NuPower
Xtender™
12B04A
‐
D27
User
Manual
Rev
1.0
7
4
HARDWARE INTERFACE
The
transceiver
interface
connector,
“XCVR,”
is
SMA
(female).
The
antenna
connector,
“ANT,”
is
SMA
(female).
The
pin
‐
out
definitions
for
the
9
pin
Micro
‐
D
socket
connector,
“CTRL/PWR,”
are
provided
in
Table
4.
In
a
typical
installation,
the
amplifier
module
is
mated
to
a
host
controller
board
via
a
cable
harness.
The
ANT
SMA
connector
is
the
antenna
connection.
This
connection
should
always
be
loaded
into
50
Ω
,
otherwise
the
amplifier
could
be
damaged.
4.1
INTERFACE CONNECTOR
The
NuPower
Xtender
features
a
9
pin
Micro
‐
D
interface
connector
for
control,
power,
and
ground
connections.
Table 4: NuPower Xtender Interface Pin
‐
Out Definitions
Socket No.
Name
I/0
Description
1,
2,
9
V
Supply
I
Primary
Power
(+11
to
+32
VDC)
3,
4,
5
GND
I
Signal
and
Power
Ground
6
Data
‐
/TX
O
RS
‐
485
Data
Transmit
7
Data
+/RX
I
RS
‐
485
Data
Receive
8
T/R
I/O
Transmit/Receive
(T/R)Source
or
Sink
Figure 4: Micro
‐
D Socket Locations
The
standard
interface
cable
harness
is
comprised
of
9
wires,
includes
a
Micro
‐
D
connector
with
pins,
and
mates
directly
to
the
NuPower
Xtender
interface
connector.
