OsmocomTETRA

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h1. Integrated Site Controller (CLN1480A)

This is a unit that interfaces up to 8 Base Radios with the core network of the Dimetra TETRA network (SwMI).

Hardware-wise, it is a PowerPC based system, looking very much like an old-fashioned PC mainboard with both ISA and PCI slots.

The mainboard houses the PowerPC CPU and it has slots for RAM.

There are some extension cards plugged into the system:

* Clock generation card (ISA, full length).

** has an integrated GPS receiver, to which you attach a GPS antenna

** generates the reference 5MHz clock distributed over Coaxial cable to the Base Radios 

* Ethernet Card using DEC tulip chipset (PCI)

** This card is what talks to the Base Radios (BR) via 10-Base-2 

* Unknown card with RJ-45 jack (REDUND) on the back. Might be E1 

There are further inputs and outputs on the system:

**** A DB-15 jack for X.21 synchronous serial backhaul (2048Mbps)

**** FIXME

**** A RS-232 serial port for local configuration 

h2. Serial Console ==

h3. Boot Log

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Copyright Motorola Inc. 1988 - 1996, All Rights Reserved

ACG Debugger/Diagnostics Release Version 1.0 - 06/24/96

COLD Start

Local Memory Found =02000000 (&33554432)

MPU Clock Speed =100Mhz

BUS Clock Speed =67Mhz

Keyboard not connected

Initializing System Memory (DRAM)...

System Memory: 32MB, Parity NOT Enabled (Non-Parity-Memory Detected)

L2Cache:       NONE, Parity NOT Enabled

[[SelfTest]]/Boots about to Begin... Press <BREAK> at anytime to Abort ALL

ROMBoot about to Begin... Press <ESC> to Bypass, <SPC> to Continue

_

DEC DC21140 (rev 0x2000022) at 0x80810000, irq 9, hwaddr 08:00:3e:c4:d6:9d

AMCC Motorola SEP/STP at 0x80840000, irq 14

SRI site reference/watchdog at 0x80000200, board rev. 2

Memory: 16535k/32768k available (76k kernel, 0k reserved)

Access Controller Gateway

Firmware Rev R02.03.02 (PowerPC)

Copyright (c) 1993-1996

Motorola, Inc.

Unauthorized Access Prohibited

Current status:

Active/Standby Status:            UNKNOWN

MAC Address:                      08:00:3e:c4:d6:9d

To enter configuration mode, hit any key within 10 seconds:

Waiting for ACTIVE/STANDBY status determination...

Booting from T1 interface (hit any key to abort).

ERROR - T1 initialization failed: Stabilization error

ERROR - T1 initialization failed: Stabilization error

ERROR - T1 initialization failed: Stabilization error

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h3. Menu

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Enter "help" for a list of commands

ACG> help

Available commands:

  dir                 - Show file directory

  exit                - Exit configuration mode

  go                  - Execute application code

  help                - Print this info

  inport              - Dump input from a serial port

  load                - Load file into memory via ethernet

  loadall             - Load all files into memory via ethernet

  nvr                 - Dump NVRAM

  outport             - Send output to a serial port

  passwd              - Change operator password

  reset               - Reboot this processor

  sload               - Load S-records from serial port

  status              - Print configuration parameters

  ver                 - Print firmware version

ACG>

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h2. Pictures

h3. Site Controller top view (lid removed)

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h3. PCI Card with lots of Lucent chips

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h3. PCI Ethernet card (10-Base-2)

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h3. Clock card

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