Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- 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
Navigating the LCD Display Screens Details of the System Setup Screens
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WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
3.6.6.2 Serial Setup Screen 2 of 3, Ethernet
SerialSetup2.bmp
Figure 3-38 Serial Setup Screen 2 of 3, Ethernet
This screen is for programming the LAN 10 Base-T Ethernet port on the rear panel of the
exciter.
At the present time the ethernet port is set to talk to the eCDi™, which is a transmitter
network interface unit. The APEX exciter software must be version 4.0 or later to activate
the ethernet port for use with eCDi. See the APEX Exciter Setup and the Setting APEX IP
Address sections of the eCDi technical manual (part number 888-2517-001) for detailed
instructions.
The IP address must be correct for the exciter to communicate with the eCDi.
The IP addresses for eCDi units with software revisions of 2.6 or later are as follows.
• For exciter A the IP address is 192.168.217.200
• For exciter B the IP address is 192.168.217.201
The IP addresses for eCDi units with software revisions earlier than 2.6 are as follows.
• For exciter A the IP address is 192.168.0.200
• For exciter B the IP address is 192.168.0.201
The gateway address is unimportant when exciter is used with the PowerCD transmitter.
The Subnet Mask can remain at 255.255.255.0.
The MAC address is unique for each exciter and has been assigned to it during final test.
This number will stay with the exciter during software changes. The MAC address, along
with all user setups are stored in the controller board. If the controller board is changed in
the field, the user setups and the MAC address must be reentered. If lost, the MAC address
may be obtained from Harris, provided the exciter serial number is known.
The MAC address is greyed out (locked) because the Setup Screen > Factory Setup window
is locked.
To obtain the MAC address for a given exciter or to reenter the MAC address into an
exciter, contact Harris technical support. The serial number of the exciter must be
known in order to obtain the MAC address from Harris.