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2.1.2.7.1 Hardware Mute (Tx Enable)
There are three ways to mute the amplifier via hardware input:
1. A 50 ms closure to ground on Port J7, Pin 17 toggles between Mute/Unmute
states;
2. Press the
Main Menu
key; select
4.Fault Setup
and press the
Enter
key;
select
2.Auxiliary Faults
and press the
Enter
key; select
1.Action
and
press the
Enter
key; select
4.Alert+Mute
and press the
Enter
key. Select
4.Fault Setup
and press the
Enter
key; select
2.Auxiliary Faults
and press
the
Enter
key; select
2.Fault Logic
and press the
Enter
key; select
2.Fault
on Low
and press the
Enter
key. A continuous closure to ground on Port J7,
Pin 18 will then mute the amplifier. See
Section 2.3.4.2
;
3. Press the
Main Menu
key; select
4.Fault Setup
and press the
Enter
key;
select
2.Auxiliary Faults
and press the
Enter
key; select
1.Action
and
press the
Enter
key; select
4.Alert+Mute
and press the
Enter
key. Select
4.Fault Setup
and press the
Enter
key; select
2.Auxiliary Faults
and press
the
Enter
key; select
2.Fault Logic
and press the
Enter
key; select
2.Fault
on High
. A continuous open to ground on Port J7, Pin 18 will mute the am-
plifier. See
Section 2.3.4.2
.
2.1.2.8 Link Port (J8) [DB9(F)]
The 9-pin male connector J8 Link Port is used to link a SSPA with other units in a
redundant system in order to pass online/standby status information between them.
Leave unconnected unless specified otherwise. This connector is discussed further in
Section 5.1.4
and
Section 6.5
.
2.1.2.9 Ethernet Port (J9) [RJ45]
This is a RJ45 connector with integrated magnetics and LEDs. This port becomes the
primary remote control interface when the Interface option is selected to “IPNet” as
described in
Section 9.8
. This feature allows the user to connect the SSPA to a
10/100 Base-T Local Area Network and have full-featured Monitor & Control functions
through a web interface. See
Table 2-4
for Ethernet pin outs.
Pin #
Function / Description
1 TX+
2
TX-
3 RX+
6
RX-
4,5,7,8 GND
Table 2-4: Ethernet Port (J9) pin outs
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