DBBC3 system setup

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    Pre-Checks

    • Check that 1pps cable is connected (backside)
    • Check that 10MHz signal is connected (backside)
    • Check that GPS signal is connected
    • Check that GPS antenna is installed close to the window and that GPS satellites have been found (see below)
    • Check that ethernet cables is connected (backside)
    • Check that IFs are connected with LCP and RCP cables as labeled on the backside
    • Check that optical fibre cables are connected to the Core3H boards inside the DBBC3 (for order see XXX).
    • Check that optical fibre cables are connected to the Mark6 ethernet ports as labeled on the cables.
    • Check that short cables connecting the pins "Out unfilt." "0-4 GHz In" on the backside are in place (see picture).

    Startup

    • Turn on main power switch (backside)
    • Power on the electronics ("EL switch" on the backside)
    • Wait at least one second before you proceed to the next step
    • Power in the PC ("PC switch" on the backside)
    • Frontside LEDs should look like this (XXX)

    Communicating with the DBBC3

    • Either connect keyboard and monitor to DBBC3 (backside) or use remote desktop application.
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