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12/24/07

888-2685-001

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WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.

Section 4 RF Testing

Ranger Commissioning Manual

4.2.15.5 Spurious Emissions Test Results

The following plots show the typical results:

Figure 4-14 Spurious Emissions Plot 1

Expected results

Result (circle)

2nd Harmonic with Exciter A

PASS FAIL

2nd Harmonic with Exciter B

PASS FAIL

3rd Harmonic with Exciter A

PASS FAIL

3rd Harmonic with Exciter B

PASS FAIL

No emission above limit from 847-3000 MHz with Exciter A

PASS FAIL

No emission above limit from 847-3000 MHz with Exciter B

PASS FAIL

Summary of Contents for Ranger Series

Page 1: ...nger Series Commissioning Manual T M No 888 2685 001 Copyright Harris Corporation 2007 All rights reserved TECHNICAL MANUAL 888 2685 001 Ranger Series Commissioning Manual Rev A1 Dec 24 2007 PRELIMINA...

Page 2: ...Locate and retain all PACKING CHECK LISTs Use the PACKING CHECK LIST to help locate and identify any components or assemblies which are removed for shipping and must be reinstalled Also remove any shi...

Page 3: ...onnect primary power prior to servicing Manual Revision History Ranger Mobile Commissioning Manual REV DATE ECN Pages Affected Rev A 9 20 07 Prelim Created and Manual Sent To Review Rev A1 12 24 07 Pr...

Page 4: ...888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing MRH 2...

Page 5: ...12 24 07 888 2685 001 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing...

Page 6: ...NATIONS column 1 gives the reference designators for the item i e C001 R102 etc that corresponds to the number found in the schematics C001 in a bill of material is equivalent to C1 on the schematic o...

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Page 8: ...fire protection standards must be observed The following National Fire Protection Association NFPA standards are recommended as reference Automatic Fire Detectors No 72E Installation Maintenance and U...

Page 9: ...12 24 07 888 2685 001 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing...

Page 10: ...tation to a hospital as quickly as possible e If arms or legs are affected keep them elevated NOTE If medical help will not be available within an hour and the victim is conscious and not vomiting giv...

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Page 12: ...888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing...

Page 13: ...on of Setup Screens 2 19 Verify Configuration of FPGA Screens 2 20 Verify Configuration of Status Screens 2 21 Normal Settings for Diagnostic Screens 2 22 RF Initial Turn ON 2 23 Parallel Remote Contr...

Page 14: ...0 Spurious Emissions Procedure 4 20 Spurious Emissions Test Results 4 22 Linear Precorrection Group Delay Amplitude Response 4 25 Objective 4 25 Requirements 4 25 Setup Test Equipment 4 26 Spurious Em...

Page 15: ...Table of Contents continued 12 24 07 888 2685 001 3 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Control System ISP Procedure 6 3 PA Module ISP Procedure 6 8 ISP Errors 6 11...

Page 16: ...Table of Contents continued 4 888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing...

Page 17: ...manual layout equipment description block diagram and general specifications Section 2 Installation Confirmation provides step by step instructions to confirm installation has been completed Section...

Page 18: ...id state transmitter using a very simple control panel and easy to use Graphical User Interface or GUI It consists of a single cabinet with an Apex exciter a single power supply and one or two PA modu...

Page 19: ...ock Diagrams Figure 1 2 shows the system block diagram of the CZ1000F Ranger Transmitter The CZ500F model has only 1 PA Module and is identical to the CZ1000F with the following items deleted PA Modul...

Page 20: ...1 4 888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Section 1 Introduction Ranger Commissioning Manual Figure 1 2 Ranger Series System Block Diagram...

Page 21: ...ct loads Reports directly to the Main Controller c Power Supply Monitor Board Responsible for control and monitoring of the PA power supply and distribution of the low voltage Also responsible for mon...

Page 22: ...lows any or all of the transmitter software to be updated without removing or replacing any firmware ICs The Harris ISP program is provided on the CD ROM accompanying this manual along with all of the...

Page 23: ...r and pallet currents b Phase and Gain Board Provides for module phase and gain adjustments to mini mize the PA module combiner reject power for the CZ1000F c One LDMOS Driver Pallet Provides enough p...

Page 24: ...elf contained low voltage power supply with 15Vdc and 7 5Vdc outputs 1 7 Apex Exciter For information on setup and operation of the Apex Exciter utilizing FLOR technologies refer to the separate excit...

Page 25: ...ilter for 6 MHz channel Fc 3 MHz 36 dB Carrier Suppression dB 20 I Q Imbalance dB Residual Sideband Level 50 Frequency Tolerance without external reference Hz for at least 24 hrs 1 x 10 8 Frequency To...

Page 26: ...re Range o C Derate 2 degree C per 300m AMSL 0 45 Operational Relative Humidity Non condensing 0 90 Guaranteed Specification Temperature Range o C 5 45 Storage Temperature oC 20 60 Maximum Altitude Ft...

Page 27: ...PA module configurations Due to the modular nature of the Ranger all models have similar installation and testing procedures CAUTION THE PROCEDURE THAT FOLLOWS ASSUMES THAT THE INSTALLATION PROCESS HA...

Page 28: ...E External I O Board Remote Control connections are directly above and below the marker F Reject Attenuators for PA module circulators and PA module 3dB hybrid combiner G RF Monitor Board laying flat...

Page 29: ...Locator Cabinet Front View A B C D E F G H I J A Control panel with GUI Touchscreen B Apex Exciter C PA Module 1 D PA Module 2 for CZ1000F blank panel in CZ500F E Blank panels F Control Circuit Breake...

Page 30: ...nto the transmitter at the factory 2 ISP In System Programming software application which is used to install software upgrades into the transmitter controllers 3 An Acrobat pdf version of the transmit...

Page 31: ...graph being support information toward that goal NOTE In case of discrepancy between the connections listed in the schematics versus the information given in this installation section the wiring infor...

Page 32: ...2 and TB1 4 The AC Flow diagram shows ac wiring to the transmitter along with recommended wire gauge and breaker size Wire gauge and breaker size are installed as outlined in the Figure 2 3 The safety...

Page 33: ...op of the cabinet remove the block punch holes in the copper ground strap and then mount the strap under the block The loose strap at the bottom of the cabinet should be soldered to the station ground...

Page 34: ...s 1 2 usually connected to 3 port patch panel J18 pins 3 4 for customer use J18 pins 5 6 for customer use J18 pins 7 8 for customer use 2 7 2 RF Mute Interlock There are 2 more interlock connections o...

Page 35: ...ontact between J18 1 and J18 2 is required for the transmitter to operate Jumpers must also be placed in the other 3 External Interlock positions J18 3 to J18 4 J18 5 to J18 6 and J18 7 to J18 8 or on...

Page 36: ...oard in the transmitter See diagram 843 5560 105 and or 843 5549 141 sheet 20 for RF Mute interlock connections This is one of the transmitter rf mute interlock inputs and will mute the transmitter wh...

Page 37: ...r supply should be set to OFF The PA module s are installed and fully seated into the front of the transmitter cabinet NOTE For the CZ1000F the PA Modules should be placed into the same slot in which...

Page 38: ...C in Figure 2 1 on page 2 2 It is located in the back of the transmitter at the top of the controller assembly The GUI display should show the Home default screen shown in Figure 2 4 Try using the tou...

Page 39: ...Check your ac mains voltage at the disconnect box Next press the PS SERVICE button shown in Figure 2 5 This will take you to the screen in Figure 2 6 Use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to set...

Page 40: ...ss SYSTEM SERVICE and SYSTEM SETUP to access the screen shown in Figure 2 7 The System Setup screen displays the settings for station name model number nominal output power etc Touch the screen at eac...

Page 41: ...o a time entry for the LCD screen saver feature Figure 2 8 Control Setup Screen 2 11 1 Exciter Setup The Apex exciters have been factory tested in the transmitter and preset to factory values See the...

Page 42: ...ality video cable can be used to deliver this signal to the exciter over a distance of up to 1000 feet ASI OUT is a sample output of the active transport stream It should not have a cable connected to...

Page 43: ...e transmitter GUI graphical user interface system controller LAN 10Base T should have a cable connected to it The connector is a provision for connecting the exciter to a local area network RS232 on f...

Page 44: ...configuration checklist and should be performed prior to turning on the transmitter PA s GPS 1PPS Source Apex Exciter For a single 1PPS run from source to exciter set the exciter FPGA modulator board...

Page 45: ...s set to the correct channel NOTE Diagnostic Setup must be unlocked before the frequency or offsets can be changed Verify that the correct transmitter type has been selected If waveguide is used to fe...

Page 46: ...nual gives detailed information on settings but the values on FPGA screen 4 5 are especially importatant Values shown in Figure 2 11 are typical for 6 MHz operation but may need to be updatedto meet o...

Page 47: ...e from output of high power filter and Amp Feedback RF power amplifier output sample bargraphs These bargraphs each of which contain blue peak power and yellow average power traces should be within th...

Page 48: ...5 1 on page 10 The following is a list of the normal states of the more critical diagnostic functions and the exciter mute Status Adaptive Processing Diagnostics LoopBack None Test Tones Disabled Stat...

Page 49: ...be required Set the Exciter power to zero This can be done using the lower button on the exciter GUI or the Lower button on the transmitter control panel Switch ON the ac breaker on the front of the...

Page 50: ...should not be required since all couplers are inside the cabinet and calibrated as part of the factory testing If the calibration is not correct as determined by a digital power meter refer to 3 7 3...

Page 51: ...sible and no more than 1 amp apart NOTE This adjustment is not to be used to decrease the PA module combiner reject power In some cases this adjustment may actually increase the PA module com biner re...

Page 52: ...E THE RFI PRESENT ON THE SYSTEM TO BE MEASURED Typical antenna system VSWR values are 1 2 1 at the operating channel If verification of antenna system VSWR is not possible then proceed with RF turn on...

Page 53: ...Connector Schematic Label Function J13 1 GND Ground J13 2 INPUT 1 REMOTE_ON J13 3 INPUT 2 REMOTE_OFF J13 4 INPUT 3 REMOTE_RAISE GND A INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 GND GND INPUT 5 INPUT 6 INPUT 7 IN...

Page 54: ...output is muted as long as this input is held low High Un mute J13 11 INPUT 8 Spare J13 12 GND Ground J14 1 GND Ground J14 2 INPUT 9 REMOTE_RF_SW A B_SELECT J14 3 INPUT 10 RF_SW_A_STAT from 3 port U L...

Page 55: ...ernal Interlock Status J16 7 OUTPUT 5 Drive Chain Fault Status J16 8 OUTPUT 6 Power Amp Fault Status J16 9 OUTPUT 7 Output Fault Status J16 10 OUTPUT 8 Power Supply Fault Status J16 11 VDC_EXT_SUPPLY...

Page 56: ...onnections for J17 are listed in Table 2 3 Table 2 3 J17 External I O Board Remote Power Metering Connection Schematic Label Metered Parameter J17 1 GND Ground J17 2 VOUTA Total Forward Power After Fi...

Page 57: ...the Graphical User interface GUI Touchscreen display screens NOTE Operation and adjustment of the Apex exciter using FLOR Technology is covered in a separate manual which came with the transmitter 3...

Page 58: ...ics information without having to be familiar with a menu structure NOTE To differentiate these buttons from the ones which show up on the LCD display these will be referred to as Hardware buttons in...

Page 59: ...ut reading in a Bargraph format The 100 mark is based on the nominal power level or TPO Transmitter Power Output entered into the System Setup screen in Figure 3 22 The bargraph will also turn yellow...

Page 60: ...f there are any faults present The HOME button is a software button located in the lower right hand corner of all 5 main menu screens for quick navigation to the HOME screen in Figure 3 3 This screen...

Page 61: ...o the right of the touchscreen display and on the right side of the GUI Home screen 3 5 Drive Chain Main Menu If you press the Drive Chain button on the control panel overlay or the Drive Chain button...

Page 62: ...reading should be set to match the measured exciter output Figure 3 5 Drive Service Screen 3 5 2 Drive Meter Calibration To calibrate the reading Drive Chain power output reading in Figure 3 4 go to t...

Page 63: ...hows the Forward and Reflected power for the PA Modules and the total output power before the mask filter Each of the amplifier select buttons in the middle of the screen are for navigation to the PA...

Page 64: ...s field repairable is the individual PA pallets the six in the center of the module There is a special pallet replacement kit available For more information refer to Section 5 Replacements Procedures...

Page 65: ...based on pallet current levels Fault is set for each push pull pair Fault is set when pallet current is less than 60 of highest pallet current in module If pallet current is below 40 the whole pallet...

Page 66: ...ure 3 7 Figure 3 8 PA Metering Screen The following table gives typical readings at 600W output and fault limits for each reading See factory test data for more accurate readings for your transmitter...

Page 67: ...d from 1 1023 with the ideal being 512 or centered in the range PA Module 1 receives a fixed voltage which places it approximately in the center of the range it is not critical while module 2 receives...

Page 68: ...odule output This is used for metering and as the sample for the module AGC This number is forced by the AGC to track the IN reading thereby keeping the module gain at 46dB Reflected This is the detec...

Page 69: ...es access to the PA Setup screen in which is used in the CZ1000F to balance the gain of the 2 modules WARNING HOT SURFACE THE RANGER PA MODULES ARE DESIGNED TO HANDLE VERY HIGH TEM PERATURES AND MAY B...

Page 70: ...e at full power and after the module tempera tures have had time to stabilize PA Module phasing should always be optimized after finishing this procedure STEP 1 Press the RESET button This allows the...

Page 71: ...1 VSWR VSWR has exceeded fault threshold of 1 9 1 2 Foldback VSWR has exceeded foldback threshold of 1 4 1 VSWR fold back is accomplished automatically by reducing the exciter power 3 RF Monitor Commu...

Page 72: ...tor For systems with a manual patch panel the System Configuration screen should be set to Manual It also reads out the position of an RF switch or a 3 port patch panel based on micro switches located...

Page 73: ...r and 1023 being max imum It is used to adjust the phase relationship of PA Module 2 to minimize the power to the module combiner reject load The combiner reject load is actu ally a 40dB 1kW attenuato...

Page 74: ...n 0100 with the GAIN set to HIGH STEP 1 Check the PA module gain balance on the PA Setup screen shown in Figure 3 11 on page 3 14 These current readings should be less than 1 amp apart If not refer to...

Page 75: ...t threshold and displays them at the bottom of the screen These values are based on the Nominal Power Output value entered into the System Setup screen in Figure 3 22 on page 3 27 The foldback level i...

Page 76: ...ling values for the various UHF channels which should be used as the offset for the digital power meter Make sure the coupler serial number matches the coupling table The coupling values are also writ...

Page 77: ...System Faults AC Low triggers if the AC input to the MOV board goes below 177Vac AC High triggers if the AC input to the MOV board is above 264Vac MOV Fuse 1 2 or 3 turns yellow if one or more of the...

Page 78: ...bration must be done during transmitter installation but will most likely not require adjustment again unless the MOV or PS Monitor board is changed This is a critical transmitter adjustment as this r...

Page 79: ...on press Control System 1 External Interlocks Can read Open or Closed as shown 2 Communications Can read OK or Fault This could be a problem with any of the serial communication links inside the trans...

Page 80: ...Section 3 Operation and Adjustments 3 9 1 Control System The Control system screen in Figure 3 19 is a status and fault screen for the parallel control bus lines and the internal serial communication...

Page 81: ...ton is pressed Figure 3 20 shows that only faults 7 and 8 are active at least on this screen all other faults are inactive Use the Next and Previous buttons to view the entire list This should be thou...

Page 82: ...sed by pressing the System Service button in Figure 3 18 This screen simply provides information concerning the use of the sub menus accessed from this point These are a System Setup 1 Control Setup a...

Page 83: ...Serial Number Please note this for reference before calling for support d Nominal Power Output after all system filters This number is used to 1 Set the 100 mark on the power bargraph at the top of ev...

Page 84: ...ontrol Setup To set any of the parameters on this screen simply touch inside the text box and a pop up menu will appear with the appropriate information number pad or keyboard This screen allows the u...

Page 85: ...activated by pressing outside the button graphic then a simple touch screen calibration will have to be done as follows STEP 1 Go to the touch screen calibration setup screen by pressing the Touch Ca...

Page 86: ...ows up where you touched STEP 4 If the calibration is good then press ACCEPT If not press CANCEL and the cal procedure will be started over NOTE The procedure can be aborted by pressing any of the 5 h...

Page 87: ...module controllers This information should be known before calling for technical support Figure 3 27 Software Revisions Screen 3 9 3 2 1 Hardware Revisions This screen shows the hardware revisions fo...

Page 88: ...igate The shaded block at the top of each menu tree represents the Main Menu which is accessed using the Quick navigation hardware button on the Control Panel or one of the 5 software buttons on the r...

Page 89: ...imary power prior to servicing Section 3 Operation and Adjustments Ranger Commissioning Manual Figure 3 31 Output Menu Structure Figure 3 32 Power Supply Menu Structure OUTPUT Output Service Output Se...

Page 90: ...nger Commissioning Manual Section 3 Operation and Adjustments Figure 3 33 System Menu Structure SYSTEM Control Output Setup System Log System Service System Setup Software Revision Configuration Contr...

Page 91: ...report that should be generated as part of a Ranger Transmitter Proof of Performance The various sections of the report and measurements are defined and in some instances samples are provided 4 2 Pro...

Page 92: ...e requirements or equipment provided Table 4 1 Typical Report Table of Contents sample Section Title Report Page No Facilities Authorized in Construction Permit Transmitter Location Transmitter Type a...

Page 93: ...on Permit Name of Applicant Call Letters Channel Number File Number of License 4 2 4 Transmitter Location State County City Street Address 4 2 5 Transmitter Manufacturer ID Plate Insert photograph of...

Page 94: ...Log TPO kW dBK 4 2 7 Antenna and Bandpass Filter Information Filter Manufacturer Filter Type Filter Serial No Antenna Manufacturer Antenna Type Antenna Serial No Table 4 2 RF Power Budget Average Digi...

Page 95: ...own below The diagram should define signal flow and major components in the system under test The diagram may vary from site to site depending on the specific site layout and equipment Figure 4 2 Bloc...

Page 96: ...OTE Rather than use two Linux PC s a single high performance Linux PC could be used to peform both functions An additional Windows PC will be needed to ana lyze the measured data sets 4 2 10 Transmitt...

Page 97: ...true RMS RF power meter and a precision directional coupler Output power shall be 375 or 750 W within 10 4 2 10 3 Setup and Test Equipment Table 4 4 Power Measurement Setup Transmitter Exciter Status...

Page 98: ...ASS 2 Connect the true RMS power meter probe to the transmitter output directional coupler forward port located before the filter The transmitter output should be connected to the load Measured power...

Page 99: ...tts 10 output level depends on power level of transmitter 4 2 11 2 Requirement s The relative maximum frequency difference f fc fc between the mean actual transmit carrier f frequency and the specifie...

Page 100: ...cy of the tone coming out of the Exciter for 30 minutes Provide the frequency counter spectrum ana lyzer with a reference signal derived from the same GPS signal that the Exciter has The maximum devia...

Page 101: ...coupler forward port NOTE The operating frequency of 719 MHz is for U S operation Qualcomm may define other UHF frequencies for international operation The transmitter must be connected to the MediaF...

Page 102: ...put should be clean 2 Configure the spectrum analyzer as follows Center Frequency 719 MHz Span 10 MHz Resolution BW 30 KHz Video BW 300 Hz Sweep Auto Sweep Points 10001 Amplitude Reference Level 10 dB...

Page 103: ...ualcomm may define other UHF frequencies for international operation 4 2 13 Out of Band Emissions 4 2 13 1 Objective To verify the out of band spurious emissions at the output of band pass filter The...

Page 104: ...quencies for international operation 4 2 13 2 Requirement s See Expected Observations column in the following Procedure 4 2 13 3 Setup and Test Equipment Table 4 10 Out of Band Emissions Setup Transmi...

Page 105: ...ean 2 Configure the spectrum analyzer as follows Start Frequency 698 MHz Stop Frequency 715 9 MHz Resolution BW 100 KHz Video BW 300 Hz Sweep Auto Sweep Points 10001 number of points in sweep Amplitud...

Page 106: ...722 MHz Stop Frequency 722 1 MHz Then measure 722 722 1 MHz with Exciter A on air Less than 38 dBm 30 kHz 6 Attach a notch filter between the spectrum analyzer and the output of the bandpass filter C...

Page 107: ...4 07 888 2685 001 4 17 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Section 4 RF Testing Ranger Commissioning Manual Figure 4 4 Out of Band Emissions Plot 1 Figure 4 5 Out of Band Emissions Plo...

Page 108: ...888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Ranger Commissioning Manual Section 4 RF Testing Figure 4 6 Out of Band Emissions Plot 3 Figure 4 7 Out of Band Emissions Plo...

Page 109: ...ive To verify the spurious emissions including 2nd and 3rd harmonics at the output of the band pass filter The transmitter will be operated in digital mode FLO modulation at the nominal rated RF outpu...

Page 110: ...s inserted in front of the analyzer A high pass filter can be used instead of a band reject filter to measure the transmitter harmonics Connect the spectrum analyzer to the transmitter band pass filte...

Page 111: ...onfigure the spectrum analyzer as follows Start Frequency 746 MHz Stop Frequency 824 MHz Resolution BW 100 KHz Video BW 300 Hz Sweep Auto Sweep Points 10001 Amplitude Reference Level 10 dB Amplitude A...

Page 112: ...ng spectrum analyzer settings Start Frequency 1900 MHz Stop Frequency 3000 MHz Then measure 1900 3000 MHz with Exciter A on air Less than 13 dBm 100 kHz 7 Repeat steps 2 6 with Exciter B on air Result...

Page 113: ...2 24 07 888 2685 001 4 23 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Section 4 RF Testing Ranger Commissioning Manual Figure 4 9 Spurious Emissions Plot 1 Figure 4 10 Spurious Emissions Plot...

Page 114: ...24 888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Ranger Commissioning Manual Section 4 RF Testing Figure 4 11 Spurious Emissions Plot 3 Figure 4 12 Spurious Emissions Plot...

Page 115: ...delay and amplitude response compensation at the output of the band pass filter The transmitter will be operated in digital mode FLO modulation at the rated output power at the MediaFLO channel frequ...

Page 116: ...smit channel is inserted in front of the analyzer A high pass filter can be used instead of a band reject filter to measure the transmitter harmonics Connect the spectrum analyzer to the transmitter b...

Page 117: ...lots show the typical results Figure 4 14 Spurious Emissions Plot 1 Expected results Result circle 2nd Harmonic with Exciter A PASS FAIL 2nd Harmonic with Exciter B PASS FAIL 3rd Harmonic with Exciter...

Page 118: ...28 888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Ranger Commissioning Manual Section 4 RF Testing Figure 4 15 Spurious Emissions Plot 2 Figure 4 16 Spurious Emissions Plot...

Page 119: ...24 07 888 2685 001 4 29 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Section 4 RF Testing Ranger Commissioning Manual Figure 4 17 Spurious Emissions Plot 4 Figure 4 18 Spurious Emissions Plot...

Page 120: ...he PID setting on the transmitter remain 16 Collect 10 sets of data after the bandpass filter using the FSQ test receiver and compute the MER The MER should be at least 33dB for all active subcarriers...

Page 121: ...e 4 19 Group Delay Plot 1 Expected results Result Residual Group Delay 1 usecs with Exciter A PASS FAIL Residual Group Delay 1 usecs with Exciter B PASS FAIL Amplitude Variations 1 dB with Exciter A P...

Page 122: ...ot 2 4 2 16 Modulation Error Ratio MER 4 2 16 1 Objective To verify the modulation error ratio MER at the output of the band pass filter 4 2 16 2 Requirement s MER 33dB 4 2 16 3 Setup and Test Equipme...

Page 123: ...to servicing Section 4 RF Testing Ranger Commissioning Manual Status Active Set FLO FPGA SFN mode OFF Disable auto mute Active playing configurations speci fied in procedure Table 4 17 Modulation Erro...

Page 124: ...n Adaptive RF Spectrum output should be clean and the phone should decode the signal 2 Set FLO FPGA SFN mode Off Do not provide any ASI input to the transmitter The RF should still be present 3 Collec...

Page 125: ...ot above is the output of Qualcomm s MER tool It shows the MER of 10 data captures runs Expected Results Result circle MER is greater than 33 dB for all the subcarriers in all the three cases PASS FAI...

Page 126: ...2 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Ranger Commissioning Manual Section 4 RF Testing 4 2 17 Meter Readings The following GUI screens should be captured or photographed and incl...

Page 127: ...ystem VSWR into transmission line and antenna CAUTION PRIOR TO MEASURING THE VSWR OF THE TRANSMISSION LINE AND ANTENNA MEASURE THE AMOUNT OF RF PRESENT ON THE TRANSMISSION LINE IN AREAS OF HIGH RF RAD...

Page 128: ...4 38 888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Ranger Commissioning Manual Section 4 RF Testing Figure 4 22 Station Load Return Loss sample...

Page 129: ...g GUI screens should be captured on transmitter GUI and the APEX GUI Software Revisions Tx GUI sample shown below Adaptive Processing Status APEX System Control Status Controller 1 5 APEX sample shown...

Page 130: ...This directory contains files used to process the I Q data 3 results This directory is where the results are stored after processing 4 automation This directory contains the shell scripts which run t...

Page 131: ...p a The following setup is required when a 1PPS source is not available at the testing site 1 Disconnect the GPS RF input from the exciter you are not testing This is located on the top of Transmitter...

Page 132: ...ed REF IN 1 20MHz d Connect an Ethernet crossover cable between the LAN interface on the rear of the FSQ and the Linux laptop e Connect an RF cable from the filter assembly desired measurement port to...

Page 133: ...f Lev 20dBm f Press TRIG key and verify the EXTERN softkey is selected c If the FSQ DATA_CAPTURE state is not available 1 Press the SETUP key and then use REFERENCE softkey to set to EXT 2 Press the F...

Page 134: ...ess 10 46 252 190 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 4 3 5 2 For Linux Laptop a Log on to Linux laptop 1 Username root 2 Password M3diaFL0 b Open a new terminal by right clicking on the desktop and selecting...

Page 135: ...he FLO signal parameters must be correct for each site in order to ensure accurate results Once the FLO signal parameters are set through they do not need to be changed until there is a change in the...

Page 136: ...ter the desired number of captures and press ENTER 4 3 6 3 Looking at the Results a Open a new terminal by right clicking on the desktop and selecting New Termi nal from the drop down menu b The resul...

Page 137: ...ght clicking on the desktop and selecting New Terminal from the drop down menu c Go to the indexed directory for the day month year of the desired capture 1 cd_ local mnt pp results ddMMYYYY 2 ls To v...

Page 138: ...will disable the tone once testing is completed b CW enable script 1 n 2 Script file for testing FPGA Modulator board 3 m address count cr dump data command dumps count 32 bit words at address 4 l ad...

Page 139: ...32 bit words with data starting at address 5 p address count d n d n 1 d count cr fill data command fills count 32 bit words data n to data count starting at address 6 k address cr peek address comman...

Page 140: ...4 50 888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Ranger Commissioning Manual Section 4 RF Testing...

Page 141: ...ottom of the module so that when the module is grasped to be pulled out the touch switch shuts it off first 5 2 1 CZ1000F PA Module Air Block For the CZ1000F a special Air Block a long thin Lexan shie...

Page 142: ...into the slot from back to front It could also be installed starting at the front and working your way to the back whichever works best for you When finished both sides of the Air Block should be capt...

Page 143: ...at blade screwdriver 7 64 size Allen wrench with torque indicating mechanism 15 inch pounds The Pallet replacement procedure is as described below WARNING THE DIAMOND PA MODULES ARE DESIGNED TO HANDLE...

Page 144: ...cheme STEP 5 Unsolder the input and output ribbon wires from the pallet side leaving them attached on the combiner and splitter Carefully bend them up and out of the way Remove the 7 Allen head mounti...

Page 145: ...e DC power wire passing underneath the pallet is entirely inside of the designated channel in the heat sink and is not between the pallet and the heat sink STEP 12 Install the seven mounting screws an...

Page 146: ...ule with a new one be sure to check the AC voltage strapping on the front side of the supply inside the aluminum chassis The power supply modules can be strapped for 240 or 480 Vac but all Ranger supp...

Page 147: ...the PA modules out a few inches to disengage them from the rear connectors STEP 3 Mark the adjustable plate shown in Figure 5 5 for front to back position F on the top as shown and on the bottom This...

Page 148: ...ce seat the circulators into the module The marks you made earlier should be very close to lining up They should not be any further away from the module than before The most important thing is that yo...

Page 149: ...isconnect the blower power connector at the back of the blower assembly Pull down on the spring loaded locking pin at the back of the assembly and pull the blower assembly out the back of the cabinet...

Page 150: ...5 10 888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Ranger Commissioning Manual Section 5 Replacement Procedures...

Page 151: ...e ISP program and the software files for each of the controllers is supplied on the CD ROM which came with the transmitter along with an acrobat version of the technical manual The ISP program require...

Page 152: ...wn in Figure 6 1 or use the RUN command in the START menu Figure 6 1 CD ROM ISP Directory Simply follow the on screen instructions and do not change the paths where the program wants to be installed W...

Page 153: ...ample given here is for updating the Main Controller board since the steps are the same for the other control boards except for the update file This means the procedure is to be repeated for updating...

Page 154: ...re 6 2 ISP Opening Screen STEP 7 If you only see one micro RF Monitor PS Monitor or External I O instead of the four as in Figure 6 3 press the Break Bridge button and then press Query Micros again Th...

Page 155: ...ct the one you want to update by double clicking the icon to the left of the name This will open the smaller pop up window shown in Figure 6 4 STEP 9 Select the Program File button as shown This will...

Page 156: ...n number and may be different than shown here RANGER_CTRL_APP_0013 s19 to update the Main Controller RANGER_PSM_APP_0013 s19 to update the PS Monitor RANGER_RFM_APP_0011 s19 to update the RF Monitor R...

Page 157: ...gramming Successful Press OK to finish the update and get back to the main screen shown in Figure 6 2 Do not skip STEP 14 Figure 6 8 Programming Successful STEP 14 To program another controller board...

Page 158: ...from the serial port on your computer to the DB9 serial connector on the Backplane Interface board See Figure 2 1 on page 2 2 for physical board location STEP 3 Run the Harris ISP exe program The win...

Page 159: ...ce it has found the micros select the one you want to update by double clicking the icon to the left of the name This will open the smaller pop up window shown in Figure 6 11 Select the Program File b...

Page 160: ...is located in the directory D Firmware module STEP 9 Under the Select Application File press the browse button to find the module213 s19 application file in the same directory The 213 means revision 2...

Page 161: ...igure 6 14 Figure 6 14 Programming Flash STEP 12 The final screen is shown in Figure 6 15 which shows Programming Successful Press OK to finish the update and then repeat the procedure to update the s...

Page 162: ...6 12 888 2685 001 12 24 07 WARNING Disconnect primary power prior to servicing Ranger Commissioning Manual Section 6 ISP In System Programming...

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