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INSTALLATION AND OPERATING MANUAL

REDUNDANT 250W C-BAND HUB-MOUNT

SOLID STATE POWER AMPLIFIER

AWMA – C250

PM 100-415550-220, REV. 3

Summary of Contents for AWMA - C250

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATING MANUAL REDUNDANT 250W C BAND HUB MOUNT SOLID STATE POWER AMPLIFIER AWMA C250 PM 100 415550 220 REV 3...

Page 2: ...hipping container box with shipping charges prepaid ADVANTECH Advanced Microwave Technologies Inc 657 Orly Avenue Dorval Quebec H9P 1G1 CANADA Please indicate the RMA number on all shipping documentat...

Page 3: ...INSTALLATION 19 4 1 INITIAL INSPECTION 19 4 2 UNPACKING 19 4 3 INSTALLATION 19 4 3 1 Mechanical Installation 19 4 3 2 Electrical Connections 21 4 3 3 RF Connections 23 4 3 4 Cooling Considerations 23...

Page 4: ...ANCE 42 8 1 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 42 8 1 1 Mechanical Preventive Maintenance 42 8 1 2 Checking the Cooling fan 42 8 2 MODULE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES 43 8 2 1 Shroud Disassembly 43 8 2 2 Fan Replacemen...

Page 5: ...E UNIT 15 FIGURE 5 BLOCK DIAGRAM 1 1 REDUNDANT SYSTEM 16 FIGURE 6 MAIN FRAME ASSEMBLY 20 FIGURE 7 DISCRETE INTERFACE PROPOSED MONITOR AND CONTROL CIRCUIT 29 FIGURE 8 INITIAL PAGE OF THE COMMUNICATION...

Page 6: ...AL SPECIFICATIONS 21 TABLE 4 POWER EACH UNIT 22 TABLE 5 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS 24 TABLE 6 RS 485 INTERFACE 24 TABLE 7 SERIAL INTERFACE J2 PIN ASSIGNMENTS EACH UNIT 26 TABLE 8 DISCRETE INTERFACE J3 P...

Page 7: ...NSMITTING EQUIPMENT also Sub clauses 3 2 3 7 and 22 1 of the Standard To prevent the risk of personal injury or loss related to equipment malfunction Advantech uses the following symbols for safety re...

Page 8: ...gh voltage parts in this equipment presenting a risk of severe injury to untrained personnel In addition there is a risk of damage to precision components WARNING ALWAYS TERMINATE THE OUTPUT WAVEGUIDE...

Page 9: ...n comparison to the power levels of the amplifiers built by Advantech e g less than 10 mW versus 20 to 1000 W delivered by different units The permissible levels are currently being studied by a numbe...

Page 10: ...ion please read this information carefully BEFORE using the equipment Advantech Advanced Microwave Technologies Inc has prepared this manual for use by Advantech personnel and customers as a guide for...

Page 11: ...AWMA C250 Page 10 Figure 1 Product Outline Redundant 1 1 System mounted on Redundancy Frame...

Page 12: ...AWMA C250 Page 11 Figure 2 Product Outline each unit INPUT CURRENT INPUT VOLTAGE REV S N FREQUENCY RF OUTPUT POWER MODEL P N BAND W MFG GAIN min dB dBm GHz A V...

Page 13: ...OARD ASSEMBLY POWER CONDITIONER BOARD ASSEMBLY 12V 9V 30 dB TH OUTPUT WAVEGUIDE ARM ASSEMBLY OUTPUT POWER DETECTOR REFLECTED POWER DETECTOR ISOLATOR FILTER 20 dB 40 dB TEMP SENSOR POWER MODULE ASSEMBL...

Page 14: ...dundant Operation one amplifier is on line and the other one is in STANDBY state connected to a dummy load The STANDBY unit is in MUTE sleep mode if the system is in AUTO mode of operation and in full...

Page 15: ...lyzer 3 1 4 RF INPUT ISOLATION CIRCUIT The RF Input Isolation Circuit of each unit provides a minimum Input Return Loss of 18 dB over full frequency band at the N type RF input connector of the SSPA 3...

Page 16: ...ector J1 RF Input N Type F N Type M J2 Serial Interface MS3114E10 6P M MS3116F10 6S F J3 Discrete Interface MS3114E16 26P M MS3116F16 26S F J4 RF Output Monitor Port N Type F N Type M J5 AC Line MS310...

Page 17: ...RF INPUT TYPE N FEMALE RF INPUT B RF INPUT A RF OUT B RF OUT A TO ANTENNA COAXIAL SWITCH REDUNDANT I F B W G LOAD REDUNDANT I F A SERIAL I F A SERIAL I F B W G W G SERIAL I F CABLE REDUNDANT I F CABLE...

Page 18: ...unit TABLE 2 AC LINE J5 PIN ASSIGNMENTS each unit Pin Description A PHASE LIVE B GROUND C NEUTRAL 3 5 MONITOR AND CONTROL BOARD The Monitor and Control Board provides Status indicator via open collect...

Page 19: ...ion or circuit failure down to the level of an LRU Line Replaceable Unit extract the LRU and replace it with an equivalent part provided in the spare kit This procedure can be completed in the field w...

Page 20: ...ALLATION Installation of the SSPA includes four phases Mechanical installation Electrical installation RF connections Cooling considerations 4 3 1 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION Refer to Figure 6 at page 20...

Page 21: ...Figure 6 page 20 On the vertical standing frame install hardware provided two 250 watts units at stand off The waveguide outlets should be at top and fans at the back From front the unit at left is la...

Page 22: ...ndatory to use a pressure window at the antenna port of waveguide switch TABLE 3 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS Physical Dimensions See Figure 2 page 11 Figure 6 page 20 Approximate Weight 52 kg each unit...

Page 23: ...cable provided to interconnect two Serial interfaces J2 ports to the common Serial Communication port P1 located on the Main Frame if RS 485 common interface is used Independent RS 422 interface is al...

Page 24: ...precision types Consequently the center pins of these devices may not have the proper depth RF output monitor J4 Type N Female provided at the top of each SSPA User needs Type N male on interface con...

Page 25: ...ntinuous exposure Operating ambient 50 C to 85 C 30 C to 55 C Relative Humidity 100 condensing up to 2 of water hour rain Altitude 10 000 feet AMSL derated 2 C 1 000 feet from AMSL TABLE 6 RS 485 INTE...

Page 26: ...onnected in parallel and located on the frame assembly Due to the system complexity certain options available on a standalone unit are not available on a redundant configuration These options are list...

Page 27: ...mmunications program is provided with the amplifier that will allow full access to all its functions CAUTION Direct connection or direct communication from P1 of system to RS 232 port of a PC will cau...

Page 28: ...for status Nevertheless it is suited for integration with a computer The Discrete Interface is located at connector J3 on the connectors plate of the SSPA J3 is a 26 pin MS3114E16 26P male connector w...

Page 29: ...r I F CIF DISOU_C output common G System common RFENA_A input active closed H Enables amplifier CIFRC_A input active open J Enables remote computer I F CIF GAIUP_A input momentary closed K To decrease...

Page 30: ...J4 to the calibrated coupling factor corresponding to the specific frequency A table of coupling factor versus frequency can be found in the Test Data Sheet provided with the SSPA R H J M K L N G V U...

Page 31: ...wer station is properly grounded All connections are tight no wires are pinched and no other hardware has been loosened during handling The main power switch on the prime power station is turned OFF T...

Page 32: ...nly when the redundant system is in AUTO mode of operation When the system is switched to MANUAL mode the STANDBY unit will be switched from MUTE sleep mode to full power so the operator must insure t...

Page 33: ...le connect a separate power meter not supplied to the Type N output monitor port J4 on the connectors plate noting the calibration table in the Test Data Sheets Each unit will meet complete Electrical...

Page 34: ...COMM serial port number you are using 1 2 3 or 4 NOTE The protocol is 9600 baud 7 bits and even parity see TABLE 6 at page 24 4 Press the F4 function key If the address of the unit is 0 you will have...

Page 35: ...interface connector J3 The output attenuation of the amplifier will be set to the factory default setting of 0 dB or the previous setting stored in memory Using the serial interface P1 From Screen men...

Page 36: ...continue to operate in this condition When the base plate temperature exceeds 80 C or the current consumption exceeds the threshold value a FAULT will be triggered and the unit will be put in shutdown...

Page 37: ...USING THE SOFTWARE INTERFACE Function key F10 is reserved to go to the next screen menu page There are three screen menu pages Function keys F1 to F9 are used to control query the amplifier All queri...

Page 38: ...lay of the PC The user should introduce the communication port number usually 2 and press then ENTER key Copyright 1995 ADVANTECH Advanced Microwave Technologies Inc Address 0 COM port 1 4 F1ID SerF2...

Page 39: ...9600 E Rev 1 40 Alt X to exit Figure 9 Page 1 of the Communication Program F1 Queries the unit for ID and serial number F2 Queries the unit for LEDs information These are the digital outputs of the un...

Page 40: ...ed by supply current M is followed by user threshold in dBm O is followed by output power in dBm R is followed by reflected power in dBm TM is followed by power module s hot spot temperature in Celsiu...

Page 41: ...X to exit Figure 10 Page 2 of the Communication Program F1 F2 N A not available F3 Requests various parameters same as in Page1 F4 Puts the unit in AUTO mode F5 Puts the unit in MANUAL mode F6 Sets s...

Page 42: ...it Figure 11 Page 3 of the Communication Program F1 F3 F4 F5 and F6 N A not applicable for these units F2 Queries the unit for LEDs information same as in Page1 F7 Changes addresses communications of...

Page 43: ...ower disconnected or switched off check that all connectors and plugs are properly seated in their mating connectors and have not been damaged Replace any bad connector plugs and reset any that are di...

Page 44: ...page 11 2 Follow 8 2 3 steps 1 4 Refer to Figure 4 at page 15 3 At the top of the power supply remove DB 25 connector part of wire harness 4 At the top of the power supply disconnect DC voltage wires...

Page 45: ...Remove the waveguide flange from power module A3 held by six 6 32x3 8 socket cap screws and two 6 32x3 8 hex head screws 7 From the sides of RF Power Module remove two DB 9 connectors part of wire ha...

Page 46: ...min Gain Flatness at room temperature 2 0 dB p p max over 575 MHz 0 6 dB max over 40 MHz Gain Slope 0 015 dB MHz max Gain Variation 1 50 dB max over operating temperature range Input Return Loss 18 d...

Page 47: ...0 002 7 1 MS3116F10 6S Mating for P1 631 311606 001 8 1 CPR 137 Silicone Half Gasket 705 137000 001 9 1 roll Mastic Tape 709 224200 001 10 1 WMR C300A Redundancy Kit consisting of 190 410500 020 1 Ser...

Page 48: ...Power Supply Assembly A1 A2 270 100500 203 Speed Control PCB A10 210 250287 001 Current Sensor Assembly A7 210 500249 001 RF Driver module A4 200 110500 002 RF Power module A3 200 415500 002 Monitor...

Page 49: ...5022 1998 A1 2000 Class A EN61000 4 4 Transient burst 0 5kV Signal Lines 1 kV Power Lines EN61000 4 2 Electrostatic discharge 4kV CD 8 kV AD EN61000 4 5 Surge 1kV 0 5 kV EN61000 4 11 AC port dips 70 4...

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