WisyCom MFL User manual

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MFLUserManual
RFoverFiberSystem
Upto4ch’sinasinglemodefiber
Diversityreceptionantennaremoting
IFBtransmissionsremoting
Integratedtunablefilters
Optical&RFpowermeter
Ethernetconn.forremotecontrol
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rev.02(ref.FW1.1)
Date:23April,2014

MFLUserManual 
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rev.02MFLUserManual
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B RIEFDESCRIPTION 
MFLprovideswidebandopticallinkforupto4RFchannelscombinedinonesinglemodefiberthankstoCWDMtechnology.Itisdesignedtoallow
foraflexibleandmodularconfigurationthankstoamainboardthatcanbefittedwithupto4plug‐inboardsthatcanbechosenanycombination
oftwotypes:
•TX:Laseropticaltransmitter,(CDWM)plug‐inboard
•RX:Optical‐receiverplug‐inboard
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Exampleofsomepossibleconfigurations:
‐MFL‐TTTTisa4lasertransmittersonchannel51/53/55/57(λ=1510/1530/1550/1570nm).
‐MFL‐RRRRisa4opticalreceiveronchannel51/53/55/57
‐MFL‐RRTThas2receiveronch.51/53and2transmittersch.55/57(itworkswithMFL‐TTRR)
‐MFL‐TTRRhas2transmitteronch51/53and2receiveronch.55/57(itworkswithMFL‐RRTT)
Mainfeatures:
CWDMLASERstofitmanyRFchannelsoverasinglefiber
LOWNOISEDESIGNtoallowgreatcoveragewhenusedtoremotereceivingantennas
HIGHINTERFERENCEIMMUNITYthankstohighIIP3designandacontrol/compensationofgain
EASYTOUSEthankstointegratedRF/opticalpowermeterandopticalpowercompensation
DIGITALLYTUNABLEFILTERS25MHzbandwidth,centerfrequencytunableover404‐788MHz(optional)
INTEGRATEDFAILSAFEREDUNDANCY:ItcanrouteRFthroughanexternalfilterortoadditionalreceiver(redundancy)toeasilyimplementa
failsafeconfigurationthatcanswitchonaredundantreceiverortransmitterifanyfaultisdetected
IFBMODE:ItcanrouteanIFBhighpowersignaltotransmitlocallyandsendIFBcarrieroverfibertoslaveunits.Whenitisworkingalongwitha
MTK952MSinslaveconfiguration,thefiberlossisautomaticallyrecoveredandtheunitincreasesthegainsothatthetransmitterpowerequals
thetargetlevel(measuredwithanpower/SWRmeterintegratedintotheMTK952MS)
REMOTEMONITOR/CONTROL:thankstoadatalinkonEthernet10/100BaseTx
REDUNDANTAC/DCPOWERSUPPLY:
‐AC:90V‐264V~,47‐63Hz,2Afused,max60Watts
‐DC:10‐28Vdc(max5A),[XLR‐4M]VDC‐pin4/GND‐pin1/NC‐pin2/NC‐pin3
NOTE:ifbothAC/DCpoweraresupplied,thedeviceusesonlyACpowersupply
RFINPUT/OUTPUT:
‐4Nconnectorfemale50Ωwithswitchable12Vboostingpower(onlyontransmittermodules)
‐2BNC‐F50Ωeachopticaltransmittermodule,failsafeoptionorexternalRFfilter
‐1BNC‐F50Ωeachopticalreceivermodule,failsafeoption
OPTICALINPUT/OUTPUT:5connectorsSC‐APCtype
DATALINK:EthernetonRJ4510/100BaseTX
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MFLUserManual 
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S AFETYINSTRUCTION 
Readthissafetyinstructionandthemanualfirst
Followallinstructionsandinformation.
Donotlosethismanual.
Donotusethisapparatusundertherainornearthewater.
Donotinstalltheapparatusnearheatersorinhotenvironments,donotuseoutsidetheoperatingtemperaturerange.
Mounttheapparatusasindicatedintheinstruction,donotblocksidegridsforairventilation
ATTENTION:supplytheapparatuswithacorrectmainsvoltageandwiththegroundconnection.Checkthepowercordintegrity.
Thepowercordmustbeprotectedfromdamage
Donotinstalltheapparatusnearheatersorinhotenvironments,donotuseoutsidetheoperatingtemperaturerange.
Donotopentheapparatus,onlyqualifiedservicetechnicianareenabledtooperateonit.Theapparatusneedsservicingwhenitisnot
properlyworkingorisdamagedbyliquids,moistureorotherobjectsarefalleninsidetheapparatus.
Useonlyaccessoriesorreplacementpartsauthorizedorspecifiedbythemanufacturer.
Cleantheapparatusonlywithdrycloths,donotuseliquids.
TheON/OFFisadoublepolecircuitbreaker,buttoensurethecompletedisconnectionoftheapparatus,disconnectthepowercord.
Reporttheserialnumberandthepurchasingdateinfrontofthemanual.Itisneededtohaveproperreplacementpartsoraccessoriesfrom
themanufacturer.
Whenreplacementpartsareneeded,useonlyreplacementpartsauthorizedfromthemanufacturer.Substitutionwithnotauthorizedparts
couldresultinelectricshock,hazardsorfire.
Keepattentiononallthelabelswithwarningsorhazardsontheapparatus.
OpticalSafety!!!  
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WisycomMFLcontainslaserdiodesourcesoperatingat1460to1620nm.
ThesedevicesareratedatunderIEC60825‐1:2007asCLASS1MLASERPRODUCT
Neverlookintotheendofanopticalfibredirectlyorbyreflectioneitherwiththenakedeyeorthroughanopticalinstrument.Neverleave
equipmentwithradiatingbarefibresaccessible–alwayscaptheconnectors.
Donotremoveequipmentcoverswhenoperating.
Adjustment,maintenanceandrepairoftheequipmentshouldonlybecarriedoutbysuitablyqualifiedpersonnel.
Thisproductissuppliedwithangle‐polishedconnectorsandthesemustnotbeconfusedwithstandardflat,sphericalor"super"polished
connectors.Theseconnectortypesarenotinterchangeableandmatingonewiththeotherwilldamageboththecableandtheequipment.
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Thespecificationoftheopticalconnectoriscriticaltotheperformanceofthecompletefibreopticlink.Systemperformancecanonlybe
guaranteedwithfibreopticcablesandconnectorssuppliedbyWisycom.

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F RONT P ANEL C ONTROLAND F UNCTIONS 
MFLallowsaneasyandquickconfigurationusingbuttons,pushknobsanddisplay.
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Thefrontpanelisfunctionallydividedinthefollowingsection:
A–LINKSTATUS
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❶Connectionstatus:
ThefirstcolumnofLEDsindicateAlarms
TheONcolumnindicateifamoduleisON
TheFAILSAFEcolumnindicateiftheFailsafeoptionisenabled
STATUSandCONN,showingtheLEDindicationsoftheEthernetmoduleontherearpanel
❷Display(64x256pixelsyellowOLEDdisplay)
❸3pushbuttons(membrane).Thefunctionofeachbutton(upper,middleandlower)willbereadablefromthecontextualmenuonthedisplay.
❹Warning(YELLOW)andAlarm(RED)lightindicator
❺Pushrotaryknob.Rotateandpushtoselect.
B–LINKDIAGRAM
ThispartshowstheblockdiagramofonecompletechannelandtheBOOSTERsupplyifenabledfromthetransmitters
C–TEMPERATUREALARMS&CONFIGURATIONLABEL
TEMP.ALARM:indicateeventuallyhightemperatureonthedevice.
FAN1/FAN2:theseLEDsturnoniffaultsoccurtothecoolingsystem.
CONFIGURATIONLABEL:nameandconfigurationofthedevice.
D‐LOCK&POWER
LOCK:itlockstheeditingofthedisplay.
POWER:ON/OFFsquarepoweringbuttonturnson/offtheMFL.Abovethepowerbutton,therearetwoLEDstoindicatethetypeofpowersupply.
NOTE:IfbothAC/DCpoweraresupplied,bothLEDsturnonbutthedeviceusesonlyACpowersupply
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MFLUserManual 
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R EAR P ANEL 
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❶ACPowerPlugACmainspowerinput,IECConnector90‐264Vac
❷ProductlabelwithSerialNumberandOptionsinstalled
❸GroundpointToconnecttheMFLrackframetoground
❹DCPowerPlug(onlywithMFL‐DCoption)DCpowerinput,10‐28Vdc,Max5A
❺Ethernetsocket(RJ45)forconnectiontoanetworkorcomputer
❻AuxiliaryopticalInput/OutputConnector
❼OpticalInput/OutputConnectorswheretheopticalsignalsaredividedbywavelength
❽OpticalInput/OutputConnectorwheretheopticalsignalsaremultiplexed(onlywithMFL‐OMXoption)
❾Opticalsafetylabel
❿OutputNconnectorfemale50Ω(*)
⓫Orangelabel:relativelaserwavelength=1570nm
⓬OutputNconnectorfemale50Ω(*)
⓭Yellowlabel:relativelaserwavelength=1550nm
⓮InputNconnectorfemale50Ωwithswitchable12Vboostingpower(onlyontransmittermodules)(*)
⓯Greenlabel:relativelaserwavelength=1530nm
⓰InputNconnectorfemale50Ωwithswitchable12Vboostingpower(onlyontransmittermodules)(*)
⓱Bluelabel:relativelaserwavelength=1510nm
⓲BNC‐Fconnector50Ωforfailsafeoption(onreceiversmodules)(*)
⓳BNC‐Fconnector50Ωtoconnecttheoutputofanexternalfilter(ontransmittersmodules)(*)
⓴BNC‐Fconnector50Ωtoconnecttheinputofanexternalfilterorforfailsafeoption(ontransmittersmodules)(*)
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*Inthisexample.Otherconfigurationsonrequest.
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TX*RX*

rev.02MFLUserManual
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S ISTEM O VERVIEW 
ThesystemiscomposedbyaMFL‐BASE(1Urackframe)andsomeoptional/modularboardstobuildthedesiredconfiguration.MFL‐BASEcan
haveupto4opticalmodulesthatcanbeeitherTXorRX(factoryinstalled)toadapttheunittoseveralconfigurations.
TosimplifytheusagewegiveanameofthefinalconfigurationthateasyidentifytheCWDMchannelsandacolorcodefortheRFconnectors
(Ntype).
Weuseasdefault4laserwavelengthalthoughtheCWDMstandardcanallowtousemuchmorewitha20nmwavelengthseparation:
‐Channel51shortnameforwavelength1510nm
‐Channel53shortnameforwavelength1530nm
‐Channel55shortnameforwavelength1550nm
‐Channel57shortnameforwavelength1570nm
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WavelengthandColorCoding:
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Forexample:
‐MFL‐TTRRhas2Txonch.51/53and2Rxonch55/57
‐MFL‐RRTThas2Rxonch.51/53&and2Txonch55/57
‐MFL‐TT‐‐has2Txonch.51/53andnomoduleonch55/57
‐MFL‐RR‐‐has2Rxonch.51/53andnomoduleonch55/57
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FollowingthemaincodeandoptionthatcanbuildupaMFLsystem:
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Channe
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Wavelength ColorIdentifier
51Wavelength1510nmlaser,singlemodeBlue
53Wavelength1530nmlaser,singlemodeGreen
55Wavelength1550nmlaser,singlemodeYellow
57Wavelength1570nmlaser,singlemodeOrange
NAME(i.e.)Ch.51Ch.53Ch.55Ch.57
MFL‐TTRRTTRR
MFL‐RRTTRRTT
MFL‐TT‐‐ TT‐‐
MFL‐RR‐‐ RR‐ ‐
#CodeDescription
1MFL‐BASEWIDEBANDRFOVERFIBERMAINBOARD
19'1URackunits,aluminiumframe
Oleddisplay‐Ethernet‐failsafeswitch‐realtimeclock
ACPowered230V
2MFL‐RXOpticalRXmoduleforMFL(CWDM)
3MFL‐TXLaserTXmoduleforMFL(CWDM)
Optional
4MFL‐DCInsulatedDCpowerwithbatterymonitor(10÷28Vdc)
5MFL‐OMXModuleMux/Demuxfor1:4CWDM
6MFL‐BF1RFfilter25MHztuningrangeover404÷788MHz
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④
⑤⑥ ⑥
②
③
②
③
②
③
②
③
Max4modules
(betweenTXandRX)
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*Theimagesarepurelyforinformation.Thisrepresentoneofthepossibleconfigurations

MFLUserManual 
rev.02
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
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S YSTEMDESCRIPTION : TRANSMITTERMODE 
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RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RX Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
MFL-T***
wideband optical link
Optical Multiplexer
#51
#53
#55
#57
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
Optional
Splitted
Output
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rev.02MFLUserManual
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S YSTEM D ESCRIPTION : RECEIVERMODE 
Demux
Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
MFL-R***
wideband optical link
Optical Multiplexer
#51
#53
#55
#57
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
Optional
Splitted
Output
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MFLUserManual 
rev.02
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C ONFIGURATIONEXAMPLE :  R EMOTE D IVERSITYWITHDOUBLEFAILSAFEREDUNDANCY 
AboveanexampleofremotediversityreceptionwithMFL‐T‐T‐intheremotesiteandMFL‐R‐R‐inlocalsite(i.e.OBvanormain
studiofacility).RFsignalonremotesitearereceivedbyacoupleofantennas(MFLcanprovideboosterpowerifneeded).Thesignal
isfilteredusingtheinternalwide‐bandtunablefilter(25MHzover400‐800switching‐bandwidth),optimizedwithagaincontroland
modulatedusingtheLASERS.ThankstoCWDM(CoarseWavelengthDivisionMultiplexing)technologyallopticalsignalsare
combinedinasinglefiber.Inthiswaywecanoptimizethefiberbutalsoitmakesveryeasytohaveasystemtotallyredundant.
Failsafeswitches(bothinMFL‐T‐T‐andMFL‐R‐R‐)allowRFre‐routingifafaulthappens(i.e.nopowersupply,noRFpowerorno
opticalpower).AllRFandopticalsignalsarethenre‐routedontheredundantlinksautomatically(inthiscasearedundantfiberand
2redundantMFLs)!
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Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RX Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RX Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
Remote
Diversity
Reception
Local
Diversity
Reception
Example of a redundancy link (1-fault tolerance) with automatic failsafe switches
single-mode
splitted
output splitted output
MFL-TT**
wideband optical link
MFL-TT** (redundant link)
MFL-RR**
wideband optical link
MFL-RR** (redundant link)
MTK283
matrix combiner
MRK960
wideband receiver
ABA B
Optical Mux/Demux
option
option
Optical Mux/Demux
#51
#53
#55
#57
#51
#53
#55
#57
CWDM
CH Freque ncy
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
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RF
IN
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RF
IN
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RF
OUT
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RF
OUT
TX.51
Mode:ANT
TX.55
Mode:ANT
RX.51
Mode:ANT
RX.55
Mode:ANT
M
A
T283
MFL-T-T-
MFL-T-T-
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redundant link
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MFL-R-R-
(
redundant link
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MFL-R-R-

rev.02MFLUserManual
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CONFIGURATIONEXAMPLE:REMOTEDIVERSITYANDINTERCOMAREAWITHDOUBLEFAILSAFEREDUNDANCY
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Aboveanexampleofremotediversityreceptionusingallof4plug‐inmodulesavailable:MFL‐TTTTintheremotesiteandMFL‐RRRR
inlocalsite(i.e.OBvanormainstudiofacility).
InthisexamplearemotereceptionforMicrophonesandIntercoms:onesinglemodefibercarries4RFchannelsandanotherone
provides1‐faulttoleranceonallactivepartsifneeded!
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Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RXAntenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RXAntenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
Remote
Diversity
Reception
Local
Diversity
Reception
MFL-TTTT
wideband optical link
MFL-TTTT (redundant link)
MFL-RRRR
wideband optical link
MFL-RRRR (redundant link)
MAT283
matrix combiner
MRK960
wideband receiver
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RXAntenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RXAntenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
ABA B
Remote Intercom Reception
Local Intercom Reception
splitted
output
option
Optical Mux/Demux
splitted
output
option
Optical Mux/Demux
Example of a redundanc
y
link (1-fault tolerance) with automatic failsafe switches
single-mode
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
CWDM
CH Fre quency
#51 =1510nm
#53 =1530nm
#55 =1550nm
#57 =1570nm
#51
#53
#55
#57
#51
#53
#55
#57
Mux/Demux
Mux/Demux
B
A
B
A
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RF
IN
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RF
IN
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RF
OUT
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RF
OUT
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RF
OUT
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RF
IN
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RF
IN
TX.51
Mode:ANT
TX.53
Mode:ANT
TX.55
Mode:ANT
TX.57
Mode:ANT
RX.51
Mode:ANT
RX.53
Mode:ANT
RX.55
Mode:ANT
RX.57
Mode:ANT
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RF
OUT

MFLUserManual 
rev.02
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
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C ONFIGURATIONEXAMPLE :  R EMOTE D IVERSITYAND IFB  A REA 
Aboveanexampleofremotediversityreceptionusingallof4plug‐inmodulesavailable: 
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MFL‐RRTTintheremotesiteandMFL‐TTRRinlocalsite(i.e.OBvanormainstudiofacility).
Theremoteantennareceptionmodeissimilartotheonealreadydescribedbefore.Againthetunablefilterandvariablegainallowa
completepowercontrol,inthiswayfiberalwaysworksatbestconditionwithoutanyriskofsaturation!
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AllRFandopticalpowercanberemotelymonitoredthroughEthernetbutalsocanberecordedwiththereal‐timeclockforlater
check!
UsingMAT283matrixcombinertheremoteandthelocalareacanbeintegrateinaverysafeway:areaswhicharenotneededor
noisycanbedisabledinrealtime!
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SimplysettinguptheMFLmodefrom“ANT”(antenna)to“IFB”,itcommutesonaninternalRFpathdesignedtobestmodulatea
referenceIFBsignals.OnlocalsiteaMTK952MSinmasterconfigurationgeneratesanIFBsignalandareferenceoutthatfeedsthe
opticaltransmitter(inmode“IFB”).
Ontheremotesite,thereferencesignalisreceivedandamplifiedthroughaMTK952MSinslaveconfiguration:
Thiswaywecancreateasingle‐frequencyIFBarea!
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ThesystemisabletocompensateopticalandRFpower:
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MFLmonitors(throughanopticalpowermeter)andcompensatesautomaticallythelossoffiber!
- MTK952monitorsthetransmittedlevel(withandinternalpower/SWRmeter)toreachdesiredoutputpower!
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RF Power
Meter
Gain Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe) Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
RF-IN
140 MHz
RX
Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
INOUT
Tunable
RF Power
Meter
Gain Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe) Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
RF-IN
140 MHz
RX
Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
INOUT
Tunable
Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
Optical Power
Meter
M
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RX Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RX Antenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
Optical Power
Meter
Gain
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
Optical Power
Meter
Gain
RF-OUT
RF-IN (Failsafe)
Optical
140 MHz
Remote
IFB/IEM
Remote
Diversity
Reception
Local
Diversity
Reception
Local
IFB/IEM
splitted
output splitted output
MFL-TTRR
wideband optical link MFL-RRTT wideband optical link
MAT283
matrix combiner
MRK960
wideband receiver
MTK952 SLAVE
wideband DDS transmitter
Single-frequency operation
+
MTK952 MASTER
wideband DDS transmitter
Single-frequency operation
+
AB
AB
Optical Mux/Demux
option option
Optical Mux/Demux
single-mode
single-frequency
IFB area
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#53
#55
#57
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#53
#55
#57
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm
Mux/Demux
Mux/Demux
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RF
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MTK952TX1MTK952TX1
MTK952TX2
MTK952TX2
TX.51
Mode:ANT
TX.53
Mode:ANT
RX.55
Mode:IFB
RX.57
Mode:IFB
RX.51
Mode:ANT
RX.53
Mode:ANT
TX.55
Mode:IFB
TX.57
Mode:IFB

rev.02MFLUserManual
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OLED  D ISPLAY 
MFLInfoscreen
SwitchontheMFLandbypushingtherotaryknob(attherightofthedisplay)allthebasicinformationaredisplayed:
❶Productname
❷Serialnumber
❸ClassandHardwareversion
❹Firmwareversion
❺ApplicationFirmwareversion
PushtherotaryknobtoentertheMainscreen
Mainscreen
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Inthelefttopsideofthemainscreenthereisthe“NAME”oftheMFLthatissettableintheMainmenu.Attherightof"NAME",dateandtimeare
displayed.
Thefirstnumber(1to4)identifythelink(samereferenceonback‐sideconnectors).
TXorRxifthatlinkhasalasertransmitterorareceiver,respectively.
Thelastnumberafterthedot,51/53/55/57referstotheCWDMlinkfrequency:1510/1530/1550/1570nm.
ON/OFFstatusofspecificlink
Thereare2possiblemodes:
‐ANTasremoteantennalink
‐IFBasremoteintercomlinkoptimizedona0dBmreferenceinput
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Ifthelinkisatransmitter(i.e.1TX.51)thenthereare4possibleconfigurations:
1.150‐840toselectafixed150‐840MHzband‐passfilter
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2. 470‐840toselectafixed470‐840MHzband‐passfilter
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3. BPFtoselectthetunablefilter,thenumberwithinbracketsshowsthecenterfrequencyona25MHzbandwidth
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4. EXTERNtoselectanexternalfilter(betweenINandOUTBNCconnectors)
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,orPushingonlowerrightbuttonthelastcolumnshows:
‐CUR/PWRshowtheRF/opticalpowerinreceptionorthelasercurrentinTXmodule
‐RFLEVshowsthevalueoftheRFpowerlevel
‐“GAIN”thatistherelativegainofthelink.Hereitispossibletochangethegainintheoperatingrange.
NOTE:unlessyouhavespecialneedswerecommendtokeepGAINto0dBandenabletheopticalpowercorrectiononthereceiverside,sincethisis
alreadyoptimizedformostapplications!
RF Power
Meter
Gain
Failsafe
Switch
Laser
External Filter
(Failsafe)
Antenna
Booster
(+12VDC)
Tunable
RF-IN 140 MHz
RXAntenna
Link
IFB-IEM
Link
IN OUT
Optical Multiplexer
#51
#53
#55
#57
CWDM
CH Frequency
#51 = 1510nm
#53 = 1530nm
#55 = 1550nm
#57 = 1570nm

MFLUserManual 
rev.02
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Main
Name
Opticalconnectors CONN#1/2/3/4/5
DISPLAYbrightness 1÷15
DISPLAYtimeout 5÷120
Info
IPAddress
Serial
FW
FWver
Bootver
AppFWver
Temperatures
MainBoard
Temperatureofthe
TX
Supplydiagnostic
Supplysource
ExternalDC
MainRAW(+12v6)
MainDigital(+5v)
MainAnalog(+5v)
Lasersupply(‐5v)
Alarms
Historyalarmlist
Currentalarmlist
Date/time
Lifetime
Ext.DCalarm
threshold OFF/10.0÷28.0V
Factorypreset

rev.02MFLUserManual
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OnlywithANTMode
OnlywithANTMode&BPFfilter.
BPFsettableonlywiththeoptionMFL‐BF1
TXLINKMenu
Status ON/OFF
Mode IFB/ANT
Filter 150‐840/470‐840/BPF/EXTERN
BPfiltercenterfreq. Centralfreq.404÷788MHz
(Bandwidth25MHz)
Gain
WithIFBMode:‐23.5÷8.0dB
WithANTMode&filter:
‐BPF:‐28.0÷3.5dB
‐EXTERN:‐22.0÷9.5dB
‐150‐840:‐20.0÷ 11.5dB
‐470‐840:‐20.0÷ 11.5dB
Booster enabled/disabled
Boostersupply
Failsafe enabled/disabled
Extfilteratt. 0.0÷6.0dB
BPfilter
ID
Serial
AppFWver
Centerfreqrange
Filterbandwidth
Transmitterparam
ID
Serial
Currentlimits
Opticalpower
Temperature
Offsetgain
Wavelength
Lifetime

MFLUserManual 
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RXLINKMenu
Status ON/OFF
Mode IFB/ANT
Gain ‐13.5÷ 18.0dB
Failsafe enabled/disabled
Opticalpower
Opticalpwr.corr. ON/OFF
Receiverparam
ID
Serial
Optrxpwrlimits
Temperature
Offsetgain
Wavelength
Lifetime

rev.02MFLUserManual
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Mainmenu
FromtheMainscreen,pushingtheupperrightbutton,it’spossibletoenteronthemainmenuoptions:
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Name:tochangethenameoftheMFLshownintheMainscreen.
12alphanumericcharacters(A‐Z,a‐z,0‐9,case‐sensitive)
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Opticalconnectors:parameterthatshowtheconfigurationandtheopticalattenuationof
the5opticalconnectors
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DISPLAYbrightness:TosetthebrightnessoftheOLEDdisplay.
0÷15step1(default0)
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DISPLAYtimeout:tosetthedisplaytimeoutbeforedecreasethebrightnessoftheOLED
displayandbeforereturningtoMainscreen.
(default30seconds)
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Info:hereit’spossibletoenterintheinfomenuandseethefollowinginformation:
 Example
IPaddressIPaddressofthedevice192.168.1.10.240
SerialTheserialnumbercomposedby1letter+7numbersT3427043
FW
FWverFirmwareversion1.1
BootverBootloaderversion1.0.d
AppFWverApplicationversion1.9.d
TemperatureMainBoardMainboardtemperature31°C
xTX.5xTransmittermoduletemper.38°C
Supplydiagnostic
SupplysourceTypeofpowersupply(AC/DC)AC
ExternalDCDCvoltagesupply12.40V
MainRAW(+12v6) MainRAWvoltagemeasured12.82V
MainDigital(+5v)MainDigitalvoltagemeasured5.20V
MainAnalog
(+5v)MainAnalogvoltagemeasured5.21V
Lasersupply(‐5v)Laservoltagesupply‐5.21V
Alarms
Currentalarmlist
(ENTER)
Numberandtypeofalarmsfor
thegeneralapparatusandfor
eachmodule
0
Historyalarmlist
(HIST)Alarmsmemory‐
Date/timeDateandtime28/04/1414:02
LifetimeLifetimeofthedevice3d‐00h–01m
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Ext.DCalarmthreshold:Thismenuitemallowstoenableandsetathresholdforthealarm
oflowexternalDCpowersupply.Ifitisenabled,thethresholdcanbesetfrom10.0Vto
28.0Vwith0.1Vstep.
(defaultOFF)
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Factorypreset:withthisoptionit’spossibletoresettheMFLtomakethefactorypreset.
Themainparametersthatareresettedbythisfunctionare:
‐Displaybrightness:0
‐Displaytimeout:30seconds
‐Ext.DCalarmthreshold:OFF
Thelinkparametersthatareresetbythisfunctionare:
‐Status:ON
‐Mode:ANT
‐Gain:0.0dB
‐Failsafe:disabled
‐ForTXLinks:‐Filter:470‐840
‐Booster:disable
‐Extfilteratt.:2.0dB
‐ForRXLinks:‐Opticalpwr.corr.:ON

MFLUserManual 
rev.02
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TXLinkmenu
FromtheMainscreen,pushingtherotaryknob,it’spossibletoenterontheselectionscreenandthen,pushingtheupperright
buttononthedesideratetransmittermodule,it’spossibletoenterontheTXLinkmenu:
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Status:statusofthetransmitter
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Mode:workingmodeselection:
‐ANTforremoteantennareception
‐IFBforremoteintercomforiso‐frequencyareas
NOTE:setthetransmittermoduleandthereceivermodulewiththesameworkingmode(as
inthethirdconfigurationexample)
(defaultANTmode)
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Filter:TypeofRFfilter(onlyforANTmode)
Thereare4possibleconfigurations:
‐150‐840:tohaveafixed150‐840MHzband‐passfilter
‐470‐840:tohaveafixed470‐840MHzband‐passfilter
‐BPF:tunableBand‐PassFilter(onlywithMFL‐BF1option)
‐EXTERN:toconnectanexternalRFfilterbetweenINandOUTBNCconnectors
(default470‐840)
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BPfiltercenterfreq:allowstosetthecenterfrequencyofthe25MHzBandPassfilter.
ItisselectableonlyiftheoptionaltunableBPfilter(opt:MFL‐BF1)ismountedandtheFilter
selectionissettothetunableBand‐PassFilter(BPF).
Allowedrange:centerfrequency404÷788,1MHzstep.
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Gain:Settablegainwithstepof0.5dB.
WithIFBMode:‐23.5÷8.0dB(typ.)
WithANTMode&filter:‐150‐840:‐20.0÷11.5dB(typ.)
‐470‐840:‐20.0÷11.5dB(typ.)
‐BPF:‐28.0÷3.5dB(typ.)
‐EXTERN:‐22.0÷9.5dB(typ.)
(default0.0dB)
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Booster:Toenableordisablethe12Vboostingpower(onlyforTXmoduleinANTmode)
(defaultdisabled)
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Boostersupply:showsthevoltageandcurrentontheoutputconnector,suppliedwiththe
boosteroption(onlyforTXmoduleinANTmode&Boostersettoenabled)
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Failsafe:ToenableordisabletheFailsafeoption
(defaultdisabled)
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rev.02MFLUserManual
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Extfilteratt.:Attenuationoftheexternalfilter,thatcanbesetbyuserfrom0.0to6.0dB
withstepof0.5dB.
(default2.0dB)
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BFfilter:hereit’spossibletoseealltheBand‐Passfilterinformation:
Example
IDIDoftheRFfilterTBF01
SerialSerialnumberoftheRFfilterT1541322
AppFWver.ApplicationfirmwareversionoftheRFfilter1.0
Centerfreq.rangeCenterfrequencyrangeoftheRFfilter404‐788MHz
FilterbandwidthFilterbandwidth25MHz
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Transmitterparam:hereit’spossibletoseeallthetransmitterparameters:
Example
IDIDofthetransmitterOTM001
SerialSerialnumberofthetransmitterT1845210
CurrentlimitsLasercurrentworkingrange10.0mA‐50.0mA
OpticalpowerTransmissionopticalpower2.0mW
TemperatureWorkingtemperature39°C
OffsetgainOffsetgaincorrection0.0dB
WavelengthOpticalwavelength1510nm
LifetimeLifetimeofthedevice3d‐00h‐49m
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MFLUserManual 
rev.02
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RXLinkmenu
FromtheMainscreen,pushingtherotaryknob,it’spossibletoenterontheselectionscreenandthen,pushingtheupper
rightbuttononthedesideratereceivermodule,it’spossibletoenterontheRXLinkmenu:
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Status:statusofthetransmitter
(defaultON)
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Mode:workingmodeselection:
‐ANTforremoteantennareception
‐IFBforremoteintercominisofrequencyareasapplications
(defaultANTmode)
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Gain:Settablegainfrom‐13.5to18.0dBwithstepof0.5dB.(typ.)
(default0.0dB)
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Failsafe:ToenableordisabletheFailsafeoption
(defaultdisabled)
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Opticalpower:Thisparametershowthereceivedopticalpower
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Opticalpwr.corr.:(opticalpowercorrection)thisoptioncanbeenabledtoensurethat,in
caseinchangesofopticalpower,theoverallgainofthesystemremainsunchanged(tokeep
thegainintheRFoutputat0dB).
(defaultON)
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Receiverparam:hereit’spossibletoseeallthereceiverparameters:
Example
IDIDofthereceiverORM001
SerialSerialnumberofthereceiverT1841930
OptrxpwrlimitsOpticalpowerworkinglimits0.3mW–3.0mW
TemperatureWorkingtemperatureNA
OffsetgainOffsetgainofthemodule0.0dB
WavelengthOpticalwavelength1550nm
LifetimeLifetimeofthedevice3d‐00h‐49m
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