User's Manual

Eclipse2 Technical Manual V1.5 Page 3 of 16
Contents
REVISIONS ........................................................................................................... 2
CONTENTS ........................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 6
FEATURES ........................................................................................................... 6
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................... 6
Overall .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Receiver ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Exciter ......................................................................................................................................... 7
OPERATING BASICS................................................................................................. 7
Front Panel Controls and Indicators ............................................................................................ 7
Buttons: ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Indicators: ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Connectors: ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Rear Panel Connectors ............................................................................................................... 8
System I/O: ...................................................................................................................................... 8
E/M Line: .......................................................................................................................................... 9
Ethernet: .......................................................................................................................................... 9
RF input: .......................................................................................................................................... 9
RF output: ........................................................................................................................................ 9
RS232 and external reference clock (optional) ............................................................................... 10
Programming and monitoring .............................................................................................................10
Connecting with Ethernet .......................................................................................................... 10
Connecting with USB ................................................................................................................ 10
Connecting with RS232 (optional) ............................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Circuit Description ..............................................................................................................................11
Processor (Master) board ......................................................................................................... 11
Interface (Main) board ............................................................................................................... 11
Audio signal processing .................................................................................................................. 11
I/O and Controls ............................................................................................................................. 12
Clock generator .............................................................................................................................. 13
Voltage regulators .......................................................................................................................... 13
RF modules ............................................................................................................................... 13
TX module ...................................................................................................................................... 13
RX module ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Field alignments .................................................................................................................................15
Specifications .....................................................................................................................................15