Paradise RCP2-1000 manual

203987 Rev A ECO 3171 11/28/2005 Operations Manual RCP2-1000 Remote Controller for Rack Mount SSP As Paradise Datacom L LC Phone: (814) 238-3450 328 Innovation Blvd. Fax: (814) 238-3829 State College, PA 16803 USA Web: www.paradisedata.com Email: sales@paradisedata.com RCP2-1000 SSPA REMOTE CONTROLLER PARADISE DATACOM[...]

2 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual PROPRIETARY NOTICE Paradise Datacom has made every effort to ensure that the instru ctions contained in this document are adequate and free of errors and omissions. Paradise Datacom will, if necessary, explain issues, which may not be covered by this document. Paradise Datacom’s lia[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 3 T able of Contents Table of C ontents ........................................................................................................ 3 Section 1: Genera l Information .................................................................................. 7 1.0 Introdu ction .....[...]

4 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 3.2.1.6 Sys In fo Page 6 .................................................................................... 22 3.2.1.7 Sys In fo Page 7 .................................................................................... 22 3.2.1.8 Sys In fo Page 8 ..................................[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 5 Section 5: Seri al Prot ocol ......................................................................................... 33 5.0 Introdu ction ................................................................................................. 33 5.1 Remote Control - Serial Comm unicati on [...]

6 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual Figures Figure 1-1: Outline Dra wing of RCP2 -1000 RM ................................................. 7 Figure 2-1: RCP2-1000 RM Rear Panel ........................................................... 12 Figure 2-2: Cable Connec tions for RCP2- 1000 RM ...............................[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 7 1.0 Introduction This section provides the general information for the Paradise Datacom LLC Redundant Control Panel for Ra ck Mount SSPAs. This secti on describes the supplied equipment and safety precautions. 1.1 Description The RCP2-1000 RM controller provides control of Paradise Da[...]

8 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 1.2 Equipment Supplied The following equipment is supplied with each unit: • RCP2-1000 RM Redundant System Controller (1 RU high) • (2) IEC Line Cord Sets • Operations Manual (203987) RCP2 -1000 RM System Controller Paradise Data can provide t he following optional equipment: ?[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 9 1.3.2 Electrical Discharge Hazards A spark can not only create ESD reliability pr oblems, it can also cause serious safety hazards. The following precautions should be taken when there is a risk of electrical discharge: • Follow all ESD guidelines. • Remove all flammable material [...]

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RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 11 2.0 Introduction This section provides information for the initial inspe cti on, installation and external connections for the RCP2-1000 RM redundant system controller. 2.1 Inspection When the unit is received, an initial inspecti on should be completed. First, ensure that the shippi[...]

12 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 2.5 Cable Connectors The RCP2-1000 RM has several I/O interconnections av ailable on the rear panel. The controller rear panel is shown in Figure 2-1. The RCP2-1000 RM and a Rack Mount SSPA are linked to gether through 2-wire twisted pair shielded cable (such as 24 AW G twisted pair [...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 13 Figure 2-3: Top Level Wiring Diagram[...]

14 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual In order to achieve successful operati on of the RCP2-1000 RM , the SSPA must be configured with the following par ameters: Baud Rate - 9600; Serial Interface - RS485; Network Address - any. See your SSPA manual for details. Maximum cable length is 4000 feet (1.3 km). 2.5.1 Serial Po[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 15 2.5.2 Serial Port, Local (J5) A DB9 male connector serves as a serial in terface with a remote SSPA. Interface parameters are set by internal RCP hardwar e and can't be reconfigured by user. The remote SSPA serial interface must be proper ly set to provide connection with the RC[...]

16 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual Pin # Function Description 1 Closed on Power Supply Fault Form C relay NC 2 Opened on Power Supply Fault Form C relay NO 20 Power Supply Fault Common 3 1. Standalone mode. Closed on Auxiliary Fault 2. 1:1 Redundancy Mode. Closed on Auto matic switchover mode. Form C relay NC 21 1. St[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 17 Section 3: RCP2-1000 RM Front Panel Operation 3.0 Introduction Control of the RCP2-1000 RM can be handled th rough Front Panel operation, or remotely through Parallel or Seri al communication to a computer. For Local (front panel) operati on of the controller, simply toggle the Local[...]

18 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 3.1.4 Liquid Crystal Display The 40 character by 2 line fr ont panel liquid crystal displa y (LCD) provides a conven- ient method of selecting various operating par ameters of the controller. All internal set - tings can be achieved via the LCD and menu st ructure. There is no need t[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 19 3.2 Main Menu The Main Menu organized in several functi onal subgroups, diagramed in Figure 3-2. 1. Sys.Info - System Information menu sublevel 2. PanelCom - Serial Communication-related settings 3. SSPA Setup - System operation-related settings 4. Panel Setup - Fault handling settin[...]

20 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 3.2.1 Sys Info The informative sublevel of the menu structur e contains 8 pages, shown in Figure 3-3. The "Up" and "Down" keys allow the user to navigate through the pages. Pressing the "Left" and "Right" buttons will display the at tenuation a[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 21 3.2.1.2 Sys Info Page 2 This page shows a variety of alarm states wh ich may be present within the HPA. Fault values could be "Fault", "Normal" and "N/A" • PS - power supply alarm, displays "Norma l" if HPA power supplies are normally op- era[...]

22 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 3.2.1.5 Sys Info Page 5 Page 5 shows settings related to the HPA 1:1 Redundant System operation. • Mode - indicates HPA operational mode. Value can be set to "1:1" for 1:1 redun- dancy mode and "Stdaln" for stand alone mode; • Stby. - shows HPA standby state s[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 23 If the HPA controller card can not reliabl y communicate with an SSPA module, that module will be declared faulted. Th is type of fault will not affe ct the HPA overall summary fault state, because the controller card has the ability to track RF module faults independently. 3.2.2 Pan[...]

24 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 3.2.3.3 Redundancy Under this menu, the user may select the following red undancy settings for units in a 1:1 redundant mode. • Switching - User may select between Au to and Manual switching. • Standby Select - Allows user to select between Standby and Online states. • Standby [...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 25 3.2.4.2 Fault Latch Determines the alarm reporting condition. A latched alarm will remain indicate d on the front panel until the operator clear s the alarm by pressing t he “Enter” button. Unlatched alarms will allow the summary alarm indicator to stop displaying the alarm condi[...]

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RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 27 4.0 Introduction The RCP2-1000 RM was designed to provide easy Remote Monitor and Control for the Paradise Datacom Rack Mount Solid State Power Amplifier (SSPA). The unit is designed to fit a standard 1 rack unit high, 19'' wide EIA rack. The RCP2-1000 allows the user to re[...]

28 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 4.1.3 Voltage Regulator Output Low Fault Fault effective when remote SSPA internal vo ltage regulators drop output voltage below 8 volts. Fault always retains its last state when SSPA is muted. Fault threshold value is factory fixed and can't be changed by the user. Fault state [...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 29 4.1.9 RF Switch Fault In Redundant mode, the SSPA alwa ys tracks position of RF s witch(es). The user is informed about the RF switch state through t he front panel LCD and se rial protocol. If the switch position for any reason can't reliably be determined, the SSPA declares a [...]

30 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 4.2 Design Philosophy The RCP2-1000 RM remote controller was designed to achieve a new level in high reli- ability, maintenance free operation. A tightly integrated modular assembly approach has been used to realize a versatile controller while maintaining its user friendly opera- to[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 31 The digital core board also contains the in terface circuitry that allows the RCP2-1000 RM to be firmware upgradeable in the field. A block diagram of the Digital Core Board is shown in Figure 4-1. 4.2.2 I/O Board Assembly The I/O Board Assembly contains the primary (hardware) interf[...]

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RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 33 5.0 Overview A system, which includes an RCP2-1000 a nd Rack Mount SSPA, can be managed from a remote computer over serial interf ace. To achieve this, the RCP2-1000 utilize s the same serial protocol as the Rack Mount SSPA with some minor exceptions. Requested parameter changes wil [...]

34 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 5.1.1 Header Packet The Header packet is divided into 3 sub-packets which are the Frame Sync, Destina- tion Address and Source Address packets (See Figure 5-2). 5.1.1.1 Frame Sync Word The Frame Sync word is a two byte field that marks the beginning of a packet. This value is always [...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 35 5.1.2 Data Packet The data sub-packet is comprised of 6 to 32 bytes of information. It is further divided into seven (7) fields as shown in Figure 5-3. The first six (6) fiel ds comprise the com- mand preamble while the last field is the actual data. 5.1.2.1 Protocol ID This field pr[...]

36 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 5.1.2.4 Data Tag The data tag specifies the ty pe of internal resource of information needed to be ac- cessed on the amplifier. The dat a associated with certain tags is read only. Therefore, only the “Get” command byte would be associ ated with these data tags. The data tag byte[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 37 5.1.2.6 Data Length This byte contains different information for Request and Response frames. In a Re- quest frame, it specifies the number of data bytes that are to be accessed starting from the first byte of the value s pecified in the Data Address by te. That byte must not ex- cee[...]

38 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 5.1.3.1 Frame Check The Frame Check field provides a checksum during packet transmission. This value is computed as a function of t he content of the destination address, source address and all Command Data Substructure bytes. In general, the sender formats a message fram e, calculat[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 39 The Paradise Datacom RCP2-1000 utilizes Te rminal Mode Serial Pr otocol (TMSP) as a secondary serial protocol for Management and Control through a Remote Serial In- terface. TMSP allows the user to access internal SSPA functions via a r emote ASCII Terminal or its equivalent (such as[...]

40 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual The following procedure will guide the user through the remote terminal setup, using the Windows 95/98 HyperTerminal software. The RCP2 must be connected to a PC com port and configured to use TMSP with 9600 Baud rate pr ior to setting up the PC configurations. • Start the Windows [...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 41 • In the next window, select the following as shown in Figure 6-3: Bits per Second: 9600; Data bits: 8; Parity: None; Stop bits: 1; Flow control: none. Click “OK”. • Normally, the SSPA will not echo back charac ters typed by the user in Terminal window. For added security and[...]

42 203987 Rev A RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual • Your PC is now configured to work with the RCP2 in Terminal mode. To es- tablish a session with the RCP2, type “UNIT#170” Note : When using a RS485 connection, avoid using the global address (170). Instead, use the uni que RCP2 address. An example of a terminal mode session s[...]

RCP2-1000 RM Remote Controller Operations M anual 203987 Rev A 43 Appendix A: Specifications The following pages comprise the specific ation sheet (203211) for the RCP2-1000 Remote Controller for Rack Mo unt SSPAs. For the latest revi sion of this document, refer to the Paradise Datacom w eb site (http://www.paradisedata.com).[...]

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RCP2-1000 Remote Control Panel for Rack Mount SSP As 203211 Rev C ECO 3171 1 OF 4 DESCRIPTION The Paradise Datacom Remote Control Panel (RCP2-1000-RM) was designed to provide easy remote monitor and control of Paradise Datacom’s Rack Mount Solid State Power Amplifier. Control of the RCP2-1000-RM can be handled through Front P anel operation, or r[...]

RCP2-1000 Remote Control Panel for Rack Mount SSP As 203211 Rev C ECO 3171 2 OF 4 RCP2-1000 SSPA REMOTE CONTROLLER PARADISE DATACOM System Identification Fault Indicators Signal Path mimic display LCD Display Main Menu Key Local / Remote Key Auto / Manual Mode Key Enter Key Display Navigation Keys RCP2-1000 FRONT P ANEL DESCRIPTION Characteristic S[...]

RCP2-1000 Remote Control Panel for Rack Mount SSP As 203211 Rev C ECO 3171 3 OF 4 Rear Panel Connectors and Pin Identification Main Serial Port (J4) Pin Outs Pin Function 1 RS485 TX+ (HPA Transmit +) 2 RS485 TX- (HPA Transmit -)/RS23 2 TX 3 RS485 RX+ (HPA Receive -)/RS 232 RX 4 RS485 RX- (HPA Receive +) 5 GND 6 Service Req u est 1 Form C relay NC c[...]

RCP2-1000 Remote Control Panel for Rack Mount SSP As 203211 Rev C ECO 3171 4 OF 4 J7, Parallel I/O Connector Pin-out Pin # Function / Description 1 Closed on Power Suppl y Fault Form C relay NC 2 Opened on Power Supply Fault F orm C relay NO 20 Po wer Supply Fault Common 21 1. Standalone mode. Closed on Auxiliary Fault 2. 1:1 Redundancy Mode. Cl os[...]