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LBD125C-N1 System Overview

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RF OUTPUT

N Female

COFDM = 100 Watts

(After Output Filter)

DRIVER

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TRANSPORT

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Summary of Contents for Affinity LBD-200C-N1

Page 1: ...ty y 2 20 00 0 W Wa at tt t L LB BD D 2 20 00 0C C N N1 1 L L B Ba an nd d D Di ig gi it ta al l T Tr ra an ns sm mi it tt te er r P PR RE EL LI IM MI IN NA AR RY Y D DR RA AF FT T P Pr ro od du uc ct t M Ma an nu ua al l ...

Page 2: ...part of this manual may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise except as may be expressly permitted in writing by Thales Broadcast Multimedia Inc Information provided by Thales Broadcast Multimedia Inc is intended and believed to be accurate however no liability can be assumed for its use Mater...

Page 3: ...dditional Affinity Features 11 5 Specifications 12 5 1 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Specifications 12 5 2 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Cabinet Layout 24 5 3 Affinity LBD 200C N1 FRU Part Numbers 26 5 4 Fusing and Protection 27 5 5 Equipment Packaging 28 5 5 1 Unpacking and Inspection 28 5 6 Environment Considerations 28 5 7 System Grounding 29 6 General System Description 30 7 Installation 32 7 1 Inst...

Page 4: ...1 3 General Description 55 10 1 4 Main Features 55 10 1 5 Sirius Subassembly Description 56 10 1 5 1 Digital Board 56 10 1 5 2 TS Board 57 10 1 5 3 Power Supply 59 10 1 5 4 UHF Synthesizer 59 10 1 5 5 GPS Receiver 70 10 1 6 Exciter Rack 71 10 1 7 Exciter Connectivity 72 10 1 8 General Characteristics of Exciter 74 10 1 9 Input Output Characteristics 75 11 Driver Section Description 78 11 1 Power S...

Page 5: ...485 Communication Board 125 16 6 Master Support Interface Board 126 16 7 True RMS Detector Module 130 16 8 Sub Chassis Rear Panel 131 16 8 1 Exciter to UCA Cabling and System Interconnects 133 17 RF Filter Description 134 18 Phone System Description 135 19 Transmitter Cooling Description 136 19 1 Cabinet Air Conditioning Systems 136 20 Affinity Transmitter Control Systems 140 20 1 Automatic Contro...

Page 6: ...ed Test Equipment 150 23 4 Schedules Maintenance 151 23 4 1 Monthly Maintenance 151 23 4 2 Semi Annual Maintenance 152 23 4 3 Annual Maintenance 154 23 5 Troubleshooting 154 24 Status Control and Monitoring Systems 160 24 1 Parallel Interface 160 25 Block Diagrams and Schematics 161 26 List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 164 27 Warranty 168 28 Parts Lists 169 29 Appendix 170 29 1 Section A Hazardou...

Page 7: ...periods The Hot Swap plug in module feature virtually eliminates costly downtime Before receiving your Affinity the transmitter was subjected to a battery of quality assurance inspections and functional tests to assure years of dependable and reliable on air broadcasting In addition to ensuring that the appropriate support materials are supplied with the transmitter it should be comforting to know...

Page 8: ...ersonnel may perform the operations and or procedures appropriate to their skill level and training It is highly recommended that the normal operation maintenance and servicing of this transmitter be performed only by qualified and trained technicians or personnel CAUTION Observe caution while at the transmitter site or while engaged in any transmitter maintenance Refer to the Safety section of th...

Page 9: ...ve the risk of hazardous conditions and dangers to the operator 3 2 Warnings Cautions and Notes This manual contains WARNING and CAUTION notices that identify procedures conditions and materials that could potentially cause death injury or damage to equipment A WARNING notice will appear before a procedure or instruction if injury or death could result from performing the procedure or instruction ...

Page 10: ... burn is possible under some conditions Medium and high voltage greater than 72 VDC can cause severe shocks burns and even death Alternating Current AC At commercial frequencies 50 60 Hz and intermediate voltages 72 to 600 VAC lethal current can flow through the body Even low AC voltages 24 VAC or less under certain circumstances can be dangerous and lethal The danger of shock is less at high freq...

Page 11: ...electrically induced injuries Promptly report to the appropriate personnel any electrical popping or sparking and any noticeable defects or hazardous conditions that can cause injury property damage or interference to the electrical equipment Immediately report any electric shock received to the appropriate supervisor or safety personnel In the event that an individual comes into contact with a li...

Page 12: ...e these voltages to prevent accidental contact Thales recommends these safe working practices x Operate and maintain the transmitter according to the instruction manuals x Do not allow personnel to work alone on the transmitter x Permit only skilled personnel to operate the transmitter See IEC 60215 x Ensure personnel know the location of circuit breakers and mains disconnect switches x Ensure the...

Page 13: ...of amplifiers installed for a system is determined by the desired output power Each Affinity transmitter is provided with a DVB H RF Sirius Exciter containing linearization circuits to compensate for both linear and non linear distortions The correction can be operated in an adaptive mode allowing automatic compensation and signal optimization The Affinity family of solid state low power transmitt...

Page 14: ...curity and protection against external elements Transmitter systems are available in several configurations based on output power redundancy options and site system requirements Single channel non redundant transmitter configurations SD are sized as follows For 50 to 125 watt average output power levels the upconverter and amplifier are self contained in a single 6 rack unit RU chassis The N 1 cap...

Page 15: ... EIA standard 19 rail structure system used for rack mounting each sub system contained in the Affinity configuration The AC distribution system is comprised of 120 230VAC surge suppression with alarms two 230VAC outlets and two 120VAC outlets with separate circuit protection Four 230VAC utility outlets are provided along with four UPS protected outlets located along the rear corner of the enclosu...

Page 16: ... achieve high level out of band emission compliance A circulator with load also an integral part of the RF system is mounted internally to the cabinet A two side mounted air conditioner unit will provide environmental stabilization for the transmitting system A temperature sensor with remote signaling monitors and reports out of tolerance internal operating temperatures Weatherproof coax and AC en...

Page 17: ...rnal blower units The Affinity line of transmitters are fully compatible with DVB H standards and feature advanced embedded software for alignment and system management 4 4 Additional Affinity Features Advanced embedded microcontroller design all transmitter performance adjustments are programmable and password controlled x x x x x x x x x x x No mechanical tuning required Software setup and contr...

Page 18: ...fy average output power 2 Modulated carrier 3 UHF input frequency 670 675 MHz 4 UHF input power 18dBm 3dB 5 UHF input waveform COFDM DVB H 6 ALC ON AGC ON 7 Linearization ON Out of band Intermodulation Products Adjacent Channel Interference FCC spectral mask definition for the 1670 1675MHz band per FCC Document 47 Telecommunications Part 27 Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services Section 53...

Page 19: ... MHz 4 UHF input power 18dBm 3dB 5 UHF input waveform COFDM DVB H 6 ALC ON AGC ON 7 Linearization ON Inband Intermodulation Intermodulation products shall not exceed 30dB when comparing portion of the mean power spectral density of the wanted COFDM signal relative to the same portion when n number of carriers are switched off Sampled bandwidth not to exceed bandwidth of carriers removed Modulator ...

Page 20: ...ensate 100 ns of delay and 1 UHF input frequency 670 675 MHz 2 UHF input power 18dBm 3dB 3 IF input waveform COFDM DVB H 4 ALC OFF AGC OFF 5 Linearization ON Transmitter Carrier to Noise C N t 55 dB C N is measured at the transmitter output no channel filter RF Output power 5 MHz channel measurement conditions 1 UHF input frequency 670 675 MHz 2 UHF input power 18dBm 3dB 3 IF input waveform COFDM ...

Page 21: ...ominal output power and 1 UHF input frequency 670 675 MHz 2 UHF input power 18dBm 3dB 3 UHF input waveform COFDM DVB H 4 ALC ON AGC ON 5 Linearization ON RF output regulation is defined as regulation vs temperature Hum and Noise d 60 dBc Test of power supply DC output under full load measurement by ratio of RMS hum or noise to the corresponding DC voltage MER t 30 dB Measurement at nominal output ...

Page 22: ... Emission standard DVB H Modulation scheme COFDM Bandwidth 5 6 7 or 8 MHz Environmental and Safety Guaranteed performance 0o to 45 o up to 3000m Safety IEC215 IEC1010 Acoustic noise IEC 179 65dBa General Mechanical Rack 19 2U depth 450mm Cooling 4 internal fans front to rear Input Power Voltage 230V 105V 15 Frequency 47 63 Hz Consumption 200VA Transport Stream Input Dual A and B ASI inputs RF Outp...

Page 23: ...100Hz offset d85 dBc Hz 1 KHz offset d105 dBc Hz 10 KHz offset d112 dBc Hz 100 KHz offset d130 dBc Hz 1MHz offset Direct measurement of microwave carrier set to CW tone Frequency Reference input 0 dBm r 5 dB 48 dBmV r 5 dB Input Return Loss 18dB Measure at the IF input connector Frequency Reference Connector BNC female Frequency Reference Impedance 50 Parameter Specification Notes Test Conditions ...

Page 24: ...put power Relative reverse power calibrated against absolute output power dBm 100 at TX set to nominal output power and SHORTED output N connector 0 at nominal output power and 50 Ohm 16 dB return loss load at the transmitter output N connector LCD display Front panel display upconverter forward output power Relative output power calibrated against absolute output power dBm Max error 1 0 dB within...

Page 25: ...for use with Thales agile back up and control system ABCS for N 1 system configurations Interface Connector RJ11 connector J2 connector of rear panel Rear Panel ABCS interface Electrical Interface TTL logic Interface Connector Male 15 pin D sub connector J4 connector of rear panel used for ABCS command of the designated Agile UCA unit Rear Panel modulator interface Serial Network Communications Pr...

Page 26: ...oise Outside cabinet Inside cabinet Measured at 1 m from cabinet al directions with air conditioner at noisiest operation cycle Measured Environmental System Operating Temperature 15qC to 40qC Transmitter enclosed in environmentally controlled shelter Frequency stability and equipment functionality guaranteed System Specified Temperature Range 5q to 40qC Transmitter enclosed in environmentally con...

Page 27: ... Interface for CATV SMATV Head End and Similar Professional Equipment TM1449 ETR 190 Guide Line for DVB T DVB H networks Safety Meets UL1950 CSA950C22 2 M95 listed specifications Official certification at Thales discretion Power Consumption Element Power consumption All stated values assume full rated transmitter output and air conditioner operating Power factor Load current analysis Showing the a...

Page 28: ...dBc Group Delay r200 ns Out of band Emissions Compliant with FCC Document 47 Telecommunications Part 27 Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services Section 53 Emissions Limits Subparts i a 4 Harmonics d 60 dBc MER t 30 dB RF Output Regulation d r 2 dB Electrical Requirements Power Requirement 200 watts Single Phase 220 VAC 10 15 Frequency 50 60 Hz Consumption including ADAPT exciter does not in...

Page 29: ...qF 13q to 33qC Relative Humidity 95 non condensing Power Amplifier Cooling Forced ambient air front to back flow using integral high volume fans Mechanical Cabinet Dimensions 74 0 H x 44 W x 44 D 188 cm H x 111 8 cm W x 111 8 cm D Weight Dependent on transmitter configuration consult factory Color Customer specified Transmitter Service Rear and Front Access Rear and Front ...

Page 30: ...Specifications 24 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual 5 2 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Cabinet Layout ...

Page 31: ...Specifications 25 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual Simplified Transmitter Block Diagram ...

Page 32: ...wer Supplies 47267228 01 1 Upconverter L Band Driver Component 47266099 04 1 Power Supply Plug In Driver Component 47267227 01 6 Amplifier Assembly L Band 47267339 1 Downconverter L Band UHF 751338 01 2 Attenuator 17dB 50 Ohm SMA 752732 01 2 Attenuator DC to 2GHz 3dB 2W 754572 01 1 Circulator 500W N 607270 01 2 Load 500W Air Cooled 400279 08 48 4 Required Cable Assembly Coax 400279 09 48 1 Require...

Page 33: ...tection Certain plug in modules are thermally protected with over temperature sensors If temperatures exceed 122º Fahrenheit 45º Celsius the plug in module is shut down by the microprocessor until the temperature is below the trip point level Interlocks Interlocks are performed through the software applications VSWR Protection The Voltage Standing Wave Ratio VSWR protection system will lower the t...

Page 34: ...e With the cutter carefully cut through the cover material Be careful not to damage any equipment during this process Once the equipment has been removed from the crate and verified against the packing slip inspect the equipment for any signs of damage If any damage is visible contact Thales immediately for further instructions While unpacking carefully compare packing list with the equipment chec...

Page 35: ...ainst interruption of ventilation contact Thales Broadcast Multimedia Customer Service department for assistance In case of indoor installations the area should be kept dry and clean There should be sufficient space in front of the transmitter cabinet for service personnel and test equipment A minimum of 44 behind the cabinet should be free for rear cabinet access and air movement Also ample room ...

Page 36: ... System Satellite Receiver and Remultiplexer Sirius DVB H Exciter Front End Power Supply Driver Section o Power Supply Module o Upconverter Module o Downconverter Module Power Amplifier PA Segments UPS system RF Filter Phone System Interface HVAC Unit The low power microwave transmission system transmits a digitally modulated average power signal on a single 1670 1675MHz channel The LBD 200C N1 ge...

Page 37: ...l detect the failure and perform an automatic controlled shutdown One key benefit of this series of transmitters is the Hot Swap replacement capability The hot swap feature allows the transmitter to continue functioning while a faulty power amplifier segment is replaced During replacement the transmitter will continue operating with only slight power loss and with little to no change in the noise ...

Page 38: ...ust be taken to avoid exposure to high energy microwave 7 1 Installation of Transmitter Sub Chassis The transmitter modules require twelve rack units of vertical rack space not including the exciter Install the LBD 200C N1 support rails within the equipment rack as shown in the site specific cabinet layout diagram Failure to use the support rails will result in damage to the transmitter chassis In...

Page 39: ...Installation 33 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual 7 1 1 Installation of Site Management System Pending ...

Page 40: ...Installation 34 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual 7 1 2 Installation of Satellite Receiver and Remultiplexer Pending ...

Page 41: ...Installation 35 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual 7 1 3 Installation of Sirius DVB H Exciter Pending ...

Page 42: ...ent to the Power Amplifier Segments Within the driver section the Power Supply Module occupies the left slot while the Upconverter Module occupies the right slot To install the driver plug ins slide the module into its proper location until fully seated There is a disconnect switch on the backplane board to ensure that there is no arcing between connections before the segment is fully engaged Once...

Page 43: ...OFF UNLOCKED position to plug the segment in This removes the potential for arcing between connections before the segment is fully engaged Once the segment is slid into place thumbscrews on the front panel secure the segment to the sub chassis The key lock switch may be turned to the ON LOCKED position to apply power to the amplifier segment Once the key lock switch is turned on the segment will a...

Page 44: ...lies occupy 3RU of chassis rack space and are installed left justified in the bay located above the Driver and Power Amplifier Segments Each Front End Power Supply slides into the sub chassis on nylon slides and connects to the Front End Power Supply Backplane via floating connectors Front End Power Supply Front End Power Supply LED Indicators ...

Page 45: ...Installation 39 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual ...

Page 46: ...Installation 40 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual 7 1 7 Installation of UPS System Pending UPS System Front view UPS System Rear view ...

Page 47: ...Installation 41 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual 7 1 8 Installation of Downconverter Pending ...

Page 48: ...tion and MCU J 3 RF Sample Black Plug 1PPS BNC Female Distribution and MCU SNMP Device Server Optional LAN INTERFACE RJ45 Ethernet REMOTE RS485 INTERFACE ABCS INTERFACE RS232 RS485 Modulator Comms Local RS 4 8 5 PAS Fault Presence PAS Monitoring 1670 1675MHz 48VDC AC MAIN 230VAC Nominal 48VDC FRONT END POWER SUPPLY 47267076 02 48V 1200W 48V 1200W 48V 1200W 48V 1200W LOCAL RS485 INTERFACE RF Feedba...

Page 49: ...ing and Control System SMCS is provided for use with Affinity transmitters The SMCS is a rack mounted unit located within the transmitter cabinet It provides a web interface and an SNMP agent for remote control Remote access to the SNMP agent is available through a GSM connection or via dial up modem and a PSTN line All events and faults are stored in a logbook with date and timestamps ...

Page 50: ...Satellite Receiver and Remultiplexer 44 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual 9 Satellite Receiver and Remultiplexer Description Pending ...

Page 51: ...F low power DVB H ATSC DRM or other processing waveform signal to an amplifying chain The Exciter is contained in an independent 19 2RU unit and includes all necessary power supplies and interfaces This very powerful platform is based on open standard technologies and the latest generation of FPGA processing For single drive configuration the front panel of the RF exciter includes a LCMP Local Con...

Page 52: ...rive Operation In the Single Drive SD configuration the Thales Sirius DVB H Digital RF Exciter is equipped with a dedicated LCMP Local Control Monitoring Panel located on the front of the unit This dedicated LCMP includes a display and control buttons The selection of the various menus is made by means of button switches located on the front panel of the Exciter Sirius Exciter LCMP ...

Page 53: ... displays the selected reference clock bandwidth mode type of modulation and associated protection ratio for each input x Transmitter settings displays frequency output power signal attenuation selected linear equalization non linear pre correction clipping operating mode x The last menu provides a direct manual access to fast switch to the mute position The Local Control and Monitoring Panel LCMP...

Page 54: ...Exciter Configuration Description 48 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual Sample Exciter Display Screens ...

Page 55: ...Exciter Configuration Description 49 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual Sample Exciter Display Screens ...

Page 56: ...Exciter Configuration Description 50 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual Sample Exciter Display Screens ...

Page 57: ...Exciter Configuration Description 51 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual Sample Exciter Display Screens ...

Page 58: ...ing and or reading is organized by means of user profiles defining individual rights and conditions for access The SNMP agent integrates SMTP protocol allowing events to be sent via e mail Important events will automatically generate traps The links between events and traps are configurable by the operator A web server allows the equipment to be controlled from any standard browser by means of the...

Page 59: ...Exciter Configuration Description 53 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual Main page ...

Page 60: ...Exciter Configuration Description 54 Affinity LBD 200C N1 Transmitter Product Manual Sirius DVB H Exciter page ...

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