
TC12 General Handbook
666/HB/43100/000 Page 5-11 Issue 9
5.2 Instation Facilities
See
Figure 9 for a diagram of the Instation system.
5.2.1 The System Fault Indication Panel
The system indicates a PC failure, a System failure, UTC TCC failure and Operation failure by
lighting the appropriate LED on the SIP. There is an audio alarm on the SIP which can be
configured to sound on any of these failures. The audio can be cancelled by a switch on the SIP or
from a keyboard connected to the UTC TCC, or disabled by a switch on the PSU board. Any of
these fault conditions will disable communications on the modem PCBs. The alarm volume may be
changed by setting a potentiometer on the PSU board.
5.2.2 Modem fault indication
LEDs are mounted on the modem PCBs to indicate power, watchdog failure, transmit data
presence and receive data presence.
5.2.3 Fault Actions
There is a hardware watchdog to ensure that the hardware is reset should the PC software fail.
Should the software fail, the watchdog will reset all modems and set them to continuously transmit
constant carrier.
The ITU will also automatically recover from:
Line Loss
Board Removal and Replacement
OTU Failure
Power Loss
5.2.4 PSTN Modem
There is an option for a PSTN modem to be included in the Instation Cabinet to allow remote
interrogation of the Traffic Control Computer (TCC).
5.2.5 TC8 Integration
There is provision for connecting the TC12 instation to a TC8 instation, in which case the TC12
TCC would drive both the TC12 and TC8 instations. This is to allow an existing TC8 system to be
upgraded by the addition of TC12 equipment.
5.2.6 Digital Output Facilities
A digital output rack can drive up to 1024 lamps on a wallmap, powered either by supplies in the
bottom of the cabinet or local to the wall map. The rack can be of two types, current source or
current sink, depending on whether the common terminal for the wallmap lamps is positive or
negative. Current limiting resistors of any value can be included in the rack although the standard
is 15mA. The rack can supply up to 25mA per lamp at 30V.
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