User's Manual

Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 3 of 17
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CONTENTS ........................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 6
FEATURES ........................................................................................................... 6
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................... 6
General ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Receiver ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Exciter ......................................................................................................................................... 7
OPERATION .......................................................................................................... 8
Front Panel Controls and Indicators ............................................................................................ 8
Buttons: ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Indicators: ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Connectors: ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Rear Panel Connectors ............................................................................................................... 8
System I/O: ...................................................................................................................................... 8
4 Wire E&M Port ............................................................................................................................... 9
Ethernet: ........................................................................................................................................ 10
RF input: ........................................................................................................................................ 10
RF output: ...................................................................................................................................... 10
RS232 and external reference clock (optional) ............................................................................... 10
Programming and monitoring .............................................................................................................10
Connecting with Ethernet .......................................................................................................... 11
Connecting with USB ................................................................................................................ 11
Technical Description .........................................................................................................................11
Control Board ............................................................................................................................ 11
Interface (Main) board ............................................................................................................... 12
Audio signal processing .................................................................................................................. 12
I/O and Controls ............................................................................................................................. 12
Clock generator .............................................................................................................................. 13
Voltage regulators .......................................................................................................................... 13
RF modules ............................................................................................................................... 13
TX module ...................................................................................................................................... 14
RX module ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Field alignments .................................................................................................................................15
Specifications .....................................................................................................................................15
Description ................................................................................................................................ 15
Channel Capacity ........................................................................................................................... 15
Sub Audio Signaling ....................................................................................................................... 15