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AsteRx2 Product Family Hardware Manual v2.10.1
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1.2
Cables
When installing the receiver, make sure to allow space for the connectors and cables. At least 10cm
free space is needed in front of the receiver front panel to avoid excessive cable bending. The length
of the male ODU connector and of the bend relief is shown below.
Cable Name: CBL*_HDC_PWR_OE
Part #: 201045
Open-ended power cable. Check section 1.1 for the ODU pinout.
ODU Pin#
Pin Name
Wire Color
1
Ground
Black
2
Power1_In
Green
3
Power2_In
White
4
Reserved
Brown
5
Vantenna
Blue
For proper operation, the brown wire (pin#4) must be tied to ground (i.e. to the black wire).
Cable Name: CBL*_HDC_USB
Part #: 201043
USB cable to be connected to I/O I.
Cable Name: CBL*_HDC_COM
Part #: 201042
COM1/COM2 to PC (DSUB9-female). This cable can be connected to either I/O I or I/O II,
corresponding to COM1 and COM2 respectively. The GND (pin 5), Tx (pin 3) and Rx (pin 2) of the
9-pin DSUB9 connector are connected to respectively pins 1, 2 and 3 of the 16-pin ODU connector.
Other pins are not connected.
Cable Name: CBL*_HDC_COM1_USB_GPIO
Part #: 201214
COM and USB with GPIO. This cable must be connected to I/O I and gives access to COM1
(DSUB9-female) and USB. RTS/CTS handshaking is not supported on COM1.
Next to the serial and USB connectors, this cable features the following open-ended wires (check
section 1.1 for the I/O I ODU pinout):
ODU Pin#
Pin Name
(I/O I)
Wire Color
7
nRST_In
Green
12
Ground
Black
13
GPLED
Purple
14
PVTLED
Brown
15
TRACKLED
Yellow
16
PowerOut
Red
4cm
3-4cm