
Solar 2
Solar 2 builds on the success of the Solar-Sync principles of a straight-forward plug & play Digital IP Simulcast and Voting solution, extending this capability to enable compact integration of Traffic Manager, Voter and Network Modules in a single 1U chassis together with full remote management and Traffic Manager resilience.
The system consists of Network Interface and Traffic Manager Modules, which can be selectively deployed in the 1U Chassis to achieve the desired network solution. The compact form factor and modular architecture means Solar 2 can be more effectively deployed in a small system desktop and larger network solution environments, where rack space is at a premium. Traffic Manager, at the heart of the system, provides voice routing, redundancy options and supervision, whilst fully duplex Network Interfaces provide connectivity of remote stations and dispatch consoles to the IP infrastructure.
Traffic Manager Capacity
A single Solar 2 Traffic Manager(TM) can accommodate a maximum number of 32 base stations with a maximum of 16 console interface connections by default. With the additional channel option, the user can select stations to form independent channel groups (to a maximum of 16) and allocated the number of console connections to each channel as appropriate. |
Specifications
- Audio – I/O DB9 Socket: 4 wire full duplex, -30 dBm to 0 dBm, 300 Hz to 3.2 kHz, +/-0.5 dB flatness across band
- IP Interface – 10 Base/T RJ45 – UDP/IP
- Environment – 16Binary I/O
- GPS 1 PPS – 1 PPS Delivered to Solar via RS-422 or TTL Temperature – Operating: -10 to 60 ˚C, Storage: -25 to 85 ˚C Power Supply – 100-240 VAC 50-60 Hz, 10-36 VDC, 32-72 VDC
- Physical Dimensions – 19” rack, 30.5 cm deep
- Weight – TM – 3.5 Kg, NI – 3.3 Kg
- CE Mark – EN55022/24 & 61000-3-2/3
- FCC approval – 15B
Voting
Receiver selection or receiver voting is conducted in the digital domain by the TM using signal information passed down from the station interface. Due to the noise free nature of the digital link, no further signal evaluation is necessary at the TM which means that the IP data packets contain both the received audio and the signal level/ quality information together so voter risetime is the absolute minimum. Solar can accommodate either a ramping voltage or a set of tones as a source of RSSI signal.
Synchronisation
Synchronisation operates within 2 micro seconds compared with other base stations for both talk in and talk out directions. Switching the “vote” mid-transaction will only cause a disturbance of the input within the specified figure. Monitoring and control system configuration and status is available via a PC running the engineering terminal software supplied, and is connected either via USB or over the IP network to the TM. Standards based management is also available via the SNMP monitoring and control option to the TM allowing connection and sending of traps to a higher level management system. A closed contact summary alarm output is also provided on the central NI for connection to external alarm systems. |