Using the tb8100 base station in tait
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TB7100 base station TB8100 base station TB9100 base station TBA0STU / TBA0STP Calibration and Test Unit Operation Manual MBA-00013-01 Issue 1 September 2005...
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Website: http://www.taitworld.com To our European customers: Tait Electronics Limited is an environmentally responsible company which supports waste minimization and material recovery. The European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive requires that this product be disposed of separately from the general waste stream when its service life is over.
Scope of Manual This manual provides information on using the TBA0STU/TBA0STP base station Calibration and Test Unit (CTU) with a Tait base station. It describes the input and output connectors and controls available on the CTU, and includes a description of the accessories supplied with the CTU.
Tait products, to provide technical details not included in manuals, and to offer solutions for any problems that arise. All available product documentation is provided on the Product CD supplied with the base station. Updates may also be published on the Tait Technical Support website (http:/ /support.taitworld.com).
Introduction The base station calibration and test unit (CTU) is designed to make it easier to connect a Tait base station to standard test equipment, and to a PC running the appropriate programming and calibration software. The CTU can be used with TB7100, TB8100 and TB9100 base stations, and comes...
This chapter provides details about any production modifications made to the CTU that may affect its performance, or the way in which it interacts with the TB7100, TB8100 or TB9100 base stations. The unbalanced input on the CTU was changed from DC to AC coupled...
12, and their functions are explained in the paragraphs which follow. Some items are not used with the TB7100, and others serve one function with the TB7100 and another with the TB8100 or TB9100. Any differences in function are described in the table that accompanies Figure 3.1.
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DC input not used system control bus connector not used a. The TB7100 uses the 25-way connector with the TB7100 CTU adaptor board (refer to “The TB7100 CTU Adaptor Board” on page 17). b. Switches 1 to 4 can be configured as digital inputs or channel select. Switch 6 is used for Rx inhibit. The other switches are not used.
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Not used with TB7100. IOIOI The POWER LED is lit when the CTU is powered up. The TB7100 POWER system interface provides power to the CTU over the 25-way system interface connector (see also Figure 3.2 on page 16). This supply powers the noise source, speaker, LEDs, and RS-232 communications.
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These switches let you set the digital inputs into the TB7100 high or low, DIGITAL/ PROGRAMMING and are connected to the digital inputs on the system interface connector. INPUTS Switches 1 to 4 can be used for channel selection, and switch 6 is used to control Rx Inhibit.
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Figure 3.2 Example CTU connection to a TB7100 To PC running Programming or Calibration Application T2000-A19 programming lead plus TMAA20-04 adaptor (recommended) Power System Interface TB7100 25-way cable TB7100 CTU adaptor board Using the CTU with a TB7100 TBA0STU/TBA0STP CTU Operation Manual...
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“Preparation for Operation” chapter in the Installation and Operation Manual). This green LED indicates the status of Rx digital in/out 1 (pin 19 on the TB7100 system interface connector). It is lit when the line is pulled low.
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Note You can also use the TB7100 CTU adaptor board with the earlier TBA0ST1 and TBA0STP CTUs (using the supplied 25-way cable). As the adaptor board was not supplied with these CTUs, you can order it separately under the product code TBB0STU-TBB.
Some items are not used with the TB8100, and others serve one function with the TB8100 and another with the TB7100 or TB9100. Any differences in function are described in the table that accompanies Figure 4.1.
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DC input not used system control bus connector not used a. The TB7100 uses the 25-way connector with the TB7100 CTU adaptor board (refer to “The TB7100 CTU Adaptor Board” on page 17). b. Switches 1 to 4 can be configured as digital inputs or channel select. Switch 6 is used for Rx inhibit. The other switches are not used.
28, and their functions are explained in the paragraphs which follow. Some items are not used with the TB9100, and others serve one function with the TB9100 and another with the TB7100 or TB8100. Any differences in function are described in the table that accompanies Figure 5.1.
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DC input not used system control bus connector not used a. The TB7100 uses the 25-way connector with the TB7100 CTU adaptor board (refer to “The TB7100 CTU Adaptor Board” on page 17). b. Switches 1 to 4 can be configured as digital inputs or channel select. Switch 6 is used for Rx inhibit. The other switches are not used.
Appendix A - CTU Accessories The TBA0STU base station CTU is supplied with the following accessories: a selection of cables which allow the CTU to be connected to a TB7100, TB8100, or TB9100 base station an adaptor board for connecting the CTU to a TB7100 base station...
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Description 219-03003-00 RJ45 cable 219-02893-00 SMA-to-N-type cable 219-02892-00 BNC-to-BNC cable TBB0STU-TBB TB7100 CTU adaptor board for use with 25-way cable 240-00022-11 power connector for PMU auxiliary DC output 219-02888-00 25-way cable (D-range) 219-02889-00 15-way cable (TaitNet D-range) 219-02890-00 16-way cable (system control bus)
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