241
SITOR-ARQ.............................................................................................. 241
SITOR-AUTO ............................................................................................ 242
SITOR-FEC............................................................................................... 242
SP-14...................................................................................................... 242
SPREAD-11, SPREAD-21 and SPREAD-51..................................................... 244
SSTV....................................................................................................... 244
STANAG-4285 .......................................................................................... 246
STANAG-4415 .......................................................................................... 248
STANAG-4481-FSK ................................................................................... 249
STANAG-4481-PSK ................................................................................... 250
STANAG-4529 .......................................................................................... 251
STANAG-4539 .......................................................................................... 253
STANAG-5065-FSK ................................................................................... 253
SWED-ARQ .............................................................................................. 253
TETRA ..................................................................................................... 254
Constraints ................................................................................... 257
TETRAPOL................................................................................................ 258
THROB and THROBX ................................................................................. 262
TWINPLEX ............................................................................................... 262
VDEW ..................................................................................................... 264
VDL-M2 ................................................................................................... 264
VISEL...................................................................................................... 265
WEATHER-FAX ......................................................................................... 266
X.25........................................................................................................ 266
ZVEI-1 .................................................................................................... 268
ZVEI-2 .................................................................................................... 268
ZVEI-3 .................................................................................................... 269
ZVEI-VDEW ............................................................................................. 270
Classifier (Optional) 273
Overview ................................................................................................. 273
Classifier ................................................................................................. 273
How the Classifier Works ................................................................ 273
Classifier User Interface ................................................................. 273
Caveats........................................................................................ 278
Classifier Code Check HF (CCC) .................................................................. 278
How the Classifier Code Check Works............................................... 278
User Interface ............................................................................... 280
Decoding ...................................................................................... 284
Classifier Code Check (CCC) VHF/UHF ......................................................... 284
How the Classifier Code Check Works............................................... 284
User Interface ............................................................................... 286
Decoding ...................................................................................... 290
Classifier Code Check Editor....................................................................... 290
Installation ................................................................................... 290
CCC Editor GUI.............................................................................. 291
Data Base Fields............................................................................ 296
SAT System 298
Overview ................................................................................................. 298
Systems .................................................................................................. 299
RF Channels.................................................................................. 300
Logical Channels............................................................................ 300
MES Identification.......................................................................... 301
Session Signaling .......................................................................... 301
SAT Operation.......................................................................................... 301
Traffic-Channel Decoder ................................................................. 303
The Sat Aero System ................................................................................ 303
Services ....................................................................................... 303
Channel types ............................................................................... 304
Trouble Shooting ........................................................................... 305

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Modem and FAX Modes 309
Overview ................................................................................................. 309
Line transmission .......................................................................... 309
Fax and Data Transmission ........................................................................ 310
Modem Functionality ...................................................................... 310
Handshaking................................................................................. 311
Modulation Types .......................................................................... 312
Decoding ................................................................................................. 313
Input and interfacing ..................................................................... 315
Constraints ................................................................................... 315
Output ......................................................................................... 316
Additional Functions 317
License System, Software and Options ........................................................ 317
License System ............................................................................. 317
CmStick ....................................................................................... 317
WAVECOM Server ..................................................................................... 319
Introduction.................................................................................. 319
WAVECOM Server Control............................................................... 320
Shortcut Manager ..................................................................................... 322
Adding a shortcut to an existing installation ...................................... 322
Alarm Monitor .......................................................................................... 323
Introduction.................................................................................. 323
Options ........................................................................................ 324
Settings ....................................................................................... 324
Run ............................................................................................. 326
Serial Link ............................................................................................... 326
Introduction.................................................................................. 326
Getting Started ............................................................................. 327
Status Information ........................................................................ 327
Remote Control ........................................................................................ 328
XML ........................................................................................................ 328
WAVECOM Data Formats 329
IP-CONF TCP/IP Data Format ..................................................................... 329
IP-PXGF TCP/IP Data Format...................................................................... 329
OVERVIEW.................................................................................... 329
PXGF DESCRIPTION ....................................................................... 329
THE PXGF CHUNK STRUCTURE ........................................................ 329
APPLICATION NOTES ..................................................................... 330
DEFINITION OF CHUNKS ................................................................ 331
WAVECOM Data File Format ....................................................................... 333
File Header ................................................................................... 333
Data Structures............................................................................. 334
File Headers and Data Structures for Individual File Types .................. 334
Appendix 342
Alphabets Details...................................................................................... 342
Unicode........................................................................................ 342
Questions & Answers................................................................................. 352
Signal Interference ................................................................................... 352
General ........................................................................................ 352
Antenna installation ....................................................................... 353
Receiver ....................................................................................... 353
HF cabling .................................................................................... 353
Grounding .................................................................................... 353
Location of decoder ....................................................................... 353
PCs and peripherals ....................................................................... 353
Video monitor ............................................................................... 353
LAN ............................................................................................. 353
Conditions of Sale..................................................................................... 353

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General ........................................................................................ 353
Prices........................................................................................... 354
Delivery time ................................................................................ 354
Dispatch....................................................................................... 354
Return of goods............................................................................. 354
Payment....................................................................................... 354
Reservation of ownership ............................................................... 354
Cancellation .................................................................................. 354
Changes of order quantities ............................................................ 354
Legal domicile ............................................................................... 354
Warranty ...................................................................................... 355
Obligation..................................................................................... 355
Copyright ..................................................................................... 355
Liability ........................................................................................ 355
Laws and regulations ..................................................................... 355
License Terms .......................................................................................... 355
Manufacturer Address ............................................................................... 356
Glossary of Terms 357
Index 367

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Welcome
Thank you for choosing a WAVECOM decoder product. The product that you have purchased includes the
latest technology in data decoding, together with the latest software release available at the time of ship-
ment.
Please check our website at http://www.wavecom.ch for software updates.
Before you install the product, please also check the latest documentation on the installation DVD or on
our website.
Wavecom Elektronik AG develops and sells products for wireless (HF/VHF/VHF/SHF) data monitoring in all
frequency bands.
Two decoder families are currently available:
W-PCI and W-PCIe are decoder hardwares with two physically independent channels.
W74PC is a hardware decoder with four physically independent channels. The decoder software W-
CODE supports all these three hardwares.
W-CODE works also as a stand-alone application with native host hardware, like the built-in
soundcard or other audio devices.
W61PC/W61LAN consists of hardware (e.g., W61PC, W61LAN) and corresponding, integral soft-
ware (no additional order of the software required).
Revisions
Version
Date
Changes
Beta
20-Dec-2005
Initial draft.
6.3.00
15-Jan-2006
CMH files, index, installation.
6.4.00
15-Jul-2006
New protocols:
-PSK-AM
-MIL-188-110-16Tone
-CIS-12
-PACTOR-III
-CLOVER-2
-CLOVER-2000
-CODAN-9001
Improvements and modifications:
HF PSK CODE CHECK
HF MFSK CODE CHECK
HF CLASSIFIER CODE CHECK
Tuning FFT
Installation for PACTOR-III/CODAN/CLOVER Modes.
6.4.00
25-Aug-2006
W51PC added.
6.4.01
4-Oct-2006
W61LAN added.
6.4.02
4-Oct-2006
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Version
Date
Changes
6.5.00
27-Apr-2007
New protocols:
-PACTOR-FEC
-CV-786
-MD-674
-MIL-M-55529a
-MOBITEX-1200
-VISEL
-STANAG-5066
Improvements and modifications:
Inputs added (streaming and user inputs)
Passband tuning added.
6.6.00
23-Jan-2008
New protocols:
-CHU
-DZVEI
-MIL-188-110-39Tone
-MOBITEX-1200
-MODAT
-NWR-SAME
-PCCIR
-PDZVEI
-PZVEI
-SAT-AERO (Aero-I)
-ZVEI-3
-Stanag-5065-FSK
Improvements and modifications:
W51PC removed
ATIS changed
New chapter: WAVECOM TCP/IP Data File Format
WiNRADiO Setup
Time cursors in sonagram
New manual layout.
6.6.5.0
2-Jul-2008
New protocols:
-OLIVIA
-BIIS-1200
Improvements and modifications:
Chapter: Professional version removed, as in the feature only one version is availa-
ble
Phase plane “Sync/Async” replaced with “IQ demodulator”
"BITS" replaced by "BINARY" in ALF-RDS, CODAN 9001, INMARSAT-A, MIL188-
110A, -B, -16Tone, -39Tone, MIL 188-141B, STANAG 4285, -4415, -4529
"RAW" replaced by "HEX" in CIS36-50, CIS50-50,GW-FSK, GW-PSK, VISEL
STANAG4529 default center frequency changed to 1700 Hz
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Date
Changes
CodeMeter added.
6.6.60
22-Jan-2009
New protocols:
-SAT-B-C-TFC
-Robust Packet Radio
-ORBCOMM
Improvements and modifications:
User Manual split into a W-CODE and W-61 Manual
FAX and Modem added
SAT-AERO improved
User defined alphabets added
Sample Rate Fine tuning added.
6.6.70
14-Mai-2009
New protocols:
-FAX-G3-V.17
-FAX-G3-V.27ter
-FAX-G3-V.29
-FAX-G3-V34hdx
-V.21, BELL103
-V.22 / V.22bis, BELL212A
-V.23
-V.26 / V.26bis
-V.32 / V.32bis
-V.34
-V.90
-V.92
-ALE-400 added
-Alternative Modes for CODAN-9001 (W-CODAN-9001), CLOVER-2 (W-
CLOVER-2) and CLOVER-2000 (W-CLOVER-2000).
Improvements and modifications:
“Modems” modes added (incl. new “Modem Settings...” and “Modem Input File…”
options):
OSI-Level removed
MIL-STD … tuning changed
OLIVIA changed
PACTOR-II: AFC ± 50 Hz, additional frame type detection, HEX (Binary output)
Sonagram added to FFT tuning window
FFT and Sonagram tuning parameter moved from options to the new context menu.
“Pause Graphic” option for the sonagram tuning view
Passband display shows additional tuning information (shift mark, space frequency)
in a tooltip box, if the mouse is move over the cursors
Number of “Custom Alphabets” and “Custom Inputs” limited to 16
“Message Type” dialog box. New parameter for Parity (MARK and SPACE)
“Message Type” dialog box. Display format “ ITA5” and “ASCII” merged to “ITA5

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Version
Date
Changes
(ASCII)”
WAVECOM Data File Format, additional information added
Added: List of checked modes with FSK Code Check
Name of ROBUST-PACKET-RADIO changed to ROBUST-PACKET
Changed license manager.
6.8.00
15-Nov-2009
New protocols:
-VDL-M2 added
NMT-450 Center in the documentation changed to 1500 Hz.
BIIS-1200 renamed to BIIS.
CODAN-9001: LSR initialization changed from binary to hex.
CLOVER-2 and CLOVER-2000, “CRC Recognition” added.
Binary Output of PACTOR-I and PACTOR-II enhanced.
MIL-39T enhanced.
CIS-36-50, CIS-50-50 enhanced.
AIS enhanced.
CW improved.
New installation software.
XML: customer inputs configuration improved.
6.8.1
17-Mar-2010
New protocols:
-DMR: New digital, TDMA based mobile radio mode
-W-CODE: Media Player/Recorder: This tool records signals directly to WAV-
files from the host sound card inputs. During playback of WAV files the sig-
nal is sent unprocessed to the W-CODE and a monitoring signal is played
through the sound card
-PSK-63, -125: Now independent amateur radio modes implementing the
FLARQ emergency messaging protocol
-PSK-250: New amateur radio modes implementing the FLARQ protocol
-VDL-M2: New digital, aeronautical data link mode
-W-PACTOR-III: Initial release of WAVECOM’s implementation of PACTOR-III
-IP-PXGF TCP/IP streaming data format added
Improvements and modifications:
-Installation: The procedure has been greatly improved and simplified, an
option to delete all settings before re- or new installation added
-CHU: Polarity now manually selected
-CW: New, much improved demodulator will decode speeds up to 90 wpm
-AIS: New “Inland AIS” interpretations of standard AIS message fields add-
ed. Standard AIS, Inland AIS, St. Lawrence Seaway and PAWSS AIS binary
message decoding added
-Baudot: Reworked decoder with improved polarity detection and enhanced
performance
-PACTOR-I, PACTOR-II: ASCII 0x1E (idle) removed from hex output
-W-CODAN-9001: Output of demodulated multichannel symbols, de-
randomization of secure and unsecure modes, user selectable key for de-
randomization of secure modes, output of recognized key in secure mode,
output of status information, output of recognized frame type, decoding of
chat messages into readable output, decoding of text files into readable
output, decoding of data into hex output
-W-CLOVER-2, -2000: “CRC recognition” changed to “Display Mode” for se-
lection of error-free frames or all frames. Option for user defined table of

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Date
Changes
CRC added
-MIL-141A, CODAN-9001: Improved performance for Golay (24, 12) decod-
er
-MIL-39T: Display formats “ASCII” and “ITA-5” merged
-CIS-36-50, CIS-50-50: More fault-tolerant start and stop criteria, automat-
ic default to Letter Shift after idle or a longer sequence of invalid data, syn-
chronization to valid 3:4 characters without need for preamble
-DTMF: Character set changed (“*” and “#” replaces “E” and “F”)
-COQUELET-8, -13, -80: Bar graph range corrected
-STANAG, MIL modes: ITA-2 “U” character now printed
-FMS-BOS settings added to documentation
7.0.00
24-Nov-2010
New protocols:
-dPMR
-X.25
-TETRA
Improvements and modifications
-GUI, toolbars, menus etc. changed
-Wideband classifier (bandwidth 96 kHz)
-Adjustable “Classifier Code Check” with XML table lookup
-Classifier Code Check Table Editor
-CODAN-9001 extended with “Compressed Data” and “Secure Interactive
Packets” decoding. CODAN-9001 documentation extended
-SR Calibration added
-“SAT Translation Frequency Tuning Bar” changed to “SAT Frequency Tuning
Bar” and new functions added
-PSK-mode tuning window cursors are now merged into one, single cursor
-Application notes removed from the user manual into separate documents
(available from www.wavecom.ch)
-BR-6028 is now a mode and no longer a demodulator
-CRC tables are changed from “\Config\CRCTABLE.TXT” to
“\Config\CRCTable.xml”
-Source code chapter removed (as the source is no longer available)
-INMARSAT-A and METOSAT removed
-Notation of “Translation frequency” changed to “Offset frequency”
-Notation of “INDIR” changed to “SUB”
-VDL-M2, “Display-Mode” added
-AMSAT-P3D: The file “amsatp3d.raw” is no longer available
-Translation frequency replaced with offset frequency
-CW AFC: ON/OFF
-Automatic detection of the “Display Mode” for MIL-STD and STANAG signals
7.1.00
13-Apri-2011
-New WAVECOM install tool.
-License Key no longer required for W61PC Professional version (but still
requiered for the SAT and Classifier options).
-W-CODE no longer supports MEDAV PACTOR-3, CLOVER-2000, CLOVER-2
and CODAN-9001.
-APCO25 added.
-W-CODE: Name of SAT-Option and Classifier-Option changed.

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Version
Date
Changes
7.2.00
27-Jul-2011
-GW-OFDM protocol added.
-LINK-11 protocol added.
-SAT protocols, CLOVER2/2000, CODAN9001, PACTOR-III require no longer
an additional optional license. All functions are now contained in the W-
CODE or W61PC license.
-Better support of russian Windows (custom inputs).
-Wideband-Classifier works with VHF/UHF SUB Signals.
-Wideband-Classifier works with VHF/UHF DIR Signals.
-PxGF float support.
-FSK Code Check SUB uses always the FM demodulator.
-Classifier Code Check (CCC) VHF/UHF Direct added.
-Classifier Code Check (CCC) VHF/UHF Sub added.
-W-CODE: “Modem and Fax input file settings” removed. Direct support for
two analog input channels (stereo) added.
-W-Sat-email-Decoder requres a dedicated license.
7.3.00
12-Sept-2011
-VHF/UHF Classifier Codecheck DIR and SUB merged into one.
7.4.00
11-Nov-2011
-Incorporate W-PCI and W-PCIe hardware into W-CODE.
8.0.00
06-Dec-2011
-Enable voice classification in VHF/UHF Classifier Codecheck.
-Official launch of W-PCI and W-PCIe.
8.1.00
23-Apr-2012
-New mode: NXDN (demodulated symbol).
-Add a switch “output-demod-symbol” with “on” and “off” to output the bit-
stream directly after the demodulator. This parameter also added into XML
interface.
-STANAG-4285 has a demodulated symbol output for further analyze in W-
BitView Tool.
-STANAG-4285 center frequency search extended to +/- 160 Hz and various
improvements.
-Rename “IAS Bitstream Output” to “Demodulated Bitstream Output”.
-Rename “translation” to “offset” in XML interface.
-Add “display-mode” to Pactor in XML interface.
-Various improvements and bug-fixes.
8.2.00
01-Jan-2013
-New modes: CHINESE 4+4.
-New option W-CLOUD: Signal monitoring and decoding based on genuine,
encrypted IQ signal over large geographical distance.
-Classifier narrowband (CL-NB) extended to BW 48 kHz for VHF/UHF and
SAT bands.
8.3.00
01-Jun-2013
-W-CLOUD supports streaming IQ signal over VSC (Virtual Sound Card) of
WiNRADiO.
-GW-OFDM mode totally revised and improved.
-NXDN live voice output.
-New FFT and Sonagram display settings with “Base level”, “Range” and
“FFT length”.
-XML interface extension regarding W-CLOUD devices.
-Correction in ORBCOMM decoding position and speed data.
8.4.00
15-Nov-2013
-Wavecom Virtual Audio Cable (W-VAC) introduced into Media Player / Re-
corder, to record signal from a Wavecom hardware input device (W-PCI, W-
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Date
Changes
-Dedicated phase plane for MIL/STANAG modes to show the PSK signal be-
fore and after the equalizer.
-MIL-188-110A can now be synchronized on the probe: on-going synchroni-
zation.
-DMR has a bit-transparent output (Options -> Message Type).
-XML RCI extension: add commands to retrieve CCC mode table.
-XML RCI extension: classifer result message is delivered in a better struc-
ture. Details refer to XML RCI Manual.
8.5.0
15-March-2014
-New mode MIL-188-110A-MOD.
-New modes THROB and THROBX.
-Significant enhancement of DMR: both slots are decoded. Full monitoring
especially of communication with a base station.
-Bit transparent output for dPMR (Options -> Message Type).
-XMLTestGUI.exe is released in XML RCI SDK for user to run W-CODE with-
out Wavecom GUI.
-General improvements and bug fixes.
8.5.1
03-June-2014
-New identity for Wavecom hardware decoders. W74PC, W-PCI and W-PCIe
appear with their own logo. W74PC, W-PCI and W-PCIe run with an in-card
license. The USB dongle license is no longer necessary.
8.6.0
03-Nov-2014
-TETRA SNDCP output.
-New mode CLOVER-2500.
-INMARSAT-MINI-M now supports HSD (M4): SAT-B-C-HSD and SAT-mM-C-
HSD.
-Enhancement of PACTOR-I: all connect frames and free signals are decod-
ed.
-Enhancement of PACTOR-II and PACTOR-III: able to decode encrypted
connections.
8.7.0
16-May-2015
-SAT-Aero modes: SAT-AERO-P, SAT-AERO-C, SAT-AERO-R and SAT-AERO-
T.
-DMR revisited: two new SYNC types according to ETSI TS 102 361-1 V2.1.1
(2012-4). Protocol Tier I, II and III update according to ETSI TS.
-Improve the “Device Selector” GUI for HW decoder. Add “License Edit” but-
ton.
-Add “live-sound-mute” parameter (for DMR, dPMR modes etc.) into XML
RCI interface.
-Custom input supports VITA-49 protocol.
-General improvements and bug fixes.
8.8.0
10-Feb-2016
-Revision MIL-188-141B.
-General revision of most MIL / STANAG modes.
-Soft decision in MFSK-8 and MFSK-16 modes. Display “Confidence”.
-Phase Plane extension: display trace between two neighbour symbols.
-Voice session saved in NXDN mode.
-Enhanced ACARS protocol interpreter.
-New XML message indicating the release version number, e.g., 8.8.0.
-New XML message “License error: Selected mode is not licensed for the se-
lected device” when calling VHF/UHF CCC without proper license. This is on-
ly available in W-CODE.
-Wibu SD card as new license carrier. USB dongle (CmStick/C) still available.

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Date
Changes
9.0.0
03-Oct-2016
-New mode PACTOR-4.
-New mode TETRAPOL.
-70 MHz IF input of Wavecom hardware decoders W-PCI, W-PCIe and
W74PC also available for HF/VHF/UHF mode groups.
-Input bits to vocoder saved in a separate file for TETRA, DMR, dPMR, APCO-
25 and NXDN decoders.
-Implement power efficiency for Wavecom hardware decoders.
9.1.0
04-Aug-2017
-Release compatible to Windows 10.
-New mode CODAN-3212.
-Significant extension of TETRAPOL protocol interpreter.
-Significant improvement in TETRAPOL demodulation, using soft-decision.
The demodulated symbols are visualized in the phase plane.
-TETRAPOL signal can be detected by the Classifier Codecheck (CCC).
-Additional tuning cursor (with 8 cursors) in FFT and sonagram for multi-
tone signal analysis.
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Bit manipulation tools
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Simultaneous processing of multiple analysis sessions
Auto-update functionality
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and decompression, the email(s) and possible attachment(s) are output as files. The following email sys-
tems will be recognized and decoded respectively.
Email system
Recognize
Decode
AMOS
Y
Y
Blast
Y
N
Dualog
Y
Y
GlobeWireless
Y
Y
GTMail
Y
Y
MS-RAS PPP
Y
Y
MS-RAS TCP/IP
Y
N
Rydex
Y
Y
se@comm
Y
Partially
SkyFile
Y
Y
UUCP
Y
Y
UUPlus
Y
Y
Xdatos
Y
Partially
ZModem
Y
Y