Nautel NX5 AM, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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NX5 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANUAL OPERATING THE TRANSMITTER
VERSION 0.1 2015-08-01 PAGE 3.2.167
–
Main Exciter
- Active logic level indicates that exciter A is selected as the main exciter. Inactive logic
level indicates that exciter B is selected as the main exciter.
– Scheduler On/Off - Active logic level indicates that the automatic mode scheduler is enabled or
disabled.
–
Various Alarms
- Active logic level indicates that the selected alarm is occurring. Any transmitter alarm
can be selected as a digital output. Refer to the NX5 Troubleshooting Manual for a description of each alarm.
– AUI Watchdog - Active logic level indicates that a watchdog reset is occurring, due to an error in
communication between the host processor and the DSP processor on the control/interface PWB. The reset is
configured using the front panel UI’s
System Settings -> Host Watchdog
screen.
–
Max Power Lockout 1 - 8
- Active logic level indicates that a power lockout has been enabled, either
through the remote AUI’s
System Settings
page or by a remote digital input.
–
Remote Input
- Mimics the logic of the associated remote input selection. Example: If Remote Output 5
is set to Remote Input, it will mimic the logic received on remote input pin 5. This is typically used for
debugging remote inputs
.
– Invalid Preset - Active logic level indicates the current active preset is not a saved preset.
–
Preset: (name)
- Active logic level indicates that the associated preset is active.
3. The
Level
bar displays the input’s current logic level (1 or 0).
4. Configure the active/inactive control for each of the 16 digital outputs. Click the arrow beside the
Control
bar to display the drop-down menu options that are appropriate for the selected Channel.
Example:
if the selected channel is
RF On/Off
, the drop-down options are:
– Output Low When RF Off - Logic ‘0’ (low) indicates the output is true (RF is off); Logic ‘1’ (high)
indicates the output is false (RF is on).
–
Output Low When RF On
- Logic ‘0’ (low) indicates the output is true (RF is on); Logic ‘1’ (high)
indicates the output is false (RF is off).
5. Click the
Level
bar and select
1
or
0
as the logic level.
6. When the output settings are complete, click
Apply
to accept and activate these changes or click
Cancel
to cancel them and return to the previous settings.
7. To exit the page, click
X
(top right).