User's Manual

Powerwave Fiber Optics

VM100 56/EN – User’s Manual Rev. P1A9-Draft 2004-11 3 - 9

Connection Ports

Except for the downlink and uplink RF ports, the FON board contains the below

described connection ports.

P104 – Debug

This port is used only for development and debugging.

P105 – Front LED indicators

P105 is a 4 pole male connector used for the yellow and red LED indicators located on

the front cabinet door.

P106 – PC

P106 is a 9 pole D-sub female RS-232 port used for local PC communication.

This port has the following pinning:

Pin 1 Not used (GND).

Pin 2 Data from FON to PC.

Pin 3 Data from PC to FON.

Pin 4 DTR from PC to FON.

Pin 5 GND

Pin 6 DSR from FON to PC.

Pin 7 RTS from PC to FON.

Pin 8 CTS from FON to PC.

P108 and P116 – Power

Power and alarm ports for the FON board.

P108 and P116 are 6 pole male connectors used for providing the FON board with

power. P108 and P116 are connected in parallel for cascade connection or single use.

These ports have the following pinning:

Pin 1 +7V in.

Pin 2 +7V backup out (controlled by P114).

Pin 3 Alarm output.

Pin 4 GND

Pin 5 Not used.

Pin 6 GND.

P109 – Alarm

P109 is a 7 pole male alarm connector used for external alarm sensors.

This port has the following pinning:

Pin 1 AIC Ground.

Pin 2 AIC Ground.

Pin 3 AI1 External alarm input 1 – EAL1.

Pin 4 AI2 External alarm input 2 – EAL2.

Pin 5 AI3 External alarm input 3 – EAL3.

Pin 6 AI4 External alarm input 4 – EAL4.

Pin 7 Not used.

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