Powering Up The Modulator; Basic Front Panel Operation; Overview; Select Board - Advantech L-Band Satellite Modulator Installation And Operation Manual

Powering up the Modulator

3.2
When power is applied to the Modulator (in accordance with the instructions given in Chapter 2,
Installation), approximately 90 seconds should be allowed for the system to boot-up, complete
internal checks, allow the internal crystal oven to reach operating temperature and the
frequency of the crystal to stabilize. The following screen is then displayed:
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Basic Front Panel Operation

3.3
When the Modulator has completed the boot-up process, pressing any key will cause the top
level menu to be displayed. The options available from this menu are shown in Table 3.1.
Note
When a key is pressed following start-up, the start-up screen will not be displayed again unless the
unit undergoes a power cycle.
Table 3.1:Top Level Menu
Menu Item

Overview :

Select Board >
Chassis Info >
Set Brightness:
Overview
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This option reports an overall summary of the system. At present, if any card is unlocked then it
will report as unlocked.

Select Board

3.3.2
The chassis has been designed to be highly configurable and can be used with a range of
Modulators and miscellaneous interface cards. These cards can have user specified names
which are set within the GUI. The Select Board functions may be viewed by clicking on the Select
Board option from the Overview screen. The options available from this menu are detailed in
Table 3.2.
Table 3.2: Select Board Menu
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This is a monitor function which reports the overall status of the unit. This will report
unlocked if any of the cards within the chassis is unlocked.
This will list all available cards with the user specified names. From this menu these
units can be monitored and controlled. At present each card has an individual
network address which is set within this menu.
General Chassis information which is not specific to a card is displayed here such
as Fan speeds etc. Also tests such as LED tests are set within this menu.
Allows the user to adjust the brightness of the display.
Front Panel Monitoring & Control
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