CDM-Qx Satellite Modem

Revision 5

Front Panel Operation

MN/CDMQx.IOM

5.6.1CONFIG

The sub-branches available are:

CONFIG: Remote Tx Rx Group

Frame Interface Ref Mask ODU

Remote

(Remote Control) This menu sub-branch permits the user to define whether

 

the unit is being controlled locally, or remotely.

 

NOTE: The unit may be monitored over the remote control bus at any time.

 

When in Local mode, however, configuration parameters may only be

 

changed through the front panel. Conversely, when in Remote mode, the unit

 

may be monitored from the front panel, but configuration parameters may

 

only be changed via the remote control bus.

 

(Transmit) This menu sub-branch permits the user to define, on a parameter-

Tx

 

by-parameter basis, the transmit configuration of the unit.

 

(Receive) This menu sub-branch permits the user to define, on a parameter-

Rx

 

by-parameter basis, the receive configuration of the unit.

 

This menu sub-branch permits the user to group a vertically aligned

Group

 

modulator and demodulator into a modem, or to group any compatible plug-

 

ins for redundancy.

 

This menu sub-branch permits the user to define if the unit should operate in

Frame

 

a transparent mode (no framing) or in a framed mode. In the framed mode

 

(EDMAC), an overhead of 5% is added to the rate transmitted over the

 

satellite so that M&C information may be passed to the distant end.

 

(Interface) This menu sub-branch permits the user to define which electrical

Interface

 

interface type is active at the data connectors.

 

(Reference) This menu sub-branch permits the user to define whether the

Ref

 

unit should use its own internal 10MHz reference, or phase lock to an

 

externally applied reference, and if so, at what frequency. If the internal

 

reference is selected, it can optionally drive the connector.

 

This menu sub-branch permits the user to mask certain traffic alarms, which

Mask

 

may cause problems to the user. As an example, certain multiplexers use ‘all

 

ones’ as an idle pattern. However, by convention, the ‘all ones’ condition is

 

taken to be the Alarm Indication Signal (AIS). The CDM-Qx monitors for the

 

AIS condition, and if desired, this alarm may be masked.

ODU (L-Band unit only)

(Outdoor Unit) This menu sub-branch permits the user to configure externally connected Low-noise Block Down Converter (LNB) and/or Block Up Converter (BUC) for L-Band units.

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Mocomtech CDM-QX operation manual Config Remote Tx Rx Group Frame Interface Ref Mask ODU