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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL 

 

200 WATT L-BAND TO C-BAND RACK-MOUNT 

SOLID STATE TRANSMITTER 

SSPB-3000C 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PM 150-50N415-6G0, Rev. 1 

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for SSPB-3000C

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL 200 WATT L BAND TO C BAND RACK MOUNT SOLID STATE TRANSMITTER SSPB 3000C PM 150 50N415 6G0 Rev 1...

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

Page 3: ...2 RS 232 INTERFACE 19 4 3 RS 485 INTERFACE 20 4 4 RF OUTPUT MONITOR INTERFACE 20 4 5 REDUNDANT INTERFACE 20 5 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION 22 5 1 INITIAL INSPECTION 22 5 2 UNPACKING 22 5 3 INSTALLATION...

Page 4: ...RUCTURE 41 9 2 COMMANDS 42 9 3 RESPONSE TO COMMANDS FROM SLAVE TO MASTER 43 9 3 1 Condition Status Response 43 9 3 2 Read Identification Response 43 9 3 3 Read Frequency Range Response 44 9 3 4 Read F...

Page 5: ...IGURE 7 RS 232 COMMUNICATION VIA HYPERTERMINAL 35 FIGURE 8 HELP FUNCTION IN HYPERTERMINAL 37 FIGURE 9 REDUNDANT SYSTEM REAR VIEW 49 FIGURE 10 REDUNDANT SYSTEM LATERAL RIGHT VIEW 50 FIGURE 11 REDUNDANT...

Page 6: ...INTERFACE CONNECTION INFORMATION RS 232 27 TABLE 9 POWER REQUIREMENTS 28 TABLE 10 AC LINE J5 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS 28 TABLE 11 RS 232 MENU ITEM DEFINITION 36 TABLE 12 COMPUTER TERMINAL COMMANDS F...

Page 7: ...ltage The prime power potential of 180 264 VAC applied to the equipment is known to cause injury or death WARNING The operator cannot repair this equipment DO NOT attempt to remove the transmitter cov...

Page 8: ...the transmitters built by Advantech e g less than 10 mW versus 10 to 500 W for the units The maximum permissible levels are currently being studied by a number of organisations In the past the U S Saf...

Page 9: ...on to build a 1 1 redundant system 2 2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual contains information that describes the installation operation and maintenance procedures for the 200 Watt C Band rack mount SSPB U...

Page 10: ...SSBP 3000C Page 9 Figure 1 Product Outline...

Page 11: ...able at this module the Alarm Up Converter output 3 2 POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE The Power Amplifier Module amplifies the RF C Band signals from the L C Band Up Converter module over the frequency range o...

Page 12: ...capable of absorbing full reflective power A CPR 137 grooved waveguide flange is the output of the unit 3 4 10 MHZ OSCILLATOR This circuit is used to generate a 10 MHz reference signal with a high st...

Page 13: ...is designed to operate between 0 C and 50 C ambient 2 Blockage at the air intake or exhaust vents 3 5 2 MUTE CONTROL The user can disable the RF output power remotely by 1 Leaving unconnected pins 1 a...

Page 14: ...tts 3 7 COOLING SYSTEM The cooling system for the SSPB consists of four cooling fans Two fans are mounted at the front panel and the other two at the rear panel see Figure 1 at page 9 The Varifan powe...

Page 15: ...LINE 9 V COOLING FANS 4 CURRENT SENSOR CS 12 V 12 V RV_PWR REFLECTED POWER DETECTOR 30 dB o C THERMISTOR DIGITAL POWER MONITOR 12 V RS 485_PM HPA L G N L N L N GND 9 V RS 485_PA TH 12 V SECONDARY POWE...

Page 16: ...will be always dark MUTE LED Yellow LED When lit indicates that the RF circuits are disabled and no RF output power is delivered ALARM LED Yellow LED When lit indicates a temperature ALARM situation...

Page 17: ...SSBP 3000C Page 16 Figure 3 Front Panel Assembly...

Page 18: ...2 dBm min Third Order Intermodulation 26 dBc 2 equal tones 5 MHz apart each at 6 dB output back off from P1dB 36 dBc 2 equal tones 5 MHz apart each at 10 dB output back off from P1dB RF Output Frequen...

Page 19: ...s the communication and remote control through the RS 485 serial communication port in packet mode 4 RF Output Monitor Interface This interface provides a sample of the output power of the unit throug...

Page 20: ...2 TX_AL_COM indicates the FAULT state of the unit 5 MUTE_COMMON common 6 9 N C not connected 4 2 RS 232 INTERFACE This serial communication interface offers to the operator the essential monitoring an...

Page 21: ...rial transmit TX 5 Common Serial port common System common 6 TX Serial port output Serial transmit TX 9 RX Serial port input Serial receive RX 4 4 RF OUTPUT MONITOR INTERFACE This RF output sample por...

Page 22: ...UNIT A J1 J7 J6 1 UNIT B J1 J7 J6 1 SPLITTER IF INPUT TYPE N FEMALE RF INPUT B RF INPUT A RF OUT RF OUT TO ANTENNA WAVEGUIDE SWITCH B W G LOAD A W G W G REDUNDANT I F CABLE TO PC TRANSMITTER TRANSMIT...

Page 23: ...items listed on the packing list see TABLE 20 at page 46 have been received If any of the items are missing immediately contact ADVANTECH Inspect all of the items for evidence of damage resulting from...

Page 24: ...M J2 RS232 RS 232 Serial Interface DB 9S F DB 9P M J3 RELAY Discrete Interface DB 9S F DB 9P M OUTPUT MONITOR RF Output Monitor N Type F N Type M J5 AC Line IEC 320 M IEC 320 F J6 Redundant Interface...

Page 25: ...SSBP 3000C Page 24 Figure 5 Connectors Location on Front and Back Panels...

Page 26: ...are free of any obstructing debris TABLE 7 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Temperature Non operating continuous exposure Operating ambient 40 C to 55 C 0 C to 50 C Relative Humidity Up to 90 relative humidi...

Page 27: ...d alone unit consist of the Discrete Interface RS 485 Serial Interface RS 232 Serial Interface and the AC power 5 3 3 1 Discrete Interface If it is desired to use this interface then construct an inte...

Page 28: ...Pin Signal Direction DB 9 DB 25 2 RX 3 2 3 TX 2 3 5 common 5 7 5 3 3 4 AC Power and Ground 1 Attach a ground cable to the ground stud provided on the rear panel see Figure 5 at page 24 2 Connect the r...

Page 29: ...the front panel see Figure 5 at page 24 CAUTION Ensure that the proper pin is selected for AC operation Applying power on the wrong pin may permanently damage the SSPB necessitating factory repair CA...

Page 30: ...e to withstand full CW RF power 7 The cooling fans are not obstructed 6 2 OPERATIONAL SETTINGS VERIFICATION The SSPB arrives with all of its factory pre set operational values that meet the requiremen...

Page 31: ...PB failure due to the above condition will be attributed to abuse or neglect and will not be covered by the standard warranty 7 3 BASIC OPERATING PROCEDURE Perform the following operating procedure 1...

Page 32: ...s to change the value Press the Enter key to confirm the new value or the CLEAR key to return without the changes 6 Adjust the attenuation at the mixer input of the L Band to C Band up converter modul...

Page 33: ...the SSPB and the user s computer terminal See Section 5 3 3 at page 27 2 At the PC create a new folder 3 From the supplied source copy the file named DLAPP1 exe and the file with extension hex into th...

Page 34: ...NTER Pwr 42 1 dBm SSPB STATUS Pwr 42 1 TxSt on ALARMS No Alarms CLEAR ENTER CLEAR Pwr 42 1 dBm TxFS 4900MHz Pwr 42 1 dBm TxGn 73 0dB CLEAR ENTER ENTER NAVIGATE MODIFY Pwr 42 1 dBm TxGn 73 0dB Pwr 42 1...

Page 35: ...he SSPB via the RS 232 interface as follows 1 Switch on the power station s circuit breaker to power up the SSPB 2 Run any terminal program in the personal computer 3 Use the following communication p...

Page 36: ...SSBP 3000C Page 35 Figure 7 RS 232 Communication via HyperTerminal...

Page 37: ...al Oscillator frequency in MHz 4900 in this case FPWR Forward output Power in dBm 21 0 dBm in this case TxGain Transmission Gain in dB 62 0 dB in this case Tx Stat Transmission Status On in this case...

Page 38: ...SSBP 3000C Page 37 Figure 8 Help function in HyperTerminal...

Page 39: ...he adjustment of the transmission gain of the SSPB in dB Tx gain range 53 to 73 dB tsw Tx Switch Allows for the stand by unit to be switched on line redundant system only txm Tx Mute Transmission Mute...

Page 40: ...on output power in dBm rpw Reflected PW Displays the reflected transmission power in dBm t1 Hand held Selects the hand held Terminal Mode t2 PC term Selects the PC Terminal Mode tfs Tx freq shift Disp...

Page 41: ...ose connectors and improper sealing Tighten or replace waveguides as required 4 Check for other defects such as wear breakage deterioration fungus excess moisture and mounting integrity 8 3 COOLING FA...

Page 42: ...s 0x05 will return address 0x50 The second byte in the master to slave direction is a command or a data request The third forth and fifth bytes in the master to slave direction carry the value of para...

Page 43: ...Axxxx for Tx No Response 5 Read Identification 0x07 See TABLE 15 6 Read serial number 0x08 5 ASCII characters 3 Read RF frequency ranges 0x09 0x5A for Tx See TABLE 16 7 Read gain Set 0x0A 0x5A for Tx...

Page 44: ...munication status 1 no communication 0 communication O K Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 N U N U L IF LIM RF L PA IF L L RF PM 9 3 2 READ IDENTIFICATION RESPONSE TABLE 15 READ IDENTIFI...

Page 45: ...7 MS byte Lowest frequency LS byte Lowest frequency 0x5A for Tx 0xA5 for Rx MS byte Highest frequency LS byte Highest frequency 9 3 4 READ FREQUENCY SET RESPONSE TABLE 17 READ FREQUENCY SET RESPONSE...

Page 46: ...rm Reflected power Alarm 1 Rx WG Sw Alarm 2 Rx 1 unmute 0 mute 1 L FR alarm 1 RF L alarm 1 TxWG SW not connected 3 Tx 1 on line 0 S B 1 PA temper alarm 1 LNX current alarm 1 RxWG SW not connected 4 Rx...

Page 47: ...Sold Cup Plug 631 871380 001 5 3 Connector D Sub 9 Sold Cup Plug 631 871380 003 6 3 Connector D Sub 9 Backshell 631 925380 001 7 1 Power Entry IEC 320 634 113800 002 8 8 10 32x1 2 Mach Screw Phil Pan...

Page 48: ...500100 201 8 1 Splitter Bracket 330 151023 101 9 1 Shipping Plate 330 151923 001 10 1 WR137 W G Switch 10V Ice Resistant Flange Grooved 570 137101 002 11 3 WR137 CPR Half Gasket Silicone 705 137000 0...

Page 49: ...0 5kV Signal Lines 1 kV Power Lines IEC 1000 4 4 EN 50082 1 1998 Electrostatic Discharge contact and air discharge 4kV CD 8 kV AD IEC 1000 4 2 EN 50082 1 1998 Surge Immunity AC ports 1kV 0 5 kV IEC 10...

Page 50: ...SSBP 3000C Page 49 Figure 9 Redundant System rear view...

Page 51: ...SSBP 3000C Page 50 Figure 10 Redundant System lateral right view...

Page 52: ...SSBP 3000C Page 51 Figure 11 Redundant System lateral left view...

Page 53: ...SSBP 3000C Page 52 Figure 12 Redundant System top view...

Page 54: ...SSBP 3000C Page 53 Figure 13 RS 232 Communication via HyperTerminal for Redundant System...

Page 55: ...SSBP 3000C Page 54 Figure 14 Proposed Graphic User Interface for a Redundant System based on RS 485 Packet Protocol...

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