RipEX is a radio modem platform renowned for overall data throughput in any real-time environment. RipEX radio modems are native IP devices, Software Defined with Linux OS that have been designed with attention to detail, performance and quality. All relevant state-of-the-art concepts have been carefully implemented.
RipEX2, 2nd generation, was introduced in 2018. This more powerful standard radio modem provides significant improvements, especially in terms of data speed, security and number of interfaces.
• 1.7 Mbps / 300 kHz / 256QAM
• 4× ETH, 1× SFP, 1× COM, 1× USB
• RipEX compatible
• Solar ready
• 0.1 – 10 watts
• – 40 to +70 °C
• WiFi management
• Customized protocols
• Backup routes
• Fast remote access IPsec
• 6.25 – 300 kHz channel size
• ACM, Adaptive FEC
• RADIUS
• HW tamper proof
• Expansion ready – mPCIe
• Full-duplex
Radio parameters |
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| Frequency bands | 135 – 175 MHz 285 – 335; 335 – 400 MHz 400 – 470; 450 – 520 MHz |
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| Channel spacing | 6.25; 12.5; 25; 50; 100; 150; 200; 250; 300 kHz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frequency stability | ±0.5 ppm ±0.01 ppm with internal GPS (optional) or external time sychronisation |
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| Modulation | QAM: 256QAM; 64QAM; 16DEQAM; D8PSK; π/4DQPSK; DPSK FSK: 4CPFSK; 2CPFSK |
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| FEC (Forward Error Correction) | 2/3; 3/4; 5/6; Off Trellis code with Viterbi soft-decoder |
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| Gross data rate (data speed) |
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Transmitter |
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| RF Output power | QAM: 0.1 – 5.0 W (20 – 37 dBm) RMS in 1dB FSK: 0.1 – 10 W (20 – 40 dBm) in 1dB step |
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| Duty cycle | Continuous | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rx to Tx Time | < 2 ms @ 6.25 kHz channel < 1.0 ms @ 12.5 kHz channel < 0.7 ms @ 25 kHz channel |
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| Intermodulation Attenuation | > 40 dBm, > 70 dBm (with external circulator / isolator) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Spurious Emissions (Conducted) | < -36 dBm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Radiated Spurious Emissions | < -36 dBm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjacent channel power | < -60 dBc | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Transient adjacent channel power | < -60 dBc | |||||||||||||||||||||
Receiver |
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| Sensitivity | -117 dBm (12.5 kHz; 2CPFSK; BER 10-6; 3/4 FEC) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anti-aliasing Selectivity | 56 kHz @ -3 dB BW applicable for 6.25; 12.5; 25 kHz 500 kHz @ -3 dB BW applicable for 50; 100; 150; 200; 250; 300 kHz |
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| Tx to Rx Time | < 2 ms @ 6.25 kHz channel < 1.0 ms @ 12.5 kHz channel < 0.7 ms @ 25 kHz channel |
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| Maximum Receiver Input Power | 20 dBm (100 mW) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rx Spurious Emissions (Conducted) | < -57 dBm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Radiated Spurious Emissions | < -57 dBm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Blocking or desensitization | > -23 dBm @ 1 MHz > -19 dBm @ 2 MHz > -15 dBm @ 5 MHz > -13 dBm @ 10 MHz |
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| Spurious response rejection | > 70 dB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Technical parameters are subject to change without prior notification. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1) 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2) Available only in Bridge mode. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3) Max peak envelope power (PEP) 10 W (40 dBm) . | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrical |
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| Primary power | 10 to 30 VDC, negative GND | |||
| Rx | 8 W / 13.8 V | |||
| Tx | 12 – 55 W | |||
| Sleep mode | 0.01 W | |||
| Save mode | 5 W | |||
Interfaces |
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| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Base-T Auto MDI/MDIX | 4× RJ45 | ||
| SFP | 10/100/1000Base-T or 1000Base-SX
or 1000Base-LX |
1× SFP | ||
| COM | RS232 / RS485 SW configurable | DB9F | ||
| 600 b/s – 1 Mb/s | ||||
| USB | USB 3.0 | Host A | ||
| Antenna | 50 Ω 2×
SW configurable |
TNC female | ||
| Inputs/Outputs | 1× HW alarm input
1× HW alarm output |
Power connector | ||
| 2× DI, 2× DO, 1× difDI
not available when Expansion board ‘C’ |
RJ45 | |||
Optional interfaces |
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| Expansion board ‘G’ GPS (GNSS) |
Active antenna 3.3 VDC SMA female (AUX on front panel) |
| 72-channel u-blox M8 engine GPS/QZSS L1 C/A, GLONASS L10F, BeiDou B1I, Galileo E1B/C, SBAS L1 C/A: WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN | |
| Expansion board ‘C’ COM ports |
COM2: RS232 – 5 pin (RxD, TxD, GND, RTS, CTS) 600 b/s to 2 Mb/s COM3: RS232 -3 pin (RxD, TxD, GND) 2.4 kb/s to 921.6 kb/s RJ45 (DI/DO on front panel) |
| Expansion board ‘E’, ‘P’, ‘A’ Cellular | |
Indication LEDs |
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| LED panel | 5× tri-color status LEDs (SYS, AUX, RX, TX, COM) | ||
| ETH | 4× RJ45 (Link and Activity LEDs), 1× SFP (Status LED) | ||
Environmental |
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| IP Code (Ingress Protection) | IP41, IP42, IP52 | ||
| MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) | > 900 000 hours (> 100 years) | ||
| 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 |
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| Casing | Rugged die-cast aluminium | ||
| Dimensions | H × W × D: 60 × 185 × 125 mm (2.34 × 7.2 × 4.9 in) | ||
| Weight | 1.55 kg (3.4 lbs) | ||
| Mounting | DIN rail, L-bracket, Flat-bracket, 19″ Rack chassis | ||
SW |
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| Operating modes | Bridge / Router | ||
| Radio channel protocols | Transparent @ Bridge Base driven, Flexible @ Router |
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| User protocols on COM | DNP3, DF1, IEC101, Modbus RTU, PR2000, RDS, Siemens 3964R, Async Link | ||
| User protocols on Ethernet | Modbus TCP, IEC104, DNP3 TCP, Comli TCP, Terminal server… | ||
| Serial to IP convertors | DNP3 / DNP3 TCP, Modbus RTU / Modbus TCP | ||
Protocol on Radio channel |
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| Multi master applications | Yes | ||
| Report by exception | Yes | ||
| Collision Avoidance Capability | Yes | ||
| Remote to Remote communication | Yes | ||
| Addressed and acknowledged serial SCADA protocols |
Yes | ||
| Data integrity control | CRC 32 | ||
| Optimization | Intelligent payload data and header (Eth / IP / TCP / UDP) compression | ||
Security |
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| Management | HTTPS (own certificate), SSH | ||
| Role-based access control (RBAC) | 4 levels (Guest, Tech, SecTech, Admin) | ||
| WiFi management access (optional) | WPA2-PSK secured | ||
| Encryption | AES256-CCM | ||
| VPN | IPsec, GRE | ||
| VLAN | IEEE 802.1Q (tagging), Q-in-Q for Transparent mode | ||
| AAA protocol | RADIUS | ||
| Firewall | Layer 2 – MAC, Layer 3 – IP, Layer 4 – TCP/UDP | ||
| FW | Digitally signed | ||
| HW tamper | Case opening evidence | ||
| 4) When full-duplex with full power (40 dBm PEP) and the surrounding temperature above + 60°C the external passive cooler should be used (e.g. RipEX2-RS 19″ Rack chassis). | |||
Diagnostic and Management |
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| Link testing | ICMP ping |
| Status informations | User interfaces |
| Statistics | Historical and differential statistics for Rx / Tx Packets on all user interfaces (ETH 1-5, COM 1-3, TS 1-5) and Radio interface – for individual connections. Radio protocol statistics (frame error, replied, duplicated, lost etc.) for individual radio links. Advanced statistics for Radio channel (RSS levels, MSE, Pre-frame RSS, Repeats, etc.) |
| Statistics history | Several weeks |
| Event log | Events filtered by time, severity, user, remote IP address and type of event |
| SNMP | SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3 Trap / Inform alarms generation as per settings |
| NTP | Client / Server |
| Monitoring | Real time analysis of all interfaces (RADIO, ETH 1-5 , COM 1-3, TS 1-5) and internal interfaces between software modules |
Standards |
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| CE | RED; RoHS; WEEE |
| FCC, IC | FCC Part 90, IC RSS-119 |
| Spectrum | ETSI EN 302 561 V2.1.1 ETSI EN 300 113 V2.2.1 |
| EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) |
ETSI EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3 ETSI EN 301 489-5 V3.2.1 EN 61850-3:2014 |
| Product safety | EN 62368-1:2014 + A11:2017 |
| RF health safety | EN 62311:2008 |
| Electric power substations environment |
IEEE 1613:2009 IEEE 1613.1:2013 EN 61850-3:2014 |
| Hazardous locations | EN 60079-0:2012 EN 60079-11:2012 pending |
| Environmental | EN 61850-3: 2014 |
| Vibration & shock | EN 60068-2-6:2008 ETS 300 019-2-3:1994, Class 3.4 EN 61850-3:2014 |
| Seismic qualification | EN 60068-2-27:2010 |
| IP rating | EN 60529:1993 + A1:2001 + A2:2014 |
