Table of contents
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A.2 Outline drawings ..............................................................................A-5
A.2.1 ADU ................................................................................................A-5
A.2.2 ACU ................................................................................................A-6
A.2.3 N-connector interface on the ADU ..................................................A-7
Appendix B Grounding and RF protection
B.1 Why is grounding required? ............................................................. B-1
B.1.1 Reasons for grounding ................................................................... B-1
B.1.2 Safety ............................................................................................. B-1
B.1.3 ESD Protection ................................................................................ B-1
B.2 Grounding Recommendations ...........................................................B-2
B.2.1 Grounding the ACU .........................................................................B-2
B.2.2 Grounding the ADU .........................................................................B-3
B.3 Alternative grounding for steel hulls ................................................B-5
B.3.1 Grounding the ACU .........................................................................B-5
B.3.2 Grounding the ADU .........................................................................B-5
B.4 Alternative grounding for aluminum hulls ........................................B-7
B.4.1 Grounding the ACU .........................................................................B-7
B.4.2 Grounding the ADU .........................................................................B-7
B.5 Alternative grounding for fibre glass hulls ...................................... B-9
B.5.1 Grounding the ACU ........................................................................ B-9
B.5.2 Grounding the ADU ........................................................................ B-9
B.6 Separate ground cable ..................................................................... B-11
B.6.1 Ground cable - construction .......................................................... B-11
B.6.2 Ground cable - connection ............................................................ B-12
B.6.3 Isolation of the ADU from the mounting base ................................ B-12
B.7 Jumper cable for grounding ............................................................ B-14
B.8 RF interference ............................................................................... B-15
B.8.1 Recommendations ........................................................................ B-15
Appendix C System messages
C.1 Event messages — overview ..............................................................C-1
C.2 List of ADU events .............................................................................C-2
C.3 List of ACU events .............................................................................C-7
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