CTI Products AIB AstroTAC Interface User Manual
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AIB™ ASTRO-TAC™ Comparator Interface Module
for MCN™ Monitoring and Control Systems
Introduction
The AIB ASTRO-TAC™ Comparator Interface
Module provides status indications (Vote,
Receive, Disable & Fail) from a Motorola
ASTRO-TAC™ comparator to remote PCs or
consoles. It allows users to Force-Vote and
Disable receivers on the comparator. The AIB
module is part of CTI Product's MCN™
Monitoring and Control System.
The AIB ASTRO-TAC™ Comparator Interface
Module is compatible with:
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Motorola ASTRO-TAC™ Comparators
(firmware 1.7 up)
•
Motorola ASTRO-TAC™ 3000
Comparators
•
MCN System product line
•
MCN IIB I/O Interface Modules for
connection to console I/O
•
MCN Remote Comparator Display
(MCNRCD™) PC Software
Get Control of Your Comparator System
ASTRO-TAC™ comparators do not offer
receiver status indication on their front panels.
As a result, system noise, interference, and
phone line problems can be difficult to
diagnose. The Remote Comparator Display is
an effective trouble-shooting tool which helps
diagnose system problems fast.
An operator or technician can see at a glance
which receivers are receiving, voted, or failed,
and which receiver is causing your system
problems. A Force-Vote function permits
audio monitoring of each receiver site. A
Disable function shuts down bad receivers until
repairs are made.
Repair Voting System Problems Efficiently
With the MCN Remote Comparator Display,
you can easily isolate a failure to a specific
voting receiver, saving valuable technician
time and reducing system down-time.
Intermittent system problems can be extremely
tough to find. The Remote Comparator
Display shows which receiver is bad while the
problem still exists. This can eliminate
repeated service calls to the comparator just to
isolate a bad receiver.
PC Display
The PC display running our MCN Remote
Comparator Display (MCNRCD) software
features real-time receiver status monitoring.
The Force-Vote and Disable functions are
controlled from the PC. The receiver names
and screen positions are user-configurable.
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Receiver errors can be logged to the screen or
the disk to provide an audit trail of bad or
intermittent receivers.
Console Display
The AIB can work with an IIB module to
provide logic inputs and outputs to interface to
radio console equipment, such as Centracom
Series II or Gold Elite consoles. Alternately,
for PC based consoles, our MCNRCD software
can provide comparator display & control
without tying up console electronics resources.