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ABD60DC / ABD60DCF
60 W Extended C-Band BUC
USER MANUAL
Страница 1: ...Page 1 of 34 ABD60DC ABD60DCF 60 W Extended C Band BUC USER MANUAL...
Страница 2: ...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 Frequencies Rec...
Страница 3: ...ock Up Converter Cooling System Preventive Maintenance Performance Check Troubleshooting Out of Warranty Repair Appendix 1 Technical Specifications 17 Appendix 2 Mechanical Drawing 18 Appendix 3 Spare...
Страница 4: ...aintenance of the ABD60DC 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 omission in...
Страница 5: ...ralleled durability and dependability This is the smallest and lightest 60W L To C Band Block Up Converter and is designed to be mounted on the feed horn The unit is ideal for portable and mobile appl...
Страница 6: ...ing 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 the respons...
Страница 7: ...s 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 up conv...
Страница 8: ...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 ten...
Страница 9: ...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 facilitate mount...
Страница 10: ...l 10MHz Reference 10MHz Reference The BUC must receive a stable external 10MHz reference provided by a stable signal source such as a signal generator satellite modem or injected externally with a Bia...
Страница 11: ...ed 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 disabled to pr...
Страница 12: ...ut 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 Only authorized tec...
Страница 13: ...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 optional The bloc...
Страница 14: ...n 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 connection...
Страница 15: ...erve 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 stand by mode i...
Страница 16: ...loss From 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 Reco...
Страница 17: ...dBm input port TX Gain variation TX Gain stability over temperature range 0 5 dB over 40MHz 1 8 dB over full band 1 5 dB typ 1 8 dB max Phase noise Exceeds Intelsat s standard IESS308 309 55 dBc Hz ma...
Страница 18: ...Page 18 of 34 Appendix 2 Mechanical Drawing...
Страница 19: ...a 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 Actox Corpora...
Страница 20: ...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 03 7F Q...
Страница 21: ...planation Possible replies Interpretation Examples Get Power Supply Current 7E FF 02 06 11 15 7F Query device for power supply current Update PS Current 7E FF 84 06 11 PP PP ZZ 7F CC CC PS current in...
Страница 22: ...69 Set Low Power Alarm Threshold 7E FF 14 10 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...
Страница 23: ...ACK command high nibble 0xE Acknowledge a received packet NACK command high nibble 0xF Reject a received packet Not ACKnowledge Data1 Datan contains the packet payload The value of the data bytes is s...
Страница 24: ...ement 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 1011 Data2...
Страница 25: ...cable with 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 conn...
Страница 26: ...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 GNDISO V...
Страница 27: ...r Read only Factory set Each unit has a unique number Below the head you can find two tabs Monitor and Settings Monitor Tab Tab Monitor provides online telemetry of BUC Output Power Display the output...
Страница 28: ...ing to the established L O o Green color frequency 26550Hz o Blinking green color frequency 27400Hz o Yellow color frequency 28050Hz o Blinking yellow color 29050HZ SSPA indicates Solid State Power Am...
Страница 29: ...rable Factory default 192 168 1 250 Default Gateway Configurable Factory default 192 168 1 1 Port Configurable Factory default 80 Subnet Mask Configurable Factory default 255 255 255 0 MAC Address Con...
Страница 30: ...es button functions o Led sw switch on off LED s on dashboard o Ref sw switch on off auto detect function if BUC works on internal reference frequency Configurable Factory default Ref sw Firmware vers...
Страница 31: ...d in appropriate fields There are two access levels User and Admin By default User s access level ID Login User Password 1234 Admin s access level ID Login Admin Password 1234 When you enter will be l...
Страница 32: ...click button Switch 10MHZ to change mode from INTERNAL to EXTERNAL click button Switch L O choose right Local Oscillation frequency and click button Set to apply changes Attenuation for change attenua...
Страница 33: ...2 and RS485 ports and BUC address Right panel designed to change login configurations such as Name and Password Figure 3 5 Settings Panel Access Level Admin Admin Access level gives wider range of con...
Страница 34: ...rd you wouldn t get access to BUC via SNMP browser Type new password in the green field In field Confirm New Community repeat this password and push button Save to save password Device Name you can se...
