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- ******************* FILE 4 of 6 FILES **********************
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- (C) 31 JUL 88
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- Eric Gustafson, N7CL
- 2018 S. Avenida Planeta
- Tucson, AZ 85710
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- DPLL Derived Data Carrier Detect (DCD)
- For Filter Based and Single Chip Modems
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-
- COMMERCIAL TNC SIGNAL LOCATIONS
- (continued)
-
- AEA PK-232
-
- The PK-232 is also relatively easy to interface in spite of
- the fact that AEA failed to implement a standard modem
- disconnect header even in their flagship TNC. For some
- reason, on this box AEA decided rather than bring out the
- wrong clock out to the external modem connector, they would
- bring out no clock at all.
-
- The Receive Data signal is obtained from the center pin of
- JP4.
-
- The Carrier Detect signal is obtained from the end of JP6
- which is NOT connected to pin 3 of the external modem
- connector.
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- The X32 baud clock signal is obtained from pin 13 of U8
- (also a 74LS393 divider).
-
- The DCD output from the new circuit is inserted at the
- center pin of JP6. Use the NEGATIVE TRUE output. The
- jumper originally installed at JP6 is removed.
-
-
- To use the new DCD circuit with a PK-232 on VHF FM 1200
- baud:
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- 1. Set the audio level from the radio so that the
- tuning indicator "spreads" fully even on the
- station with the lowest transmitted audio level on
- the channel.
-
- 2. The existing DCD threshold control should be set so
- that the existing DCD indicator LED on the front
- panel lights up whenever there is ANY signal or
- noise input to the TNC from the radio. Be sure that
- even the station with the lowest amount of audio on
- the channel lights this LED. This LED should
- extinguish when there is no audio input from the
- radio (dead carrier from repeater etc.).
-
- If you wish to observe the action of the DCD signal
- generated by the new circuit, attach a 1 K resistor in
- series with a LED to the LED output of the new DCD circuit.
- The anode of the LED should be connected via the resistor to
- +5 volts. The cathode of the LED should be connected to the
- LED output of the new DCD circuit. If you wish, this LED
- can be mounted on the front panel where it is visible. Use
- a high effeciency LED.
-
-
- Pac-Comm TINY-2
-
- The Pac-Comm TINY-2 does include a modem disconnect header.
- It is labeled J5 on their schematic diagram. For this they
- get +1 attaboy.
-
- Unfortunately, Pac-Comm attached J5 pins 11 and 12 to the
- wrong part of the baud clock divider chain. These header
- pins should have been in series with pin 1 of U10. This
- error results in there being a X1 baud clock signal on these
- pins instead of the X16 baud clock that should be there.
- So, even though they did implement a modem disconnect
- header, you will have to obtain the X16 baud clock from
- elsewhere on the circuit board. For this they get -1
- attaboy (at least they are breaking even).
-
- The X16 baud clock signal is obtained from U10 pin 1.
-
- Receive Data is obtained from J5 pin 17.
-
- Negative true Carrier Detect (CDT) is obtained from J5 pin
- 2.
-
- NOTE!
- This is an inverted version of the CD output from
- the TCM3105 chip itself. Since this is a negative
- true logic signal, JMP1 on the new DCD circuit
- will be used instead of JMP2 which would normally
- be used for a TCM3105.
-
-
- NEGATIVE TRUE DCD from the new circuit is applied to the TNC
- at J5 pin 1. Remove the connection between J5 pins 2 and 1.
- The existing DCD indicator LED will NOT show the action of
- the new circuit.
-
- If you wish to observe the action of the DCD signal
- generated by the new circuit, attach a 1 K resistor in
- series with a LED to the LED output of the new DCD circuit.
- The anode of the LED should be connected via the resistor to
- +5 volts. The cathode of the LED should be connected to the
- LED output of the new DCD circuit. If you wish, this LED
- can be mounted on the front panel where it is visible. Use
- a high effeciency LED and increase the value of the series
- resistor to match brightness with the other front panel
- indicators..
-
- If you wish to observe the action of the DCD signal
- generated by the new circuit on the built in front panel
- LED, you will have to do the interface a bit differently.
- First, you will get the negative true CDT signal from pin 1
- of JPD. Then insert the LED output signal from the new
- circuit at either pin 2 of JPD or pin 2 of J5. Remove the
- jumper currently installed at JPD on the TINY-2 circuit
- board. If the new circuit is interfaced in this manner, the
- "RFDCD" signal can no longer be used. This is no great
- loss, however, as it will also no longer be necessary.
-
- (continued in file #5)
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- EOF