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Gateway Training Workshop Module Two

Advanced Gateway Operations

Audio Control Units (ACU)

Patrick KempkerGateway Instructor

OEC/[email protected]

(619) 553-5172

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Glossary

COR/COS Carrier Operated Relay/ Carrier Operated Squelch - A receiver signal that gives a positive indication a carrier or signal is being received and the receiver is unsquelched.

CPM-2/4/6 Control Processor Module - This ACU module controls all aspects of system operation.

DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency - The standard touch-tone telephone dialing method sends DTMF characters over the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN) line.

DSP Digital Signal Processing (or Processor).DSP-1/2/2IP The Digital Signal Processor Module, the main radio interface of the

ACU-1000 system. DSP algorithms provide Voice Operated Transmit (VOX), Voice Modulation Recognition (VMR), Audio Delay, Noise Reduction, and Tone Keying functions.

Extension Each interface module in the ACU-1000 system is given an extension number. A user enters this extension number to make a communications link through the selected module.

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Glossary Cont.

HSP-2/4/2IP The ACU-1000 Handset/Speaker/Prompt Module provides a local operator interface and the system voice prompt circuitry.

INMARSAT International Marine/Maritime Satellite PSTN-1/1IP Public Service Telephone Network module to interface to the Public

Switch Telephone NetworkPTT Push to TalkRX Receive or ReceiverSIP Session Initiation Protocol SCM-1/2 SIP Channel ModuleSquelch A means of detecting audio and causing some action when it is

present, such as keying a transmitter or unmuting an audio path.TX Transmit or Transmitter.VMR Voice Modulation Recognition. A type of squelch, which is activated

only by spoken words and not by tones, noise, or other audio information.

VOX Voice Operated Xmit (Transmit). A circuit or algorithm, which causes a transmitter to key or some other action when voice is present.

This squelch type is activated by any audio signal, and is not restricted to voice only.

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Advanced Gateway Operations Overview Requirement & Capabilities Setup & Configuration Creating & Breaking Patches

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Requirements & CapabilitiesACU Family – Raytheon JPS Four (4) to twenty-four (24)

interconnected communications devices (only 16 active at one time)

Patch Up to seven (7) new networks Five (5) Patch Types

Normal, Vertical, Priority, Monitor, Permanent

Individual Module/Port Adjustments Password Protection

(PINs, Permanent Connections, and Module Settings)

ACU-1000

TRP-1000

ACU-M

ACU-T

ACU-2000IP

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Requirements & CapabilitiesACU Family Power

AC 110 – 220 V DC power

Computer Controllable Free ACU Controller Software

R/S-232 connection Network RJ-45 interface

Optional WAIS software for multiple ACU Control VOIP – Free PCNXU software

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Requirements & Capabilities Control Console Software User-friendly graphical interface that is mouse-driven Allows operators to

Quickly make and break inter-connections Modify setup Save and load configurations

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Requirements & Capabilities Control Console Software Computer Requirements for Version 5.42

OS Windows 95, 98 Me, NT, 2000, XP, or Vista The ACU Controller’s native screen resolution is 1280x1024,

where it looks best and runs fastest; however, it will automatically adapt to fit any screen resolution.

64MB RAM minimum 50 MB free hard drive space Serial port dedicated to communicate w/ACU or Ethernet

Card (if using Ethernet control for ACU) Mouse is recommended but not required

Note: Proper operation of the ACU Controller with a CPM-2 module requires that the CPM-2 module has firmware revision 1.16 or higher.

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Connection Indicator

Net Area Module GridShows which modules belong to which nets

Message Area

Installed Modules (Generic Display)

Column HeadingShows which ACU slots

contain modules

Setup & Configuration Control Console Generic Screen

Title

Pull Down Menu

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Setup & Configuration Control Console Generic Screen

Pull down menu

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Setup & Configuration Pull Down Menus

There are six pull down menus Sites ACU Tools Interface PermConn Help

Each grouped into specific types of operation

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Setup & Configuration Sites Menu

Select Network Site – Allows users to control the ACU through an Ethernet port. Note: You require both IP address and port number for the ACU you want to control

Select Serial Port – Used when controlling the ACU through the RS-232 connector P13. CPM-2 connects using a 9600 baud rate, CPM-4 uses 115200 baud rate.

Note: The middle of the menu is a connection history

Auto Connect On Startup – When on the ACU controller attempts to restore its last successful connection on startup

Exit - Exits the controller software

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Setup & Configuration ACU Menu

Save Configuration - lets users store the present configuration

Load Configuration – Sets the ACU to a previously saved configuration

Retrieve Current Configuration – interrogates the ACU regarding it’s current configuration

Restore Last Configuration – reverts the ACU Controller to the state it was in last time it was powered down.

COR Reporting Displays the current COR status of each module

PTT Reporting – Displays the current PTT status of each module

Voice Prompts – Controls the ACU voice prompting to external users gaining access via DTMF

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Setup & Configuration Tools Menu

Password Protection – Sets which (if any) attributes require password: ACU PIN settings DB, Permanent Connections, Module Settings

ACU Security Settings – provides access to DB that sets PIN #s, User IDs & security levels

Module Web Pages – Stores IP addresses for the various VoIP modules

View Recent Log – Views the last 30 entries

View Entire Log – Open the whole log

New Log – Starts a new log

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Setup & Configuration Tools Menu (Continued)

Connect All – Connects all modules except unconnected PSTN-1 modules

Revert – Returns the modules to there original position before the connect all

Disconnect All – dissolves all current interconnections (nets)

Revert – All modules (other than PSTN-1 modules) are returned to whatever nets they were in prior to the Disconnect all

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Setup & Configuration Interface Menu

Sound – Turns sound on or off

Allow ACU M-Style Interface – When checked, the ACU Controller will use its special ACU-M interface when connected to an ACU-M

Show Hover Icon Description – full module descriptions that appear near the mouse cursor when the cursor hovers over a module icon

Right Mouse Button – set either to disconnect the module, or to view the module settings

Connection Indicator - Select between disconnect or enter module’s setting screen

Animation – Sets the Icon movement speed when a patch is made or broken

Window Title – Sets the title on the Main ACU Controller screen

Change Colors – Change background and grid colors

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ACU-M Interface

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Setup & Configuration PermConn Menu

One of the five types of patches covered later in the practical demonstration

Acts as a toggle (On/Off) After a patch or patches are made forming

new nets, any of the nets (1 through 7) selected via this pull-down menu will become a Permanent Connection

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Setup & Configuration Help Menu

About – Gives you the information about your ACU Controller software Name and version number

Manual – Gives you access to the “ACU-Controller Control Software for the ACU-1000 and the ACU-T Software Installation and Operation Manual”

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Setup & Configuration Personalized Screen

Personalized Icons

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Creating & Breaking Patches Keyboard Operations Making and breaking connections with the keyboard consists of the

same operations that would be used with the mouse, except each mouse click has a corresponding keystroke series: The “##” symbol represents a two-digit module and the # represents the one-digit net number in each command. Click on module icon (left-click or Connect): c## Right-click (Disconnect) on module icon: d## Click on net number icon (Vertical Connection): n# Right-click on net number icon (Break VC.): b# Click on column heading (enter/exit Monitor Mode): m## Toggle Connect/Disconnect Mode Modules to Mon: t

These commands are case-sensitive; all must be lower-case

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Creating & Breaking Patches Connection Types Five types of connections

Normal - form new nets Vertical - join existing nets together Priority - temporarily patch members of existing nets

together, removing them from their original nets for the time being

Permanent – add protection to existing nets Monitor – one-way connection – listen, but not speak

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Creating & Breaking Patches Normal Connections

Each connection takes two left clicks of the mouse to make or one right click to break Create a net – left click on one idle module then left click on another one, to

create additional nets - repeat step To add more than two modules to net left click on the desired idle module

then left click on the net number or one of the module already on the net To break a module from a net right click the module to break an entire net

right click the net number

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Creating & Breaking Patches Vertical Connections

Connect two or more nets together – These are temporary connections intended to allow communications between nets for a short time To join – left click on a net number and then left click on the net

number you want to join it To disconnect - right click on a net number you want to remove

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Creating & Breaking Patches Priority Connection

NOTE: This is to temporarily patch active members of existing nets together, temporarily removing them from their original nets

To join – left click on one active module in a net then left click on the desired module in a different net

To disconnect - right click on the red number in the module icon

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Creating & Breaking Patches Permanent Connection

Adds protection to nets so you can not accidentally disconnect the modules in them - Permanent Connection. To create – Make normal net as shown on the normal connection

slide. Next on the dropdown tool bar select PermConn. Select the net number you want to make permanent. The letters “PC” appear in the connected modules.

To remove – PermConn is a toggle switch. On the dropdown tool bar select PermConn then select the net number you no longer want protected the letters “PC” disappear. The net can now be deleted in the normal fashion.

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Creating & Breaking Patches Monitor Mode

Monitor works differently than all the other connections To start monitoring - Enter monitor mode by left

clicking on the column heading of module you want to do the monitoring, the screen changes

Left click on the modules you wish to monitor Left click on the column heading again to return to the

normal screen

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Creating & Breaking Patches Monitor Connection

The M in the module’s icon shows who is doing the monitoring and the numbers below shows which modules are being monitored

To remove monitor - enter monitor mode by left clicking on the column heading

Left click on the modules you no longer wish to monitor Left click on the column heading again to return to the

normal screenNote: The M disappears from the module’s ICON

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