Technical Manual

EX7100 Technical Manual – Monitoring and Diagnostics

Monitoring and diagnostics

4.1 General

The EX7100 is equipped with a powerful monitoring and diagnostic system that may be

accessed using the six button keypad and LCD on the front panel. (Refer to Section 3.2

for information on how to use the Front Panel User Interface).

The front panel also has four LED's that indicate the operating status of the terminal, as

well as any alarms being generated by the terminal.

Power LED: Indicates that the terminal is switched on, and the DC supply voltage is

correct.

Tx on LED: Indicates that the transmitter is turned on producing an RF output.

Rx Lock LED: Indicates that the terminal has received a valid signal from the remote site

and the internal modems have locked, or synchronised.

Alarm LED: Flashes or lights red to indicate an alarm. Refer section 4.4 for details.

It is possible, via the front panel, to view how the terminal is configured (refer to Section

3), monitor various operating parameters (Refer to Section 4.2), and set up the terminal to

generate and log alarms for those parameters that may potentially cause link failure.

This facility also allows the user to access any remote terminals within the local terminal’s

RF path. (Refer to Section 4.3 Monitoring a Remote Terminal). With the addition of the

optional ELMS (Exicom Link Management System) software, monitoring of multiple

terminals is possible (Refer to Appendix B.1).

4.2 Monitoring the EX7100’s Operation

The EX7100 User Interface allows the user to monitor the operation of the various

modules that make up the radio terminal.

This Section details the monitoring method for various parameters as follows:

Note: Many of the instructions listed are similar to the configuration instructions

previously given in Section 3. It is possible to view

a changeable parameter without

having to actually change

it.