Patton electronic 1012ARC manual

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    USER MANUAL MODEL 1012ARC Asynchronous, T wo-Channel Short Range Modem Rack Card SALES OFFICE (301) 975-1000 TECHNICAL SUPPORT (301) 975-1007 Part #07M1012ARC-C Doc #040041UC Revised 9/10/97 CERTIFIED An ISO-9001 Certified Company Dear V alued Customer , Thank you for purchasing Patton Electronics products! W e do appreciate your business. I trust [...]

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    1.0 W ARRANTY INFORMA TION Patton Electronics warrants all Model 1012ARC components to be free from defects, and will—at our option—repair or replace the product should it fail within one year from the first date of shipment. This warranty is limited to defects in workmanship or materials, and does not cover customer damage, abuse or unauthoriz[...]

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    2.0 GENERAL INFORMA TION Thank you for your purchase of this Patton Electronics product. This product has been thoroughly inspected and tested and is warranted for One Y ear parts and labor . If any questions or problems arise during installation or use of this product, please do not hesitate to contact Patton Electronics T echnical Support at (301[...]

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    3.3 REAR CARD CONFIGURA TION After you have configured the Model 1012ARC, you will need to set up your rear card. The Model 1012ARC has two interface card options: the 1Q1 1 (which comes equipped with two RJ-1 1 ports and two RJ-45 ports) and the 1Q45 (which comes equipped with four RJ-45 ports). Figure 3 illustrates these two different options. Pr[...]

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    7 JB6 & JB7: DTE as DSR or RI Because this rear card is designed to function with a variety of rack cards, it comes equipped with two strap positions. However , when used with the Model 1012ARC, this strap must be installed only in one position. Place the jumper across pins 1&2 so that the terminal (DTE) sees DSR as high when the DTE raises[...]

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    Switching the Power Supply On and Off The power supply on/off switch is located on the front panel. When plugged in and switched on, the power LED will glow . Since the Model 1000R16 is “hot swappable”, you do not need to turn off the power before removing rack cards. The power supply may be switched off at any time without harming the installe[...]

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    4.4.2 MUL TIPOINT TWISTED P AIR CONNECTION The Model 1012ARC supports multipoint applications using a star topology . Maximum distance between the units will vary based upon the number of drops, data rate, wire gauge, etc. Call Patton T echnical Support for specific distance estimates. Figure 6 shows how to wire the cables properly for a Model 1012[...]

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    5.2 POWER-UP There is no power switch on the Model 1012ARC: Power is automatically applied to the Model 1012ARC when its card-edge connector makes contact with the chassis’ mid-plane socket, or when the chassis’ power supply is turned on. The Model 1012ARC is a “hot swappable” card—it will not be damaged by plugging it in or removing it w[...]

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    APPENDIX B CABLE RECOMMENDA TIONS The Patton Model 1012ARC operates at frequencies of 20kHz or less and has been performance tested by Patton technicians using twisted-pair cable with the following characteristics: Wire Gauge Capacitance Resistance 19 A WG 83nf/mi or 15.72 pf/ft. .0163 Ohms/ft. 22 A WG 83nf/mi or 15.72 pf/ft. .0326 Ohms/ft. 24 A WG[...]

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    APPENDIX D INTERF ACE SETTINGS P A TTON MODULAR INTERF ACE - 8/10 Wire RJ-45 Contact Number Circuit Description 1 N/A Not Used 2 125 DSR 3 109 Received Line Signal Indicator 4 108 / 2 DTE Ready 5 102 Signal Common 6 104 Received Data 7 103 T ransmitted Data 8 106 Clear to Send 9 105 / 133 Request to Send / Ready for Receiving 10 N/A Not Used Pins 2[...]