LDG RVS-8 Manuale utente
RVS-8 Eight Channel
Repeater Voting System
Manual Version 1.0
LDG Electronics
1445 Parran Road, PO Box 48
St. Leonard MD 20685-2903 USA
Phone: 410-586-2177
Fax: 410-586-8475
www.ldgelectronics.com
Copyright © LDG Electronics 2006. All rights reserved.
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RVS-8 Eight Channel
Repeater Voting System
Introduction 3
Specifications 3
Overview 4
Installation 6
Setup 7
Operation 9
Application Notes 11
Care and Maintenance 13
Technical Support 14
Warranty and Service 14
Firmware Upgrades 14
Feedback 14
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Introduction
Congratulations on selecting the RVS-8 voter. This system allows you to add up to eight satellite
receivers to your repeater system. It selects the one with the best signal-to-noise ratio and
channels the audio and Carrier Operated Relay (COR) output to your repeater input. A wide
variety of options is available via the front-panel controls and display. You can even "cascade"
up to eight of these units for a system of 64 satellite receivers.
LDG pioneered the automatic, wide-range switched-L tuner in 1995. From its laboratories near
the nation’s capitol, LDG continues to define the state of the art in this field with innovative
automatic tuners and related products for every amateur need.
Specifications
•8 Channels (expandable)
•True Signal-to-Noise Voting
•Microprocessor Controlled
•Software Upgradable
•Menu Driven, 10 Menus
•Programmable COR and Disable Inputs
•Programmable Hysterisis
•Digital S/N Meter
•Frequency response 30 to 20,000 Hz
•Crosstalk > 60db
•Distortion < 1 db
•Power requirement: 12 Volts DC @ 500 ma
•Board Size: 6 x 9 inches
•Rack Size: 1 Rack unit, 7 inch depth
•Enclosure size: 19 x 7.0 x 1.25 (measured in inches)
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Overview
Your RVS-8 repeater system is a quality, precision instrument that will give you many years of
service; take a few minutes to get to know it.
Your RVS-8 is designed to be mounted in a standard 19" rack. The front panel is integrated with
the rack mount. Your RVS-8 comes fully assembled, tested and aligned, and is ready to install
and use.
Front panel controls include:
• Power On/Off
• Power indicator LED
• COR operation LED
• Menu button
• Parameter selection button
• Data input button
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The LDC display shows current system status information, and menu options when selected.
On the rear panel are connections for audio and COR inputs from up to eight receivers, COR
switching output, voted audio output, and DC power input. Other useful outputs are also
provided; see Installation.
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Installation
Your RVS-8 is intended for indoor use only; it is not water resistant. If you install it in a remote
location, you must insure that it is protected from moisture and temperature extremes.
1. Connect the audio output from each of your receivers to the screw connections on the header
labeled "Audio In J5". Each audio input is relative to the ground connection on that header.
2. Connect the corresponding COR output from each receiver to the respective screw
connections on the header labeled "COR In J4". Be sure to correctly match the COR inputs to
the audio inputs on J5; that is, COR 1 matches audio 1, etc.
3. If you wish, you can remotely disable receivers via the inputs on the header labeled "Disable
In J3". To remotely disable a receiver, set the corresponding contact on J3 to either a high or
low voltage state, depending on how you set up that channel in the menu; see Setup. You can
disable as many receivers in this manner as you wish.
4. The header labeled "Select Out" provides an output indicating which of the eight receivers is
voted. One of the eight pins on this header will be at +12vdc indicating the voted receiver.
The other pins will be at zero volts. +12vdc at 10ma is also provided on this header. All
voltages are relative to the ground connection on this header. You might use this output to
drive an array of LEDs so you could see which receiver is voted from a distance. Use of these
outputs is optional; you may simply leave them disconnected if you wish.
5. The main voter outputs are on the header labeled "Output". Audio output and its dedicated
ground are the rightmost two connectors on this header. COR output is the leftmost three,
providing normally closed, normally open and common connections. The COR outputs are
"dry" contact closures; no voltages are output on these connectors.
6. DC power input is via the coaxial connector labeled "Power". Connect this to a source of 12
volts DC capable of providing at least 500 ma, using the provided 2.5 by 5.5 mm coaxial
plug. Best practice is a regulated DC power supply connected to the AC line through a high-
quality surge protector.
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Setup
Setup your RVS-8 via the front panel buttons and LDC display. Setup data is stored in non-
volatile EEPROM, and remains intact when power is removed.
Hysteresis
The hysteresis level is the amount of signal-to-noise ratio improvement needed over the currently
voted site for a new site to be voted. Press the Menu button until the present hysteresis value is
displayed. Press the Data button to select the desired value. Available values are 0 - 8. You
should adjust this to a higher value if you experience excessive switching between receivers. A
higher value requires more improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio for switching to occur. The
normal value should be 3 or 4.
Disabled Channels
Press the Menu button until the presently disabled channels are displayed. To disable or enable a
channel, press the Selection button to scroll across to the desired channel. Press the Data button
to toggle between enabled and disabled. The channel is disabled when the channel number
appears in the Disabled Channels display.
This display also reflects channels disabled via hardware connected to J3. Channels disabled in
software via this menu cannot be enabled via hardware, and vice versa.
Be sure not to disable all channels. This would effectively turn off the repeater as no inputs would
be passed through.
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Disable Active State
You can choose whether a receiver is disabled by means of a high or low voltage state input to J3.
This selection can be made for each channel; that is, you can set each channel to either high or
low separately. Press the Menu button until the "Dis Active State" menu is displayed. Press the
Selection button until the desired channel is displayed, then press the Data button to select high
(HI) or low (LO).
Active HI means your controller or other external device must produce a positive-going voltage
(6.5 to 20 volts) when the channel is to be disabled, and a low-going voltage (0.0 to 4.5 volts)
when the channel is to be enabled. Active LO means that your controller or other external device
must provide a low-going voltage (0.0 to 4.5 volts) when the channel is to be disabled, and a high
going voltage (6.5 to 20 volts) when the channel is to be enabled.
COR Active State
You can choose whether a high or low voltage state indicates an active COR input on J4. This
selection can be made for each channel; that is, you can set each to channel to either high or low
separately. Press the Menu button until the "COR Active State" menu is displayed. Press the
Selection button until the desired channel is displayed, then press the Data button to select high
(HI) or low (LO).
Active HI means that your receiver COR must produce a positive-going voltage (6.5 to 20 volts)
when the squelch is open (receiving a signal) and a low-going voltage (0.0 to 4.5 volts) when the
squelch is closed (no signal). Active LO means that your receiver COR must provide a low-going
voltage (0.0 to 4.5 volts) when the squelch is open and a high-going voltage (6.5 to 20 volts)
when the squelch is closed.
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Operation
On power-up, the display shows a title screen and current firmware version for a few seconds,
then the default screen: "Current Voted". The currently voted receiver is displayed. As the
repeater operates, the red COR LED on the front panel will light when the repeater is activated.
The Current Voted display continuously updates as the system switches from receiver to
receiver.
Several other useful items of information are available on the LCD display. Press the Menu
button to display the following:
Current CORs: displays the CORs that are presently active, showing a received signal on that
receiver.
Signal / Noise: displays the signal to noise ratio of each channel. Press the Selection button to
view this information for each channel (receiver). The value displayed is between 0 and 255, with
255 representing the highest ratio (also the best signal).
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Most Voted: Displays the channel most often voted, out of the last 100 COR cycles. This count is
reset when DC power is cycled.
Least Voted: Displays the channel least often voted, out of the last 100 COR cycles. This count is
reset when DC power is cycled.
Hits per Chan: Displays the number of times each channel was activated out of the last 100 COR
cycles. The value will be between 0 and 100. This count is reset when DC power is cycled.
Press the Select button the view data for each channel.
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