Motorola APX 7500 - MCD 5000 Interface

Consolette Capabilities to Consider for Your Applications 3
SECTION 2 CONSOLETTE CAPABILITIES TO
CONSIDER FOR YOUR APPLICATIONS
The Consolette is a mid-tier offering between the lower tier Mobile Control Station (typically
referred to as a Mobile-in-a-tray) and the higher tier complete base station and zone controller
system. There are 4 main distinguishing factors to consider when selecting your Consolette
configuration.
2.1 Remote Control Capability
Customers may require the user controls of the unit to be remotely located from the transceiver
which may be in a separate equipment room. Both the Consolette and the full zone controller
system allow for remote control; the Mobile-in-a-tray does not.
NOTE: 1) The Mobile-in-a-tray can be combined with an external Tone Remote Adaptor and Tone
Remote Deskset to allow for limited remote control capability.
2) Typically the Consolette is located such that the antenna cable length is minimized.
Remote Control setups have trade-offs with installation distance between the transceiver and the
remote user. In addition, the distance to the antenna should be also taken into consideration.
• E&M remote control – cable length is 5 feet maximum
• TRC control – allows for long distances, but requires conditioned leased lines
• ACIM control – this is an RS232 interface and is limited to 50 feet
NOTE: Error correcting modems can be added to extend this distance.
• MCD 5000 control – 100 meters with direct Ethernet connection, unlimited over IP
network.
2.2 Channel Selection
Customers may require the ability to access multiple channels in the transceiver. If local control is
required, both the Consolette and Mobile-in-a-tray allow access to all channels in the transceiver
via the O5 control head. In the APX 7500, this is currently 1250 channels.
If remote control is required, then the number of channels accessible to the remote user depends
on the remote control method:
• Mobile-in-a-tray with an external tone remote adaptor and tone deskset will allow access
to 1 channel only.
• The Consolette supports E&M, TRC, MCD 5000 and ACIM remote control.
• E&M control allows user access to 1 channel only
• TRC control allows user access to 16 channels
• ACIM control allows user access to 255 channels using the MCC 7500/CCGW
• MCD 5000 control allows user access to the full channel capability of the radio (ex.
1250)