User ManualTable of ContentsTable of Contents3Section 1: General Information91.0 Introduction91.1 Description91.2 Specifications91.3 Inspection101.4 Equipment Supplied101.5 Safety Considerations101.5.1 High Voltage Hazards101.5.2 RF Transmission Hazards10Section 2: Installation132.0 Introduction132.1 Dimensions and Weight13Figure 2-1: Outline Drawing, Ku-Band Mini Compact Outdoor SSPA132.2 Connector Pin-Outs142.2.1 RF In (J1) [Type N (F)]142.2.2 RF Out (J2)14Table 2-1: Unit weights (typical)142.2.3 RF Output Sample Port (J3) [Type N (F)]152.2.4 Monitor & Control Port (J4) [MS3112E18-32S]152.2.4.1 Alarms on J4152.2.4.1.1 Summary Alarm (J4) Form C Contacts152.2.4.1.2 Auxiliary Alarm (J4) Form C Contacts152.2.4.1.3 Open Collector Alarm Outputs (J4)15Table 2-2: J4 Monitor & Control Port Pin-Outs162.2.4.2 Serial I/O Control (J4)172.2.5 Link Port (J5) [MS3112E10-6S]172.2.6 Switch Port (J6) [MS3112E10-6S]17Table 2-3: J5 Link Port Pin-Outs17Table 2-4: J6 Switch Port Pin-Outs172.2.7 AC In (J7) [MS3102R16-10P]182.2.8 Auxiliary Power Port (J8) [MS3112E10-6S]18Table 2-5: J7 AC In Port Pin-Outs18Table 2-6: Power Requirements18Table 2-7: J8 Auxiliary Power Port Pin-Outs182.2.9 Chassis Ground Pin192.3 Physical Features192.3.1 Summary Alarm Indicator192.3.2 Removable Fan Tray19Figure 2-2: Mini Compact Outdoor SSPA Air Flow192.4 Installation202.4.1 Safety Considerations202.4.2 Inspection20Table 2-8: Universal CO Mounting Kit Parts List202.4.3 Installation21Figure 2-3: Attach Mounting Supports to Unit21Figure 2-4: Install All-Thread stud21Figure 2-5: Mount Unit to Antenna Boom22Section 3: Quick Start233.0 Introduction233.0.1 Remote Communications Connections23Figure 3-1: J4 Connections for Ethernet Communications, Default IP Address23Figure 3-2: J4 Connections for Ethernet Communications, User-Defined IP Address233.1 Quick Start Cables24Figure 3-3: J4 Connections for RS-485 Communications24Figure 3-4: J4 Connections for RS-232 Communications24Figure 3-5: Ethernet Quick Start Cable, 207755 (Revision A and beyond)243.2 Quick Start Operation253.2.1 Set PC Configuration25Figure 3-6: RS232 Quick Start Cable, 207988253.2.2 Quick Start Ethernet Connection26Figure 3-7: Universal M&C Add Unit menu263.2.3 Quick Start RS-232 Connection273.3 Universal M&C Operation28Figure 3-8: Add Compact Outdoor SSPA window, via Serial (left) or Internet (right)283.3.1 Universal M&C Status Window293.3.1.1 Signal Indicators29Figure 3-9: Universal M&C Status Window293.3.1.2 Fault Status Indicators303.3.1.3 Voltage, Current and Temperature Display313.3.1.4 Gain Adjustment313.3.1.5 RF Power Indicator313.3.1.6 Reference Source313.3.2 Universal M&C Settings Window32Figure 3-10: Universal M&C, Settings32Figure 3-11: Spare Fault Wizard333.3.3 IP Setup34Figure 3-12: Universal M&C, IP Setup343.3.4 Universal M&C Preferences35Figure 3-13: Preferences Window35Figure 3-14: Example, Log entry353.4 Web-based M&C36Figure 3-15: Enter IP address for Mini Compact Outdoor SSPA (default is 192.168.0.9)36Figure 3-16: M&C Applet loading into browser window363.4.1 Navigating the Web M&C37Figure 3-17: Enter password (default is “paradise”)37Figure 3-18: Status and Faults window descriptions37Figure 3-19: Communication Settings window descriptions38Figure 3-20: General Settings window descriptions39Figure 3-21: Fault Settings window descriptions40Section 4: L-Band Operation414.0 Block Up Converter Overview41Figure 4-1: Configurator, Compact Outdoor SSPA, BUC Options414.1 Converter Features42Figure 4-2: Compact Outdoor Block Diagram of BUC / SSPA System42Table 4-1: BUC Frequency Specifications424.2 Theory of Operation434.3 Smart Reference Technology43Figure 4-3: Mini Compact Outdoor SSPB with PD25 Evolution Modem43Table 4-2: BUC RF output phase noise specification434.4 FSK Monitor and Control444.5 Typical System Configuration454.6 IFL Cable Considerations45Table 4-3: Common Coaxial Cable Characteristics45Section 5: Performance Tests475.0 Introduction475.1 Standard tests475.1.1 Swept Gain47Figure 5-1: Spurious and Gain Data475.1.2 Spurious485.1.3 Input Return Loss485.1.4 Output Return Loss48Figure 5-2: Return Loss, Intermodulation and Phase Noise Data485.1.5 Intermodulation Distortion495.1.6 Power Requirements49Figure 5-3: M&C, Output Power, Ground, Phase Lock and Misc. Data495.1.7 Earth Ground505.1.8 Sample Port505.1.9 P1dB and Psat505.1.10 I/O Test505.1.11 Ethernet505.2 Tests for units with integrated BUC515.2.1 Reference Lock515.2.2 FSK515.2.3 Phase Noise515.2.4 Microphonics516.3.1 Unit doesn’t power up515.3 Optional Tests525.3.1 Noise Figure525.3.2 Group Delay525.3.3 AM/PM525.3.4 Noise Power525.3.5 Harmonics52Section 6: Maintenance and Troubleshooting536.0 Introduction536.1 Cooling System Maintenance536.2 Fan Removal and Heatsink Cleaning536.2.1 Fan Replacement536.3 Troubleshooting guide546.3.2 Unit powers on, LED lamp glows red546.3.3 SSPA unit powers up, LED lamp glows green, no RF output present546.3.4 Cannot connect to SSPA through remote control interface546.3.5 The FSK link between a modem and the SSPB unit is not working55Section 7: Redundant System Operation577.0 Redundant System Concepts577.1 1:1 Redundant Systems57Figure 7-2: 1:1 Redundant System with input splitter substituted for input switch577.2 1:2 Redundant Systems58Figure 7-3: 1:1 Redundant System with L Band input58Figure 7-4: 1:2 Redundant System Block Diagram58Section 8: Remote Control Interface598.0 Serial Protocol Overview59Figure 8-1: Compact Outdoor remote control interface stack59Table 8-1: Interface Selection608.1 Serial communication618.1.1 Header Packet618.1.1.1 Frame Sync Word618.1.1.2 Destination Address61Figure 8-2: Basic Communication Packet61Figure 8-3: Header Sub-Packet618.1.1.3 Source Address628.1.2 Data Packet628.1.2.1 Protocol ID628.1.2.2 Request ID628.1.2.3 Command62Figure 8-4: Data Sub-Packet628.1.2.4 Data Tag63Table 8-2: Command Byte Values63Table 8-3: Data Tag Byte Values638.1.2.5 Data Address / Error Status / Local Port Frame Length648.1.2.6 Data Length648.1.2.7 Data Field64Table 8-4: Error Status Bytes648.1.3 Trailer Packet658.1.3.1 Frame Check658.1.4 Timing issues65Figure 8-5: Trailer Sub-Packet658.1.5 Serial Communications Protocol66Table 8-5: Request Frame Structure66Table 8-6: Response Frame Structure66Table 8-7: System Settings Data Values67Table 8-8: System Threshold Data Values68Table 8-9: System Condition Addressing698.2 Ethernet Interface708.2.1 Overview708.2.2 IPNet Interface708.2.2.1 General Concept70Figure 8-6: UDP Redirect Frame Example71Table 8-10: OSI Model for Compact Outdoor SSPA Ethernet IP Interface718.2.2.2 Setting IPNet interface728.2.2.3 Troubleshooting IP connectivity728.2.3 SNMP interface738.2.3.1 SNMP MIB tree748.2.3.2 Description of MIB entities75Table 8-11: Detailed Settings for Mini CO SSPA mode (Device Type=8)76Table 8-12: Detailed Thresholds78Table 8-13: Detailed Conditions788.3 M&C via SNMP79Figure 8-7: Universal M&C, IP Setup tab79Figure 8-8: Universal M&C, Settings tab798.3.1 Connecting to a MIB browser80Figure 8-9: GetIF Application Parameters Tab80Figure 8-10: Getif MBrowser window, with update data in output data box80Appendix A: Documentation81Size: 1.35 MBPages: 82Language: EnglishOpen manual