MOTOTRBO™ System Training
MPT1327 Generic Option Board (GOB)
Motorola Confidential Restricted, MOTOTRBO™ System Training – Release 1.7
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Training Agenda
Overview
Hardware / Software Requirements
Feature Set
Configuration
Getting Started
Radio Setup
GOB Setup
Operation
Personality Selection
Voice Calls
Status Calls
Short Data Messages
GPS Position Query
TPL Encode/Decode Support On Traffic Channel
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Overview
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Overview
Hardware / Software Requirements
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The MPT1327 GOB enables the MOTOTRBO radio to support the MPT1327 trunking feature set.
MOTOTRBO radio models supported by the GOB:
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VHF / 350MHz / UHF
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Portable / Mobile
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Display / Non-Display / Limited Display
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GPS / Non-GPS
Software requirements:
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To work with the MPT1327 GOB, MOTOTRBO radio must contain firmware version R01.08.20 or
later.
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Overview
Feature Set
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The MPT1327 GOB supports most legacy MPT1327 Professional Series
radio trunking features.
However, due to hardware limitations there are a few legacy features not
supported by the MPT1327 GOB.
The MPT1327 GOB also supports some additional features not supported
by the MPT1327 Professional Series radios.
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Overview
Main Feature List
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Overview
Legacy (Professional Series) Features Not Supported
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Overview
Additional Features Supported
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Configuration
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Configuration
Getting Started
• For the MPT1327 GOB to operate correctly, the
MOTOTRBO radio needs to be configured in accordance
with the “Radio Setup” section of this training material
using the standard MOTOTRBO CPS.
• The MPT1327 GOB itself must also be configured using a
separate GOB CPS in accordance with the “GOB Setup”
section of this training material.
• Both CPS programs need to be installed on the
programming PC and the MOTOTRBO radio containing
the installed MPT1327 GOB connected to the PC using a
standard USB programming cable.
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Configuration
Radio Setup – Option Board Enabled Channels
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Whenever the radio switches to an “Option Board” enabled channel, the
MPT1327 GOB is automatically activated.
For the MPT1327 GOB to operate correctly, configure all “Option Board”
enabled channels as follows:
– Ensure the channel is an analogue channel.
MPT Zone
Analog Channels
Normal Zone
– Ensure the channel is not placed in any scan list, Auto Scan is disabled and
Option Board is enabled.
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Configuration
Radio Setup – Option Board Enabled Channels
– Ensure VOX is disabled.
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Ensure RX/TX Squelch Type is set to “CSQ” and RX/TX Signaling System is set to “None”.
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Configuration
Radio Setup – General Settings
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Ensure the radio wide Battery Saver Preamble is disabled.
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Configuration
Radio Setup – Channel Zones
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To enable the MPT1327 GOB Personality selection
feature, the radio needs to be configured with at least two
zones as follows:
 One zone for the MPT1327 GOB operation,
containing 16 “Option Board” enabled channels –
these channels are configured in accordance with
the previous pages.
 The other zones for the MOTOTRBO radio (nonMPT1327) operation, containing “Option Board”
disabled channels – these channels are configured
freely.
MPT Zone
Normal Zone
Notes:
 Radio users can enter MPT1327 trunking mode by
switching from a non-MPT1327 zone to the MPT1327
zone.
 Radio users can quit MPT1327 trunking mode by
switching from the MPT1327 zone to a non-MPT1327
zone.
 The standard MOTOTRBO CPS may define different
zone alias for these zones, however the MPT1327 GOB is
unable to display the zone aliases in the personality menu
and so it displays a zone index instead.
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Configuration
GOB Setup
• The MPT1227 GOB is pre-loaded in the factory with an ‘out of box’
default configuration.
• If the MOTOTRBO radio enters into MPT1327 trunking mode and the
MPT1327 GOB contains its ‘out of the box’ default configuration, then
the radio will display “No Personality”.
• To define the MPT1327 Personalities, the MPT1327 GOB CPS must
be used to configure the MPT1327 GOB parameters.
• Since the MPT1327 GOB CPS reuses much of the legacy Professional
Series MPT1327 CPS (with added support for USB), then the
MPT1327 GOB CPS should be relatively intuitive to dealers who are
already familiar with the Professional Series MPT1327 CPS.
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Configuration
GOB Setup - Menu Buttons
Open a CPS
archive file
Read codeplug
settings from GOB
Save current
CPS settings
as a CPS
archive file
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Print current
CPS settings
Write CPS
settings into
GOB
You can always click this
button to get the related help
description for the chosen field.
Switch current
personality for
configuration
Configuration
COB Setup – Add / Delete MPT Personality
Add/delete MPT personality as below.
Note: Display models can have up to 4 MPT personalities, while non-display / limited display models can have only 1 MPT personality.
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Configuration
GOB Setup - Network Parameters (MPT Network Specific)
Set the dialing plan used by radio
Set the channel range for
Comprehensive Hunt process.
Set the range for control/traffic
channels.
Set the system base frequency.
It should match system setting.
Click menu “Network> MPT Network
Specific” to open the
configuration window.
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Configuration
GOB Setup - Network Parameters (Hunt Options)
These fields define signal levels
used during background hunt.
Usually no need to change them.
Click menu “Network> Hunt Options” to
open the
configuration window.
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Set the background hunt mode
Configuration
GOB Setup - Network Parameters (Radio Flags)
Some systems require radios to
transmit registration info during
power up. Check this if needed.
Click menu “Network> Radio Flags” to
open the
configuration window.
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Set the required operating
bandwidth for the radio
Configuration
GOB Setup - Network Parameters (Control Channel Group Definition)
Control channels can be managed
by grouping them. This window
defines the control channel groups.
Click menu “Network> Control Channel
Group Definition” to
open the
configuration window.
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“ALL” is the default
group which can not
be deleted. Also, only
one group can be set
as Current.
Configuration
GOB Setup - Network Parameters (Control Channel List)
Add or delete control
channels. The channel
numbers should be provided
by system operator.
Click menu “Network> Control Channel
List” to open the
configuration window.
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Click “Edit Group” button to set the control
channel for different groups. One control
channel can belong to three different
groups. In this example, “ALL” group has
440/460; “Group1” has 420/440; etc.
Configuration
GOB Setup - Network Parameters (Traffic Channel TPL Code)
Traffic channel table.
The traffic channel numbers and
associated TPL codes should be
provided by the system operator.
Note: Traffic channels for which TPL
is disabled should not be added to
this list.
Click menu “Network> Traffic Channel TPL
Code” to open the
configuration window.
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MPT FFSK Pre-Time is the delay between the
start of the TPL and the FFSK data. This value
depends on the TPL detect time of the base
station receiver and allows the base station
receiver sufficient time to detect the TPL and
establish an audio path to the TSC before the
radio commences transmitting FFSK data.
Configuration
GOB Setup - Network Parameters (Network List Data)
Click menu “Network> Network List Data”
to open the
configuration window.
This windows defines the
MPT/MPS system network
info. If the radio needs to
operate on multiple
system networks, then the
networks should be added
here.
The network parameters
should be provided by the
system operator.
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Configuration
GOB Setup - MPT Personality Parameters (Call Timers)
This windows defines call durations.
Note: The MPT/MPS system can also define call durations. The
ongoing call will be stopped when the shorter duration is reached.
Click menu “MPT
Personality->Call
Timers” to open the
configuration window.
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Configuration
GOB Setup - MPT Personality Parameters (Personality Data)
Set the radio
address number
Click menu “MPT
Personality>Personality Data” to
open the
configuration window.
Set the individual
call address
range which the
radio can call
Set the group call
address range
which the radio
can call
Set Unit No
length, 2 or 3
digits. MPT1343
dialing plan only
Set display
content when
radio power up.
This is also
used as alias
of the current
MPT
personality
Set display
content when
radio in idle
state
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Configuration
GOB Setup - MPT Personality parameters (Personality Parameters)
Click menu “MPT
Personality>Personality
Parameters” to open
the configuration
window.
Check to lock the
radio's keypad and
disallow keypad
operation by the user
Check to enable radio
to display group call
initiator ID on traffic
channel rather than
group ID.
External alarm is a
mobile radio only
feature.
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Configuration
GOB Setup - MPT Personality Parameters (Options)
Click menu “MPT
Personality->Options”
to open the
configuration window.
These two features are
not supported by
MPT1327 GOB
Check to enable radio
to operate in talk group
mode. Rotary now is
used to choose talk
group. Radio only can
receive the chosen talk
group call in this mode.
Check to enable
Console to control
automatic transmit
timer for emergency
call. Help Call must be
enabled to make this
option available.
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Configuration
GOB Setup - MPT Personality Parameters (Dedicated Call Key)
This window is used to configure the Dedicated call and Emergency help call.
Programmable buttons can be assigned to the defined dedicated/emergency
calls here.
Click menu “MPT
Personality>Dedicated Call Key”
to open the
configuration window.
The emergency dial
string, that is to be
used, by the radio, for
the emergency call set
up. The string must
include the call modifier
sequence *9* followed
by the number string.
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Configuration
GOB Setup - MPT Personality parameters (Five Digital Lookup Table)
Click menu “MPT
Personality->Five
Digital Lookup Table”
to open the
configuration window.
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The Five Digital Lookup Table enables the keypad string to be shortened
when an inter-prefix or inter-fleet call is dialed. A shorter string can be
defined here to replace the full Prefix + Fleet number string. In the example
below, dialing “20201” results in a call to “2002001201”.
Routing Address
identifies whether an
individual ident (for
calls to an individual
address) or a group
ident (for calls to group
address).
Configuration
GOB Setup - Common (Per Radio Parameters)
The item settings in this window
affect all the MPT personalities.
Click menu “Edit>Common->Per Radio
Parameters”
configuration window.
Check to enable the remote kill
feature (needs system support).
Once enabled, system operator
can send kill/unkill command to
specified radio from system side.
MOTOTRBO radio provides this
feature (configure using standard
MOTOTRBO CPS).
Not supported.
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If enabled, password needs to be
entered before configuration data
can be read from GOB.
Configuration
GOB Setup - Programmable Button
Click menu “Edit>Common>Programmable
Button” configuration
window.
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The item settings in this window affect all the MPT personalities.
MotoTRBO radios support 4 programmable buttons. The button
functions can be set in this window.
Configuration
GOB Setup - Common (Selectable Menus)
Click menu “Edit>Common->Selectable
Menus” configuration
window.
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The item settings in this window
affect all the MPT personalities. The
menus displayed by the radio can
be configured in this window.
Configuration
GOB Setup - Common (GPS Setting)
GPS Query defines
whether the GPS
query function is
enabled or not.
Click menu “Edit>Common->GPS
Setting” configuration
window.
Short Data Message
Type defines what
SDM type will be used
for the reply.
Console Radio ID
defines the radio
ID ranges. Only
SDMs from radios
with IDs in the
specified ranges
will be treated as
GPS Query SDMs.
SDMs from radios
with IDs outside
these ranges will
be treated as
normal messages
and displayed on
the screen.
Note: These IDs
must be specified
in MPT1327
format.
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Operation
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Operation
Personality Selection
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To switch between MPT1327 personalities:
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While radio in idle state, press “Menu” button to enter menu mode.
Press ”Left” or “Right” button until “Personality” displayed.
Press “OK” to enter Personality menu, whereupon radio displays current personality (e.g. MPT14).
Press ”Left” or “Right” button until desired personality displayed (e.g. MPT25).
Press “OK” to choose.
To switch from MPT1327 trunking mode to non-MPT1327 mode:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
While radio in idle state, press “Menu” button to enter menu mode.
Press ”Left” or “Right” button until “Personality” displayed.
Press “OK” to enter Personality menu, whereupon radio displays current personality (e.g. MPT14).
Press ”Left” or “Right” button until desired non-MPT1327 zone displayed (e.g. Zone 2).
Press “OK” to choose.
Note: It is recommended that zone 1 be configured as an Option Board enabled MPT1327 zone and that all other
zones be configured as Option Board disabled zones. It is further recommended that zone 1 contain 16
duplicate Option Board enabled channels. Following these recommendations will ensure that if zone 1 is
selected, the MPT1327 GOB is automatically activated and that if any other zone is selected (in the MPT
personality menu), the radio automatically exits MPT1327 trunking mode.
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Operation
Voice Calls
The MPT1327 GOB supports individual and group calls.
 To make a voice call from the menu
 To make a voice call directly from the keypad
1.
2.
While radio in idle state, use keypad to dial radio address (e.g. 200200120).
Press PTT, “OK” or “#” to make call, whereupon radio displays “Calling”.
Note: If radio operating in talk group mode, rotary knob can be used to select desired
talk group, followed by PTT press to initiate the call directly.
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Operation
Status Calls
The MPT1327 GOB supports status calls (the status message can be predefined by the GOB
CPS).
 To make a status call from the menu
 To make a status call directly from the keypad
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
While radio in idle state, use keypad to input “*0” (Part of modifier).
Dial status index digits (for example, 02, in range 1-31).
Dial “*” (final part of modifier).
Enter called radio address, whereupon radio displays (for example) *002*NNNNN, where NNNNN is called radio
address.
Press PTT or “#” to make the call, whereupon radio displays “Sending Status”.
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Operation
Short Data Messages
The MPT1327 GOB supports Short Data Messages.

To send a short data message from the menu.
The full short data message string with radio address in the contact list can be predefined by
the GOB CPS (e.g. “*2*Hello world!*NNNNN”, where NNNNN is called radio address).
3.
4.
5.
While radio in idle state, press “Menu”
button to enter menu mode.
Press ”Left” or “Right” button until
“Contact List” displayed.
Press “OK” to enter Contact List.
Press ”Left” or “Right” button to choose predefined message item in contact list.
Press PTT, “OK” or “#” to send the message, whereupon radio displays “Sending Data”.
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To send a short data message from the keypad
1.
2.
3.
4.
While radio in idle state, use keypad to input “*2*” (Part of modifier).
Enter short data message (e.g. ”Hello world!”)
Dial “*” (final part of modifier)
Enter called radio address, whereupon radio displays (for example) “*2*Hello world!*NNNNN”, where NNNNN
is called radio address.
Press PTT, “OK” or “#” to send the message, whereupon radio displays “Sending Data”.
1.
2.
5.
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Operation
GPS Query
The MPT1327 GOB supports GPS position query via Short Data Message.

The system administrator can query an individual position by sending out a GPS
query command using the special SDM format defined below.
Note: Only SDMs from specified radio IDs will be treated as query SDMs. The
radio ID ranges are defined by GOB CPS - check GOB CPS setting in “Edit>Common->GPS Setting” configuration window.
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Operation
GPS Query (continued)

When the GOB receives a GPS query SDM it retrieves the GPS position info from
MOTOTRBO radio GPS chip and replies with the position info using an SDM.
For example, if the GPS packet data is as : GPRMC,103738,A,3044.5864,N,10357.5436,E,0.0,0.0,050607,1.3,W,A*09
Those 10 bytes data of longitude and latitude is: 0x 30 44 58 64 03 10 35 75 43 60
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Operation
GPS Query (continued)

On receiving a GPS query, if the MOTOTRBO radio is a non-GPS radio
or if the GPS feature is disabled, the GOB will respond, setting the GPS
data valid flag to False. The reply SDM format is as below.
Note: The TRBO radio GPS functionality can be enabled/disabled via the
MOTOTRBO radio CPS.
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Operation
TPL Encode/Decode Support On Traffic Channel
TPL Encode/Decode support on traffic channel feature can enabled/disable via GOB CPS

Configure the traffic channels which have TPL enabled
1.
2.
3.
Open “Network-> Traffic Channel TPL Code” configuration window.
Click “Add” button to add an entry and configure the related TPL setting.
TPL Reverse Burst is supported to overcome the squelch tail. Once enabled, Reverse Burst shall be transmitted at
the end of transmission, the duration is 150ms.

Configure the MPT FFSK Pre-Time to suit for the specific MPT system
1.
2.
3.
Allows a duration for the base station receiver to detect the TPL and establish an audio path to the TSC.
Radio commences transmitting FFSK data after pre-time has elapsed , ensuring that TSC sees start of FFSK data.
Pre-time delay may not conform to MPT1327 timing spec for data on traffic channels.
MPT base station needs to be configured properly to use the TPL encode/decode feature.
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To compliment the radio TPL encode feature the base station should only process the
signalling / voice from a radio on a traffic channel if the correct TPL is decoded.
To compliment the radio TPL decode feature the base station should encode the correct
TPL on a traffic channel and transmit it to a radio with the signalling / voice.
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Operation
TPL Encode/Decode Constraint
When TPL encode/decode is enabled, call include is not fully supported:
When TPL Reverse Burst is disabled, inter-prefix call include does not work (note: com-prefix call include still works).
When the TPL Reverse Burst is enabled, both inter-prefix and com-prefix call include do not work.
 Reason for the constraint?
Since the MPT FFSK Pre-Time is added between the start of the TPL and the start of the FFSK data, a
conflict arises between the TPL detect performance and the MPT the timing spec (which does not consider
the TPL impact). As the result, the radio subscriber can not interact with the base station correctly when
initiating a call include request on the traffic channel.
 Does this constraint exist for legacy analog MPT models, such as GP680?
Yes, this constraint exists in analog MPT radios as well.
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