UNIVERSAL POWER LINE-CARRIER SYSTEM

ANALOGUE CHANNEL OPTIONS

Asynchronous programmable modem MFPU

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 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

-asynchronous narrowband modem

- frequency-shift keying (FSK) modulation

- transmission of data at speeds of 50 to 1200 Bd

- transmission speed and central frequency of each channel to

programmable by the user by means of internal microswitches or from
OPU-1 management system

- capable of operating at 1200 Bd in superimposed band and, in this way,

share the channel of the OPU-1 Universal Power-Line Carrier terminal with
speech frequencies up to 2000 Hz and with a DIMAT teleprotection
terminal working with a guard frequency of 3800 Hz.

- data interface complies with specifications V.24 and V.28 of the ITU-T and
RS-232C of EIA

- equipped with test devices for a rapid operational check. These devices
make it possible to carry out loops, and generate test signals which allow
an ETD to be emulated for the transmission of the logic levels "1", "0" or "1:0"

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 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Data format Binary, serial

Asynchronous and anisochronous
Modulation Frequency-shift keying (FSK)
Transmission speed Programmable, by means of internal
microswitches or by means of the OPU-1
Management System, between 50, 100, 200,
600 or 1200 baud.
Transmission mode Selectable by means of microswitch between:
Full-duplex, Half-duplex
Data interface
Levels and impedance In accordance with ITU-T rec. V.28

Operation mode In accordance with ITU-T rec. V.24.

Available signals: TD, RD, RTS, CTS,
RLSD-Carrier detection (CD) and DSR

Protection against IEC 870-2-1 level 4

electrostatic charges 8 kV. Discharges by contact

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 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Central frequency Programmable, by means of internal microswitches or by means of the OPU-1 Management System, depending on
the transmission speed the modem is working at (see Figure 1). Modems with other frequencies can be supplied on
demand.
300Hz 1000Hz 2000Hz 3000Hz 3800Hz 4000Hz

1020Hz

1140Hz

1260Hz

1380Hz

1500Hz

1620Hz

1740Hz

1860Hz

1980Hz

2100Hz

2220Hz

2340Hz

2460Hz

2580Hz

2700Hz

2820Hz

2940Hz

3060Hz

3180Hz

3300Hz

3420Hz

3540Hz

3660Hz

3780Hz
420Hz

540Hz

660Hz

780Hz

900Hz
50Bd/120Hz
A=±30Hz (ITU-T R.35)

420Hz
75Bd/120Hz Tx->75Bd / Rx->600Bd

A=±30Hz (ITU-T V.23) Tx->75Bd / Rx->1200Bd

100Bd/240Hz 480Hz 720Hz 960Hz 1200Hz 1440Hz 1680Hz 1920Hz 2160Hz 2400Hz 2640Hz 2880Hz 3120Hz 3360Hz 3600Hz
A=±60Hz (ITU-T R.37)

200Bd/480Hz 600Hz 1080Hz 1560Hz 2040Hz 2520Hz 3000Hz 3480Hz

A=±120Hz (ITU-T R.38A)
200Bd/360Hz
540Hz 900Hz 1260Hz 1620Hz 1980Hz 2340Hz 2700Hz 3060Hz 3420Hz
A=±90Hz (ITU-T R.38B)

200Bd
3000Hz 3500Hz
A=±60Hz

600Bd/960Hz 840Hz 1800Hz 2760/2800Hz

A=±180Hz

600Bd 1500Hz 3040Hz

A=±180Hz
600Bd
1500Hz Tx->600Bd / Rx->75Bd
A=±200Hz (ITU-T V.23)

1200Bd
1700Hz
A=±400Hz

1200Bd 2940Hz
A=±400Hz

1200Bd
1700Hz Tx->1200Bd / Rx->75Bd
A=±400Hz (ITU-T V.23)

300Hz 1000Hz 2000Hz 3000Hz 3800Hz 4000Hz

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 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Frequency shifting From 30 Hz to 400 Hz, according to speed

Modulation percentage in transmission Programmable, from the OPU-1 Management System, between 10% and 90%

Modulation percentage in reception Programmable, from the OPU-1 Management System, between 10% and 90%

RTS-CTS delay Selectable by means of microswitches. See chapter 4, COMMISSIONING

Line-frequency stability <0.5 Hz across the whole temperature range from –5 ºC to +

Test devices Line loop, data loop and permanent sending of test signals, logical level “, “ or alternate sequence of “ and “.

The selection is carried out by means of microswitches located on the front plate

Signalling By optical indication:

- State of the logical signals of the interface.

- Realization of some kind of test.

- Realization of line and data loops.

- Indication that the modem is configured to be used in Universal Power-Line Carrier terminals type
OPU-1 or in MAS-2 and MDD-2 shelves.

- General alarm.

By relay with voltage-free changeover contact:

- General alarm

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 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Connections ZBBM.00 (MAFP) terminal block

Alarm relay
Changeover maximum current
Changeover maximum voltage 250 VAC, 150 VDC
Changeover maximum power 600 VA, 90 W
Insulation voltage IEC 870-2-1 class 2.
1 kVrms / 50 Hz / 1min

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 GENERAL ALARM

- constant supervision of the level of the received signal and, should this be
14 dB below the nominal level, the general alarm is activated, it must be
taken into account that there is an hysteresis of 3 dB

- general alarm indication by the ALARM LED, and externally by means of

relay, terminals 1-2-3 of the ZBBM.00 (MAFP) terminal block, the alarm
relay is activated when everything is working correctly

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TEST DEVICES

Line loop

Data loop

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 MODEM BLOCKING

Data reception remains blocked in the following cases:

- loss of carrier in reception, that is to say, when the level of the received carrier falls
below the general alarm threshold

- when microswitch 8 of CONFIGURATION is in ON position

- in half-duplex operation, when the modem is transmitting

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 FRONT-PLATE ELEMENTS
MI1: configuration microswitches

Microswitch 1: Selection of the operation mode. Microswitches 9 and 10:

ON Full-duplex transmission
MI1 OFF Half-duplex transmission Selection for sending of test signals and normal operation.
In all the test conditions the RTS signal is generated
Microswitch RTS-CTS delay (ms) internally and continuously. Configuring the microswitches
50, 100 and as indicated in Table 4 it is possible to continuously send a
2 3 4 600 and 1200 bit/s logical level "1", level "0" or both alternately. Normal
200 bit/s
operation corresponds to microswitch 9 in OFF and
ON ON ON 30 10 microswitch 10 in OFF
OFF ON ON 60 20
ON OFF ON 90 30
OFF OFF ON 120 40 Microswitch
Description
ON ON OFF 150 50 9 10
OFF ON OFF 180 60 OFF OFF Normal operation
ON OFF OFF 210 70 ON OFF Continuous sending of a logical level "1"
OFF OFF OFF 240 80 Continuous sending of alternate sequence
OFF ON
Microswitch 5: Data-loop selection. of "0" and "1"
ON Data loop ON ON Continuous sending of a logical level "0"
OFF Normal operation
Microswitch 6: Line-loop selection.
ON Line loop
OFF Normal operation
Microswitch 7: Selection of RTS-signal activation.
ON Permanently
OFF According to interface
Microswitch 8: Selection of reception-blocking condition.
ON Permanent
OFF By means of CD signal (carrier loss)

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 FRONT-PLATE ELEMENTS

Signalling

Interface
TD/103 LED Amber. Indicates data input
RD/104 LED Amber. Indicates data output.
RTS/105 LED Amber. Indicates request to transmit and lights up when the signal is in active state.
CTS/106 LED Amber. Indicates the modem is ready to transmit and lights up when the signal is in active state.
DSR/107 LED Amber. Indicates the modem is working correctly.
CD/109 LED Amber. Indicates the detection of line signals and lights up when the level of the carrier is above a
pre-set level. It goes out in the opposite case.

Tests
TEST LED Amber. The LED lights up when any kind of test is carried out in the modem (sending of signals or
loops).
LED AUX Amber. Should always be turned off. If it does light up, it must be made sure that microswitch 1 of the
MI2 is in the OFF position.

Alarm and loops

ALARM LED Red. The LED lights up when the level of the received signal falls below the nominal
level in 14 dB. It must be taken into account that there is an hysteresis of 3 dB.
DATA LOOP LED Amber. Lights up when a data loop is carried out.
LINE LOOP LED Amber. Lights up when a line loop is carried out.

XMT MEASUREMENT / Signal level in transmission. When the modem is transmitting, 12 Vpp should
test points be obtained in these points.
RCV MEASUREMENT / Signal level in reception. With coherent modulation percentages assigned in
test points transmission and reception, 0.5 Vpp should be obtained in these points.

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 INTERNAL ELEMENTS
MI2

The modem has an internal microswitch (MI2) which allows its transmission speed and central working
frequency to be programmed, as well as select the channel of the Power-Line Carrier terminal in which the
MI1 transmission will be carried out.

Jumper J4

This jumper makes it possible for two MFPU modems

to be used in the same analog channel of an Universal MI1
Power-Line Carrier terminal type OPU-1.

When one wishes to use two MFPU modems in the

same analog channel, one of them must be configured
as modem A and the other as modem B, carrying out
ON OFF
the necessary setting in jumper J4 (see Figure 14). MI2

MI2
J4

A
B

J4

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 INTERNAL ELEMENTS
MI2

Microswitch 1: Must always be in OFF position.

Microswitch 2: Selection of the Power-Line Carrier terminal analog channel.

ON: Channel 1.
OFF:Channel 2.
Microswitches 3, 4 and 5: Selection of the speed the modem will work at.

Microswitch Transmission
3 4 5 speed (Bd)
ON OFF OFF 50
ON OFF OFF 75 (TX V.23)
OFF ON OFF 100
ON ON OFF 200
OFF OFF ON 600
OFF OFF ON 600 (TX V.23)
ON OFF ON 1200
ON OFF ON 1200 (TX V.23)

Microswitches 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10:

Selection of the central frequency at which the modem will work. Table 6 shows the arrangements that must be carried out in
microswitches 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in order to program the desired frequency (in Hz), according to the speed programmed in
microswitches 3, 4 and 5.

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 INTERNAL ELEMENTS
Microswitch Transmission speed (Bd)/f (Hz)
V.23

50/30 100/60 Tx/Rx (Bd): f(Hz)

6 7 8 9 10 200/120 200/90 200/60 600/180 1200/400

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 420 480 600 --- --- 840 1700 ---

ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 540 720 1080 --- --- 1800 2940 ---
OFF ON OFF OFF OFF 660 960 1560 --- --- 2760 --- 1200/75: 1700
ON ON OFF OFF OFF 780 1200 2040 --- --- 1500 --- ---
OFF OFF ON OFF OFF 900 1440 2520 --- --- 3040 --- ---
ON OFF ON OFF OFF 1020 1680 3000 --- --- 2800 --- ---
OFF ON ON OFF OFF 1140 1920 3480 --- --- --- --- 600/75: 1500
ON ON ON OFF OFF 1260 2160 --- 540 --- --- --- ---
OFF OFF OFF ON OFF 1380 2400 --- 900 --- --- --- ---
ON OFF OFF ON OFF 1500 2640 --- 1260 --- --- --- ---
OFF ON OFF ON OFF 1620 2880 --- 1620 --- --- --- ---
ON ON OFF ON OFF 1740 3120 --- 1980 --- --- --- ---
OFF OFF ON ON OFF 1860 3360 --- 2340 --- --- --- ---
ON OFF ON ON OFF 1980 3600 --- 2700 --- --- --- ---
OFF ON ON ON OFF 2100 --- --- 3060 --- --- --- ---
ON ON ON ON OFF 2220 --- --- 3420 --- --- --- ---
OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 2340 --- --- --- 3000 --- --- ---
ON OFF OFF OFF ON 2460 --- --- --- 3500 --- --- ---
OFF ON OFF OFF ON 2580 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
ON ON OFF OFF ON 2700 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
OFF OFF ON OFF ON 2820 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
ON OFF ON OFF ON 2940 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
OFF ON ON OFF ON 3060 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
ON ON ON OFF ON 3180 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
OFF OFF OFF ON ON 3300 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
ON OFF OFF ON ON 3420 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
OFF ON OFF ON ON 3540 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
ON ON OFF ON ON 3660 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
OFF OFF ON ON ON 3780 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
ON OFF ON ON ON --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 75/600: 420
OFF ON ON ON ON --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 75/1200: 420

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 TERMINAL BLOCK

J1 connector J2 connector Use DTE/DCE

ZBBM.00 MFPU
2 22c TD - Transmitted data 
3 22a RD - Received data 
4 30c RTS - Request to send 
5 30a CTS - Clear to send 
8 24a RLSD - Data carrier detect 
(DCD)
6 24c DSR - Modem ready 
7 8c Signal ground (common -
return)
1 32ac Protective ground -

ZBBM.00 terminal Pins of the associated Use

block connector
1 20a N. O.
2 20c C Alarm
3 18c N. C.

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 PROGRAMMING

In order for the programming of the data transmission speed and central frequency of
the modem carried out from the OPU-1 Management System to be effective, the
microswitches 3 to 10 of MI2 must be in the OFF position. If they are not in the OFF
position, the modem will be programmed with the speed and frequency
corresponding to the position of the microswitches (see Table 5 and Table 6)
regardless of the programming carried out from the OPU-1 Management System.

It is not possible to retrieve the state of the microswitches of MI2 from the OPU-1
Management System.

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PROGRAMMING
Programming of two FSK modems
sharing same analog channel

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 PROGRAMMING

FSK modem at 1200 Bd and Fc=2940Hz, speech interface limited at

2000Hz and 3 command teleprotection unit sharing a 4 kHz analogue
channel

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