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ABE12KX User Manual

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ABE12KX/ABE12KXF

12 W Fanless Extended Ku-Band BUC

USER MANUAL

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Page 1: ...ABE12KX User Manual Page 1 of 36 ABE12KX ABE12KXF 12 W Fanless Extended Ku Band BUC USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...description 8 Considerations Securing the Block Up Converter Installing the Block Up Converter 9 LED Indicators Connector Pin Assignment 10MHz Reference Powering Options Setting L O Setting Tx Rx Freq...

Page 3: ...aintenance 18 Preventive Care Procedure Block Up Converter Cooling System Preventive Maintenance Performance Check Troubleshooting Out of Warranty Repair Appendix 1 Mechanical Drawing 20 Appendix 2 Sp...

Page 4: ...tion and maintenance of the ABE12KX BUC It contains information intended for engineers technicians and operators working with the block up converter To make inquiries or to report errors of fact or om...

Page 5: ...he feed horn The unit is ideal for portable and mobile applications Double L O feature makes unit universal for Ku Band requirements This unit can be powered either with 24 and 48 VDC and consumes les...

Page 6: ...roper packaging please notify Actox Corporation immediately Equipment Damage or Loss Actox Corporation is not responsible for damage or loss of equipment during transit For further information contact...

Page 7: ...others The block up converter must be installed in accordance with the conditions and recommendations contained in the following sections Safety Precautions Carelessness or mishandling of the block u...

Page 8: ...d with a load of VSWR at 2 1 unless otherwise specified All RF specifications shall be met within five minutes after applying power except gain flatness which shall be met after a warm up period of te...

Page 9: ...antenna to the satellite Lightning arrestors should be used at the site to protect personnel and equipment Preparation Mounting Considerations Optional Mounting Brackets are available that will facili...

Page 10: ...LED Green All OK SSPA LED Red Summary Alarm L O LED Blinking Yellow L O is set to 12 80GHz L O is set to 13 05GHz NO POWER External 10MHz Reference 10MHz is Absent Internal 10MHz Reference L O LED Yel...

Page 11: ...X_P L Ethernet TX_N N GND GND G RS 422 485 TX_B H RS 422 485 TX_A T RS 422 485 RX_B F RS 422 485 RX_A S RS 422 485 232 GND RS_GND G RS 232 TX_RS 232 J RS 232 RX_RS 232 E Control TTL MUTE_IN M To Mute...

Page 12: ...ugh a coaxial N or F type connector which is included with the BUC by an external minimum 60W 24VDC or 48VDC power supply source Setting the L O Switchable L O is mechanically changed by unscrewing th...

Page 13: ...h calibrated insertion loss up to 15GHz 40 dB attenuator High Power to match HPA output Assortment of cables connectors and adapters calibrated up to 18 GHz Ensure that the BUC TX output power is disa...

Page 14: ...for external reference frequency input power via IF cable 10 MHz sine wave 5 to 5 dBm input port Phase noise Exceeds Intelsat s standard IESS308 309 53 dBc Hz max 10 Hz 63 dBc Hz max 100 Hz 73 dBc Hz...

Page 15: ...ied out in dry conditions free of salt spray or excessive humidity This will eliminate the possibility of moisture and other foreign substances from entering the output waveguide flange CAUTION Only a...

Page 16: ...of the RF Amplifier provide the necessary gain and low insertion loss The amplified signal is transmitted through the output waveguide section to a satellite up link system Monitor and Control optiona...

Page 17: ...ll result in personal injury Safe and careful installation of this block up converter will eliminate the possibility of accidents and provide years of top performance Verify the antenna feed waveguide...

Page 18: ...Failure to observe this precaution may result in personal injury or death This includes the removal of any RF power originating from other system components When the block up converter is in the hot s...

Page 19: ...rom the output power measurements determine rated output power Record value on a test data sheet Measure the Two tone Inter modulation Suppression using two equal signals separated by 5 MHz Record val...

Page 20: ...ABE12KX User Manual Page 20 of 36 Appendix 1 Mechanical Drawing...

Page 21: ...be sent via email to the following address Fax 1 866 888 6087 Email mark_moore actox com For additional information please contact our customer service department at 619 906 8893 or 1 866 888 6087 Act...

Page 22: ...ZZ 7F TT TT Device temp in C 273 ZZ CRC Temp 0x0102 0d258 273 15 C 2 cmd 7E FF 02 06 06 02 7F reply 7E FF 84 06 06 01 34 B1 7F Temp 0x0134 0d308 273 35 C Get Power Supply Temperature 7E FF 02 06 07 0...

Page 23: ...E FF 84 06 11 PP PP ZZ 7F CC CC PS current in 10 x A ZZ CRC 1 cmd 7E FF 02 06 11 15 7F reply 7E FF 84 06 11 00 AD 3E 7F Power 0x00AD 0d173 17 3A 2 cmd 7E FF 02 06 11 15 7F reply 7E FF 84 06 11 00 97 0...

Page 24: ...0 10 TT TT ZZ 7F Set low power alarm threshold Note zero value means low power alarm disabled ACK NACK TT TT Low power threshold in 10 x dBm ZZ CRC 1 cmd 7E FF 14 10 10 00 C8 DC 7F reply ACK Set thres...

Page 25: ...eceived packet Not Acknowledge Data1 Datan contains the packet payload The value of the data bytes is specific to the command and will be covered in following sections CRC is the cyclic redundancy che...

Page 26: ...atabase element 0x0606 from the Booster device address 0x0F the command is Example Only 7E FF 02 06 06 02 7F Dest Src 0xFF CMD Len 0x02 1111 1111 0000 0010 XOR 1111 1101 Data1 0x06 0000 0110 XOR 1111...

Page 27: ...ith 19 pin female connector fig 1 on the one side and RJ45 fig 2 two DB9 fig 3 female connectors RS232 and RS485 on the other side Figure 1 1 19 pin connector configuration Figure 1 2 DB9 connector co...

Page 28: ...NC NC K Ethernet 3 RX_P C 6 RX_N P 1 TX_P L 2 TX_N N RS 485 5 GNDISO A 4 TX_B H 3 TX_A T 1 RX_B F 2 RX_A S RS 232 5 GNDISO G 2 TX_RS 232 J 3 RX_RS 232 E NC MUTE_IN M NC ALARM_IN B NC P_OUT_OUT D NC GN...

Page 29: ...model of your device Operation Time The time that was passed since BUC was switch on Serial Number Read only Factory set Each unit has a unique number Below the head you can find two tabs Monitor and...

Page 30: ...hanging mode click the button Set Figure 2 2 Program Indicators L O indicates Local Oscillation which sets above Indication change according to the established L O o Green color frequency 26550Hz o Bl...

Page 31: ...ations The tab indicated on the fig 2 4 Figure 2 4 Start window with Settings Tab Internet Connection Parameters IP Address Configurable Factory default 192 168 1 250 Default Gateway Configurable Fact...

Page 32: ...ou to switch on off LED s on dashboard Configurable Factory default enable Ref Button Changes button functions o Led sw switch on off LED s on dashboard o Ref sw switch on off auto detect function if...

Page 33: ...browser You will see next page Figure 3 1 Start Page For log in type your login and password in appropriate fields There are two access levels User and Admin By default User s access level ID Login U...

Page 34: ...anel you can configure options from the Monitor tab MUTE to change mode from MUTE to UNMUTE click button Switch 10MHZ to change mode from INTERNAL to EXTERNAL click button Switch L O choose right Loca...

Page 35: ...change login configurations such as Name and Password Figure 3 5 Settings Panel Access Level Admin Admin Access level gives wider range of configurations In this access level available several new par...

Page 36: ...w password in the green field In field Confirm New Community repeat this password and push button Save to save password Device Name you can set new name for your device Also in Admin Access level you...

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