2.2Power Connector
The power and ancillary connections are made via a 9 way D male connector. The power supply input is fully isolated from the chassis of the module.
Note: The power supply cannot be used as an RS232 input line.
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1 | RSSI Received Signal Strength Output |
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| Analogue output proportional to the level of the RF input |
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| Level at |
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2 | n/c |
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3, 4 | +ve Supply Input (9 - 36VDC) |
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| Receive current <100mA at 24VDC input |
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| Transmit current <400mA at 1000mW RF output, 24VDC input |
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5 | Power Supply Ground (isolated from enclosure) |
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6 | I2C Bus Clock (engineering use only) |
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7 | 0V (chassis of enclosure) |
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8 | I2C Bus Data (engineering use only) |
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9 | Power Supply Ground (isolated from enclosure) |
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2.3RF Connector
The RF connection to the modem is a female TNC bulkhead connector.
2.4Front Panel Indications
There are 3 LED indicators which show the operation of the unit as follows:
P | Green | Power | On when DC supply input present and DTR input |
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S | Orange | Status | Flashes orange when the transceiver is switched |
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| to transmit or receive. Continuous orange if the |
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| transceiver goes “Out Of Lock” (OOL) which |
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| happens on failure, or when an invalid frequency |
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| is programmed into it. |
T | Red TX |
| On when the transmitter is turned on. |
These LEDs are next to the connectors on both types of enclosure.
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