Installation Instructions

Hardware Installation
RVP8 User’s Manual
September 2005
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2.3.3 Main Chassis Direct Connections
The direct connections to the RVP8 chassis are made either to the
back of the unit to PCI cards (e.g., left) or to the remote connector
panel. The direct connections are summarized in the table below.
Table 2–9: Direct Connections to RVP8 Main Chassis
IFD I/O Summary
Connector
Label
Style Description
Rx Card Connections
Uplink BNC COAX uplink to IFD (75ĆOhm shielded cable)
For IFD
Fiber ST Fiberoptic downlink from IFD (orange cable)
Rev.AĆD
IFDĆLink RJĆ45 CATĆ5E (UTP) link between IFD and RVP8/Rx
For IFD
MiscĆI/O DB9F Four RSĆ422 I/O lines for future expansion
Rev.E
TRĆ1 / LOG BNC Trigger outputs (5 or 12V, 75ĆOhm) or preĆtrigger input (1.8V threshĆ
old 75 Ohm) Jumpers on the card select the function
TRĆ2 /
PreTrigger In
BNC
old, 75ĆOhm) Jumpers on the card select the function.
SBC or Motherboard Connections
Network RJĆ45 10/100/1000 BaseT TCP/IP
Keyboard PS/2 Standard PC Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Standard PC Mouse
Monitor VGA Standard PC Video Monitor
I/OĆ62 Connections
<no label> DBĆ62F SIGMETĆsupplied cable to IO62/CP remote panel
Optional Tx Card
IF Out 1 BNC Two independently synthesized IF output waveforms, up to +12dBm
into 50 Ohm 8 75MHz
IF Out 2 BNC
into 50ĆOhm, 8Ć75MHz.
CLK BNC Optional input or output reference clock (50ĆOhm)
Misc DBĆ9F Four optional RSĆ422 clocks or control lines