Wideband Recording And Playback Sub-System Configuration; Configuration File Modification; Lan Connection - Agilent Technologies E3238S Installation And Configuration Reference

Hardware Installation

Wideband Recording and Playback Sub-System Configuration

This section covers the installation of the Conduant Big River Model LTX2 (E3238S-050) or
LTX2-35 (E3238S-051) wideband recorders.
The Wideband Recording and Playback Sub-System (WRP) connects to any E3238S system
via Ethernet for control, and via optical S-FPDP (VITA 17.1 optical) for data. The Ethernet
port connects via a LAN crossover cable to the E9821A DSP, which issues the commands
(Record, Playback, etc.) for the WRP. The recorder is inserted into the data path between the
ADC module (Agilent E1439D ADC or Agilent N6830A dual channel HF receiver and
70 MHz IF digitizer) and a DSP module (Agilent E9821A DSP).

Configuration File Modification

Update the Agilent E3238S Signal Detection and Monitoring Solutions configuration file for
Agilent 35688E Option WRP, Wideband Recording and Playback Subsystem.
The following text assumes that the Agilent E3238S Signal Detection and Monitoring
Solutions is installed in the default directory .
C:\E3238S
To use the Agilent 35688E Option WRP, Wideband Recording and Playback Subsystem, the
LAN interface must be enabled in the DSP module so that the DSP module auto recognizes
the disk hardware.
The following lines appear in the E3238s configuration file. Use the IP address of your WRP
for the searchRx1.wrpIpAddress.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! Wideband Record/Playback Configuration !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
! wrpIpAddress: LAN IP address of the Conduant Data
! recorder in dot notation.!
searchRx1.wrpIpAddress: 10.1.249.101

LAN Connection

The recorder is connected via LAN to the Agilent E9821 DSP module. If the recorder is
the only LAN device that must be connected to the Agilent E9821 DSP, the connection
cable must be a LAN "crossover" cable. This connection is shown by the green cable in
the photo below.
Connections for LAN Cables
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