Paradise 205486 REV F User Manual

Operations Manual, HPA2, Compact Outdoor SSPA 

205486 REV F 

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1 

1 

System Operation Mode 

Single Amplifier = 255; Dual 1:1 = 1 (version 3.60); 

1:1 Redundant = 0 

2 

1 

System Hierarchical Address 

HPA 1= 0; HPA 2= 255 

3 1 

Unit Start Up State 

 (in Redundancy) 

Standby Amplifier = 0 

On Line Amplifier = 1 

4 

1 

Mute State 

Mute Clear (Transmit Enable) = 255 

Mute Set (Transmit Disable) = 0 

5 1 

Attenuation Level 

(dB down from maximum gain) 

[1 bit for every 0.1 dB] 

0 dB attenuation = 0 

20 dB attenuation = 200 

6 

1 

Module Gain Control Authority 

Serial Port Gain Control = 255 

External Analog Voltage Gain Control = 0 

7 

1 

Amplifier Network Address 

0 to 255 

8 

1 

High Temperature Alarm Threshold 

0 to 125 (in 

o

C) 

9 

1 

SSPA module Calibration Mode 

Temperature Compensated = 255  (normal state) 

Calibration Mode = 0 

10 

1 

SSPA Spare Fault Status 

Ignore Spare Fault = 255 

Fault on value of window on ADC channel = 0 to 7 

Fault on External Mute = 8 

11 

1 

SSPA Spare Fault Handling 

Minor Fault (no effect on Summary Fault) = 255 

Major Fault (Triggers Summary Fault) = 0 

Major Fault with Mute (Transmit Disabled) = 1 

12 

1 

SSPA Auxiliary Fault Status 

Ignore Auxiliary Fault = 255 

Fault on Logic Low State = 1 

Fault on Logic High State = 0 

Startup in Low Z State = 2 

Startup in High Z State = 3 

(version 3.50 - See SierraCom Protocol for details) 

13 

1 

SSPA Auxiliary Fault Handling 

Minor Fault (No effect on Summary) = 255 

Major Fault (Triggers Summary Fault) = 0 

Major Fault with Mute (Transmit Disabled) =1 

Minor Fault with Mute = 2 (version 3.50) 

14 

1 

Block Up Converter Fault Status 

Ignore BUC Fault = 255 

Fault on Logic Low State = 1 

Fault on Logic High State = 0 

15 

1 

Block Up Converter Fault Handling 

Minor Fault (no effect on Summary Fault) = 255 

Major Fault (Triggers Summary Fault) =0 

Major Fault with Mute (Transmit Disabled) = 1 

16 

1 

Protocol Select 

Standard String Protocol = 255 

Terminal Mode = 0 

Binary Mode (compatible with CO SSPA serial 

 numbers 100,001 - 199,999) = 1 

SierraCom Protocol = 2 (version 3.50; compatible with    

SierraCom VSAT BUC and NDSat SkyWAN modem, see 

Appendix D for details) 

17 

1 

Baud Rate Select 

9600 = 255 

38400 = 0 
19200 = 1 

4800 = 2 
2400 = 3 

18-19 

2 

Reserved 

Reserved for Factory use. 

20 

1 

Standby Mode 

Hot standby=255; Cold standby=0 (version 3.50) 

21 

1 

BUC Reference 

Autoswitch = 0; External = 1; Internal = 2 (version 3.60) 

Note: Data length must be at least two bytes to form integer with the lower byte sent first.  If odd number of bytes is received, the last byte 
will be saved as the lower byte of the integer and upper part will be zero.