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Re: RS-12/13 Telemetry
- Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] RS-12/13 Telemetry
- From: Michael Rudzki <kf8bex@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:44:19 -0400
Hi Doug,
Here is what we've got on the Southeast Michigan AMSAT Web Site:
http://oeonline.com/~kf8bex/amsat/index.html
Our RS-12/13 page is:
http:/oeonline.com/~kf8bex/rs-12.html
The following was a message I gleaned from a packet BBS (remember those things?)
in 1991. The information should still be good, though.
73,
Mike, N8MR
TABLE 1. RS-12/13 TELEMETRY DATA CONVERSION
===========================================
Here's a data sheet for your RS-12 & 13 Telemetry calculations
and mode findings, with acknowledgments to source Andy
Mirinov RK3KPK of RS3A, theRS Satellite Command Station.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
THE TELEMETRY FROM RS-12 AND 13 IS SENT DOWN AS MORSE CODE CW
AT CA. 25 WPM. IT REPRESENT VARIOUS STATUS INDICATORS AND
MEASUREMENTS MADE ON THE TRANSPONDER. THERE ARE 16 CHANNELS
SENT. EACH CHANNEL SENT CONSISTS OF 3 ALPHA CHARACTERS FOLLOWED
BY 2 NUMERIC CHARACTERS, FOR EXAMPLE: 'IMS 45'.THE 'IMS' PART IS THE
ALPHA, '45' THE NUMERIC PART OF ONE CHANNEL. THE ALPHA PART GIVES
A SPECIFIC STATUS SUCH AS ON OR OFF FOR A SPECIFIC FEATURE. IN THE
EXAMPLE 'IMS 45', THE IMS PART GIVES THE SPECIFIC STATUS OF CHANNEL
4: THE 21 MHZ RECEIVER IS OFF. IF, HOWEVER, 'IMS' IS REPLACED BY 'IMU' IN
CHANNEL 4, AS IN 'IMU 45', THEN THE 21 MHZ RECEIVER IS ACTIVATED (ON).
THE NUMERIC PART OF CHANNEL 4, '45' IN OUR EXAMPLE, GIVES THE AGC
LEVEL OF THE 15 METER RECEIVER, WHERE THE VALUE IN VOLTS EQUALS
THE NUMBER SENT DIVIDED BY 5. ( N/5 = V, 45/5 = 9 VOLTS ).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
CHANNEL ALPHA-GROUP MEANING/CONVERSION FORMULA
------- ----------- --------------------------
1 IIS IID IIR IIG TELEMETRY SAMPLING PERIOD: 90 MIN.
IIU IIK IIW IIO TELEMETRY SAMPLING PERIOD: 10 MIN.
N/4= V IN VOLTS OF POWER SUPPLY
----------------------------------------------------------------
2 INS IND INR ING 2 MTR RX: 20 DB ATTENUATOR ON
INU INK INW INO 2 MTR RX: 0 DB ATTENUATOR ON
N/10= P IN WATTS,POWER OUTPUT 2m TX
---------------------------------------------------------------
3 IAS IAD IAR IAG 15 MTR RX: 10 DB ATTENUATOR ON
IAU IAK IAW IAO 15 MTR RX: 0 DB ATTENUATOR ON
N/10= P IN WATTS, POWER OUTPUT 10m TX
----------------------------------------------------------------
4 IMS IMD IMR IMG 15 MTR UPLINK: OFF
IMU IMK IMW IMO 15 MTR UPLINK: ON
N/5= V IN VOLTS, 15 m RX-AGC Volts
----------------------------------------------------------------
5 NIS NID NIR NIG 2 MTR RX: OFF
NIU NIK NIW NIO 2 MTR RX: ON
N/5= V IN VOLTS, 2m RX-AGC VOLTAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------
6 NNS NND NNR NNG SPECIAL COMMAND STATION CHANNEL: OFF
NNU NNK NNW NNO SPECIAL COMMAND STATION CHANNEL: ON
N/5= V IN VOLTS, SPECIAL COMMAND AGC V
----------------------------------------------------------------
7 NAS NAD NAR NAG OUTPUT POWER 10m BEACON NO.1: MAX
NAU NAK NAW NAO OUTPUT POWER 10m BEACON NO.1: MIN
N/3= (SERVICE COMMAND PARAMETER)
----------------------------------------------------------------
8 NMS NMD NMR NMG OUTPUT POWER 10m BEACON NO.2: MAX
NMU NMK NMW NMO OUTPUT POWER 10m BEACON MO.2: MIN
N/3= (SERVICE COMMAND PARAMETER)
----------------------------------------------------------------
9 AIS AID AIR AIG STATUS OF FIRST MEMORY BOARD: OFF
AIU AIK AIW AIO STATUS OF FIRST MEMORY BOARD: ON
N-10= T IN DEGREES C, 10 MTR TX
---------------------------------------------------------------
10 ANS AND ANR ANG STATUS OF SECOND MEMORY BOARD: OFF
ANU ANK ANW ANO STATUS OF SECOND MEMORY BOARD: ON
N-10= T IN DEGREES C, 2 MTR TX
---------------------------------------------------------------
11 AAS AAD AAR AAG THERE IS INFORMATION IN MEMORY NO.1
AAU AAK AAW AAO ..... NO INFORMATION IN MEMORY NO.1
N-10= T IN DEGREES C,20V POWER SUPPLY
---------------------------------------------------------------
12 AMS AMD AMR AMG THERE IS INFORMATION IN MEMORY NO. 2
AMU AMK AMW AMO ..... NO INFORMATION IN MEMORY NO. 2
N-10= T IN DEGREES C, 9V POWER SUPPLY
----------------------------------------------------------------
13 MIS MID MIR MIG MEMORY DATA SEND VIA BEACON 2
MIU MIK MIW MIO MEMORY DATA SEND VIA BEACON 1
N/5= V IN VOLTS, 9V PWR SUPPLY CONTROL
----------------------------------------------------------------
14 MNS MND MNR MNG 15 MTR ROBOT RX ATTENUATOR : - 10 DB
MNU MNK MNW MNO 15 MTR ROBOT RX ATTENUATOR : 0 DB
N/5= V IN VOLTS,15m ROBOT RX AGC VOLTAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------
15 MAS MAD MAR MAG 2 MTR ROBOT RX ATTENUATOR : - 10 DB
MAU MAK MAW MAO 2 MTR ROBOT RX ATTENUATOR : 0 DB
N/5= V IN VOLTS, 2m ROBOT RX AGC VOLTAGE
---------------------------------------------------------------
16 MMS MMD MMR MMG OUTPUT PWR SPECIAL CMD CHANNEL : MAX
MMU MMK MMW MMO OUTPUT PWR SPECIAL CMD CHANNEL : MIN
N=00: LESS THAN 32 QSO'S IN ROBOT LOG
N=80 TO 99: OVER 32 QSO'S IN ROBOT LOG
73, Pat, G3IOR @ GB7LDI
At 08:28 PM 8/11/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi all-
>
>I'm helping a friend w/ a school project and I need to know the telemetry
>legends for RS-13.
>
>I've searched the web in numerous places with no joy at present.
>
>Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks and 73,
>Doug
>AB8CJ
>
>
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