Viper User
Manual (001-5008-000 Rev6)
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As shown in Figure 1.1, the front panel has the following connections:
(1) RJ-45 LAN 10 BaseT Ethernet connection with Auto-MDIX
(1) 50-ohm TNC female Antenna connector
(1) 50-ohm SMA female receive antenna connector (Dual-Port models only)
(1) Right-angle power connector (10-30 VDC)
(2) DE-9F RS-232 ports
For Dual-port Viper connections, see Section 1.3.6.
1.1.2
LED Panel
The LED panel has five Tri-Color LEDs. The functionality of each LED is shown in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1 Viper LED Functionality
LED
Color
Definition
Power Green
Red
Viper ready, normal operations
Viper hardware fault
Status Green
Blinking Green
Red
Amber (Solid or Blinking)
Viper no faults, normal operations
Viper scanning for neighbors
Viper has a fault condition, check unit status
Viper detects high background noise
ACT
Blinking Green
Off
Ethernet activity detected on PHY link (RJ45)
No Ethernet activity on PHY link (RJ45)
Lnk Green
Off
Ethernet connection established (RJ45)
No Ethernet connection (RJ45)
Rx/Tx Green
Red
Receiving data
Transmitting data
1.1.3
Ethernet LAN Port
The Ethernet LAN port is an RJ-45 receptacle with a 10 BaseT Ethernet connection and
Auto-MDIX feature. Table 1.2 shows pin-out descriptions for the RJ-45 port.
Table 1.2 Pin-out for IEEE-802.3 RJ-45 Receptacle Contacts
Contact
10 Base-T Signal
1 TXP
(1)
2 TXN
(1)
3 RXP
(1)
4 SPARE
5 SPARE
6 RXN
(1)
7 SPARE
8 SPARE
SHELL Shield
(1) The name shows the default function. Given the Auto-MDIX capability of
the Ethernet transceiver, TX and RX function could be swapped.
