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1. KT 0000060 LPOD PS 1 5 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit as per Figure A 23 ITEM QTY CEFD PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 0 2 CA 0000348 CABLE ASSY RF 2 FT 0 12 HW TW14 5HDBLK CABLE TIE 14 5 HEAVY DUTY BLACK 1 4 FP 0000534 BRACKET MOUNTING LPOD PS 1 2 2 0000542 CHANNEL DUAL UNISTRUT 1 1 RDNT LPOD 5 1 3 1 FP 0000537 BRACKET UNIVERSAL 1 1 RDNT LPOD PS 1 4 1 FP 0000939 WAVEGUIDE FORMED BENDS Ku WR 75 LH 1 1 PS 1 5 5 1 FP 0000940 WAVEGUIDE FORMED BENDS Ku WR 75 RH 1 1 PS 1 5 7 2 0000580 SPACER PLATE RF SPLITTER COMBINER 8 1 FP 0000645 BRACKET SUPPORT 1 1 RED LPOD PS 1 12 1 HW CAP SS14 DUST COVER RECEPTACLE NON SHORTING SIZE 14 SS W CHAIN amp RING RE 20 1 SW WGS28V 75SB SWITCH WAVEGUIDE WR75 28VDC SEALED SIDE amp BOTTOM MNT 21 1 RF TERM 11923 5 RF TERMINATION WR75G 14 14 5GHz 1 05 1 VSWR 150W FLAT BLACK 22 1 RF 0000105 RF POWER SPLITTER COMBINER 2 WAY 0 DEGREES 1 2GHZ 23 5 GA GSKTWR75HALF GASKET WR75 HALF THK 30 8 HW 1 4 20X1 2FH 1 4 20 x 1 2 LG FLAT HD PHILLIPS SCREW 82 UCUT SS 33 10 HW 0000070 3 8 16 x 3 4 LG SCREW HEX FLNG SS SERR 34 10 HW 3 8SPRINGNUT SPRINGNUT 3 8 16 SHORT SPRING SS P3300 35 2 HWA FLT 4 FLAT WASHER SS 36 2 HW 4 SPLIT 4 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 37 2 HW 4 40X1 38PH 4 40 x 1 38 P H PHIILIPS SCREW SS 39 24 HW 6 FLT 6 FL
2. 4 1 4 2 Ethernet Management Interface Protocols 22 4 1 4 3 SNMP Interface 2 a ANGER NE NANA BA cod a IEA AANO 4 1 4 3 1 Management Information Base MIB Files esses seen 4 2 4 3 2 SNMP Community Strings soree 4 2 Las BS aie uL Noo EP 4 3 4 4 Telnet interface jawa sasa ana dana gana agra dawa asa dana nga anan aa ga Ta TAA awa nga advena aaa a AWAN ga aa WENANG 4 5 4 5 Web Server HTTP Interface 5 2 NGANGKANG 4 6 4 5 1 Enabling the Web Server Interfac unseren snnnenenerrenenennnnnse 4 6 4 52 User logins tatei ette t e toe 4 7 4 5 3 Web Server Interface Operational 4 8 4 5 3 1 win fe 4 8 4 5 3 2 ette der ut ine a a eR daten 4 8 45 33 Exec tion BUttOns 5 5 4 8 45 34 DropsdOwni teet eti i aste s nen ie E ene 4 9 4 5 3 5 Textor Data EDUN gazdin 4 9 4 5 4 Web Server Interface Menu 4 9 4 5 5 Web Server Page Descriptions 4
3. 56 Appendix B CABLE DRAWINGS B 1 Overview This appendix provides line details for the cables available for use with the LPOD in Standalone or 1 1 Redundancy applications Each figure illustrates the cable s technical specifications e g connector types used cable labeling wiring lists etc Additionally the tables in this appendix cross reference cable use in LPOD Standalone applications as well as the various 1 1 Redundancy applications illustrated in Appendix A 1 1 REDUNDANCY B 2 Control and Data Cables App B CEFD 5 FIG REF App A FIG CABLE P N DESCRIPTION USED FOR PTT Connect 1 1 Redundant Loop Cable J1 receptacle or Standalone LPOD J6 COM1 B 1 i A CA 0020526 to RJ 11 receptacle to CLC 10 RJ 11 comms jack 9 Cable and CLC 10 are furnished as part of optional CEFD KIT KT 0020518 Connect 1 1 Redundant Loop Cable J1 receptacle or Standalone LPOD J6 COM1 B 2 ur gt CA 0000352 Ta to lt 24 gt RJ 45 receptacle to LPODnet Ethernet jack 9 Cable and LPODnet are furnished as part of optional CEFD KIT 0000203 B 3 A 3 11 CA 0000318 100 COM Cable through A 27 19 pin circular connector to bare end Connect 1 1 Redundant Loop Cable J1 receptacle or Standalone LPOD J6 COM1 A 3 A 11 250 COM Cable receptacle to user specified M amp C interface B ih rough A
4. 1 2 1 34 Smart BUC F nctionality itor eto e ete 1 3 1 3 5 Data togging Capability eroe er ee ede eta etti Hate tvi PA pl HE ang 1 3 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Table of Contents MN LPOD 1 3 6 Optional Internal 10 MHz 1 3 13 7 Optional NB Support rr e REO EN ye cirea 1 3 1 4 Theory of Operation socre ANANA KANAAN GUNANE NA o Do saa aede ra aa DD ai ao sess 1 4 147 SSPA Block DIagratms utere reet 1 4 14 2 SSPA Module x core e reri nete eec ERE E Baden 1 5 14 32 Cooling System dieere trt RR ES alan etd 1 6 1 4 4 Monitor and Control M amp C 1 6 14 5 LNB Operation zt one ete eee tnt ere dan deon eea tenen nn dann NEN 1 6 14 6 Power SUPPI annen aaa 1 6 1 4 7 Block Up Converter BUC Input nnen nennen 1 7 1 5 Summary of SpECifiCAtiONS lt lt c 0secesessccccsecsssssssssccscacessesssssssccecacensssssssscecessssdsssssssscessesssasazess 1 8 1 5 1 Character ti Seeonee etin ote pea eit rn det arae eiae ge Pese need 1 8 1 5 2 Optional Internal Reference er eere er e eto ee ee 1 9 1 5 3 Optional LNB Bias 0 201 0 0 00000100100 1 9 1 5 4 Environmental
5. 9 OLO D GBEE el y 5 N A nne OS OC APRI jz 1 jn jn M AE SC SC e VTB IZA Figure 1 13 LPOD PS 2 Ku Band Dimensional Envelope 1 21 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD Notes 1 22 2 1 Chapter 2 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS INSTALLATION AND STARTUP Overview This chapter summarizes the connectors provided for all necessary external connections between the LPOD PS 1 Figure 2 3 PS 1 5 Figure 2 2 or PS 2 Figure 2 3 models and other equipment Basic installation and operational startup information is provided in Sect 2 3 For a detailed overview on the LPOD s operability see Chapter 4 ETHERNET BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT or Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for remote M amp C commands and or queries LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD J2 RF Out Ku Band shown J10 J11 J1 Waveguide Output ModemRx LNB L Band In Power In COM1 J2 RF Out C X Band shown J3 J6 Coax Output Wa y Epl DG OH eate ii N T a a Figure 2 1 LPOD PS 1 Connectors J10 J11 J1 J2 RF Out Modem
6. aer terein 1 10 125 5 Physical cce rne ee e ene eee e sie lee oe te A en rte sd e 1 10 1 6 Dimensional Envelopes 1 2 5 eee e prete 1 11 1 6 1 LPOD PS 1 Dimensional 020000 1 12 1 6 2 LPOD PS 1 5 Dimensional 1 16 1 6 3 LPOD PS 2 Dimensional 1 19 CHAPTER 2 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS INSTALLATION AND STARTUP 2 1 2 1 OVENVIEW zu ned 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 Connector 41 LBAND IN or J1 2 3 2 22 IZ RE OUT Pe 2 3 2 2 3 Connector 43 POWER AC Power 5 0 0 2 4 2 2 3 1 LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 13 POWER IN AC Power 2 4 2 2 3 2 LPOD PS 2 J3 POWER IN AC Power 2 4 2 2 4 Connector J3 POWER IN DC Power 0 0 00001 00000010 2 5 2 2 4 1 1 PS 1 J3 POWER IN DC Power 2 5 2 2 4 3 LPOD PS 1 5 13 POWER IN DC Power 2 5 2 2 4 3 LPOD PS 2
7. See Description of Arguments for details TMP sxxx See Description of Arguments for details TNA xx See Description of Arguments for details TNE xx See Description of Arguments for details TPE x See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Parameter Type Time Protocol Server Terminal Status Change External Reference Mute Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query 15 bytes alpha numeric 1 byte numeric Query Instruction Code and qualifier Response to Command Target to Controller Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Command or Query Used to set the Time Server IP address for the Unit Tx Ethernet management port in the format XXX XXX XXX XXX where XXX XXX XXX XXX is the Time server IP address Example TPS 192 168 001 005 Default Value 255 255 255 255 Query only Indicates if there has been a change in the configuration since the last time the command was given A value of 0 indicates no status change and a value of 1 indicates there has been a status change A status change is defined as any time a parameter is changed Such as when command is successfully executed that changes a value A status change also results when there is a redundant switchover or a fau
8. 2X LPOD PS 2 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT R A B SENA Na 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 2 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View Figure A 26 KT 0000254 LPOD PS A 53 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 12 Parts List for KT 0000254 LPOD PS 2 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit KT 0000254 LPOD PS 2 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit as per Figure A 27 ITEM QTY CEFD PART NO DESCRIPTION 1 1 0001170 WAVEGUIDE Ku BAND WR 75 LH 1 1 LPOD PS 2 2 1 FP 0001171 WAVEGUIDE Ku BAND WR 75 RH 1 1 LPOD PS 2 3 4 FP 0000442 BRACK MOUNTING HPOD amp LPOD PS 2 4 2 FP 0000543 CHANNEL DUAL UNISTRUT 1 1 RDNT LPOD PS 2 5 1 0000626 BRACKET RF SW UNIVERSAL 1 1 RED LPOD PS 2 6 2 FP 0000580 SPACER PLATE RF SPLITTER COMBINER 8 1 0000762 SUPPORT 1 1 REDUNDANT LPOD PS 2 12 1 HW CAP SS14 DUST COVER RECEPTACLE NON SHORTING SIZE 14 SS W CHAIN amp RING 20 1 SW WGS28V 75SB SWITCH WAVEGUIDE WR75 28VDC SEALED SIDE amp BOTTOM MOUNT 21 1 RF TERM 11923 5 RF TERMINATION WR75G 14 14 5GHz 1 05 1 VSWR 150W FLAT BLACK G 22 1 RF 0000105 RF POWER SPLITTER COMBINER 2 WAY
9. 5 380 136 65 1 10 28 EN 1 05 26 6 10 500 266 7 1 A1 10 5 6X 1 4 20 UNC MOUNTING HOLES Figure 1 6 LPOD PS 1 X Band Dimensional Envelope 3 10 78 8 L Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 14 43 366 6 12 60 319 9 72 18 2 4 80 122 OUTPUT WR75 FLAT FLANGE 4X 6 32 UNC TAPPED HOLES 3 55 90 2 YE o 4 88809 O Bb 5 18 131 6 2x 3 08 78 2 2 72 69 1 1 55 39 3 37 008886000000200000000000 393 147 37 3 0000000000000000000000000 4 3 10 78 8 11 310 287 27 5 655 143 64 4 23 107 4 4X 114 20 UNC MOUNTING HOLES 4 000 101 60 ji 5 380 136 65 1 A1 10 5 6X 1 4 20 UNC MOUNTING HOLES 10 500 266 7 Figure 1 7 LPOD PS 1 Ku Band Dimensional Envelope LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Introduction 1 6 2 LPOD PS 1 5 Dimensional Envelopes 15 99 i 406 15 12 78 i 324 61 72 18 29 T z d Jo 0 pn 4 IE Side BES NDE c6 614 mf IE ISI a 5 2 1155 96 5 E je 6 x CED ED Kamu 1 LI o 2 Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Introduct
10. 25 a1 4x 4X 875 N 39 4x Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY gi P Revision 8 MN LPOD J E 2K INA N 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 16 KT 0000089 LPOD PS 1 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View 35 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank 36 Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 2X LPOD PS 1 ASSY a Ea ext haan vava aa Tari beg e f o C E 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 37 Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 17 KT 0000170 LPOD PS 1 X Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 8 Parts List for KT 0000170 LPOD PS 1 X Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit am SW WG HAGS SWITCH WR112G 24V SEALED STANDARD THREAD COLD TEMP RATING FP 0000949 WAVEGUIDE PREFORMED SEAMLESS FLEX X CPRG 112 RH 1 1 PS 1 FP WG0039 CNTRC WAVEGUIDE FP WAVEGUIDE TERMINATION 250W CPR 112 FP 0000580 SPACER PLATE RF SPLITTER COMBINER FP 0000645 BRACKET SUPPORT 1 1 RED LPOD PS 1 HW CAP SS14 DUST COVER RECEPTACLE NON SHORTING SIZE 14 SS
11. where is a valid IP address on the network where the unit will be installed and yy is the range typically yy 24 Changing the IPA value will require you to cycle power on the unit and then start a new Telnet session using the new IP address See Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for more information on the LRS and IPA commands 4 5 2 User Login 1 2 From the PC type http 192 168 1 4 the default IP address for the LPOD into the Address area of the browser Comtech EF Data Advanced Communication Solutions Microsoft Internet Explorer DER File Edit Favorites Tools Help z o gt Pp Search sie Favorites B p Address 192 168 1 4 Ee ws Q OMTECH Advanced Communication Solutions EF DATA NERI Praduete Qalitiane Qunnart Ahant Caraare Cantart Sita Man Hama Search The Login window will appear similar to the example shown here and you are prompted to type a User name and Password The default User Name and Password are both comtech Operator User name comtech Password Type the User Password and then click OK Remember my password Once the valid User Name and Password is accepted you will see the LPOOD Web Server Interface splash page as per the example shown to the right note that the Firmware Version listed here i
12. M x Gne a Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT T SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 14 KT 0000090 LPOD PS 1 C Band Coax Output 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View A 31 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank A 32 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD 2X LPOD PS 1 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT X SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 99 Figure A 15 KT 0000089 LPOD PS 1 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View 33 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 7 Parts List for KT 0000089 LPOD PS 1 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit KT 0000089 LPOD PS 1 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit as per Figure A 16 ITEM QTY CEFD PART NO DESCRIPTION 1 4 FP 0000534 BRACKET MOUNTING LPOD PS 1 2 2 FP 0000542 CHANNEL DUAL UNISTRUT 1 1 RDNT LPOD PS 1 3 1 FP 0000537 BRACKET UNIVERSAL 1 1 RDNT LPOD PS 1 4 1 FP 0000548 WAVEGUIDE Ku WR 75 GRVD FLGS E TO H TO FLEX LH 1 1 PS 1 5 1 FP 0000549 WAVEGUIDE Ku WR 75 GRVD FLGS E TO H TO FLEX RH 1 1 PS 1 7 2 FP 0000580 SPACER PLATE RF SPLITTER COMBINER 8 1 FP 0000645 BRACKET SUPPORT 1 1 RED LPOD PS 1 11 2 CA RF0
13. 0001LPT crIf Default Value 00 00 Query only The unit returns the five oldest stored events in the alarm log and if there are no events in the log the unit will reply with LNA All events that are read from the log are also automatically removed from the log Reply format YYYYYYYYYY ZZ mmddyy hhmmss cr YYYYYYYYYY ZZ mmddyy hhmmss cr YYYYYYYYYY ZZ mmddyy hhmmss cr YYYYYYYYYY ZZ mmddyy hhmmss cr YYYYYYYYYY ZZ mmddyy hhmmss cr lf Where YYYYYYYYYY is the fault description ZZ is one of the event types listed below FT Fault OK Clear IF Information The rest of the string is a date time stamp Example 1 LNA cr gt 0001 LOG CLR IF 175503 052307 cr FAN 1 FT 175504 052307 cr OVR TMP FT 175504 052307 cr FAN 1 OK 175504 052307 cr BUS FT 175504 052307 cr If 5 22 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller LPT See Description of Arguments for details LNA YY ss See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query Parameter Type Local Remote State Unit MAC Address 17 bytes Unit Alarm Mask Query Instruction Code and qualifier Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters
14. LNA LNB MOUNTING OPTION 2 8X 16 HARDWARE SET UP FOR M4 THRU HOLE 8X 13 15 8X LNA LNB MOUNTING OPTION 1 HARDWARE SET UP FOR 12 8X M4 THREADED HOLE 3X SEALING OPTION 2 O RING GSKT SET UP FOR MTG PARTS WITH 2 OR NO O RING GROOVE 3X SEALING OPTION 1 O RING GSKT SET UP FOR MTG PARTS WITH ONLY 1 O RING GROOVE 2X LNB ASSEMBLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY ORTHO MODE TRANSDUCER OMT SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 10 KT 0000191 Ku Band Rx Switch Kit OMT Mounted Metric Exploded View 23 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank 24 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A A 7 2 LPOD PS 1 1 1 Redundancy Kits i is DIMT DATA 2020000 gt MECH ec 2X LPOD PS 1 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 0 07 amp CABLES mi i 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 11 KT 0000104 LPOD PS 1 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View 25 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 5 Parts List for KT 0000104 LPOD PS 1 1 1 Redundancy Kit KT 0000104 LPOD PS 1 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit as per Figure A 1
15. Dimensional 1 20 laa 3 1 oe i 1 SSeS SoS S53 555 24808355 IE le SSS ee AS IR SoS SS je coo OSS ars as S355 e ij SE Sco eve 3 IEA 4 a Pld 3 SS SSS Sse 9 7 l 23 8 t Fa 3 E s le jana ajaa jaan c REN 3 8 SSS Sanaa an jan 5 zz Sour 1 a Sosa 2 im 1 ak mm jl 5 ie Dre aL CE em 5 EI SSS a SS m 5 IER mA Seo SaaS 2 EEC EE 0 ese EIS SSS niel ERN DES mmm ZA mn nja ajaa AR 3 1 8 Ei 8 gt 7 8 a Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Introduction ee en en 71 CA mim alaa CIA NEE 2E CIC DTS Bei msn se ee cole se CSC CCR gm rm v 1 Ser minn el 20 42 mmm mmm men mn mn en 9 sE a DTE OTR DW ES aa WEE DENIED CL e pn njara gana gara na ED NO NE ee
16. ZE AN ENDE j en jn IEEE IE oo oo SS j EN DI DIEET NEI Nen EI j EEE SDi EE SII IE EET TN j deel Figure 20 KT 0020526 LPOD PS 1 5 C Band DC Option 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View Steps 1 2 A 43 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD STEP 3 WAVEGUIDE INSTALLATION Figure A 21 KT 0020526 LPOD PS 1 5 C Band DC Option 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View Step 3 44 8 MN LPOD Revision SS H 2s SSS 2 H 4 B Vid i i y o e Bre SSS 7 ET EERSEL GS ANT ANGIN gt 3 SEL NH VW S Ave 2 GG 7 b NN NE Nn JA NENG TEN NA 3 0 4 0 y TE 1 4 y 45 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A z 2 Figure A 22 KT 0000060 LPOD PS 1 5 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 10 Parts List for KT 0000060 LPOD PS 1 5 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Revision 8 MN LPOD
17. See Description of Arguments for details RCS x x See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Parameter Type Reference Oscillator Tuning Retrieve Equipment Type E RF Power FET Current Status Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query 22 bytes variable length depending on the number of FETs installed in the RF amplifier Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Command or Query Adjusts the reference oscillator tuning voltage by sending a DAC value in the following format REF xxx where xxx is a numeric value from 0 to 255 and the default value is set to 87 Example 1 REF 087 cr 0001 REF cr If Note This command sets the DAC value but the actual Reference Oscillator tuning voltage can be monitored using the RMS command Default Value 087 Query only The unit returns a string indicating the Model Number and the version of the M amp C firmware installed in the unit Example 1 RET cr gt 0001 RET CPA 300 VER 1 0 3 cr If Query only Used to display all the FET currents Example 1 RFS cr gt 0001 RFS cr Q01 xxx cr Q02 xxx cr Q03 xx x cr Q04 xx x cr Q05 xx x cr Q06 xx x cr Q07 xx x cr Q08 xx x cr Q
18. e 180 6 1 OMER 2X 3 07 2 73 78 69 3 008828800000060900000070000 1 i e _0000000000000000000000000 e 11 310 j 287 27 5 655 nas 4X CLEARANCE WELL NOT THREADED 163 TT 1 TT hi o _5 380 1 1136 65 j i 7 73 6X 1 4 20 UNC 2 41 MOUNTING HOLES 10 5 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD OUTPUT o 0000000 g CPR137 0000010000000 GROOVED 000000000005 000000000000000000000000 e 80636690090800896ca00G000G0ruuO 11 310 287 27 m Te i 6 1 4 20 UNC MOUNTING HOLES Figure 1 5 LPOD PS 1 C Band Dimensional Envelope Waveguide Output 1 13 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Introduction 6 21 157 6 15 23 386 9 12 60 319 9 6 40 162 5 j 4 80 122 3 55 902 pe 247 55 2 7 11 180 6 5 18 131 6 GOVT om 2x 3 07 78 273 69 3 2 73 69 3 1 55 39 3 A7 37 008888000000000000000000 1 T 0000000000000000000000000 ms 42311074 pa 11 310 287 27 64 16 3 gt 5 655 143 64 4X 1 4 20 UNC MOUNTING HOLES 4 000 101 6
19. OMTECH EF DATA CERTIFI 5 2 051 SS SGS LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Installation and Operation Manual IMPORTANT NOTE The information contained in this document supersedes all previously published information regarding this product Product specifications are subject to change without prior notice Part Number MN LPOD Revision 8 S OMTECH EEN SE C SGS ACCREDITED o LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Installation and Operation Manual Part Number MN LPOD Revision 8 Copyright 2013 Comtech EF Data All rights reserved Printed in the USA Comtech EF Data 2114 West 7th Street Tempe Arizona 85281 USA 480 333 2200 FAX 480 333 2161 This page is intentionally blank TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS inten ici slit dies Ae ek ie a a etnies TABLES sn ten E oes to eu tee deense ended VII FIG RES eerte drei Lem st ee ene T VIII c PP XI hopWSuWE xi Reporting Comments or Suggestions Concerning this Manual esses xi Related DOCUMENTS Crete e esent re aa xi Conventions and References 2 11 Ire HER Liste ee SERE daa ae Aenea hdd xii Patents and Tifademarks eee a
20. LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 5 1 2 5 1 3 5 1 4 EIA 232 This is a much simpler configuration in which the Controller device is connected directly to the Target via a two wire plus ground connection Controller to Target data is carried via EIA 232 electrical levels on one conductor and Target to Controller data is carried in the other direction on the other conductor Basic Protocol Whether in EIA 232 or EIA 485 mode all data is transmitted as asynchronous serial characters suitable for transmission and reception by a UART The character format should be 8 1 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit The baud rate may vary between 2400 and 38400 baud All data is transmitted in framed packets The Controller is assumed to be a PC or ASCII dumb terminal which is in charge of the process of monitor and control The Controller is the only device that is permitted to initiate at will the transmission of data Targets are only permitted to transmit when they have been specifically instructed to do so by the Controller All bytes within a packet are printable ASCII characters less than ASCII code 127 In this context the Carriage Return and Line Feed characters are considered printable All messages from Controller to Target require a response with one exception This will be either to return data that has been requested by the Controller or to ackno
21. folder saved to the Windows Desktop e Use Windows Explorer to locate and then double left click the temp folder e Use the Browse window Start gt Run gt Browse to locate and then double click the c temp folder B Using Command line e Type cd at the Command line prompt to change to the temporary directory created earlier using Command line 3 8 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Updating Firmware MN LPOD e Type dir to list the files extracted to the temporary directory from the downloaded archive file The firmware files have been successfully downloaded and are now available for transfer to the LPOD 3 4 Performing the FTP Upload Procedure 7 proceed with the firmware update procedure assumptions are made that The LPOD is connected to a user supplied Windows based PC and o The PC serial port is connected to the LPOD s J6 COM1 port using the appropriate adaptive cabling OR o The PC Ethernet port is connected to the LPOD s J6 COM1 port with a user supplied hub switch or a direct adaptive Ethernet cable connection o The PC is running a terminal emulation program for operation of the LPOD Serial or Telnet interfaces and a compatible Web browser for operation of the LPOD Web Server Interface e latest firmware files have been downloaded or otherwise received from Comtech EF Data and are available on the user P
22. 0000089 LPOD 5 1 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View 33 Figure 16 0000089 LPOD PS 1 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View anane 35 Figure 17 KT 0000170 LPOD 5 1 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View 37 Figure A 18 0000170 LPOD PS 1 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View 39 Figure 19 KT 0020526 LPOD 5 1 5 C Band DC Option 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View 41 Figure 20 0020526 LPOD PS 1 5 DC Option 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View Steps 1 amp 2 wenende eee dede Ha 43 Figure 21 0020526 LPOD PS 1 5 DC Option 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View Step 3 44 Figure A 22 KT 0000060 LPOD PS 1 5 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View 45 Figure 23 0000060 LPOD PS 1 5 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View 47 Figure 24 0000091 LPOD PS 2 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View A 49 Figure A 25 KT 0000091 LPOD PS 2 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded A 51 Figure 26 0000254 LPOD PS 2 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View A 53 Figure 27 0000254 LPOD PS 2 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View ane 55 Fi
23. 100 1 FP WG0034 MPS BLANKET FP TERM 110 1 RF 0000105 RF POWER SPLITTER COMBINER 2 WAY 0 DEGREES 1 2GHZ 130 2 FP 0000580 SPACER PLATE RF SPLITTER COMBINER 140 1 0020594 SUPPORT BRACKET 150 1 FP 0020595 OUTPUT WAVEGUIDE UNIT 1 TO PORT 4 160 1 FP 0020596 OUTPUT WAVEGUIDE UNIT 2 TO PORT 2 170 1 FP 0020592 BRACKET MOUNTING LPOD 5 1 5 180 5 GA GSKTCP137HLF GASKET CP137 HALF THK 190 40 HW 10 FLT 10 FLAT WASHER SS 200 40 HW 10 SPLIT 10 SPLIT WASHER SS 210 40 HW 10 32X5 8SHC 10 32 x 5 8 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 220 4 HW SEM632X5 16PH 6 32 x 5 16 LG PHILLIPS HD SCREW SS 230 1 PP 0020512 BALL DRIVER 240 8 HW 1 4 SPLIT 1 4 SPLIT WASHER SS 250 8 HW 1 4 20X3 4BT 1 4 20 x 3 4 LG BOLT 260 12 HW TW14 5HDBLK CABLE TIE 14 5 HEAVY DUTY BLACK 270 2 HW SEM440X3 8PH 4 40 x 3 8 LG PAN HD SCREW 280 5 HW 632X5 16FHMS 6 32 x 5 16 FLAT HD MACHINE SCREW A 42 Revision 8 MN LPOD STEP 2 SPLITTER COMBINER WAVEGUIDE BRACKET INSTALLATION STEP 1 SSPA INSTALLATION LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSEMBLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SSPA 1 LPOD PS 1 5 ASSEMBLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SSPA 2 LPOD PS 1 5 ASSEMBLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 9 X BIET A
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25. M Ea R IE The J6 COM 1 discrete control connector is the primary input for controlling and monitoring the LPOD It is a 19 pin circular connector type MS3112E14 19S The pinout specification is contained in Table 2 8 i Mating connector ITT KPTO06J14 19P PS 2 MS3116J14 19P Table 2 8 LPOD J6 COM1 Pin Assignments am mem mm mem mee mem LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD 2 2 6 Connector J9 OUTPUT SAMPLE PS 2 Only The 49 OUTPUT SAMPLE port is a Type female connector available only on the PS 2 model It provides a nominal 40 dB sample of the output signal A calibration label is provided near the connector that shows the actual coupling values vs frequency 2 2 7 Connectors J10 MODEM Rx and J11 LNB Optional Interfaces The 110 MODEM Rx J11 LNB ports are both N female connectors providing both bias and a reference signal to a Low Noise Block Converter LNB and passing the LNB s L Band PS 1 PS 1 5 410 left J11 right output to the modem s Rx input PS 2 J10 left J11 right 2 2 8 Ground Connector 10 32 stud is provided at the locations shown in Figure 2 4 for connecting a common chassis ground among equipment 0000500091011 100000001020
26. Online The ONL query always returns an online response if the unit is not running in redundant mode If redundancy is enabled then the query will indicate the position of the Tx waveguide switch that enables one of the units to be connected to the antenna Example lt 1 ONL 1 cr 20001 ONL cr If Note sending ONL 0 will not generate a syntax error however setting ONL to zero will not cause the unit to go offline The online status is determined by the TX waveguide redundant switch position and only the offline unit may drive the switches Instead of sending ONL 0 to the online unit the ONL 1 command should be sent to the offline unit to generate a redundant switchover Query only Returns the Comtech EF Data part number of the unit This part number is the unit s DOTCODE at the time it was manufactured The DOTCODE may be up to 96 printable ASCII characters long Example lt 1 PNM cr 0001 PNM HPODCO 350WRSWoOO cr If 5 25 Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Retrieve Alarm 168 bytes Query only Status Used to Query the Alarm status of the unit where OK no fault condition FT faulted AL alarm YS Yes NO No MS masked invalid due to hardware failure NA not
27. RX RS485_ RX RS485 TX RS485_ TX JF 10BASE T TX B _ TOBASE T TAMA EN J3 U 10BASE T TX4A _ 10BASE T RX B JDK JAK J2 L J3 M J2 M J3 L GND CUST COMM UNIT A STATUS CUST COMM UNIT B STATUS J2 N J5 D TX SWITCH POS 1 IND JIN J2 R J3 R 10BASE T RX B 24V 32 5 J3 S J2 T J3 T J5 B 45 SYSTEM MUTE SWITCH COMMON J2 U 10BASE T JM _ 33 6 JE JS A __1OBASE TRX A ____ RS232_RD RS232_TD RS232 TO RS232 RD TX SWITCH DRIVE POS 1 J5 C J5 F CONNECTOR LIST TX SWITCH DRIVE POS 2 TX SWITCH POS 2 IND REFDES TO CEFDP N MANUFACTURER P N USER AMPHENOL PTO7E 14 UNIT 2 EJ J6 COM1 261038 AMPHENOL PTO6E 14 19P 476 PREFERRED UNIT 1 GLENAIR IPTOGE 14 19PSR F7 ALTERNATE Je COM1 TX AMPHENOL PTOGE 10 65 476 PREFERRED seurren CN STPGOSFO2 GLENAIR IPTOGE 10 6SSR ALTERNATE Figure B 6 Redundant Loop Cable Tx Only CEFD P N CA 0020655 B 7 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix B Revision 8 MN LPOD B 3 RF Cables AppB REF App CEFD FIG CABLE PAN CESCRIFTION USED FOR B 7 3 CA 3722 X Type to Type 1 4 Heliax Coaxial Cable lengths vary Pid Tx connections in 1 1 Redundancy or Standalone LPOD B 8 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Append
28. Response to Command Target to Controller Command or Query Set Local or Remote for Indoor SSPA Always in remote mode for Outdoor SSPA 0 Local 1 Serial 2 Ethernet 3 Serial Ethernet Example 1 LRS 3 cr gt 0001 LRS cr If Note The user will always have query access in any mode Also the LRS command is available in all modes as a means of acquiring control The intent of this command is to limit changes from being made on multiple interfaces at the same time Units without a front panel will treat an entry of 0 as reserved and will refuse the command by returning a mode error The web page GUI will refuse connections unless LRS is set to enable Ethernet remote control Default Value 3 Serial Ethernet Query only MAC address of the unit reported in hexadecimal Example 1 MAC cr 20001 MAC 00 06 B0 00 D2 A7 cr If Command or Query Alarm mask conditions If the mask value for a certain parameter is set to fault then a fault condition will be registered if specified hardware conditions are not met If the mask value is set to alarm then a fault condition will only appear to be an alarm that will not trigger a switchover in a redundant system If the mask value is set to masked then the fault will never be reported to the user Form of abcde Where 0 Fault 1 Alarm 2 Masked a Low Forward RF Power b External Reference Lock detect Fan Speed d LNB Current Detect e LNB 22V Power Supply
29. 0 DEGREES 1 2GHZ 23 5 GA GSKTWR75HALF GASKET WR75 HALF THICK 30 10 HW 3 8SPRINGNUT SPRINGNUT 3 8 16 SHORT SPRING SS P3300 31 10 HW 0000070 3 8 16 x 3 4 LG SCREW HEX SERR FLNG HD SS 33 2 HW 4 40X1 38PH SCREW 4 40 x 1 3 8 LG PHILLIPS HD SS 34 2 HW 4 SPLIT 4 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 35 2 HW 4 FLT 4 FLAT WASHER SS 39 24 HW 6 FLT 6 FLAT WASHER SS 40 24 HW 6 SPLIT 6 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 41 4 HW 6 32X5 16P H 366 32 x 5 16 LG PHILLIPS SCREW 42 16 HW 6 32X1 2SHCS 366 32 x 1 2 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 43 4 03P1111 366 32 x 9 16 LG SCREW SOCKET HD SS 44 2 HW 10 32X1 2SH 10 32 x 1 2 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 45 2 HW 10 SPLIT 10 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 46 2 HW 10 FLT 10 FLAT WASHER SS 47 8 HW 5 16 18X3 4B 5 16 18 x 3 4 LG HEX HD BOLT SS 48 8 HW 5 16 SPLIT 5 16 SPLIT LOCK WASHER 49 8 HW 5 16 FLT 5 16 FLAT WASHER A 54 Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY OF 12 NOT SHOWN See an 2 ens a on cs M 41 4x 40 4x 2 39 ax 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 27 KT 0000254 LPOD PS 2 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View A 55 Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD Notes
30. 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 2 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 3 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 4 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 5 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 6 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 7 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 8 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 9 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 10 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 11 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 12 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 13 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 14 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 15 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 16 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 17 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 18 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 19 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 20 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 21 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 22 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 23 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 24 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 4 Telnet Interface The LPOD provides a Telnet interface for the purpose of equipment M amp C via the standard Remote Control protocol The Telnet interface requires user login at the Administrator level and Read Write level An example of the login process is shown here nix COMTECH EF DATA CDM 625 TELNET INTERFACE You must have an account to use this interface Please see your administrator Enter name comtech Enter password comtech Name and Password accepted Please review your modem manual for command syntax Q Quit gt COR TT Once logged into the Telnet interface as the Administrator you can access the s
31. Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD 2 2 4 Connector J3 POWER IN DC Power Mains PIN ASSIGNMENTS FOR EACH LPOD MODEL ARE NOT THE SAME FAILURE TO CAREFULLY REVIEW THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE SECTIONS THAT FOLLOW MAY RESULT IN PRODUCT DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY FOR SAFETY REASONS TAKE CARE NOTE THAT THE 43 DC POWER CONNECTION For all LPOD models the prime power input requirement is 38 72 VDC The total power required from the prime power supply depends on the model used Please refer to Sect 1 5 Summary of Specifications 2 2 4 1 LPOD PS 1 J3 POWER DC Power The mating connector specification and the pin assignments Table 2 4 unique to the LPOD PS 1 DC power interface are as follows Mating Connector CEFD P N CN STPGO4FO1 Glenair IPTOGE 12 4 SSR F7 Table 2 4 PS 1 J3 POWER IN Pin Assignments Pin LPODPS Assgnmen CHE ARR RR B ED c iv D NO CONNECT 2 2 4 2 LPOD PS 1 5 J3 POWER IN DC Power Main The mating connector specification and the pin assignments Table 2 5 unique to the LPOD PS 1 5 DC power interface are as follows Mating Connector CEFD P N CN 0020517 MS3116E 14 5S 476 Amphenol PTOGE 14 5S 476 Table 2 5 LPOD PS 1 5 J3 POWER IN Pin Assignments Pin LPODPS 1 5 Assignment O B Jay S E WN LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8
32. Current Active Firmware Image read only The selected Current Active Firmware Image is identified here In this example Image 2 is the Current Active Firmware Image Next Reboot Image Use the drop down menu to select Reboot Image 1 or 2 Press Submit when done Perform Soft Reboot Click Reboot Now to reboot the LPOD using the Current Active Firmware Image Firmware Information read only This read only scrollable window provides information about the currently loaded Bootrom for complete Bulk1 and Bulk2 information scroll through all the constituent firmware blocks that make up the bulk Part Number read only This read only scrollable window provides identifying part number information for the unit in use Click Refresh to update the page appearance to the current utility configuration 4 20 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 3 4 Config Redundancy Q Appendix A 1 1 REDUNDANCY Use this page to configure the LPOD s Redundancy Switch Mode Amplifier LNB Utility Redundancy Force Online Figure 4 9 Config Redundancy page Redundancy To update the page to the current redundancy configuration Click Refresh Enable Redundancy Switch Mode Use the drop down menu to select the Switch Mode as follows e Off Disables redundancy e 1 1 Red Enables 1 1 redundancy with transmit switch control e 1 1 Red TX RX En
33. Example lt 1 IPG 192 168 001 005 cr 0001 IPGz cr If Default Value 192 168 001 005 5 20 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller IMG x See Description of Arguments for details See Description of Arguments for details IPG LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Initialize Statistics Command only Pointer Resets internal pointer to allow RNS Queries to start at the beginning of the stored statistics log Example lt 1 5 0001 ISP cr If LNB Current Source Command or Query LCS x This command enables or disables the LNB current source 0 Disable See Description of 1 Enable 18V 22kHz Disabled Arguments for 2 18V 22kHz Enabled details 3 13V 22kHz Disabled 4 18V 22kHz Enabled Notes 1 LCS must be enabled before the LNB current can be calibrated 2 This feature is available on multi band units only Example lt 1 LCS 1 cr 0001 LCS crIf Default Value 0 LNB Current Command or Query LCW xx Window This command allows the user to set the alarm window in of the calibrated LNB Current Valid inputs are 20 to 50 in See Description of increments of 196 In addition setting the value to 99 disables the Argum
34. Example lt 1 MSK 22111 cr gt 0001 MSK 1 cr If Default Value 22111 5 23 Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller LRS x See Description of Arguments for details XX XX See Description of Arguments for details MSK abcde See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Mute State Command or Query MUT x Mute the unit where 0 Disable Not Muted See Description of 1 Enable Muted Arguments for 2 Unit muted due to AUX mute signal This value is only details shown in the response to a query and cannot be given as a command When MUT returns a 2 it indicates that one of the hardware mute conditions is present For example an auxiliary mute could be present if the auxiliary mute has been enabled and the signal to unmute the unit is not provided Additionally certain faults can generate a hardware mute such as the BUC lock detect the LNB current draw if enabled by the user or the LNB voltage if enabled by the user If MUT returns an unexpected value of 2 then check the active faults and the status of the auxiliary mute Example lt 1 MUT 1 cr 0001 MUTzt cr If Default Value 1 Number of Unread Query only Stored Events Unit returns the Number of stored Ev
35. Faults The M amp C system monitors certain key functions of the LPOD for proper operation Should any of these parameters exceed predetermined limits the M amp C system will declare a fault The conditions that trigger a fault are Any power supply more than 10 outside its nominal value e Fanless than 25 of maximum speed e 2C internal bus communications fault 5 2 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Thermal Shutdown A temperature fault is indicated if the unit is gt 90 C This creates a summary fault and will cause the unit to mute itself and switch to the back up unit if in a redundant system However the 10V supply to the FET transistors will remain on until the unit reaches the thermal shutdown temperature of gt gt 95 C For protection reasons the unit will shut down the 10V supply to the power transistors at temperatures gt 95 C e Firmware checksum error at power up FPGA done indicator error at power up e Block Up Converter BUC unlocked e Redundant waveguide switch position fault applies to redundant mode operation only e Redundant inter unit link fault applies to redundant mode operation only Low Noise Block Down Converter LNB current over limit The following parameters can be user defined to report an alarm condition a fault condition or the parameter can be ignored completely by masking it e RF am
36. Figure 1 7 PS 1 Ku Band Dimensional 1 15 Figure 1 8 LPOD PS 1 5 C Band Dimensional Envelope DC Option 1 16 Figure 1 9 PS 1 5 X Band Dimensional 1 17 Figure 1 10 LPOD PS 1 5 Ku Band Dimensional Envelope 1 18 Figure 1 11 LPOD PS 2 C Band Dimensional 1 19 Figure 1 12 LPOD PS 2 X Band Dimensional 1 20 Figure 1 13 LPOD PS 2 Ku Band Dimensional 1 21 Figure 2 1 LPOD PS 1 2 2 Figure 2 2 LPOD PS 1 5 2 2 Figure 2 3 LPOD PS 2 2 2 Figure 2 4 LPOD Ground Connectors anneer 2 8 Figure 2 5 PL 12319 1 Universal Pole Mounting Kit eneen teens 2 10 Figure 2 6 0000095 LPOD 5 1 5 1 5 Single Unit Mounting Kit 2 11 Figure 2 7 0000125 LPOD PS 2 Single Unit Mounting Kit 2 12 Figure 2 8 KT 0020524 LPOD PS 2 Single Unit Shelf Style Mounting Kit 2 13 Figure 4 1 LPOD Home Home 0 0 1 2 01 200000000000000000000000 4 10 Figure 4 2 Home Contact page oct err cas P VERRE cea TUER 4 11 Figure 4
37. LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix B B 2 3 19 Pin COM Cable 1007 Revision 8 MN LPOD This cable connects between your designated data interface and the Redundant Loop Cable s 41 connector in 1 1 Redundancy applications or the 76 COM 1 port on a Standalone LPOD P1 CEFD P N CN MS3116J14 19P 100 0 FEET 3 0 FEET WIRE LIST GRN WHT ENET_RX _UNIT1 GRY RED GND A cir ojmim o COLOR SIGNAL A RED BRN RS485 RX B BRN RED RS485 RX WHT BRN UNIT1_OK UNIT2 OK TX SW POS1 LOW BRN WHT RED BLU WHT GRN RED GRY ENET RX UNIT1 24V GRY WHT AUX MUTE LOW 4 2 02 BLU RED SWITCH COM GRN RED ENET RX UNIT2 lt RED GRN ENET_RX _UNIT2 Figure B 3 COM Cable 100 CEFD P N CA 0000318 B 4 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix B MN LPOD B 2 4 19 COM Cable 250 This cable connects between your designated data interface and the Redundant Loop Cable s J1 connector in 1 1 Redundancy applications or the 26 1 port on a Standalone P1 CEFD P N CN MS3116J14 19P 250 0 FEET 3 0 FEET WIRE LIST FROM COLOR LPOD SPOD SINGLE UNIT LPOD SPOD REDUNDANT P1 A RED BRN RS485 RX RS485 RX P1 B BRN RED RS485
38. PS 1 C Band and X Band Type N Female standard CPR1378 optional Connectors PS 1 5 PS 2 C Band CPR137G PS 2 C Band CPR112G LNB Bias Type N Female M amp C Ethernet 19 pin MS style single integrated cable assembly available Redundancy Switches dependent upon configuration LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 1 6 Dimensional Envelopes Note the following 1 Typical for all figures in each subsection all dimensions are in inches Bracketed dimensions where shown are in metric units mm 2 Unless otherwise noted all figures depict AC Option Waveguide Output units Subsection Product FIGURE DESCRIPTION PS 1 C Band Dimensional Envelope Coaxial Output PS 1 C Band Dimensional Envelope Waveguide Output PS 1 X Band Dimensional Envelope PS 1 Ku Band Dimensional Envelope PS 1 5 C Band Dimensional Envelope DC Option PS 1 5 X Band Dimensional Envelope PS 1 5 Ku Band Dimensional Envelope PS 2 C Band Dimensional Envelope PS 2 X Band Dimensional Envelope PS 2 Ku Band Dimensional Envelope LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 1 6 1 LPOD PS 1 Dimensional Envelopes 13 24 336 3 12 60 319 9 18 2 1 T o o Wi 6 21 wa 0 paz le 1 N FEMALE i pM MEE y OUTPUT
39. RX RS485 RX P1 C WHT BLU RS485 TX RS485 TX P1 D BLU WHT RS485 TX RS485 TX P1 E WHT ORN RS232 RD 10BASE T TX B P1 F RED ORN ETHERNET TX 10BASE T TX A P1 G ORN WHT RS232 TD 10BASE T TX B P1 H ORN RED ETHERNET TX 10BASE T P1 J GRN WHT RX SWITCH DRIVE 1 POS 10BASE T TX B P1 K GRY RED GROUND GROUND P1 L WHT BRN SUM FAULT IN CUST COMM UNIT A STATUS P1 M BRN WHT SUM FAULT OUT CUST COMM UNIT B STATUS P1 N RED BLU TX SWITCH POS 1 IND TX SWITCH POS 1 IND P1 P WHT GRN RX SWITCH POS 1 IND 10BASE T TX B P1 R RED GRY 24V 24V P1 S GRY WHT SYSTEM MUTE CONTROL SYSTEM MUTE P1 T BLU RED SWITCH COMMON SWITCH COMMON P1 U GRN RED ETHERNET RX 10BASE T RX A P1 V RED GRN ETHERNET RX 10BASE T Figure B 4 COM Cable 250 CEFD P N CA 0000543 B 5 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix B MN LPOD B 2 5 Redundant Loop Cable Rx Tx Use the CA 0020657 Redundant Loop Cable for interconnection of 1 1 Redundancy Rx Tx applications Use the 411 connector to connect to your M amp C interface See the CONNECTOR LIST table in Figure B 5 for routing the remaining connectors 57 0 3 0 WIRE LIST gt TO _DESCRIPTION ra ZARA R485 eR 85485 RX J2 C JC RS485 TX 220 430 RS485 10BASE T_TX B J2 F 10 5 TX A J3 H 10BASE T_TX4B _ 10BASE T BU TOBASE T RX B JZK J
40. System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD 2 2 4 3 LPOD PS 2 J3 POWER IN DC Power The mating connector specification and the pin assignments Table 2 6 unique to the LPOD PS 2 DC power interface are as follows Mating Connector CEFD P N CN CA3106E2222SB ITT Cannon CA3106E22 22SB Table 2 6 PS 2 J3 POWER IN Pin Assignments LPOD PS 2 Assignment V Pin NO CONNECT D NO CONNECT 2 2 4 4 LPOD PS 2 J3 POWER IN 48VDC Power Main Option The connector type and mating connector specification and the pin assignments Table 2 7 unique to the LPOD PS 2 48 VDC power interface option are as follows Unit Connector Type CEFD P N CN 0000288 ITT Cannon CA3102E20 15SB F80A232 Supplied Mating Connector CEFD P N CN 0000289 ITT Cannon CA3106E20 15SB F80A232 Table 2 7 LPOD PS 2 J3 POWER 48VDC Pin Assignments LPOD PS 2 Assignment NO CONNECT Pn B D NOCONET Notes 1 Use 12 AWG wire to each of the appropriate pins according to the individual pin assignments 2 Asan alternative the ground connection can be made to the unit s external ground stud LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD 2 2 5 Connector J6 COM1 Remote Communications and Discrete Control Port PS 1 PS 1 5 A Q rc 2 c ES B L6 pee Ew E
41. insurance etc Comtech EF Data is responsible for the freight charges only for return of the equipment from the factory to the owner Comtech EF Data will return the equipment by the same method i e Air Express Surface as the equipment was sent to Comtech EF Data All equipment returned for warranty repair must have a valid RMA number issued prior to return and be marked clearly on the return packaging Comtech EF Data strongly recommends all equipment be returned in its original packaging Comtech EF Data Corporation s obligations under this warranty are limited to repair or replacement of failed parts and the return shipment to the buyer of the repaired or replaced parts Limitations of Warranty The warranty does not apply to any part of a product that has been installed altered repaired or misused in any way that in the opinion of Comtech EF Data Corporation would affect the reliability or detracts from the performance of any part of the product or is damaged as the result of use in a way or with equipment that had not been previously approved by Comtech EF Data Corporation The warranty does not apply to any product or parts thereof where the serial number or the serial number of any of its parts has been altered defaced or removed The warranty does not cover damage or loss incurred in transportation of the product xiv LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Preface MN LPOD The warranty do
42. the LPOD is available with an internal 10 MHz reference As such no 10 MHz reference is required on the center conductor of the L Band coax If a reference is provided on the coax the internal reference will detect and lock to it 1 7 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Introduction 1 5 Summary of Specifications 1 5 1 Characteristics Revision 8 MN LPOD Note 1 IF Input Frequency RF Output Frequency 950 1525 MHz 5 850 6 425 GHz 950 1750 MHz 5 850 6 650 GHz optional 950 1825 MHz 5 850 6 725 GHz optional 965 1265 MHz 6 725 7 025 GHz optional 950 1450 MHz ILI 7 900 8 400 GHz optional 950 1450 MHz 14 00 14 50 GHz 950 1750 MHz Model PS1 20Ku 43 dBm 20 W PS1 32Ku 45 dBm 32W PS1 5 50Ku 47 dBm 50 W PS1 5 60Ku 48 dBm 60 W PS1 32C X 45 dBm 32 W PS1 50C X 47 dBm 50 W PS1 60C X 48 dBm 60 W PS1 5 80C X 49 dBm 80 W PS1 5 110C X 50 4 dBm 110 W PS1 5 or PS2 125C X 51 dBm 125 W PS2 150C X 51 8 dBm 150 W PS2 200C X 53 dBm 200 W Notes Psat Typical 13 75 14 50 GHz optional P1dB Guaranteed 42 dBm 16 W 44 dBm 25 W 46 dBm 40 W 47 dBm 50 W 44 dBm 25 W 46 dBm 40 W 47 dBm 50 W 48 5 dBm 70 W 49 5 dBm 90 W 50 dBm 100 W 51 dBm 125 W 52 5 dBm 175 W YS gt 1 PS 2 Models available as SSPAs only without internal L Band BUC F
43. 2 C 4 AT ANTENNA OR Rx SWITCH Port 4 Port 2 RF SIDE RF SIDE J9 OUTPUT SAMPLE J9 OUTPUT SAMPLE Port 3 LNB UNIT 1 J2 RF OUT PS 1 Type N C X Band PS 1 PS 1 5 Waveguide Ku Band PS 2 Waveguide J2 RF OUT PS 1 N C X Band PS 1 PS 1 5 Waveguide Ku Band PS 2 Waveguide Type N Heliax Coaxial Cable CEFD P N CA 3722 X Type N Heliax Coaxial Cable CEFD P N CA 3722 X J3 J6 J3 J6 POWER IN COM1 POWER IN COM1 IF M amp C SIDE LPOD UNIT 2 IF M amp C SIDE LPOD UNIT 1 Type N Heliax Coaxial Cables CEFD P N CA 3722 X Type N Heliax Coaxial Cables CEFD P N CA 3722 X M Loap User M amp C Interface Cables able Ass CEFD PN Tx CEFD P N Description Used For Comments Splitter 1 CA 0020655 CA 0000318 19 pin circular connector to bare User specified M amp C N A OR leads 100 connection CA 0020657 F i if m 0000543 19 pin circular connector to bare User specified M amp C leads 250 connection CA 0020526 19 pin an connector to RJ 11 CLC 10 Serial P O CEFD KIT KT 0020518 To User connector ccessory A rom User CA 0000352 19 pin circular connector to 2X CEFD LPODnet Ethernet P O CEFD KIT KT 0000203 RJ 45 connectors M amp C Accessory User M amp C Figure A 3
44. 27 GAWA 19 pin circular connector to bare end Rx Tx Redundant Loop Cable B 5 A 3 A 11 CA 0020655 19 pin circular receptacle to 2X Type N Interconnection of 1 1 Redundancy System LPOD units Rx Tx switches and user through A 27 ME M amp C interface connectors 2X 19 pin circular connectors LE Tx only Redundant Loop Cable B 6 A 3 A 11 0020657 19 pin circular receptacle to 1X Type N Interconnection of 1 1 Redundancy System LPOD units Tx switch and user M amp C through A 27 are interface connector lt 2X gt 19 pin circular connectors B 1 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix B MN LPOD B 2 1 Serial Interface Cable The Comtech EF Data CLC 10 Serial M amp C Accessory Kit CEFD P N KT 0020518 includes the CA 0020526 Serial Interface Cable This kit is optionally available to provide serial based monitor and control of 1 1 Redundancy or Standalone LPOD applications using the CLC 10 Comtech LPOD Controller a preconfigured Two Technologies Inc TechTerm Handheld Terminal The circular connector installs onto the Redundant Loop Cable JT connector 1 1 LPOD Redundant applications or the J6 1 connector on a Standalone LPOD RJ 11 connector plugs directly into the CLC 10 PIN 1 WIRING CHART FROM TO CIRCULAR CONN RJ 11 CONN zoo gt oDd om ND Figur
45. 4 6 Optional Message Arguments Arguments are not required for all messages Arguments are ASCII codes for any printable character 5 1 4 7 End of Packet gt Controller to Target This is the carriage return character ASCII code 13 gt Target to Controller This is the two character sequence carriage return ASCII code 13 and line feed ASCII code 10 Both indicate the valid termination of a packet 5 9 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 5 2 Remote Commands and Queries Column Command Column Q Query columns marked X designate instruction code as Command only Query only or Command Query e Where an Instruction Code is noted XXX this denotes a command query designated as End of Life EOL See Sect 5 2 6 for more information e Where an Instruction Code is noted XXX this denotes command query that is available only when a reference oscillator is installed CODE CODE CODE CODE Note The following codes are used in the AFR KIK 5 14 FRW X 5 18 PNM X 5 25 SSC X X 5 34 Response to Command column AMP KIK 5 11 SSI X X 5 34 CODE MEANING AOF 5 11 GAC 5 19 SSL 5 34 X X 5 11 RAS X 5 26 SSN XX 534 gt Received OK but invalid
46. 5 1 2600 lt C gt Copyright 1985 2001 Micros oft Corp Ga Accessorie wars C Office ce Term Pro aC gt nkdir tenp E reotempeo C Startup WA Adobe Reader x Eg 09 5 Outlook Express Explorer Windows Meda Player There should now be a temp folder created and available for placement of the firmware file download LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Updating Firmware MN LPOD 3 3 Downloading and Extracting the Firmware Update 1 First download the firmware update file from the Comtech EF Data Web site A Go online to www comtechefdata com On the Main page Under Support Information or the Support tab select the Software Downloads hyperlink On the Software Downloads page Click Download Flash and Software Update Files On the Flash Updates Index page Select the Select a Product Line Amplifiers hyperlink On the Amplifiers product page Select the LPOD product hyperlink Select the appropriate firmware archive EXE or ZIP file download hyperlink About Firmware Numbers File Versions and Formats The Comtech EF Data Web site catalogues its firmware update files by product type e g router modem etc the specific model and optional hardware configurations The LPOD firmware download hyperlink appears as F0000078X Vit where X denotes the revision letter and represents the
47. 5 A 22 A 23 KT 0000060 5 1 5 Ku BAND 1 1 KIT MTG amp CABLE Tx SWITCH m 24 25 KT 0000091 PS 2 C BAND 1 1 KIT MTG amp CABLE Tx SWITCH LPOD PS 2 26 27 KT 0000254 PS 2 Ku BAND 1 1 amp CABLE Tx SWITCH A 10 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A 7 1 Common Kits 2X Table A 1 Parts List for KT 0000116 LPOD Rx Splitter Cable Kit KT 0000116 LPOD Rx Splitter Cable Kit as per Figure A 4 70 CA RF0097 CABLE ASSY CONNECTOR CSAT 7075 OUTPUT RF ROHS HW 4 SPLIT 4 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 70 6 HWITW14 5HDBLK CABLE TIE 14 5 HEAVY DUTY BLACK Revision 8 MN LPOD N 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY 2 AS ASSEMBLED REFERENCE ONLY 2X 2X 2X 6X 2X Figure A 4 KT 0000116 LPOD Rx Splitter Cable Kit A 11 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank A 12 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD Tx REJECT FILTER SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Tx Rx FILTER SUPPORT KIT TYPICAL LNA LNB SHOWN SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY FOR REFERENCE ONLY TYPICAL LNA LNB SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 5 KT 0000098 LPOD C Band Rx Switch Kit Assembled View 13 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 2 Parts List for KT 0000098 LPOD C Band Rx Switch Kit KT 0000
48. 73 POWER IN DC Power 2 6 2 2 4 4 LPOD PS 2 73 POWER IN 48VDC Power Option eese 2 6 2 2 5 Connector 26 COM1 Remote Communications and Discrete Control Port 2 7 2 2 6 Connector J9 OUTPUT SAMPLE PS 2 Only annae enen enne nnns 2 8 2 2 7 Connectors 110 MODEM Ry and J11 LNB Optional 2 8 2 2 8 Ground Connector iie cete tne onte 2 8 2 3 Standalone Installation of the LPOD 2 9 2 4 Turning on the LPOD ii dede 2 9 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Table of Contents MN LPOD CHAPTER 3 UPDATING FIRMWARE 2 2 2 4 4 44 1 4410 002 000 00 4 0 3 1 3 1 IMEROGUCUION M 3 1 3 2 Getting Started Preparing for the Firmware Download 1 1 3 2 3 3 Downloading and Extracting the Firmware Update 3 7 3 4 Performing the FTP Upload Procedure 1 11 3 9 CHAPTER 4 ETHERNET BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 4 1 4 1
49. Instruction 1 5 8 5 1 4 5 Instruction Code nnne 5 8 5 1 4 6 Optional Message 4 10 00000 nennen nnn nennen 5 9 SEA End Ob Packet rrt rete etae rot tutae mte este ese ea cet tene ase 5 9 5 2 Remote Commands and asas 5 10 APPENDIX A 1 1 REDUNDANTGY barco eie dedi 1 1 LPOD Redundancy Operation 1 1 sono eeee nana ns sss s esset 1 2 1 2 25606 Ye EE Neu EYE REF e Rea 1 1 1 Redundancy MOdG sisa 59 eene eon euo sane unn nee ono node vun 1 3 1 1 1 Redundant System Setup Using a Single Ethernet A 3 2 Troubleshooting Connectivity ISSUES 4 A 3 3 Applicable Redundancy Commands 01 1 anneneeenenenenenneeverssensensenssenssenansnnsnevenenenn 5 4 Serial based Monitor and Control aes sooo voos ver
50. MUT 0 Default Value 0 Clear All Stored Command only AlarmsE Instructs the LPOD to clear all Stored Alarms This command takes no arguments Example 1 CAA cr gt 0001 Clear All Stored Command only Events Instructs the SSPA to clear all Stored Events This command takes no arguments Example 1 CAE cr gt 0001 Arguments for Command or Response to Query Query Instruction Code and qualifier Description of Arguments Response to Command Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller Parameter Type Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller AUX x See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Concise Alarm 44 bytes Query only Status Used to Query the Alarm status of the unit response is semicolon delimited This is the concise version of the RAS command Example CAS a b c d e f g h i j kl m n o p g rs tu v w xy cr IP where a thru z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 O FT 1 OK 2 AL 3 4 5 5 MS 6 7 24V Power Supply b 24V Switch Power Supply c 13 18V LNB Power Supply see Note d 13 5V Power Supply e 10V Power Supply f 10V1 Amplifier Power Supply g 10V2 Amplifier Power Supply see Note h 7 8V Power Supply 5 8 Power Supply j 2 5
51. Power Supply 1 2V Power Supply 5 8V Power Supply FantH State Fan 2 State see Note 0 Heatsink Temp p Overtemp Shutdown Status Forward Power Alarm S Flash Checksum t FPGA Done u BUC Lock Detect see Note v External Ref Lock Detect see Note w LNB Current see Note Redundant Switch Condition see Note y Redundant Link Status see Note z Terminal Status Change Arguments for Command or Response to Query Description of Arguments Response to Command Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller Parameter Type Notes 1 g u v w x and y will appear if the appropriate model options have been selected installed 2 is an invalid fault condition because hardware failed to respond to query this value is accompanied by an 12C fault 3 NA not applicable The unit does not include hardware support for this parameter 5 13 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Parameter Type Concise Configuration Status Concise RF Power FET Current Status Circuit Identification Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query 26 bytes Va
52. SNMP Authentication Trap Enable 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Example lt 1 SNA 0 Command or Query SNMP Enable O Disabled 1 Enabled Example lt 1 SNM 0 Query only Used to Query the unit s nine digit serial number in the form of where is the unit s nine digit serial number Note this command is functionally identical to RSN Example lt 1 SNO cr gt 0001 SNO 072282040 cr If Command or Query Set Physical Address between 0001 to 9999 Resolution 0001 Example lt 1 SPA 0412 cr 0001 SPA cr If Default Value 0001 Command or Query SNMP read community string Empty string is not allowed Example lt 1 SRC public 5 33 Query Instruction Code and qualifier SFS Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller SFS x See Description of Arguments for details SNA x See description for details of arguments SNM x See description for details of arguments 5 See Description of Arguments for details See Description of Arguments for details SRC see Description of Arguments Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Arguments for Command or Query Instruction Code Response to Query Description of Arguments Target to Note that all arguments are pri
53. Web Server Home Comtech EF Data All Rights Reserved EF DATA Access SNMP 9 Access 192 168 001 005 192 168 001 004 24 Change IP Address Figure 4 4 Admin Access page Network Maintenance e Gateway IP Address Range Enter the desired IP Gateway Address and IP Address Range in these text boxes MAC Address read only MAC is set at the factory to a guaranteed unique address that you cannot modify Click Change IP Address to save Otherwise click Reset to revert to the previously assigned IP Gateway and IP Address Range 4 13 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD System Account Access Information e Admin Read Write and Read Only Names and Passwords The factory defaults for these names passwords are o Admin comtech comtech o Read Writeopcenter 1234 o ReadOnly monitor 1234 Note the following o These Name fields can be any alphanumeric combination with a maximum length of 10 characters o These Password fields can be any alphanumeric combination with a maximum length of 10 characters e SMTP Server Specify the mail server IP address from where you want to send the e mail e SMTP Domain Name Destination The Administrator can assign the SMTP Domain Name and Destination This is required if the e mail feature of the Support Page Sect 4 5 5 1 3 is to be used o For SMTP Domain Name specify the do
54. and active online units are determined by the waveguide switch position The advantage to using this redundant method is that after a failure is detected and the backup unit causes a redundant switchover to occur the failed unit can be replaced without forcing a second switchover to occur This is because the backup unit becomes the active unit and when another unit is installed in the system it automatically becomes the new backup unit Redundant mode allows the backup offline unit to take control of the redundant system and force a redundant switchover when there is a problem with the active online unit Currently 1 1 redundancy is supported with either transmit switching or transmit and receive switching The backup unit controls the waveguide switches and polls the active unit through the inter unit redundant link so that it will be ready to take over for the active unit if necessary Because the inter unit redundant link uses the RS 232 interface to communicate the user remote commands to the redundant system must instead be sent through one of the other remote communications interfaces i e RS 485 Telnet HTTP or SNMP The inter unit redundant link is not used when the units are in manual redundant mode or when they are in standalone redundancy disabled The following parameters are updated via the inter unit redundant link the equivalent remote command is shown in parentheses e Auto Fault Recovery AFR e Low Power Thresh
55. based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 5 2 2 5 2 3 5 2 4 Increasing input power beyond this level would result in an output signal with increasingly higher levels of distortion Of course if the LPOD attenuation control is utilized a higher level input signal level can be accommodated The maximum input level should never exceed 15dBm or permanent damage to the unit may occur Attenuator Control The LPOD gain can be attenuated over its specified range by exercising the ATT command The details for the format of this command are found later in this chapter Mute Control The LPOD may be muted via software or discrete control Exercising the MUT 1 command will software mute the unit The LPOD also may be hardware muted by pulling Pin 5 on the 26 COM1 Discrete control connector to ground See Chapter 2 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS INSTALLATION AND STARTUP The Mute command provides over 60 dB of RF on off isolation However the Mute command only turns off the first few low power stages of the amplifier the high power stages remain on By allowing the higher power transistors to stay on the LPOD remains in more thermally stable state should the mute condition be removed If the user desires to completely turn off the bias to the entire amplifier perhaps to conserve energy in a redundant system both the 1 and 0 commands should be executed For normal transmit operation 0 and 1 are required
56. displays the slowest fan speed of any of the fans installed in the system The fan speed is proportional to the unit s heatsink temperature from 5 C and 15 C At temperatures at or below 5 C the fan speed is minimized at temperatures at or above 15 C the fan speed is maximized The example provided here demonstrates the fan running at minimum proportional and maximum speeds 4 32 Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT 5 1 5 2 5 2 1 MANAGEMENT Overview Serial based remote product management of Comtech EF Data s LPOD family of Outdoor Amplifiers Block Up Converters BUCs is available using the LPOD s 26 COM 1 port Some key parameters and procedures and their associated remote commands and queries are summarized followed by detailed instructions for use of the serial remote control communication command and query interface Key Operational Parameters For detailed information about the remote commands and queries mentioned in this section see Sect 5 4 Remote Commands and Queries in this chapter RF Input Level The required RF input level to reach the full rated output power of the SSPA is determined by the individual amplifier maximum gain and power rating For Example If the test data of an SSPA rated for 250W 54 dBm indicated a gain of 75 dB then a signal of 54 dBm 75 dB 21 dBm would approximately give the rated output power LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial
57. fat 2 Y 8 9 T EF DATA man PS 1 Ground location PS 1 5 Ground location PS 2 Ground location Figure 2 4 LPOD Ground Connectors 2 8 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD 2 3 Standalone Installation of the LPOD Several kits are available from Comtech EF Data to mount and install Standalone or 1 1 Redundancy LPODs depending on the type of unit ordered and its operational frequency Refer to Appendix A 1 1 REDUNDANCY for the available assembly kit options for 1 1 LPOD redundancy configurations Figures on the pages that follow illustrate available Standalone mounting kits FIGURE CEFDPARTNO DESCRIPTION PL 12319 1 Universal Pole Mounting Kit KT 0000095 LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 Single Unit Mounting Kit 0000125 LPOD PS 2 Single Unit Mounting Kit KT 0020524 LPOD PS2 Single Unit Shelf Style Mounting Kit Refer to Appendix B CABLE DRAWINGS for information pertaining to the cables that are available for use with the LPOD in Standalone or 1 1 Redundancy operation 2 4 Turning on the LPOD OUT port Individuals can be exposed to dangerously high electromagnetic levels Never turn the unit ON without proper waveguide termination on the J2 RF The does not contain a Power On Off switch It is powered ON by connecting the 43 POWER IN connector to the appropriate prime power source The Mute or Transmit status of the SSPA will a
58. file is used for SNMP remote management of a unique device and consist of a tree of nodes called Object Identifiers OIDs Each OID provides remote management of a particular function These MIB files should be compiled in a user supplied MIB Browser or SNMP Network Monitoring System server The following MIB files are associated with the LPOD MIB File Name where x is Description revision letter FW 0000291x mib ComtechEFData MIB file gives the root tree for ALL Comtech EF Data LPOD products ComtechEFData PSx and consists of only the following OID Root MIB file Name comtechEFData Type MODULE IDENTITY OID 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 Full path iso 1 org 3 dod 6 internet 1 private 4 enterprises 1 comtechEFData 6247 Module ComtechEFData FW 0000289x mib LPOD MIB file FW 0000290x mib LPOD Traps MIB file MIB file consists of all of the OID s for management of the LPOD functions Trap MIB file is provided for SNMPv1 traps common for LPOD 4 3 2 SNMP Community Strings In SNMP v1 v2c the SNMP Community String is sent unencrypted in the SNMP packets Caution must be taken by the network administrator to ensure that SNMP packets travel only over a secure and private network if security is a concern The LPOD uses Community Strings as a password scheme that provides authentication before gaining access to the router agent s MIBs They are used to authenticate users and determine access privile
59. firmware version number e g V151 Version 1 5 1 About File Archive Formats Comtech EF Data provides its downloadable files in two compressed archive formats exe self extracting and zip compressed The exe file does not require a file archiver and compression utility program such as PKZIP for Windows WinZip ZipCentral etc PKZIP for DOS is not supported due to file naming conventions Comtech EF Data does not provide this utility program Some firewalls do not allow the download of exe files Download the zip file instead and extract the firmware files from the archive download with a user supplied utility program For detailed information on handling archived files refer to the utility program Help documentation G Download the archive file to the temporary folder e Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected the File Download window opens and prompts selection of Open or Save LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Updating Firmware MN LPOD o Click Open to turn over file extraction to the user supplied utility program sure to extract the firmware files to the temp folder created earlier o Click Save to open the Save As window Be sure to select and Save the archive exe or zip file to the temp folder created earlier Otherwise click Cancel to quit and exit the file download process MJ FW 0000408D zp from www comtechefdata com LLLI File
60. from operation If you need to update the firmware you can acquire the download from the Comtech EF Data Web site www comtechefdata com or from Comtech EF Data Customer Support during normal business hours via e mail or on CD by standard mail delivery The LPOD Firmware Update process is as follows e Download the firmware update archive file via the Internet to a user supplied Microsoft Windows compatible PC such as Comtech EF Data s optional LPODnet The LPODnet is also used for Ethernet based Remote Product Management Monitor and Control M amp C e Use Comtech EF Data s optional CLC 10 Handheld Terminal M amp C Accessory Kit CEFD Kit KT 0020518 for serial based Remote Product Management M amp C or use an adapter cable to directly connect the LPOD to the serial port of a user supplied Microsoft Windows compatible PC such as the LPODnet e Extract the firmware update files from the archive download file and then transfer the files from the user PC to the LPOD via File Transfer Protocol FTP LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Updating Firmware MN LPOD 3 2 Getting Started Preparing for the Firmware Download 1 First identify the firmware number and its version number A User supplied items needed e Microsoft Windows based PC equipped with available serial and Ethernet ports a compatible Web browser e g Internet Explorer and a terminal emulator program e g Tera Term or HyperTerminal i
61. functionality 4 9 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 Web Server Page Descriptions The sections and subsections that follow detail the pages accessible via hyperlink from the Splash page navigation tabs shown in Sect 4 5 4 Sect 4 5 5 1 Home Pages Sect 4 5 5 2 Admin Administration Pages Sect 4 5 5 3 Config Configure LPOD Pages Sect 4 5 5 4 Status Pages 4 5 5 1 Home Pages Select the Home Contact or Support hyperlink to continue 4 5 5 1 1 Home Home From any location within the Web Server Interface click the Home top navigation tab and or the nested hyperlink to return back to this top level page Use this page to identify the product and its current operating firmware version EF DATA All Rights Reserved Home Contact Support Figure 4 1 LPOD Home Home page 4 10 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 1 2 Home Contact Use this page to reference basic contact information needed to reach Comtech EF Data Sales and Customer Support via phone fax or Web e mail hyperlinks omtech EF Data All Rights Reserved For product information online please visit our website at www comtechefdata com To request a CD ROM call 480 333 2473 or email sales comtechefdata com Figure 4 2 Home Contact page 4 11 LPOD Outdoor Ampl
62. online unit 1 2 Redundancy Mode 1 2 Redundancy Mode is supported via an external controller box and is not addressed in this appendix 1 1 Redundancy Mode The RS 232 Interface is not available for 1 1 Redundancy See Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for detailed information about the remote commands and queries specified in this section LO In 1 1 Redundancy Mode the unit that is currently not the active online unit as determined by the switch position will be the controlling backup offline unit Serial command ESW determines system operation If ESWz1 TX Only or ESWz2 TX RX is executed in both units the system will be in Automatic Redundancy mode In this mode if a fault is detected with the active online unit either by loss of communications between the backup offline and active units or via the summary fault the backup unit will trigger the waveguide switch and assuming the backup unit is not faulted will become the active unit The backup unit will also poll the active unit at regular intervals in an attempt to maintain configuration compatibility with the active unit this ensures that should a fault occur the backup unit is configured exactly the same as the active unit LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD The LPOD redundant mode does not specify which unit must be the backup offline unit Instead the status of the backup offline
63. sash ideation rir eee ente cd ena ue xii Warnings Cautions and xii Examples of Multi Hazard sss xii Recommended Standard Designations xii Metrie C nversion CEDE xiii Electrical Safety Notice xiii Installation Guidelines Regarding Power Line Quality eese esee ene eene noon xiii Warranty PONCY EE RR xiv Limitations of Warranty s eode eet ton ee te eese xiv Exclusive Remiedlies 2 et eee eee ca Pune XV Getting Help Met agak xvi Contacting Comtech EF Data 5 i ne E rn UR oan xvi Returning a Product for Upgrade or xvii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION nonnen LL eccL ccce c crc rrr cree erre ene eere 030 0000 1 1 1 1 eJ e M 1 1 1 2 dihiipnElsrIisg dr dees 1 2 1 3 Aa pa EL eneen IRE VERE RE ERE KNEE ALAS snake red CERE TERN REPRE 1 2 1 3 1 The Solid State Advantage sassen 1 2 1 3 2 Enhanced Standard Features eee tease e ae eu steen ase ae aae dada 1 2 1 3 3 Built in Redundancy Controller
64. the LNB Current Supply in mA is provided here as a reference point The LNB current alarm upper and lower thresholds are determined by this calibrated LNB reference point and the LNB current window setting Click Calibrate to perform an LNB calibration and display the updated read only value 4 5 5 3 3 Config Utility Use this page to configure LPOD operating parameters Comtech EF Data All Rights Reserved EF DATA Amplifier LNB Utility Redundancy Utility 05 29 09 13 26 59 Change Date Time CID MESSAGE Change CID Boot FW 0000082 0 0 1a 04 09 08 Bulki FW 0000078 1 1 2v 05 05 09 FW 0000080 1 1 2v 05 05 09 FW 0000081 1 1 2v 05 05 09 Bulk2 FW 0000078 1 1 2v 05 05 09 FW 0000080 1 1 2v 05 05 09 FW 0000081 1 1 2v 05 05 09 PS2200 5964 C REF BUC Figure 4 8 Config Utility page Date and Time e Enter a date using international format in the form DD MM YY where DD day 01 to 31 MM month 01 to 12 and YY year 00 to 99 e Enter a time using HH MM SS format where HH hour 00 to 23 MM minutes 00 to 59 and SS seconds 00 to 59 4 19 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Click Change Date Time once the desired date and time have been entered in this section Circuit ID Enter a Circuit ID string of up to 48 characters Click Enter Circuit ID once the desired string is entered in this section
65. this value is set to 0 In EIA 485 applications the permissible range of values is 1 to 9999 responds the address used is the same address to indicate to the Controller the source of the packet The 7 The Controller sends a packet with the address of a Target the destination of the packet When the Target Controller does not have its own address 5 1 4 3 Address Delimiter This is the forward slash character ASCII code 47 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management 5 1 4 4 Instruction Code This is a three character alphabetic sequence that identifies the subject of the message Wherever possible the instruction codes have been chosen to have some significance For Example GAC for Global Amplifier Configuration IPA for IP Address etc This aids in the readability of the message should it be displayed in its raw ASCII form Both upper case and lower case alphabetic characters may be used A Z and a z ASCII codes 65 90 and 97 122 5 1 4 5 Instruction Code Qualifier This single character further qualifies the preceding instruction code Code Qualifiers obey the following rules 1 From Controller to Target the only permitted values are ASCII code 61 ASCII code 63 This character is used as the assignment operator and is used to indicate that the parameter defined by the preceding byte should be set to the value of the argument s that follow
66. you about a possible hazard that MAY CAUSE DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY PROPERTY DAMAGE A NOTE gives you important information about a task or the equipment A CAUTION informs you about a possible hazard that CAUSE INJURY or A REFERENCE directs you to additional information about a task or the equipment Examples of Multi Hazard Notices ADANGER ADANGER Electrocution hazard Lockout tagout before cleaning or servicing X Ray radiation inside Do NOT bypass interlocks Refer to manuals for additional safety information Recommended Standard Designations Recommended Standard RS Designations have been superseded by the new designation of the Electronic Industries Association EIA References to the old designations may be shown when depicting actual text e g RS 232 displayed on the Web Server pages or CLI serial Command Line Interface for the unit All other references in the manual will be shown with the EIA designations Xii LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Preface MN LPOD Metric Conversion Metric conversion information is located on the inside back cover of this manual This information is provided to assist the operator in cross referencing non Metric to Metric conversions Electrical Safety Notice Neutral Fusing Double pole neutral fusing is used on the prime power supply input This equipment has been
67. 000090 LPOD PS 1 C Band Coax Output 1 1 Redundancy Kit 30 Table A 7 Parts List for 0000089 LPOD 5 1 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy 34 Table A 8 Parts List for KT 0000170 LPOD PS 1 X Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit 38 Table A 9 Parts List for 0020526 LPOD PS 1 5 C Band DC Option 1 1 Redundancy Kit 42 Table 10 Parts List for KT 0000060 LPOD PS 1 5 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit 46 Table 11 Parts List for KT 0000091 LPOD 5 2 C Band 1 1 Redundancy 50 Table 12 Parts List for 0000254 LPOD PS 2 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy A 54 vii LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Table of Contents MN LPOD FIGURES Figure 1 1 Comtech EF Data LPOD Outdoor Amplifiers BUCS sees 1 1 Figure 1 2 PS 1 1 5 Block Diagram 22 1 4 Figure 1 3 PS 2 Block Diagram 1 5 Figure 1 4 LPOD PS 1 C Band Dimensional Envelope Coax 1 12 Figure 1 5 PS 1 C Band Dimensional Envelope Waveguide 1 13 Figure 1 6 LPOD PS 1 X Band Dimensional 1 14
68. 09 xx x cr Q10 xx x cr Q11 xx x cr Q12 xx x cr Q13 xx x cr Q14 xx x cr Q15 xx x cr Q16 xx x er If Note If the value is one amp or greater the format is xx x and if the value is less than one amp then the format is 5 28 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller REF xxx See Description of Arguments for details RET x X See Description of Arguments for details RFS x X See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Retrieve 213 bytes alpha Query only 5 Maintenance Status numeric Ur an 24V power supply inti P24V2 24V switch power supply m ud LNBVT 13 18V LNB power supply see Note P13VT 13 5V power supply details P10V1 10V1 power supply A10V1 10V1 on RF Module A10V2 10V2 on RF Module see Note P7V8T 7 8 power supply P5V8T 5 8 power supply P2V5T 2 5V power supply P1V2T 1 2V power supply N5V8T 5 8V power supply 1 Fan 1 speed in percent FANR2 Fan 2 speed in percent see Note BUCVT BUC tuning voltage see Note FWPWR Forward power in dBm REFVT Reference osc tuning voltage see Note LNBCS LNB current supply in mA see Note ATEMP Heatsink temperature in Celsiu
69. 097 CABLE ASSY ROHS CONNECTOR CSAT 7075 OUTPUT RF ROHS 12 1 HW CAP SS14 DUST COVER RECEPTACLE NON SHORTING SIZE 14 SS W CHAIN amp RING 20 1 SW WGS28V 75SB SWITCH WAVEGUIDE WR75 28VDC SEALED SIDE amp BOTTOM MNT 21 1 RF TERM 11923 5 RF TERMINATION WR75G 14 14 5GHz 1 05 1 VSWR 150W 22 1 RF 0000105 RF POWER SPLITTER COMBINER 2 WAY 0 DEGREES 1 2GHZ 23 6 GA WR75 R H C GASKET O RING WR 75 HALF THICKNESS CONDUCTIVE 24 12 HW TW14 5HDBLK CABLE TIE 14 5 HEAVY DUTY BLACK 30 8 HW 1 4 20X1 2FH 1 4 20 x 1 2 FLAT HD PHILLIPS SCREW 82 UCUT SS 33 10 HW 0000070 3 8 16 x 3 4 LG SCREW HEX FLNG SERR SS 34 10 HW 3 8SPRINGNUT SPRINGNUT 3 8 16 SHORT SPRING SS P3300 35 2 HW 4 FLT 4 FLAT WASHER SS 36 2 HW 4 SPLIT 4 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 37 2 HW 4 40X1 38PH 4 40 x 1 3 8 LG PAN HD PHILLIPS SCREW SS 39 28 HW 6 FLT 6 FLAT WASHER SS 40 28 HW 6 SPLIT 6 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 41 4 HW 6 32X5 16P H 36 32 x 5 16 LG PHILLIPS SCREW 42 20 6 32 1 25 5 6 32 x 1 2 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 43 4 03P1111 6 32 x 9 16 LG SOCKET HD SCREW SS 44 2 8 32 1 25 5 38 32 x 1 2 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 45 4 HW 8 FLT 8 FLAT WASHER SS 46 2 HW 8 SPLIT 8 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 47 2 HW 8 32HEXNUT 8 32 HEX NUT SS 34 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A 2X LPOD PS 1 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SSPA 1 7 4 SSPA 2 in e pe Lee Ne a T A
70. 098 LPOD C Band Rx Switch Kit as per figure A 6 ITEM CEFD PART NO DESCRIPTION 1 28P1084 QP RF ADAPTER N FEM TO CPRG229 W G GROOVED FOR 1 2 GASKET 1 CN CXSONMALE CONNECTOR CN 50 OHM N MALE TERMINATION 1 GSKTCPR229FU GASKET CPR229 FULL THK s ww CEE 6 sr VeaSRLGMEXHDSCRE S 2 s wmesur 1 SWWGS28V 2205M SWITCH WAVEGUIDE CPR229 GROOVED 28V SEALED MS3116F10 6S MATING CONN A 14 Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD Se ofl Tx Rx FILTER SUPPORT KIT SHOWN FOR t 10x V 7 TYPICAL LNA LNB SHOWN FOR 10x 8 REFERENCE ONLY x Tx REJECT FILTER y f fg Si REFERENCE ONLY t a 0 6 9 66 LNA LNB 1 TYPICAL LNA LNB SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY tox 6 4554 9220 Figure 6 KT 0000098 LPOD C Band Rx Switch Kit Exploded View 15 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank 16 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD LNB UNIT 1 LNB UNIT 2 Figure A 7 PL 7596 1 LPOD Ku Band Rx Switch Kit Assembled View 17 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD Table A 3 Parts List for PL 7596 1 LPOD Ku Band Rx Switch Kit 1
71. 1 2 and Figure 1 3 The major components of an LPOD unit are e 55 Module e Cooling System Monitor and Control M amp C e Power Factor Corrected Power Supply BUC BLOCK DIAGRAM BUC MODULE L band to RF Block Converter TIN lt gt uu m RF rox 5 SS OUT W G i ExtRef acce Gain CUST 5V 0v GAIN i CUST CTRL i i CTRL T E od PLL i i OUTPUT i POWER gt POWER CONDITIONING amp CONTROL DETECTOR FSK 5 3 7 8V 13 5V CONTROL wh sy 53 amp MONITOR Interlock LNB Jil LNB23V MONITOR amp CONTROL MODEM Rx J10 mmm DATA Optional LNB Bias COMI HA 10V 5V 5V 24V 5 8V 5 8V 7 8V 13 5V Interlock POWER J3 Line POWER SUPPLY LLL IN gt Filter Figure 1 2 LPOD PS 1 1 5 Block Diagram 14 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD SSPA BUC BLOCK DIAGRAM SSPA BUC MODULE TXIN RF A ud 72 ovr gt lt W G oom AAN COMP sv lov 1 POWER CONDITIONING amp CONTROL 2 EE gt lt OUIPUT 7 SAMPLE Se OUTPUT 2 WW DETECTOR IFSK CONTROL nv 88V ssv 78V 13 5V amp MONI
72. 10 43551 HOME Pag68 cna en eren uer eode PEE Tn D au den ERN an 4 10 45511 n en rae es 4 10 45 512 Home eei i OE RR 4 11 4 5 5 1 3 Home Support a aka a a a KA AA a EA aa Ga A Ega E NGANG eni 4 12 4 5 5 2 ctae mtb tob ONT deren en te IRE 4 13 4 5 5 2 Admin ACCeSS ico erro e e e e ate E E e e ose etes 4 13 45 5 2 2 Admin SNMP sn ni rir nita ape 4 15 05 53 ederet o EI 4 16 4 5 5 3 1 Config Amplifier enhn 4 16 4 5 5 3 2 Config ENB accetti rre er ve ttd eec 4 18 4 5 5 3 2 Config UE ttc e lente tees 4 19 4 5 5 3 4 Config Redundancy 4 21 45 5 4 Status 4 22 ASSAT Stotys h EVENTS coco ter te e etr e e ees 4 22 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Table of Contents MN LPOD 4 5 5 4 2 Statte Statistics ze cR 4 24 ASSAF Statue Status ii eec ERR REESE 4 26 AS SAA Status FETS iu eres er GO e ON EP EP EIE 4 27 ASS AS Status Graphis csse Per e p dn 4
73. 2 ITEM QTY CEFD PART NO DESCRIPTION 1 4 FP 0000534 BRACKET MOUNTING LPOD PS 1 2 2 FP 0000542 CHANNEL DUAL UNISTRUT 1 1 RDNT LPOD PS 1 3 1 FP 0000537 BRACKET UNIVERSAL 1 1 RDNT LPOD PS 1 5 2 FP 0000580 SPACER PLATE RF SPLITTER COMBINER 6 1 FP 0000645 BRACKET SUPPORT 1 1 RED LPOD PS 1 10 2 CA RF0097 CABLE ASSY ROHS CONNECTOR CSAT 7075 OUTPUT RF 11 1 HW CAP SS14 DUST COVER RECEPTACLE W CHAIN amp RING NON SHORTING SIZE 14 SS 12 2 CA 6357 2 CABLE ROHS TX 2FT 20 1 SW WGS28V 137S SWITCH WAVEGUIDE CPR137 28V SEALED 21 1 FP WG0034 PNQ WAVEGUIDE TERMINATION SMALL FINS 22 1 RF 0000105 RF POWER SPLITTER COMBINER 2 WAY 0 DEGREES 1 2GHZ 23 4 GA CPR 137 R H C GASKET D SHAPE CPR 137 HALF THICKNESS CONDUCTIVE 24 2 FP 5683 WELDMENT WAVEGUIDE ADAPTER CPRG137 TON 30 8 HW 1 4 20X1 2FH 1 4 20 x 1 2 LG FH PHILLIPS SCREW 82 UCUT SS 31 10 HW 0000070 3 8 16 x 3 4 LG SERR HD FLNG HEX SCREW 32 10 HW 3 8SPRINGNUT SPRINGNUT 3 8 16 SHORT SPRING SS P3300 33 2 HW 4 40X1 38PH 4 40 x 1 3 8 LG PHILLIPS HD SCREW SS 34 2 HW 4 SPLIT 4 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 35 2 HW 4 FLT 4 FLAT WASHER SS 37 4 HW 6 32X5 16P H 6 32 x 5 16 LG PHILLIPS HD SCREW SS 38 4 HW 6 SPLIT 6 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS S 39 4 HW 6 FLT 6 FLAT WASHER SS 40 26 HW 10 32X1 2SH 10 32 x 1 2 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW 41 14 HW 10 32X5 8SHC 10 32 x 5 8 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW 42 32 HW 10 SPLIT 10 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 43 32 HW 10 FLT 10 FLAT
74. 3 Home 5 2 2 0 000000000 000000000000000000000 00 nan 4 12 4 4 vad i EG SEE von ewa Xa 4 13 Figure 4 5 Admin SNMP page sine tnn 4 15 Figure 4 6 Config Amplifier nn nana 4 16 Figure 4 7 Contig 4 18 Figure 4 8 Config Utility Page eoi rr err En 4 19 Figure 4 9 Config Redundancy Page c ccccccescccecssssececsscececssseececsseseceeseececseeeececseesecsceseesessesecsenseaeees 4 21 Figure 4 10 Status Events er Ier TERR ER VER 4 22 Figure 4 11 Status Statistics page sent ss ser rasa sss rana nin 4 24 Figure 4512 Status Status page c orc re er ere coe Fo E EO eos En a 4 26 Fig re 4 13 Status FETS 4 27 Figure 4 14 Status Graphs page nnn EA EL ANGE KANANG BRA AR Gaga Ng BAE NENG E ae GE dg Ka aan 4 28 Figure 1 Serial based M amp C using CEFD Kit 0020518 6 Figure 2 Ethernet based
75. 53 6 16 0 14 58 1 1 215 0 4536 1 Ib Troy 373 2 13 17 12 0 0 8229 1 0 3732 1 kilogram 1000 35 27 32 15 2 205 2 679 1 OMTECH EF DATA 2114 WEST 7TH STREET TEMPE ARIZONA 85281 USA 480 333 2200 PHONE 480 333 2161 FAX
76. AT WASHER SS 40 24 HW 6 SPLIT 6 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 41 4 HW 6 32X5 16P H 366 32 x 5 16 LG PHILLIPS SCREW 42 16 HW 6 32X1 2SHCS 366 32 x 1 2 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 43 4 03P1111 6 32 9 16 LG SOCKET HD SCREW SS 44 2 HW 8 32X1 2SHCS 38 32 x 1 2 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 45 4 HW e FLT 8 FLAT WASHER SS 46 2 HW 8 SPLIT 8 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 47 2 HW 8 32HEXNUT 8 32 HEX NUT SS 46 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD 40 42 Ge ax 40 ax 39 4X 10X 2X LPOD PS 1 5 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY DP ge NOT SHOWN 12 UNIT 1 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY q et x 9 Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 23 KT 0000060 LPOD PS 1 5 Ku Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View 47 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank 48 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD A 7 A LPOD PS 2 1 1 Redundancy Kits 2X LPOD PS 2 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SSPA 2 222 A a Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SSPA 1 Figure A 24 KT 0000091 LPOD PS 2 C Band 1 1 Re
77. Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Command or Code and Qualifier Response to Query Retrieve Configuration Status Parameter Type Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Soft Reboot 1 Reboot System Query only Used to Query the configuration status of the unit Examples ATT 12 75 cr AMP 1 cr MUT 1 cr ONL 1 cr ESW 1 cr AOF 00 00 cr AFRz1 cr XRFzN A cr If see Note Where attenuation in dB RF power amplifier state 0 1 MUT RF mute state O un muted 1 muted RED Online status for redundancy ESW Redundancy state and mode states O OFF 1 Tx only 2 ON Tx amp Rx AOF Attenuator Offset in dB AFR auto fault recovery O manual 1 auto XRF External reference status N A no external reference 05M for 5 MHz and 10M for a 10 MHz Note XRF will always be N A if the internal reference oscillator option is not installed Command or Query Online status applies only to redundancy where 0 Offline 1 Online Note this command is functionally identical to the ONL command Example lt 1 RED 1 cr 0001 RED cr If 5 27 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller
78. C in an accessible temporary folder 1 Use Command Line to send a PING command to confirm proper connection and communication between the user PC and the LPOD e Obtain the IP Address of the unit using serial remote control or the LPOD Web Server Interface o Using Serial Remote Control Type the lt 0 IPA remote query without quotes at the command prompt The unit returns the configured IP Address o Using the LPOD Web Server Interface View the entry for P Address Range in the Network Maintenance section of the Admin Access page 010 255 255 255 i 192 168 001 045 24 Change IP Address e Once the IP Address is known use Command line to PING Type ping XXX XXX XXX XXX at the Command line prompt where is the unit Address 3 9 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Updating Firmware MN LPOD The response should confirm whether the unit is properly connected and communicating 2 Use Command line to transfer FTP the files from the user PC to the LPOD e where denotes the unit IP Address e Type bin to set the binary transfer mode e Type prompt and then type hash to facilitate the file transfers e Type put FW 0000078x bin bulk where x denotes the firmware revision letter at the Command line prompt without quotes to begin the file tra
79. Code which is O Power Off 1 Power On 2 Log Cleared 3 Global Config Change 4 Redundancy Config Change RAS fault codes map as follows P24V1 P24V2 LNBVT P13VT A10V1 A10V2 10VPS P5V8T P2V5T P1V2T N5V8T P7V8T FANR1 FANR2 ATEMP SHTDN FWPWR CHKSM FPGAD BUCLD REFLD LNBCS SWITC If there are less than 5 events to be retrieved the remaining positions are padded with zeros If there are no new events the response is RNE A Global Config Change is defined as any time a command is successfully executed A query does not set the status change flag The status change flag is cleared after being read No other events toggle a status change Arguments for Command or Response to Query Description of Arguments Response to Command Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller Parameter Type 5 30 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller RNE CR ABCCdd mmyyhhmmss CR A BCCddmmyyhhmms s CR ABCCddmmyy hhmmss CR ABCCd dmmyyhhmmss CR ABCCddmmyyhhm mss See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Arguments for Command or Response to Query 75 bytes Parameter Type Retrieve Next 5 Unread Stored Statistics Serial Number E N A 23 bytes alpha numeric Re
80. Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD LPOD PS 2 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY KT 0000125 LPOD PS 2 Single Unit Mounting Kit s i mov BRACKET MODIFICATION POLE MOUNTING KT s 2 mao SCREW EX SERA FLANGE HEAD 981653485 4 2 HWIBSPRINGNUT SPRINGNUT 38 16 SHORT SPRING SS P3300 5 4 BOLT HEX HEAD 5 16 18X3 4 88 _6 4 Hwsteseur 7 LOCKWASHERSPLIL SS Figure 2 7 KT 0000125 LPOD PS 2 Single Unit Mounting Kit 2 12 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD LPOD PS 2 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY MOUNTING PLATE SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY ITEM 4 wasa 4 Figure 2 8 KT 0020524 LPOD PS 2 Single Unit Shelf Style Mounting Kit 2 13 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD Notes 3 1 Chapter 3 UPDATING FIRMWARE Introduction 7 ENSURE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE IT IS IMPORTANT OPERATE THE LPOD WITH ITS LATEST AVAILABLE FIRMWARE Comtech EF Data s LPOD family of Outdoor Amplifiers Block Up Converters BUCs are factory shipped with the latest version of operating firmware Firmware updates may be applied to an LPOD system without having to remove it
81. Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD 2 2 3 Connector J3 POWER IN AC Power Mains FOR SAFETY REASONS TAKE CARE TO NOTE THAT THE 43 AC POWER CONNECTION PIN ASSIGNMENTS FOR EACH LPOD MODEL ARE NOT THE SAME FAILURE TO CAREFULLY REVIEW THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE SECTIONS THAT FOLLOW MAY RESULT IN PRODUCT DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY For all LPOD models the prime power input requirement is as follows e 90 264 VAC 47 to 63 Hz e The power supply is power factor corrected The total power required from the prime power supply depends on the model used Please refer to Sect 1 5 Summary of Specifications 2 2 3 1 LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 J3 POWER IN AC Power Main The mating connector specification and pin assignments Table 2 2 unique to the LPOD PS 1 and PS 1 5 AC power interfaces as follows Mating Connector CEFD P N CN MS STPGO3F02 ITT Cannon KPTO6B 12 35 Table 2 2 LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 J3 POWER Pin Assignments Fm Dew i TTE B NEUTRAL L2 2 2 3 2 LPOD PS 2 J3 POWER IN AC Power Main The mating connector specification and the pin assignments Table 2 3 unique to the LPOD PS 2 AC power interface are as follows Mating Connector CEFD P N CN MS STPGO3FO07 Glenair ITS 3106F20 19SF7 Table 2 3 LPOD PS 2 J3 POWER IN Pin Assignments Pin Description B NEUTRAL L2 LINE L1 2 4 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier
82. Download x Do you want to open or save this file Name FW 00004080 aj Type WinZip Fie 512 From www comtecheldsta Estimated time lelt 42 sec 370KB of 5 12MB copied Open 5 varo did Always ask before opening this type of TI6KB Sec MILI this dialog box when download completes j from the Internet can be useful some fles can potentially e ham your computer If you do not trust the source do not save this What the mk open 2 Next extract the firmware files from the archive file e If not already done with File Download gt Open Extract the firmware files from the downloaded exe or zip archive file with the user supplied utility program o Double click on the archive file name and then follow the prompts provided by the user supplied utility program Extract at a minimum two files FW 0000078x LPOD 4 bin The Firmware Bulk image file where x denotes the revision letter and _ denotes the firmware version number and ReleaseNotes_LPOD PSx_v pdf The Firmware Release Notes PDF file where denotes the firmware version number 3 Confirm availability of the firmware files in the temporary folder There are several ways the user may view the contents of the temporary folder on a Windows based PC A From the Windows Desktop e Double left click the temp
83. E PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for detailed descriptions of the configuration parameters featured on the individual web pages depicted in this section 4 2 Ethernet Management Interface Protocols The user PC facilitates access to Ethernet based remote monitor and control M amp C of the LPOD 100BaseT 10BaseTx Ethernet Management Interface through three separately operated protocols e Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP This requires a user supplied Network Management System NMS and a user supplied Management Information Base MIB File Browser e Telnet Interface This requires use of the user PC s Command line interface or a user supplied terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal LPOD Web Server HTTP Interface This requires a compatible user supplied web browser such as Internet Explorer 4 3 SNMP Interface The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is an Internet standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks An SNMP managed network consists of three key components e The managed device This includes the CDM 625 Advanced Satellite Modem LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD The SNMP Agent The software that runs on the CDM 625 The CDM 625 SNMP Agent supports both SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c e Theuser supplied Network Management System NMS The software that runs on the manager 4 3 1 Management Information Base MIB Files An MIB
84. FD PART NO DESCRIPTION 1 4 FP 0000534 BRACKET MOUNTING LPOD PS 1 2 2 FP 0000542 CHANNEL DUAL UNISTRUT 1 1 RDNT LPOD PS 1 3 1 FP 0000537 BRACKET UNIVERSAL 1 1 RDNT LPOD PS 1 5 2 FP 0000580 SPACER PLATE RF SPLITTER COMBINER 10 4 CA 6357 2 CABLE ROHS TX AFT 11 1 HW CAP SS14 DUST COVER RECEPTACLE NON SHORTING SIZE 14 SS W CHAIN amp RING 20 1 SW COAX N F SEALED SWITCH COAX N FEMALE 25VDC 5 9 6 5 SEALED 21 1 RF 0000104 TERMINATION MOD TYPE N M 50 W DC 8 5 GHz 22 1 RF 0000105 SPLITTER COMBINER RF POWER 2 WAY 0 DEGREES 1 2GHZ 30 8 HW 1 4 20X1 2FH 1 4 20 x 1 2 LG FH PHILLIPS SCREW 82 UCUT SS 31 10 HW 0000070 3 8 16 x 3 4 LG HEX FLNG SERR SCREW SS 32 10 HW 3 8SPRINGNUT SPRINGNUT 3 8 16 SHORT SPRING SS P3300 33 2 HW 4 FLT 4 FLAT WASHER SS 34 2 HW 4 SPLIT 4 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 35 2 HW 4 40X1 38PH 4 40 x 1 38 P H PHIILIPS SCREW SS 37 4 HW 6 FLT 6 FLAT WASHER SS 38 4 HW 6 SPLIT 6 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 39 4 HW 6 32X5 16P H 6 32 x 5 16 LG PHILLIPS SCREW 40 2 HW 0000170 M4X0 7 x 8 LG PAN HD PHILLIPS SCREW 55 41 2 HW M4LOCK M4 LOCK WASHER SS 42 2 HW M4FLAT M4 FLAT WASHER SS 43 12 HW TW14 5HDBLK CABLE TIE 14 5 HEAVY DUTY BLACK 30 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD 2X LPOD PS 1 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY Fi SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY
85. II characters Response to Command Target to Controller Command or Query Current Active software image where 1 Bulk Image 1 currently active 2 Bulk Image 2 currently active Examples lt 1 IMG 1 cr instructs the unit to load firmware from image 1 atthe next reset power up 1 IMG cr queries the image number that the firmware loaded during bootup Note if you send the IMG command and then query the IMG value the numbers may not be equal because the command tells the firmware which image to boot from at the next bootup and the query reports the image that the firmware booted from on the last bootup Command or Query Used to set the IP address and network prefix for the 10 100 BaseT Ethernet management port in the format where is the IP address and yy is the network prefix 8 30 Example lt 1 IPA 192 168 001 004 24 cr 0001 IPA cr If Note Changing the IP address through the Telnet interface requires the user to power cycle the unit and then restart a new Telnet session with the new IP address The IP address that you type into the Telnet client software does not include the range parameter so it would be 192 168 1 4 Default Value 192 168 001 004 24 Command or Query Used to set the Gateway IP address for the 10 100 Base Tx Ethernet management port in the format XXX XXX XXX XXX where XXX XXX XXX XXX is the IP address
86. IPS SCREW SS 34 2 HW 4 SPLIT 4 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 35 2 HW 4 FLT 4 FLAT WASHER SS 36 4 HW 6 32X5 16P H 6 32 x 5 16 PHILLIPS SCREW 37 4 HW 6 SPLIT 6 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 38 4 HW 6 FLT 6 FLAT WASHER SS 39 26 HW 10 32X1 2SH 10 32 x 1 2 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 40 30 HW 10 32X5 8SHC 10 32 x 5 8 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 41 48 HW 10 SPLIT 10 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 42 48 HW 10 FLT 10 FLAT WASHER SS 43 8 HW 5 16 18X3 4B 5 16 18 x 3 4 LG HEX HD BOLT SS 44 8 HW 5 16 SPLIT 5 16 SPLIT LOCK WASHER 45 8 HW 5 16 FLT 5 16 FLAT WASHER 50 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD 2X LPOD PS 2 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY a SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Tite Ten w ns 9 cof An 16 N MIT N Nr ee nn 4x bc toad 4X ui x Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT 4 SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 25 KT 0000091 LPOD PS 2 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View A 51 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank A 52 Revision 8 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A MN LPOD m st 12 10 fr 41 IIIe Bp pt Jaa IE
87. IT ze a Se SSL HI Sosa E4721 NN 1 iam NS JAN H 41 B SX a M WI DIE AZ Toma xe Jupe ESS anan an SEI mmn NAS IEI Visi AA III ZEI VO SI AE 1S EIS LEE ISIN IEA mn en lt 0 c 22 Tan 4 6 mie Figure A 19 KT 0020526 LPOD PS 1 5 C Band DC Option 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View Rx SPLITTER AND CABLE KITS SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 9 Parts List for KT 0020526 LPOD PS 1 5 C Band DC Option 1 1 Redundancy Kit Revision 8 MN LPOD KT 0020526 LPOD PS 1 5 C Band DC Option 1 1 Redundancy Kit as per Figures A 20 and A 21 ITEM CEFD PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION 30 2 FP 0000542 CHANNEL DUAL UNISTRUT 40 10 HW 0000070 SCREW HEX FLNG 0 375 16 x 0 750 SS SERR 50 10 HW 3 8SPRINGNUT SPRINGNUT 3 8 16 SHORT SPRING SS P3300 60 4 FP 0020593 BRACKET MOUNTING DC LPOD 70 4 CA 0000348 CABLE ASSY RF 2 FT 80 1 HW CAP SS14 DUST COVER RECEPTACLE NON SHORTING SIZE 14 SS W CHAIN 4 RING 90 1 SW WGS28V 137S SWITCH WAVEGUIDE CPR137
88. K GND CUST COMM UNIT A STATUS J2M ISL CUST COMM UNIT B STATUS J2N J D TX SWITCH POS 1 IND BV 10BASE T RX B JIR IIR 24 123 333 1 SYSTEM MUTE JAT JT 34 8 4E J5 B 35 SWITCH COMMON 10BASE T_RX A RX A RS232 RD RS232 TD RS232 TD RS232 RD TX RX SWITCH DRIVE POS 1 RX SWITCH POS 1 IND TX RX SWITCH DRIVE POS 2 TX SWITCH POS 2 IND RX SWITCH POS 2 INO 210 FT 1 0 CONNECTOR LIST REFDES TO CEFDP N MANUFACTURERP N USER AMPHENOL PTO7E 14 195 027 PREFERRED Ls s J6 COM1 P UNIT 1 28P1038 EP comi LO CN STPGOGFO2 Figure B 5 Redundant Loop Cable Rx Tx CEFD P N CA 0020657 AMPHENOL PTOGE 14 19P 476 PREFERRED GLENAIR IPTOGE 14 19PSR F7 ALTERNATE AMPHENOL PTO6E 10 65 476 PREFERRED GLENAIR IPTOGE 10 6SSR ALTERNATE LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix B B 2 6 Redundant Loop Cable Tx Only Revision 8 MN LPOD Use the CA 0020655 Redundant Loop Cable for interconnection of 1 1 Redundancy Tx only applications Use the 411 connector to connect to your M amp C interface See the CONNECTOR LIST table in Figure B 6 for routing the remaining connectors WIRE LIST je 57 0 3 0 2X 40 0 20 v ABE XSW JA ISA Sr 4 J2 B J3 B J2 C J3 J2 D J3 D DESCRIPTION RS485
89. M amp C using CEFD Kit 0000203 A 7 Figure A 3 Typical LPOD 1 1 Redundancy System Cabling 5 9 Figure A 4 KT 0000116 LPOD Rx Splitter Cable Kit esses A 11 Figure 5 KT 0000098 LPOD C Band Rx Switch Kit Assembled 13 Figure A 6 KT 0000098 LPOD C Band Rx Switch Kit Exploded A 15 Figure 7 PL 7596 1 LPOD Ku Band Rx Switch Kit Assembled A 17 Figure 8 PL 7596 1 LPOD Ku Band Rx Switch Kit Exploded View A 19 Figure 9 KT 0000191 Ku Band Rx Switch Kit OMT Mounted Metric Assembled View 21 viii LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Table of Contents MN LPOD Figure 10 KT 0000191 Ku Band Rx Switch Kit OMT Mounted Metric Exploded View 23 Figure 11 KT 0000104 LPOD PS 1 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View 25 Figure 12 0000104 LPOD PS 1 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View ane 27 Figure A 13 KT 0000090 LPOD PS 1 C Band Coax Output 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View 29 Figure 14 KT 0000090 LPOD PS 1 C Band Coax Output 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View 31 Figure 15
90. MN LPOD Temperature Graph Te man E dl Ambient Temp 15 26 55 15 31 55 15 36 55 15 41 55 15 46 55 15 51 55 As noted by the graph legend the blue line displays the unit s Amplifier heat sink temperature the red line displays the Ambient outdoor temperature if the required sensor has been installed in the unit You may control the appearance of either temperature by deselecting the pertinent checkbox provided at the bottom of the graph The graph will dynamically update after the next polling cycle every five seconds when the deselected parameter is removed from both the graph and its legend Power Graph The power graph displays the unit s output power with 1dB resolution You may define whether the graph depicts the unit of measurement as dBm the default setting or watts by selecting the desired Amplified Output Power unit at the bottom of the graph The graph will dynamically update after the next polling cycle every five seconds to the desired parameter 7 If the Refresh tab is clicked the graph will revert to the default display Unit in dBm 4 30 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD LNB Current Graph This graph displays the LNB current only if an LNB is connected to the system and is drawing current from the LNB current source Amplifier Status Graph No data available This graph displays the state of the RF amplifier O
91. Off State mute LNB 1 Through State unmute LNB Example lt 1 SBT 1 Note To send this command the unit must have the bias tee option installed otherwise a mode error will result A mode error will also result if this command is sent while the unit is running in redundant mode Default Value 0 Command or Query Set FSK Address between 01 to 15 Example lt 1 SFA 01 cr 0001 SFA cr If Default Value 01 5 32 Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller See Description of Arguments for details 5 See Description of Arguments for details SFA xx See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Parameter Type Summary Fault Status E SNMP Authentication Trap Enable Serial Number Remote Address SNMP Read Community Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query 16 bytes characters no spaces Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Query only Indicates the condition of the summary fault relay Where 0 Not Faulted SumFLT COM J6 pin K is not connected to SumFLT NC J6 pin M 1 Faulted SumFLT_COM J6 pin is connected to SumFLT_NC J6 pin M Example 1 SFS 0001 SFS 0 cr If Command or Query
92. Once a unit has been in operation for 24 hours or more use the drop down menu to select a date up to a maximum of 28 days including the present date from which to compile data If a unit has not been in operation for 24 hours only present will be available Time Once a unit has been in operation for 24 12 am hours or more use this drop down menu to select the time on the hour 24 hours from 12 am to 11 pm are available Note that for the first 24 hours of operation or beyond if the time has accrued if present is selected as the Start Date then the Time drop down menu will become unavailable for selection and dim as shown here Duration Use the drop down menu to select the duration that is the block of time in which data will be compiled for the graphs as 30 minutes 1 hour 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours 8 hours 12 hours 24 hours or 48 hours is powered off before the data can be written to memory the last 60 minutes of 7 trending data is stored to the unit s flash memory once per hour If the unit data will be lost Click Submit to execute the choice once the configuration parameters have been defined then click the Refresh tab to update the graphs with the most current trending parameters note that when the page refreshes the Power Graph resets to display the default unit of dBm 4 29 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management
93. R Sub body CR Sub body CR Sub body CR Sub body See Description of Arguments for details RSN XXXXXXXXX See Description of Arguments for details RUS x x See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction ELLE Command or Code and Qualifier Response to Query SBT Parameter Type Remote Baud Rate Switch Bias Tee 1 byte numeric 2 bytes nuberic Set FSK Address Query Instruction Code and qualifier Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Command or Query Set remote baud rate as follows 2400 2400 baud 4800 4800 baud 9600 9600 baud 19K2 19200 baud 38K4 38400 baud Examples 1 SBR 9600 cr gt 0001 SBR 9600 cr If lt 1 SBR cr gt 0001 SBR 09600 cr If Note When changing baud rates remotely the response to the command will be returned using the same baud rate as that used to send the command Default Value 9600 Command or Query Switches the bias tee into the through state or into the off state The bias tee provides a means of muting the LNB The SBT state will be controlled by the amplifier mute state while running in redundant mode but while the unit is not in redundant mode the bias tee may be set independently of the amplifier mute state 0
94. Rx LNB L Band In Waveguide Output Power In COM1 J3 J6 Figure 2 2 LPOD PS 1 5 Connectors J1 J3 J6 J10 J11 J2 RF Out J9 Tx In Powerin COM1 Modem Rx LNB Waveguide Output Output Sample Figure 2 3 LPOD PS 2 Connectors 2 2 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD 2 2 Interface Connectors 2 2 1 Connector J1 LBAND IN or J1 Tx IN The RF input connector is a Type N female connector Labeled J1 LBAND IN on the LPOD PS 1 and PS 1 5 models i J1 Tx IN on the LPOD PS 2 unit typical input levels 30 Gy dBm depend on desired output power and unit attenuation To prevent damage to the LPOD RF input levels should not PS 1 PS 1 5 PS 2 exceed 15 dBm 2 2 2 Connector J2 RF OUT A FOR SAFETY REASONS NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE WAVEGUIDE OUTPUT The J2 RF OUT connector may be a waveguide or coaxial interface the type of interface used depends on the LPOD model and or frequency range of the unit as described in Table 2 1 and as shown in Figures 2 1 2 2 and 2 3 Table 2 1 J2 RF OUT Pin Assignments Band Output Type Type N Female WR75G Waveguide CPR137G Waveguide ka a WR75G Waveguide WR75G Waveguide CPR112G Waveguide CPR112G Waveguide CPR112G Waveguide CPR137G e 2 3 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up
95. S ANDREW PIN FIPNM HR OR EQUIVALENT HEAT SHRINK BOTH ENDS CABLE 1 4 SUPER FLEXIBLE HELIAX ANDREW P N FSJ1P 50A 4B OR EQUIVALENT Figure B 7 1 4 Heliax Coaxial Cable CA 3722 X B 9 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix B MN LPOD Notes B 10 METRIC CONVERSIONS Units of Length Unit Millimeter Centimeter Inch Foot Yard Meter Kilometer Mile 1 millimeter 1 0 1 0 0394 0 0033 0 0011 0 001 1x108 6 214 x 107 1 centimeter 10 1 0 3937 0 0328 0 0109 0 01 1x105 6 214 x 108 1 inch 25 4 2 54 1 0 0833 0 0278 0 0254 254x109 1 578 10 1 foot 304 8 30 48 12 1 0 3333 0 3048 3 048 x 10 4 1 894 x 10 4 1 yard 914 4 91 44 36 3 1 0 9144 9 144 10 4 5 682 x 104 1 meter 1000 100 39 37 3 2808 1 0936 1 0 001 6 214 x 104 1 kilometer 1x 106 1x 105 3 938 x 104 3 281 1093 1000 1 0 6214 1 mile 1 609 x 106 1 609x 105 6 336 x 104 5280 1760 1609 1 609 1 Temperature Conversions Temperature Fahrenheit 9 Centigrade Formulas Water freezes 32 0 C F 32 0 555 Water boils 212 100 F C 1 8 32 Absolute zero 459 69 273 16 Units of Weight unn Gan PE E De AREE 1 gram 1 0 03527 0 03215 0 002205 0 002679 0 001 1 oz avoir 28 35 1 0 9115 0 0625 0 07595 0 02835 1 oz troy 31 10 1 097 1 0 06857 0 08333 0 03110 1 Ib avoir 4
96. SSPA with a semicolon delimited string of data Example set GAC GAC a b cc cc dd dd e fffffig hh l j k l m n 0 cr Where redundancy mode ESW b online status ONL cc cc Attenuation Offset AOF dd dd Customer Attenuation ATT e Auto Fault Recovery AFR Unit Alarm Mask MSK g LNB Current Source LCS hh LNB Current Window LCW i LNB Current Window Enable CWE j Enable Statistics Averaging ESA k Set Statistics Interval SSI Enable Statistics Logging ESL m Auxiliary Mute AUX n user mute state MUT o RF power amplifier state AMP Initialize Events Command only Pointer Resets internal pointer to allow RNE Queries to start at the beginning of the stored events log Example lt 1 IEP cr gt 0001 IEP cr lf Arguments for Command or Response to Query Description of Arguments Response to Command Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller GAC x x See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Command or Code and Qualifier Response to Query 18 bytes 15 bytes Parameter Type Gateway Address IPG Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASC
97. SWC private Query only Unit returns the value of the internal software revision installed in the unit in the form Boot x y z Bulkt x y z Bulk2 x y z Or Boot x y zz Bulk1 x y zz Bulk2 x y zz Command or Query A command in the form hhmmss indicating the time from midnight where hh hours between 00 and 23 mm minutes between 00 and 59 and ss seconds between 00 and 59 Example time 23 hours 12 minutes and 59 seconds since midnight 1 TIM 231259 cr gt 0001 TIM cr lf Query only Returns the temperatures of the Heatsink in the form of a sign byte followed by 4 bytes for the temperature Example TMP 26 0 Query only Returns the number of stored events which remain unread in the alarm log A maximum of 255 events may be stored in the alarm log Numbers over 99 will be reported as 99 Example reply lt 1 TNA cr gt 0001 TNA 14 cr If Query Only Returns the number of Stored Events which remain unread in the form xx Example lt 1 TNE cr 0001 TNE 18 cr If Command or Query 0 Time protocol disabled 1 Time protocol enabled Example TPE 1 Time protocol enabled 5 35 Response to Command Target to Controller TPE TPE Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller SWC x see Description of Arguments SWR Boot x y zz Bulkt x y zz Bulk2 x y zz See Description of Arguments for details
98. T 240403 cr 0001 DAT cr If Command or Query A command in the form ddmmyy where dd day of the month between 01 and 31 mm month of the year between 01 and 12 and yy year between 00 and 99 2000 to 2099 Example date April 24 2003 lt 1 DAY 250403 cr gt 0001 DAY cr If Command or Query Enables or Disables averaging of statistics data at a rate of once per second for 10 second If Disabled burst values will be logged instead of averaged values 0 Disable 1 Enable Example lt 1 ESA 0 cr 0001 ESA cr If Default Value 0 Command or Query Enables or Disables the statistics logging function 0 Disable 1 Enable Example lt 1 ESL 1 cr 0001 ESL cr If Default Value 0 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller DAT XXXXxX See Description of Arguments for details DAY XxXxxx See Description of Arguments for details ESA x See Description of Arguments for details ESL x See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Enable Redundancy Command or Query Switch Mode Turns ON or OFF the redundancy state where 0 Off 1 1 1 Redundancy TX Only TX switch installed 2 1 1 Redundancy TX RX TX and RX switch installed 5 1 1 Manual redundancy mode use
99. TOR SV Interlock INT LNB REF 10MHz LNB Jll _1 2 L MONITOR amp CONTROL MODEM a Optional LNB Bias pen LLY IF 10V 5V 24V 5 8V H5 8V 7 8V 13 5V 1 Interlock oo POWER 73 Lire R POWER SUPPLY IN Filter Figure 1 3 LPOD PS 2 Block Diagram 1 4 2 SSPA Module The amplifier module performs the core function of the unit An isolator is at the RF input to ensure good voltage standing wave ratio VSWR The RF signal then passes through an electronically controlled attenuator that adjusts the overall attenuation according to the user input After some amplification a second attenuator is automatically controlled via a look up table to maintain the amplifier gain at a constant level over temperature variations The RF signal is then amplified by a multi stage design that utilizes proprietary combining techniques to meet the rated power requirements The output circuitry contains a coupler to provide a sampled signal for monitoring purposes A power detector circuit also is included and the reading can be accessed via remote communication A high power circulator and load is located at the output to provide good VSWR and protection from external mismatch 1 5 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 1 4 3 1 4 4 1 4 5 1 4 6 Cooling System The LPOD contains a robust heat sink and thermal design to maintain a low op
100. Typical LPOD 1 1 Redundancy System Cabling Schematic 9 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD A 7 Redundancy System Assembly Kits Several kits are available from Comtech EF Data to mount and install standalone or redundant LPODs depending on the type of unit ordered and its operational frequency Refer to Chapter 2 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS INSTALLATION AND STARTUP for the available assembly kit options for 1 1 LPOD Standalone configurations The figures and tables provided in the subsections that follow illustrate the CEFD kits currently available for assembling LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 or PS 2 1 1 Redundancy Systems Unless otherwise noted all 1 1 Redundancy Kit figures depict use of AC Option Waveguide Output LPODs TABLE Sect Product nim ae us FIGURE S CEFD PART NO DESCRIPTION KT 0000116 Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT A74 A5 A6 KT 0000098 Rx SWITCH LPOD C BAND KIT Common A 7 A 8 PL7596 Rx SWITCH LPOD Ku BAND KIT KT 0000191 Rx SWITCH Ku BAND METRIC KIT A 11 A 12 KT 0000104 PS 1 C BAND 1 1 KIT MTG amp CABLE Tx SWITCH A 13 A 14 KT 0000090 _ PS 1 C BAND COAX OUTPUT1 1 MTG amp CABLE Tx SWITCH LPOD PS 1 A 15 A 16 KT 0000089 PS 1 Ku BAND 1 1 KIT MTG amp CABLE Tx SWITCH A 17 A 18 KT 0000170 PS 1 X BAND 1 1 KIT MTG amp CABLE Tx SWITCH A75 A 9 A 21 KT 0020526 PS 1 5 C BAND DC OPTION 1 1 KIT MTG amp CABLE Tx SWITCH LPOD PS 1
101. W CHAIN 8 RING 6 GAICPRI12 R F C 8 20 2 14 20 x 1 2 LG FLAT HD PHILLIPS SCREW 82 UCUT SS 6 Hw o0003 8 32x5 8 LG SCREW HEXHD SS 47 46 32 x 5 16 LG PHILLIPS SCREW ITEM EET ZA 38 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD BX 40 BX ao 8 8 on 4 Se pete 4 4004 10X 2X LPOD PS 1 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SSPA 1 NOT SHOWN 12 7 p idi pe E qe CU 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE 55 Sx ar SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY x 4X 45 Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES KIT SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 18 KT 0000170 LPOD PS 1 X Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View 39 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank 40 Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD PS 1 5 1 1 Redundancy Kits LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A A 7 3 N lt a N o i JA 1 TATIE ICT AE AIS 1 NE Ad AM li EI Cp CE EZS N BNI j i Nl Ill oS td ts e E I yank Il 1 20 C0 102 30LA 0 did
102. WASHER SS 49 12 HW TW14 5HDBLK CABLE TIE 14 5 HEAVY DUTY BLACK 50 2 HW 8 32X1 2SHCS 8 32 x 1 2 LG SOCKET HD CAP SCREW SS 51 4 HW 8 FLT 8 FLAT WASHER SS 52 2 HW 8 SPLIT 8 SPLIT LOCK WASHER SS 53 2 HW 8 32HEXNUT 8 32 HEX NUT SS 26 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD 10X 31 2X LPOD PS 1 ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 29 5 2x 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY ii CABLES KIT 39 ax SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 12 KT 0000104 LPOD PS 1 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit Exploded View 27 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank 28 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD Dor SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY 09 Rx SPLITTER amp CABLES E 1 1 REDUNDANCY LOOP CABLE ASSY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 13 KT 0000090 LPOD PS 1 C Band Coax Output 1 1 Redundancy Kit Assembled View 29 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 6 Parts List for KT 0000090 LPOD PS 1 C Band Coax Output 1 1 Redundancy Kit KT 0000090 LPOD PS 1 C Band Coax Output 1 1 Redundancy Kit as per Figure A 14 ITEM QTY CE
103. XXX is the IP addresss Example lt 1 STB 010 006 030 001 When not configured returns gt 0001 STB 0 0 0 0 Command or Query SNMP Trap Version that will be used to send traps 1 SNMP Trap Version 1 2 SNMP Trap Version 2 Example lt 1 STV 5 34 and qualifier SSC SSC SSC SSI 551 SSI SSL SSL SSL SSN SSN SSN STA STA STA STB STB STB STV STV STV Controller SSC x 1 128 see Description of Arguments SSl xx See Description of Arguments for details SSL x 1 128 see Description of Arguments SSN x 1 128 see Description of Arguments see Description of Arguments STB XXX XXX XXX XX X see Description of Arguments STV x see Description of Arguments LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Parameter Type SNMP Write Community Software Revision Set RTC Time Temperature Retrieve Number of Unread Stored AlarmsE Retrieve Number of Unread Stored Events Time Protocol Enable Command Instruction Code and Qualifier in i N A N A Arguments for Command or Response to Query 16bytes characters no spaces 2 bytes numerical 1 byte numerical Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Command or Query SNMP write community string Empty string is not allowed Example 1
104. ables 1 1 redundancy with transmit and receive switch control e Manual Enables manual redundancy mode Click Change once the desired mode selection has been made Online Status This read only section displays the active status for the unit as either Online or Offline Force Online To force a unit to go active online Click Force Online LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 4 Status Pages The hyperlinks available under the Status tab provide access to event logging operational statistics status FET windows and operational trending graphs Select the Events Statistics Status FETs or Graphs hyperlink to continue 4 5 5 4 1 Status Events Use this page to view with all pertinent information about stored events and to define the LPOD alarm parameters that determine how those events are triggered All Rights Reserved Events Statistics Status FETs Graphs Events Faults Log Date i Description 05 28 09 Info PUR ON 05 28 09 Alarm FAN 2 05 28 09 1 2 05 28 09 Alarm 2 05 28 09 Clear 2 Change Alarm Mask Figure 4 10 Status Events page Unread Stored Events This read only scrollable window displays the unread stored events log in sequential date stamped format A running tally of the number of unread stored events is displayed in the window header The unit returns an
105. agement Operational Status Use the drop down menu to select the Simple Network Management operational setting as Enabled or Disabled The Read Community String and Write Community String fields can be any combination of characters and a length of 0 to 20 characters o The factory default for the Read Community String parameter is public o The factory default Write Community String is private Authentication Trap Operational Status Use the drop down menu to select the Enable Authentication Trap operational setting as Enabled or Disabled Administrator can assign up to two SNMP Trap IP addresses and one SNMP Trap Community String e The SNMP Trap Community String field can be any combination of characters and a length of 0 to 20 characters The factory default for the SNMP Trap Community String is comtech Click Submit SNMP once the desired SNMP assignations have been made on this page Otherwise click Reset to revert to the previously assigned SNMP designations Click Refresh at the top of the page to update the page appearance to the current operating configuration 4 15 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 3 Config Pages Select the Amplifier LNB Utility or Redundancy hyperlink to continue 4 5 5 3 1 Config Amplifier Use this page to configure the communications operations and alarms faults handling for the amplif
106. alifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query Parameter Type Auto Fault Recovery RF Power Amplifier State Attenuation Offset Attenuation Query Instruction Code and qualifier Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Command or Query The LPOD output will automatically be muted if one of the following fault conditions occurs BUC lock detect fault LNB current fault see Note LNB voltage fault see Note If auto fault recovery is enabled it will cause the output return to its pre fault mute condition if all faults are cleared If disabled the output will remain muted even if all faults are cleared Example 1 AFRz1 cr 0001 AFR cr If Note these faults can be user defined as faults alarms or masked see MSK command for more info Default Value 1 Command or Query Turns ON or OFF the RF power amplifiers 0 Off 1 Example lt 1 1 gt 0001 AMP cr If Note turning the amplifier off will disable the 10V supply and mask it during fault checking Default Value 0 Command or Query Valid attenuation level 00 00 to 20 00 in dB in 0 25 dB steps as factory default This value is not copied to the offline unit in a redundant system but will be added to the attenuation value upon a switchover This provides a unit specific fine tune to maintain power levels appropriately in a redun
107. an Qpen 5 Shut Down Windows XP Prof 2 Start a Telnet session with the unit C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe at the default IP address of Microsoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2600 192 168 1 4 lt C gt Copyright 1985 2001 Microsoft Corp C gt telnet 192 168 1 4 3 Enter the Telnet username and Telnet 192 168 1 4 password the default for both EF DATA TELNET INTERFACE parameters is comtech have an account to use this interface see your administrator Enter name comtech Enter password comtech 4 Set the remote access parameter to Telnet 192 168 1 4 accept Ethernet remote control COMTECH EF DATA TELNET INTERFACE using the LRS command You must have an account to use this interface Please see your administrator Enter name comtech LRS 3 the default remote command provides Serial Enter password comtech Name and Password accepted Please review your Ethernet control while remote SSPA manual for command syntax command LRS 2 provides Ethernet 3 control only 0001 LRS lt 0 gt 1 gt LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Note Each unit on the network must have its own unique IP address before it is connected to an existing network The IP address may need to be changed to something other than the factory default setting by using the command
108. anges If you go to another page without first clicking the action button your changes are D If you edit a field make sure to click the action button before you leave the page not saved 4 8 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 3 4 Drop down Lists A drop down list lets you choose from a list of selections Left click p 3 the drop down button to open the list Then left click on an item to nabled Disabled select that choice 4 5 3 5 Text or Data Entry Text boxes let you type data into a field An action button may be public associated with a single text box or a group of text boxes For any text box left click anywhere inside the box type the desired information into that field and be sure to press ENTER when done Click the related action button to save the data page If you go to another page without first clicking the action button your D If you edit any field make sure to click the action button before you leave the changes are not saved 4 5 4 Web Server Interface Menu Tree The LPOD Web Server Interface provides access to four 4 navigation tabs shown in blue Home Access Amplifier Events Contact SNMP LNB Statistics Support Utility Status Redundancy FETs Graphs Beyond this top level row of navigation tabs the diagram illustrates the available primary gray page hyperlinks that afford you more specific
109. applicable because hardware options not installed Example lt 1 RAS cr 0001 RAS cr P24V1 OK cr 24V power supply P24V2 OK cr 24V switch pwr supply LNBVT OK cr 13 18 LNB power supply P13VT OK cr 13 5V power supply P10V1 OK cr 10 power supply A10V1 OK cr 10 1 RF supply A10V2 Ok cr 10 2 RF supply P7V8T OK cr 7 8V power supply P5V8T OK cr 5 8 power supply 2 5 2 5 power supply P1V2TzOK cr 1 2 power supply N5V8T OK cr 5 8V power supply FANR1 OK c Fan 1 speed 2 Fan 2 speed ATEMP OK cr Amplifier temperature SHTDN OK cr Over temp shutdown IICST2OK cr 12C bus status FWPWR OK cr Forward power in dBm CHKSM OK r Flash checksum FPGAD OK cr FPGA done status BUCLD OK cr lock detect REFLD OK cr Reference lock detect LNBCS OK cr LNB current status SWITC OK cr Waveguide switch position status RDLNK OK cr Redundant link status TRMSTzYS cr If Terminal Status Note LNBVT A10V1 A10V2 FANR1 FANR2 BUCLD REFLD LNBCS SWITC and RDLNK will only appear in the list if the appropriate model options have been selected installed Arguments for Command or Response to Query Description of Arguments Response to Command Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller Parameter Type 5 26 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller See Description of
110. arguments AUX X X 5 12 IEP X 5 19 RBT X 5 27 STA XIX 5 34 found IMG XIX 5 20 RCS X 5 27 STB 5 34 Message but not permitted CAAE X 5 12 IPA XIX 5 20 RED XIX 5 27 STV X X 5 34 Current mode CAE X 5 12 IPG XIX 5 20 REF XIX 5 28 SWC X X 5 35 Message OK but only permitted in CAS X 5 13 ISP X 5 21 RETE X 5 28 SWR X 5 35 Remote mode CCS X 5 14 RFS X 5 28 Unknown command CFS X 5 14 LCS X X 5 21 RMS X 5 29 CID XX 5 14 LCW X X 5 21 RNE X 5 30 TIM X X 5 35 CLC KIK 5 15 LNAE X 5 22 RNS X 5 31 TMP X 5 35 CMS X 5 16 LPT XIX 5 22 RSNE X 5 31 TNAE X 5 35 CSL X 5 15 LRS X X 5 23 RUS X 5 31 TNE X 5 35 CUSE X 5 15 TPE X 5 35 CWE X X 5 16 MAC X 5 23 SBR X X 5 32 TPS KIK 5 36 MSK X X 5 23 SBT X X 5 32 TSC 5 36 DATE X X 5 17 MUT X X 5 24 SFA XX 5 32 DAY XX 5 17 SFSE X 5 33 NUE X 5 24 SNA X X 5 33 ESA KIK 5 17 NUS X 5 24 SNM X X 5 33 ESL KIK 5 17 SNO X X 5 33 ESW KIK 5 18 OFM XIX 5 25 SPA X X 5 33 XRM KIK 5 36 ONL X X 5 25 SRC X X 5 33 Note Where Parameter Type is in the format lt description gt while the underlying command will remain the specific functionality will be obsolete and should not be used for new implementations There generally will be a different command elsewhere that encapsulates the marked functionality LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qu
111. ations as to product preference or use The remedies provided herein are the buyer s sole and exclusive remedies Comtech EF Data shall not be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages whether based on contract tort or any other legal theory XV LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Preface Getting Help Revision 8 MN LPOD Review the Warranty Policy before contacting Comtech EF Data Technical Support or Customer Service Contacting Comtech EF Data Contact Comtech EF Data for e Technical Support Product support or training e Customer Service Information on returning an in warranty or out of warranty product for upgrade or repair Be prepared to provide the product model number and its serial number Contact Comtech EF Data Customer amp Technical Support during normal business hours Monday through Friday 8 A M to 5 P M Mountain Standard Time MST For Contact Telephone 1 480 333 4357 LPOD Technical Support and Email cdmipsupport comtechefdata com Service Fax 1 480 333 2500 Main Page http www comtechefdata com Customer and techefdata rt Comtech EF Technical Support http www comtechefdata com support asp Data Web Site RMA Return Material http www comtechefdata com rmaform asp Authorization Comtech EF Data Main Number 1 480 333 2200 Mailing Address 2114 West 7th Street Temp
112. d displays the five oldest stored events in the alarm log All events that are read from the log are also automatically removed from the log Manage the unread Stored Events window as follows Read Next Five Events Select to display the next five unread stored events in the log e Clear Events Log Select to clear all stored events from the log e Initialize Events Pointer Select to reset the internal pointer to allow queries to start at the beginning of the stored events log 4 22 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Click Submit to execute the choice the window will update according to the selection made Alarm Mask Use the drop down menus to select each alarm as Fault Alarm or Masked for e Low Forward RF Power e Fan Speed LNB 22V Power Supply e External Reference Lock Detected LNB Current Detect Click Change Alarm Mask once the desired configuration settings have been made in this section Otherwise click Reset if it is desired to revert to the previously assigned Alarm Mask settings Click Refresh to update the page with the current viewing and operating configuration 4 23 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 4 2 Status Statistics Use this page to review all unread stored statistics and to configure how statistics are handled and display
113. d for debugging or redundant system setup Manual redundancy does not support automatic switching and the offline unit will not poll the online unit to update its configuration Example lt 1 ESW 1 cr 0001 ESW cr If Default Value 0 Retrieve Firmware Query only Number Returns the firmware type s loaded into the unit The firmware information is returned in the following format FW AAAAAAA B B BB DD MM YY Where FW AAAAAAA the firmware part number B B BB the version number DD MM YY Day Month Year firmware released Example lt 1 FRW cr gt 0001 FRW Boot FW 0000082 0 0 1a 04 09 08 FW 0000078 0 0 1 04 09 08 FW 0000080 0 0 1 04 09 08 FW 0000081 0 0 1 04 09 08 Bulk2 FW 0000078 0 0 1a 04 09 08 FW 0000080 0 0 1a 04 09 08 FW 0000081 0 0 1a 04 09 08 Arguments for Command or Response to Query Description of Arguments Response to Command Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller Parameter Type Revision 8 MN LPOD Query Response to Query Instruction Code Target to and qualifier Controller FRW CR Boot CR Jabc CR Bulki CR a be CR abe See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Global Amplifier 43 bytes Command or Query Configuration Used to set up and query the global status of the BUC
114. d with an optional internal 10MHz reference and Low Noise Block LNB converter bias tee With these options installed the user has control of the bias tee enable LNB On Off as well as the DC bias voltage On Off Power Supply The LPOD features a power supply that is power factor corrected It supplies several voltages necessary for the unit to operate e 10V power supply output state is controlled by circuitry within the RF module If the RF module does not have the 5 8V supply for any reason it will not allow the 10V power supply to turn on This protects the power transistors within the RF module from failure due to improper power supply sequencing 24V output powers the cooling fans is the source of power for waveguide switching when the SSPA is used in redundant configurations and is dropped to 22V for LNB bias e 5 8V 5 8V 7 8V and 13 5V outputs are used to operate the M amp C board and other overhead functions LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 1 4 7 Block Up Converter BUC Input The LPOD translates an L Band input carrier to the desired output frequency C X or Ku Band LO frequencies are as follows BUC C Ku X LO Frequencies LO Frequency inverting 5850 to 6650 MHz 4900 MHz C Band 5950 to 6700 MHz 5000 MHz Unlike most BUCs no DC bias voltage should be provided on the center conductor of the L Band coax In addition
115. dant system Example 1 AOF 12 25 cr 0001 AOF cr If Default Value 00 00 Command or Query Valid attenuation level 00 00 to 20 00 in dB in 0 25 dB steps as factory default Example 1 ATT 12 25 cr 0001 ATT cr If Default Value 10 00 5 11 Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller AFR x See Description of Arguments for details AMP x See Description of Arguments for details AOF xx xx See Description of Arguments for details See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Auxiliary Mute Command or Query Enable Enables or disables the auxiliary mute mode 0 Disabled 1 Enabled Example AUX Mute Enabled AUX 1 cr Note When enabled the mute control input on the remote com connector must be grounded to UN MUTE the unit Otherwise the unit will be muted and if a mute query is given MUT the response will be MUT 2 to indicate a hardware controlled mute is present Aux mute is one of several hardware mute states that can cause a MUT 2 to be reported See the MUT command for more info on mute states Auxiliary mute supersedes the user mute state so if the command MUT 1 is sent then AUX 1 is sent and the user shorts Pin K to Pin S on the discrete control connector then the RF mute will be disabled
116. dent differential mode twisted pairs each handling serial data in different directions It is assumed that there is a Controller device a PC or dumb terminal which transmits data in a broadcast mode via one of the pairs Many Target devices are connected to this pair which all simultaneously receive data from the Controller The Controller is the only device with a line driver connected to this pair the Target devices only have line receivers connected In the other direction on the other pair each Target has a Tri Stateable line driver connected and the Controller has a line receiver connected All the line drivers are held in high impedance mode until one and only one Target transmits back to the Controller Each Target has a unique address and each time the Controller transmits in a framed packet of data the address of the intended recipient Target is included All of the Targets receive the packet but only one the intended will reply The Target enables its output line driver and transmits its return data packet back to the Controller in the other direction on the physically separate pair EIA 485 Full Duplex Summary Two differential pairs One pair for Controller to Target one pair for Target to Controller Controller to Target pair Pair has one line driver Controller and all Targets have line receivers Target to Controller pair Pair has one line receiver Controller and all Targets have Tri State drivers
117. designed to minimize exposure of personnel to hazards For further information contact Comtech EF Data Customer Support Department The operators and technicians must e Know how to work around with and on high voltage equipment e Exercise every precaution to ensure personnel safety e Exercise extreme care when working near high voltages e familiar with the warnings presented in this manual Installation Guidelines Regarding Power Line Quality power grid around the world Observing the following installation guidelines 7 Comtech EF Data has become familiar with the varying quality of the should help ensure a reliable installation e Surge suppression High voltage surges can cause failure of the power supply These surges are typically caused by circuit switching on the main AC power grid erratic generator operation and also by lightning strikes While the LPOD does have built in surge suppression if the unit is to be installed in a location with questionable power grid quality Comtech EF Data recommends installation of additional power conditioning surge suppression at the power junction box Grounding The LPOD provides a grounding terminal This is provided to allow you to ground the LPOD to the antenna s grounding network All components installed at the antenna should be grounded to a common grounding point at the antenna e Electrical welding If welding needs to take place at the antenna disconnect all cabl
118. ds and queries with the LPOD The firmware revision levels can be obtained with the following remote queries o Abbreviated lt O SWR returns basic Boot Bulk1 and Bulk2 information or o Detailed 0 FRW returns complete Boot Bulk1 and Bulk2 information See Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for more information on remote commands queries e If using the Web Server Interface the Bootrom Image1 and Image2 P M 0 0 1a 04 09 08 Bulki firmware loads may be viewed using Fu 0000078 1 1 2v 05 05 09 a 4 0000080 1 1 2 05 05 09 the Firmware Information section of FI 0000001 1 1 2v 08 D8 09 the Config Utility page or the 0000000 1 1 4 05 08 09 0000081 1 1 2 05 05 09 Status Status page See Chapter 4 ETHERNET BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for more information on using the LPOD Web Server Interface 2 Next create a temporary folder subdirectory on the user PC for the firmware archive download 7 e Drive letter c is used in these examples Any valid writable drive letter be used Typical for all tasks Type the command without quotes and then press Enter to execute There are several ways the user may use create a temporary folder on a Windows based PC A Use the Windows Desktop to create and rename the temporary folder e Right click anywhere on the desktop to open the popup submenu and then select New gt Folder to create the n
119. dundancy Kit Assembled View A 49 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 11 Parts List for KT 0000091 LPOD PS 2 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit KT 0000091 LPOD PS 2 C Band 1 1 Redundancy Kit as per Figure A 25 ITEM QTY CEFD PART NO DESCRIPTION 1 1 FP 0000552 WAVEGUIDE C BAND CPR 137 G E TO H TO FLEX LH 1 1 PS 2 2 1 FP 0000553 WAVEGUIDE C BAND CPR 137 G E TO H TO FLEX RH 1 1 PS 2 3 4 FP 0000442 BRACK MOUNTING HPOD LPOD PS 2 4 2 FP 0000543 CHANNEL DUAL UNISTRUT 1 1 RDNT LPOD PS 2 5 1 FP 0000626 BRACKET RF SW UNIVERSAL 1 1 RED LPOD PS 2 6 2 FP 0000580 SPACER PLATE RF SPLITTER COMBINER 11 2 CA RF0097 ASSY CABLE ROHS CONNECTOR CSAT 7075 OUTPUT RF ROHS 12 1 HW CAP SS14 DUST COVER RECEPTACLE NON SHORTING SIZE 14 55 amp RING 20 1 SW WGS28V 137S SWITCH WAVEGUIDE CPR137 28V SEALED 212 1 FP WGO0034 PNQ WAVEGUIDE TERMINATION SMALL FINS 22 1 RF 0000105 RF POWER SPLITTER COMBINER 2 WAY 0 DEGREES 1 2GHZ 23 4 GA CPR 137 R H C GASKET D SHAPE CPR 137 HALF THICKNESS CONDUCTIVE 24 2 GA CPR137 R F C GASKET ROUND CPR137 FULL THICKNESS CONDUCTIVE 25 12 HW TW14 5HDBLK CABLE TIE 14 5 HEAVY DUTY BLACK 30 10 HW 3 8SPRINGNUT SPRINGNUT 3 8 16 SHORT SPRING SS P3300 31 10 HW 0000070 3 8 16 x 3 4 LG SCREW HEX FLNG SERR SS 33 2 HW 4 40X1 38PH 4 40 x 1 3 8 LG PAN HD PHIIL
120. e Arizona 85281 USA xvi LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Preface MN LPOD Returning a Product for Upgrade or Repair Step Task Go to the Comtech EF Data Service page http www comtechefdata com service asp and read the Return Material Authorization section in its entirety 2 Request a Return Material Authorization Number e Onthe Comtech EF Data Support page http www comtechefdata com support asp Click Send RMA Request http www comtechefdata com rmaform asp or On the Comtech EF Data Service page http www comtechefdata com support service Select the Return Material Authorization hyperlink e Fill out the RMA form completely e Click Send Email Alternately e Send an e mail providing this same detailed information to Comtech EF Data Customer Service service comtechefdata com e Contact Comtech EF Data Customer amp Technical Support by phone or fax 3 Pack the product in its original shipping carton and protective packaging 4 Ship the product back to Comtech EF Data Shipping charges should be prepaid xvii LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Preface MN LPOD Notes xviii 1 1 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Overview Comtech EF Data s LPOD family of Outdoor Amplifiers Block Up Converters BUCs referred to throughout this manual as the LPOD del
121. e B 1 Serial Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0020526 part of KT 0020518 B 2 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix B MN LPOD B 2 2 Ethernet Interface Cable The Comtech EF Data Ethernet Utility Kit CEFD P N KT 0000203 includes the CA 0000352 Ethernet Interface Cable This kit is optionally available to provide Ethernet based M amp C of 1 1 Redundancy or Standalone LPOD applications using a Samsung NB30 Plus Netbook LPODnet The P1 circular connector installs onto the Redundant Loop Cable JT connector 1 1 Redundant applications or the 26 1 connector on a Standalone LPOD Use the J2 and 13 RJ 45 connectors to either connect directly to the LPODnet s Ethernet network jack for Standalone use or via a user provided Ethernet switch or hub for 1 1 Redundancy use J2 bn 7 145 FOR UNIT 1 USE IN d REDUNDANT SYSTEMS ONLY P4 PN 1 SIDE CEFD P N 29P1038 4i B AMPHENOL P N PTO6E 14 19P 476 PREFERRED OR GLENAIR P N IPTOGE 14 19PSR F7 ALTERNATE J3 i 1 1 RJ 45 FOR USE IN STANDALONE OPERATION OR FOR UNIT 2 USE IN REDUNDANT SYSTEMS 60 00 2 00 N WIRE LIST CN RJ 45 COLOR SIGNAL 2 1 TOEN NN NUN P1 J2 2 P1 P J2 3 WHT GRN Rx P1 J J2 6 s ow 1 93 1 WHT ORN P1 H J3 2 Figure B 2 Ethernet Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0000352 part of KT 0000203 B 3
122. echTerm Handheld Terminal CEFD P N PP 0020518 19 pin 6 Wire Circular Connector RJ 11 Connector LPOD Serial Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0020526 Connect to J6 COM1 port on LPOD purchased separately STANDALONE APPLICATIONS Figure A 1 Serial based M amp C using CEFD Kit KT 0020518 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD A 5 Ethernet based Monitor and Control Ethernet based Remote Product Management Monitor and Control M amp C of any LPOD Standalone or 1 1 Redundancy application is available through use of the optional LPODnet M amp C Netbook Accessory Kit CEFD Kit KT 0000203 This kit provides the user with on site access to the LPOD s remote Telnet SNMP or HTTP Web Server interfaces For detailed information about this optional accessory see the LPODnet M amp C Accessory for LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 PS 2 Operation Manual CEFD P N MN LPODNET Ethernet Cable By User LPOD Ethernet Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0000352 Samsung NB30 Plus Netbook CEFD P N PP 0000134 Ethernet Switch or Hub By User LPOD Redundant Loop Cable Assembly CEFD P N CA 0020655 OR CA 0020657 purchased separately 1 1 REDUNDANCY APPLICATIONS o c a o E Connect to J6 COM1 port on LPOD purchased separately J2 NOT USED LPOD Ethernet Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0000352 Samsung NB30 Plus N
123. ed by the LPOD comtech EF Data All Rights Reserved Statistics No New Entry Figure 4 11 Status Statistics page Unread Storage Statistics This read only scrollable window displays the unread stored statistics log in sequential date stamped format A running tally of the number of unread stored statistics is displayed in the window header The unit returns and displays the five oldest stored statistics all events that are read from the log are also automatically removed from the log Manage the Unread Stored Statistics window as follows e Read Next Five Statistics Unit returns the oldest five unread stored statistics which have not yet been read in the log If there are less than five events to be retrieved the remaining positions are padded with zeros If there are no new events the counter in the header reads 000 e Initialize Statistics Pointer Resets the internal pointer to allow queries to start at the beginning of the statistics log Click Submit to execute the choice the window updates according to the selections made Statistics Configuration e Statistics Logging Use the drop down menu to select either Enable or Disable to set the Statistics Logging function 4 24 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD e Statistics Interval Enter the interval in minutes at which statistics are logged Minimum resolution is 1
124. edundant Loop Cable Tx B 7 B 3 nier e A B 8 RE Cable rh seite tt e I e eee eaae Sezen B 9 TABLES Table 2 1 12 RF OUT Pin Assignments 2 3 Table 2 2 LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 J3 POWER IN Pin Assignments 2 4 Table 2 3 LPOD PS 2 13 POWER IN Pin 2 4 Table 2 4 LPOD PS 1 713 POWER Pin 2 5 Table 2 5 LPOD PS 1 5 J3 POWER IN Pin 2 2 5 Table 2 6 LPOD PS 2 J3 POWER IN Pin 2 6 Table 2 7 LPOD PS 2 43 POWER 48VDC Pin Assignments nennen 2 6 Table 2 8 LPOD 76 COMP Pin Assignments 1 nn nean nane siia nani 2 7 Table A 1 Parts List for KT 0000116 LPOD Rx Splitter Cable 11 Table A 2 Parts List for 0000098 LPOD C Band Rx Switch 2 A 14 Table A 3 Parts List for PL 7596 1 LPOD Ku Band Rx Switch Kit eene 18 Table A 4 Parts List for KT 0000191 Ku Band Rx Switch Kit OMT Mounted 22 Table A 5 Parts List for 0000104 LPOD PS 1 1 1 Redundancy 26 Table A 6 Parts List for KT 0
125. ents which remain Unread in the form of xxx Arguments for Command or Response to Query Query Response to Query Instruction Code Target to and qualifier Controller Description of Arguments Response to Command Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller Parameter Type Example 1 NUE cr 0001 NUE 126 cr If Number of Unread Query only Stored Statistics Unit retums the Number of stored Statistics which remain Unread in the form of xxx Example NUS 126 5 24 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query Parameter Type Offline Mute Online Status Part Number Various 1 96 bytes Query Instruction Code and qualifier Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Command or Query Offline mute where 0 Disable Not Muted 1 Enable Muted 2 Mute RX 3 Mute Tx 4 Mute Rx LNB 5 Mute Tx LNB Example 1 OFMz1 cr 0001 OFM t cr If Note LNB Voltage of Online unit shows on Status page of Offline unit when Oflline Mute is set to 4 or 5 This is caused by voltage feedback from Online unit to Offline unit via RF splitter Command or Query Online status applies only to redundancy where 0 Offline Query only see Note 1
126. ents for alarm function see Note details Note A return value of 99 indicates that the current window is disabled This may be because a value of 99 was set for LCW or it may be because the CWE has been disabled Since the method of setting 99 to this command will become obsolete it is recommended the user utilize CWE instead of 99 The following example will set the alarm window to 30 Example lt 1 LCW 30 cr 0001 LCW cr If Default Value 30 Arguments for Command or Response to Query Query Response to Query Instruction Code Target to and qualifier Controller Description of Arguments Response to Command Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller Parameter Type 5 21 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query Parameter Type Low Power Forward Threshold Retrieve next 5 unread Stored Alarms 145 bytes Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Command or Query This command allows the user to set the threshold for the low forward power alarm fault If the forward power drops below the specified value the alarm fault will be indicated Setting this parameter to 00 00 effectively disables the threshold Example lt 1 0 00 00
127. er parameters and display the LNB status for L Band operation omtei Data All Rights Reserved Amplifier i NE Utility Redundancy LNB Figure 4 7 Config LNB page LNB Config LNB Current Source Use the drop down menu to select this feature as either Enabled or Disabled Switch Bias Tee Use the drop down menu to select either Through State unmute LNB or Off State mute LNB LNB Current Window Use the drop down menu to select this feature as either Enabled or Disabled LNB Current Window 96 This field defines the size of the LNB Current Window and determines the fault thresholds for the LNB current draw Any LNB current reading that is outside the window may generate an alarm a fault or may be masked entirely depending on the state of the user configured fault mask see the MSK command syntax in Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for more information For example If the LNB draws 100mA and the LNB current fault window is set to the default value of 30 then the allowable current draw for the LNB will be from 70 mA minimum to 130 mA maximum because the window is 3096 centered on the calibrated LNB current draw Click Submit to save 4 18 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Calibrate LNB Current The LNB should be calibrated only when it is running at nominal operating conditions The value of
128. erating temperature The PS 1 contains one temperature controlled fan and the PS 1 5 and PS 2 contain two temperature controlled fans that are monitored by the M amp C board The fans draw cool outside air in across the power supply and specialized heat sink The amplifier module temperature is monitored and if for any reason the amplifier temperature exceeds a safe preset limit the amplifier module supply is shut down to protect the unit from thermal failure Monitor and Control M amp C The LPOD includes a microprocessor based system that provides monitoring and control of the essential parameters of the unit The user interfaces with the unit through the M amp C system via the remote control discrete communications port The unit is capable of either RS 232 RS 485 or Ethernet remote communication A discrete mute control and relay status output is also available The M amp C system monitors the fan speed PS 2 only unit temperature all power supply voltages power transistor currents output power etc Should a critical monitored parameter fail the unit will mute the RF signal and report a fault The details of the fault can be accessed via remote communication The M amp C is also capable of acting as a controller in a 1 1 redundant system When configured as the back up SSPA in such a system it communicates with the other SSPA and toggles the waveguide switches as necessary LNB Operation Either LPOD package style may be ordere
129. erations required of small to medium sized hub installations As shown in Figure 1 1 Comtech EF Data s LPOD is available in three models the PS 1 PS 1 5 and PS 2 Each LPOD consists of a CEFD SSPA module with the Monitor Control Processor MCP a power supply and a fan assembly The amplifier features a Comtech EF Data low loss combining technique and MCP based temperature versus gain compensation The PS 1 and PS 1 5 models are always configured as a BUC SSPA L Band in RF out with available power levels to 100W the PS 2 version can be configured as an integrated BUC SSPA or solely as an SSPA RF in RF out at power levels to 250W Features The Solid State Advantage The LPOD is constructed with highly reliable gallium arsenide field effect transistors GaAs FETs With third order intermodulation products that are 4 to 6 dB better than TWT ratings the CEFD unit replaces TWTs with saturated power levels of up to twice the LPOD s rated output The LPODs also provide mean time between failures MTBF that is four to five times greater than the typical TWT MTBF Enhanced Standard Features The LPOD comes equipped with useful features that other manufacturers offer only as options Included in the base price are temperature compensation sample ports on the PS 2 only power monitor power factor corrected supply and full remote monitor and control M amp C capabilities including Ethernet and serial Built in Redundancy Controlle
130. es from the LPOD except for the ground wire Cap all RF connections with terminations This will prevent damage to the input output circuitry of the LPOD xiii LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Preface MN LPOD e Lightning Lightning strikes on or around the antenna will generate extremely high voltages on all cables connected to the LPOD Depending on the severity of the strike the LPOD s internal surge protection combined with the recommended external suppression may protect the LPOD s power supply However if the installation will be in an area with a high probability of lightning strikes Comtech EF Data recommends the installation of surge suppression on the RF and IF cables One source of these suppressors is PolyPhaser www polyphaser com Warranty Policy Comtech EF Data products are warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a specific period from the date of shipment and this period varies by product In most cases the warranty period is two years During the warranty period Comtech EF Data will at its option repair or replace products that prove to be defective Repairs are warranted for the remainder of the original warranty or a 90 day extended warranty whichever is longer Contact Comtech EF Data for the warranty period specific to the product purchased For equipment under warranty the owner is responsible for freight to Comtech EF Data and all related customs taxes tariffs
131. es not cover replacement or repair necessitated by loss or damage from any cause beyond the control of Comtech EF Data Corporation such as lightning or other natural and weather related events or wartime environments The warranty does not cover any labor involved in the removal and or reinstallation of warranted equipment or parts on site or any labor required to diagnose the necessity for repair or replacement The warranty excludes any responsibility by Comtech EF Data Corporation for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the equipment or products or for any inability to use them either separate from or in combination with any other equipment or products A fixed charge established for each product will be imposed for all equipment returned for warranty repair where Comtech EF Data Corporation cannot identify the cause of the reported failure Exclusive Remedies Comtech EF Data Corporation s warranty as stated is in lieu of all other warranties expressed implied or statutory including those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose The buyer shall pass on to any purchaser lessee or other user of Comtech EF Data Corporation s products the aforementioned warranty and shall indemnify and hold harmless Comtech EF Data Corporation from any claims or liability of such purchaser lessee or user based upon allegations that the buyer its agents or employees have made additional warranties or represent
132. et interface Check for link and activity LEDs to light up on the NIC or network switch where the LPOD is connected to the Ethernet network If the link LED is lit validate the Ethernet connection by pinging the LPOD at its IP address using the Windows Command line interface e To access the Command line interface click Start gt Run from the external PC s Taskbar without the quotes into the Run dialog box and then click OK e At the Command line prompt typically C gt type ping 192 168 1 4 without the quotes If the IP address of the unit is not set to factory default 192 168 1 4 then use the unit s user assigned IP address If the ping command responds with the Request timed out error message then the LPOD cannot be seen by the computer Otherwise if there is a time listed in milliseconds then the LPOD properly responded to the ping command and it is visible to the computer at the IP address that was pinged Another common connection problem is due to conflicts in the Address Resolution Protocol ARP table caused when a user connects two different pieces of hardware with unique MAC addresses to a single Ethernet port while both pieces of hardware are configured with the same Ethernet address This often happens when configuring new units set to the factory default IP address with a laptop that has a single Ethernet port e g Comtech s LPODnet M amp C Netbook Accessory product If there a
133. etbook CEFD P N PP 0000134 STANDALONE APPLICATIONS Figure A 2 Ethernet based M amp C using CEFD Kit KT 0000203 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD A 6 1 1 Redundancy System Cabling and Installation Figure A 3 shows the schematic diagram for cabling 1 1 Redundancy applications For any 1 1 Redundancy System setup care should be exercised in cable installation e Install the cables using the most direct route avoid all sharp bends e Secure all cables with clamps and ties e Cable connectors used in outdoor applications connectors and military style MS connectors in particular must be sealed to avoid moisture seepage Moisture can seep into junctions at the plug end of the connector between the fixed and movable parts and where the cable connects to the connector In the presence of such seepage signal attenuation and possible loss of signal can occur Therefore seal all cable junctions with a self amalgamating tape such as 3M Type 23 Scotch Self Amalgamating tape or equivalent For details about the cables used in both Standalone and 1 1 Redundancy applications see Appendix B CABLE DRAWINGS LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD WAVEGUIDE N Tx SWITCH Type N Heliax Coaxial Cable Port 1 Waveguide Heliax Coaxial Cable CEFD P N CA 3722 X CEFD P N CA 3722 X Waveguide Port 4 Q Port
134. evision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD This character is used only if the Controller sends an instruction code which the Target does not recognize the Target will acknowledge ASCII code 33 the message by echoing the invalid instruction followed by the character Example XYZ t This character is used only if the Controller sends an instruction to set a parameter to a particular value then if the value sent in the ASCII code 42 argument is valid BUT the Target is in the wrong mode e g standby mode in redundancy configuration and will not permit that particular parameter to be changed at that time the Target will acknowledge the message by replying for example with MUT with no message arguments This character is used only if the Controller sends an instruction code which the Target cannot currently perform because of hardware ASCII code 35 resource issues then the Target will acknowledge the message by echoing the invalid instruction followed by the character This response can only occur if the operator sends two or more hardware configuration type commands without allowing adequate time between commands for the hardware to be configured For example if the operator issued commands to change both the frequency and the attenuation with less than 100 milliseconds between commands and if this response is returned then the command has not been accepted and the operator must resend the command 5 1
135. ew temporary folder on the desktop e Right click on the new folder and then select Rename from the popup submenu Rename this folder to temp or some other convenient unused name 3 4 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Updating Firmware MN LPOD Arange Icons By Refresh Paste Paste Shortcut Undo Delete Properties Niina Weed Nan enant B Use Windows Explorer to create and rename the temporary folder Select File gt New gt Folder to create the new temporary folder in the active location Right click the New Folder folder name and then rename this folder to temp or some other convenient unused name File Favodes Tools Ome De Address lt C Edt Favores Tools 112 O Address lt View Favorites Tools CIT Create Shortcut Shortcut Delete E Document 3 en ename e 5 Briefcase spooks spooler pel 9 Wave Sound gt Hide the contents of this E Hide he contents ot this dive ive Close Microsoft Office Wore bdd ew ramova Ca3wigoows EA Bel ew ramowe nane nme Sios C Use the Run and Browse windows to create and rename the temporary folder Select Start on the Windows taskbar and then click the Run icon The Run window wi
136. f needed Optionally Comtech EF Data s optional LPODnet part of M amp C Netbook Accessory Kit CEFD Kit KT 0000203 o Your serial connection may use either an user fabricated adapter cable to connect the PC serial port to the LPOD or the optional CLC 10 Handheld Terminal part of M amp C Accessory Kit CEFD Kit KT 0020518 The following example depicts use of the CLC 10 for 1 1 Redundant or Standalone serial connection TechTerm Handheld Terminal CEFD P N PP 0020518 19 pin 6 Wire gt Circular Connector RJ 11 Connector Mee lt LPOD Serial Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0020526 LPOD Redundant Loop Cable Assembly CEFD P N CA 0020655 OR CA 0020657 purchased separately 1 1 REDUNDANCY APPLICATIONS TechTerm Handheld Terminal CEFD P N PP 0020518 19 pin 6 Wire Circular Connector RJ 11 Connector LPOD Serial Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0020526 Connect to J6 COM1 port on LPOD purchased separately STANDALONE APPLICATIONS 3 2 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Updating Firmware MN LPOD o Your Ethernet connection may use either the CAT5 Ethernet adapter cable CEFD P N CA 0000352 to directly connect the PC Ethernet port to the LPOD or the optional LPODnet M amp C Netbook Accessory Kit CEFD Kit KT 0000203 The following example depicts use of the LPODnet for 1 1 Redundant or Standalone Ethernet connection Ethernet Cable By User LPOD Ethernet Inter
137. f the unit response is comma delimited Example 1 CUS cr 0001 CUS aaaa bbbbb ccc cr lf Where aaaa Remote Unit Address bbbbb Remote Baud Rate ccc Reference oscillator tuning voltage DAC value See Note Note ccc is only present if a reference oscillator is installed Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller See Description of Arguments for details CUS x x See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Concise 95 bytes Query only Maintenance Status Used to Query the Maintenance status of the unit in a concise format The response is semicolon delimited This is the concise version of the RMS command Example lt 1 CMS 20001 CMS aaa a bbb b ccc c ddd d eee e fff f g99 9 hhh hiiii i jjj jskkk k lll mmm m nnn n 000 0 ppp p qqq q rrr rsss s ttt t er lf where aaa a P24V1 bbb b P24V2 ccc c LNBVT see Note ddd d P13VT eee e P10V1 A10V1 999 9 A10V2 see Note hhh h P7V8T P5V8T jij j P2V5T kkk k P1V2T 1 1 5 8 mmm m 1 see Note nnn n FANR2 see Note 000 0 BUCVT see Note ppp p FWPWR qqq q REFVT see Note rrr r LNBCS see Note sss s ATEMP ttt t OTEMP see Note Note ccc c ggg g mmm m nnn n 000 0 qqq q rrr r and ttt t w
138. face Cable CEFD P N CA 0000352 Samsung NB30 Plus Netbook CEFD P N PP 0000134 Ethernet Switch or Hub By User LPOD Redundant Loop Cable Assembly CEFD P N CA 0020655 OR CA 0020657 purchased separately 1 1 REDUNDANCY APPLICATIONS Connect to J6 COM1 port on LPOD purchased separately J2 NOT USED LPOD Ethernet Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0000352 Samsung NB30 Plus Netbook CEFD P N PP 0000134 STANDALONE APPLICATIONS B Onthe PC If not using the CLC 10 configure the terminal emulator program if applicable Refer to your terminal emulator program HELP feature or user guide for Q operating and configuration instructions Configure the utility program serial port communication and terminal display operation e 38400 bps Baud Rate e 8 Data Bits e 1Stop Bit e Port Flow Control e Parity NO NONE e Display New line Rx Tx CR e Local Echo ON C On the LPOD Power the unit Your power connection varies depending on your ordered unit Connector 73 POWER IN DC Power Mains in this manual for your specific See Sect 2 2 3 Connector 23 POWER AC Power Mains or Sect 2 2 4 power connectors 3 3 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Updating Firmware MN LPOD D Obtain the firmware information via one of the following methods e If using serial remote control you may use the terminal emulator program or the CLC 10 to execute remote comman
139. ges to the SNMP agent Type the SNMP Community String into the user supplied MIB Browser or Network Node Management software Three Community Strings are defined for SNMP access e Read Community default public 4 2 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Ethernet based Remote Product Management e Write Community e Trap Community default private default comtech Revision 8 MN LPOD associated version of the LPOD M amp C Please refer to the LPOD FW Release n For proper SNMP operation the LPOD MIB files must be used with the Notes for information on the required FW SW compatibility 4 3 3 SNMP Traps The LPOD has the ability to send out SNMP traps when certain events occur in the unit The LPOD sends out traps when a fault occurs in the unit A trap is sent both when a fault occurs and is cleared The SNMP agent supports both SNMPv1 and v2c The Traps file only needs to be compiled if SNMPv1 traps are to be used You may configure which style of traps the LPOD sends by using the IpodSNMPTrapVersion OID The MIB2 vitraps v2 notifications supported by the LPOD are as follows MIB2 SNMPv1 trap Authentication Failure MIB2 SNMPv2 notifications Authentication Failure The Faults v1 traps v2 notifications supported by the LPOD are as follows Faults SNMPv1 traps IpodPowerSupply24V1StatusV1 IpodPowerSupply24V2StatusV1 IpodPowerSupplyLNBStatusV1 IpodPowerSupply13VStatusV1 IpodPowe
140. gure B 1 Serial Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0020526 part 0020518 B 2 Figure B 2 Ethernet Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0000352 part 0000203 B 3 Figure B 3 COM Cable 100 CEFD P N 0000318 B 4 Figure B 4 COM Cable 250 CEFD P N 0000543 B 5 Figure B 5 Redundant Loop Cable Rx Tx CEFD P N 0020657 B 6 Figure B 6 Redundant Loop Cable Only CEFD P N 0020655 B 7 Figure B 7 1 4 Heliax Coaxial Cable 3722 B 9 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Table of Contents MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank PREFACE About this Manual This manual provides installation and operation information for the Comtech EF Data LPOD family of Outdoor Amplifiers Block Up Converter BUCs This manual is an informational document intended for the persons responsible for the operation and maintenance of the LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 or PS 2 Disclaimer Comtech EF Data has reviewed this manual thoroughly in order to provide an easy to use guide to this equipment All statements technical information and recommendations in this manual and in any guides or related documents are believed reliable but the accuracy and com
141. ier OD me eu All Rights Reserved EF DATA masmu 9 Amplifier Change Serial Configuration LG Fa NG Change Configuration Reset Change Configuration Figure 4 6 Config Amplifier page To update the page to the current amplifier configuration Click Refresh Serial e Remote Address Enter a valid physical remote address from 0001 to 9999 e Baud Rate Use the drop down menu to select the operating baud rate as 2400 4800 9600 19200 or 38400 baud Click Change Serial Configuration once the desired configuration settings have been made in this section Amplifier Amplifier Use the drop down menu to select the amplifier as either On or Off e Attenuation dB Enter a valid attenuation level 00 00 to 20 00 dB in 0 25 dB steps 4 16 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD e Attenuation Offset Enter a valid value in dB for the attenuation offset e Fault Recovery Use the drop down menu to select Fault Recovery as either Automatic or Manual e Mute Use the drop down menu to select the Mute function as either Enabled or Disabled e AUX Mute Use the drop down menu to select the Auxiliary Mute Mode as either Enabled or Disabled e Offline Mute Use the drop down menu to select the Offline Mute function as Enabled Disabled MuteRx M
142. ifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 1 3 Home Support specify the SMTP server domain name and destination on the Admin Access 7 For this page to operate correctly the LPOD s administrator is required to page see Sect 4 5 5 2 1 This page uses SMTP Simple Mail Transport Protocol to compose and send an e mail message to Comtech EF Data Modem Support cdmipsupport comtechefdata com Use this communications portal for questions about or problems with the LPOD omtech EF Data All Rights Reserved Home Contact Support Submit Email Figure 4 3 Home Support page Contact Information Use this section to provide your contact information to Comtech EF Data Problem Report Use this section to compose the required message up to 256 characters maximum are permitted Once the desired message is created and the pertinent Contact Information has been filled in click Submit Email to send the message 4 12 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 2 Admin Pages The Admin pages are available only to users who have logged in using the Administrator Name and Password Select the Access or SNMP hyperlink to continue 4 5 5 2 1 Admin Access Use this page to set up and maintain user names passwords the e mail server and the host IP addresses to facilitate communication with the LPOD
143. ill appear if the appropriate model options have been selected installed Otherwise the unused fields will display XXXXX LNB Current Command or Query Window Enable This command allows the user to enable the current window alarm If disabled the LCW value will be retained but unused Example 1 CWE 0 cr 0001 CWE cr IP Default Value 0 Arguments for Command or Response to Query Description of Arguments Response to Command EE Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller 5 16 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller CMS x x See Description of Arguments for details CWE x See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Parameter Type Set RTC Real Time Clock Date E Set RTC Real Time Clock Date Enable Statistics Averaging Enable Statistics Logging Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Command or Query A command in the form mmddyy where dd day of the month between 01 and 31 mm month of the year between 01 and 12 and yy year between 00 and 96 2000 to 2096 Example date April 24 2003 1 DA
144. ion 5285 EN e IN o zt 6X 1 4 20UNC ING HOLES Figure 1 9 LPOD PS 1 5 X Band Dimensional Envelope Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD WRT5 FLAT FLANGE Figure 1 10 LPOD PS 1 5 Ku Band Dimensional Envelope 1 18 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 MN LPOD Introduction 1 6 3 LPOD PS 2 Dimensional Envelopes Vy TE e OMEIN EF DATA Coot CPR 137 TAPPED Figure 1 11 LPOD PS 2 C Band Dimensional Envelope 1 19 Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Introduction 2X 5 16 18 MOUNTING HOLES E ko i 8 E gt 8 3 g TT EL E p E Jg J 5 10 80 274 345 8 80 223 571 1 Figure 1 12 LPOD 5 2
145. it For Example In a message from Controller to Target MUT 1 would mean enable the Mute function This character is used as the query operator and is used to indicate that the Target should return the current value of the parameter defined by the preceding byte For Example In a message from Controller to Target SWR would mean returns the value of the internal software revision installed in the unit 2 From Target to Controller the only permitted values are ASCII code 61 ASCII code 63 5 8 This character is used in two ways First if the Controller has sent a query code to a Target for Example MUT meaning is the Mute enabled or disabled the Target would respond with MUT x where x represents the state in question 1 being enable and 0 being disable Second if the Controller sends an instruction to set a parameter to a particular value and if the value sent in the argument is valid then the Target will acknowledge the message by replying with MUT with no message arguments This character is used only if the Controller sends an instruction to set a parameter to a particular value then if the value sent in the argument is not valid the Target will acknowledge the message by replying for example with MUT with no message arguments This indicates that there was an error in the message sent by the Controller Revision 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC R
146. iver their rated power guaranteed to the transmit waveguide flange at the 1 dB compression point The LPOD provides a cost effective more reliable replacement for Traveling Wave Tube TWT amplifiers in satellite communications Comtech EF Data s extensive experience in the design of outdoor RF transceivers led to the LPOD family s efficient thermal and mechanical package Recognizing the evolution of L Band IF systems the LPOD is designed to eliminate the traditional requirement for the modem to supply a DC power source and a 10 MHz reference to the BUCs and LNBs Dn n 94 e o ANN 1 z geet NS za gt x ZEP Eus 5 do 1 Q 7 NS cpm aho HM CN Ke um i EtG 0 SA ta gt ie d 4 WS a TN iB iii Y ee Um ay N j gt LPOD PS 1 LPOD PS 1 5 LPOD PS 2 Figure 1 1 Comtech EF Data LPOD Outdoor Amplifiers BUCs LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 3 Functional Description The compact size and weight of the LPOD lends itself to any installation with limited available mounting space These include ship borne antenna systems small flyaway systems and Satellite News Gathering SNG installations The addition of the optional internal reference and LNB bias T facilitates multi carrier and redundant op
147. ix B MN LPOD B 3 1 RF Cable Type Use this Type N cable for the Rx or Tx connections in LPOD Standalone or 1 1 Redundancy applications e For LPOD PS 1 C Band and X Band applications For Standalone use the cable connects the unit s 22 RF OUT port directly to the your Rx signal destination For 1 1 Redundancy applications use the cable to connect each LPOD s J2 RF OUT port to the Tx Waveguide switch e For all LPOD applications For Standalone use the cable connects directly from these LPOD interfaces to your Rx signal destination or Tx signal source For 1 1 Redundancy applications use the cable to connect the J1 LBAND IN Tx IN or 110 MODEM Ry ports in 1 1 Redundancy applications to the system s respective signal splitters PART NO NOTE CABLE MUST MEET VSWR 10 96 12 75 lt 1 40 1 WITH INSERTION LOSS AS FOLLOWS CA 3722 144 00 4 00 CA 3722 1 48 00 1 50 FREQUENCY ATTENUATION ATTENUATION AVERAGE POWER CA 3722 2 60 00 2 00 db 100ft db 100 M CA 3722 3 90 00 2 00 21 8 CA 3722 4 CA 3722 5 CA 3722 6 24 5 26 7 29 0 264 00 4 00 288 00 4 00 72 00 2 00 CA 3722 7 240 00 4 00 CA 3722 8 120 00 4 00 CA 3722 9 180 00 4 00 CA 3722 10 192 00 12 00 CA 3722 11 108 00 CONNECTOR TYPE N MALE LABEL BOTH END
148. ll open Click Browse in the Run window The Browse window will open Click the Create New Folder icon in the Browse window to create the new folder in the active location Right click the New Folder folder name and then rename this folder to temp or some other convenient unused name isin 7775 1 abes zen pn 2S we ci open 5 3 5 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Updating Firmware MN LPOD D Use Windows Command line to create the temporary folder e First click Start on the Windows taskbar and then click the Run icon or depending on Windows OS versions prior to Windows 95 click the MS DOS Prompt icon from the Main Menu e Next open a Command line window For Windows 95 Windows 98 Type command For any Windows OS versions later than Windows 98 Type cmd or command Bogen zeeer EG t cicli 2 open 4 5 PRENE Alternately from Start select All Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt Finally from the Command line c gt prompt type mkdir temp or md temp mkdir and md stand for make directory and then click OK Internet _ My Document Internet Explorer Bori i EA E Office Word LJ My Recent Documents gt 5 Microsoft Update Command Prompt Microsoft Windows XP Version
149. lt condition A query does not set the status change flag The status change flag is cleared after being read Example 1 TSC cr gt 0001 TSC 0 cr If Command or Query Enables or disables the external reference not present mute When the XRM command is enabled the unit will mute if an external reference oscillator is not detected Where 0 Disable 1 Enable Example lt 1 XRM 1 cr Note To enable this command the internal reference oscillator option must be installed otherwise a mode error will result A hardware mute condition generated by the XRM mute is one of the conditions that can cause the MUT command to return MUT 2 5 36 Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller TPS See Description of Arguments for details TSC x See Description of Arguments for details XRM x See Description of Arguments for details A 1 A 2 A 3 Appendix A 1 1 REDUNDANCY LPOD Redundancy Operation Overview The LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter can be used in a redundancy configuration by connecting the appropriate 1 1 Redundancy cable to the 16 COM1 Connector see Chapter 2 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS INSTALLATION STARTUP Once the cable is attached with the units placed in Redundancy Mode via the correct remote command the system automatically configures the backup offline unit by copying the configuration from the active
150. main of the e mail server usually found to the right of the symbol in an e mail address o For SMTP Domain Destination specify the e mail recipient name usually found to the left of the symbol in an e mail address Make the desired configuration settings in this section and then click Change Access to save these changes Otherwise click Reset to revert to the previously assigned System Account Access Information Webpage Timeout Use the drop down menu to select the desired time lapse before the LPOD Web Server Interface pages time out as either five minutes or eight hours The default timeout setting is five minutes Click Submit when done The Status Status page Figure 4 12 in Sect 4 5 5 4 3 will automatically refresh once every ten seconds and will reset the timeout counter Click Refresh to update the page appearance to the current operating configuration 4 14 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 2 2 Admin SNMP Sect 4 3 SNMP INTERFACE The Administrator may use this page to set and return administration information for the LPOD s Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP feature omtech EF Data Home All Rights Reserved EF DATA Access SNMP SNMP Enabled Enabled 000 000000 00 private 000 000 000 000 SNMPVI Submit SNMP Figure 4 5 Admin SNMP page SNMP e Simple Network Man
151. minute 001 maximum is 99 minutes 099 Default is 90 minutes 090 e Statistics Averaging Use the drop down menu to select either Enable or Disable to set the Statistics Averaging function o When Enabled statistics data is averaged at a rate of once per second for 10 seconds o If Disabled burst values will be logged instead of averaged values Click Submit once the statistics configuration parameters have been defined Click Refresh to update the page with the current viewing and operating configuration 4 25 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 4 3 Status Status Use this page to review all pertinent information about the LPOD Unlike the remaining pages available through this interface that refresh update 7 only when manually selected the Status Status page updates automatically once every 10 seconds Even with this automatic refresh function you may click Refresh to update the operational status parameters found on this page Home All Rights Reserved Events Statistics Status FETs Graphs Status Figure 4 12 Status Status page 4 26 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 4 4 Status FETs Use this page to review a read only scrollable window that displays the operating currents of all FETs Field Effect Transis
152. n Off Note that as shown in the example On is represented by a 1 one Off is represented by a 0 zero if no data is available then a 1 negative one is displayed Mute State Graph No data available Muted LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD This graph displays the mute state i e bias tee switch state as open muted or through path unmuted for the Tx Mute red line and the Rx Mute blue line Note that a logic high on the graph equals a muted condition a logic 0 zero indicates an unmuted condition a 1 negative one is displayed if the data is unavailable Both Tx and Rx Mute data are displayed by default You may control the appearance in the graph of either Tx Mute or Rx Mute by deselecting the pertinent checkbox provided at the bottom of the graph The graph will dynamically update after the next polling cycle every five seconds when the deselected parameter is removed from both the graph and its legend Online Status Graph 15 33 25 15 38 25 15 43 25 15 48 25 15 53 25 15 58 25 This graph displays the unit s online state Note that 1 one indicates the unit is online 0 zero indicates the unit is offline a 1 negative one indicates that the data is unavailable Minimum Fan Speed Graph QT Max fan I 15C Proportional fan speed between 5C and 15C Minimum fan speed at cold 5C 15 59 20 This graph
153. nsfer The destination bulk must be all lower case Wait while the file transfers e Type bye to terminate the FTP session and then close the Command line window 3 To verify that the PC to Unit FTP file transfer was successful review the current firmware information via the serial or Ethernet interfaces see Sect 3 2 Step 1D 4 Usethe LPOD Web Server Interface to select the firmware and soft reboot the unit A Select the desired Active Firmware Image e Using the LPOD Web Server Interface Use the Next Reboot Image drop down list onthe Config Utility page to select Image 1 or 2 and then click Submit B Soft reboot the LPOD e Using the Web Server Interface Click Reboot Now in the Perform Soft Reboot section of the Config Utility page to reboot the LPOD using the Current Active Firmware Image Wait while the LPOD reboots 5 Toload the second image repeat Step 4 6 Once the unit has rebooted after switching to the new firmware type the lt 0 1 remote command without quotes at the command prompt to clear the trending data The LPOD is now operating with its latest firmware The firmware update process is now complete 3 10 Chapter 4 ETHERNET BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 4 1 Overview This chapter describes the functionality of the LPOD Ethernet HTTP Interface Please refer to the Remote Commands Specifications tables found in Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOT
154. ntable ASCII characters Response to Command Parameter Type Target to Controller SNMP System Contact Set Statistics Interval SNMP System Location SNMP Unit Name SNMP Trap Destination IP Address 1 SNMP Trap Destination IP Address 2 SNMP Trap Version Qualifier Response to Query 255 bytes characters 255 bytes characters 16 bytes characters 15 bytes Numerical 15 bytes Numerical Command or Query SNMP System Contact string Example lt 1 SSC Joe Net Admin If not configured it returns empty string lt 1 SSC Command or Query Sets the interval at which statistics are logged Minimum resolution is 1 minute maximum is 99 minutes Example lt 1 551 90 gt 0001 SSl cr If Default Value 90 Command or Query SNMP System Location string Example lt 1 SSL Upstairs back right If not configured it returns empty string lt 1 SSL Command or Query SNMP System Name string Example lt 1 SSN Remote1 If not configured it returns empty string lt 1 SSC Command or Query Used to set the IP address of the first SNMP Trap destination IP Address 1 where traps will be sent where the form is the IP addresss Example lt 1 STA 010 006 030 001 When not configured returns gt 0001 STA 0 0 0 0 Command or Query Used to set the IP address of the first SNMP Trap destination IP Address 2 where traps will be sent in the form XXX XXX XXX
155. ntroller CCS x x See Description of Arguments for details See description of RFS Note that each argument is separated by a comma CID x x See Description of Arguments for details LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier Arguments for Command or Response to Query Parameter Type Calibrate LNB Current Clear Statistics Log Concise Utility Status E 15 bytes Query Instruction Code and qualifier Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Command or Query The CLC command stores the value of the LNB Current Supply in mA as a reference point The LNB current alarm point is then determined by the calibrated LNB reference point and the LNB current window setting see LCW command Note this command will return a mode error if the LNB current source output has not been enabled first see LCS command Example 1 CLC cr 0001 CLC cr IP The CLC query will return the value that was stored during the LNB current calibration Example 1 CLC cr gt 0001 CLC xxx x Where xxx x is the calibrated LNB current value in mA Default Value 000 0 Command only Used to clear the statistics log entries Example lt 1 CSL 1 cr 0001 CSL crlf Query only Used to Query the Maintenance status o
156. old LPT e Amplifier state Local Remote Setting LRS e Attenuation ATT e User fault mask MSK Auxiliary Mute AUX e RF mute MUT e LNB Current Window Enable CWE Offline Mute OFM e Date DAY e Remote LNB Control RLC e Enable Statistics Averaging ESA e Set Baud Rate SBR e Enable Statistics Logging ESL e Set Statistics Interval SSI e LNB Current Source enable LCS e Time TIM e LNB Current Window LCW e External Reference Mute XRM Note Date and Time are only updated when the inter unit redundant link is either established or re established The online status of a unit in a redundant system is determined by the position of the Tx waveguide switch When the Tx waveguide switch is oriented to allow a unit to send RF power to the antenna as determined by the waveguide switch failsafe indicator the unit is considered to be online Otherwise the unit is considered to be offline When redundant mode is disabled the unit will always report that it is online This is because standalone mode does not use the Tx waveguide switch position to determine online status LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD A 3 1 since there are no waveguide switches monitored and controlled by the unit in standalone mode Only the offline unit is allowed to initiate a redundant switchover by throwing the waveguide switches The offline unit will initiate a redundan
157. ons are as follows Remote Command Meaning Functional Description RED ESW AFR AOF Reports the appropriate unit s online offline status Also used to force a unit to go active online Enable Switch Mode Puts the unit into redundancy or standalone manual mode Sets the latching state of faults Either they will latch to the faulted state or they will recover automatically Individual attenuation command used to adjust out small differences in power levels of different amplifier Redundancy Online Offline Auto Fault Recovery Attenuation Offset LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD A 4 Serial based Monitor and Control Serial based Remote Product Management Monitor and Control M amp C of any LPOD Standalone or 1 1 Redundancy application is available through use of the optional CLC 10 Handheld Terminal M amp C Accessory Kit CEFD Kit KT 0020518 This kit provides the user with on site access to the LPOD s serial remote control interface For detailed information about this optional accessory see the CLC 10 Comtech LPOD Controller User s Guide CEFD P N MN CLC10 TechTerm Handheld Terminal CEFD P N PP 0020518 19 pin 6 Wire Circular Connector RJ 11 Connector Biss lt LPOD Serial Interface Cable CEFD P N CA 0020526 LPOD Redundant Loop Cable Assembly CEFD P N CA 0020655 OR CA 0020657 purchased separately 1 1 REDUNDANCY APPLICATIONS T
158. pically 192 168 1 3 24 so that it does not conflict with any other unit in the system 4 Enable redundant mode by setting the ESW command typically ESW 1 or ESW 2 The waveguide switch switches throw may be heard when redundant mode is enabled Unit 2 is now the online unit 5 Turn on Unit 1 6 Change Unit 417 serial remote address address if necessary typically the factory default values are correct 7 Enable redundant mode by setting the ESW command typically ESW 1 or ESW 2 The waveguide switch switches throw may be heard when redundant mode is enabled Unit 1 is now the online unit 8 Set up all parameters for Unit 1 so that the configuration can be copied to Unit 2 MUT etc LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD A 3 2 Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues outside the scope of this manual This information is provided as a helpful troubleshooting tool but trained network specialists may be required to make an Ethernet enabled product work in a specific network This section offers common solutions to network connectivity issues experienced by Comtech EF Data technical support personnel while developing or testing Ethernet enabled products using the Windows XP operating system 7 Each network is unique and network configuration and management are The most common connectivity issue is neglecting to properly connect the LPOD to the external PC Ethern
159. pleteness thereof are not guaranteed or warranted and they are not intended to be nor should they be understood to be representations or warranties concerning the products described Further Comtech EF Data reserves the right to make changes in the specifications of the products described in this manual at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such changes If there are any questions regarding this equipment or the information in this manual please contact the Comtech EF Data Customer Support Department Reporting Comments or Suggestions Concerning this Manual Comments and suggestions regarding the content and design of this manual are appreciated To submit comments please contact the Comtech EF Data Technical Publications department TechnicalPublications comtechefdata com Related Documents Comtech EF Data CLC 10 Handheld Terminal M amp C Accessory for LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 PS 2 User s Guide CEFD P N MN CLC10 Comtech EF Data LPODnet M amp C Netbook Accessory for LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 PS 2 Operation Manual CEFD P N MN LPODNET Xi LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Preface MN LPOD Conventions and References Patents and Trademarks See all of Comtech EF Data s Patents and Patents Pending at http patents comtechefdata com Comtech EF Data acknowledges that all trademarks are the property of the trademark owners Warnings Cautions and Notes A WARNING informs
160. plifier low output power user adjustable value e Internal reference oscillator unlocked e LNB current outside specified window e LNB voltage out of tolerance NOTE If this parameter generates a fault condition the RF output will be muted 5 3 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 5 2 5 5 2 6 5 2 7 Power Detector A power detector is provided to monitor the output power It has a useful range of over 20 dB referenced to the unit s rated P1dB point and its value can be read by exercising the RMS command The test data supplied with each unit gives an indication of the excellent accuracy and flatness of the power monitor over the frequency band of operation Some Common Commands A few of the most common commands and queries are RMS Retrieve Maintenance Status Displays voltages fan speeds Heatsink temperature output power monitor reading etc RCS Retrieve Configuration Status Displays current attenuation mute amplifier online etc status RAS Retrieve Alarm Status Displays current alarm or fault status Full details for each of these are listed in Sect 5 4 of this chapter End of Life Commands Certain commands queries are being marked by Comtech EF Data as End of Life EOL As noted in the format description in the Parameter Type field in the Remote Commands and Queries tables in Sect 5 4 while these commands are full
161. r The LPOD has the ability to function as a 1 1 one backup for one primary redundant controller in a redundant mode without the use of an external device The optional redundancy configuration is implemented by attaching a ganged waveguide coax transfer switch es to the input and output connectors of the amplifiers using a combination coaxial cable and waveguide kit When the backup LPOD is commanded into redundant mode it monitors the online LPOD for faults and status and automatically maintains a configuration based on the online unit LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 1 3 4 1 3 5 1 3 6 1 3 7 A faulted online unit may be disconnected and replaced without affecting the online power amplifier Smart BUC Functionality Comtech EF Data s unique approach to L Band RF frequency conversions eliminates DC and 10 MHz from the input coax This simplifies redundant and multi carrier operation Full 13 75 to 14 5 GHz Ku coverage and 5850 to 6725 MHz C band coverage is offered while supporting industry standard FSK modem BUC communications as well as Comtech EF Data proprietary commands Both LPOD models have a self contained power supply eliminating the requirement for the modem to supply the BUC voltage on the center conductor of the RF cable simplifying multi carrier operation and modem spares maintenance Data Logging Capability To greatly enhance system maintainabilit
162. rSupply10VStatusV1 lpodRFPowerSupply10V1StatusV1 IpodRFPowerSupply10V2StatusV1 IpodPowerSupply7 V8TStatusV1 IpodPowerSupply5V8TStatusV1 IpodPowerSupply2V5TStatusV1 IpodPowerSupply1V2TStatusV1 IpodPowerSupplyNeg5V8TStatusV1 lpodFan1StatusV1 IpodFan2StatusV1 IpodTemperatureStatusV1 4 3 5 1 3 6 1 6 3 1 1 5 5 62474801 62474802 62474803 62474804 62474805 62474806 62474807 62474808 62474809 62474810 62474811 62474812 62474813 62474814 62474815 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Ethernet based Remote Product Management IpodShutdownStatusV1 Ipodl2CStatusV1 IpodForwardPowerStatusV1 IpodChecksumStatusV1 IpodFPGADoneStatusV1 IpodBUCLockDetectStatusV1 IpodRefLockDetectStatusV1 IpodL NBCSStatusV1 IpodSwitchStatusV1 Faults SNMPv2 notifications IpodPowerSupply24V1Status IpodPowerSupply24V2Status IpodPowerSupplyLNBStatus IpodPowerSupply13VStatus IpodPowerSupply10VStatus IpodRFPowerSupply10V1Status IpodRFPowerSupply10V2Status IpodPowerSupply7V8TStatus IpodPowerSupply5V8TStatus IpodPowerSupply2V5TStatus IpodPowerSupply1V2TStatus IpodPowerSupplyNeg5V8TStatus IpodFan1Status IpodFan2Status IpodTemperatureStatus IpodShutdownStatus Ipodl2CStatus lpodForwardPowerStatus IpodChecksumStatus IpodFPGADoneStatus IpodBUCLockDetectStatus IpodRefLockDetectStatus IpodL NBCSStatus IpodSwitchStatus 4 4 62474816 62474817 62474818 62474819 62474820 62474821 62474822 62474823 62474824 1 3 6 1 4 1 6247 48 1 3 1 1
163. re multiple units to be configured that are all set to the factory default IP address then turn on one unit at a time and reinitialize the Address Resolution Protocol ARP table each time a new unit is connected to the network as follows e First check the values in the Address Resolution Protocol ARP table on the computer This can be accomplished using the Windows Command line interface o To access the Command line interface click Start gt Run from the external PC s Taskbar o Type CMD without the quotes into the Run dialog box and then click OK LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD From the Command line interface window type ARP a without the quotes and then press the Enter key If the LPOD IP address is not displayed in the ARP table then re initialize the ARP table by typing ARP d at the Command line window prompt The LPOD IP address should now be displayed when the ARP table is queried again If the unit s IP address is still not shown and the ping test has failed then verify the Ethernet settings of the unit using another remote control interface that is not dependant on the Ethernet port e g EIA 485 EIA 232 or FSK A 3 3 Applicable Redundancy Commands Q See Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for detailed information about the remote commands and queries specified in this section Remote commands applicable to redundancy operati
164. req RF in Freq RF out 2 Allow 1 dB degradation from 13 75 to 14 0 GHz and 6425 to 6725 MHz Gain Min Typical 90 264 VAC 47 63 Hz Power Factor Corrected 96 typical Input Power Supply Requirements 48 VDC optional Max IF Input level no damage 10 dBm Gain Adjust Gain Flatness Gain variation over temp Input Return Loss Output Return Loss Noise Figure RF Mute Isolation AM PM Conversion Third order Intermodulation Level 2 tones 3 dB Total Backoff from P1 dB 6 dBc SCL A 1 2 20 dB in 0 25 dB steps 1 5 dB full band 1 0 dB PS 2 configured as SSPA only 0 30 dB per 40 MHz 1 5 dB max 40 to 55 1 25 dB 40 to 60 C 15 dB 19 1 dB PS 2 configured as SSPA only 19 1 dB 1 25 1 VSWR 10 15 dB typical 20 dB max min attenuation 8 dB typical 15 dB max PS 2 configured 60 dBc min 2 typ 3 5 max Rated P1dB output power 30 dBc typ 25 dBc Guaranteed LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 50 dBc Prated 3 dB Carrier Related co abc min P1dB Spurious Level 60 dBm max Input Terminated 25 dBm max Input Terminated 0 03 ns MHz Group delay variation 0 003 ns MHz2 Non Volatile RAM Capacity 30 days 90 minute intervals Includes e RF Output Power e Mute Status e Heatsink Temperature e LNB Bias Current ENE RS RN ER APR 132 132 Data Logging Parameters Spec C K
165. riable length depending on the number of FETs installed in the amplifier 48 bytes Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Query only Used to query the configuration status of the unit This is the concise version of the RCS command Example CCS aa aa b c d eff ff g hhh cr Where aa aa attenuation in dB ATT b RF power amplifier state 0 Off 1 On AMP c mute state 0 un muted 1 muted MUT d online status ONL e redundancy state and mode ESW ff ff Attenuator offset in dB AOF g auto fault recovery mode AFR hhh External reference status N A no external reference 05M for 5 MHz and 10M for a 10 MHz See Note Note hhh will always be N A if the internal reference oscillator option is not installed Query only Concise version of RFS Example XX Command or Query CID is a user defined string of data that may be used to identify or name the unit or station The CID is a 48 byte field of data that is entered as one line but it will be read back from the unit as two 24 byte lines of data Examples 1 CID Station 001 SSPA 01 cr gt 0001 CID lt 1 CID cr 0001 CID cr Station 4001 cr SSPA 101 cr If Default Value Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Co
166. s OTEMP Outdoor temperature in Celsius see Note Example 1 RMS cr gt 0001 RMS cr P24V1 024 1 cr P24V2 024 1 cr LNBVT 018 2 cr P13VT 013 4 cr P10V12z010 1 cr A10V1 010 1 cr A10V2 010 1 cr P7V8T 007 8 cr P5V8T 005 8 cr P2V5T 002 5 cr P1V2T 001 2 cr N5V8T 05 7 cr FANR1 100 0 cr FANR2 100 0 cr BUCVTz008 3 cr FWPWR 53 2 cr REFVT 001 8 cr LNBCS 380 2 cr ATEMP 40 0 cr OTEMP 425 0 cr Note LNBVT FANR2 A10V2 BUCVT REFVT LNBCS and OTEMP will appear if the appropriate options are installed otherwise the values will report XXXX Arguments for Command or Response to Query Query Response to Query Instruction Code Target to and qualifier Controller Description of Arguments Response to Command Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Target to Controller Parameter Type 5 29 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Serial based Remote Product Management Command Instruction Code and Qualifier del nae RENE 5 Stored Events which have not yet been read over th nit returns the oldest 5 Stored Events which have not yet been read over the Unread Stored remote control Events Reply format CR Sub body CR Sub body CR Sub body CR Sub body CR Sub body where Sub body ABCCddmmyyhhmmss A being the fault clear indicator F Fault C Clear I Info B being the fault type where 1 Unit 2 RF 3 Log CC is Fault Code numbers as in RAS or Info
167. s subject to change LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 3 Web Server Interface Operational Features 4 5 3 1 Navigation The CDM 625 Web Server Interface features navigation tabs located at the top of each page After you click a navigation tab you may click Home Contact Su an available primary page hyperlink In turn any nested hyperlinks appear for further selection This manual uses a naming format for all web pages to indicate to you the depth of navigation needed to view the referenced page Top Level Tab Primary Page Hyperlink For example Home Support is interpreted to mean first click the top level Home navigation tab then click the Support page hyperlink 4 5 3 2 Page Sections Each page features one or more sections The title at the upper left corner of each page or page section describes its operational features Each section can feature editable fields action buttons and read only displays for a specific function This manual explains the purpose and operation for each Web page on a per page per section basis 4 5 33 Execution Buttons Action buttons are important in the Web Server Interface Click an action button to do one of these tasks e Refresh the page with current data e Reset changed parameters to remove unsaved changes e Submit permanently save ch
168. smwesent sse SWITCH WAVEGUIDE WTS 28VDC SEALED SDE amp BOTTOM NT 1 sWTREKUWRSG RE TRANSMIT REJECT WATS Pe so we 1 1 1 4 2 8 0 2 3 18 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD USE GASKETS ITEMS 3 AND 11 AND HARDWARE ITEMS 6 THROUGH 10 SUPPLIED IN KIT TO COMPLETE ASSEMBLY hw lt LNB UNIT 1 LNB UNIT 2 Figure A 8 PL 7596 1 LPOD Ku Band Rx Switch Kit Exploded View 19 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD This page is intentionally blank 20 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision Appendix A MN LPOD 2X Ku BAND LNB ASSEMBLY SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY ORTHO MODE TRANSDUCER OMT SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY Figure A 9 KT 0000191 Ku Band Rx Switch Kit OMT Mounted Metric Assembled View LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Appendix A Table A 4 Parts List for KT 0000191 Ku Band Rx Switch Kit OMT Mounted Metric s ammers wax 2516 SOCKET HERD PSS s max U6 SOCKET HEAD PSS mwmmox wsmmipxwenas HW M4X 07HEX M4 x 07 HEX HUT SS 110 120 130 ITEM EE En KCN 1 1 40 50 60 1 22 8 MN LPOD LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Appendix A MN LPOD
169. sn 6 A 5 Ethernet based Monitor and Control es sooo sooo vens onnsenssonsenssensoonsersser 7 vi LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Table of Contents MN LPOD A 6 1 1 Redundancy System Cabling and Installation 2222 8 7 Redundancy System Assembly Kits aa eee esses reersnssnnnnsenserrenn 10 Common EN e Ye yea 11 7 2 LPOD PS 1 1 1 Redundancy 25 A 7 3 LPOD 5 1 5 1 1 Redundancy 41 A 7 4 LPOD 5 2 1 1 Redundancy 49 APPENDIX CABLE 5 22222 22 2 0 1 1 ju i ro B 1 B 2 Control and Data Cables aras TNI KENO oca deeds B 1 B 2 1 seral Interface Cable riante B 2 B 2 2 Ethernet Interface Cable reote te eter ee let e a ne B 3 B 2 3 19 COM Cable 100 Ena a EA EE a EE Aa Na nennen inneren nsns aa aa nnn B 4 B 2 4 19 COM Cable 250 nnn ervan ensnnversnnernanenennevenneersnnersansnenaeeeeneensnn B 5 B 2 5 Redundant Loop Cable Rx enne nennen entren nnne nnne nennen B 6 B 2 6 R
170. t switchover if any of the following conditions are met 1 Online unit faulted and offline unit is not faulted 2 Inter unit redundant link established and then timed out 3 Mismatched waveguide switch condition is detected 4 Unitis forced online through a remote command If the unit has offline mute OFM enabled then the unit will mute the RF output when it is offline The OFM state also affects the bias tee switch position because the bias tee switch serves as the unit s Rx path mute so it is tied to the mute state MUT of the unit while the unit is running in redundant mode i e if MUT 1 then 5 0 and if MUT 0 then SBT 1 If the user tries to change the bias tee switch position while redundant mode is enabled a mode error will result 1 1 Redundant System Setup Using a Single Ethernet Interface See Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for detailed information about the remote commands and queries specified in this section Follow these steps to set up a 1 1 Redundancy System using a single Ethernet interface Step Description 1 Turn both units off and then connect them to the redundant system hardware using the proper cables 2 Turn on Unit 2 and change its serial remote address from 1 factory default to a valid unique value typically 2 so that it does not conflict with any other unit in the system 3 Change Unit 825 IP address from the factory default 192 168 1 4 24 to a valid unique value ty
171. tandard remote control interface defined in Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT as shown here 5 EF DATA TELNET INTERFACE You must have an account to use this interface Please see your administrator Enter name comtech Enter password comtech Name and Password accepted Please review your SSPA manual for command syntax Q Quit gt Telnet gt lt 1 LRS 3 8801 LRS Q Quit gt COR UTI LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 Web Server HTTP Interface A user supplied web browser allows the full monitor and control M amp C of the LPOD from its Web Server Interface This embedded web application is designed for and works best with Microsoft s Internet Explorer Version 5 5 or higher Refer to the Remote Commands and Queries specifications tables found in Chapter 5 SERIAL BASED REMOTE PRODUCT MANAGEMENT for detailed descriptions of the configuration parameters featured on the individual web pages shown in this chapter 4 5 1 Enabling the Web Server Interface To enable the Web Server Interface in the LPOD using only a 100BaseTx remote interface this assumes that you are running a Microsoft Windows OS 1 Select Start then Run then type cmd to open the command prompt window Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open amp for you Log Off bpittm
172. tors installed in the RF amplifier Comtech EF Data All Rights Reserved Events Statistics Status FETs Graphs RF Power FET Current Status Q01 00 056 Q02 00 079 003 01 146 004 02 091 005 04 252 006 07 659 007 08 047 008 09 064 009 08 923 010 09 038 011 09 584 Figure 4 13 Status FETs page Click Refresh to update the page with the most recent RF Power FET Current Status parameters 4 27 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 4 5 Status Graphs This scrollable page features a universal page controls bar plus seven trending and operations graphs that provide statistics for the following parameters e Temperature e Power e LNB Current e Amplifier Status e Mute Status e Online Status e Minimum Fan Speed Figure 4 14 Status Graphs page 4 28 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Control Bar and Refresh Tab lt Home Admin Config POR Events Statistics Status FETs Graphs Graphs The control bar is provided at the top of the page Use this section to choose the time date and duration of the trending information displayed on the graphs The graphs are all tied to the same x scale so that you can more easily correlate data between the graphs Note the following Start Date mm dd yy
173. trieve Utility N A Status Description of Arguments Note that all arguments are printable ASCII characters Response to Command Target to Controller Query only Unit returns the oldest 5 Stored Statistics entries which have not yet been read over the remote control Reply format CR Sub body CR Sub body CR Sub body CR Sub body CR Sub body where Sub body ddmmyyhhmmssaaa abbb bccc cdd ddefghhh hiii i ddmmyy day month year hhmmss hour minute second aaa a Operating Temperature 40 0 bbb b Amp Temperature 40 0 ccc c RF Power output dd dd Attenuation Setting e Amp On Off f Mute On Off g Online Offline Status hhh h LNB Current mA BUC Tuning Voltage If there are less than 5 entries to be retrieved the remaining positions are padded with zeros If there are no new entries the response is RNS Query only Used to Query the unit s 9 digit serial number in the form of where is the unit s 9 digit serial number Example 1 RSN cr 0001 RSN 072282040 cr If Query only Used to Query the utility status of the unit Example 1 RUS cr 0001 RUS cr ADR 0001 cr BDR 09600 cr REF 087 cr If see Note Note REF will only appear if a reference oscillator is installed 5 31 Query Instruction Code and qualifier Revision 8 MN LPOD Response to Query Target to Controller RNS CR Sub body C
174. u dBc Hz Offset 107 102 115 115 1 5 2 Optional Internal Reference 10 MHz can lock to modem supplied reference over a range of 5 dBm to 5 dBm at IF Input 5 x 10 day 1 x 10 40 to 55 C Internal Reference Oscillator Frequency Frequency Stability 1 5 3 Optional LNB Bias Reference LNB Bias Voltage 22 1V 450mA max LNB 10 MHz Reference Output Level 0 dBm 5dB LNB Input Output Return Loss 15 dB 10 dB 2 dB 950 1750 MHz LNB Input Output Gain 1 dB 2 dB optional LNB Input Output Gain Flatness 1 dB 950 1750 MHz LNB input Output Isolation Mute condition 55 dB min 1 9 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 1 5 4 Environmental Standard 40 to 122 F 40 to 55 C Temperature nee 40 to 140 F 40 to 60 C 67 to 167 F 55 to 75 C Humidity 100 condensing rain 2 per hour Altitude 10 000 AMSL Shock Normal commercial shipping and handling 1 5 5 Physical PS 1 17 Ibs 9 1 kg Nominal Weight mn 5 2 777 1473 21 32 kg Nominal PS 1 12 65 x 6 26 x 7 37 in See Figure 1 4 or 1 5 321 3 x 159 x 187 2 mm Dimensions PS 1 5 12 78 x 6 14 x 7 05 in excluding connectors See Figure 1 6 324 6 x 156 x 179 1 mm PS 2 16 18 x 8 80 x 9 78 x in See Figure 1 7 427 x 223 5 x 248 4 mm IF RF Input Type N Female PS 1 PS 1 5 PS 2 Ku Band WR75G
175. uteTx MuteRx LNB or MuteTx LNB Click Change Configuration to save Otherwise click Reset to revert to the previously assigned Amplifier settings Reference e Ref Freq Adjust Enter a numeric value from 0 to 255 to adjust the reference oscillator tuning voltage The default value is set to 87 e Ext Ref Mute Use the drop down menu to select the Eexternal Reference Not Present Mute Mode as either Enabled or Disabled Click Change Configuration to save Otherwise click Reset to revert to the previously assigned Reference settings Low Power Forward Threshold dBm Use this field to set the threshold value in dBm for the low forward power alarm fault When the forward power monitor is set to Alarm or Fault instead of the factory default of Mask and the forward power drops below the specified value the alarm fault is indicated Setting this parameter to the default value of 00 00 effectively disables the threshold Click Change to save Otherwise click Reset to revert to the previously assigned Low Power Forward Threshold setting FSK Address Use this field to set the FSK Frequency Shift Keying Address from 01 to 15 Click Change to save Otherwise click Reset to revert to the previously assigned FSK Address 4 17 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 Ethernet based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 4 5 5 3 2 Config LNB Use this page to configure Low Noise Block Downconvert
176. utomatically come up in the last stored state factory default Transmit on not muted 2 9 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD 2X 11 2 6 Te CS By STRUT SHOWN FOR_ REFERENCE ONLY PL 12319 1 Universal Pole Mounting Kit ITEM CEFD PART NO DESCRIPTION BRACKET UNISTRUT SHOWN FOR CLARITY ONLY INCLUDED IN CEFD P N 0078 BRACKET MODIFICATION POLE MOUNTING KIT FP BR0072 BRACKET STRAP TENSIONER 1 reir 7 BRACKELSTRAPTERMNATONPOLEMOUNTNGKT BRACKET 1 4 STRAP TRIM LENGTH AS REQUIRED 1 reis STRAP FNED POLEWOUNTING KT 2 MwexizscsHEGGS BOLT HEXHEAD Nexta5ws 68 ia Er Er 1 2 8 PIPEBLOCK 8 EM zn 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 7 2 5 2 This kit will accommodate a pole diameter OD of up to 13 00 33 02 cm maximum Figure 2 5 PL 12319 1 Universal Pole Mounting Kit 2 10 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System Connections Installation and Startup MN LPOD LPOD PS 1 SHOWN lt FOR REFERENCE ONLY KT 0000095 LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 Single Unit Mounting Kit BRACKET MOUNTING LPOD PS 1 SPRINGNUT 3 8 16 SHORT SPRING SS P3300 Figure 2 6 KT 0000095 LPOD PS 1 PS 1 5 Single Unit Mounting Kit 2 11 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter Revision 8 System
177. wledge reception of an instruction to change the configuration of the Target The exception to this is when the Controller broadcasts a message such as Set time date using Address 0 when the Target is set to EIA 485 mode Packet Structure Controller to Target Start of Packet Target Address Address Delimiter Code Qualifier Rage End of Packet lt 0 9 2 2 01 Carriage Return ASCII code 60 ASCII codes 48 57 ASCII code 47 ASCII codes 65 90 ASCII codes ASCII code 13 97 122 n characters Example lt 0412 MUT 1 CR LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD Target to Controller Start of Packet Target Address Address Delimiter Instruction Code Code Qualifier E End of Packet gt 0 9 A Z 7 7 or From 0 to n Carriage Return ASCII code 62 ASCII codes 48 57 ASCII code 47 ASCII codes 65 90 ASCII codes characters Line Feed 61 63 33 or 42 ASCII codes Example gt 0412 MUT 1 CR LF 5 1 4 1 Start of Packet Because this is used to provide a reliable indication of the start of packet these two characters may not appear anywhere else within the body of the message gt Controller to Target This is less than the character ASCII code 60 gt Target to Controller This is the greater than character gt ASCII code 62 5 1 4 2 Target Address Up to 9 999 devices can be uniquely addressed In EIA 232 applications
178. y the LPOD includes a built in data logging capability By recording critical operational parameters such as temperature output power mute status etc at time stamped intervals the user can quickly gather intelligence not only about the unit itself but also the unit s operational environment Optional Internal 10 MHz Reference With the optional high stability oven controlled crystal oscillator OCXO installed one more signal is removed from the TX IF cable This ensures optimum RF performance of the BUC by eliminating any reference degradation caused by IF combiners interconnections or rotary joints Optional LNB Support The LPOD was designed with the evolution of L band systems in mind L band IF topologies are no longer relegated to low power single carrier installations and are now found in larger multi carrier installations A challenge presented by multi carrier L band systems is the presence of DC and reference components on the Tx Rx L band interfaces The LPOD design by default eliminates the DC component from the Tx IF and can eliminate the reference requirement with the optional internal OCXO The LNB bias reference option completes the solution by eliminating DC and reference signal requirements from the Rx L band interface 1 3 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Introduction MN LPOD 1 4 Theory of Operation 1 4 1 SSPA Block Diagrams Block diagrams for the SSPAs are shown in Figure
179. y supported in this product it is highly recommended that the equivalent new commands be used for new implementations The new commands generally follow the outdated commands EOL designated Command Query Page New Command Query Page Comment CAA 5 12 CAE 5 12 CUS 5 15 Functionality not included in any other remote command query DAT 5 17 DAY 5 17 LNA 5 22 RNE 5 30 RET 5 28 PNM 5 25 New query provides more exact unit hardware information RSN 5 31 SNO 5 33 SFS 5 33 Functionality not included in any other remote command query TNA 5 35 TNE 5 35 5 4 LPOD Outdoor Amplifier Block Up Converter BUC Revision 8 Serial based Remote Product Management MN LPOD 5 1 5 1 1 Remote Control Protocol and Structure The electrical interface is either an EIA 485 multi drop bus for the control of many devices or an EIA 232 connection for the control of a single device and data is transmitted in asynchronous serial form using ASCII characters Control and status information is transmitted in packets of variable length in accordance with the structure and protocol defined in later sections 485 For applications where multiple devices are to be monitored and controlled a full duplex or 4 wire EIA 485 is preferred Half duplex 2 wire EIA 485 is possible but is not preferred In full duplex 485 communication there are two separate isolated indepen

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