RACOM – RipEX Radio modem, Bridge, 42kbps, ETH, COM1, 5W

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RACOM RipEX Radio modem, Bridge, 42kbps, ETH, COM1, 5W

RipEX Radio modem, Bridge, 42kbps, ETH, COM1, 5W

RipEX, 1^st generation, is a best-in-class compact radio modem. This native IP device with Linux has been designed with attention to detail, performance and quality. It is proven within the market since 2011 and used in thousands of installations.

Radio parameters

Frequency bands

135 – 154; 154 – 174 MHz
215 – 240 MHz
300 – 320; 320 – 340; 340 – 360 MHz
368 – 400; 400 – 432; 432 – 470 MHz
470 – 512 MHz
928 – 960 MHz
see details

Channel spacing

6.25; 12.5; 25; 50 kHz ¹⁾

Frequency stability

±1.0 ppm

Modulation

QAM (linear): 16DEQAM; D8PSK; π/4DQPSK; DPSK

FSK (exponential): 4CPFSK; 2CPFSK

see details

FEC (Forward Error Correction)

On/Off, ¾ Trellis code with Viterbi soft-decoder

Gross data rate (data speed) ²⁾

Channel spacing [kHz]	Gross data rate (modulation rate) [kb/s]
6.25	21
12.5	42
25	83
50	167

Transmitter

RF Output power

QAM: 0.5 – 2 W ³⁾
FSK: 0.1 – 10 W ⁴⁾
see details

Duty cycle

Continuous

Rx to Tx Time

< 1.5 ms

Intermodulation Attenuation

> 40 dB

Spurious Emissions (Conducted)

< -36 dBm

Radiated Spurious Emissions

< -36 dBm

Adjacent channel power

< -60 dBc

Transient adjacent channel power

< -60 dBc

Receiver

Sensitivity

-113 dBm (12.5 kHz, 2CPFSK, BER 10^-6, 3/4 FEC, see details

Anti-aliasing Selectivity

50 kHz @ -3 dB BW

Tx to Rx Time

< 1.5 ms

Maximum Receiver Input Power

20 dBm (100 mW)

Rx Spurious Emissions (Conducted)

< -57 dBm

Radiated Spurious Emissions

< -57 dBm

Blocking or desensitization

see details

Spurious response rejection

> 70 dB

¹⁾

50 kHz channel spacing is HW dependent, versions before 2014 didn´t support it. 6.25 kHz channel spacing is not available for RipEX-928.

²⁾

Network throughput varies and depends heavily on the data structure, optimization effectivity, protocol on Radio channel, network topology, signal budgets and many other parameters of the network. Practical tests are recommended.

³⁾

Max peak envelope power (PEP) 7.0 W

⁴⁾

For output power 10 W it is recommended to use input power above 11 VDC.

RipEX-470, RipEX-928 – max. RF Output power 8 W.

Electrical
Primary power	10 to 30 VDC, negative GND
Rx	5 W / 13.8 V; 4.8 W / 24 V; (Radio part < 2 W)
Tx	13 – 40 W, see details
Sleep mode	0.1 W
Save mode	2 W
Interfaces
Ethernet	10/100 Base-T Auto MDI/MDIX	RJ45
COM1	RS232	DB9F
	300 – 115 200 b/s
COM2	RS232/RS485 SW configurable	DB9F
	300 – 115 200 b/s
USB	USB 1.1	Host A
Antenna	50 Ω	TNC female
Inputs/Outputs	1x HW alarm input 1x HW alarm output 1x Sleep input	Power connector

Indication LEDs
LED panel		7× tri-color status LEDs (Power, ETH, COM1, COM2, Rx, Tx, Status)
Environmental
IP Code (Ingress Protection)		IP40, (IP51 – see details)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)		> 900 000 hours (> 100 years)
Hazardous lodations		Ex II 3G Ex ic IIC T4 Gc
Operating temperature		−40 to +70 °C (−40 to +158 °F)
Operating humidity		5 to 95 % non-condensing
Storage		−40 to +85 °C (−40 to +185 °F) / 5 to 95 % non-condensing
Mechanical
Casing		Rugged die-cast aluminium
Dimensions		H × W × D: 50 × 150 × 118 mm (1.97 × 5.9 × 4.65 in)
Weight		1.1 kg (2.4 lbs)
Mounting		DIN rail, L-bracket, Flat-bracket, 19″ Rack shelf
SW
Operating modes		Bridge / Router
Radio channel protocols		Transparent @ Bridge Base driven, Flexible @ Router see details
User protocols on COM		Modbus, IEC101, DNP3, PR2000, UNI, Comli, DF1, RP570, Profibus, …
User protocols on Ethernet		Modbus TCP, IEC104, DNP3 TCP, Comli TCP, Terminal server…
Serial to IP convertors		Modbus RTU / Modbus TCP, DNP3 / DNP3 TCP
Protocol on Radio channel
Multi master applications		Yes
Report by exception		Yes
Collision Avoidance Capability		Yes
Remote to Remote communication		Yes
Addressed & acknowledged serial SCADA protocols		Yes
Data integrity control		CRC 32
Optimization		Payload data and Ethernet / IP / TCP / UDP header compression, Packet flow on Radio channel optimization
Security
Management		HTTP, HTTPS (own certificate), SSH
Access accounts		2 levels (Guest, Admin)
Encryption		AES256-CCM
VPN		IPsec, GRE
VLAN		IEEE 802.1Q (tagging), Q-in-Q for Transparent mode
Firewall		Layer 2 – MAC, Layer 3 – IP, Layer 4 – TCP/UDP

Diagnostic and Management
Radio link testing		Yes (ping with RSS, Data Quality, Homogeneity)
Watched values (Can be broadcast to neighbouring units. Received info displayed in Neighbours table)		Device – Ucc, Temp, PWR, VSWR, HW Alarm Input. Radio channel – RSScom, DQcom, TXLost [%] User interfaces – ETH (Rx/Tx), COM1 (Rx/Tx), COM2 (Rx/Tx) not broadcast
Statistics		For Rx/Tx Packets on User interfaces (ETH, COM1, COM2) and for User data and Radio protocol (Repeats, Lost, ACK etc.) on Radio channel
Graphs		For Watched values and Statistics
History (Statistics, Neighbours, Graphs)		20 periods (configurable, e.g. days)
SNMP		SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3 SNMP Traps or SNMP Informs generation for Watched values
NTP		Client, Server (synchronized from internal GPS)
Monitoring		Real time/Save to file analysis of all physical interfaces (RADIO, ETH, COM1, COM2) and some internal interfaces between software modules (e.g. Terminal servers, Modbus TCP server etc.)

Standards
CE	RED, RoHS, WEEE
FCC, IC	FCC Part 90, Pending: IC RSS-119
Spectrum	ETSI EN 302 561 V2.1.1:2017 ETSI EN 300 113 V2.2.1:2017
EMC (electromagnetic compatibility)	ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.1.1:2017 ETSI EN 301 489-5 V2.1.1:2017 IEC 1613:2009 Class 1
Safety	EN 60950-1:2006, A11:2009, A1:2010, A1:2010, A12:2011, A2:2013
SAR	EN 50385:2002 EN 50383ed.2:2011
Vibration & shock	EN 61373:1999 EN 60068-2-6:2008
Seismic qualification	IEC 980:1989 (seismic category 1a)
Hazardous locations	EN 60079-0:2012 EN 60079-11:2012
IP rating	EN 60529:1993 + A1:2001 + A2:2014