ACOM eBox
Ethernet Remote Control
for ACOM power amplifiers
User's Manual
Installation, Operation
and Maintenance
October 2021
OUTSTANDING HF POWER PRODUCTS
Страница 1: ...ACOM eBox Ethernet Remote Control for ACOM power amplifiers User s Manual Installation Operation and Maintenance October 2021 OUTSTANDING HF POWER PRODUCTS ...
Страница 2: ...e Page 2 of 60 S e c t i o n ABOUT DOCUMENTATION October 2021 This manual is for electronic distribution mainly If you have it on paper and you no longer need it please recycle it The latest versions of our User s Manuals are available at www acom bg com ...
Страница 3: ...itions which thereby become invalid The cover images used in the manual are illustrative only We are continuously striving to improve our documentation but nobody is perfect And our documentation is not an exception of this rule Have you found any errors or would you like to suggest changes in our documentation Please help us by sending your suggestions to the following e mail address documentatio...
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Страница 5: ...s 15 3 POWER ON AND INDICATORS 20 4 ON LINE CONNECTION 22 4 1 Connecting eBox to Your LAN Network 22 4 2 Login and Authentication 24 5 DEVICE AND AMPLIFIER SETTINGS 26 5 1 Device eBox Settings 26 5 2 Amplifier Settings 32 5 2 1 ACOM 2000A Amplifier Settings 33 5 2 2 ACOM 600S 700S and 1200S Amplifier Settings 37 6 OPERATION 40 6 1 Operating with ACOM 2000A amplifier 40 6 2 Operating with ACOM 600S...
Страница 6: ...view 13 Figure 2 3 Power supply adapter 14 Figure 2 4 Front panel Connection and indicators 15 Figure 2 5 Rear panel Connections 15 Figure 2 6 eBox to ACOM 600S 700S or 1200S connection 16 Figure 2 7 eBox to ACOM 2000A connections 17 Figure 2 8 Front panel with Ethernet cable connected 19 Figure 3 1 Front panel Connection and indicators with power on 20 Figure 4 1 eBox web interface access 22 Figu...
Страница 7: ...44 Figure 6 5 Operating of eBox with ACOM 700S 44 Figure 6 6 eBox with ACOM 600S 700S or 1200S Parameter 1 selection 46 Figure 6 7 Amplifier monitoring 47 Figure 7 1 Firmware update 49 Figure 8 1 Packaging cardboard box 51 Tables Table 1 1 Package contents 9 Table 2 1 eBox to ACOM 600S 700S and 1200S connection cable wiring 16 Table 2 2 eBox to ACOM 2000A connection cable wiring 18 Table 2 3 eBox ...
Страница 8: ...rating your new ACOM eBox Ethernet Remote Control device 1 1 Introduction and Description This manual explains Installation Operation and Maintenance of the ACOM eBox Ethernet Remote Control device ACOM eBox is an active Ethernet network device which allows you to access and control remotely the ACOM power amplifiers via your local network or over the Internet Of course you have to connect eBox to...
Страница 9: ...he ACOM eBox Ethernet Remote Control device is shipped as package consisting of Table 1 1 Package contents Nr PACKAGE CONTENTS Pcs 1 eBox Ethernet Remote Control device unit only 1 2 Power supply adapter 12 VDC 2 0 A 1 3 Connection cable eBox ACOM amplifier connection 1 m 1 4 Self adhesive pads set of 4 pieces 1 Table 1 1 Package contents The package is shipped in a cardboard carton The User s Man...
Страница 10: ...ator to the amplifier and vice versa via the Ethernet Easy to operate The administration of the eBox is done via Web based interface specially developed for ACOM amplifiers You can use any personal computer running any operating system OS You just need to run web browser as Chrome Opera Firefox MS Edge Safari etc Always Up To Date Your eBox is always up to date due to its integrated function for f...
Страница 11: ...ing Caution and Notice and instructions related to hazards that should be followed by the user in order to ensure safe operation and to keep the eBox in a safe working condition at all times The EXPLICIT DEFINITIONS described below apply to this User s Manual DANGER These notes call attention to a procedure or instructions which if not correctly performed will result in serious personal injuries a...
Страница 12: ...ords Danger Warning Caution or Notice and where required a safety alert symbol in accordance with actual standards ISO 3864 or ANSI Z535 PRECAUTIONS CAUTION Do not undertake on your own repairs or changes in hardware or software of the ACOM eBox device in order not to endanger your or other s health and life and not to damage the device and the equipment connected with it not covered by warranty T...
Страница 13: ...sical damage ACOM ships eBox in protected container but it cannot assure that mistreatment by shippers will not occur If damage is evident notify your dealer immediately Delay may void the carrier s warranty Figure 2 1 eBox in original packaging Figure 2 1 eBox in original packaging Keep all packing materials for possible future eBox shipment see Section 8 2 4 Returning to the Service Provider Fig...
Страница 14: ... Normally the eBox is supplied with power supply adapter as follow Input 100 240 VAC 1 0 A max Output 12 VDC 2 0 A Output power 24 W max Cable length Approx 1 5 m Power input plug type Europlug Figure 2 3 Power supply adapter Figure 2 3 Power supply adapter If you need different power plug or plug adapter please contact your dealer see Section 1 2 Owner Assistance 2 3 eBox Location Selection Posit...
Страница 15: ...ear panel Connections Figure 2 5 Rear panel Connections a eBox to amplifier connection Please see Figure 2 5 Rear panel Connections NOTICE Be careful to use the correct connection cable between AMPLIFIER connector on eBox rear panel and ACOM 600S 700S or 1200S amplifier RS 232 connector on amplifier rear panel or ACOM 2000A amplifier REMOTE CONTROL connector on amplifier rear panel The connection ...
Страница 16: ... or 1200S connection Table 2 1 eBox to ACOM 600S 700S and 1200S connection cable wiring eBox Rear panel Connecting cable ACOM 600S 700S and 1200S Rear panel AMPLIFIER connector RS 232 connector D sub connector 15 pin 3 row male 1 GND D sub connector 15 pin 3 row female 1 Not connected D sub connector 9 pin male 1 Not connected D sub connector 9 pin female 2 Pin2_A 2 Not connected 2 TxD 3 Pin3_A 3 ...
Страница 17: ... use the original connection cable delivered with an eBox and connect the AMPLIFIER connector on eBox rear panel see Pos 1 below to the amplifier REMOTE CONTROL connector on amplifier rear panel see Pos 2 below In this case the ACOM 2000A RCU AMPL connector see Pos 3 below should be connected to the eBox RCU connector on eBox rear panel see Pos 4 below using the RCU original existing cable Figure ...
Страница 18: ...0AMP 4 4 4 10RCU 5 CPU_ON_A 5 5 5 CPUON 6 RX_485_TX_P 6 Not connected 6 CPURST 7 CPU_RST_A 7 6 7 RCU CPU 8 RCU_CPU_A 8 7 8 CPU RCU 9 CPU_RCU_A 9 8 9 GND 10 GND 10 Not connected Housing 11 RS_485_TX_N 11 Not connected 12 RS_485_RX_P 12 Not connected 13 RS_485_RX_N 13 Not connected 14 RS_232_TX 14 Not connected 15 RS_232_RX 15 Not connected Housing Housing Ext shield Housing Table 2 2 eBox to ACOM 2...
Страница 19: ...nt RJ 45 socket 8 pin female Rear panel view 1 Rx Receive Data White Green 2 Rx Receive Data Green 3 Tx Transmit Data White Orange 4 Unused Blue 5 Unused White Blue 6 Tx Transmit Data Orange 7 Unused White Brown 8 Unused Brown Table 2 4 eBox LAN socket wiring You can order standard Ethernet cable with suitable length from your local IT store c Power supply connection NOTICE In order to avoid any d...
Страница 20: ...vice is powered the LED indicators located on the eBox front panel will blink a few times and 5 10 seconds later the LAN and PWR indicators will remain green lit see Figure 3 1 Front panel Connection and indicators with power on Figure 3 1 Front panel Connection and indicators with power on Figure 3 1 Front panel Connection and indicators with power on The meanings of six LED indicators see Figure...
Страница 21: ...ghts on The ACOM amplifier is in STANDBY mode The input RF signal passes directly to the RF output of the amplifier bypassing the amplification stage Lights off The ACOM amplifier is NOT in STANDBY mode The meanings of two small rectangular LED indicators under the LAN socket see Figure 3 1 Front panel Connection and indicators with power on Pos 2 are as follow LAN left indicator Lights on Etherne...
Страница 22: ... are based on the PC with Windows 10 Firefox Internet browser and ACOM 2000A and 700S amplifiers Consult the specific technical glossary TERMS and ABBREVIATIONS at the end of this manual To access the eBox web interface you need the following default data factory settings IP address 192 168 1 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 1 DNS 192 168 1 1 Start your preferred web browser and enter...
Страница 23: ...ation Protocol server even if there is running one in your local network For details on NETWORK SETTINGS and how to connect eBox to your LAN network please contact a local IT professional or your Internet provider Once the eBox is connected for first time to your local network you will see in your Internet browser the window similar to Figure 4 1 eBox web interface access Now you have one more way...
Страница 24: ...nd Administrator For your daily work with the device it is recommended to use the User level To access the eBox web interface you need the following default data factory settings User authentication level User name user Password pass Administrator authentication level User name admin Password pass The User authentication level has full access to the Settings Amplifier menu amplifier controls Power...
Страница 25: ...factory user names and passwords for both levels of authentication Enter the user name and the password for the desired user authentication level and click the Login button If there is no activity for a set period of time you will be logged out automatically This time interval is set in the menu Settings Device HTTP Server available for Administrator access level only ...
Страница 26: ... different parameters are thematically grouped a Device Status panel This panel see Figure 5 1 eBox Settings Device menu Pos a displays the current firmware and library versions the serial number of the specific device its physical network address MAC address the current date and time as well as the total device uptime The panel is visible for both User and Administrator authentication levels If t...
Страница 27: ...anual ACOM eBox Ethernet Remote Control Device October 2021 S e c t i o n DEVICE AND AMPLIFIER SETTINGS Page 27 of 60 Figure 5 1 eBox Settings Device menu Figure 5 1 eBox Settings Device menu a c b d e g h f i ...
Страница 28: ...eboot the information screen will be shown see Figure 5 2 eBox Reboot page while the device reboots When reboot is done you will need to log in again Revert When it is pressed all the changes in the panel will go back to the last saved values Save When it is pressed all the changes in a panel are saved Restore All Except IP This button is used to restore all device settings to factory defaults exc...
Страница 29: ...manually When Enable is selected the device will receive automatically network settings from a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server Be careful when selecting DHCP Enable If you don t know the new assigned IP address of eBox the device will be inaccessible In such a case you have to reset the device via the RESET button located on rear panel see Section 7 3 Reset to Factory Default Setti...
Страница 30: ... port number is 80 g HTTP Data Flow panel This panel see Figure 5 1 eBox Settings Device menu Pos g contains the setting that controls how often the web interface receives data regarding the state of the connected ACOM amplifier The panel is visible for both User and Administrator authentication levels Panel functional buttons Revert When it is pressed the change in the panel will go back to the l...
Страница 31: ...ange in a panel is saved Panel functional fields Attack Time This control is a setting for the Forward Power bargraph that sets the time between the actual moment of power going up and the reaction of the bargraph Peak Hold Time This control is used to set how long the segment of the bargraph element that corresponds to the highest achieved value will remain lit after the actual value has dropped ...
Страница 32: ...n the Home and Settings menus will be shown in the menu bar of the web page Click on Settings Amplifier to see selection page as shown on Figure 5 3 eBox Amplifier model selection select your ACOM amplifier model and click on Save button to confirm your choice Figure 5 3 eBox Amplifier model selection Figure 5 3 eBox Amplifier model selection The amplifier s settings screen is divided in panels in...
Страница 33: ...l change in a panel is saved Panel functional fields Model Allows selection of connected amplifier model The supported models are ACOM 2000A 600S 700S and 1200S State Displays the current state of the amplifier Starting Warm up Initializing Standby Powered OFF Powered OFF Local Mode or Operate Front Rear tube Displays the tubes serial numbers Serial Displays amplifier serial number Warm up time Yo...
Страница 34: ...nual ACOM eBox Ethernet Remote Control Device Page 34 of 60 S e c t i o n DEVICE AND AMPLIFIER SETTINGS October 2021 Figure 5 5 eBox with ACOM 2000A connected Figure 5 5 eBox with ACOM 2000A connected a b c e d ...
Страница 35: ...able local control of the amplifier from its own RCU Auto Ant Change Automatically select an antenna corresponding to the measured frequency of the drive signal Requires an antenna to be set for the corresponding band see Section 5 2 1 d Antenna Assignment panel Self Address When ACOM 2000A amplifier is part of serial network chain you can assign amplifiers self address here When the amplifier is ...
Страница 36: ...the corresponding antenna for each of the ham radio HF Short Wave SW bands from 160 to 10 m This feature is used when working together with an automatic antenna selector ACOM 2000S and remote antenna switch ACOM 2000SW e Measurements panel Please see Figure 5 5 eBox with ACOM 2000A connected Pos e Panel functional buttons Standby Set the amplifier mode to Standby Operate Set the amplifier mode to ...
Страница 37: ...n DEVICE AND AMPLIFIER SETTINGS Page 37 of 60 5 2 2 ACOM 600S 700S and 1200S Amplifier Settings Amplifiers ACOM 600S 700S and 1200S can be used with ACOM eBox with firmware version 1 3 or later Figure 5 6 eBox with ACOM 700S connected Figure 5 6 eBox with ACOM 700S connected a b c ...
Страница 38: ... hardware bootloader Interface A and B and ATU modem Hard faults Displays the number of stored hard faults in an amplifier memory b User preferences panel Please see Figure 5 6 eBox with ACOM 700S connected Pos b Thе panel contains different user settings for the amplifier For details about your ACOM amplifier please read corresponding User s Manual Sections Menu CAT AUX SETTINGS and Menu USER PRE...
Страница 39: ...AT Byte spacing Set CAT Byte spacing between 0 and 1500 ms CAT Polling time Set CAT Polling time between 200 and 1800 ms or OFF Operate Access Disable Enable Operate Access restriction Auto Operate Disable Enable Auto Operate feature c Measurements panel Please see Figure 5 6 eBox with ACOM 700S connected Pos c The panel shows the values of 18 amplifier parameters that indicate power transistors r...
Страница 40: ...mplifiers The amplifier s visualization through eBox web interface is almost identical to amplifier s standard user interface when operated locally 6 1 Operating with ACOM 2000A amplifier After successful log in as User see Section 4 2 Login and Authentication the first step is to turn on the power supply of the amplifier using Power ON button see Figure 6 1 Power On the ACOM 2000A Pos 1 Figure 6 ...
Страница 41: ...gether with an automatic antenna selector ACOM 2000S and remote antenna switch ACOM 2000SW c Forward Power Please see Figure 6 2 Operating of eBox with ACOM 2000A Pos c Forward Power Digital value in W and bargraph displayed in kW d Temperature Please see Figure 6 2 Operating of eBox with ACOM 2000A Pos d This is the tubes exhaust air temperature in o C degrees Celsius e Reflected Power Please see...
Страница 42: ...ntenna VSWR By default High Voltage is being displayed To select another parameter click over the panel parameter name and choose the desired one from the scrollable list see Figure 6 3 eBox with ACOM 2000A Parameter 1 selection Figure 6 3 eBox with ACOM 2000A Parameter 1 selection Figure 6 3 eBox with ACOM 2000A Parameter 1 selection g Parameter 2 of 2 Please see Figure 6 2 Operating of eBox with...
Страница 43: ... indicator Means too high VSWR to the load antenna Heater indicator Constantly lighted The heater voltage is too low Dark The heater voltage is normal Blinking The heater voltage is too high Plate indicator The plate current is too high Overdrive indicator The Drive Power is too high m Mode Please see Figure 6 2 Operating of eBox with ACOM 2000A Pos m Amplifier mode of operation selection buttons ...
Страница 44: ...of the amplifier using Power ON button see Figure 6 4 Power On of the ACOM 700S Pos 1 Figure 6 4 Power On of the ACOM 700S Figure 6 4 Power On of the ACOM 700S The amplifier initialization and starting procedures are executed The initialization and starting lasts a few seconds and after that a main screen will appear see Figure 6 5 Operating of eBox with ACOM 700S Figure 6 5 Operating of eBox with...
Страница 45: ...Pos c Forward Power into the antenna Digital value and bargraph displayed in W d Temperature Please see Figure 6 5 Operating of eBox with ACOM 700S Pos d PA transistor temperature bar graph and readout Entering the red zone is not allowed Displayed temperature in o C degrees Celsius e Reflected Power Please see Figure 6 5 Operating of eBox with ACOM 700S Pos e Reflected Power from the antenna Ente...
Страница 46: ...equency segment Digital and graphical segment reading within the selected band Used only when a Remote Automatic Antenna Tuner and Switch ACOM 04AT is installed j Drive RF Please see Figure 6 5 Operating of eBox with ACOM 700S Pos j This bargraph displays the input driving power k LED indicators Please see Figure 6 5 Operating of eBox with ACOM 700S Pos l These four LED like indicators might warn ...
Страница 47: ...CTION the monitoring is always possible without Log in to eBox When monitoring the amplifier the operational control functions are grayed disabled for the user for example see Figure 6 7 Amplifier monitoring Pos 1 and 2 Figure 6 7 Amplifier monitoring Figure 6 7 Amplifier monitoring 6 4 Operating with ACOM amplifiers through Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP The Simple Network Management Pro...
Страница 48: ...urface can be done with a piece of soft cotton cloth lightly moistened with clean water 7 3 Reset to Factory Default Settings If you have any troubles with eBox device first you can try to reset device to clear the problem Reset to Factory Default Settings procedure Make sure that the device is powered OFF PWR LED is OFF the power supply cable is disconnected Press and hold the RESET button see Fi...
Страница 49: ...om Log in to eBox with an administrator authentication level see Section 4 2 Login and Authentication Make sure that the amplifier is switched OFF If the amplifier is powered ON send a command to power it OFF before to proceed From a menu Settings Device Firmware Update panel select a new firmware file click on Firmware File field Press Upload button located in Firmware Update panel see Figure 7 1...
Страница 50: ...l to use the correct connection cable between AMPLIFIER connector on eBox rear panel and ACOM 600S 700S or 1200S amplifier RS 232 connector on amplifier rear panel or ACOM 2000A amplifier REMOTE CONTROL connector on amplifier rear panel The connection cable must correspond to your amplifier model and should be specified when you order the eBox Using an inappropriate cable may cause a serious damag...
Страница 51: ... 40 to 70 degrees Celsius 40 o F to 158 o F Humidity up to 75 35 degrees Celsius 95 o F 8 2 2 Shipping Size and Weight WxDxH Approx 270x225x50 mm 0 7 kg 10 7x8 9x2 0 inches 1 5 lbs Figure 8 1 Packaging cardboard box Figure 8 1 Packaging cardboard box 8 2 3 Transportation All types of transportation may be used including storage in an aircraft baggage compartment at up to 12000 meters 40000 ft abov...
Страница 52: ... you should not place the electrical item in the general waste Waste electricals This symbol three green arrows going in a triangle with electrical plug in the center means that according to local laws and regulations this product should be sent for recycling Old electrical and electronic equipment and batteries should be recycled at a facility capable of handling these items and their waste bypro...
Страница 53: ...chitecture 23 DNS In computer science the Domain Name System DNS is a hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers services or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities Most prominently it translates more readily memorized domain names to the numerical IP addresses ...
Страница 54: ...perlinks to other resources that the user can easily access for example by a mouse click or by tapping the screen in a web browser 29 HW Electronic hardware HW consists of interconnected electronic components which perform analog or logic operations on received and locally stored information to produce as output or store resulting new information or to provide control for output actuator mechanism...
Страница 55: ...hardware software resources and provides common services for computer programs For hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation the operating system acts as an intermediary between programs and the computer hardware although the application code is usually executed directly by the hardware and frequently makes system calls to an OS function or is interrupted by it Operating sy...
Страница 56: ...l SNMP is an Internet Standard protocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices on IP networks and for modifying that information to change device behavior SNMP is widely used in network management for network monitoring 29 Subnet mask The subnet mask is used by the TCP IP protocol to determine whether a host is on the local subnet or on a remote network 22 ...
Страница 57: ...User s Manual ACOM eBox Ethernet Remote Control Device October 2021 S e c t i o n NOTES Page 57 of 60 NOTES ...
Страница 58: ...User s Manual ACOM eBox Ethernet Remote Control Device Page 58 of 60 S e c t i o n NOTES October 2021 ...
Страница 59: ...l Device October 2021 S e c t i o n NOTES Page 59 of 60 This manual is for electronic distribution mainly If you have it on paper and you no longer need it please recycle it The latest versions of our User s Manuals are available at www acom bg com ...
Страница 60: ... The used images are illustrative only Subject to change without notice I Printed in Bulgaria All rights reserved I Design and content by ACOM Ltd ACOM eBox User s Manual I First Edition Revision 01 I October 2021 ACOM Ltd Bulgaria Bozhurishte 2227 Sofia Bozhurishte Economic Zone 6 Valeri Petrov Str GPS coordinates 42 748616о 23 209801о support acom bg com ...
