Mimer SoftRadio

Digital Dispatch System

Tired of radios on your desk? Why not use your PC instead?

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Mimer SoftRadio
Digital Dispatch System

For both analogue and digital radios, at the same operator

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Windows Controlled

Local Dispatcher

Radio Unit Mimer Network Interface

Expansion LAN

The smallest application is one radio in The smallest application is one radio in your local network controlled from one your local network controlled from one or more local computers. or more local computers.

Remote dispatcher
Line control
Dispatcher

One channel base station, only transmit/receive A simple base station can be connected A simple base station can be connected and used only with transmit/receive. and used only with transmit/receive. With the network interface in your local With the network interface in your local network all computers can be a radio network all computers can be a radio dispatcher. dispatcher.

Use of a radio link

Base site LAN Link (Canopy or other) Dispatchers

Internet

One remote user at a time connects through the Internet

If you need to have your base station at If you need to have your base station at a high remote location where internet is a high remote location where internet is not available, a link can expand your not available, a link can expand your local network. local network.

Fire Station
Two Niros One Sepura

Operators at the Dispatch Central Other PC at the Fire Station

Fire Station with three radios, Fire Station with three radios, mixed types. Dispatched from mixed types. Dispatched from Central and other PC:s. Central and other PC:s.

Failsafe dispatcher

LAN

Police Station
Niros TRX3001 Motorola GM380 Sepura (Tetra)

Dispatchers at Operation Center StatusLog

Police Station with three radios, Police Station with three radios, mixed types. Dispatched from mixed types. Dispatched from Central and other PC:s. Central and other PC:s. Cross Patch between radios Cross Patch between radios Voice Recording Voice Recording Status Logging Status Logging

VoiceLog Sound Recording

Other PC:s at the station

LAN

Alarm Central
Radio and server for reception of status and voice call.

Four local MPT-radios

External systems

Internet
Dispatchers Network Repeater

Base stations at other locations

VoiceLog Sound logger

A large alarm centre with the A large alarm centre with the possibility to receive status into a possibility to receive status into a special server. special server.

Tunnels
Base station

Special tunnel solution where Special tunnel solution where reception in one base station reception in one base station gives transmit in all the gives transmit in all the others. others.

Network Interface

Media converter Fiber Optic Net

Equipment in tunnel

Fiber/Link

Alarm
JMR Stockholm Central Station, Stockholm

Local voice radio

Local alarm radio

MPT1327

Internet
Security guards need their Security guards need their alarm to terminate at two alarm to terminate at two different positions. different positions. In this case one is a dispatcher In this case one is a dispatcher 600 km away. 600 km away.
Lvestad Skne

Different vehicles
Radio and telephone is controlled via touch screens

The touch screen can also be used for other purposes, like navigation.

Two operators with intercom.

Dispatch Vehicles
The Stockholm Fire Department Command and Control Vehicles has large Mimer systems with: Eight communication radios Three mobile phones Two intercoms Telephone connected by wire Crossband (Radio Patch) connection

Touch Screen
For use in vehicles and at dispatchers with dedicated screens for communication.

Radio Screen

Waterproof Touch Screen

For use in open boats
Fire Department Coast Guard

Intercom Units
For use between vehicles or, with long cables, in tunnels where radios dont work so well. The typical user is the Fire Departments.

The intercom unit glows in the dark, so its easily found.

SoftLine
An example of an old dispatcher connected to an old base station over the internet.

Mimer Network Interface

Mimer Network Interface

Internet/ Local LAN

Power Alarm System Watch through the Internet.

Two Mimer Interfaces can be connected over the Internet Two Mimer Interfaces can be connected over the Internet instead of a leased line. instead of a leased line. Apart from the standard functions you can also hook up Apart from the standard functions you can also hook up alarms and a serial data connection. alarms and a serial data connection.

Basic Control Panel

Interface ID Interface ID Shows a text string that is Shows a text string that is programmed into the programmed into the network interface. network interface. One click here brings up One click here brings up the radio front panel. the radio front panel. Transmit button Transmit button Activates the radio PTT. Activates the radio PTT. Channel-display Channel-display Shows chosen information Shows chosen information from the radio display. from the radio display. Loudspeaker button Loudspeaker button Opens and shuts the radio Opens and shuts the radio loudspeaker. loudspeaker.

Helpful Colours
White White Stand-by Stand-by

Yellow Yellow Incoming audio on the radio Incoming audio on the radio

Red Red I am transmitting I am transmitting

Orange Orange Another user on another Another user on another computer is transmitting computer is transmitting

Green blinking Green blinking Incoming selective call Incoming selective call

Panel for Several Radios

Radio Radio Every level is one Every level is one connected radio. connected radio. Transmit Transmit This radio is transmitting. This radio is transmitting. Select arrow Select arrow Shows which radio is Shows which radio is selected for transmit with selected for transmit with the external PTT. the external PTT. Wait button Wait button A click on Wait transmits a A click on Wait transmits a tone burst on the radio. tone burst on the radio. Yellow colour is lit until Yellow colour is lit until clicked again or transmit is clicked again or transmit is keyed, to help you keyed, to help you remember. remember.

Settings
Settings Settings Under Settings are settings for Under Settings are settings for different ways of displaying and using different ways of displaying and using your Mimer SoftRadio. your Mimer SoftRadio.

Settings
Settings Settings Your Mimer SoftRadio can Your Mimer SoftRadio can look this different, depending look this different, depending on your settings and how many on your settings and how many radios you are controlling. radios you are controlling.

Radio Panels
Radio panels Radio panels Different radio types shows Different radio types shows different radio panels. different radio panels.

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Voice Request & Status

Mimer StatusLog
Voice Request Voice Request In a special server Voice Requests are In a special server Voice Requests are collected as a special status messages. collected as a special status messages. The dispatchers can then work the list of The dispatchers can then work the list of incoming calls in the order they prefer. incoming calls in the order they prefer. Incoming Alarm Calls land at the top of Incoming Alarm Calls land at the top of the list. the list.

Status reception Status reception In the same server all incoming status is In the same server all incoming status is logged and time stamped. logged and time stamped.

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Voice Recording
Mimer VoiceLog

Voice Recording Voice Recording In a special server, Mimer VoiceLog, In a special server, Mimer VoiceLog, all calls in the system are recorded and all calls in the system are recorded and time stamped. time stamped. Each operator can listen back a preset Each operator can listen back a preset time, ii e one hour. A supervisor can time, e one hour. A supervisor can access the whole server hard drive. access the whole server hard drive.