SAHL4 test report

FCC ID: CB2SAHL4

Test Report

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March 31, 2006




   Technical Report to the FCC and Industry Canada Regarding
        Johnson Controls Interiors, L.L.C. Homelink© III
                        Model: CB2SAHL4
                        FCC ID: CB2SAHL4
                         IC:279B-SAHL4
                Emission Designation : 105KL1D
                            3/31/2006


A report concerning approval for Johnson Controls Homelink® model CB2SAHL4.
Please issue grant immediately upon review.
Confidentiality applied to the following sections according to 47 CFR 0.459 and
RSP-100, section 10:
        Circuit Block Diagrams, attachment “hl_block_diag.pdf”
        Theory/Description of Operation “theory_op.pdf”
        Schematics attachment “schematics.pdf”


Measurements Made by:                                  Measurements Observed by:




Bolay Elgersma                                         Jeremy Bos
RF Test Site Technician                                RF Test Site Manager
Johnson Controls Interiors, LLC.                       Johnson Controls Interiors, LLC.




Report and Application Prepared by
Jeremy Bos
RF Test Site Manager
Johnson Controls Interiors, LLC.




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1. General Information
   1.1. Product Description:
       The Johnson Controls Interiors HomeLink® HL4 Universal Garage Door Opener is a low-
       power transceiver OEM device that is installed into an overhead area of the automobile.
       The installation is provided by trained technicians during the course of the manufacture of
       the automobile. It is powered by the 12volt system of the automobile.

       This Universal Garage Door Opener has the capability to

           1. Learn the frequency and bit code format of the user’s existing garage door remote
             control devices and
           2.Reproduce and transmit the frequency and bit code format to remotely operate the
             user’s garage door.

       The unit is designed for the periodic operation of a control signal, which typically activates
       a garage door opener receiver.

       The unit is supplied to the automobile manufacturer without harness. For testing
       purposes a typical assembly and 2-conductor cable harness were used to power to the
       unit.

       The unit is only operational when the user depresses the control button. It becomes
       inactive after release of the control button.

       The three-button HomeLink® unit replaces up to three hand-held transmitters. In addition
       to the typical operation of the garage door, the unit will learn the radio frequency codes of
       other transmitter types to activate entry door locks, estate gates, security systems, and
       home or office lighting.

       The antenna system is an integral part of the unit. It cannot be altered nor replaced by
       the user. Service of this system is only available from the Automobile Manufacturer’s
       Dealerships and Johnson Controls Interiors, LLC.

   1.2. Related Grants
        None.

   1.3. Test Methodology
       Radiated Emissions testing was done according to ANSI C63.4-2003. The power source
       for this product is a 12V automotive vehicle battery, thus conducted emissions
       measurements are not required.

       The unit is supplied to the automobile manufacturer without harness. For testing
       purposes a 2-conductor cable harness was used to interface to the unit.




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    1.4. Test Facility
        The Open Area Test Site where these measurements were taken, is located on the
        grounds of Johnson Controls Automotive Interiors System’s Edgar D. Prince Technical
        Campus, in the city of Holland, county of Ottawa, state of Michigan, United States of
        America. The site is a fully enclosed 10m weather-protected OATS. All structure
        materials above the conducting ground-plane are non-metallic and consist of: wood,
        laminated lumber, fiberglass, glue, plastic, or fiberglass reinforced plastic. The site
        contains a 15-foot diameter turntable capable of supporting large cars and light trucks
        under test. Tabletop testing was conducted on a smaller 3m turntable described in the
        site recertification report. The test site has been fully described in a reports filled with the
        FCC and Industry Canada. The report filled with the FCC is dated October 19, 1999, was
        accepted by the FCC in a letter dated December, 20 1999. The report filled with Industry
        Canada, dated January 31, 2000, was accepted via a letter dated February 29, 2000.
        The site was re-certified with the FCC on December 18, 2005 and with the IC on
        December 27, 2005. Our OATS is registered with the IC under file number IC 3593.

    1.5. Accreditation
        The Johnson Controls, Inc. - Electronics Validation Lab is accredited to ISO 17025 by the
        American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). Our laboratory scope and
        accreditation certificate (#1869.01) are available from their web site www.a2la.org. Our
        scope of accreditation covers ANSI C63.4 Radiated Emissions at 3m, FCC 47 CFR Part
        15, and IC RSS-210.

2. Product Labeling

The FCC Identifier assigned is FCC ID: CB2SAHL4. The Industry Canada certification number is
279B-SAHL4. These identifiers will be embossed on the product housing.

The label will be placed on the exterior of the HL4 housing using an acrylic adhesive that will
permanently affix the label.

Because of the small size of the device and because the installation is inside a portion of the
automobile, the following statements will appear in the user’s manual. Refer to attachment
“user_man.pdf” for the entire text of the user’s manual.
       “This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and with RSS-210 of the Industry
       Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
       (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
       (2) This device must accept any interference that may be received including interference
            that may cause undesired operation.
       WARNING: The transmitter has been tested and complies with FCC and Industry
       Canada rules. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
       for the compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the device.”

    2.1. Label Drawing and Location on Product.
        The label drawing as well as a sketch of the label location on product packaging is
        available in “label.pdf”




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3. Test Configuration
   Radiated Emissions measurements presented in the report were made in accordance with
   ANSI C63.4 Figure 9(c). The EUT was placed on a 1 x 1.5m non-metallic table elevated
   80cm above a conducting ground plane. The harness was run to the long edge of the table
   and dropped to a power supply sitting at base of the table.




                                   Photograph of Test Setup




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4. Block Diagram
 See attachment block diagram attachment.

5. Test Setup Photographs




                            Figure 5.1. Test Setup DUT End Orientation




                            Figure 5.1. Test Setup DUT Flat Orientation




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                            Figure 5.1. Test Setup DUT Side Orientation



6. Conducted Emissions Measurements
   Conducted Measurements are not required for this product.

7. Radiated Emissions Data
   7.1. Summary of Results
                  •   Measurements of the transmit output field strength were taken with the
                      DUT trained to 288, 310, and 433 MHz at 30, 50 and 80% duty cycles. A
                      worst-case emission of 78.9 dBuV/m occurred with the DUT trained to
                      433 MHz, 80% duty cycle. The worst-case emission remained 1.9 dB
                      below the IC and FCC limits (73.8 dBuV/m) for this type of device.
                  •   The worst-case harmonic measurement of 47.9 dBuV/m was found at
                      1152 MHz, the fourth harmonic of 309.3 MHz at 80% duty cycle. A
                      margin of 5.9 dB to the prescribed FCC and IC limits was noted.
                      When adjusted for the duty cycle.
                  •   This module exhibits pulsed operation characteristics.
                  •   Measurements were taken of the 20dB occupied bandwidth. The
                      transmitter had a maximum occupied bandwidth of 105 kHz when the
                      DUT is trained to 433 MHz, 30% duty cycle.
                  •   This device has a worst-case Class B emission of 22.3 dBuV/m at 85
                      MHz when set to transmit at 433 MHz a margin of 17.7 dB to the Class B
                      limit is maintained.
                  •   The output power of the DUT varied by no more than 0.65 dB when the
                      input voltage was varied from 6 to 18 Volts. The device does not operate
                      when the input voltage is below 7V.
                  •   The device was found to be incapable of operating in restricted bands.
                  •   The device deactivated immediately after the activation button is
                      depressed. Less than 5 sec.
                  •   The device uses pulses to tune the transmit antenna. At 288 MHz, 30%
                      duty cycle the field strength of the pulses average 320 uV/m over 100
                      msec. This represents a margin on 23.7 dB to the FCC and IC limits.




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   7.2. Test Equipment Used
         Description         Model #        Serial Number     Last Cal Date        Cal Due
           EMCO
          Biconical
                              3110B           9906-3309           7/15/05           7/15/07
        Antenna (20-
          300 MHz)
         EMCO LPA
        Antenna (200-          3148           9908-1076           7/14/05           7/14/07
          2000MHz)
       Electro-metrics
       Double Ridged
                             RGA-60              6147             1/07/05            1/7/07
          Guide (1-
           18GHz)
        A.H. Systems
                             SAS-540             599              8/1/05             8/1/06
       Bicon Antenna
          Agilent E-
         series EMC          E4407B          US41192569          10/18/05          10/18/06
          Analyzer
        HP Spectrum
                              8591A          S919A00107          10/17/05          10/17/06
          Analyzer
          Rohde &
        Schwarz EMI
                              EMI 7          1088.749.07          7/26/05           7/26/06
        Test Receiver
            7GHz
   7.3. Test Equipment Setup and Procedure
       Spectrum Analyzer Settings Emissions:
              Detector Function: Peak
              Resolution Bandwidth: 120kHz (below 1GHz)
                                    1MHz (above 1GHz)
              Video Bandwidth:      300kHZ (below 1GHz)
                                    3MHz (above 1GHz)
       Spectrum Analyzer Settings Occupied Bandwidth:
              Detector: Peak
              Resolution Bandwidth: 3 MHz ( to determine peak level)
                                    1 kHz (to determine occupied bandwidth)
              Video Bandwidth:      3 MHz ( to determine peak level)
                                    3 kHz (to determine occupied bandwidth)

   For the testing, the EUT was placed at the center of a non-conducting table 80 cm above the
   ground plane pursuant to ANSI C63.4 for stand-alone equipment. The 2-conductor cable
   harness was routed to the edge of the long side of the table then down to the power supply
   located on the turntable base.

   Equipment is placed in one of the three orthogonal orientations, End, Side, and Flat. These
   orientations are described below in Figure 7.3.1.




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                          Antenna




                                                      Antenna
                                                                                               Antenna
                                         Harness

                                                                               Harness                          Harness
                               SIDE                               END
                                                                                                         FLAT


                                          Figure 7.3.1 EUT Orthogonal Orientations
                  While in the prescribed orientation, the vertical antenna positioner sweeps in elevation from 1
                  to 4m in height until the operator finds the peak. The 3m turntable is then rotated through 360
                  degrees until a peak is found. The table is stopped at the peak location and the peak in
                  elevation re-verified. Procedure is repeated for applicable orientations/measurement antenna
                  polarizations.



                  7.4. Measured Data
                     7.4.1. Measurements of Fundamentals and Harmonics
                      Measurements described in this section were taken according to ANSI C63.4-2003 on
                      the Johnson Controls 3m test table.

                           7.4.1.1. DUT Tuned to 288MHz (Fundamental)

                                Measurement                                      Duty Cycle
  Frequency      Orientation                       Duty Cycle   Measurement*                  Average Level     FCC Limit   Margin
                                 Polarization                                    Correction
    (MHz)       (Flat/End/Side)     (H/V)             (%)         (dBuV/m)          (dB)        (dBuV/m)        (dBuV/m)     (dB)
     288              Side            H                30           79.52         -10.46          69.1            73.8        4.8
     288              Side            H                50           76.94          -6.02          70.9            73.8        2.9
     288              Side            H                80           73.84          -1.94          71.9            73.8        1.9

* Measurements include Cable corrections and Antenna Factors



                           7.4.1.2.        DUT Tuned to 310MHz (Fundamental) Measured at 309.3 MHz due to
                                      ambients
                               Measurement                                       Duty Cycle
 Frequency       Orientation                       Duty Cycle   Measurement*                  Average Level     FCC Limit   Margin
                                Polarization                                     Correction
    (MHz)      (Flat/End/Side)     (H/V)              (%)         (dBuV/m)          (dB)        (dBuV/m)        (dBuV/m)     (dB)
    309.3            Side            H                 30            81            -10.5          70.5            75.3        4.7
    309.3            Side            H                 50           77.65           -6.0          71.6            75.3        3.6
    309.3            Side            H                 80           75.21           -1.9          73.3            75.3        2.0

* Measurements include Cable corrections and Antenna Factors




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                           7.4.1.3. DUT Tuned to 433MHz (Fundamental)
                                Measurement                                 Duty Cycle
 Frequency       Orientation                    Duty Cycle   Measurement*                Average Level   FCC Limit   Margin
                                 Polarization                               Correction
    (MHz)       (Flat/End/Side)     (H/V)          (%)         (dBuV/m)        (dB)        (dBuV/m)      (dBuV/m)     (dB)
     433              End             V             30           87.07        -10.5          76.6          80.8        4.2
     433              End             V             50           83.77         -6.0          77.7          80.8        3.0
     433              End             V             80           80.88         -1.9          78.9          80.8        1.9

* Measurements include Cable corrections and Antenna Factors




                           7.4.1.4. 288MHz (Harmonics)
                                Measurement                                 Duty Cycle
  Frequency       Orientation                   Duty Cycle   Measurement*                Average Level   FCC Limit   Margin
                                 Polarization                               Correction
    (MHz)       (Flat/End/Side)     (H/V)          (%)         (dBuV/m)        (dB)        (dBuV/m)      (dBuV/m)     (dB)
     576              Side            V             30           55.85        -10.5          45.4          53.8        8.4
     576              Side            V             50           44.75         -6.0          38.7          53.8       15.1
     576              Side            H             80           40.33         -1.9          38.4          53.8       15.4
     864              Flat            V             30          Ambient       -10.5           N/A          53.8       N/A
     864              Flat            V             50          Ambient        -6.0           N/A          53.8       N/A
     864              Flat            V             80          Ambient        -1.9           N/A          53.8       N/A
     1152             Flat            V             30           54.25        -10.5          43.8          53.8       10.0
     1152             End             V             50           51.37         -6.0          45.3          53.8        8.5
     1152             Flat            V             80           49.84         -1.9          47.9          53.8        5.9
     1440             Flat            H             30           46.32        -10.5          35.9          53.8       18.0
     1440             Flat            H             50           44.56         -6.0          38.5          53.8       15.3
     1440             Flat            H             80           43.57         -1.9          41.6          53.8       12.2
     1728             Flat            H             30           50.98        -10.5          40.5          53.8       13.3
     1728             Flat            H             50           48.99         -6.0          43.0          53.8       10.9
     1728             Flat            H             80           48.24         -1.9          46.3          53.8        7.5
     2016             Flat            V             30           46.02        -10.5          35.6          53.8       18.3
     2016             Flat            V             50           45.21         -6.0          39.2          53.8       14.6
     2016             Flat            V             80           45.17         -1.9          43.2          53.8       10.6
     2304             Side            V             30           Noise        -10.5           N/A          53.8       N/A
     2304             Side            V             50           Noise         -6.0           N/A          53.8       N/A
     2304             Side            V             80           Noise         -1.9           N/A          53.8       N/A
     2592             Flat            V             30           Noise        -10.5           N/A          53.8       N/A
     2592             Flat            V             50           Noise         -6.0           N/A          53.8       N/A
     2592             Flat            V             80           Noise         -1.9           N/A          53.8       N/A
     2880             Flat            V             30           Noise        -10.5           N/A          53.8       N/A
     2880             Flat            V             50           Noise         -6.0           N/A          53.8       N/A
     2880             Flat            V             80           Noise         -1.9           N/A          53.8       N/A

Ambient                                      Noise Floor
* Measurements include Cable corrections and Antenna Factors




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                         7.4.1.5. 310MHz (Harmonics)
                               Measurement                                  Duty Cycle
 Frequency      Orientation                    Duty Cycle    Measurement*                Average Level   FCC Limit   Margin
                                Polarization                                Correction
   (MHz)       (Flat/End/Side)     (H/V)          (%)          (dBuV/m)        (dB)        (dBuV/m)      (dBuV/m)     (dB)
    618.6            Side            V             30            45.52        -10.5          35.1          55.3       20.2
    618.6            Side            V             50            42.26         -6.0          36.2          55.3       19.0
    618.6            Side            V             80            39.29         -1.9          37.4          55.3       17.9
    927.9            End             V             30           Ambient       -10.5           N/A          55.3       N/A
    927.9            End             V             50           Ambient        -6.0           N/A          55.3       N/A
    927.9            End             V             80           Ambient        -1.9           N/A          55.3       N/A
   1237.2            End             V             30            48.42        -10.5          38.0          54.0       16.0
   1237.2            End             V             50            47.25         -6.0          41.2          54.0       12.8
   1237.2            End             V             80             47.4         -1.9          45.5          54.0        8.5
   1546.5            End             V             30            52.64        -10.5          42.2          54.0       11.8
   1546.5            End             H             50            47.56         -6.0          41.5          54.0       12.5
   1546.5            Flat            V             80            45.66         -1.9          43.7          54.0       10.3
   1855.8            End             V             30           Ambient       -10.5           N/A          55.3       N/A
   1855.8            End             V             50           Ambient        -6.0           N/A          55.3       N/A
   1855.8            End             V             80           Ambient        -1.9           N/A          55.3       N/A
   2165.1            End             V             30            42.65        -10.5          32.2          55.3       23.1
   2165.1            End             V             50            Noise         -6.0           N/A          55.3       N/A
   2165.1            End             V             80            Noise         -1.9           N/A          55.3       N/A
   2474.4            Side            V             30            42.31        -10.5          31.9          55.3       23.4
   2474.4            Flat            V             50            Noise         -6.0           N/A          55.3       N/A
   2474.4            End             V             80            Noise         -1.9           N/A          55.3       N/A
   2783.7            Side            H             30            43.68        -10.5          33.2          54.0       20.8
   2783.7            End             V             50            Noise         -6.0           N/A          55.3       N/A
   2783.7            End             V             80            Noise         -1.9           N/A          55.3       N/A
    3093             Side            V             30            Noise        -10.5           N/A          55.3       N/A
    3093             Side            V             50            Noise         -6.0           N/A          55.3       N/A
    3093             Side            V             80            Noise         -1.9           N/A          55.3       N/A

Ambient      Noise
* Measurements include Cable corrections and Antenna Factors




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                         7.4.1.6. 433 MHz (Harmonics)

                               Measurement                                  Duty Cycle
 Frequency      Orientation                    Duty Cycle    Measurement*                Average Level   FCC Limit   Margin
                                Polarization                                Correction
    (MHz)      (Flat/End/Side)     (H/V)          (%)          (dBuV/m)        (dB)        (dBuV/m)      (dBuV/m)    (dB)
     866             End             V             30            60.34        -10.5          49.9          60.8      10.9
     866             Side            V             50            58.21         -6.0          52.2          60.8       8.6
     866             Side            H             80            49.24         -1.9          47.3          60.8      13.5
     1299            Side            V             30            52.63        -10.5          42.2          60.8      18.6
     1299            Side            V             50             52.2         -6.0          46.2          60.8      14.6
     1299            Side            V             80            51.73         -1.9          49.8          60.8      11.0
     1732            Flat            V             30            Noise        -10.5          Noise         54.0      Noise
     1732            Flat            V             50            Noise         -6.0          Noise         54.0      Noise
     1732            Flat            V             80            Noise         -1.9          Noise         54.0      Noise
     2165            Side            V             30            Noise        -10.5          Noise         60.8      Noise
     2165            Side            V             50            Noise         -6.0          Noise         60.8      Noise
     2165            Side            V             80            Noise         -1.9          Noise         60.8      Noise
     2598            Side            V             30            Noise        -10.5          Noise         60.8      Noise
     2598            Side            V             50            Noise         -6.0          Noise         60.8      Noise
     2598            Side            V             80            Noise         -1.9          Noise         60.8      Noise
     3031            End             V             30            Noise        -10.5          Noise         60.8      Noise
     3031            End             V             50            Noise         -6.0          Noise         60.8      Noise
     3031            End             V             80            Noise         -1.9          Noise         60.8      Noise
     3464            Flat            V             30            Noise        -10.5          Noise         60.8      Noise
     3464            Flat            V             50            Noise         -6.0          Noise         60.8      Noise
     3464            Flat            V             80            Noise         -1.9          Noise         60.8      Noise
     3897            End             V             30            Noise        -10.5          Noise         54.0      Noise
     3897            End             V             50            Noise         -6.0          Noise         60.8      Noise
     3897            End             V             80            Noise         -1.9          Noise         60.8      Noise
     4330            Side            H             30            Noise        -10.5          Noise         54.0      Noise
     4330            Side            H             50            Noise         -6.0          Noise         60.8      Noise
     4330            Side            H             80            Noise         -1.9          Noise         60.8      Noise


* Measurements include Cable corrections and Antenna Factors




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       7.4.2. Pulsed Operation
       The Homelink© transmitter tested here transmits pulses using amplitude modulation with
       varying duty cycle. Verification of pulse operation at 30, 50 and 80% duty cycles is
       provided here. Measurements were taken at 288MHz with the span set to zero on the
       E7407B spectrum analyzer.
           7.4.2.1. 30% Duty Cycle




           7.4.2.2. 50% Duty Cycle




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           7.4.2.3. 80% Duty Cycle




       7.4.3. Occupied Bandwidth
                 Occupied bandwidth measurements were taken at 288, 310, and 433 MHz. The
                 occupied bandwidth was determined using the 20dB measurement method.

                                              Occupied
                         Frequency Duty Cycle Bandwidth      Limit
                           (MHz)      (%)       (kHz)        (kHz)
                                       30         85          720
                            288        50         83          720
                                       80         86          720
                                       30         66          775
                            310        50         69          775
                                       80         78          775
                                       30        105         1045
                            433        50        105         1045
                                       80         90         1045




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           7.4.3.1. Occupied Bandwidth Measurement

           7.4.3.2. Example of Occupied Bandwidth measurement
                       (288MHz 30% Duty Cycle)




                                Measuring Peak Reference Level




                         Measuring Occupied Bandwidth at –20dB points




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       7.4.4. Emission Spectrum
                 Prescan Measurements were taken inside a semi-anechoic chamber to
                 investigate the possibility of other spurious emissions from the DUT.

                 Emissions were noted and measured on the JCI OATS, all measurements were
                 found to be near or below the ambient noise level and well below the FCC and IC
                 limits for spurious emissions. A summary is presented below in section 7.4.4.4

                 Measurement settings:
                       Resolution BW 120kHz
                       Video Bandwidth: 300kHz
                       Detector: Peak

Note: Pre-scan measurements were made in a semi-anechoic chamber using a Rohde &
Schwarz EMI Test Receiver 7GHz. The semi-anechoic chamber and test receiver are part of the
Johnson Control Electronics Validation Group.

           7.4.4.1. Summary of Emissions Measurements Taken on OATS
                    Transmit                     Measure
                                   Frequency               Limit        Margin
                   Frequency                      ment
                                     (MHz)               (dBuV/m)        (dB)
                     (MHz)                      (dBuV/m)
                                       40          21.5        40         18.5
                                       55         21.33        40        18.67
                                       60         19.57        40        20.43
                       288             65         19.68        40        20.32
                                       75         20.94        40        19.06
                                       80         19.77        40        20.23
                                       95         21.89        40        18.11
                                       40         21.55        40        18.45
                                       55         20.09        40        19.91
                                       60         19.72        40        20.28
                       310             75           20         40          20
                                       80         20.49        40        19.51
                                       85         20.34        40        19.66
                                       95         21.38        40        18.62
                                       40         21.82        40        18.18
                                       55         19.92        40        20.08
                                       60         19.36        40        20.64
                       433             75         19.74        40        20.26
                                       80         20.55        40        19.45
                                       85         22.34        40        17.66
                                       95         22.31        40        17.69

       Measurements were made using a peak detector with Resolution BW of 120 kHz and
       Video BW of 300 kHz. Cable losses and correction factors included in measurement.
       Local ambient measurements are not present on scatter-plot.




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                                   7.4.4.2. Plot of Class B Emissions relative to FCC Limit


                                                             CB2 SAHL4 Class B Emissions Relative to FCC Limit

                                  45



                                  40



                                  35



                                  30
        Field Strength (dBuV/m)




                                  25



                                  20



                                  15



                                  10



                                  5



                                  0
                                       0    10      20       30         40         50          60    70          80
                                                                             Frequency (MHz)




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       7.4.5. Variation of Supply Voltage
         Measurements of the variation in output field strength due to variation in the supply
       voltage were taken in accordance with 15.31(e). The DUT was configured to transmit at
       310MHz, 30% Duty Cycle. Values presented are not corrected for duty cycle.
           7.4.5.1. Plot of output power over supply voltage
                                                                   Output Field Strength vs. Supply Voltage

                                  90



                                  80



                                  70



                                  60
        Field Strength (dBuV/m)




                                  50



                                  40



                                  30



                                  20



                                  10



                                  0
                                       0     2        4        6             8          10            12      14
                                                                                 Supply Voltage (V)



                                   7.4.5.2. Output power as a function of supply voltage
                                                                               Field
                                                            Voltage          Strength
                                                                            (dBuV/m)
                                                              6               No Op
                                                              7                79.8
                                                              8               80.73
                                                              9               80.51
                                                              10              80.41
                                                              11              80.52
                                                              12              80.63
                                                              13              80.41
                                                              14              80.46
                                                              15              80.54
                                                              16              80.57
                                                              17              80.31
                                                              18              80.52




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       7.4.6. Verification of Non-Operation in Restricted Bands
            An exercise was undergone to verify that the device was not able to learn and
            thereby transmit in a restricted band. During this exercise it was found that the
            device firmware prevents the device from learning any frequency within 1MHz of
            any restricted band listed in 47 CFR 15.205.

       7.4.7. Verification of De-activation after 5 seconds
            This device stops transmitting once the activation button in depressed.

       7.4.8. Tuning Pulse Measurements
            This device uses pulses to tune the antenna prior to transmission. Measurements of
            these tuning pulses over 100 msec windows show that these pulses are below the
            FCC limits for operation in this band. A summary of measurements is presented in
            section 7.4.8.7. Tuning pulse measurements were taken at 288, 310, and 433 MHz
            at a duty cycle of 30%. Settings in the screen capture below were not used to make
            the measurements presented in section 7.4.8.7.




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                         Tuning Pulse 288 MHz, 30% Duty Cycle

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           7.4.8.2. Tuning Pulse (310MHz)




           7.4.8.3. Tuning Pulse (433 MHz)




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           7.4.8.4. Summary of Tuning Pulse Measurements

                    Measurement Settings:
                         Resolution Bandwidth: 1MHz
                         Video Bandwidth: 3 MHz
                         Sweep Time: 300 msec.
                    For this measurement 4000 points were recorded and the values averaged
                    over 100 msec. windows that captured the tuning pulse.

                          Frequency    Average       Limit     Margin
                            (MHz)       (uV/m)      (uV/m)      (dB)
                             288          320        4915       23.7
                             310          302        5831       25.7
                             433          426       10958       28.2


   7.5. Formulas and Sample Calculations
       7.5.1. Adjustment to account for duty cycle
         The spectrum analyzers used for making the measurements in this report automatically
         corrects for cable correction and antenna factors using values stored in memory taken
         from the most recent calibration (in the case of antenna factors) and periodic cable loss
         measurements.

         Formula 1:  FS(dBuV/m) = M(dBuV) + AF(dB/m) + CF(dB)
         The presented field strength is computed by the spectrum analyzer by taking the
         measured level and adding to it the antenna factor and cable loss corrections. The
         measurement presented in gathered using the spectrum analyzer’s peak-hold
         capability.

         Formula 2: Average Level(dBuV/m) = Peak Level (dBuV/m) + duty cycle factor(dB).
         The peak measurement is adjusted to an average level by a duty cycle described
         below.

         The duty cycle factor to apply is determined for the duty cycles of 30%, 50%, and 80%
         as follows:
                For 30% (0.30):         duty cycle factor(dB) = 20*Log(0.3) = -10.46
                For 50% (0.50):         duty cycle factor(dB) = 20*Log(0.5) = -6.02
                For 80% (0.80):         duty cycle factor(dB) = 20*Log(0.8) = -1.94

         Example calculation:
          With the EUT programmed with a 30% duty cycle a measurement of 74 dBuV/m is
         taken (about 5000 uV/m), the adjusted level would be:
                              74 + (-10.46) = 63.54 dBuV/m (example)


       7.5.2.    Calculation of FCC and IC limits from 15.231 and RSS-210.

       The prescribed limit in the range of 260 MHz to 470 MHz is stated as a linear
       interpolation between 3750 uV/m and 12500 uV/m. The equation used to calculate the
       limit using this criteria is:

                 FCC limit = 41.67 * f – 7083.33
                 (Where ‘f’ is the measurement frequency in MHz.)




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       The limit is dBuV/m is then:

                 dB limit = 20 * log10( FCC limit uV/m) = 20*log10( 41.67*f – 7083.33)
                 ( log10 is used to indicated the use of a base 10 logarithm)

       This results in the following limits for the fundamentals:

       288MHz                    20*log10(4917.6) = 73.8 dBuV/m
       310MHz                    20*log10(5834.4) = 75.3 dBuV/m
       390MHz                    20*log10(9168.0) = 79.2 dBuV/m
       433MHz                    20*log10(10959.8) = 80.8 dBuV/m

8. Photos of Product Tested
   8.1. Front View




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   8.2. Rear View




   8.3. Homelink© Board Internal Pictures
      8.3.1. Front of Board




       8.3.2. Rear of Board




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       8.3.3. Close-up of RF Section




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9. Other Attachments and Description
   9.1. User Manual
    Please refer to attachment “user_manual.pdf”.


   9.2. Theory of Operation
       Stand Alone HomeLink® Module Description of Operation

       The HomeLink® transmitter is a radio frequency transceiver device whose primary
       function is to determine both frequency and bit code format of typical garage door remote
       control devices and identically re-transmit them to the original garage door opener
       receiver.

       The on-board microcontroller maintains the operational frequency band as 288MHz to
       420MHz, excluding forbidden bands of 303.5 to 305.5MHz, 322 to 335.4MHz and 399.9
       to 410 MHz by at least 1 MHz spacing.

       The “training” operation is performed by scanning the legal frequencies with a single
       conversion superheterodyne receiver, looking for valid garage door opener bit code
       formats. After the training sequence, the frequency, bit code and attenuator setting is
       stored in non-volatile memory (NVM). The IF of the superheterodyne receiver section is
       10.7MHz.

       On subsequent power ups, the NVM data is recalled. The VCO is set on the desired RF
       carrier frequency. The antenna is coarse tuned by sweeping twice around the expected
       tuning point. It is the fine tuned with 9 pulses. The voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is
       then modulated with the appropriate garage door opener bit code from the NVM.

       In addition to being frequency and data format adaptive. The HomeLink® transmitter
       also adjusts the RF amplitude level based upon the duty cycle. During the training
       sequence, the duty factor of the incoming bit code format is evaluated by the
       microcontroller determining the greatest amount of on-time in a 100 mS window. The
       duty factor is then used to adjust the output power in a range of 80% (1.9 dB) to a
       maximum limit to 30% (10.5 dB) duty cycle. A 9 bit attenuator is adjusted by a closed
       loop power control algorithm in the microcontroller.

       Also, the microcontroller adjusts the output level as a result of the learned frequency of
       operation. The firmware maintains information relative to the allowable field intensity
       limits. As the allowable limit increase with frequency of operation the microcontroller
       adjusts the output level to increase with the increase in transmit frequency.

   9.3. Emission Designation
    According to TRC-43, the emission designation for this product is 150KL1D. Where “105K” is
   the highest measured occupied bandwidth (105 kHz), “L” indicates the device uses pulse
   width modulation, “1” indicates the modulation as being single channel, digital information
   and “D” indicates that data is being transmitted.




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   9.4. Schematics/ Tuning Information

     Programming the Homelink © III
     (Tuning Information)

     To clear memory:
     1. Press the two outside buttons until the indicator LED flashes. This indicates the memory
       values have been cleared.
     2.Holding the hand-held transmitter to be copied 3-6 inches from the Homelink © III and
       simultaneously, activate the hand-held transmitter and one of the Homelink © III buttons
       until the indicator LED flashes rapidly. The frequency and bit pattern information are now
       stored in the Homelink © III non-volatile memory (NVM). At this point the Homelink © III
       can be used as a substitute from for the Original transmitter.

     When a Homelink © III button is pressed four things happen:

     1.A Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) is set to desired RF carrier frequency (recalled
       from the NVM).
     2.The antenna is coarse tuned by sweeping twice around the expected tuning point.
     3.The antenna is fine tuned by 9 pulses of approximately 210 uS in duration with 11 mS off.
     4.The VCO is then modulated with the appropriate garage door opener bit code from the
       NVM.


     Schematics have been submitted with this report as the file “schematics.pdf”




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