User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Installation
- 3 Navigating the LCD Display Screens
- 3.1 Basic Operating Procedure
- 3.2 Starting Point: The Main LCD Touch Screen
- 3.3 LCD Display Flow Chart
- 3.4 Details of the Exciter Status Screens
- 3.4.1 System Status Screen
- 3.4.2 Transport Stream Status Screen
- 3.4.3 Adaptive Processing Board Status Screen
- 3.4.4 Digital Processing Screens
- 3.4.4.1 Modulator Board Status, Screen 1/2
- 3.4.4.2 ADC and DAC Boards Status, Screen 2/2
- 3.4.4.3 FLO FPGA Status, Summary, Screen 1/5
- 3.4.4.4 FLO FPGA, GPS & Clock Status, Screen 2/5
- 3.4.4.5 FLO FPGA, Transport Stream Status, Screen 3/5
- 3.4.4.6 FLO FPGA, SFN FIFO Status, Screen 4/5
- 3.4.4.7 FLO FPGA, MTI Status, Screen 5/5
- 3.4.5 IF & RF Processing Status Screens
- 3.4.6 System Control Status Screens
- 3.5 Built In Tests
- 3.6 Details of the System Setup Screens
- 3.7 RTAC Operating Procedures, Main Screen.
- 4 Theory of Operation
- 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- 5.1 Exciter Maintenance
- 5.2 Loading Software
- 5.3 Default Settings For DIagnostics Screens
- 5.4 Typical Settings for the More Critical Exciter Setups
- 5.5 Exciter Troubleshooting Flow Charts
- 5.6 General Troubleshooting
- 5.7 System Troubleshooting
- 5.8 Exciter Troubleshooting
- 6 Parts List
- Appendix A Exciter GUI Screen Captures
APEX™ Exciter Incorporating FLO™ Technology
List of Figures
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WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Rear Panel View APEX Exciter Incorporating FLO Technology . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Figure 1-2 APEX Exciter Front Panel View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Figure 2-1 Exciter Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Figure 2-2 1PPS Signal Termination Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Figure 2-3 Atlas Mobile Transmitter - Single PA Cabinet - Dual Exciters . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Figure 2-4 Atlas Mobile Transmitter - Dual PA Cabinets - Dual Exciters. . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Figure 3-1 LCD Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Figure 3-2 APEX Exciter LCD Display Flow Chart, Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Figure 3-3 APEX Exciter LCD Display Flow Chart, Status Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Figure 3-4 APEX Exciter LCD Display Flow Chart, Setup Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-5 System Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Figure 3-6 Transport Stream Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Figure 3-7 Adaptive Processing Board Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Figure 3-8 Adaptive Processing Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11
Figure 3-9 Modulation Board Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Figure 3-10 Modulation Board Status, Screen 1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-12
Figure 3-11 ADC and DAC Status, Screen 2/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13
Figure 3-12 FLO FPGA Status, Summary, Screen 1/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-14
Figure 3-13 FLO FPGA, GPS & Clock Status, Screen 2/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15
Figure 3-14 FLO FPGA, Transport Stream Status Screen 3/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-16
Figure 3-15 FLO FPGA, FSN FIFO Status, Screen 4/5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-17
Figure 3-16 FLO FPGA, MTI Status, Screen 5/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18
Figure 3-17 UDC Interface Board Status, Screen 1/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-19
Figure 3-18 PLL Board Status Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-20
Figure 3-19 PLL Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-21
Figure 3-20 Up Converter Board Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-21
Figure 3-21 Up Converter Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-22
Figure 3-22 Down Converter Board Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-23
Figure 3-23 Down Converter Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-24
Figure 3-24 Controller Board Status Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-26
Figure 3-25 External I/O Board Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-27
Figure 3-26 External I/O Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-28
Figure 3-27 CAN Bus Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-30
Figure 3-28 Front Panel Board Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-30
Figure 3-29 Front Panel Board Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-31