
System Feature Overview 71
November, 2008
2.8 Repeater Diagnostics and Control (RDAC)
Repeater Diagnostics and Control (RDAC) allows a system administrator the ability to monitor and
control repeaters within the system. The following services are provided:
1. Repeater Diagnostics
• Read Enabled/Disabled Status
• Read Analog/Digital Status
• Read Wide or Local Area Status
• Read Transmit Power (High or Low) Status
• Read Available Channels (including Currently Selected)
• Read Inbound RSSI
• Read IPv4 Address and UDP Port (required for connectivity)
2. Repeater Alarm Reporting
• Detect and Report Receiver Lock Detect Failure
• Detect and Report Transmitter Lock Detect Failure
• Detect and Report Overheating
• Detect and Report AC Power Supply Failure
• Detect and Report Main Fan Failure
3. Repeater Control
• Change Enabled or Disabled Status
• Change Channels
• Change Transmit Power Level (High or Low)
• Reset Repeater
• Knockdown Repeater
The RDAC application can be configured to work over the network via IP or locally via USB.
When working over the IP network, the application communicates with all repeaters within an IP
Site Connect system using the same link establishment process that the repeaters utilize.
Therefore, it benefits from the existing link establishment and authentication utilized between
repeaters. Note that the RDAC application can only communicate with one IP Site Connect system
at a time. All services in the list above are available through the RDAC application.
When working locally, the RDAC application connects to a single repeater via USB. All services in
the list above are available through the RDAC application.
The user also has access to the repeaters external GPIO pins. External equipment (or existing
remote adapters and desksets) can be configured to set or read the GPIO pins to allow access to
the repeater control services as well as access to indications that a minor or major alarm has
occurred. The access to these GPIO pins further allows the radio installer to utilize the alarm pin
and enable/disable pin to create a redundant switch over configuration. Alarm Reporting and
Control is available using the GPIO pins.
Note that any combination of RDAC connected over the Network, RDAC connected via USB, or
connections via GPIO are supported.
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