Watson Alarm Control Unit

Operating Manual

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CH-8045 Zurich www.schmid-telecom.com
Switzerland
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Copyright 2006 by Schmid Telecommunication, Zurich, Switzerland. All rights reserved. Reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is
expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Schmid Telecommunication.
Schmid Telecommunication has used its discretion, best judgments and efforts in preparing this document. Any information contained in this
document is provided without any warranty of any kind. Schmid Telecommunication hereby disclaims any liability to any person for any kind of
damage. Schmid Telecommunication may make improvements and/or changes of this document at any time.

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 Declaration of Conformity

Alarm Control Unit (2 Relays) with ext. Clock, for 19" Subrack SZ.369.V5

Manufacturer: Schmid Telecom AG, Binzstrasse 35, CH-8045 Zurich

The products mentioned above comply with the regulations of the following European Directives:
89/336/EEC The compliance of the above mentioned product with the requirements of
Directive containing requirements regarding electro- the directive 89/336/EEC is ensured by complete application of the follow-
magnetic compatibility. ing harmonized European Standards:
EN 300386:2000
73/23/EEC The compliance of the above mentioned product with the requirements of
Directive containing requirements regarding safety. the directive 73/23/EEC is ensured by complete application of the following
harmonized European Standards:
EN 60950:2000 (IEC 60950:1999)
99/5/EEC The compliance of the above mentioned product with the requirements of
Directive containing requirements regarding Radio & the directive 99/5/EEC is ensured by complete application of the following
Telecommunication Terminal Equipment. harmonized European Standards:
EN 55022:1998, EN 55024:1998
EN 60950:2000 (IEC 60950:1999)

The compliance of the above mentioned products with the specified requirements of the applicable directives and harmonized and
non-harmonized standards is shown in the following internal and external test reports:
! SZ.369q552.doc

CE Label attached to the product(s): on 19” subrack

Issued by: Schmid Telecom AG
Binzstrasse 35
CH-8045 Zurich
Place and date: Zurich, 2006-10-13

Signatures: Signature 1 Signature 2

Ronny Colotto Rolf Frey

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 Important Safety Precautions
To reduce the risk of fire, bodily injury, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precau-
tions:
! Read and follow all warning notices and instructions marked on the product or included in the
manual.
! This product is to be used with telecommunications circuits. Take the following precautions:
- Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
- Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for
wet locations.
- Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been
disconnected at the network interface.
- Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
- Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may
be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
- Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
! Condensation may occur externally or internally if this product is moved from a colder room to
a warmer room. When moving this product under such conditions, allow ample time for this
product to reach room temperature and to dry before operating.
! This product is intended for use in environments as stated in the technical specifications. Do
not use this product in areas classified as hazardous locations. Such areas include patient care
areas of medical and dental facilities, oxygen-laden environments, or industrial facilities. Con-
tact your local electrical authority governing building construction, maintenance, or safety for
more information regarding the installation of this product.
! Slots and openings in this product are provided for ventilation and should never be blocked or
covered, since these ensure reliable operation of this product and protect it from overheating.
This product should not be placed in a built-in apparatus such as a rack unless the apparatus
has been specifically designed to accommodate the product, proper ventilation is provided for
the product, and the product instructions have been followed.
! This product should be placed away from radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other pieces of
equipment that produce heat. Allow sufficient air circulation around the product and the AC
adapter during use to ensure adequate cooling of the device.
! Do not use this product in a wet location.
! Normal operation of this product is only possible when the external housing is left in place.
! This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the product's
electrical ratings label. If you have questions about the type of power source to use, contact
your local Schmid Distributor or local power company.
! Be sure that the power outlet you plug the power cord into is easily accessible and located as
close to the equipment operator as possible. When you need to disconnect power to this prod-
uct, be sure to unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet.
! Ensure that the voltage select switch, if provided on this product, is in the correct position for
the type of voltage in your country (115 VAC or 230 VAC).
! Do not allow anything to rest on any of the attached cables and do not position this product
where persons will walk or trip on the cables.

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! Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol
cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
! Never push a foreign object through an opening in this product.
! Unplug the product from the electrical outlet and contact your local Schmid Distributor under
the following conditions:
- The power cord, extension cord, or plug is damaged.
- Liquid has been spilled or an object has fallen into this product.
- This product has been exposed to water.
- This product has been dropped or damaged in any way.
- There are noticeable signs of overheating.
- This product does not operate normally when you follow the operating instructions.
! Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you
to dangerous high voltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing to your local Schmid Dis-
tributor.
! Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, have your local Schmid Distributor
perform any safety checks required by the repair procedure or by local codes to determine that
the product is in proper operating condition.

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 Limited Product Warranty
Schmid Telecom warrants that for two (2) years from the date of shipment to the Customer, all
products manufactured by Schmid Telecom will be free from defects in materials and workmanship.
Schmid Telecom also warrants that products will conform to the applicable specification and draw-
ings for such products, as contained in the Product Manual on in Schmid Telecom internal specifi-
cations and drawings for such products (which may or may not be reflected in the Product Manual).
This warranty only applies if Customer gives Schmid Telecom written notice of defects during the
warranty period. Upon such notice, Schmid Telecom will, at its option, either repair or replace the
defective item.
If Schmid Telecom is unable, in a reasonable time, to repair or replace any equipment to a condition
as warranted, Customers is entitled to a full refund of the purchase price upon return of the equip-
ment to Schmid Telecom. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser and is not transfer-
able without Schmid Telecom express written permission. This warranty becomes null and void if
Customer modifies or alters the equipment in any way, other than as specifically authorized by
Schmid Telecom.
Except for the limited warranty described above, the foregoing constitutes the sole and exclusive
remedy of the Customer and the exclusive liability of Schmid Telecom and is in Lieu of any and all
other warranties (expressed or implied). Schmid Telecom specifically disclaims all other warranties,
including (without limitation), all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so this exclusion may not apply to
Customer.
In no event will Schmid Telecom or its suppliers be liable to Customer for any incidental, special,
punitive, exemplary or consequential damages experienced by either Customer or a third party (in-
cluding, but not limited to, loss of data or information, loss of profits, or loss of use). Schmid Tele-
com is not liable for damages for any cause whatsoever (whether based in contract, tort, or other-
wise) in excess of the amount paid for the item. Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion
of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not ap-
ply to Customer.

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 Table of Contents

1 Related Documents ............................................................................................................................................................1-1

2 Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Alarm Relays ............................................................................................................................................................2-1
2.3 Monitor (RS-232) Interface .......................................................................................................................................2-1
2.4 Powering...................................................................................................................................................................2-2
2.5 External Clock ..........................................................................................................................................................2-2
2.6 TMN (RS-485) Interface ...........................................................................................................................................2-2
2.7 Order Codes .............................................................................................................................................................2-2

3 Front Panel ..........................................................................................................................................................................3-1

4 LEDs.....................................................................................................................................................................................4-1
4.1 Status LED ...............................................................................................................................................................4-1
4.2 Power Supply LEDs..................................................................................................................................................4-1

5 Jumper Settings..................................................................................................................................................................5-1
5.1 Location of jumpers ..................................................................................................................................................5-1
5.2 Subrack number .......................................................................................................................................................5-2
5.3 RS-485 Termination Impedance...............................................................................................................................5-2

6 Connectors and Cables......................................................................................................................................................6-1

6.1 Monitor Connector ....................................................................................................................................................6-1
6.2 TMN Connector ........................................................................................................................................................6-1
6.3 Alarm Relay Connector ............................................................................................................................................6-2
6.4 External Clock Input Connector................................................................................................................................6-2
6.5 TMN Cable ...............................................................................................................................................................6-2

7 Technical Specifications ....................................................................................................................................................7-1

7.1 Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................7-1
7.1.1 Monitor Interface ..........................................................................................................................................7-1
7.1.2 TMN Interface ..............................................................................................................................................7-1
7.1.3 External clock input ......................................................................................................................................7-1
7.1.4 Alarm Contacts.............................................................................................................................................7-1
7.2 Power supply ............................................................................................................................................................7-2
7.3 MTBF........................................................................................................................................................................7-2
7.4 Environment .............................................................................................................................................................7-2
7.4.1 Climatic Conditions ......................................................................................................................................7-2
7.4.2 Safety ...........................................................................................................................................................7-2
7.4.3 EMC .............................................................................................................................................................7-2
7.5 Physical dimensions and weight...............................................................................................................................7-2

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Figures
Figure 3-1: Front panel .........................................................................................................................................................3-1
Figure 5-1: Jumper location ..................................................................................................................................................5-1
Figure 5-2: Subrack number configuration............................................................................................................................5-2

Tables
Table 2-1: Order Codes ........................................................................................................................................................2-2
Table 4-1: Status LED...........................................................................................................................................................4-1
Table 4-2: Power Supply LEDs.............................................................................................................................................4-1

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1 Related Documents

[1] Schmid Telecom, CMU Revision B Operating Manual

[2] Schmid Telecom, Watson 5 Operating Manual
[3] Schmid Telecom, Watson 4 Operating Manual
[4] Schmid Telecom, Watson 3 Operating Manual
[5] Schmid Telecom, Watson 2 Operating Manual

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2 Overview

2.1 Introduction
The Alarm Control Unit (ACU) has the following features:
! Collection of the alarms of all plug-ins in a subrack and activation of the appropriate alarm relay
! RS-232 interface to access the Monitor of the plug-ins
! Supervision of the -48VDC input power supply inputs
! Distribution and supervision of the external clock
! RS-485 interface to the subrack backplane for TMN functions
The ACU unit is placed in the rightmost slot (slot 13) of the Watson subrack SZ.379. The ACU is
connected to the plug-ins over the backplane and powered by dual -48 VDC inputs via the PSB.

2.2 Alarm Relays

Two alarm relays are located on the ACU, one to signal urgent alarms and one to signal non-urgent
alarms. Both normally open and normally closed potential-free contacts are available.
Each plug-in in the subrack has two alarm outputs (urgent alarm, non-urgent alarm). All alarm out-
puts share the same "wired-OR" bus on the subrack backplane. The ACU will activate its urgent
alarm relay if one or more plug-ins assert the urgent alarm. It will activate the non-urgent alarm re-
lay if one or more plug-ins assert the non-urgent alarm or if one of the power supplies fails. Please
refer to the respective operating manuals for the criteria for each alarm condition.

2.3 Monitor (RS-232) Interface

The ACU has an RS-232 monitor interface connector on the front panel giving access to the plug-
ins. Using a VT100 compatible terminal or terminal emulation it is possible to monitor events, dis-
play information about the plug-in/DSL links, locate fault and have full system configuration capabili-
ties.
The terminal for the monitor should be configured as follows:
• 9600 baud, asynchronous
• 8 bits, no parity, one stop bit
• XON/XOFF enabled
• no new line on carriage return (i.e. no line feed on carriage return)
At any one time, only one of the plug-ins can be logically connected to this monitor interface. The
appropriate plug-in is addressed according to its physical location in the subrack.

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If the local powering of the ACU fails (the ACU Status LED is off) the monitor function will cease to
operate, but the functionality of the plug-ins is not affected by this.

2.4 Powering
The ACU supervises the two 48 VDC inputs to the subrack (connected to the PSB). If one of the
two 48VDC inputs turns off, the non-urgent alarm will be activated..

2.5 External Clock

The ACU supervises and distributes an external 2048 kHz clock signal. It has a 75Ω BNC input
which is transformer coupled.
The clock input is sent to all plug-ins over the subrack backplane. This is to enable the plug-ins E1
interfaces to be synchronized to a central master clock, if needed.
If the external clock fails then a Loss of External Clock (LOXCK) alarm is asserted over the back-
plane to the plug-ins.

2.6 TMN (RS-485) Interface

The ACU provides a RS-485 interface for management purposes. The RS-485 signals are wired to
the backplane and distributed to all the plug-ins in the same subrack.
A SNMP Agent (Communications Management Unit CMU) can access the plug-ins through this
TMN interface for remote management purposes, cf. [1].
If there are two subracks controlled by one CMU then these subracks must be connected with a
TMN cable between the ACUs installed in each subrack.

2.7 Order Codes

Table 2-1 shows the order codes for the ACU and important accessories:

Description Order Code

Alarm Control Unit (2 Relays) with ext. Clock, for 19" Subrack SZ.369.V5W
19" Subrack for WATSON HDSL (for 12 plug-in + 1 SZ.379.V3W
ACU/CMU)
Table 2-1: Order Codes

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3 Front Panel

LEDs for the power supply A & B status

LED for local power status

RS-232 interface for local monitor access

RS-485 interface for TMN access

Alarm relays connector

BNC 75Ω, external 2048kHz clock input

Figure 3-1: Front panel

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4 LEDs

4.1 Status LED

The Status LED shows the ACU local power supply status:

Status LED
ACU local power failure off
ACU ok green
Table 4-1: Status LED

4.2 Power Supply LEDs

The Power Supply LEDs show the status of the power infeeds to the subrack:

-48V A or B LED
-48V failure off
-48V ok green
Table 4-2: Power Supply LEDs

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5 Jumper Settings

5.1 Location of jumpers

Five jumpers J1 .. J5 are located on the ACU:

Figure 5-1: Jumper location

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5.2 Subrack number

In installations where one CMU controls two subracks the subrack number must be configured with
jumper J1:

J1 J1

J2 J2

J3 J3

Subrack 0 Subrack 1

Figure 5-2: Subrack number configuration

The first subrack (the subrack with the CMU installed) is subrack 0. The second subrack must be
configured as subrack 1 on the ACU in the second subrack by equipping jumper J1. Cf. [1].

5.3 RS-485 Termination Impedance

If a 120 Ω termination impedance on the RS-485 bus is required, jumpers J4 and J5 must be
equipped to connect the termination impedances. Jumper J4 connects the termination impedance
of the receive path, jumper J5 that one of the transmit path.
Note: The termination impedance is needed only once on a RS-485 bus (in subrack 1)

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6 Connectors and Cables

6.1 Monitor Connector

Type: Sub-D9, female
5
9 Pin Signal Description
1 FPE Functional Protective Earth
2 TxD RS-232 Serial Data Output Signal
6 3 RxD RS-232 Serial Data Input Signal
1 5 GND RS-232 Signal Ground

6.2 TMN Connector

Type: Sub-D9, male
Pin Signal Description
1
6 1 FPE Functional Protective Earth
5 GND RS-485 Signal Ground
6 TX_485+ RS_485 Serial Data Output (pos)
9 7 TX_485- RS_485 Serial Data Output (neg)
5 8 RX_485+ RS_485 Serial Data Input (pos)
9 RX_485- RS_485 Serial Data Input (neg)

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6.3 Alarm Relay Connector

Type: Sub-D15, female
Pin Signal Description
8
15 1 FPE Functional Protective Earth
6 A_NU_NO Non-Urgent Alarm, normally open
7 A_U_NO Urgent Alarm, normally open
8 FPE Functional Protective Earth
13 A_NU_NC Non-Urgent Alarm, normally closed
14 A_U_NC Urgent Alarm, normally closed
15 A_COM Common Alarm Contact
9
1

All other pins are not connected

6.4 External Clock Input Connector

Type: BNC 75Ω
Note: The input is transformer coupled.

6.5 TMN Cable

In installations where one CMU controls two subracks the ACUs of both subracks must be con-
nected together with a TMN cable.
Connector type (both ends): Sub-D9, female

Pin Signal Pin

1
6 1 FPE 1
5 GND 5
8 RX_A/TX_A 8
9 9 RX_B/TX_B 9
5

All other pins are not connected

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7 Technical Specifications

7.1 Interfaces

7.1.1 Monitor Interface

Signal Level: RS-232
Data Rate: 9600 Baud, Asynchronous
Protocol: 8 Bit, No Parity, 1 Stop Bit
No Linefeed with Carriage Return
XON/XOFF enabled
Connector Type: Sub-D9 female

7.1.2 TMN Interface

Signal Level: RS-485
Data Rate: 9600 Baud, Asynchronous
Protocol: SZ Proprietary
Connector Type: Sub-D9 male

7.1.3 External clock input

Norm referred: ITU-T Rec. G.703, Sec. 10
Maximum peak voltage: 1.5 Vpk @ 75 Ω
Minimum peak voltage: 0.75 Vpk @ 75 Ω (with up to 6 dB attenuation)

7.1.4 Alarm Contacts

Nominal switching capacity 1 A 30 V DC
(resistive load): 0.5 A 125 V AC
Maximum switching power (re- 30 W, 62.5 V A
sistive load)
Maximum switching voltage 110 V DC, 125 V AC
Maximum switching current 1A

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7.2 Power supply

Local Powering: -40VDC .. 72VDC (redundant via PSB)
Power Consumption: max. 2.5W (all alarms off)

7.3 MTBF
100 Years

7.4 Environment

7.4.1 Climatic Conditions

Storage: ETS 300 019-1-1 Class 1.2 (-25°C … +55°C)
Transportation: ETS 300 019-1-2 Class 2.3 (-40°C … +70°C)
Operation: ETS 300 019-1-3 Class 3.2 (-5°C … +45°C)

7.4.2 Safety
According to EN 60950

7.4.3 EMC
According to EN 55022 , Class B

7.5 Physical dimensions and weight

19“ Plug-in unit: height: 259 mm (6 HE), width: 30 mm
PCB dimensions: height: 234 mm, length: 220 mm

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