...LCD touch screen amplifiers. The new graphical user interface (GUI) displays the identical images on a computer screen as that shown on the amplifier’s LDC control panel offering an easy-to-use off-site interface for monitoring and controlling multiple amplifiers and switches. The simple and intuitive color-coded operation provided by the touch-screen front panels is now available remotely without the need for proprietary software. Secure Internet access, a current web browser (IE9, Firefox and Chrome) and the IP address of the amplifier are all that are needed to remotely monitor and control SATCOM amplifiers and systems including real-time viewing of diagnostic data. Users can access all of the functionality of the front panel touch-screen including the System, Amplifier, Events, Trends and Set-up Screens. As on the LCD front panel, the amplifiers status and output power are displayed at all times.

The touch-screen approach to the amplifier and system user interface allows improvements to be made without hardware changes. New features such as built-in uplink power control and new system configurations have been added and like the new Web browser support, are available with a firmware upgrade. This makes amplifiers and controllers configurable for many applications and allows new future requirements to be met without hardware changes.