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Introduction
Overall Description
The SMP Software along with the QSB-1 and FM-1 allow a user to easily manage large systems of BTR-1 base stations along with their beltpacks.
The SMP (System Manager Program) software enables a user to set-up multiple events on the computer. An event is a partic- ular situation where a pack of ten base stations need their pa- rameter set a certain way. These parameters include transmit and receive frequencies, intercom levels, auxiliary levels, to name a few. The event could be a football game or act one of a broadway show, the possible applications are endless. A good example is a college football team which uses a ten pack BTR-1 system for its’ coaches on the field to talk to each other and the personal in the press box. If that team plays twelve games a year and six of them are away then the SMP could be used to set up 7 events. Event one would be the frequencies and parameters for a ten pack of base stations used at home. The other six events would be the ten pack’s frequencies and parameters for the away locations.
The QSB-1 (Qard Serial Bus) pod interfaces with the SMP via a USB connection to the computer. This enables the user to download events into a small, convenient, DataFlash® card. FM-1 "Snap Shots" can also be uploaded to the SMP from the DataFlash→ card via the QSB-1.
The FM-1 (Frequency Manager) interfaces with up to ten BTR-1 base stations. The FM-1 talks to the bases via a CAN bus system. The CAN bus starts at the FM-1 and daisy chains through all the base stations and then back to the FM-1 to ter- minate. The DataFlash→ card is inserted in the card reader slot for the FM-1 to read events from the card. With the DataFlash→ card in the FM-1 the user can select an event on the card and download the selected event. Now the user can download the event into the base stations. The FM-1 can also take “snap shots”of the ten pack of bases and download those parameters on the DataFlash→ card for eventually uploading into the SMP.
DataFlash®is a registered trademark of Atmel→ Corporation
