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Module specification, MC-PLL-440C

Document number

SP-01-007

This page is not a part of the customer manual

and shall not be distributed!

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Date 2001-05-10 2001-11-12 2001-11-14 2003-05-07 2004-11-12
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Date 2005-06-12
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Approved by AB

File name G:\01\SP\SP-01-007-06 Module specification MC-PLL-440C.doc

Revision history
Revision Changes
1 First revision - based on the Norwegian version of the document
2 Second revision - New frequency tables and ordering numbers, added new versions.
3 Minor language changes & altered table 2 s.t. the output powers are identical
to those listed in the Specification section (Laurens de Bruijn).
4 Replaced part numbers for all versions with new ones.
Removed sentence about aging in chapter “Tuning”.
Removed reference to system specification for MC-3000/MC-3-5.
5 Corrected frequencies in some rotary switch positions for LFB-, STD-, FCC0-, FCC1-
and FCC2 variants.
6 Added information about FCC approved models, with information about modulation,
channel spacing and ordering numbers. Changed order numbers according to iScala
according to change 1.st of July 2005.

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Module specification, MC-PLL-440C

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Module
This module specification refers to the MC-PLL-440C. The module looks like this:

Ref. Name See chapter

J1 TX-bus Connections

J2 Antenna Connections
connector
J3 Test connections Connections

J4 Test connections Connections

Micro−control as

SW1 Rotary switch Configuration

D24 RX-LED Green Indicators

D25 TX-LED Red Indicators

D30 RSSI-LED Green Indicators

Versions
The PLL-440C exists in several versions with various properties. Refer to the label at the module top
in the field "ORD.NO". The format is changed from XXXXX to M5-1012-XXXX. The following text may
be found:
Order no. Explanation Frequency Channel Output power [mW]
separation Min Nom. Max.
[MHz]
[kHz]
M5-1012-4407 LFB (Low Frequency Band) 418 - 428 12.5 10 50 85

M5-1012-4405 Default version STD 433 - 443 25 10 50 85

M5-1012-4400 Version 0 FCC 440 - 450 12.5 10 50 85

M5-1012-4401 Version 1 with FCC approval. 450 - 460 12.5 10 50 85

M5-1012-4402 Version 2 with FCC approval. 460 - 470 12.5 10 50 85

M5-1012-4403 Version 3 FCC 470 - 474 12.5 10 50 85

M5-1012-4408 Version approved for ISM 428 – 438* 12.5 3 7 10

(Industry, Science and
Medicine) band use.
*The ISM band is limited to 433.075 - 434.775 MHz.
In addition to these differences the various versions have different frequencies that may be chosen
using the rotary switch, refer to chapter “Configuration”.

Terms
PLL-440C Short for MC-PLL-440C
LED Light emitting diode

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Functionality
PLL-440C is a multi-channel synthesized radio transmitter and receiver. The radio has a high
sensitivity and an especially good performance in terms of adjacent channel noise and suppression of
spurii. Data transfer speed is set by software to either 2400bps or 9600bps. Order numbers for the MC
series
MC-PLL-440C, LFB 12.5 kHz channel separation 418-428 MHz M5-1012-4407
MC-PLL-440C, ISM 12.5 kHz channel separation 428-438 MHz M5-1012-4408
MC-PLL-440C, STD 25 kHz channel separation 433-443 MHz M5-1012-4405
MC-PLL-440C, FCC0 12.5 kHz channel separation 440-450 MHz M5-1012-4400
MC-PLL-440C, FCC1 * 12.5 kHz channel separation 450-460 MHz M5-1012-4401
MC-PLL-440C, FCC2 * 12.5 kHz channel separation 460-470 MHz M5-1012-4402
MC-PLL-440C, FCC3 12.5 kHz channel separation 470-474 MHz M5-1012-4403
* FCC approved models
Order according to measurements
Antenna cable for terminal internal antenna M5-1112-3000
Antenna cable for cabinet, 25cm M5-1111-0100
Antenna cable for cabinet, 45cm M5-1111-0200
Antenna cable for cabinet, 90cm M5-1111-0000

Connections
J1 TX-bus
To be connected to the processor module TX-bus connection. This supplies the TX-bus of the PLL-
440C with:
-Power supply. (Does not apply to the EX-version.)
-HPDN-signal. Sets the radio to active or power saving mode.
-Signals from the processor module, which controls transmission and reception.

J2 Antenna connector
The antenna should have nominal impedance of 50Ω in the frequency band used. The connector is a
SMB type.

Test connections
The PLL-440C is equipped with two 10 pin test connectors ("Test conn." in the diagram). Select the
appropriate function at J3 by placing a strap ("jumper") between the required function pin and ground.
This does not apply to J3-9, where the function is chosen by placing a strap between that function pin
and +3V_RX.
Refer to the figure for the jumper placement (pins 1 and 2 are closest to the edge of the PCB):
Function Pin Pin Function
1 + + 2 GND
3 + + 4 GND
/PN 5 + + 6 GND
/TXC 7 + + 8 GND
/RXATT 9 + + 10 +3V-RX

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J3 has the following functions:

J3-5 /PN
Function to transmit PN (Pseudo Noise)-sequence for testing of the radio according to EN 300-220.
Normally not used except for the purpose of approval testing.

J3-7 /TXC
Function to transmit unmodulated carrier signal. This function can be used to check for frequency
deviation between the transmitter and the receiver as follows: set an unmodulated carrier at the
transmitter and measure the voltage at the receiver's J4-3 RXDA with a DC-voltmeter. If the
frequency is set correctly at both the transmitter and the receiver, then the measured DC-voltage
should be 2,5 Volt.

J3-9 RXATT
This sets an attenuator at the RX/receiver, in order to prevent overload in the presence of strong input
signals.

J3-2, J3-4, J3-6 and J3-8

Ground pins.

J3-10
3,0 V_RX pin.

J4 has the following test signals:

J4-1 RSSI.
RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication), output level from 0-3Volt. The output may be used to
setup the antenna location and orientation.

J4-3 RXDA
Buffered receiver audio signal output, DC-coupled. This output can also be used to check if the
transmitter and receiver are using the same frequency.

J4-5 Audio
Buffered receiver audio signal output, AC-coupled. This output can connected to earphones to check if
other users are broadcasting on the channel.

J4-7 SDA2
SDA2 = SDA, serial data from the PM interface.

J4-9 SCL2
SCL2 = SCL, clock from the PM interface.

J4-2, J4-4, J4-6, J4-8 and J4-10

Ground pins.

Indicators
RX-LED (D24)
Lights green when the radio receives data.

TX-LED (D25)
Lights red when the radio transmits data.
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RSSI-LED (D30)
Signal strength indication: Lights green when a signal is received on the selected channel with a signal
strength >-115dBm.

Tuning
Note that the tuning of MC-PLL-440C requires advanced test equipment. Do not attempt to tune the
PLL-440C without the necessary equipment and competence. The method of tuning PLL-440C is
described in "TP-01-004 Procedure for mounting, testing and tuning MC-PLL-440C".

Configuration
Configure the PLL-440C by setting the rotary switch to the correct position. Normally position 0 is
used, which enables the frequency to be set by the processor module (via the TX-bus). In position 0,
the data transfer rate may be set to either 2400bps or 9600bps. All rotary switch positions other than 0
set the PLL-440C to a transfer rate of 2400bps. The other positions select a fixed frequency according
to the table below:

Rotary PLL-LFB PLL-ISM PLL-STD FCC0 FCC1 FCC2 FCC3

switch
position
0 Frequency and data transmission rate is set by the processor
1 418.075 433.075 441.325 443.8875 453.8875 463.8875 472.8875
2 418.225 433.225 441.550 443.9125 453.9125 463.9125 472.9125
3 418.500 433.375 441.575 443.9375 453.9375 463.9375 472.9375
4 418.975 433.525 441.600 443.9625 453.9625 463.9625 472.9625
5 419.500 433.675 441.625 443.9875 453.9875 463.9875 472.9875
6 420.000 433.825 441.725 444.0125 454.0125 464.0125 473.0125
7 421.000 433.875 439.700 444.0375 454.0375 464.0375 473.0375
8 422.000 433.925 439.750 444.0625 454.0625 464.0625 473.0625
9 424.000 433.975 439.800 444.0875 454.0875 464.0875 473.0875
A 425.000 434.025 439.850 444.1125 454.1125 464.1125 473.1125
B 426.000 434.175 439.900 444.1375 454.1375 464.1375 473.1375
C 427.000 434.325 442.950 444.1625 454.1625 464.1625 473.1625
D 418.050 434.475 439.975 444.1750 454.1750 464.1750 473.1750
E 423.000 434.625 433.050 444.2125 454.2125 464.2125 473.2125
F 427.950 434.775 438.050 444.2375 454.2375 464.2375 473.2375

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Specifications
Supply voltage:
Via cable from the processor module (TX-bus): 6.9V - 9.0V (Nominal 7.2V)
Limited for the ISM version (M5-1012-4408): 6.5V +/- 5%
MC-PLL-440C works from a supply voltage of minimum 6.3V, but the output voltage/power is
then reduced.
Current consumption:
During transmission: Max 130 mA
During reception: Max 80 mA
If deactivated (HPDN is turned off): Max 10 mA
Radio specification:
Approval: According to EN 300 220 V1.3.1 (2000-09)
Approval: According to FCC Part 90 (FCC1, FCC2
with 12.5 kHz channel spacing)
Modulation: FM-modulation, 2 FSK
+/- 4.7 kHz @2400 bps
Modulation: FM-modulation, 4 FSK 9600 bps
Data speed Max 2400 bps/9600bps
Sensitivity: Better than -110 dBm @2400 bps
Sensitivity: Better than -105 dBm @9600 bps
Radiated power Nominal: 50 mW (7 mW for ISM version)
Radiated power Minimum: 10 mW (3 mW for ISM version)
Radiated power Maximum: 100 mW (<10 mW for ISM version)

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