1. Gateway Training Workshop Module Two
Advanced Gateway Operations Incident Commander’s Radio Interface (ICRI)

2. Advanced Gateway Operations Overview
Requirement & Capabilities
Setup & Configuration
Creating & Breaking Patches

3. Requirements & Capabilities
Equipment is patented by Communications - Applied Technology (C-AT) and there are various configurations ranging from 2 radios w/1 talkgroup to 10 radios w/4 talkgroups we will concentrate on the 5 radio, 2 talkgroups option
5 radio I/O, 1 telephone I/O, handset/headset I/O, 2 talkgroups
Small (10” x 3” x 7”), rugged package/ circuitry
Portable (3.5 lbs)
Rapidly deployable (typically under 5 min.)
Minimal “operator” training required
Alternate power sources: V AC 50/60 Hertz, vehicle-supplied 12 volts DC, 8 AA Batteries

4. Requirements & Capabilities Power Options
AC Adaptor
Car battery
8 AA

5. Requirements & Capabilities Physical Layout
A – DC Input Jack
B – ON/OFF Switch
C – OK/ Low Voltage LED
D – OK/ Low Voltage LED
E – Radio Interface Jacks (1 thru 5)
F – Telephone Interface Jack
G – Handset Interface Jack
H – Handset Volume Control
I – Voice Activated Circuit (VOX) LED Indicators
J – Talk Group Switches

6. Setup & Configuration ICRI with Attachments (Not to scale)
1. Ports are not radio specific (mobiles or portables)
2. User instructions on top cover
3. Interconnect cable technical notes on bottom cover

7. Setup & Configuration Prior to Activation
Some pre-planning is necessary to ready the ICRI for use. The following should be accounted for before placing the ICRI on-line:
Predetermine what the power source will be for the ICRI and verify that the cable or battery pack is available
Predetermine what brand and model of radios will be connected to the ICRI and that an “interconnect” cable for each radio is available
12 or 24 volt vehicle battery
Vehicle cigarette lighter
115VAC (with an external adapter)
BA590 “military”
Commercial dry-cell battery (12V or greater)
C-AT 12 volt battery pack (uses 8 “AA” batteries)

8. Setup & Configuration Prior to Activation (Continued)
Advise agencies that they will need to supply a “spare” radio, for the radio interoperability, that the radio supplied must be known to operate properly and have at least one spare fully charged battery
Separate the interface radios
Ensure a clear field of view
Only connect agencies that need to interoperate
Coordinate gateway usage
Memorandums of Agreement (daily operations)
Communications Leader (COML) (per incident)
Interfacing non-standard radios, the radio’s owning organization should provide:
Interface cables
Spare batteries and/or chargers
Radio configuration/channel list

9. Setup & Configuration ICRI Operation
After connecting a power source to the ICRI, turn it on so that power up and input voltage can be verified
When using a DC source voltage between 6.5 and 7.4 volts neither the OK nor the LOW voltage LEDs will light, but the ICRI will be function
Connect the radio interface cables to the ICRI (All five ICRI radio interface connections are electrically identical)
Connect the radio interface cables to the radios
Be sure the radios are on the channels assigned to the interoperability function
Turn on the radio

10. Creating & Breaking Patches ICRI
Select the talk-group the radio will be assigned to and place the switch above the associated port in the designated position
NOTE: The center position of the switch places any item connected with the associated port into a “NO CONNECTION” conduction without physically disconnecting the device from the ICRI.
If used, connect the telephone and handset
NOTE: For initial setup and troubleshooting purposes, C-AT recommends the use of the local handset or headset
Select the talk-group the telephone and/or handset will be associated with.
Turn on the telephone.

11. Questions
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