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WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
Section 1 Introduction
ATLAS Analogue
1.2.3.2
Control System Communications
The control system uses a serial communications system called a CAN bus. CAN stands
for Controller Area Network. The CAN bus is a closed loop serial network operated by
the Main Controller Board. Each circuit board and module connected to the CAN bus is
considered a node and therefore has a specific address. This allows the Main Controller
to gather information from all parts of the transmitter and display it on the GUI. One big
advantage of the CAN bus is that it requires only 2 wires of the system control ribbon
cable, eliminating a large amount of discrete wiring which would otherwise be required.
For redundancy, the CAN bus is backed up by parallel hardwired control lines that
allow the transmitter to stay on the air even if the CAN bus fails. The parallel control
lines also provide the instantaneous OFF and RF MUTE commands necessary for
transmitter protection.
1.2.3.3
In-System Programming or ISP
The use of the CAN bus for communication between the various Micro Modules in the
transmitter also allows for easy updating of the software used in each transmitter sub-
system via a serial port connection to an external computer. This is referred to as In-
System Programming or ISP.
The real benefit of In-System Programming is that it allows any or all of the transmitter
software to be updated without removing or replacing any firmware ICs. The Harris ISP
program is provided on the CD-ROM, along with all of the transmitter software as it
shipped from the factory. A separate ISP Programming manual (Harris part #888-2566-
001) is also provided. The Harris ISP program is simple to use and it only takes a short
time to load or update software.
NOTE:
Software does not need to be loaded into the transmitter unless new components
are installed or an update is sent from Harris. The transmitter, as shipped from the
factory, is preloaded and ready to run.
1.2.3.4
Remote Control
The Atlas Analogue transmitter has the basic discrete wired parallel remote control with
the standard connections for control, status and analog monitoring.
eCDi™ is an optional Transmitter Network Interface appliance that provides
comprehensive remote control and monitoring of every data point within the
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