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The signals assigned to the back panel’s 25-pin I/O connectors are shown
in Tables TBD to TBD. Each line in the tables generally describes a pair of
signals that should be twisted together for best signal integrity. A common
ground is provided on Pin-25 of all eight connectors.
Table 18 J1 “Filter Amp #1”
Pin Type Dir Signal Name Comment
1/14 TTL Out RFSW/GND Command, RF Upconvert Switch
2/15 TTL Out RFTST/GND Command, RF Test Switch
3/16 TTL Out RFTSTPP/GND Command, RF Pilot Pulse Switch
4/17 TTL Out RFTSTTER/GND Command, RF Test Term Switch
5/18 TTL In RFXTALFM/GND Status, Crystal Fault Monitor
25 — — GND Common Ground
Table 19 J2 “Filter Amp #2”
Pin Type Dir Signal Name Comment
2/15 TTL In MULTRF/GND Status, Multiplier Fault
3/16 TTL In RFLOFM/GND Status, RF LO Generator Fault
4/17 TTL In RFTSTFM/GND Status, RF Test Fault
5/18 TTL In RFFM/GND Status, RF Generator Fault
25 — — GND Common Ground
Table 20 J3 “Pedestal”
Pin Type Dir Signal Name Comment
3/16 RS-422 In ACP/ACPn Antenna Control Pulse
4/17 RS-422 In ARP/ARPn Antenna Reset Pulse
25 — — GND Common Ground
Table 21 J4 “Transmitter”
Pin Type Dir Signal Name Comment
4/17 RS-422 Out RFAMPGT/RFAMPGTn Transmitter Trigger
5/18 RS-422 Out BPIGT/BPIGTn Transmitter Trigger
6/19 RS-422 Out PFNGT/PFNGTn Transmitter Trigger
25 — — GND Common Ground
Table 22 J5 “STC #1”
Pin Type Dir Signal Name Comment
5/18 RS-422 Out STCTRG/STCTRGn STC Real–time Trigger
6/19 RS-422 Out STCCLK/STCCLK/n STC Real–time Clock
7/20 RS-422 Out STCBDCLK/STCBDCLKn STC Serial Loadup Clock
25 — — GND Common Ground