Redundancy Controller
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30
Document Number: 90-005-0030_E
Unit Serial Connection
Green dots in lower
left
Serial connection activity is indicated by a series of dots on the bottom left of the
GUI screen.
If the series of dots is moving, then the GUI is connected to the unit.
If there are no dots or the dots have stopped moving, the GUI is not
communicating with the unit.
The number to the right of the box indicates cumulative packets
transferred.
Unit Address
Displays the unit address.
Toolbar Menus
Save Settings
Allows the user to save a setup value for the unit.
Save Attenuation Setting
– saves the attenuation value. It will change
immediately on the unit. The unit specification holds from 0 to 20 dB of
attenuation.
Select
Save Settings → Save Attenuator Setting
to save the state in
non-volatile memory so that the unit will power up in this state. The unit reverts
to the saved value at power up.
Save Tx State
– saves the transmitter state.
Save Led Settings
– the LEDs may be enabled or disabled via the
Save
Settings
dropdown menu.
Note, the LED’s will turn on for a brief moment at start
up even if this software LED command is used. If you do not want
the LED’s to
turn on even during start up, then use the hardwired LED disable signal.
Log
Opens a scrollable log field below the main screen. Each entry is a time-stamped
command or status activity including any faults that may have occurred.
Unit Address
GUI Comm Address
– the address that the
unit is communicating with.
Set Unit Address
– changes the default
address (0x30) to a required address [e.g. if
in a chain]. To change the unit address, first
connect to the unit via the existing address.
Rackmount Thread
Selects SSPA-A or SSPA-B
View Thread Status
– [
Thread A or B
] When a rackmount controller is used with
one or two units, select unit (A or B) as the unit being viewed.
Set Tx Redundancy
– [
On / Off
] Enables or disables the Tx waveguide baseball
switch redundancy feature. On = redundancy switchover is active, if the unit
experiences an error, control automatically switches over to the other unit
– if the
other unit is free of faults. Off = manual selection.
Set Rx Redundancy
– [
On / Off
] Enables or disables the Rx waveguide baseball
switch redundancy feature. On = controls the feed to a baseball switch. Off =
manual selection.
Select Tx BB Switch Position
– [
SSPA-A / SSPA-B
] Manually select the Tx
waveguide baseball switch position.
Select Rx BB Switch Position
– [
LNB-A / LNB-B
] Manually selects Rx waveguide
baseball switch position.
Set Discrete Output[s]
– There are 4 general purpose
discrete outputs 1-4. The user maps in software how
they are used; 5V = set, 0 = clear. The rackmount
controller reads back the state of each pin.
