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2 modulator test points – Comtech EF Data SDM-100A User Manual

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SDM-100A Satellite Modem

Maintenance

Rev. 0

5–7

5.1.4.2 Modulator Test Points

TP 1

DATA CLOCK

TTL level clock that is locked to the incoming data to the
interface card.

TP 2

SYMBOL CLOCK

TTL level clock that is locked to the incoming clock at the
interface card. This clock is running at the symbol frequency
and not at the data rate.

The frequency is equal to:

BPSK = 2X Bit Clock
QPSK1/2 = Bit Clock
QPSK3/4 = 2/3 X Bit Clock
QPSK7/8 = 4/7 X Bit Clock

TP 4

Q DIGITAL FILTER

Analog output from the digital filter.

TP 5

I DIGITAL FILTER

Analog output from the digital filter.

TP 3

Q MIXER

Analog output of the Q channel baseband reconstruction
filter and the input to the RF modulator.

TP 6

I MIXER

Analog output of the I channel baseband reconstruction
filter and the input to the RF modulator.