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Appendix A. MAINTENANCE

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TROUBLESHOOTING

A.1

Introduction

Information about the KPA’s operational features and overall functionality is provided
throughout this manual as follows:

For information about:

Refer to:

KPA operation, including block diagrams, functional descriptions,

summary of specifications, dimensional envelopes

Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION

Initial installation and setup of KPA in Standalone configurations

Chapter 2. INSTALLATION

KPA external user interfaces

Chapter 3. CONNECTORS and PINOUTS

Updating KPA operational firmware

Chapter 4. FLASH UPGRADING

M&C using the KPA Front Panel

Chapter 5. KPA FRONT PANEL OPERATION

M&C using the KPA Web Server Interface (not valid with KPA-020IN) Chapter 6. KPA ETHERNET MANAGEMENT

Installation, setup, and operation of the KPA in 1:1 and 1:2
Redundant Operations

Appendix B. KPA REDUNDANT OPERATIONS

M&C using the Remote Control Interface

Appendix C. REMOTE CONTROL

Maintenance and Troubleshooting Tips

This appendix (Appendix A)

Summary of Contents for KPA series

Page 1: ...published information regarding this product Product specifications are subject to change without prior notice Part Number MN KPA IOM Revision 1 KPA Ku Band Indoor Solid State Power Amplifier Series...

Page 3: ...6 1 Remote Commands and Queries FW Version 2 X X and Higher Original Manual Part Number Rev MN KPA IOM Rev 1 Errata Number PLM Document ID ER KPA EA1 PLM CO Number C 0027379 Comments The updated info...

Page 4: ...Errata A for MN KPA IOM Rev 1 Add TPE and TPS Commands Queries to Appendix C ER KPA EA1 THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT SUBJECT TO REVISION UPDATE PLM CO C 0027379 Page 2 of 2 This page is intentionally blank...

Page 5: ...rademarks x Cautions and Warnings x Electrical Safety and Compliance xi Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Compliance xi European Low Voltage Directive LVD xi Warranty Policy xii Limitations of Warrant...

Page 6: ...l 3 4 3 3 2 J4 REDUNDANT LOOP Connector 3 4 3 3 3 J5 DISCRETE CONTROL Connector 3 5 3 3 4 J8 10 100 ETHERNET Connector 3 6 3 3 5 J9A EXT REF IN J9B EXT REF OUT Connectors 3 6 3 3 6 J7 RF SWITCH Connec...

Page 7: ...e 5 17 5 3 3 5 UTILITY RefOsc 5 17 5 3 4 SELECT Front Panel 5 18 5 3 4 1 Front Panel Brightness 5 18 5 3 4 2 Front Panel Lamp Test 5 18 CHAPTER 6 KPA ETHERNET MANAGEMENT 6 1 6 1 Overview 6 1 6 2 Ether...

Page 8: ...Operation B 2 B 3 Redundancy Kit Installation B 2 B 3 1 Redundancy Kit Control Cabling B 4 B 4 Gain Equalization of Redundant Units B 8 B 4 1 Case Examples B 9 APPENDIX C REMOTE CONTROL C 1 C 1 Overv...

Page 9: ...0 Block Diagram 1 3 Figure 1 3 KPA 080 100 Block Diagram 1 4 Figure 1 4 KPA 020IN Dimensional Envelope Shown with Optional Slide Railings Installed 1 9 Figure 1 5 KPA 040 080 100 Dimensional Envelope...

Page 10: ...KPA Ku Band Indoor Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Table of Contents MN KPA IOM viii This page is deliberately blank...

Page 11: ...d or warranted and they are not intended to be nor should they be understood to be representations or warranties concerning the products described Further Comtech EF Data reserves the right to make ch...

Page 12: ...n EIA References to the old designation may be shown only when depicting actual text displayed on the screen of the unit RS 232 RS 485 etc All other references in the manual will be shown with the EIA...

Page 13: ...of Measurement European Low Voltage Directive LVD The following information is applicable for the European Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC Symbol Description HAR Type of power cord required for use i...

Page 14: ...he equipment from the factory to the owner Comtech EF Data will return the equipment by the same method i e Air Express Surface as the equipment was sent to Comtech EF Data All equipment returned for...

Page 15: ...for each product will be imposed for all equipment returned for warranty repair where Comtech EF Data Corporation cannot identify the cause of the reported failure Exclusive Remedies Comtech EF Data...

Page 16: ...t a Return Material Authorization RMA number from the Comtech EF Data Customer Support representative Pack the product in its original shipping carton packaging to ensure that the product is not damag...

Page 17: ...ates over the RF input frequency range of 14 0 to 14 5 GHz and provides a cost effective and more reliable replacement for Traveling Wave Tube TWT amplifiers in Ku Band terminals Due to its small form...

Page 18: ...or and On Off switch are located on the chassis rear panel A six foot AC power cord is supplied with the unit On the pages that follow Figure 1 2 and Figure 1 3 depict the block diagrams for the avail...

Page 19: ...Ku Band Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Introduction MN KPA IOM 1 3 Figure 1 2 KPA 020IN 040 Block Diagram...

Page 20: ...Ku Band Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Introduction MN KPA IOM 1 4 Figure 1 3 KPA 080 100 Block Diagram...

Page 21: ...M to PM Conversion Output 2 0 degrees typical 3 0 max 42 5 dBm Group Delay per 40 MHz Linear 0 03 ns MHz Parabolic 0 0025 ns MHz2 Ripple 1 0 ns Peak to Peak Front Panel Display 24 x 2 LCD Data Entry C...

Page 22: ...ones f 1 MHz AM to PM Conversion Output 2 0 degrees typical 3 0 maximum rated output Group Delay per 40 MHz Linear 0 03 ns MHz Parabolic 0 03 ns MHz2 Ripple 1 0 ns Peak to Peak Front Panel Display 24...

Page 23: ...2 0 degrees typical 3 0 maximum rated output Group Delay per 40 MHz Linear 0 03 ns MHz Parabolic 0 003 ns MHz2 Ripple 1 0 ns Peak to Peak Front Panel Display 24 x 2 LCD Data Entry Cursor Control Keyp...

Page 24: ...sion Output 2 0 degrees typical 3 0 maximum rated output Group Delay per 40 MHz Linear 0 03 ns MHz Parabolic 0 003 ns MHz2 Ripple 1 0 ns Peak to Peak Front Panel Display 24 x 2 LCD Data Entry Cursor C...

Page 25: ...Ku Band Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Introduction MN KPA IOM 1 9 1 3 5 Dimensional Envelopes Figure 1 4 KPA 020IN Dimensional Envelope Shown with Optional Slide Railings Installed...

Page 26: ...Ku Band Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Introduction MN KPA IOM 1 10 Figure 1 5 KPA 040 080 100 Dimensional Envelope Shown with Optional Slide Railings Installed...

Page 27: ...mage 2 If shipping containers are damaged keep them until the contents of the shipment have been carefully inspected and checked for normal operation 3 Remove the packing list from the outside of the...

Page 28: ...es The following table identifies the rack slides options that may be purchased for use with the KPA unit take note that the 5RU units require a heavy duty dual rail rack slide KPA Unit Rack Slide CEF...

Page 29: ...KPA Ku Band Indoor Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Installation MN KPA IOM 2 3 Figure 2 1 Installation of Optional Heavy Duty Rack Slides CEFD P N FP SL00004...

Page 30: ...KPA Ku Band Indoor Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Installation MN KPA IOM 2 4 Notes...

Page 31: ...panel connectors shown in Figure 3 1 provide all necessary external connections between the unit and other equipment Table 3 1 on the next page summarizes the connectors provided on the rear panel int...

Page 32: ...ion J5 DISCRETE CONTROL 19 pin Circular Conn User ISSPA M C J8 10 100 ETHERNET RJ 45 female CAT5 10 100 BaseT Management and Data J9A EXT REF IN BNC Female External Reference Input J9B EXT REF OUT BNC...

Page 33: ...and Pinouts MN KPA IOM 3 3 KPA 020IN Unit KPA 040 080 100 Units 3 2 RF Connections 3 2 1 J1 RF IN Tx IN Connectors Connector Type Description Direction SMA RF Signal In 3 2 2 J2 RF OUT Connector Conne...

Page 34: ...tor is used only in redundant configurations see Appendix B KPA REDUNDANT OPERATIONS for further information about use of the KPA in 1 1 or 1 2 redundancy Mating connector ITT KPT06J14 19P or MS3116J1...

Page 35: ...on A Auto Select Momentary short to pin F to force entire subsystem to Auto Mode B BU 1 Command Momentary short to pin F to force backup of KPA 1 C Priority 2 Sel Not applicable for 1 1 system D BU 2...

Page 36: ...Online all other conditions tied to Pin G see Note 1 L 2 Fault NO Open when faulted else tied to Pin N M Priority 1 SEL Momentary short to pin F to set KPA 1 as HIGH priority N Fault Common Fault Sta...

Page 37: ...ommand BU 2 J IND 2 Online K No Connect 3 3 7 J6 COM 1 Connector The J6 COM 1 connector is a 9 pin Type D female DB 9F connector that provides the EIA 232 EIA 485 Interface The pinout specifications a...

Page 38: ...to the unit as follows For KPA 020IN only 90 to 135 VAC 47 to 63 Hz For KPA 040 only 90 to 270 VAC 47 to 63 Hz For KPA 080 100 only 180 to 270 VAC 47 to 63 Hz 3 4 2 Chassis Ground Connector PROPER GRO...

Page 39: ...t via the Internet Figure 4 1 via E mail or on CD This chapter outlines the complete upgrading process as follows New firmware can be downloaded via the Internet to an external M C PC The upgrade can...

Page 40: ...y folder directory on an external M C PC For Windows Explorer Select File New Folder to create a new folder then rename it from New Folder to temp or another convenient unused name Assuming temp works...

Page 41: ...enotes the firmware version 5 Confirm that the files have been extracted to the specified temporary folder on the M C PC Using Command line type cd c temp to change to the temporary directory created...

Page 42: ...P flash Please wait b The process sequences through several blocks this will take several minutes When it has finished the KPA front panel will display KPA 080 4045 I Ver X X X SNXXXXXXXXX c Terminate...

Page 43: ...monitor the operation of the KPA ISSPA from the front panel using the keypad and display Nested menus are used which display all available options and prompt the user to carry out a required action F...

Page 44: ...F REMOTE ON yellow ONLINE ON yellow FAULT OFF STORED FAULT OFF 5 1 2 LED Indicators The operational behaviors of the six front panel LED indicators is as follows LED Color Condition When Lit POWER ON...

Page 45: ...n From the opening screen pressing CLEAR once takes the user to the SELECT Main menu Left Right These keys are used primarily to move to the next menu screen section At times they may also be used to...

Page 46: ...at a once per second rate This indicates the currently selected item digit or field Where this solid block cursor would obscure the item being edited e g a numeric field the cursor will automatically...

Page 47: ...tree from the SELECT menu on down The amplifier commands are in a tree structured menu format designed for access and execution of all control functions and to prevent the execution of an invalid entr...

Page 48: ...tc FrontPanel 5 3 4 Used to adjust front panel display brightness and run the LED lamp test 5 3 1 SELECT Config Configuration CONFIG Remote Amp FltRec Redundancy ExtRef Select Remote Amp FltRec Redund...

Page 49: ...cally to the M C computer change the value using the arrow keys Values of 2400 4800 9600 19200 and 38400 baud are available Press ENTER when done Note The asynchronous character format is FIXED at 8 d...

Page 50: ...edit then the arrow keys to edit the value of the digit Press ENTER when done If Ethernet Config MAC is selected M C Port MAC Address 00 06 B0 00 01 06 ENTER This read only menu shows the unit MAC add...

Page 51: ...available with the exception of the backslash ASCII code 92 and ASCII code 126 When the user has composed the string and has pressed ENTER all trailing spaces are removed from the Community string up...

Page 52: ...for KPA 020IN operation Attenuation 10 00 dB Select the KPA attenuation setting using arrow keys to select a value between 0 00 dB to 20 00 dB in 0 25 dB steps The default setting is 10 00 dB Press E...

Page 53: ...A in a redundant subsystem is determined automatically via the redundancy interface cable connected polling on the dedicated redundancy bus will not begin until the redundancy loop cable is connected...

Page 54: ...te Ethernet mode or with Redundancy Auto Manual Mode set as Automatic this submenu is disabled and in its place the following message displays NOT IN MANUAL MODE OR NOT ACTIVE Otherwise SSPA 1 OFFSET...

Page 55: ...rnal Reference port No action other than event logging will occur Fault Causes a Transmit Traffic fault to be generated whenever the unit sees that a External Reference is selected and b There is no s...

Page 56: ...E 5 3 2 2 MONITOR Stored Stored Events View Clear All E Select View or Clear All using the arrow keys then press ENTER If View is selected Log05 10 11 10 10 37 32 Info Log CLEAR The user may scroll b...

Page 57: ...MONITOR Vltgs 15V 14 6 7 5V 7 9 5V 5 0 5V 5 0 E 5 3 2 5 MONITOR PS Power Supply 28VDC PS 27 2 RF Power Supply 9 1 5 3 2 6 MONITOR Temp Amplifier Temp 45 C 5 3 2 7 MONITOR FETs RF FET Q01 20mA RF FET Q...

Page 58: ...lable Space 0 9 and A Z Once the Circuit ID string is composed press ENTER 5 3 3 3 UTILITY PowerMon Forward Power Mon Offset Reverse Power Mon Offset This function allows the user to calibrate fine tu...

Page 59: ...92 X X X MM DD YY If App is selected App FW00000393 X X X MM DD YY If FPGA is selected Boot FW 0000088 X X X MM DD YY 5 3 3 5 UTILITY RefOsc Note This display is used for debugging purposes only Refer...

Page 60: ...ENTER 5 3 4 1 Front Panel Brightness Display Brightness 100 To edit the display brightness use the arrow keys The values of brightness that can be selected are 25 50 75 or 100 Press ENTER when the bri...

Page 61: ...this chapter 6 2 Ethernet Management Interface Protocols The KPA s 10 100 BaseT Ethernet Management Interface supports three 3 different management protocols SNMP with public and private MIB Telnet i...

Page 62: ...s for management of the KPA functions FW 0000140 mib ISSPA Traps MIB Trap MIB file is provided for SNMPv1 traps common for the KPA These MIB files should be compiled in a MIB Browser or SNMP Network M...

Page 63: ...antage when using Windows Command line as Telnet Client Since Command line cannot translate a r to a r n for the messages coming from Telnet Server the multi line command response for example FRW resp...

Page 64: ...Version 7 0 The user can fully control and monitor base operations of the KPA from the Web Server Interface By rolling the cursor over the navigation tabs located at the top of each page right the use...

Page 65: ...FETs The KPA Web Server Interface provides access to four navigation tabs shown in blue Home Admin Config Configuration Status Beyond this top level row of navigation tabs the diagram illustrates the...

Page 66: ...1 Home Splash page Figure 6 1 KPA Home Splash page From any location within the Web Server Interface the user can select the Home tab or Home Home hyperlink to return back to this page Note that the i...

Page 67: ...e user should type in the pertinent contact information Name Company Telephone and E mail address in the Contact Information section then use the Problem Report section to compose a message consisting...

Page 68: ...s page The Admin Access page Figure 6 3 provides the means to set up user names passwords the e mail server and the host IP addresses to facilitate communication with the KPA Web Server Interface Netw...

Page 69: ...ination with a maximum length of 10 characters SMTP Server Specify the mail server IP address from where e mail is to be sent SMTP Domain Name Destination The Administrator can assign the SMTP Domain...

Page 70: ...using any combination of characters and a length of 0 20 characters in these fields SNMP Contact SNMP Name SNMP Location Assign the pertinent administrator s information to each field using any combi...

Page 71: ...ble on this page refer to Chapter 5 FRONT PANEL OPERATION and Sect 6 3 SNMP INTERFACE Amplifier Attenuation Enter an attenuation value in dB between 0 00 and 20 00 Mute Use the drop down menu to selec...

Page 72: ...n menu to select the Data Bits as 1 or 2 Data Format Parity Use the drop down menu to select Parity as Odd Even or None Once the desired configuration settings have been made in this section the user...

Page 73: ...the desired date and time have been entered in this section click Change Date Time as needed to save these changes Forward RF Power Monitor Offset dBm and Reverse RF Power Monitor Offset dBm For eithe...

Page 74: ...stem is determined automatically via the redundancy interface cable connected polling on the dedicated redundancy bus will not begin until the redundancy loop cable is connected Redundancy page in Aut...

Page 75: ...enu to select the desired Backup KPA as SSPA 1 or SSPA 2 Note that for 1 1 configurations the priority unit number is always fixed as SSPA 1 Once the desired operational settings have been selected fo...

Page 76: ...of features and provides a scrollable stored events window showing the logged system faults and events Current Faults This read only section provides the current operating state of the KPA The informa...

Page 77: ...age Figure 6 9 Status Status page The read only Status Status page Figure 6 9 provides the user with the means to monitor the current operating status of a variety of features provides identification...

Page 78: ...FETs page Figure 6 10 Status FETs page The read only Status FETs page Figure 6 10 provides the user with the means to monitor the current operating status of the KPA s RF Power Field Effect Transistor...

Page 79: ...KPA in Standalone configurations Chapter 2 INSTALLATION KPA external user interfaces Chapter 3 CONNECTORS and PINOUTS Updating KPA operational firmware Chapter 4 FLASH UPGRADING M C using the KPA Fron...

Page 80: ...TATUS LED indicators on the KPA front panel When a fault condition is indicated the specific fault or faults can be further investigated by viewing the information provided via the front panel or wher...

Page 81: ...two pins at the fan 3 Check cable wiring if faulty or return to factory for repair Firmware not properly seated Fans are microprocessor controlled and monitored 1 Ensure U11 and U12 on AS 0200 are pro...

Page 82: ...e the input cable 5 Use the Monitor menu to check the internal level of the PS1 and PS2 The levels should be near 9V If not correct use a voltmeter to measure the voltage where the 8 wires enter the a...

Page 83: ...ecomes excessive This prevents the overheating and destruction of the transistors After cooling down below the trip point the unit will automatically restart 9V power supply fault PS1 and or PS2 1 Fau...

Page 84: ...KPA Ku Band Indoor Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Appendix A MN KPA IOM A 6 Notes...

Page 85: ...o two RF waveguide switch assemblies As note previously the KPA has additionally been designed to automatically detect whether it is in a standalone or redundancy system These features greatly simplif...

Page 86: ...Unit Waveguide The position of the waveguide coax switch also is automatically changes to route the signal through the Backup Unit thereby minimizing the loss of traffic B 3 Redundancy Kit Installatio...

Page 87: ...stalled next 4 Complete the installation by attaching the coaxial cables coaxial load and control cables 5 Note that the installation of the control cables determines which unit will function as the b...

Page 88: ...configure itself as the Primary KPA The backup KPA communicates to the primary KPA via a serial interface that is also provided by this cable assembly This interface is used by the Backup KPA to acqui...

Page 89: ...KPA Ku Band Indoor Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Appendix B MN KPA IOM B 5 This page is intentionally blank...

Page 90: ...Plug Terminator 70 FP BR0042 1 1 Bracket Isolator Mounting 80 FP WG0045 1 Waveguide WR75 Backup Upper 90 FP WG0022 1 90 FP WG0046 1 Waveguide WR75 SSPA 1 Lower 90 FP WG0023 1 100 FP WG0024 1 1 Wavegu...

Page 91: ...KPA Ku Band Indoor Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Appendix B MN KPA IOM B 7 Figure B 4 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembly BACKUP KPA PRIMARY KPA SSPA 1...

Page 92: ...Unit versus the Online unit s Step Procedure 1 Apply an RF signal to the RF redundancy input isolator Monitor the output power level at the waveguide switch output Make sure not to apply too large of...

Page 93: ...ctive path by forcing and un forcing a backup through the Backup Unit s CONFIG Redundancy SSPA 1 menu Ensure the output levels measured are equal If necessary re adjust the Offset Value until equal le...

Page 94: ...CONFIG Redundancy SSPA 1 menu Make sure the output levels measured are equal If necessary re adjust the Offset Value until equal levels are measured Note that the Backup Unit total attenuation level a...

Page 95: ...nd EIA 485 is preferred Half duplex 2 wire plus ground EIA 485 is possible but is not preferred In full duplex EIA 485 communication there are two separate isolated independent differential mode twist...

Page 96: ...485 mode all data is transmitted as asynchronous serial characters suitable for transmission and reception by a UART The asynchronous character format is 8 N 1 8 data bits no parity one stop bit Five...

Page 97: ...SCII code 62 1 character 4 characters ASCII code 47 1 character 3 characters or ASCII codes 61 63 33 or 42 1 character From 0 to n characters Carriage Return Line Feed ASCII codes 13 10 2 characters O...

Page 98: ...o have some significance This aids in the readability of the message if seen in its raw ASCII form Both upper and lower case alphabetic characters may be used A Z ASCII codes 65 90 and a z ASCII codes...

Page 99: ...ages DEV COM_COMMAND UNRECOGNIZED cr lf DEV COM_INVALID PARAMETER cr lf DEV COM_DEVICE IN LOCAL MODE cr lf DEV COM_DEVICE IN AUTO MODE cr lf DEV COM_COMMAND NOT AVAILABLE cr lf DEV COM_DEVICE IS NOT I...

Page 100: ...aracter ASCII code 13 Target to Controller This is the two character sequence Carriage Return Line Feed ASCII codes 13 and 10 Both indicate the valid termination of a packet For the error message or t...

Page 101: ...Page Instr Code C Q Page AFR X X C 8 PNM X C 12 AMP X X C 8 PRI X X C 12 ATT X X C 8 RAS X C 12 CAE X C 8 RBT X C 13 CAS X C 8 RCS X C 13 CFS X C 9 RED X C 13 CID X X C 9 REF X X C 13 CMS X C 9 RET X...

Page 102: ...1 Command or Query Turns ON or OFF the RF power amplifiers 0 Off 1 On Example AMP 1 AMP AMP x same format as command arguments Attenuation ATT 5 bytes numerical Command or Query Valid attenuation lev...

Page 103: ...lon delimited Example 0001 CMS 0001 CMS aa a bb b c c d d ee e ff f gg g hhh h iii i jjj j kkk k lll l mmm m where aa a 28V Power Supply bb b 15V Power Supply c c 7 5V Power Supply d d 5V Power Supply...

Page 104: ...purposes where 0 no force back up 1 force KPA 1 to go offline 2 force KPA 2 to go offline FBU FBU x see description Retrieve Firmware Number N A variable length alpha numerical Query only Gets the Fi...

Page 105: ...100 Example LCD 30 LCD LCD xx Local Remote State LRS 1 byte value of 0 1 2 Command or Query Set Remote Entry Mode 0 Local 1 Serial 2 Ethernet Example LRS 1 NOTE The customer will always have query acc...

Page 106: ...ech EF Data part number of the unit This part number is the unit s DOTCODE at the time it was manufactured The DOTCODE may be up to 96 printable ASCII characters long Example 1 PNM cr 0001 PNM HPODC0...

Page 107: ...10 MHz XRF will always be N A if the internal reference oscillator option is not installed 2 If a parameter it is not applicable it will display x Example ESW x RCS RCS x x see Description of Argumen...

Page 108: ...rrents Q01 and Q02 are in mA All other FETs are in Amps If it is not applicable it will display xx x Example RFS Q01 xx x cr Q02 xx x cr Q03 xx x cr Q04 xx x cr Q32 xx x cr Q33 xx x cr Q34 xx x cr lf...

Page 109: ...1 KPA20 and KPA40 4 RF Power Supply 2 KPA20 and KPA40 5 RF Power Supply 1 KPA80 KPA100 and CPA 6 RF Power Supply 2 KPA80 KPA100 and CPA 7 Fan 1 8 Fan 2 9 BUC LD A External Reference B Over Temperature...

Page 110: ...en 0001 to 9999 Resolution 0001 Example SPA 0412 SPA SPA xxxx same format as command arguments Set RTC Time TIM 6 bytes numerical Command or Query A command in the form hhmmss indicating the time from...

Page 111: ...DEV LRS_x cr C 19 Old Configuration Commands C 7 2 Set Amplifier On OFF DEV AMP_xxx cr C 20 X Mute Unmute DEV MUT_xxx cr C 20 X Set Attenuation DEV ATT_xx xx cr C 20 X Select Auto Fault Recovery MDEV...

Page 112: ...Baud Rate Confirmation DEV SBR_xxxx cr DEV SBR_xxxx cr lf DEV SBR_xxxx cr DEV SBR_xxxx cr lf Where xxxx 300 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 The default baud rate is 9600 Parity Bit Set Parity Bit Confirmation...

Page 113: ...um 48 characters The Application Identification AID command allows a free form message to be created It is intended to identify the satellite transponder beam destination or other aspects of the appli...

Page 114: ...lf DEV MUT_ cr DEV MUT_xxx cr lf Where xxx On or Off The default is On The user is provider output mute control via the remote interface using this command Attenuator Set Attenuator Confirmation Retri...

Page 115: ...dundancy Mode This command is only accepted by the backup KPA If a primary KPA is set in Manual Mode and a fault occurs the backup KPA will log the occurrence and not act upon further information from...

Page 116: ...KPA either 1 if KPA 1 is high priority or 2 if KPA 2 is high priority 4 For 1 1 systems priority is always 1 Maintenance Status Maintenance Status Confirmation DEV RMS_ cr DEV RMS_ cr lf V 28_xx x cr...

Page 117: ...T2_x x cr FET3_x x cr FET4_x x cr FET5_x x cr FET6_x x cr FET7_x x cr FET8_x x cr FET9_x x cr FET10_x x cr FET11_x x cr FET12_x x cr FET13_x x cr FET14_x x cr FET15_x x cr FET16_x x cr FET17_x x cr FE...

Page 118: ...TEMP_xx cr FAN1_xx cr FAN2_xx cr lf Alarm Status KPA 040 Alarm Status Confirmation DEV RAS_ cr DEV RAS_ cr 28_xx cr 12_xx cr 12_xx cr 5_xx cr 5_xx cr 9_xx cr TEMP_xx cr SHTD_xx cr FAN1_xx cr FAN2_xx c...

Page 119: ...rm Status Summary Alarm Confirmation DEV SAS_ cr DEV SAS_xx cr lf Where xx Ok or FT Summary Alarm is set to Fault FT if any of items in Alarm Status are faulted Terminal Status Change Configuration St...

Page 120: ...mA cc FET3 current in Hex scaled 100mV per count dd FET4 current in Hex scaled 100mV per count ee FET5 current in Hex scaled 100mV per count ff FET6 current in Hex scaled 100mV per count gg FET7 curr...

Page 121: ...ount jj FET10 current in Hex scaled 100mV per count kk FET11 current in Hex scaled 100mV per count ll FET12 current in Hex scaled 100mV per count mm FET13 current in Hex scaled 100mV per count nn FET1...

Page 122: ...ult else 0 k 1 if FAN2 Fault else 0 l 1 if PROC Fault else 0 C 7 5 Old Stored Alarms Up to 100 alarms are date time stamped and stored in memory as they occur The alarm entry also is updated with its...

Page 123: ...PARITY ERROR cr lf C 7 7 Configuration Errors The following Error Response may be generated by any of the old configuration commands Configuration Error Message DEV COM LO DEVICE IN LOCAL MODE cr lf...

Page 124: ...KPA Ku Band Indoor Solid State Power Amplifier Revision 1 Appendix C MN KPA IOM C 30 Notes...

Page 125: ...3 1 760 x 103 1 609 x 103 1 609 1 mm 0 03937 1 kilometer 0 621 Temperature Conversions Units of Weight Unit Gram Ounce Avoirdupois Ounce Troy Pound Avoirdupois Pound Troy Kilogram 1 gram 0 03527 0 032...

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