
4-10 Modules
SG4000 Installation and Operation Manual
SG4000 RF Module
Each SG4-RF module contains the entire necessary forward and return path circuitry for each
individual port within the SG4000 node. All diplex filtering in the node is achieved within the
RF module by means of the main diplex filter and a Vertical Return Path Low Pass Filter
(V-RPLPF) designed to further reject forward energy from the transmitter input. AC power
passing and fuses have been removed from the RF module. These functions are handled by the
port entry boards at each port location.
The RF connections from the respective forward and return configuration boards are made
through SMB connectors on the top of the module. The silkscreen chassis cover is color coded;
red represents the return path and black is the forward signal path. The RF cables have
corresponding color codes to help you during installation. The forward path contains a JXP
location for gain adjustments, followed by a Flatness and Slope Board (FSB) that contains
response correction and slope circuitry. You can replace the standard FSB with a low or high
slope version to customize the slope of a particular node port.
Following the FSB board is a Motorola proprietary Enhanced Gallium Arsenide (E-GaAs) hybrid
amplifier. Beyond the hybrid is the diplex filter and forward –20 dB RF test point. This test
point is also accessible through the housing when the RF module is in one of the four corners of
the node.
A -20dB test point follows the diplex filter in the return path. Beyond the test point is a JXP
location to make return path gain adjustments prior to the transmitter.
The SG4-RF module is equipped with special drive circuitry that provides thermal
compensation eliminating the need for you to make any set-up adjustments or gain set backs.
The RF module connects to the port entry board by means of a “G” connector on the bottom of
the RF module.
Figure 4-6 illustrates a block diagram of the SG4-RF module.
Figure 4-6
SG4-RF module block diagram
JXP
LPF
TP (-20 dB)
JXP
Slope
ICS
TP (-20 dB)
TP -20 dB Ext.
H
L
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