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Introduction to RSS
and Radio Programming
By Robert W. Meister WA1MIK

SETTING PROGRAM GP3188 GM3188 GM3188, GM3688, GM3189, GM3689 dan GP3689 dengan New software Commercial Series CPS R05.16 AZ (PMVN4082W) GP3188 GM3688 GM3188 Berikut ini ada beberapa peralatan dan software yang diperlukan untuk setting/programming antara lain 1. Customer Programming Software (CPS) CPS software provides a modern graphical user interface, allowing access to advanced features. Adding RM Series radios to your existing radios fleet is easier than ever. (CPS is available as free Internet download. Separate programming cable required.). Information in this article was obtained from Motorola RSS manuals, RSS program Help screens, and radio service manuals, as well as personal experience programming various radio series (MSF5000, HT600, Radius, MaxTrac, Spectra, MaraTrac, GM300, GTX). Some of this documentation exists as PDF files.

This article assumes that you have read the other background articles listed on the index page.

Most Motorola radios built since the mid to late 1980s (base stations, repeaters, mobiles, portables, and even pagers) are synthesized and programmable. This means they don't use individual crystals to determine the transmit and receive frequencies. Also, these and other parameters can be altered without complex and difficult internal component changes. The Personal Computer (PC) has become the instrument of choice for programming radio parameters.

Radios are programmed with either Radio Service Software (RSS) or Customer Programming Software (CPS) and an appropriate interface between the radio and computer. This article will not initially cover the CPS product because I have never owned or tried to program a radio that used it.

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Other manufacturers have their own proprietary software and programming interfaces. This article is limited to Motorola products.

NOTE: Trunking radios, systems, and programming information is purposely NOT covered in this article. These systems, frequencies, and operating parameters are often private or business-related and are not currently used in the amateur radio bands. RSS limits access to many trunking-related fields to authorized personnel (service shops and system administrators) by using coded System Key files.

Changeable Parameters:

Just what kinds of things can be programmed into these radios? Certainly many items are common to all radios: transmit and receive frequencies (there could be several depending on the radio), coded squelch (PL or DPL) for the receiver as well as a similar scheme for the transmitter, transmit time-out limits, squelch settings, minimum volume level, trunking parameters, signaling methods (MDC-1200, DTMF), etc. Some of these parameters are often grouped together and shared among several different operator-selectable channels; Motorola calls these 'modes' and on some radios, one mode can be shared among several channels. For the most part, modes and channels are synonymous and the names are often used interchangeably. On occasion, a few of these parameters can also be selected separately via the radio's control panel: Multiple PL (MPL), scanning, zones (groups of modes or channels), etc. Some parameters are limited to servicing the radio: output power, deviation, frequency, current limiting, etc. Motorola refers to all of this information, that's unique to each radio, as a 'code plug'. This term comes from an earlier period when certain parameters were actually selected by inserting a factory-coded plug into a socket in the radio. The name stuck, even though a lot more information is now included in the code plug. By the way, some literature will spell this as one word: 'codeplug'.

In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is given the task of regulating radio signals (there's probably something similar in your country). One of their rules and regulations states that the transmitting frequency of a commercial land-mobile radio may not be changeable by the user through a front panel control. USC-47-CFR-90.203(e) is quoted below:

(e) Except as provided in paragraph (g) of this section, transmitters designed to operate above 25 MHz shall not be certificated for use under this part if the operator can program and transmit on frequencies, other than those programmed by the manufacturer, service or maintenance personnel, using the equipment's external operation controls.

This means a two-way radio must be limited in such a way that the operator can only select pre-determined frequencies, such as crystal-controlled channels or some means of external programming. Most amateur two-way radios ARE frequency-agile and have knobs and controls that let the operator choose any transmit and receive frequency the radio is capable of, rather than the more restrictive method in use by commercial radios.

Radio Programming Components:

So what's actually needed to program one of these radios? Obviously you need a radio. You also need a computer (IBM-compatible desktop with keyboard and monitor, or a laptop). You need programming software installed or loaded on that computer. Last but not least, you need to connect the radio and computer together.

One or more signals are used by the radio for programming purposes. The information is transferred with one or more serial data lines. This connection is often implemented through specific pins in a microphone or accessory jack on the radio. There's no standard connection; it varies by series.

Motorola radios don't all use the same programming signals. To deal with this, Motorola designed a Radio Interface Box (RIB) with the ability to convert the variety of radio programming signals into serial port signals that PCs could use. (The model number they assigned to this unit - RLN4008 - has gone through several revisions; the latest is RLN4008E.) This is a 9V battery-powered device that converts various radio signal levels into RS-232 serial port levels. An external, 9-12V power supply may also be used to power the RIB.

Unique programming cables have a connector on one end that fits the radio, and a DB25F connector at the other end that plugs into the RIB. The programming signals and some jumpers are wired to specific pins at the RIB end. One more cable connects the RIB (with a DA-15 connector) to the serial port on your computer. Older PCs had one or more real serial ports labeled COM1 and COM2. They could be either 9-pin (newer) or 25-pin (older) male connectors on the back of your computer. Motorola sold two RIB-to-computer cables to deal with this situation. Many after-market (non-Motorola) RIBs use different connectors on the RIB-to-computer cable or provide a standard 9-pin to 9-pin cable.

The RIB and its cables, or a functionally equivalent, purpose-built, circuit is a necessary component of the Motorola radio programming environment.

Some kind of interface between the radio and the PC is necessary. Since not all users want to spend the money or require a RIB with its ability to interface to ALL Motorola radios, there are now so-called RIBless cables. These are built to provide the same functionality as the RIB and its two cables, but they do it all in one purpose-built cable that plugs into both the radio and the PC. The electronic parts are usually contained in the DE-9 connector shell. The designs vary, and some cables don't work with all computers. These are initially less expensive than a real RIB and one set

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