Hartcran House, 231 Kenton Lane, Harrow, Middlesex, HA3 8RP, England Tel: +44 (0) 20 8909 9595, Fax: +44 (0) 20 8909 2233, www.radiometrix.com COR3 27 July 2012, Issue 1 NBFM Multi-channel receiver for 868MHz SRD band The COR3 is a 25kHz channel narrowband multichannel Category 1 compliant receiver intended for European 869.2-869.25MHz Social Alarm application. It can also be used for any 868-870MHz band Non-Specific SRD applications. The module offers a low power, reliable data link in an industry-standard pin out and footprint. Figure 1: COR3-869-5-SAL receiver Features Conforms to EN 300 220-2 (Category 1) and EN 301 489-3 High performance double superhet, PLL Synthesizer with TCXO SAW front end filter Data rates up to 5 kbps for standard module Fully screened Feature-rich interface (RSSI, analogue and binary digital data outputs) User configurable via microcontroller UART Low power requirements Applications Social Alarm Handheld terminals Heavy vehicle/machine remote controls EPOS equipment, barcode scanners Data loggers Industrial telemetry and telecommand In-building environmental monitoring and control High-end security and fire alarms Vehicle data up/download Technical Summary Social Alarm frequencies: CH0: 869.2125MHz, CH1: 869.2375MHz Custom frequency within 865MHz - 870MHz Up to 32 channels controlled via UART interface (16 parallel selected) Supply range: 4.5V - 15V Current consumption: 25mA receive Data bit rate: 5kbps max. (standard module) Receiver sensitivity: -120dBm (for 12 dB SINAD) Size: 57 x 26 x 9mm Evaluation platforms: NBEK + COR3 carrier Radiometrix Ltd, COR3 Data Sheet page 1 Figure 2: COR3 block diagram Radiometrix Ltd, COR3 Data Sheet page 2 Figure 3: COR3 Flat mounted footprint Pin Description - COR3 Pin 1A 2A Name RF in RF GND Function 50Ω RF input from antenna RF ground, internally connected to the module screen and pin 2 (0V) 1 2 3 4 5 RSSI GND Vcc AF RXD 6 P0/PGM 7 8 9 P1 P2 P3 DC level between 0.5V and 2.5V. 60dB dynamic range Ground (0V) Supply input 4.5V – 15V DC 700mV p-p audio. DC coupled, approx 1V bias Open collector output of data slicer suitable for Bi-phase codes Requires external pull-up resistor to required output voltage level Parallel Channel select LSB Serial frequency programming / configuration1 Parallel Channel select Parallel Channel select Parallel Channel select MSB Notes: 1. 2. 3. 4. There is no pull-up on the open collector RXD output. P0-P3 are inverted parallel frequency select inputs. They have 10k pullups to 4.4V P0 requires a 4.4V level UART (inverted RS232) serial command strings for programming A version of the LMR2 firmware is used (so most variants of the LM_series will also be possible for the COR3 5. Two pinout versions are offered: With conventional pins, out of the bottom of the unit (flat mount) and with right-angle pins, to allow 'SIL' vertical mounting. 6. The actual pinout and footprint follows the NRX1/NRX2 type radio, with the addition of P0P3 Radiometrix Ltd, COR3 Data Sheet page 3 COR3 serial configuration commands Serial data is sent to the unit on one of the parallel channel select pins (P0). It is very important that the unit does not 'decode' switch bounce in ordinary operation as a command string, or spurious re-writing of the e2prom will result. For this reason the user must send the 16-character string ENABLESERIALMODE (followed by a carriage return) to fully enable the serial command mode before sending any of the command strings listed below. Command mode is disabled on power down, or on reception of a # character. You must power the unit to successfully program it. 2400 baud, 8 bit data, no parity, 1 start bit, 1 or 2 stop bits, No flow control, 4.4V level UART (inverted RS232) Serial select of channel aa (0 to 31) GOCHAN aa Set value of N for channel aa (channels 0 to 31) LOAD aa nnnnn Channel selected by 4 bit parallel input (0 to 15) SETPAR Channel selected by most recent 'gochan' operation SETSER Enter value for R register RVALUE rrrr Set value of N for single channel operation. N value NOT stored in eeprom SINGLE nnnnn Process entry <cr> Clear all buffers / Disable command mode # aa = a two digit channel number from 00 to 31 nnnnn = synthesizer N register value, (up to 65535) rrrr = synthesizer R register value, (up to 16383) R N f Xtal f channelspacing f RF IF f Channelspacing 13MHz , So R=520 25kHz 868 MHz 45 MHz 32920 25kHz Notes: 1. When If an N value greater than 65536 is needed then an offset of +65536 can be selected by setting bit 15 of the R value high 2. A pause of at least 50ms must be allowed between command strings (EEPROM programming time) SINGLE mode does not store the N value in EEPROM. Therefore the unit is inoperative after a power down until either another valid SINGLE command is received, or mode is changed by a GOCHAN, SETPAR or SETSER command. SINGLE mode is intended for frequency agile applications. 3. /SETPAR command should be issued at the end of channel programming to put the module back into parallel frequency select mode 4. User can modify the frequency table of 32channels to any desired frequency by changing N, R values of synthesizer within 1.5MHz of factory set Channel 0 frequency subject to the Radio Regulatory Band Allocation in the country of intended use. Radiometrix Ltd, COR3 Data Sheet page 4 Condensed specifications Frequency Frequency stability Channel spacing Number of channels Supply voltage Current Operating temperature Size Spurious radiations Social ALarm (SAL) variant: CH0:869.2125MHz, CH1:869.2375MHz User customisable frequencies: 865MHz – 870MHz (Versions on any other UHF should, in principle, be possible depending on SAW filter availability) 1.5kHz 25kHz 32 channels controlled via UART interface (16 parallel selected) 4.5V - 15V DC 25mA -20οC to +55οC (Storage -30οC to +70οC) 57 x 26 x 9 mm Compliant with ETSI EN 300 220-2 (Category 1) and EN 301 489-3 Interface user RF Recommended PCB hole size 9pin 0.1" pitch molex (optionally 5 pin, without channel selects) 2pin 0.1" pitch molex 1.2mm (min.) Intended approval ETSI Radio standard EN 300 220-2 and EMC standard EN 301 489-3 Receive Sensitivity blocking adjacent channel Image spurii Spurious radiations Outputs Power on to valid audio Power on to stable data out (50:50 mark / space) -120dBm for 12 dB SINAD >85dB -62dB Tested per. ETSI 300-220 v 2.3.1 >70dB >65dB Compliant with ETSI 300-220-2 (Category 1) and EN 301 489-3 RSSI, carrier detect, audio, data 28ms 50ms Radiometrix Ltd, COR3 Data Sheet page 5 Received Signal Strength Indicator The COR3 has wide range RSSI that measures the strength of an incoming signal over a range of 60dB or more. This allows assessment of link quality and available margin and is useful when performing range tests. The output on pin 1 of the module has a standing DC bias of up to 0.5V with no signal, rising to 2.5V at maximum indication (RF input levels of -40dBm and above). Vmin-max is typically 2V and is largely independent of standing bias variations. 2.5 2.3 2.1 RSSI output (V) 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.5 -130 -120 -110 -100 -90 -80 -70 -60 -50 -40 RF Level (dBm) Figure 4: RSSI voltage variation with respect to RF level at COR3 Ordering Information Part Number COR3-869.2125-5-H Frequency 869.2125MHz COR3-869-5-SAL 869.2-869.25MHz COR3-869-5-SAL-H 869.2-869.25MHz COR3-869-5 868-870MHz Module mounting Horizontal Mounting, Perpendicular pins Vertical Mounting, Parallel pins Horizontal Mounting, Perpendicular pins Vertical Mounting, Parallel pins Pins RF, RFGND, RSSI, GND, VCC, AF, RXD RF, RFGND, RSSI, GND, VCC, AF, RXD P0/PGM RF, RFGND, RSSI, GND, VCC, AF, RXD P0/PGM RF, RFGND, RSSI, GND, VCC, AF, RXD P3, P2, P1, P0/PGM COR3 can be user programmed to any frequency within 865MHz-870MHz SAW filter bandwidth. It can be factory produced to a wide range of UHF sub-bands subject to availability of SAW filter. COR3 can be mounted vertically on a PCB with parallel pins like in Figure 1. Alternatively, COR3 can be supplied with perpendicular pins for horizontal mounting parallel to host PCB ground plane. Number of parallel channel selection pins depends on required frequency channels. Radiometrix Ltd, COR3 Data Sheet page 6 Radiometrix Ltd, COR3 Data Sheet 10 100 500 868.0 [mW] 600kHz 868.60 100kHz 868.70 10mW 500kHz 25mW <0.1% or LBT <1% <1% or LBT Duty Cycle 25mW No Spacing 25kHz or WB No Spacing Non-specific SRD Channel Spacing Applications Alarm RF POWER [ERP] Non-specific SRD <1% <0.1% 869.20 869.25 No Spacing 25kHz 25kHz or Wide Band 250kHz 500mW 869.65 869.70 50kHz 25mW <10% or LBT <10% 869.30 869.40 50kHz 50kHz 100kHz 10mW 10mW 10mW 25kHz 300kHz 5mW 870.0 up to 100% Non-specific SRD Alarm Non-specific SRD 25kHz Social Alarm Alarm CEPT/ERC Rec 70-03, 868 MHz Band Plan [MHz] Appendix page 7 Radiometrix Ltd Hartcran House 231 Kenton Lane Harrow, Middlesex HA3 8RP ENGLAND Tel: +44 (0) 20 8909 9595 Fax: +44 (0) 20 8909 2233 [email protected] www.radiometrix.com Copyright notice This product data sheet is the original work and copyrighted property of Radiometrix Ltd. Reproduction in whole or in part must give clear acknowledgement to the copyright owner. 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