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1. 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The Tracking Algorithm 2011 Advantech Wireless This section looks at and explains the Operational Modes and Functions of the INTRAC 605 and at the tracking algorithm that makes the INTRAC 605 one of the most accurate tracking antenna controllers available The INTRAC 605 achieves its very high accuracy satellite tracking by building a model of the satellite s orbit and then by using that orbit model to direct the antenna The algorithm used to build the orbital model has been continually developed and enhanced by Signal Processors Limited SPL Advantech AMT Limited since 1983 The tracking accuracy is typically similar to that achieved by a monopulse system and can under some conditions be better than that achieved by a monopulse system During initial acquisition the INTRAC algorithm tracks the satellite using a third order for each axis unbiased tracking filter This algorithm dynamically adjusts the period between the step cycles to match the perceived orbit inclination and received beacon signal level fluctuations and noise level During this initial period the tracking accuracy is only very slightly lower than the full long term INTRAC tracking accuracy The most significant difference during the learning period first 24hrs is not the accuracy of tracking but the time for which the system can predict in the event of loss o
2. Figure 32 The FITTED OPTIONS Menu Path HOME FUNCTION SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x6 ENTER or From Models or Configuration SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x6 ENTER Description Various options such as polarisation drive and simultaneous axis drive are available on the INTRAC 605 Their use has to be programmed into the INTRAC in order for them to be usable That programming is carried out in this menu The various options are shown on this screen Menu Key 6 Next Field steps the highlighted edit line through the options Menu Key 4 Fitted Not toggles the option between fitted and not fitted Menu Key 5 Recall Existing Settings resets the options to the state they were in when this menu was entered Pressing ENTER accepts the displayed settings 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 49 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Geared POL Current dede IE Beac Fre SS Bgac e zt E Angle a AZ and e 2T0 Pol Angle S Page 50 GEARED POLARTZATION 30 ing 00 GHz Offset 1 Press Path Description or Note Note Function _ puts the antenna control system into Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Home skips to the Home root menu Models skips to the Models menu Config skips to the Config menu System skips to the System Setup menu Setup not used EN to accept selection Figure 33 The GEARED POL Menu HOME FUNCTION SYSTEM SETUP
3. Advantech AMT Limited recommend that users return faulty INTRAC 605 units to Advantech for repair Advantech have a specially equipped repair facility and are able to repair and return a unit rapidly if required However if the problem is of an intermittent nature it may be beneficial to allow us to soak test the unit for a longer period A replacement unit may be available from Advantech during the repair period Please ask for details of this service Repairs carried out by Advantech are warranted for 90 days For those users who would prefer to repair their own unit this section is intended to help with the location of faults However ADVANTECH AMT LIMITED ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY HARM CAUSED TO ANY THIRD PARTY PERSONNEL FROM WORKING INSIDE THE INTRAC 605 ADVANTECH AMT LIMITED ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE INTRAC 605 BY ANY THIRD PARTY PERSONNEL AS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF THIS SECTION OF THIS MANUAL ANY THIRD PARTY WORK INSIDE THE INTRAC 605 DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD WILL INVALIDATE THE WARRANTY Because the INTRAC 605 forms part of a system parts of which respond to signals from the INTRAC 605 and parts of which send signals to the INTRAC 605 deciding whether a fault lies with the INTRAC 605 or the external equipment can be difficult The simplest method to prove if the fault lies with the INTRAC 605 or some other equipment is to replace the INTRAC wi
4. BeaconPolSelect CSOEnable ExtendedAz newNamePromptEnable ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Setting the Satellite Data Setting Satellite name 2011 Advantech Wireless 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL To set edit the data associated with Antenna 1 double click on the RCM Ant1 icon in the RCM folder This will bring up the RCM window for antenna 1 w DEMO STATION INTRAC RCH4 File Setup Help ER Demo Sat 21 May 98 14 47 18 UST Beacon Frequency 1 25GHz Beacon Level 0 03dB Mode Elevation 29 998 Azimuth 180 005 Function Standby Mode Standby DEMO STATION Functions 1 5GHz r Function 0 00dB C INTRAC Config C Stow Return 29 402 180 521 C Limits Time amp Frequency C Ephemeris Data Standby Auto Learning Select RCM Config and click on OK The RCM Config screen is then displayed Click on the Edit Station Parameters box Station Notepad File Edit Search Help DEMO STATION 52 5366 299 7506 1 0666 6 1666 6 1666 The STATION DAT file contains the earth station name as ASCII text on the first line followed by a line or lines containing the position information in degrees and KM The order of the required items is Station name Latitude n Lo ngitude e Height Kh Az Offset El Offset This invokes the Notepad editor with the STATION DAT file for this antenna The file consists of three lines of text The first line is for the Station Name which w
5. Clicking on the Mode box on the Main screen brings up the Modes screen from where a particular mode can be invoked DEMO STATION Modes Demo Sat Freq 1 25GHz Mode Level 0 27dB E ede O Velocity S 29 998 El O Goto Position Return 180 005 Auto Continue Auto Initiali Auto Initialise Standby Standby Search To invoke a mode click on the circle to the left of the required mode so that the dot is in that circle Then click on OK Alternatively double click on the mode Jog Goto Position and Search bring up a further operational screen Auto Initialise brings up a warning screen whereas Auto Continue simply commands Continue The Jog screen is invoked from the Modes screen It is used to move the antenna manually 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 121 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL INTRAC 605 DEMO STATION Jog Demo Sat Beacon Freq 1 25GHzZ 59b Simax Level 0 77dB El 29 990 Az 160 005 Manual Jog DD The double arrow button drives at high speed Clicking on the button latches drive clicking a second time removes drive on the button latches drive clicking a second time removes drive The Pol buttons are also latching click to start click again to stop The Pol buttons are only displayed if Pol has been set as available in RCM Configure The Beacon Level display is a real time indicator to aid peaking Velocity The Velocity screen is invok
6. ENTER or From Configuration or System Setup MODELS MENU KEY 6 x6 ENTER Description This is the same menu as Edit Satellite Table under the Configuration Menu see page 29 O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 57 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Clear Models Function d Trackin Rute the antenna control system into CORTESE Se te L a S Standby NDRY moge and skips to the HOME Beac Fre S 00 GHz prac REY 5 40 05 B 85 i and 210 300 Home skips to the Home root menu E a CLEAR MOL DEL Models skips to the Models menu D al gt INTRAC lt Config skips to the Config menu IESS 412 System NORAD Setup skips to the System Setup menu Next moves the highlight box to the next field Field in the current menu Press EN to accept selection Figure 41 The CLEAR MODELS Menu Path HOME FUNCTION MODELS MENU KEY 6 x7 ENTER or From Configuration or System Setup MODELS MENU KEY 6 x7 ENTER Description With this menu the actual INTRAC orbit model is cleared or the IESS 412 data and or the NORAD data is flagged as being no longer valid If after clearing the INTRAC model Auto Continue is pressed the INTRAC enters Learning Mode If after clearing the IESS 412 Model IESS412 is selected for Rapid Model Generate or for Program Track the INTRAC enters the Edit IESS 412 menu for the data to be updated Similarly if NORAD is selected for Rapid Model
7. The EDIT STAR TRACK Menu Path or Description Note Page 56 HOME FUNCTION MODELS MENU KEY 6 x5 ENTER From Configure or System Setup MODELS MENU KEY 6 x5 ENTER The Star Track Model keeps the antenna pointed at a specific star by compensating for the rotation of the earth It requires the co ordinates of the star to be input together with the date and time of those co ordinates The model is then built using above data and the Station Co ordinates see Station Co ordinates menu on page 43 Menu Key 6 Next Field steps the edit box through the eight data fields The data is entered using the Numeric Keypad Pressing ENTER accepts the displayed data and enters Star Track mode This facility is used for engineering purposes ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC Edit Satellite Table Function Tracking puts the antenna control system into 1963 i Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME 00 SB menu o 70e skips to the Home root menu Edit SATELLITE TABLE skips to the Models menu Satellite Number m Elevation 33 740 skips to the Config menu Azimuth 162 832 Polarization 90 09 SIS EN skips to the System Setup menu Band 1 Next moves the highlight box to the next field Frequency 950 000000 MHz Field in the current menu Press EN to accept selection Figure 40 The EDIT SATELLITE TABLE Menu Path HOME FUNCTION MODELS MENU KEY 6 x6
8. e e InvBeacontock Lossofinut e Poa Le e mame e e AzElResowertye e e J OptoEmedes e e e e extendesazimn Le e GearedPolarsaion e e J Smutaneous Axis Drive Sima e e J Contnuous Servo Option cso e e e e Redundancy Suite e e e swoe Le e Table 1 Intrac 605 Options 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 9 3 SPECIFICATION amp OPTIONS INTRAC 605 Voltage The power supply unit of the INTRAC 605 is switchable between 220Vac and 110Vac The switch is located on the rear panel next to the power lead receptacle Ensure that the switch is in the correct position before switching the unit on Serial Interfaces There are three serial ports on the INTRAC 605 which can be independently set to either RS423 or RS422 This selection can be done by the user It involves connecting the rear panel connectors to the appropriate connectors on the main board and setting the option links as shown below Serial Port Configuration Connector and Link Positions RS423 Port Designation Ribbon Ribbon Cable p Buk Cable Eirik Position Geck Position Position Test Port 244 Front J44 Rear Test Port 2 J46 Front J46 Rear Table 2 Serial Port Connector amp Link Positions IBR L Beacon Receiver The INTRAC 605 can be supplied fitted with an L band beacon Inv Beacon Polarisation Mount T
9. 1strate of change rev day day 45 52 XNDD60 2nd rate of change rev day day day 54 61 BSTAR damping factor er 1 89 96 XINCL inclination deg 98 105 XNODEO ascending node deg 107 113 EO eccentricity 115 122 OMEGAO argument of perigee deg 124 131 XMO mean anomaly deg 133 143 XNO mean motion rev day The INTRAC 605 can use the IESS 412 or NORAD data to build the satellite s orbit model instead of having to learn the orbit over a 24hr period The IESS 412 data is simply selected for the Rapid Model Generation in the Models menu and ENTER pressed The orbit model is calculated and the INTRAC enters Tracking Mode For the NORAD data there are five choices of NORAD algorithm These are SGP SGP4 SGP8 SDP4 8 SDP8 and each gives a slightly different Az El pointing for the same NORAD data SGP the original NORAD algorithm SGP4 applies to Near Earth Orbits SGP8 applies to Near Earth Orbits SDP4 applies to Deep Space Orbits SDP8 applies to Deep Space Orbits Orbits are differentiated by their period Those of less than 225 minutes are Near Earth Orbits and those of more then 225 minutes are Deep Space Orbits Geostationary satellites are in Deep Space Orbit It is assumed that the user know which algorithm applies to the data to be used However INTRAC will not allow a Near Earth Orbit algorithm to be used with Deep Space Orbit data and vice versa The Basic algorithm available in the Rapid
10. Antenna position peaking can then be carried out manually or in search mode see below To commence tracking this new satellite select Auto New Model or if there is no existing model Auto Continue may be selected see Note above Search Search Mode conducts a search of the sky based on parameters entered in this menu When the menu is entered the displayed parameters are those of the current antenna pointing e g the parameters from a Goto move If these parameters are not those required they may be edited in this menu see page 25 The search box size angles are plus and minus on the nominal angle Thus entering 2 by 2 would cause a search box of 4 square The search begins in the nearest corner of the defined box to the antenna s current pointing The search pattern is a toast rack or serpent shape The scanning comprises full scans in elevation for each move in azimuth The azimuth move is equal to the 3dB beamwidth of the antenna commencing 1 2 of the 3dB beamwidth in from the edge of the box The position of the highest beacon signal strength during these scans is recorded Atthe end of the serpentine search the Page 74 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Sleep Remote 2011 Advantech Wireless Note 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION antenna is driven to the point of highest signal strength found during those scans and phase two of the search is commenced This is the peaking phase and causes
11. ENTER This menu is used to input NORAD Ephemeris data Menu Key 6 Next Field steps the edit box through the three entry fields The NORAD string data is entered in the top box Char No indicates the position of the cursor in the data string As the cursor reaches the right end of the edit box the data scrolls Data is entered edited using Menu Keys 4 amp 5 A Z and Decimal Point and the Numeric Keypad To enter an alphabet character position the cursor and press Menu Key 4 Each press steps the character at the cursor position through the alphabet Menu Key 5 inserts a decimal point at the cursor position The key on the Numeric Keypad inserts a or a space at the cursor position One press inserts a and the next a space Inserting a number causes the cursor to step to the next character position However inserting a letter a or a space does not and the gt key must be used to move on Min Intv Minimum Interval Day Perd Day Period ISSUE 4 Page 55 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Edit Star Track Hour Minute Second tar Az 123 12 tar El 57 32 puts the antenna control system into Standby A mode and skips to the HOME Bone skips to the Home root menu skips to the Models menu Function E skips to the Config menu 35 SE SES skips to the System Setup menu Next moves the highlight box to the next field Field in the current menu EN to accept selection Figure 39
12. INTRAC 605 Reserve Model e Kz Pol and e Trac E 2 o o o Set RESERVE MODEL ing 00 GHz B i e a 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Function puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Standby Home skips to the Home root menu Models 3 skips to the Models menu Config skips to the Config menu System S tup skips to the System Setup menu moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu Next Field Press EN to accept selection Path Description Figure 36 The RESERVE MODEL Menu or Note 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME FUNCTION MODELS MENU KEY 6 x2 ENTER From Configuration or System Setup MODELS MENU KEY 6 x2 ENTER Once the INTRAC 605 has built an orbit model it can track the satellite with no tracking signal for 72hrs After this time if there is still no signal the INTRAC deems the model to be expired and ceases to track In such a situation the INTRAC can fall back into Program Track mode using the Reserve Model The Reserve Model requires that valid IESS 412 or NORAD data be loaded and that the required reserve model is selected In this menu the required reserve model IESS 412 or NORAD is set Menu Key 6 Next Field steps through the two selections Pressing ENTER accepts the highlighted selection The words SET and NOT SET following IESS 412 and NORAD refer to th
13. MENU KEY 6 x7 ENTER From Models or Configuration SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x7 The polarisation resolver may be geared to the antenna polarisation mechanism in such a way that there is not a 1 1 relationship between the resolver rotation and the polarisation rotation If this is the case a special version of software is required to include the gearing ratio which must be specified at time of order Typically the resolver rotates faster than the polarisation angle and there is initially an ambiguity as the INTRAC does not know which segment the polarisation angle is in The offset value integer is used to define the segment so that the displayed polarisation angle is correct After the initial segment definition provided that the polarisation is not adjusted with the INTRAC switched off the INTRAC will track the angle throughout the entire polarisation range It is set up during commissioning and or replacements only The offset value between 3 and 2 is entered from the numeric keypad Pressing ENTER accepts the displayed value This menu is only available if Geared Pol is set as fitted in the Fitted Options menu see previous page ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Rapid Model Generate Function urrent Mode Trackin puts the antenna control system into ContraL State L 3 a Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME eac Fre 3 00 GHz menu Beac kev 1 10 B ET
14. carrying out a cross scan the antenna describes a small cross normally 5 of the antenna s 3dB beamwidth in the sky to determine the satellite position estimate After 24hrs the INTRAC has built the full orbital model However during the building process the INTRAC maintained a simple orbit model for the satellite which allowed INTRAC to track with very nearly the same accuracy as its long term accuracy Once the model is complete the INTRAC enters Tracking Mode The model is used to point the antenna and because of the high ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Manual useful signal 2011 Advantech Wireless 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION accuracy of the model the tracking is within 0 05dB of peak signal tracking In Tracking Mode the INTRAC continuously updates the model by making small perturbations of the antenna and incorporating the resultant data into the model During periods when the satellite s orbit is changing because of station keeping manoeuvres the INTRAC may increase the frequency of the perturbations If the beacon receiver stops providing a useful signal the INTRAC will enter Predicting sub mode In this mode the INTRAC will continue to point the antenna according to the model but will not update the model Once Tracking Mode has been achieved predicting can continue for 72hrs If the beacon receiver returns to providing a useful signal within this period the INTRAC returns
15. skips to the Config menu L 4 to MHz E 9 i Z S xe e skips to the System Setup menu u Z Ge E o H Z Next moves the highlight box to the next field u R o z Field in the current menu Press EN to accept selection Figure 16 The BEACON FREQUENCY Menu Path Description Note Setting Frequency Notes 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME FUNCTION MENU KEY 6 ENTER This function effects the tuning of the IBR L if fitted to the beacon frequency of the satellite to be tracked The IBR L operates over the frequency range 945MHz to 1 75GHz L band A block down converter is required to convert the actual beacon frequency to the L band range The conversion from the operating frequency to the L band frequency for the IBR L is performed automatically for BDCs with standard local oscillator frequencies Menu Key 6 Next Field selects either the Frequency or Band No for editing The Band No must be set first otherwise the frequency cannot be entered Use the numeric keypad to overwrite the band number and or frequency as required The down conversions assumed by the INTRAC 605 are Band No Conversion none 5 15GHz C band X band 6 3GHz Ku1 band 10GHz Ku2 band 10 75GHz Ku3 band 11 475GHZ Ku4 band 11 3GHZ NOOR OD gt Whilst bands 6 amp 7 cover in part the same frequency range the down conversion frequency is different To use an X band frequency below 7 25GHz an IBR L wit
16. 2 numeric fields are the direct gain used by servo control loop Typically the correct values are in the range from 1 to 10 although other values may be appropriate depending on the characteristics of other components in the servo system If the value is too low then the response will be sluggish If the value is too high then there will be a tendency for the antenna to overshoot and oscillation may occur The next 2 numeric fields are the integrator gain used by servo control loop These ensure that the position loop has no permanent error Typical values are in the range 0 01 to 0 1 The parameters should not be zero but the lowest value that gives acceptable performance should be used The 2 numeric fields are the gain modifier used by servo control loop A value of 0 1 in the Lt Dn field subtracts 1 note this is 10x larger from the direct gain when moving left down The final 2 numeric fields are test parameters The CSO test mode commands both axes to drive in a square wave so that ISSUE 4 Page 37 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Test Parameters Page 38 the servo parameters can be set for optimum step response Parameter 1 is the square wave amplitude and parameter 2 is the 1 2 period When entering the test parameters the decimal point should be ignored and the number treated as an integer A value of 0 0016 ie the integer 16 for test parameter 1 gives an ampl
17. 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Beacon Pol Select BEACON POL SELECT n Beac Pol Selected C Press Hom to return Path Description Page 30 Function ing puts the antenna control system into Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME 90 gz menu skips to the Home root menu not used Select l selects the beacon signal source A B C D not used not used Figure 15 The BEACON POL SELECT Menu Note HOME FUNCTION ENTER This function is only applicable when an Advantech AMT supplied external L band source switch is fitted It allows the source of the beacon signal to be selected The selection is from one of four sources Four LNBs may be fitted to the antenna at different polarisation angles or with different L O freguencies This facility is an option and reguires extra hardware to function Beacon pol select must be set to Fitted in the System Setup Fitted Options menu Pressing Menu Key 4 steps the selection through A B C D and back to A ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Beacon Frequency 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Function ent Mode Trackin puts the antenna control system into Contrar State Lo ae uz Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME Bra Lev i 10 SE menu 8 4 1 ang 2 s Home skips to the Home root menu BEACON FREQUENCY Models skips to the Models menu E i 11 452000 MHz Config
18. 92 PU A aa fee E AA A 93 Serial PONS it AA A AA A AAA net one daniel dense 94 Serial Port RS422 423 Setting rr 96 Serial lee ii A O AAA ves 96 Tracking Signal CONNECTIONS AA 97 CSOIDIIVE OUTDUIS Sr ea eee de o as 97 RESONETS S e Ee Ee e EE EE ee EE 98 Fitting tothe AMeEnna o 98 SOUND UP EE 98 Southern He misphere sica llanta i n 99 Tracking Signal Input la en nt boha k kud ok ghana ch based vay en et Mn nn sage tnt Eat A Net 99 RTE EE 99 WithOULIBR3E A ees en 99 Operational Checks iu a Mi elas a es Ed 100 Manual Operation WEE 100 Emergency Stop CHECK iii A 100 AUTO Nee KEE 101 Fiemote CONTO E A ed Eeer 101 8 FAULT IN e cinta eos ac dees ee ee Ee 103 Intro dU COM 103 FAI SYMPIOMS erotico ge Deeg ants Eege EES 104 INTRAC Doesn t Appear To Power Up 104 Display Screen GBlank iark rr 104 Replacing The LCD Backlight ooooococoncconcicinncoconiconenccnnnccnn nro 105 Front Panel Keys Do Not Functhon sise 106 Emergency Stop Switch Faits 106 Pointing Angles ANGO oCko ices ne me nr A a eee 106 No Artenna Div a cid 107 Tracking Signal IBRSL iii io 109 9 WARRANTY e REPAIR EE 111 WT A A o P RR P O 111 Lee 111 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL cco iciicionandcac nadidd cda 113 dutt geleet Lu EE 113 Installation Setup ET 113 stalling RO 113 Configuring the E tada 114 Configuring the INTRAC aiii aea aided nde ee hul apa den Needed aed 115 The REMIN ETS A ed th a tant tete 116 Settingithe Satellite Data ben Eeer ae e a vee 117
19. Data is overwritten with the numeric keypad Pressing ENTER accepts all the fields ISSUE 4 Page 33 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Extended Azimuth Setup current Mode Laast Beac Pre as a 3 prac SH z a E Angle AZ Angle 210 500 Pol and 9 Page 34 range This sc in the Azimuth angle Press Path Description Function puts the antenna control system into Standby NOR mode and skips to the HOME Home skips to the Home root menu driven tenna can through ER Azimuth Gear reen allows the us ve 360 tou ee aye UE al EXTENDED AZIMUTH SETUP SE sets the Extended Azimuth offset a a clears the Extended Azimuth offset er not used not used EN to accept selection Figure 19 The EXTENDED AZIMUTH SETUP Menu Note Setting Note HOME FUNCTION MENU KEY 6 x4 ENTER From Models or System Setup CONFIG MENU KEY 6 x4 ENTER This function is only available if Extended Az has been set to Fitted in the System Setup Fitted Options Menu see page 49 If the Resolver Type in System Setup Fitted Options has been set to EG 01 Fitted this line of the Configuration menu reads EG 01 Setup see next page For antennas which can be driven through more than 360 it is necessary for the INTRAC to know which revolution the antenna is in at any one time When powered up for the first time the INT
20. Ephemeris Data Standby Auto Learning To invoke a function click on the function so that the dot appears in the circle to the left of the function Then click on the OK box Alternatively double click on the function Invoking the Stow function drives the antenna to the stow position and the word Stow changes to Unstow The antenna can then be unstowed by double clicking on Unstow Clicking on any of the other four functions brings up a further screen Clicking on this function invokes a screen from which the RCM can be configured DEMO STATION RCM Config Edit Comms Configuration Beacon Band L Band Freq 1 25GHz Edit Station Parameters Level 0 07dB 29 877 180 115 0 000 Auto Learning ISSUE 4 Pol Unavailable Available Display Resolution 1 dec place 2 dec places 3 dec places Return C C Band C X Band C KuBand 1 C KuBand 2 C Ku Band 3 C Ku Band 4 Standby Page 125 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL INTRAC 605 INTRAC Config Stow Page 126 The Edit Comms Configuration allows the com port and baud rate to be set Edit Station Parameters is where the station name and co ordinates are set Pol is set to be available or Unavailable The number of displayed decimal places is set The frequency band of the beacon receiver is set Click on the appropriate word and then click on OK to accept the change Click on Return This screen
21. Mode when Sleep is entered the remote will appear to be in Standby Mode with the Interlock alarm or all four limit switches active Remote Mode transfers control of the INTRAC to a remote terminal It is selected with Menu Key 6 Select Remote from the Home menu Once in Remote Mode only four functions are available ISSUE 4 Page 75 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Using IESS 412 or NORAD Data The IESS 412 data Page 76 INTRAC 605 from the INTRAC front panel The emergency stop switch will inhibit the antenna drive as normal the alarms can be displayed Standby Mode can be entered and control can be returned to the front panel again with Menu Key 6 Select Local The INTRAC 605 can make use of Intelsat IESS 412 11 parameter or NORAD ephemeris information in two ways 1 The information can be used by the INTRAC to generate an INTRAC model of the satellites orbit This model can then be used by the INTRAC as it would use a model it had learnt itself This means that there is not the need for the 24hr learning period The model is then updated as any INTRAC model would be 2 The INTRAC can be commanded to Program Track using positions calculated from the ephemeris data set The IESS 412 and NORAD data sets can be entered either manually from the INTRAC front panel or from a PC A stand alone program is available for loading the data file from a PC This program can be used alone or in conjunction with the Remote Control Term
22. Model Generation table is not of NORAD origin It has none of the embellishments found in the NORAD routines and is meant for test purposes only ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Program Track Reserve Model Clear Models Antenna Motion Limits 2011 Advantech Wireless 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Once the orbital model has been built using the ephemeris data the INTRAC tracks the satellite from it and updates and improves it over the following hours and days The IESS 412 and NORAD data can also be used by INTRAC to calculate the satellite s path which is then used for a simple Program Track operation The selections available in Models program Track are the same as are available in Rapid Model Generate On selecting the reguired algorithm and pressing ENTER the INTRAC enters Program Track mode Program Track is an open loop method of tracking and as such is unable to correct for any transducer errors or distortions to the antenna caused by wind Once the orbital model has been built the INTRAC tracks the satellite extremely accurately by continuously monitoring the satellite s position and updating the model When the beacon signal is not present INTRAC can still track accurately by predicting the satellite s position from the model However if the beacon signal is lost for more than 72hrs INTRAC deems the model to be no longer valid In such a situation INTRAC can fall back to a Reserve Model This is a
23. Report and a repair contact name at Advantech AMT Limited The repaired unit s will be returned to the originating location with Advantech AMT Limited bearing the cost of shipment and in transit damage or loss The equipment may be returned to some other location at the request of the customer subject to the shipment cost being the same as or less than that to the original location Invoices for repairs not covered by a warranty will be issued at the time the equipment is despatched The Invoice s is are payable within 30 days Advantech AMT Limited will warrant the repaired unit in respect of the work and material of the repair for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of return of the unit to the customer However where the remaining time of the standard warranty exceeds 90 days the repaired unit will be warranted for that remaining period Advantech AMT Limited reserves the right to charge for rectification of any faults caused as a result of attempts to repair equipment by third parties ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL Introduction Installation 8 Set up Installing the software Directories RCM TRANSFER ANTENNA1 SAT1 ANTENNA2 SAT2 2011 Advantech Wireless The RCM 4 is a Remote Control and Monitoring software package for an IBM PC or compatible It provides an easy to use remote control unit for one or more INTRAC sy
24. Setting Satellit name ae AG aie eee i Ai ee ie a ah ee 117 Adding EE 118 Using The RCM nice ata tae int ee tea Ae ee o o E ai ee EE 120 ANAIS A A A o o tt oo bn 121 Oe tevin Aeneid te a at ale E 121 NN 121 UE 122 Goto POSO ira it o iaa 124 e Kee 124 Auto Mal e i 124 STEE 1e EE 124 FUNCIO italia 125 REM CON Quico iii 125 INTRAC CONID EE 126 ee 126 Lits IMme 6 FFOGUONGCY A A EA EEAS 127 Page iv ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC NTENT Ephemers Data s nd Ma Ee a OVA BAN ies Gate A Bat 127 Valid Data Files a te Podal ia od n Boka IM Sea se sha sl es a 128 Nominal POSIION ESA dn A A EE et ae 128 JESSATP A Re T A AE REA AE ch st cn 128 Re al 128 NOMADES EE E ii e ot 128 ZA 0 0 EE 129 DAI eA E EE E 129 0 EE EE EE 129 Create Edit Data tie 130 Copy Ephemeris Dalai ARENS Eres 130 Get Transier DATA iio des 131 Load 1ESS Dalai td nO 131 Load Tan S et Dita ies 131 Load NORAD Data ad 131 MOVE TO ed Sate nn 131 Goto Nominal Doeition nn conc onnn nn anna cnn non ona cn nn n acc KR ona niccnncninnnns 131 Generate Model from IESS Data 132 Generate Model from Transfer Data 132 Transfer leede EE 132 Generate Model from NORAD Data 132 NORAD Program Track ass testis Sets bate Ooo siete nett A eto p M ees ete 132 SLAMODY A Sie te es Yi Choe ulin TS EE EE Lado uM leant 132 A AA RE Se E nie 132 TAG int ie DArAMelers tt E A A es 133 eseu ele ee 133 ESUENADIO Ee ES ny eis A et O EE 133 Extend dA E
25. Star Track Edit Station Co ordinates Soft Limits Stow Stow Set up System Set up Time Rate Correction Time Setting 2011 Advantech Wireless 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 E A E E A A AE TAT 24 ee 22 ISSUE 4 Page 19 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 The Menus Home Current Mode Tracking Mode Beac Level 10 05 dB 11 452000 GHz El Angle 2553727 az ange 210 501 2 SA Beac Freq Pol Angle Figure 5 The HOME Menu Si Sims Select Remote INTRAC 605 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu not used moves to the New Mode menu not available when in remote Control Mode moves to the 1st Function menu not available when in remote Control Mode shows the Alarms menu ie the currently active alarms toggles the INTRAC between Remote Local control modes Path HOME Note This menu can be reached directly from almost every menu by pressing Menu Key 2 Description This is the root Menu as shown in the menu structure diagram on page 16 It is from here that the five main menus are accessed directly by use of the Menu Keys Page 20 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Standby Current Mode Standby Mode Beac Level O e O 5 dB 4 OPERATING THE INTRA puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode moves to the New Mode menu not available when in remote Control Mode Beac Freg Path Desc
26. allows the antenna stow co ordinates fine tune off sets and the reserve model choice to be set DEMO STATION INTRAC Config Fine Tune Offsets r Reserve Mode Freq 1 25GHz Level 0 10dB Et HU C 1ES5 412 C NORAD Az El 29 817 Az 180 214 Pol 0 000 Pol 0 000 Auto Learning Return Standby Stow Angles a vs Fine Tune Offsets are used to correct for any difference between the displayed angle and the actual pointing angle caused by an angular mounting offset in the position encoder The Fine Tune Offsets are only set during installation or if the INTRAC or a resolver is replaced Click on the relevant box and enter the value The Stow angles for EIS Az may be set in a similar manner They would normally only be set during installation The Reserve Model is used when and if the orbit model becomes invalid This only happens if the tracking signal is absent for more than 72 hours Either IESS412 or NORAD ephemeris data may be used When all requirements have been set click on the OK box to accept the changes Selecting Stow causes the antenna to be driven to the Stow position and the stow pins to be driven in The word Stow changes to Unstow so that once the antenna has been stowed it can be unstowed To cause stow or unstow either click on Stow Unstow and then on OK or double click on Stow Unstow ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Limits Time amp Frequency Ephemeris D
27. converter frequency Le band 6 or band 7 see previous page Beacon Frequency To view the data relating to a satellite number use the Goto Satellite menu page 26 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Soft Limits Edit SOFT LIMITS Azimuth left CCW 95 009 Azimuth right CW Elevation Lower Elevation Upper Polarization CCW Polarization CW 160 00 5 009 99 990 Standby Next Function 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home root menu skips to the Models menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu 110 009 E S moves the highlight box to the next field 6 00 Field in the current menu Press EN to accept all fields Path or Description Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 Setting 2011 Advantech Wireless Figure 18 The SOFT LIMITS Menu HOME FUNCTION MENU KEY 6 x3 ENTER From Models or System Setup CONFIG MENU KEY 6 x3 ENTER Antenna movement limits may be programmed which will stop the antenna drive and raise a primary alarm if any one of them is reached These are software limits they do not physically break the drive circuits to the antenna motors DRIVE IN MANUAL MODE IS NOT INHIBITED BY THE SOFT LIMITS Soft limit angles should be entered in true co ordinates Menu Key 6 Next Field steps the edit box through the six fields
28. d K d K d SS Wy en w e i L CE The top and bottom row of connectors link to the two INTRACs and the centre row connect to the motor controller The signals on the Pol El and Az resolver connectors on the alarms connector on the motor control connector on the Auxiliary 2 connector and on the limits connector are the same as on the same connectors from the INTRAC and are detailed in section 7 of this manual INTRAC 2 Note The Auxiliary 1 8 3 connectors from the INTRAC rear panels are each connected in parallel and then taken directly to the motor controller The BNC connectors O P 1 and O P 2 are the Az 8 El motor velocity drive signals the output from the controlling INTRAC being switched in the redundancy unit to the motor controller Removing one INTRAC from the Dual Redundant System If one of the the motor controller two INTRAC 605s has to be disconnected from the Redundany Unit the emergency stop function of the removed INTRAC will prohibit drive To enable drive of the one remaining INTRAC the emergency stop circuit of the removed INTRAC has to be linked out This is effected by wiring a link across pins 8 8 9 of the 25 way limits connector on the rear of the redundancy unit to which the removed INTRAC was connected Page 84 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 7 CONNECTIONS 8 SETUP 7 CONNECTIONS
29. is broken or the resolver itself is faulty If all the angles are changing the fault is on the Interface PCB If the displayed angle changes to be near 0 or 90 it is probable that one of the two return signal circuits from the resolver is broken or the resolver itself is faulty If the displayed angle changes to any angle other than near 0 or 90 the fault is on the Interface PCB If the displayed angle doesn t change when the antenna is being driven first ensure that the antenna is actually moving in the relevant plane Select Manual Mode and drive the antenna in the appropriate direction and either check that the beacon level changes or actually look at the antenna If the antenna is moving and the displayed angle is not changing the problem is the connection of the resolver to the antenna Check that the LEDs in the Manual Control keys illuminate when antenna drive is commanded If not the fault is on the Interface PCB The Motor Controls connector 25 way D type on INTRAC rear panel should have 24v on pins 14 to 25 measured with respect to pin 13 Gnd The drive signals are on pins 1 to 12 and are from open collector transistors which pull down to drive Thus 24v should be present across the appropriate pin 1 to 12 and any pin 14 to 25 when the relevant drive command is given Each drive signal has two opposite functions such as on off up down left right and so on One function occurs when the signal is on and the o
30. mode The IESS Days Validity normally 7 defines the period of validity of the data The INTRAC will accept and use the data two days either side of the validity period The parameters IESS Sat LMO LM1 LM2 LONC LONC1 LONS LONS1 LATC LATC1 LATS LATS1 are the IESS 412 11 element ephemeris The parameters IESS Sat LONG170 LAT170 are the IESS 412 11 element ephemeris 170hr parity check The data ranges shown above as 9 99 actually accept more than two places of decimals The LMO value is given in the range 180 to 180 The INTRAC 605 cannot accept negative values for this field from the front panel It can accept them from the RCM 4 It is therefore necessary to add 360 to the supplied value if it is negative when entering from the front panel This only applies to the LMO data field The NORAD ephemeris data consists of a string of 166 characters The first 160 characters are split into two Card Element Sets of 80 characters each The next two characters 161 amp 162 comprise the Minutes Interval and characters 163 amp ISSUE 4 Page 77 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Rapid Model Generation Page 78 INTRAC 605 164 comprise the Period of Validity of the ephemeris The final two characters 165 8 166 are the check sum There are ten blocks of orbital element parameters contained in the NORAD ephemeris character string Charas Data Description 19 32 EPOCH format YYDDD DDDDDDDD 34 43 XNDT20
31. selectable Velocity moves to the Manual Velocity screen Beac Level 10 A 05 B Beac Freq 11 452000 GHz 88 El Angle 25 5 72 9 3 az ange 210 501 H Stows or Unstows toggle the antenna depending on its current state toggle selects whether manual control uttons drive Az El or Pol axes latches the currently operated manual Drive button until pressed a second time EECCEE Press manual controls to command motion The Manual Velocity screen is then displayed Function Current Mode Manl Velocity puts the antenna control system into Contre State L 3 Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME eac Fre a go GHz menu Brac kee 10 05 E Angle 5340 AZ ang e 210 500 Home skips to the Home root menu MANUAL VELOCITY New Mode skips to the New Mode menu not used El Angle 23 906 deg El velocity 0 127 deg sec Az Angle 187 206 deg not used Az Velocity 0 073 deg sec d not used Press Man Cntrl to Ramp Speed Bises MISC Aito loyw etuses drive in the appropriate direction to in to slow until zero speed is reached when drive will commence in the opposite direction To stop drive press both keys together i e Az right left or El up amp down Take care to release them both together or drive will re start in the direction of the key last released The drive speed in degrees per second is displayed for both axes the 8 symbols indicate direction e g deg sec for Az Velocity indicates an i
32. stationary by the counter torqued motors rather than by the brakes Position Hold mode is entered after a Manual Velocity move after a Goto move or after a Search instigated from the front panel Page 82 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Standby Redundancy Unit Introduction Current Mode Position Hold Local Beac tevel 10 05 B 11 452000 Hz El Angle 25 729 az Angle 210 501 Beac Freq Fig 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Home Standby Mode Function Ems elect gmot Local ure 46 The Position Hold Screen pa D DE D i U puts the antenna control system into ER mode and skips to the HOME not usea moves to the New Mode menu not available when in remote Control Mode moves to the 1st Function menu not available when in remote Control Mode shows the Alarms menu ie the currently active alarms toggles the INTRAC between Remote Local control modes Standby mode causes the antenna brakes to be applied and power to be removed from the motors Standby is either selected manually by Menu key 1 or selected automatically by a Primary Alarm being raised The INTRAC Redundancy Switch unit is used to select automatically or manually one of two INTRAC 605 for control of the antenna Although only one INTRAC has control of the antenna both INTRACs learn and update an orbit model With the front panel switch in Auto the Redundancy Switch Unit
33. the antenna control system into Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME I IME RATE CORRE C I I ON skips to the Models menu Seconds Day 045 skips to the Config menu ay Se skips to the System Setup menu UA gt SR EN to accept selection Figure 29 The TIME RATE CORRECTION Menu Path Description Note 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME FUNCTION SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x3 ENTER MENU KEY 3 Allows the time keeping accuracy of the clock to be adjusted The adjustment is in the range from minus 180 seconds per day to plus 180 seconds per day Use the Numeric Keypad to enter the value The key is used to set gain or loss Pressing ENTER accepts the displayed value Changing the Time Rate Correction value does not affect the orbit model ISSUE 4 Page 45 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 AZ 8 EL Beamwidth Function Trackin puts the antenna control system into L S q Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME S 00 GH z menu 035 J skips to the Home root menu AZ amp EL BEAMWIDTH skips to the Models menu d kips to the Conti Azimuth B width 0 14 SPO ONJ MENU dlls Back l SEN skips to the System Setup menu Next moves the highlight box to the next field Field in the current menu Figure 30 The AZ 8 EL BEAMWIDTH Menu EN to accept selection Path HOME FUNCTION SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x4 ENTER or From Models or Configuration SYSTEM S
34. to updating the model If after 72hrs the beacon is still not producing a useful signal the model is deemed to have expired If this occurs the INTRAC can fall back on the Reserve Model which is a Program Track using either IESS 412 or NORAD data see Reserve Model page 53 A useful signal is defined as one that varies sensibly during antenna movements is neither over or under range and the beacon receiver is in lock Manual Mode allows the operator to drive the antenna using the Manual Control keys on the INTRAC front panel It is normally only used for small movements of the antenna such as peaking when the position of the satellite is known with close accuracy For larger antenna movements one of the Goto modes is faster and where the satellite s position is only roughly known search is employed to peak the antenna There are two main Manual Modes Manual P Mode is manual control from the front panel Manual A Mode is manual control from the Remote Terminal See section 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL The antenna can be driven through North Azimuth 0 in the Northern Hemisphere or South Az 180 in the Southern Hemisphere only in Manual P Mode Manual drive may be standard e two speed fast or slow or velocity i e variable speed See page 81 for a description of velocity drive ISSUE 4 Page 73 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC 605 Goto There are three Goto sub modes Goto Position and Goto S
35. 01 resolvers have a 1 2 gear ratio between the input shaft and the angle data output This is in order to achieve higher resolution However it means that the output moves through 720 for 360 of input rotation Thus in Azimuth the INTRAC seeks to initially resolve this 180 ambiguity ISSUE 4 Page 35 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Diagnostics On Diagnostics Off GEIER Zeg INTRAC 605 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home root menu u Ba Tte Table Se KE lagnostics i Con inuque Seryg Option eacon re skips to the Models menu selects whether Angles or Diagnostics appear on Test Port 1 skips to the System Setup menu moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu Press EN to accept selection Path or Description Note Page 36 Figure 21 The DIAGNOSTICS Menu HOME FUNCTION MENU KEY 6 x5 for ON x6 for OFF ENTER From Models or System Setup CONFIG MENU KEY 6 x5 or 6 ENTER Diagnostics On amp Off are used to route the INTRAC diagnostic data to the Remote Control port Use Menu Key 6 to step the highlight bar to the ON or OFF line and press ENTER to set This facility enables one PC to be used as both the remote control terminal and the diagnostics receiving terminal However it cannot do both at the same time WHEN IT IS REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE INTRAC FROM THE REMOTE T
36. 20 t used Pol Angle US morose FINE TUNE Off ES vores Resolver Sense P Azimuth gt true lt not used Elevation inv CAE See oggles between Select Pol Axis Pol Angle inv BS Seg Select AZ El Axes moving the highlight To change offsets Axis box to the labeled parameter EC SE FAST speeds p the efect of INe current r O adjust Phe played angle AS Press EN to EXIT Fine Tune Figure 26 The FINE TUNE OFFSETS Menu Path Description Note Caution See FINE TUNE Sense on previous page This menu allows an offset to be inserted between the angle from the resolver and the displayed angle in order to calibrate the system for any difference between the actual antenna angle and the resolver angle The actual pointing angles of the antenna are accurately established and the displayed angles are set to those angles using this facility Azimuth 8 Elevation or Polarisation are selected using menu key 5 The setting of the offset is done using the manual drive keys For Az amp El the right and left keys offset the Az and the upper and lower keys offset the El For Pol the right and left keys are used The angles displayed in the upper section of the menu screen change in real time Menu Key 6 may be used together with the direction key to increase the rate of change The actual amount of offset is not displayed The offset can be returned to zero for any angle by pressing the opposite ke
37. 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Search Current Mode T Se Control State Beac Freq Tis 500 000 0GHz El F E Az Dw Be Pr Path 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Mode Standb Y Rute the antenna control system into NDBY mode and skips to the HOME ess EN to begin search Angle 25 E Az Angle 235 45 Home menu Pol Angle 25 63 skips to the Home root menu SEARCH Goto Nom Angle Box Size Position skips to the Goto Position menu 027 334 2 09 not used 178 550 2 0 Goto ell Time 25secs satellite skips to the Goto Satellite menu Next ac Freq 12 250500GHz Field moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu Figure 10 The SEARCH Menu Description HOME NEW MODE GOTO Position MENU KEY 4 Used to search a specific area of sky for the strongest signal on the beacon frequency The antenna may be driven to the nominal co ordinates of the required satellite by either the Goto Position or Goto Satellite commands or manually Alternatively the Az amp El true co ordinates can be entered on this screen Using Menu Key 6 Next Field and the numeric keys the satellite s position and beacon frequency may be entered The search box size and the antenna dwell time are also entered in the same manner The box size parameters are either side of the nominal angle thus entering 2 will cause a 4 scan The dwell time is the time that the
38. 20mA Internal IBR L requires an L band signal with a level in the range 80dBm to 45dBm and C No gt 40dB Stability better than 150KHz The received frequency is selected from the INTRAC front panel The signal voltage and lock lost indicators are generated internally Single or dual resolver units Operating frequency is 800Hz nominal Single resolver unit suitable for antennas with beamwidths greater than 0 4 Single resolver units suitable for antennas with beamwidths greater than 0 3 Electrically geared dual resolver units suitable for antennas with beamwidths from 0 06 They are particularly recommended for beamwidths below 0 3 They are limited motion transducers and are not suitable for antennas with a rotation range of greater than 340 On large antennas special antenna specific pointing angle measurement solutions may be used ISSUE 4 Page 7 3 SPECIFICATION amp OPTIONS Position Offset Limit Switches Back up Outputs Dimensions Mounting Weight Operating Temperature Relative Humidity Power Country of Origin Page 8 INTRAC 605 The indicated pointing angles can be electrically offset in all axes to an accuracy of 0 01 to compensate for angular mounting offset in the position encoders Inputs for antenna movement limit switches in all three axes These limit switches should be closed when the antenna is within limits Contacts rated at 30V 100mA Time is maint
39. 3db BEAMWIDTH 0 4 upwards 0 3 upwards 0 12 upwards RECOMMENDED CABLE I F 3 Twisted pair individually screened 3 Twisted pair individually screened 6 Twisted pair individually screened ANTENNA POINTING DISPLAY RESOLUTION 0 01 0 012 0 001 WEATHER PROOFING IP66 IP66 IP66 ROTATION LIMITS None None 340 MOUNTING 3 5 Synchro Case 3 5 Synchro Case 3 5 Synchro Case 2011 Advantech Wireless Table 3 Position Encoders When the Polarisation facility is fitted a Polarisation resolver is also required The INTRAC Polarisation resolver interface is suitable for either the RE 01 or a size 11 bare resolver The size 11 resolver has a similar specification to the RE 01 except in its accuracy and as it is not weatherproof the mounting and its size are different A weatherproof version of the size 11 is available to special order ISSUE 4 Page 11 3 SPECIFICATION OPTIONS INTRAC 605 Extended Azimuth Some antennas can rotate through more than 360 In such a case the INTRAC needs to know which revolution the antenna is in Extended Azimuth is selected in Fitted Options Geared Polarisation Position resolvers are normally coupled 1 1 to the rotational shaft However for polarisation the resolver may be connected through gearing to the rotating shaft In such a situation the INTRAC needs to know the gearing ratio Geared Pol is set as fitted in Fitted Options and the ra
40. 4 12 dB SIS EN skips to the System Setup menu SR EN to accept selection Figure 23 The BEACON THRESHOLD Menu Path or Description Note 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME FUNCTION MENU KEY 6 x8 ENTER From Models or System Setup CONFIG MENU KEY 6 x8 ENTER On this screen the beacon signal strength at which the beacon level alarm trips is set Edit the value in the Set Level box using the numeric keypad The lt amp gt move the cursor The only function of the beacon level alarm is to operate a relay for external use It is not used by the INTRAC algorithm and when it occurs in isolation without an alarm from the IBR L has no effect on the INTRAC operation or mode ISSUE 4 Page 39 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Contrast amp Brightness Function uts the antenna control system into contrast Standby STANDBY mode and shins to the HOME and menu B L g htness Home Skips to the Home root menu Menu C on ras t Q 8 Seow S adjusts contrast of LCD display panel Bright adjusts brightness of LCD display panel adjdst B g h t ness 8 restores factory defined baseline ECHA Normal settings H Next moves the highlight box to the next field Flicker 2 Field A menu Press Enter to store values Figure 24 The CONTRAST amp BRIGHTNESS Menu Path HOME FUNCTION SYSTEM SETUP ENTER or From Models or Configuration SYSTEM SETUP ENTER Description The screen Cont
41. ATION Velocity Demo Sat Beacon Level Drive Velocity in per second Freq 1 25GHz zen po PANAR Level 0 77dB El El 29 998 Az Az 160 005 Drive stopped Click on Return to exit the Velocity screen 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 123 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL INTRAC 605 Goto Position Auto Continue Auto Initialise Search Page 124 The Goto Position screen is invoked from the Modes screen lt is used to drive the antenna to a given position DEMO STATION Goto Position Demo Sat Freq 1 25GHz Elevation SE Level 0 60dE u A El 29 998 Azimuth 180 005 Y Az 180 005 To command an antenna move enter the Elevation Azimuth and Pol where applicable values either by clicking on the existing values and editing manually or by using the spin arrows Click the Goto box when the values are correct This Mode is invoked from the Modes screen It commands the INTRAC to continue in Auto Mode It is used to re start tracking which has been interrupted for some reason but the model is still valid This Mode is invoked from the Modes screen It clears the existing orbit model and commences learning a new one for a satellite at the current pointing This Mode is invoked from the Modes screen It is used to search a given area of sky and peak the antenna on the required satellite DEMO STATION Search Centre of Search Dwell Time secs Freq 1 25GHz imi a Leve
42. Document Serial NO ccccccccccccccecceeeceeeeeeeeeees Advantech Job No ccccccccccccccccececeeceeceereeeeeess INTRAC 605 INTELLIGENT TRACKING ANTENNA CONTROL UNIT INCORPORATING CSO INSTALLATION amp USER MANUAL Issue 4 Advantech Wireless Advantech Wireless Inc 39 Edison Road St Ives Huntingdon Cambs PE27 3LF England a UK General Enquiries 01480 357600 a International General Enquiries 44 1480 357600 Fax UK 01480 357601 International 44 1480 357601 E mail support europe advantechwireless com Website http www advantechwireless com The copyright of this document is vested in Advantech AMT Limited and the document is issued in confidence for the purpose only for which it is supplied It must not be reproduced in whole or in part or used for tendering or manufacturing purposes or disclosed to a third party except with the written consent of Advantech AMT Limited Advantech AMT Limited is a wholly owned operating company of Advantech Wireless Inc INTRAC MANUAL SECTIONS Introducing the INTRAC 605 Safety Specification amp Options Operating the INTRAC 605 Alarms Technical Description Installation amp Connections Fault Finding Warranty and Repair Information Remote Control Terminal 2011 Advantech Wireless NTENT PREFACE This equipment manual provides user operational and installation information on the Advantech AMT Limited INTRAC 605 Satellite
43. E 134 el Wee ET 134 APPENDICES lt e See ege ee EE Ee Ee E EN dee ees E Ee Ee E 135 O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page V CONTENTS INTRAC 605 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 A Re 2 Figure 2 Intrac 605 Front Panel 15 Figure 3 The Menu Structure 16 Figure 4 The Menu Screen siennes 17 Figure 5 The HOME Menu arnein ieena nne ie ia a aa a eaaa ia aas 20 Fig r 6 The STANDBY Men areae ena aaraa aaar aa eaa aac Eden 21 Figure 7 The NEW MODE Men 22 Figure 8 The MANUAL STOW Menu nana cnn 23 Figure 9 The GOTO Menu eneen ee hate ani eelere SEN 24 Eigur 10 The SEARCH M nard a A UV 25 Figure 11 The GOTO SATELLITE Menu iii 26 Figure 12 The AUTO CONTINUE Menu 2 eee eee eee nn KK KK PAK RAKA K AKA akee a ena tn n 27 Figure 13 The AUTO NEW MODEL Men 28 Figure 14 The FUNCTION Menuiserie etre Agate dan eet beanie 29 Figure 15 The BEACON POL SELECT Men 30 Figure 16 The BEACON FREQUENCY Men 31 Figure 17 The EDIT SATELLITE TABLE Menu 32 Figure 18 The SOFT LIMITS Men 33 Figure 19 The EXTENDED AZIMUTH SETUP Men 34 Figure 20 The EG 01 SETUP Mem 35 Figure 21 The DIAGNOSTICS Menu 36 Figure 22 The CONTINUOUS SERVO OPTION Menu 37 Figure 23 The BEACON THRESHOLD Men 39 Figure 24 The CONTRAST 8 BRIGHTNESS Men 40 Figure 25 The FINE TUNE SENSE Men 41 Figure 26 The FINE TUNE OFFSETS Men 42 Figure 27 The STATION CO ORDINATES Men 43 SCHERER EI 44 Figure 29 The TIM
44. E RATE CORRECTION Men 45 Figure 30 The AZ 8 EL BEAMWIDTH Menu 46 Figure 31 The SELECT STOW USE Men 48 Figure 32 The FITTED OPTIONS Menu eee eee cnc 49 Figure 33 The GEARED POL Men 50 Figure 34 The RAPID MODEL GENERATE Men 51 Figure 35 The PROGRAM TRACK Menu 52 Figure 36 The RESERVE MODEL Men 53 Figure 37 The EDIT IESS 412 Menu eee orcas 54 Figure 38 The EDIT NORAD BUFFER Mem 55 Figure 39 The EDIT STAR TRACK Men 56 Figure 40 The EDIT SATELLITE TABLE Menu 57 Figure 41 The CLEAR MODELS Men 58 Figure 42 The SHOW ALARMS Mem 59 Figure 43 The REMOTE LOCAL Men 60 Figure 44 The Manual Mode Screen iii 82 Figure 45 The Manual Velocity Screen iii 82 Figure 46 The Position Hold Screen iii 83 Figure 47 The Intrac Redundancy Switch sisi 83 Figure 48 The Connections Panel 84 Figure 49 The Connections Block Diagram sr 85 Figure 50 INTRAC 605 Rear Panel Layouts sisi 86 Figure 51 Redundancy Unit Rear Panel Layout 86 Page Vi ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC NTENT LIST OF TABLES Table 12 1 ntraG 605 Options nine ttlabaa 9 Table 2 Serial Port Connector amp Link Positions oooccccccccncnococcccnnnnnononenacincnano nono aa aa anna na nn conan nn ana nan nn nn tank n 10 Table 3 PostoON 1A101010 ici a A 11 Table 4 Az El Resolver Cable Connections ccccccccncnoccccnccnnnnonononaconnnonononennnnnnnnnn nono naar Ka Ka nn nono nn naar aran nn nn
45. ERMINAL DIAGNOSTICS MUST BE SWITCHED OFF ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Continuous Servo Option 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 i Function _ puts the antenna control system into c50 Con 1 uration Standby STANDBY mode and skies to the HOME Direct Gain AZ 999 9999 meny El 999 9999 Home skips to the Home root menu Integrator Az Rt 0 9999 r Next Gain El Up 0 9999 Numeric selects the next Az amp El numeric field Az Lt 0 9999 Field gt El Dn 0 9999 not used A Parameters Fitted toggles the highlighted option value 9 9999 2 999 9999 Not between Fitted amp Not Fitted Not Fitted 99 jon 1 a Next cute A S selects the next option field on E mae Option p on s Field EN to accept values Figure 22 The CONTINUOUS SERVO OPTION Menu Path or Note Description Direct Gain Integrator Gain Gain Modifier Test Parameters 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME FUNCTION MENU KEY 6 x7 ENTER From Models or System Setup CONFIG MENU KEY 6 x7 ENTER This facility is not available unless the Continuous Servo Option was ordered as part of the system This menu is used to set the various parameters for the Continuous Servo Drive option The parameters are decided empirically during the installation Please refer to factory for advice if the installation will not be carried out by engineers from Advantech AMT Limited The first
46. ESS Data El 29 877 ESS Program Tract Az 180 214 Generate Model from Transfer Data Return Transfer Program Track KH snerate jel from NORAD Data Standby Stendby NORAD Program Track See Tnere are a Number OT options On tnis screen wnicn relate to tne selecte Each option requires certain data files to be present in the satellite s directory before that option can be used Options which are not available are displayed in faint grey characters Selecting Goto Nominal Position will drive the antenna to the co ordinates of the selected satellite The data files required are Manual Dat and Freq Dat The other six options either generate an orbit model from ephemeris data or use such data to track using Program Track Program Track enables tracking with no tracking signal ISSUE 4 Page 131 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL INTRAC 605 Generate Model from IESS Data If there are no valid data files in the directory the option will not be available The command downloads the IESS412 data to the INTRAC and instructs the INTRAC to generate an orbit model from that data and then enter Tracking Mode The data files required are Ephem Dat and Report Dat The command downloads the 1ESS412 data to the INTRAC and instructs the INTRAC to Program Track from the data The data files required are Ephem Dat and Report Dat Generate Model from Transfer Data Transfer Program Track Generate Model from NORAD Data NORAD Pro
47. ETUP MENU KEY 6 x4 ENTER Description This menu enables the setting of the antenna s Azimuth and Elevation 3dB beamwidths at the beacon frequency These values are used by the INTRAC 605 to calculate the cross scan movement The edit box is stepped between Azimuth and Elevation with Menu Key 6 Next Field The beamwidth values are entered from the Numeric Keypad Pressing the ENTER key accepts the displayed values Page 46 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Stow Setup e dd STOW SETUP Final Stow Positions Stow Az angle 180 000 Unstow 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Function puts the antenna control system into Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Home skips to the Home root menu Select Stow moves to the Select Stow Use menu Use Stows or Unstows the antenna CETTE El angle 90 000 Preliminary Stow Positions not used 160 a angle O4 000 Next moves the highlight box to the next field El angle 0 5002 Field in the current menu Press EN to accept settings Path Description 2011 Advantech Wireless or Note Notes HOME FUNCTION SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x5 ENTER From Models or Configuration SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x5 ENTER This menu is used to set the co ordinates for the preliminary and final antenna stow positions With the antenna not in the Stow position pressing the Stow Unstow key causes the antenna to be driven to th
48. Generate or Program Track after the NORAD Model has been cleared the INTRAC enters the Edit NORAD menu for the data to be updated Page 58 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Show Alarms Alarm Code 38 88 00 00 00 88 00 00 Alarms Page 1 ESTORage Baut Intel ck Alarm El Har Limit Down AZ Hard Limit Lette BE E biie Un fe to Predict S Si Ds THEE pu OISE SD El a ne ove Path Description Note 2011 Advantech Wireless 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Function puts the antenna control system into Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Home skips to the Home root menu EC d EC y gare updates the Show Alarms display Clear attempis to reset all latched alarms and Alarms clears Alarms display EC Previous shows the previous page of alarms if Page there is more than one page Next shows the next page of alarms if there page is more than one page Figure 42 The SHOW ALARMS Menu HOME SHOW ALARMS Menu Key 5 This screen shows all the currently active alarms both primary and secondary If there are more alarms active than can be displayed on one page MORE is appears at the bottom of the screen Menu Keys 5 8 6 can then be used to move through the pages of alarms If there is only one page of alarms Menu Keys 5 8 6 are not labelled Primary alarms will cause the System Alarm indicator to illuminate drawing attention to the fact
49. ISSUE 4 INTRAC 605 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 5 ALARMS amp ERRORS Primary Alarms Drive Fail Alarm 2011 Advantech Wireless 5 ALARMS amp ERRORS The INTRAC 605 has two type of alarm condition Primary Alarms and Secondary Alarms The system will go into Standby mode if a Primary Alarm is triggered Secondary Alarms leave the INTRAC in its current mode A Primary Alarm becomes active if one or more of the following conditions arise Antenna movement limit switch activated Software limit tripped Emergency Stop button operated _ _ Interlock switch activated Motor drive failure Drive Fail Alarm Antenna moves in wrong direction Drive Fail Alarm Hardware processor fault Antenna driven within 1 4 of 0 Az in the Northern Hemisphere or within 1 4 of 180 Az in Southern Hemisphere Drive Fail Alarm Resolver fault Synchro alarm apparent position change of more than 1 4 in g4 second The Drive Fail Alarm encompasses a number of other alarms If there has been no change in the least significant bit LSB of the resolver output within 10 seconds of drive being activated If either Az or El axis drive more than 1 4 in the wrong direction If the antenna is driven within 1 4 of North Azimuth 0 or 1 4 of South Az 180 Southern Hemisphere The Drive Fail Alarm is not activated in Manual P Mode If a drive time out occur
50. LAR DAT contains the polarisation angle However even if there is a tick against Nominal Position the Move To box will not be available unless there is a FREQ DAT file with a frequency in it in the satellite directory This file contains the beacon frequency of the satellite For a tick in the 1ESS412 box files REPORT DAT and EPHEM DAT are required in the satellite directory REPORT DAT contains two numbers the pointing update time in minutes and the validity of the ephemeris data in days EPHEM DAT contains the IESS412 ephemeris data set which must be valid as to date range The update time in the default file from Intelsat is 60 mins This time is too long for INTRAC range 0 59 mins Advantech suggest a time of 10 mins is entered in REPORT DAT For a tick in the Transfer box REPORT DAT and a valid TRANSFER DAT file are required in the satellite directory A TRANSFER DAT file is created by the command Get Transfer Data from the Edit Data screen see below and is data from the INTRAC model at the time of the Get command The data is saved in 1ESS412 format For a tick to be present in the NORAD box a file NORAD DAT is required in the satellite s directory This file contains the NORAD ephemeris data which must be valid data ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL Add The Add box allows more satellites to be added to the antenna Click on the box and a sub screen appears a Add S
51. Let T 67 IESS 412 RE ET 67 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION 2226 coos ee rodante dee edd luce 69 The Tracking AO Mirta dada 69 The ele rata ia as di tt ata 72 E A As Sn nie nt Ms P ia eat ani SN at rte 72 AUTO rm md nn le nt geed eeh fa de em A Re Hate fa A ad 72 Manual rhin inertie ne ee dim ET ME tdi nes ru ne re 73 SOLO EE 74 SIC nn RM RL nie RE ANA RENE M caen ns Rte sine 75 DEE sett O 75 Using IESS 412 or NORAD Data iii 76 Te EE 76 NORAD Dale A RN 77 Rapid Model Generation 78 Prograri A nee mt AT TEE aged at dev ha Sada ed ca eh ek dated m me Ds RIOR cg E I aan Perd REHA 79 Reserv lee 79 Clear Models EE 79 Antenna Motion Emits ici ii A dentaire najal und den area datada 79 SOLI eher Ee te rte nee ral ee une ta nantes pa een abat les Dune SE EE 80 Lo O RP E EEE ER PR EP TTE O T RAS VASAK AM EAA ER KE PES GEA ENA 80 EOWANGIC TEE 80 AXES POSITIONNE dio e 80 Tracking SL dl nent se 80 Velocity RN 81 Redundancy AE 83 A NA 83 CONOCIO A A A Ed 83 Removing one INTRAC from the Dual Redundant System oocococcciciccconccoconccnncncanccononnnn aran narran 84 7 CONNECTIONS amp SETUP cuco diana Age eege Eosi Eita NEE 85 INTOdUC IN EE 85 Rear Panel La yo bicicleta ip de matin marne ace er 86 Connector Pin ee 87 ER EE Et Limits The cable for the Limits connection should comprise twisted pair cable with an overall screen 88 Motor EE 89 MIOS A A EE 90 O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page iii CONTENTS INTRAC 605 TEE 91 TEE
52. Menu Key 4 returns to the first page from page two or page three Pressing ENTER on page three causes the data to be checked and accepted if valid Note In the IESS 412 data supplied the LMO value is in the range 180 to 180 The INTRAC 605 cannot accept negative values for this field from the front panel It can from the RCM 4 It is therefore necessary to add 180 to the supplied value when entering from the front panel This only applies to the LMO data field Page 54 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Edit NORAD Buffer 2 Edit NORAD BUFFER Char No 019 92 50 A 95100 94672 Min Intv 3 Day Perd 28 Trac ur ode in Con tate L 3 3 Beas L ns AA FT Angle der E AZ e qUe Po 4 00 ggz 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Function 8 puts the antenna control system into Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Home skips to the Home root menu val i checks the validity of the contents of the cnec NORAD buffer ATL cycles the character at the cursor position through the alphabet Decimal 3 r inserts a decimal point at the cursor Point position Next moves the highlight box to the next field Field in the current menu Press EN to accept all fields Figure 38 The EDIT NORAD BUFFER Menu Path or Description Note 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME FUNCTION MODELS MENU KEY 6 x4 ENTER From Configuration or System Setup MODELS MENU KEY 6 x4
53. OA tn kn 87 Fable 5 Limits Cable Connections ia 88 Table 6 Motor Control Cable Connections nono non nn aa Kana nono nan nana n nana n nana 89 Table 7 Alatims Cable Gonne ctionS ricota 90 Tabl 8 AUX T Genee 91 Table 9 AUX 2 GONNEOCIO TEE 92 Table 10 AUXES COMEectO EE 93 Table 11 Serial Port Connections R8423 usine 94 Table 12 Serial Port Connections R8422 sise 94 Table 13 Serial Port Configuration Connector amp Link Positions ooonnocinncnnnnncnnnnnnnnncannncccnarccnnaran ranas 96 O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page vii CONTENTS Page viii Deliberately left blank ISSUE 4 INTRAC 605 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 1 INTRODUCING THE INTRAC 605 1 INTRODUCING THE INTRAC 605 The INTRAC 605 INtelligent TRacking Antenna Controller is a microprocessor based controller for tracking any nominally geostationary satellite including those at low elevation or with high angles of inclination The tracking antenna is positioned on the satellite by a motor drive cabinet which is controlled by the INTRAC The INTRAC 605 builds a model of the satellite s orbit using a mathematical algorithm To build the orbit model the INTRAC makes measurements by perturbing the antenna pointing angle very slightly and monitoring the change in received beacon signal strength These small movements enable the INTRAC to estimate the position of the satellite and this estimate is used by the
54. OL TERMINAL Page 134 ExtendedAz newNamePromptEnable INTRAC 605 A normal antenna system will only rotate through 360 but some special systems can rotate more than this In standard configuration the azimuth software limits can only be set between 45 and 315 For antennas which can rotate more than 360 the software limits need to be set beyond the standard settings Setting ExtendedAz to ON allows the software limits to be set to any value from 179 999 to 539 999 as shown on the screen below DEMO STATION Limits Time amp Frequency Soft Limits pINTRAC Time Freq B15GHz LowEl 477 27 May 98 11 07 42 UST Level 01048 High El 99 9981 Set Date 27 May 98 Set Time 11 07 42 BR L Frequency Mhz BY 69 vom Return Standby Low Az 179 999 El 29 636 High Az Az 180 370 Auto Learning This function relates to the selecting of Auto Initialise from the Modes screen With this function set to OFF clicking on Auto Initialise causes the existing model to be cleared a warning screen appears first The INTRAC then enters learning mode for a satellite at the current pointing However no information is stored about this satellite i e there are no files Satname Dat Freq Dat Manual Dat or Polar Dat By setting newNamePromptEnable to ON the following screen is displayed before learning mode is entered DEMO STATION Auto Initialise Either use the
55. PT BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WHO ARE AWARE OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCKS Electrical Fusing Earthing Battery Disposal RF I P Connector for IBR L Emergency Stop Mechanical Mounting 2011 Advantech Wireless The unit is protected by a fuse in the live phase fase power supply line Care should be taken to ensure that the power cable is correctly connected to the power source such that the live phase connection of the INTRAC is connected to the live phase terminal of the supply When replacing the fuse be sure to do so with one of the correct value and type It is important that the electrical supply has a good and proper earth and that earth is connected through to the INTRAC 605 via the power cable The processor board contains a Nickel Cadmium NiCd or Lithium battery These elements are toxic The battery should be disposed of according to national reguirements DO NOT PLACE IN NORMAL GARBAGE OR IN A FIRE 18Vdc may be present on the inner of the N Type connector to power the LNB BDC This voltage can be removed by unplugging connector J41 There is a latching emergency stop switch on the INTRAC front panel Pressing this switch will remove power from the antenna drive motors and the INTRAC will enter Standby mode To restore drive the switch should be rotated clockwise CW and Auto Continue selected Facilities exist at the Motor Drive Cabinet for the connection o
56. Program Track model built from either the IESS 412 or the NORAD data The selection is made in Models Reserve Model Assuming the appropriated data has been loaded and is valid INTRAC will automatically fall back to this model when it can no longer predict accurately The Clear Models menu is used to clear one or more of the INTRAC Model the IESS 412 Model or the NORAD model Clearing the INTRAC Model clears the current satellite model Selecting Auto Continue after this clearing will cause the INTRAC to enter Learning Mode Clearing the IESS 412 or NORAD Models simply marks the ephemeris data as being no longer valid Selecting IESS 412 or NORAD for Rapid Model Generate or Program Track will cause the menu to jump to the Edit IESS or NORAD data menus for new data to be input Also clearing the data will mean that Reserve Model will not function There are two methods of limiting the travel of the antenna a software method and a hardware method If either type of limit is reached in any direction in an automatic mode a primary alarm is raised the System Alarm indicator is illuminated and the relevant alarm may be viewed using the Show Alarms menu ISSUE 4 Page 79 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Soft Limits Hard Limits Low Angle Switch Axes Position Tracking Signal Page 80 INTRAC 605 Soft Limits are set in the Configuration Soft Limits menu If they are reached in any mode other than Manual an alarm is raised and
57. RAC 605 assumes the first revolution If the antenna is actually in the second revolution this function is used to add 360 to the displayed angle The off set state is stored in EEPROM so that it is preserved through power failures Menu Keys 3 amp 4 are used to set or clear the 360 offset Key 3 sets or adds the offset Key 4 clears a previously set offset This function is only used during installation of or when replacing an INTRAC 605 unit ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 EG 01 Setup EG 01 IRSE 8 the measured Resolvers have a 1 2 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home root menu sets the offset for the EG 01 resolver clears the offset for the EG 01 resolver This pereen ALLOWS EE SP eset Co the displayed zimuth angle not used not used EN to accept selection Figure 20 The EG 01 SETUP Menu Path or Note Description 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME FUNCTION MENU KEY 6 x4 ENTER From Models or System Setup CONFIG MENU KEY 6 x4 ENTER This function is only available if the Resolver Type in System Setup Fitted Options has been set to EG 01 Fitted If the Extended Az in System Setup Fitted Options has been set to Fitted this line of the Configuration menu reads Extended Azimuth Setup see previous page The EG
58. Tiet 16 The M n SC Micra detente rare tester ele tee adas ade dada 16 Alphabetical Index of Menus lla deta 18 The Menus rata datada hned tel ee ta ttes A at satel 20 edel EEN 20 StanQDVi gees ed gece EE ee bd han het eech Biens Ed 21 New Modas ardan ta bald 22 Mandal STT EE 23 GOTO POSITION cdt tada 24 SOAICH 5 NT 25 EIERE 26 Alo Nee 27 Auto Ee EE 28 FUNCTION CONTQUIATION EE 29 IERT 30 LEE Ne E 31 e ee 32 A A O O NA 33 Extended Azimuth EE 34 NS E 35 Diagnostics On Diagnostics On 36 Continuous Servo ODO a A a IA AAA AA A es due 37 B acon RR e e E 39 Contrast amp Brighte SS iio ii 40 lge Enner SONS a iia 41 Fine Tune Ds nn ent muets EE 42 Station COLOMA ES A ai 43 Date amp A EE E ees 44 Time Rate Coneco cima a A daa 45 AZ 8 ELDOIMWIO Ni is 46 Page il ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC NTENT e E 47 Select EE 48 ee Ne 49 Geared EE 50 Rapid Model Generale sise 51 sst 52 Reserve MODE EE 53 Le EE 54 EdIENORAD Bulla ia ee 55 Edit Star Track do dt 56 Edit Satellite Tabla a tii 57 Clear TEE 58 lee EE 59 Remote EOCA iii cas 60 Normal Operation ici A a 61 Manual Velocity Operations nn aid 62 5 ALARMS amp ERRORS cidad narnia inn dr coeisceseseseattisceseresssasetase 65 Primary Alale rs rame ca ead nn TEE 65 secondary EEN 66 Alarm Outputs tosca ds da 66 Recovering trom Alans setans ee EEN Eed EE Marre diem paar ea a ER 66 Power Faur int Are Rent aaa 67 EMOS a olan nee en et bene bon o
59. Tracking Antenna Controller An overview of the INTRAC 605 and INTRAC 605 basic systems Safe usage of the INTRAC 605 The supplied specification the fitted options and the available options How to use and operate the INTRAC 605 A description of the alarm conditions which can occur A technical description of the operation of the INTRAC 605 How to install and set up an INTRAC 605 system including information on the external connections to the INTRAC 605 Assistance in finding any faults which may arise Warranty and repair service provided by Advantech AMT Limited Installing and using the RCM 4 Remote Control Terminal ISSUE 4 Page CONTENTS INTRAC 605 CONTENTS PREFACE anidar dado i CONTENTS ia ii LISTOF EE vi BIST AOP TABLES ad vii 1 INTRODUCING THE INTRAC 605 wccccciccccsetccsccescsesscseccesedesesesscsatiessdensaed centicesdennsesecsntsessdentans 1 Lelleg 5e deeg ee gll eeh aa 2 A A ON 2 NERO A NN 3 2 SAFETY EE 5 Er a A o en 5 FUSING R S ii EE 5 Earning SS ee eh ee eae 5 Battery Disp sal ON ee ea 5 RE VP Connector fomiBR k iii dine eh dia tei Sos 5 Em rg ncy Ze fen iii Aeris ae tote ea in toed ie ve ae eee ee 5 Mechanical EE 5 MONO A A A EE 5 3 SPECIFICATION amp OPTIONS skok aaa anidan 7 SPOCIICALION iii a EE 7 EIDA a rta italia 9 Delivered Configuration amp Gei up 13 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 iccccci ncicnccconacanicanacanicanacnd caida 15 Frontal arms iia 15 NNN NEIE
60. UP O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 95 7 CONNECTIONS amp SETUP INTRAC 605 Serial Port RS422 423 Setting Setting the Serial Ports to RS422 or RS423 is achieved by positioning the rear panel ribbon cables and by link positions The table below shows the positions INTRAC 605 Serial Port Configuration Connector amp Link Positions RS423 RS422 INTRAC 605 Ribbon Cable y m Ribbon Cable Serial Port position Link Position position Link Position Remote Control Port J48 Front J48 Rear Test Port 1 J44 Front J44 Rear Test Port 2 J46 Front J46 Rear Table 13 Serial Port Configuration Connector amp Link Positions Serial Port Usage The three ports can be used to connect a Remote Control Terminal to monitor diagnostic data or to monitor angle data The specific uses for each port are Remote Port A Remote Control and Monitoring Terminal may be connected to this port Diagnostic data can be monitored by selecting Diagnostics Or in the Function Configuration menu Remote control of the INTRAC is achieved only if Diagnostics Off is selected in the Configuration menu Test Port 1 Diagnostic data is also available at this port together with Angles data The selection between Diagnostics and Angles is made by Menu Key 4 on the Function Configuration menu The key switches between Test Port 1 Diags and Test Port 1 Angles Test Port 2 This port is for the umbilical handheld rem
61. ained by a battery backed clock Operating parameters data and orbital models are held in EEPROM Antenna drive Emergency Stop contacts Alarm contacts 483mm Wide x 132mm High x 406mm Deep 19 rack x 3U Standard 19 rack mounts or rails DO NOT MOUNT BY FRONT PANEL LUGS ALONE THE UNIT MUST BE SUPPORTED ALONG ITS SIDES 12kg without IRB L 15kg with IRB L 0 C 40 C 10 90 non condensing 220V 240V 50Hz SOW 110V 120V 60Hz 50W United Kingdom ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 3 SPECIFICATION OPTIONS Options The following table shows the options available with the INTRAC 605 The options are described in the following pages At the end of this section is a table showing the configuration of the INTRAC 605 to which this manual corresponds A e alongside an option indicates that a change or addition is required Any option with a e in the first column can be selected from the Fitted Options menu except for those two which require changes to the INTRAC firmware However most of them also require changes or additions to the system hardware Voltage and Serial Interfaces only need a change to switch and or connector positions within the INTRAC REQUIRES SET UP CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO FRONT PANEL Advantech 3rd MENU PARTY SYSTEM INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 SELECTIONS HARDWARE FIRMWARE HARDWARE vote op e seiatinteraces e ri Beaconfecener
62. all conditions likely to be encountered in practice ISSUE 4 Page 71 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The Modes Standby Auto normal operating mode Page 72 INTRAC 605 The INTRAC 605 has six major operational modes Standby Auto tracking but includes learning amp predicting Manual including manual velocity sub mode Goto Goto Satellite Goto Position 8 Search Sleep alarm induced not user selectable Remote transfers control to a remote terminal Standby mode is a no movement mode the antenna is not driven the brakes where fitted will be applied but the pointing angles and beacon signal level are monitored and displayed External inputs to the INTRAC are also monitored and any primary alarms which occur are indicated Any primary or secondary alarms will be displayed if Show Alarms is selected Standby mode is entered in one of three ways selected by the operator a primary alarm occurs at the end of a Goto move or at the end of a search After pointing and peaking the antenna at the required satellite Auto New Model should be selected This will cause the INTRAC to enter its period of learning the satellite s orbit The INTRAC performs cross scans to determine the satellite s position These scans are performed at intervals normally ten minutes but more frequently if INTRAC deems necessary and the pointing parameters used to build the orbital model When
63. amp SETUP Introduction This section covers the INTRAC 605 rear panel connections and some internal set up links WARNING POSSIBLE LETHAL POTENTIALS EXIST WITHIN THIS EQUIPMENT THE COVERS SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED WHILST POWER IS CONNECTED EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED PERSONS WHO ARE AWARE OF THE ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARDS AND WHO HAVE TAKEN ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Connections Block Diagram RESOLVERS TRACKING SIGNAL INTRAC 505 INTRAC 505 MOTOR CONTROLS 8 ANTENNA LIMITS Status REDUNDANCY UNIT MOTOR DRIVE CABINET Direction Limits Interlock Figure 49 The Connections Block Diagram O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 85 7 CONNECTIONS amp SETUP INTRAC 605 Rear Panel Layout VOLTAGE SELECTOR fF OSO ELEVATION RESOLVER ALARMS MOTOR CONTROLS AUX 2 TESTPORT2 POL RESOLVER LIMITS STATUS AUX 3 Figure 50 INTRAC 605 Rear Panel Layout SIGNAL STRENGTH INPUT REMOTE PORT AUX 1 BEACON INPUT OUT OF LOCK INPUT TESTPORT1 AZIMUTH RESOLVER SIGNALSTRENGTH OUTPUT All connections to the INTRAC 605 are made via its rear panel The following connectors are available Remote Port I O 9 way D type socket Test Ports 1 8 2 I O 9 way D type sockets Resolver Ps x3 15 way D type sockets Alarm outputs 25 way D type socket Motor Controls Output 25 way D type plug Limits Status I O 25 wa
64. antenna will remain at each step It is the lock time of the beacon receiver For the IBR L The Advantech AMT supplied Integrated Beacon Receiver the default dwell time of 25 seconds is correct Once all the co ordinates are set pressing ENTER will start the search The antenna will drive to the nearest corner of the search box before commencing the search pattern 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 25 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 GOTO Satellite Mode E d T d puts the antenna control system into Current GE Laast 9 Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME Beac Freg S 00 GHz menu prac Rey 5 40 03 B BZ 1 Andre 2 Home skips to the Home root menu de i Co CO Satellite BOLD skips to the Goto Position menu Numbe Y Search skips to the Search menu El Angl A 2 B i SES HE Edi ES Band 7 Sat D ite skips to the Edit Satellite Table menu B ac Freq 950 000000 MHz l Table Rec H recalls and displays the satellite table S el ite data of the satellite whose number is ata indicated in the highlight box Press EN to go to Satellite Figure 11 The GOTO SATELLITE Menu Path HOME NEW MODE GOTO Position MENU KEY 5 Description The INTRAC 605 can store the co ordinates polarisation angle and beacon frequency of 40 satellites The co ordinates should be true co ordinates With this screen the antenna can be driven to any satellite whose parameters have been stored Wh
65. arbitrarily selects one INTRAC for control If the controlling INTRAC fails the Redundancy Unit switches control automatically to the other good INTRAC Control can be forced to either INTRAC by moving the front panel switch to the INTRAC 1 or INTRAC 2 position INTRAC 1 ON LINE O O AUTO AUTO INTRAC 2 Ji INTRAC 2 OPERATIONAL ON LINE O O Ns SPL gt Intrac Redundancy Switch Connections 2011 Advantech Wireless Figure 47 The Intrac Redundancy Switch e SP82272 kg The Redundancy Unit has four LEDs two for each INTRAC In normal operation both Operational LEDs should be illuminated to show that both INTRACs are working correctly The INTRAC which has control of the antenna also has its Online LED illuminated The rear panel connectors of each INTRAC are connected to the Redundancy Unit The input signals to the INTRAC are then connected in parallel before being routed to the Motor ISSUE 4 Page 83 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC 605 Controller and Resolvers The motor drive signals of the controlling INTRAC are switched in the Redundancy Unit to the Motor Controller The resolver source signal is switched from the controlling INTRAC to the resolvers and to the slave INTRAC Figure 48 The Connections Panel 3 INTRAC 1 a L E E RESOLVER AUXILIARY 2 ome op ef a 2 e D l PS aaa E i i Vie oo E Gd O K K
66. ata 2011 Advantech Wireless 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL This function screen allows the antenna movement soft limits to be set the date and time to be set and the IBR L to be tuned to the beacon frequency DEMO STATION Limits Time amp Frequency r Soft Limits INTRAC Time 1 25GHz LowEl 4 999 0 810B Hignel 88 AAA Set Date 21 May 98 A ESA Low Az 44 995 29 877 High Az 15 005 Set Time 14 57 52 180 214 Low Pol 110 000 0 000 21 May 98 14 57 52 UST IBR L Frequency Mhz High Pol 110 000 1250 Si L Band To set the Soft Limits for Azimuth Elevation or Polarisation if applicable click in the appropriate box and edit the value s The time and or date may be set in a similar manner The IBR L frequency may be set similarly or by using the spin arrows The frequency to be set must be within the band selected in RCM Config Clicking on OK sends the data to the INTRAC Double clicking on Ephemeris Data brings up the Ephemeris Data Select Satellite screen There are further sub screens for ephemeris data which are called from this screen DEMO STATION Ephemeris Data Select Satellite Satellite Directory IBR L Frequency Freq 1 25GHz DEMO sl 1 25GH4 L Band Level 0 73dB Valid Data Files Satellite Name 29 877 Nominal Position IESS 412 180 214 Transfer 0 000 Add Delete NORAD Standby Move To eat Return Standby The Satell
67. ate the alarm message on the the INTRAC alarms page If it is required to drive an RF cut off system then the two wires on terminals 479 8 459 should be disconnected from the drive cabinet and taken directly to the RF system A normally closed set of relay contacts that open when the cut off is activated from the RF system should then be connected to terminals 479 8 459 to activate the alarm message on the INTRAC Note that 110 Vac is normally present on terminal 479 Resolver units are fitted to the driven axes of the antenna These units supply positional information to the INTRAC s resolver interface circuits Depending on the system Extended Azimuth or EG 01 and or Geared Pol offsets may need to be set Fine Tune offsets may be set to calibrate the resolver outputs to the actual antenna pointing angle An L band Integrated Beacon Receiver IBR L is an option with the INTRAC 605 When fitted this receiver is tuned to an L band frequency by the INTRAC based on the Beacon ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Velocity Drive Motor Drive Speed Manual Drive 2011 Advantech Wireless 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Frequency set for the satellite If the beacon frequency of the satellite to be tracked is not in the L band a Block Down Converter will be required to convert the signal to L band In some systems this BDC may also be used to convert the traffic signals The calculation of the correc
68. atellite Satellite directory will be added to path C XANTENNAIS Satellite Directory E Satellite Name Ee IBR L Frequency MHz RB L Band Cancer Click in a text box and enter the applicable text Click on each box to be able to enter text in it When all data is complete and correct click on OK A new satellite directory is created with the name given The directory will contain the files SATNAME DAT 8 FREQ DAT The files MANUAL DAT and POLAR DAT can be created from the edit screen see below Delete Clicking on delete will delete the displayed Satellite Directory A confirmation box will be displayed before deletion Edit Clicking on the Edit box invokes the edit screen This screen facilitates the editing of data files of the current satellite copying data files from or to the current satellite getting transfer data from the current INTRAC model and loading Transfer IESS412 and NORAD data from valid files in the current satellite s directory DEMO STATION Edit Data Options y Directory DEMO dig Cate i Satelite Level 1 06dB Copy Ephemeris Data I e C Get Transfer Data File FREQ DAT E El 09 077 l dar cece nas Az 180 214 Load Transfer Data Pol 0 000 Load NORAD Data Only the options in dark type are possible The top three are always possible but the three load commands are only possible if valid data exists in the directory To invoke an option either click on the op
69. atellite provide a convenient method of driving the antenna to a specific position Search mode is the automatic scanning of an area of sky for a satellite Goto Position In this mode the operator enters the co ordinates and beacon frequency of the required satellite and presses the enter key The entered co ordinates are checked for validity i e are they within the soft limits If they are invalid the INTRAC sets the maximum possible angle s in the required direction and prompts the operator for action If the co ordinates are valid the INTRAC drives the antenna to those co ordinates and enters Standby The antenna can then be peaked using manual mode or search mode see below before selecting Auto New Model Note If Auto Continue is selected at the end of Goto and there is a model in existence the INTRAC will continue to track using that model To commence learning a new orbit either Auto New Model should be selected or any existing model cleared before selecting Auto Continue Goto Satellite This mode allows one of the previously programmed satellites up to 40 can be programmed to be selected by number and its position driven to Using the Edit Satellite sub menu of the Goto Satellite menu a new satellite can be added or an existing one edited Having selected the required satellite pressing the enter key causes the antenna to be driven to that satellite The INTRAC enters Standby when the antenna is at the satellite s position
70. cility allows files to be copied to or from the selected satellite directory The other directory can be selected via the drive directory file selection boxes in the top right of the screen The RCM 4 is now ready to be used To make the RCM 4 program start automatically on PC power on drag the required icons from the RCM folder to the STARTUP folder and exit Windows by pressing Alt F4 When Windows is invoked again the required RCM should start automatically To enable an automatic start from power on the AUTOEXEC BAT file must invoke Windows O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 119 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL INTRAC 605 Using The RCM 4 This section assumes that the RCM 4 has been set up to start automatically on powering on the PC and that the INTRAC is set for remote control Power on the PC and the following screen will be displayed w DEMO STATION INTRAC RCMA File Setup Help X Demo Sat 21 May 98 14 47 18 UST Beacon Freguency 1 25GHz Beacon Level 0 03dB Elevation 29 998 Azimuth 180 005 ern Standby Mode Standby This screen is the main screen of the RCM 4 and shows the pointing angles of the antenna the satellite beacon frequency the tracking signal level and the INTRAC Mode There are four software switches on the right of the screen with which the INTRAC can be put into Standby any Alarms can be viewed or the INTRAC s various Modes and Functions can be accessed Note If there are an
71. current name select one from the list Demo Sat or create a new name New Satellite Name Freq 1 25GHz Level 14 790B Current je AVN I El 29 998 Select Satellite Name E 4 173 720 New IBR L Frequency MHz Auto Learning Cancel OK ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless ANTENNA TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM APPENDICES APPENDICES See Appendices Contents O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 135 APPENDIXA Page 136 ANTENNA TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM Deliberately left blank ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless
72. d EGO1or equivalent O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 87 7 CONNECTIONS amp SETUP INTRAC 605 Limits The cable for the Limits connection should comprise twisted pair cable with an overall screen INTRAC 605 Limits Cable Connections INTRAC 605 Limits Connector Cable Pairing Az Final Limit CW Emergency Stop 2 Pol Limit CW Tx Not Used Screen pt Ground S E pt Trung S A aaa ll 23 A Ground S Ground _____ Table 5 Limits Cable Connections The connector gender in the table is that on the INTRAC The connecting cable should thus be terminated in the mating gender Recommended cable is from the Belden 95nn range or equivalent Page 88 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 7 CONNECTIONS 8 SETUP Motor Control The INTRAC 605 outputs low voltage low current motor drive signals to the Motor Drive Cabinet INTRAC 605 Motor Control Cable Connections INTRAC 605 Motor Controls Connector Motor Drive Cabinet 25 Way U D type Signal Name Cable Plug SimAx Pairing 1 Jl Not Used pode P E a a M Nouse doo O E AAA IAEA EI O A E 6 Nbd Et 7 pp Na Il 8 pp Moies IT se ElstowPnto III to StowPinEmble J O ote S ae ts a ote ERR a ts is O ete PS PS is PO ote PS PS ES a ts PS PS ie ote PS PS D is PO ote PS ERR Da Nt sed PS PS El Ca K PS ERR C osa PS PS es R ote NY ES a Command Common es Command Commo
73. d warrants the INTRAC 605 Antenna Control Unit the optional IBR L integral L band beacon receiver and other associated products designed manufactured and supplied by Advantech AMT Limited for a period of 365 days from the date of delivery The liability of Advantech AMT Limited under this warranty shall be limited to repair or replacement of defective units or parts thereof at Advantech AMT option which are returned carriage and insurance paid to 39 Edison Road St lves Cambridgeshire PE27 3LF England The returned unit s must be accompanied by a document declaring that the eguipment is returned for repair under warranty and describing clearly and fully the reason for the return of the unit Subject to the unit being eligible for warranty repair Advantech AMT Limited will effect the repair and return the unit by pre paid shipment to the originating location Subject to the shipment charges being the same as or less than that to the original location the unit may be shipped to some other location as the customer may specify Under no circumstances shall Advantech AMT Limited be liable for any conseguential or incidental costs or damage This warranty does not apply to any eguipment which has been damaged through abuse accident such as lightning strike negligence or failure to comply with Advantech s instructions for storage installation and use as contained in the eguipment manual s Except as specifically provided above Ad
74. dvantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 93 7 CONNECTIONS amp SETUP INTRAC 605 Serial Ports There are three serial ports on the INTRAC 605 Remote Port Test Port 1 and Test Port 2 Each can be independently configured as either RS423 or RS422 The pin allocations for both are given in the tables below INTRAC 605 Serial Port Connections RS423 INTRAC 605 Serial Port Connector Remote Control PC Signal Name 9 way D type Signal Type PC Connector Socket Signal Type Passive bop output mp inw imput D owpt S O HA EE A E Pese ES gt e E Table 11 Serial Port Connections RS423 INTRAC 605 Serial Port Connections RS422 INTRAC 605 Serial Port Connectors 605 INTRAC 605 Serial Port Connectors Port Connectors Remote Control PC 9 way D type Signal PC Connector Socket Signal Type Signal Name Type xos mxo MCT 4 5 awo S output RXDA RXD von 7 Table 12 Serial Port Connections RS422 6 output XDA RXD mu The INTRAC 605 is wired as a DCE unit suitable for direct 1 to 1 connection to the 9 way serial port of a PC AT TXD and RXD data flow directions are standard relative to the DTE Handshake lines are pulled to the ON condition The factory default setting for the three serial ports is RS423 How to set to RS422 is shown on the next page Page 94 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 7 CONNECTIONS 8 SET
75. e Bross s r Stow Angles Auto Learning Return Standby The Stow position Fine Tune Offsets and the Reserve Model source can be set from this screen However the Stow position and Offsets would normally have been set at the INTRAC during installation 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 115 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL INTRAC 605 The RCM INI file Page 116 Note Below is an example of the RCM INI file which is used to set the various parameters of the remote control facility RCM Satellite Directory DEMO PortNo 1 PortSettings 9600 N 8 1 PortType MSCOMM FrequencyBandType 0 External_Az_Display 0 External El Display 0 FreguencyBand 0 PolAvailable 0 DisplayRes 1 ToggleRepeat 1 AlarmLog OFF BeaconPolSelect OFF CSOEnable ON ExtendedAz OFF newNamePromptEnable OFF PauseAfter8messages OFF WinLeftPosition 4020 WinTopPosition 1500 FrequencySubBand 1 The RCM INI file is used to set various parameters for the RCM Some of these parameters such as FrequencyBand and PolAvailable can also be set from within the RCM Others such as BeaconPolSelect and ExtendedAz can only be set in the INI file The INI file only sets the RCM parameters The INTRAC must also be set from the front panel in Local Mode The various parameters in the INI file are described in RCM Help The parameters which affect operation of the system are also described at the end of this section Those parameters are
76. e Final Stow Position via the Preliminary Stow Position The Preliminary and or Final positions may be set to used or not used in the Select Stow Use menu Menu Key 3 see next page Menu key 6 Next Field steps the edit box through the four angle fields The co ordinates can be changed using the Numeric Keypad If all positions are enabled the antenna is driven in both axes to the Preliminary Stow Position When both axes reach that position the antenna is driven to the Final Stow Position and where appropriate the Stow Pins are driven in Unstow removes the Stow Pins if appropriate and drives the antenna to the Preliminary Stow Position The only antenna command possible from the Stow Position is Unstow ISSUE 4 Page 47 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Select Stow Use Path Final Stow Positi Az angle El angle Preliminary Stow Az angle El angle Description Page 48 Useo Used Not Used Positions parameter between Not Used f puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home root menu skips to the Stow Setup menu lt not used toggles the currently highlighted ie Use amp Not Used moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu EN to accept settings Figure 31 The SELECT STOW USE Menu Note MENU KEY 3 from Stow Setup on previous page Allows the Azi
77. e previous selection Pressing ENTER will make the highlighted selection SET and the other NOT SET regardless of the current displayed state ISSUE 4 Page 53 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Edit IESS 412 Function de Trackin puts the antenna control system into COREFOL JLS te L a S Standby NDRY moge and skips to the HOME Beac Fre S 00 GHz prac REY I 40 03 B 21 and 2 Home skips to the Home root menu Year Minute 35 not used onth 12 Second 10 not used Edit IESS 412 MODEL pl Models skips to the Models menu Day 25 Min Intv 15 Hour 11 Day Perd 04 Next moves the highlight box to the next field Field in the current menu Pre EN for next page and Broceed to nex ESS screen 2 Figure 37 The EDIT IESS 412 Menu Path HOME FUNCTION MODELS MENU KEY 6 x3 ENTER or From Configuration or System Setup MODELS MENU KEY 6 x3 ENTER Description This menu is used to input IESS 412 data It comprises three screens the first of which is shown above The full IESS 412 data is entered into the three screens Pressing enter after all the data has been entered causes a check to be made on the data for validity If the check is OK the data is accepted For more information on working with IESS 412 data see page 76 Menu Key 6 Next Field steps the edit box through the edit fields The data is input using the numeric keypad Pressing ENTER steps onto the next page
78. e replaced This board is held on the front panel by six threaded studs Disconnect the ribbon cable and the emergency stop switch note which wire goes to which terminal Remove the six nuts and lift the PCB off the studs Pressing the front panel emergency stop switch should cause the System Alarm indicator to illuminate and the INTRAC to enter Standby Mode The switch consists of two normally closed N C contacts pressing the switch opens both sets of contacts The switch connects to the Interface PCB through the front panel PCB and the ribbon cable If the switches are OK and there is continuity to connector J27 on the Interface board the fault is on that board The resolvers consist of three coils two of which move with respect to the third A continuous signal is sent from the INTRAC to the fixed coil and is induced into the other two coils The amount of induction in each coil is dependant on the respective position of the coils The signal sent from the INTRAC is the same for all resolvers ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 angles constantly varying wrong angle displayed angle doesn t change when antenna is moved No Antenna Drive 2011 Advantech Wireless 8 FAULT FINDING Constantly changing angles is caused by noise on the two return signal lines This implies that the source signal is not present in the resolver For one angle ie Az El or Pol to be changing either the circuit to the resolver
79. e transferred to the Remote Terminal Because the Diagnostics On Off selection in the Configuration Menu affect the Remote Port see page 36 in order to be able to use the Remote Terminal facility Diagnostics MUST be set to OFF ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Normal Operation Continuing Tracking To Track a new Satellite Note 2011 Advantech Wireless 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 With the INTRAC 605 operating normally it will be in Tracking Mode and will require no operator input Should it become necessary to move the antenna off satellite for a period less than 72 hours such as to stow it because of wind all that is required to resume tracking is to select Auto Continue after the antenna has been unstowed Set the Beacon Frequency Set the Polarisation angle if motorised Pol fitted Point the antenna at the required satellite using Manual control Goto Position or Goto Satellite Peak the antenna on the beacon signal using Manual control or Search When the antenna is peaked on the beacon signal cause the INTRAC to enter Learning Mode by selecting Auto New Model After 24 hours of learning the INTRAC will automatically enter Tracking Mode If Auto Continue is selected instead of Auto New Model and the previous model has not been cleared the antenna will drive back to the previous satellite and continue tracking it If the beacon signal is lost the INTRAC will enter Predicting Mode It will
80. eceived Note It may be necessary to adjust the links J31 depending on the polarity of the tracking signal The link options are both links should be either vertical or horizontal Operational Checks Manual Operation This test checks the operation of the motor drives and limit switches Ensure that all limit and interlock switches are in the normal operating condition Switch on the INTRAC If the System Alarm indicator illuminates press the Standby key If it remains illuminated view the Show Alarms display to what is causing the alarm Take the necessary action to clear the cause s of the alarm Select Manual P Mode from the New Mode menu Using the Manual Control keys drive the antenna to the full extent of its travel in each direction Confirm that the antenna actually moves in the required direction Check that when a limit switch is reached the motor stops and the System Alarm indicator illuminates Note Only one Manual Control key should be pressed at one time and it should be fully released before pressing another control key If a Dual Speed Motor Drive Cabinet is fitted check that the FAST key operates correctly Pressing the FAST key when pressing a Manual Control key should latch fast drive in the required direction Pressing any Manual Key when in latched Fast Drive should have no effect Pressing the Fast key again should remove drive Emergency Stop Check Check the operation of the front panel Emerg
81. ectory click on the sat2 directory to drop the file list Click on the required file and then click on the Copy File box lt Copy File ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Get Transfer Data Note Load IESS Data Load Transfer Data Load NORAD Data Move To Goto Nominal Position 2011 Advantech Wireless 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL Transfer data is data relating to the INTRAC orbit model which is obtained from the INTRAC by this command The command gets the model data and stores it in IESS412 format as file TRANSFER DAT It can then be loaded back into the same INTRAC or into any other INTRAC The INTRAC must have been in Tracking Mode for 48 hours before Transfer data can be obtained This command loads ephemeris data from the EPHEM DAT file in the selected satellite directory into the INTRAC This data must be valid or it will not load This command loads ephemeris data from the TRANSFER DAT file in the selected satellite directory into the INTRAC This data must be valid to load This command loads data from file NORAD DAT in the selected satellite directory into the INTRAC This data must be valid to load The Move To box on the Ephemeris Data Select Satellite screen brings up the Move to New Satellite screen DEMO STATION Move to New Satellite Directory DEMO Satellite Freq 1 25GHz Options Level 013dE Goto Nominal Position Generate Model from I
82. ed from the Modes screen lt is used to move the antenna manually DEMO STATION Velocity Demo Sat Beacon Freq 1 25GHz su Level Drive Velocity in per second Level 0 77dB EI El 29 998 Az Az 160 005 Drive stopped The antenna drive speed in degrees per second can be entered directly by clicking in the El or Az box and using the PC keyboard to enter the value Alternatively click on the spin arrows to increase or decrease the value Enter a positive Page 122 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL unsigned value to drive up or right and a negative value to drive down or left DEMO STATION Velocity Demo Sat Beacon Level Drive Velocity in per second Freq 1 25GHz 25db Level 0 77dB El 127 NW El 29 998 Az 0 55 E Az 160 005 Drive stopped Position hold To commence driving the antenna at the set speed s click on the Go box The Mode will change to Velocity Mode DEMO STATION Velocity Demo Sat Beacon Level Drive Velocity in per second Freq 1 25GHz 254 roo DCE Level 0 77dB EI 127 E El 29 998 Az 055 2 Az 160 005 Welocity mode The word Driving is displayed in green above the Go box when the antenna is being driven Click on the Stop box to stop the antenna The Mode changes back to Position hold and Drive stopped in red is displayed above the Go box DEMO ST
83. editing can be done from within the RCM program ISSUE 4 Page 113 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL INTRAC 605 Configuring the RCM 4 Page 114 Double click on the RCM Ant1 icon in the RCM folder ta DEMO STATION INTRAC RCH4 File Setup Help Demo Sat 21 May 98 14 47 18 UST Beacon Frequency 1 25GHz Beacon Level 0 03dB Mode Elevation 29 998 Azimuth 180 005 Function Standby Mode Standby This is the main screen of the RCM 4 If communications between the RCM and the INTRAC are working the screen will appear similar to above If the comms are not working the El amp Az values will be zero and the mode will be unknown Also within a few seconds the following screen will appear w RCM Comms Failure INTRAC is not responding on Port COM1 Check the comms configuration and port settings are correct before trying again Disable Comms will allow RCM to continue without trying to communicate with the INTRAC RCM must then be restarted when required to communicate with the INTRAC again Comm Settings Disable Comms Exit To change the PC Com port and baud rate click on the Comm Settings box fj RCM Comms Configuration Comms Port Line Speed com x y This small overlay screen appears and the Comm port and line speed can be set When set correctly click on OK which closes the overlay screen Click on Try Again on the Comms Failure screen Assuming comms are now OK the main screen is displa
84. en this screen is accessed the displayed parameters refer to the current satellite To move to a new satellite key in the required satellite s number using the numeric keypad Press Menu Key 6 to view the stored parameters if required Press ENTER and the antenna will drive to the new satellites co ordinates Select Home Menu key 2 to leave this menu without moving to a new satellite If the satellite s parameters need to be changed Menu Key 5 switches to the Edit Satellite screen For an explanation of that facility see Edit Satellite Table Menu key 6 is used to view the data of a satellite after entering the Number Page 26 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Auto Continue Current Mode Tracking Mode rom Beac Level Beac Freq El Angle Az Angle Pol Angle Path Description 2011 Advantech Wireless Local Standby 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 New Mode puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home root menu moves to the Manual Stow menu BEAR 10 05 dB to the 1st Goto je Got moves to the 1st Goto menu e Goto 11 452000 GHz tz Position o 2 5 3 7 2 Auto resumes tracking using the INTRAC S 21 0 5 0 1 o Continue current model o NES 9 clears the INTRAC S current model and 2 7 7 4 Model starts learning a new model Figure 12 The AUTO CONTINUE Menu Note HOME NEW MODE MENU KEY 5 Thi
85. ency Stop switch by pressing it when one or more motor s is running Ensure that the motor s stop and will not re start until the Emergency Stop switch is released and the and the appropriate drive command re instated If external emergency stop switches are fitted check their operation in the same way It must not be possible to re start any motor whilst any emergency stop switch is in the operated state Page 100 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Auto Operation Remote Control 7 CONNECTIONS 8 SETUP After manually pointing the antenna towards the required satellite use the Search facility to peak the antenna on the satellite Check that this function works correctly Select Auto New Model and check that INTRAC enters Learning Mode and makes periodic cross scans interspersed with pointing adjustments Check that after 24 hours of Learning the INTRAC enters Tracking Mode If a Remote Control and Monitoring Terminal RCM 4 package has been supplied check that this works correctly see section 10 for an explanation of the RCM 4 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 101 INTRAC 605 8 FAULT FINDING 8 FAULT FINDING WARNING POSSIBLE LETHAL POTENTIALS EXIST WITHIN THIS EQUIPMENT THE COVERS SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED WHILST POWER IS APPLIED EXCEPT BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WHO ARE AWARE OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT AGAINST ELECTRIC SHOCKS Introduction 2011 Advantech Wireless
86. ertain effective value of C No By special design of the measurement cycle the INTRAC system minimises this effective value of C No in a way that is not possible with conventional steptrack methods Furthermore the INTRAC measurement cycle design discriminates so effectively against the slow component of received beacon signal power fluctuation caused for example by rain fades that it almost completely suppresses errors caused by linear beacon ramps of all practicable slopes The INTRAC algorithm also incorporates adaptive compensation for imperfections in the antenna drives As a result its performance is largely unaffected by servo backlash AC track motor drive rate and transportation rate motor to axis rate and coast because of the specific choice of perturbation pattern and the use of high resolution position transducers The INTRAC servo algorithm dynamically calibrates the mechanical coast of the antenna and automatically compensates for it if it is within reasonable limits less than 1 20 beamwidth Wind affects tracking in two ways The antenna structure is distorted by the wind load and this distortion shifts the beam pointing relative to the angle transducer reading This component of beam shift is not visible to the position transducers The mean of the reference shift is tracked by the ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 2011 Advantech Wireless 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC algorithm in a similar way t
87. eters have been affected by key presses when the display was blank Page 40 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Fine Tune Sense Last 00 ggz A FINE TUNE Sense Resolver Sense Azimuth Elevation inv Pol Angle inv to accept sense settings 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home root menu not used toggles the highlighted parameter between true and inv not used moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu Figure 25 The FINE TUNE SENSE Menu Path or Description 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME FUNCTION SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x2 ENTER From Models or Configuration SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x2 ENTER This menu allows the sense of the Azimuth Elevation and Polarisation resolvers to be inverted This is necessary to allow for different mounting arrangements for the resolvers Use Menu Key 6 to step the edit highlight through the three angles Use Menu Key 4 Change Resolver Sense to toggle between true and inv Pressing ENTER accepts the settings and moves on to the FINE TUNE Offsets menu see next page ISSUE 4 Page 41 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Fine Tune Offsets Page 42 Function Eh Mode Fest not used Beac Fre s 00 GHz pac Level 40 03 B Az an S 210
88. f external emergency stop switches It is highly recommended that those fitted be of the latching type The INTRAC 605 must not be mounted so that it is supported only by the front panel A proper rack mounting kit must be used This may be either of the fixed mounting type or the sliding rail type ISSUE 4 Page 5 2 SAFETY Page 6 Deliberately left blank ISSUE 4 INTRAC 605 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 3 SPECIFICATION OPTIONS 3 SPECIFICATION 8 OPTIONS Specification Tracking Accuracy Prediction Accuracy Tracking Signal External Internal Antenna Position Encoders RE 01 EG 01 HD 001 Special 2011 Advantech Wireless The following pages contain the specification of the INTRAC 605 a list and description of the available options and a chart of the delivered configuration Typically lt 0 05dB RMS signal degradation after tracking for 30minutes with tracking signal Typically lt 0 05dB RMS signal degradation over 72hrs after loss of tracking signal May be derived from an external tracking receiver or from the optional Integral Beacon Receiver IBR L DC voltage varying directly with received signal strength in dB Scale factors between 0 1V dB and 1 0V dB can be preset with up to 10V offset Lost Lock Input Input for clean contacts standard closed when tracking receiver lock is lost opposite sense may be selected Required contact rating 30V at
89. f the beacon signal This can be overcome by using Intelsat IESS 412 or NORAD data to establish an initial INTRAC model so that the full prediction ability is available from the start This model is then modified and optimised by the INTRAC algorithm in the same manner as it would continuously update a model it had learnt The key to deriving a reliable and accurate orbital model is the ability to derive accurate estimates of the many parameters involved in the model Much specialised noise processing expertise and experience has been applied in the design of the INTRAC algorithm to ensure that INTRAC can build an accurate model and can maintain it even when the beacon signal is subject to severe fluctuations The INTRAC algorithm uses a robust pointing error estimator to obtain the raw satellite position estimate normally at 10 minute intervals The raw satellite position estimate is filtered with a narrow noise bandwidth tracking filter to produce the basic multi parameter orbital model To correct short term errors in the basic model resulting from modelling error windage and satellite station keeping manoeuvres the difference between the raw satellite position estimate and the orbital model is filtered with another tracking filter known as the relationship algorithm ISSUE 4 Page 69 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Page 70 INTRAC 605 capable of tracking and correcting transients This is then combined with the basic model to
90. form a reliable predictor that tracks mean windage refraction and stationkeeping manoeuvres without error The INTRAC tracking filters are designed in such a way as to enable the model to provide the required accurate pointing prediction at all times Even when not verified by measurements as for example occurs with loss of beacon the tracking filters are capable of accurately predicting the satellite orbit for many days Under INTRAC control pointing is always controlled from the internal satellite orbit model When a measurement cycle is performed it is always done as a perturbation with respect to current pointing Thus unlike conventional steptrack INTRAC is always on track when a measurement cycle is performed INTRAC never uses the measurement cycle for the purpose of directly bringing the beam on track INTRAC simply performs one measurement cycle in each axis every 10 minutes in order to up date the parameters used in the orbital model and for the rest of the time keeps the beam correctly pointed As a result of the combination of thermal noise fade scintillation random windage induced platform reference motion and other noise sources the beacon signal will during a measurement cycle contain noise additional to that directly attributable to the measurement cycle itself Careful algorithm design ensures that this noise has zero mean value and has a value of standard deviation such that it is equivalent to thermal noise of a c
91. gram Track Standby Return Page 132 The command downloads the Transfer data to the INTRAC and instructs the INTRAC to generate an orbit model from that data and then enter Tracking Mode The data files required are Transfer Dat and Report Dat The command downloads the Transfer data to the INTRAC and instructs the INTRAC to Program Track from the data The data files required are Transfer Dat and Report Dat The command downloads the NORAD data to the INTRAC and instructs the INTRAC to generate an orbit model from that data and then enter Tracking Mode The data file required is NORAD Dat The command downloads the NORAD data to the INTRAC and instructs the INTRAC to Program Track from the data The data file required is NORAD Dat Clicking on Standby from any screen will cause the INTRAC to enter Standby Mode and the RCM 4 display to return to the main screen Clicking on Return from any screen causes the RCM 4 to return to the screen immediately before the current displayed screen Thus continued clicking on Return will lead back to the main screen ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 The ini file parameters BeaconPolSelect CSOEnable 2011 Advantech Wireless 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL Each parameter of the RCM INI file is described in the Help file Most of the parameters in the ini file are set from within the RCM as described in this section under Configuring the RCM Described be
92. h an extended low frequency range is required ISSUE 4 Page 31 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Edit Satellite Table Function urren EE in puts the antenna control system into SE rs state 4 3 Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME Bea 00 ggz menu pa da 7 B BZ 1 i Home skips to the Home root menu ie E TABLE Models skips to the Models menu Satellite Number Elevation 33 749 Config skips to the Config menu Azimuth 162 832 P i i o System i Polarization 90 0 S tup skips to the System Setup menu Band 1 Next moves the highlight box to the next field Freguency 950 000000 MHz Field in the current menu Press EN to accept selection Path Description Page 32 Figure 17 The EDIT SATELLITE TABLE Menu or Note 1 Note 2 HOME FUNCTION MENU KEY 6 X2 ENTER From Models or System Setup CONFIG MENU KEY 6 X2 ENTER The INTRAC 605 can store bearing parameters for 40 satellites This function allows the editing of previously stored data and or the addition of new data Position information should be entered in true co ordinates Menu Key 6 steps the edit box through the six fields Using the numeric keypad enter the satellite s parameters and the number it is to be stored under Pressing ENTER sets the new values The Satellite Number must be between 1 and 40 inclusive If the frequency is between 12 55GHZ and 12 75GHZ ensure that the correct band number is set for the down
93. he occurrence of a secondary alarm may be checked by selecting Show Alarms in the Home menu Three sets of changeover relay contact outputs are available on a 25 way D type connector on the INTRAC rear panel There is one relay for a Primary Alarm one for a Secondary Alarm and the third indicates that the beacon signal has fallen below the user set beacon threshold All Primary Alarms except the Hardware Alarm in Auto Mode cause the unit to be put into Standby Mode Recovery from Drive Fail Synchro and Hardware other than when in Auto Mode Alarm conditions are cleared by pressing any Mode selection key Soft Limit and hard limit alarms can only be cleared by driving back from the limit using Manual Mode Emergency Stop and Interlock alarms can only be cleared by removing the cause of the alarm If a Hardware Alarm occurs when the INTRAC is in Auto Mode the unit will perform a processor reset and then enter learning mode to re learn the orbit model ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Power Failure Errors IESS 412 Data 2011 Advantech Wireless 5 ALARMS 8 ERRORS The INTRAC incorporates non volatile memory and a battery backed real time clock The onset of a power failure is detected and the current mode is stored before the processor ceases to operate When power is restored the INTRAC performs an automatic recovery as below If the unit was in Auto Tracking Mode at the time of the power failure and
94. ic Keypad Pressing ENTER accepts the values These parameters are not required by the INTRAC 605 for its orbit modelling However they are required if IESS 412 or NORAD Ephemeris data is to be used and for Star Track Mode ISSUE 4 Page 43 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Date amp Time Minute Second Path or Description Note 1 Note 2 Page 44 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home root menu moves to the Time Rate Correction menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu EN to accept all fields Figure 28 The DATE TIME Menu HOME FUNCTION SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x3 ENTER From Models or Configuration SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x3 ENTER The date and time are entered in this menu The edit box is stepped through the six fields using Menu Key 6 Next Field The values are entered using the Numeric Keypad The clock uses the 24hr system Pressing ENTER accepts the values displayed The clock is battery backed The clock frequency can be adjusted by up to 180 seconds per day in the Time Rate Correction menu which is accessed by Menu Key 3 see next page ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Time Rate Correction 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC menu skips to the Home root menu Function puts
95. ill be displayed in the top bar of the RCM screen The second line contains the Latitude Longitude and Height of the Station and the third line is for the Az 8 El Offsets of the antenna mount When the editing is complete click on the close box and save the file at the prompt This returns you to the RCM Config screen Click on the Return box to the Functions screen and Return again to get to the main screen The Satellite name is stored in a file SATNAME DAT To edit this file select Ephemeris Data from the Functions screen The following screen appears ISSUE 4 Page 117 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL DEMO STATION Ephemeris Data Select Satellite 1 256 Hz 0 73dB Satellite Directory INTRAC 605 IBR L Frequency 1 25GHq L Band Valid Data Files Note Adding Satellites Page 118 Satellite Name E Nominal Position IESS 412 180 214 Transfer 0 000 Add Delete NORAD E Move To Eat Return Standby 29 877 Standby Click on the Edit box DEMO STATION Edit Data Directory DEMO Satelite FREQ DAT y r Options Freq 1 25GHz Level 1 06dE Copy Ephemeris Data C Get Transfer Data File 23877 Load IESS Data 180 214 EL 0 000 Load NORAD Data ad Transfer Data Standby Select Create Edit Data File Click on the down arrow on the right side of the screen to drop down the list of files Select SATNAME DAT and click on the OK box This invoke
96. inal RCM 4 A description of this program is given in an attached appendix see Appendices Contents The IESS 412 data set comprises 21 fields of data IESS Epoch Year range 80 to 99 this century 00 to 79 next century IESS Epoch Month range 1 to 12 IESS Epoch Day range 1 to 31 IESS Epoch Hour range 0 to 32 IESS Epoch Minute range 0 to 59 IESS Epoch Second range 0 to 59 IESS Minutes Interval range 0 to 59 IESS Days Validity range 0 to 28 JESS Sat LMO range 0 to 360 deg IESS Sat LM1 range 9 99 to 9 99 deg day ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 NORAD Data 2011 Advantech Wireless Note Note 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION JESS Sat LM2 range 9 99 to 9 99 deg deg day IESS Sat LONC range 9 99 to 9 99 deg IESS Sat LONC1 range 9 99 to 9 99 deg day IESS Sat LONG range 9 99 to 9 99 deg IESS Sat LONS1 range 9 99 to 9 99 deg day IESS Sat LATC range 9 99 to 9 99 deg IESS Sat LATC1 range 9 99 to 9 99 deg day IESS Sat LATS range 9 99 to 9 99 deg IESS Sat LATS1 range 9 99 to 9 99 deg day IESS Sat LONG170 range O to 360 deg IESS Sat LAT170 range 9 99 to 9 99 deg day Also required to be set are the IESS Az 4 El offsets which are input on the Function System Setup Station Coordinates menu screen The IESS Epoch defines the time instant at the start of the period of the IESS data The IESS Minutes Interval defines the period in minutes between pointing updates in Program Track
97. ir of counter torqued motors on each axis When the antenna is not being moved other than in Standby mode the power applied to each pair of motors is balanced to hold the antenna stationary To move the antenna in any particular direction power is increased to one of the motors and reduced to the other The motor with the increased power drives the antenna whilst the reduced power motor maintains countertorquing to eliminate backlash in the drive mechanism Once the antenna has reached the required position both motors are again supplied with balanced power and the antenna maintains position In Standby mode brakes are applied to hold the antenna stationary and drive to the motors is removed The speed at which the motors drive is continuously variable between 0 sec and 0 3 sec In Goto Search or Tracking modes the INTRAC ramps up the motor speed to a level dependant on the distance to be moved and ramps down towards the end of the move In manual mode the speed can be ramped from the INTRAC front panel the speed in degs sec being displayed on the screen or set directly in degs per second from a remote control terminal ISSUE 4 Page 3 1 INTRODUCING THE INTRAC 605 Page 4 Deliberately left blank ISSUE 4 INTRAC 605 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 2 SAFETY 2 SAFETY WARNING POSSIBLE LETHAL POTENTIALS EXIST WITHIN THIS EQUIPMENT THE COVERS SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED WHILST POWER IS APPLIED EXCE
98. ite Directory contains all the satellites associated with this RCM Antenna Clicking on the down arrow at the right side of the box drops the list of satellites Clicking on a satellite from the list causes that satellite s name to appear in the Satellite Name box and it s beacon frequency to appear in the IBR L Frequency box The three boxes Delete Edit and Move To operate on the satellite whose name is displayed ISSUE 4 Page 127 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL INTRAC 605 Valid Data Files Nominal Position 1ESS412 Transfer NORAD Page 128 Note Invoking Delete will erase the satellite s directory including all files A confirmation screen is displayed before anything is erased Invoking Move To will bring up the Move To New Satellite screen see below Invoking Edit brings up the Edit Data screen see below The Valid Data Files section box shows the validity of files for the displayed satellite A green tick 4 indicates valid data and a red cross 6 signifies invalid data Nominal Position is the nominal location of the satellite Move to Nominal Position causes the antenna to be driven to the co ordinates and the beacon receiver to be tuned to the frequency For a tick to be present in the Nominal Position box a file MANUAL DAT plus a file POLAR DAT if polarisation drive is available must be present and correct in the satellite s directory MANUAL DAT contains the Az 8 El co ordinates of the satellite PO
99. itude of 16 LSB19 16 0 0007 0 011degrees A value 0 1024 ie the integer 1024 gives a 1 2 period of 1024 1 64 sec 16 sec These parameters only have any effect when option 1 is fitted When fitted option 1 enables the test mode described above whenever the INTRAC is in a node other than Standby Should be Not fitted for normal operation Should normally be Not Fitted When fitted it Quenches all servo loop integrators when the antenna is close to the demanded position When fitted the INTRAC monitors the actual velocity in Velocity mode and applies feedback to accurately provide the demanded velocity It should be used when accurate manual velocity slew is required When fitted this disables an acceleration limit on the velocity demand The acceleration limit is not normally required as the drive units will incorporate such limits Therefore the normal state is Fitted The values at installation were 50 Configuration Direct Gain Az El Integrator Az Rt Gain El Up Az Lt SE Parameters ss 2 Option Option Option Option WN F ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Beacon Threshold Trac L K o A o o 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC Function ing puts the antenna control system into 00 GE S Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME B menu skips to the Home root menu BEACON ALARM THRESHOLD Ee skips to the Config menu Set Level 1
100. l 0 13dB Et Pasas A El search limit 0 500 Az search limit 0 500 de A HES El 29 998 Az 10105 End of search Az 180 082 Standby Auto nitialise Auto Learning Return Standby The Centre of Search co ordinates displayed are the current co ordinates If it is required to search a different area enter the Elevation Azimuth and Polarisation if required values This may be done by clicking on the box and entering the values numerically or by using the spin arrows Set the El amp Az Search Limits in a similar manner ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL Function RCM Config 2011 Advantech Wireless The dwell time is the time that the antenna is stationary between moves to allow the receiver to lock onto the beacon The default time of 20 seconds is correct for the optional IBR L At the end of the search the INTRAC will enter either Standby or Auto Initialise depending on the selection in the End of Search box When all entries are set click on the Search box to start the search The bottom left corner of the screen will display Searching followed By Peaking followed by Standby or Learning Clicking on the Function box on the Main screen brings up the Functions screen DEMO STATION Functions 1 5GHz r Function 0 00dB sl 29 482 C INTRAC Config 180 521 Stow EE C Limits Time amp Frequency C
101. liminary and or final positions can be set to not used for one or both axes Page 12 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Delivered Configuration amp Set up Voltage Serial Interface IBR L Beacon Receiver Inv Beacon Lock Mount Type Motorised Polarisation Resolver Type Extended Az Geared Pol 3 SPECIFICATION amp OPTIONS Simultaneous Axis Drive Continuous Servo Option Redundancy Switch Unit Stow Option Beacon Receiver band Beacon frequency Beacon Threshold Soft Limits CSO Configuration System Setup Station Co ordinates Antenna Beamwidth Stow Setup Stow Use 2011 Advantech Wireless Yes Yes dB Az CCW CW El Down Up Direct Gain Az El Integrator Gain Az Rt El Up Az Lt El Dn Parameters 1 2 Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Contrast 08 Brightness 07 Flicker 02 Fine Tune Sense Az Fine Tune Offset Az Lat Long Height Az El Final Az El Prelim Az El Final Az El Prelim Az El ISSUE 4 El El Page 13 3 SPECIFICATION amp OPTIONS Page 14 Fitted Options Beacon Receiver Pol Sel A B Polarization Mount Az El Type HrAng Dcl Resolver EG 01 Type RE 01 HD 001 Extended Az Geared Pol SimAx Drive Inv Beacon Lock ISSUE 4 INTRAC 605 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 The INTRAC 605 may be operated directly from the front panel or from the optional Remote Control and M
102. low are the parameters which can only be set in the ini file using a text edit package These parameters are BeaconPolSelect CSOEnable ExtendedAz newNamePromptEnable This facility requires an optional beacon signal switch box The switch box can have up to four beacon inputs Anyone of the switch box inputs can be routed to the INTRAC beacon signal input BeaconPolSelect enables or disables the box switching commands In the ini file BeconPolSelect may be set to OFF AB or ABCD If either AB or ABCD is set a button appears next to the IBR L Frequency box on the Limits Time amp Frequency screen DEMO STATION Limits Time amp Frequency Soft Limits INTRAC Time Freq B15GHz LowEl 4399 06 Mar 00 00 04 15 UST 9 998 Level 0 01d8 High El Set Date 06 Mar 00 a Low z 45 000 ime 00 04 15 El 23 998 High Az 314 999 Set Time Az 160 005 IBR L Frequency Mhz nl 1500 Si L Band Auto Learning Return Standby Clicking on this button causes the character on it to change between A amp B or to step through A B C amp D depending on whether AB or ABCD is set in the ini file Clicking on the button also causes the selection to be sent to the INTRAC where it sets an output to switch the external switchbox to route the required signal to the beacon signal input See Velocity on page 122 for a description of this facility ISSUE 4 Page 133 10 REMOTE CONTR
103. mmend a flexible bellows type coupler which allows for some miss alignment between the shafts but does not introduce any backlash or windup Setting up Put the INTRAC into Manual Mode Determine in which direction each resolver shaft will rotate viewed from the faceplate of the resolver for an increasing angle of antenna pointing In the Function System Setup Fine Tune Sense menu the resolver sense can be set to true or inv If the shaft rotates clockwise for an increase in the angle set the appropriate Az El Pol sense to inv if the shaft rotates counter clockwise for an increase in the angle set the sense to true Zero the Fine Tune Offsets Ensure that the antenna is away from the hardware limit switches Determine the actual pointing angles of the antenna The Elevation angle should be between 0 and 90 The Azimuth angle should be between 90 E and 270 W via 180 S for the Northern Hemisphere or between 270 90 and 90 via 360 0 N for the Southern Hemisphere The Polarisation angle should be between 90 and 90 Loosen the couplings between the resolver units and their respective antenna shafts Rotate each resolver shaft slowly until the INTRAC displayed Az El and Pol angles are as near as possible to the actual angles of the antenna Note If a resolver angle is or becomes outside the software limits an alarm will be raised In this situation the soft
104. modelling algorithm The system always tracks the satellite from the model The small movements of antenna pointing are used to maintain and update the model By using the model to point the antenna the INTRAC system ensures that the antenna is always pointed accurately at the satellite This is in contrast to Step Track systems where the antenna spends most of the time not pointing at the satellite The regular measurements made by the INTRAC ensure that changes in the apparent orbit due to station keeping manoeuvres or other causes are identified The model is modified and refined to incorporate these changes and accurate tracking is automatically maintained The INTRAC will automatically increase the measuring rate if necessary in order to obtain sufficient information on the changing orbit As the INTRAC tracks using its orbit model it will continue to track the satellite if the tracking signal is degraded or lost The satellite position may be accurately predicted from the model for up to 72hrs without a tracking signal The INTRAC system provides this exceptional tracking performance and robustness for satellites with any inclination at any look angle even in the presence of severe beacon signal degradation entirely automatically No operator intervention or parameter setting is required when conditions or satellites are changed 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 1 1 INTRODUCING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 A Typical Sy
105. muth and Elevation Preliminary 8 Final Stow Positions to be enabled or disabled If both Preliminary Stow axes are disabled the antenna will drive direct to the Final Stow position on pressing the Stow key If only one Preliminary axes is disabled the antenna will drive in the other axis to its Preliminary position before carrying on to the Final position Menu key 6 Next Field steps the edit highlight through the four fields Menu Key 5 Used Not Used toggles the selected field between used and not used Pressing ENTER accepts the displayed settings and returns to the STOW SETUP menu ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC Fitted Options Function Tracking puts the antenna control system into L Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME 00 GHz menu K o Home skips to the Home root menu m FITTED OPTIONS E EZE Beacon Receiver tted Beac pol select itted f Polari zation Fitted fitted toggles the highlighted parameter Mount Az El Fitted o between Fitted Not Fitted Type HrAng Dcl t Fitted resets the menu to display the currently Resolver E stored values EG 0 j Type BECH t Fitted xten ed AZ E t Fitte IMAZ Drive tt ane AV Beacon Lock t Fitted Ee t Fitted ug 01 mz Ul H D OXO Ox tra Hct tom Q Beth Dot Q5 uQ moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu Press EN to accept all fields
106. n Table 6 Motor Control Cable Connections The connector gender in the table is that on the INTRAC The connecting cable should thus be terminated in the mating gender Recommended cable is from the Belden 95nn range or equivalent O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 89 7 CONNECTIONS amp SETUP INTRAC 605 Alarms The alarm outputs are C form contacts for use by external alarm systems INTRAC 605 Alarms Cable Connections 25 way D em Socket Monitoring System BeacLevelAlmClosed BeacLevelAlmOpen Ground Screen ETA Table 7 Alarms Cable Connections The connector gender in the table is that on the INTRAC The connecting cable should thus be terminated in the mating gender Recommended cable is multicore with an overall screen such as Belden 9536 or 9541 depending on required number of cores Page 90 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 7 CONNECTIONS 8 SETUP Aux 1 INTRAC 605 AUX 1 CONNECTOR 25 Way D Socket Signal Name 1 El Stow Pin Aligned 25 Table 8 AUX 1 Connector 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 91 7 CONNECTIONS amp SETUP INTRAC 605 Aux 2 INTRAC 605 AUX 2 CONNECTOR 25 Way D Socket Signal Name 1 25 Table 9 AUX 2 Connector Page 92 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 7 CONNECTIONS 8 SETUP Aux 3 INTRAC 605 AUX 3 CONNECTOR 25 Way D Socket Signal Name 1 5 Table 10 AUX 3 Connector O 2011 A
107. n must be inserted and if it is lower than 80dBm a higher gain LNA LNB must be used An input level of 45dBm corresponds to a displayed level of 250B In some installations the LNA LNB power is carried on the L band signal cable and special arrangements have to be made to ensure continuity for the dc power when attenuation is added in this cable The tracking signal provided from an external receiver needs to be a dc voltage between 10v and 10v This voltage should vary proportionally in dBs with the received signal strength The INTRAC can be adjusted for a fixed offset and a proportionality constant between 0 1v dB and 1 0v dB in either polarity Connect a switchable attenuator in the IF feed to the tracking beacon receiver Connect the dc tracking signal to the INTRAC Signal Strength Input BNC Remove the top cover to the INTRAC 605 Link J31 and potentiometers R12 amp R55 are used in the set up Link J31 can be changed for ve or ve polarity signals R12 adjusts the gain of the tracking signal buffer R55 adjusts the offset Set the switchable attenuator to 0 dB Adjust R55 so that the signal level displayed on the INTRAC 605 is between 10dB and 20dB ISSUE 4 Page 99 7 CONNECTIONS amp SETUP INTRAC 605 Adjust R12 so that 2dB attenuation of the receiver IF signal causes the displayed signal to decrease by 2 0dB Finally adjust R55 to read 20dB when the maximum clear sky tracking signal is being r
108. ncreasing Az angle After the antenna has been driven in Manual Velocity mode the Home screen displayed mode is Position Hold This Page 62 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Position Hold Standby 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 indicates that the antenna is being held stationary by the counter torqued motors rather than by the brakes Position Hold mode is entered after a Manual Velocity move after a Goto move or after a Search instigated from the front panel A non CSO system would enter Standby at these times Local Current Mode Position Hold Beac tevel 10 05 B 11 452000 Hz El Angle 25 72 az angle 210 501 Beac Freq Home Standby Ne Mode Function DEER Sa mot oca TE JE BE E VE RB puts the antenna control system into NDBY mode and skips to the HOME not used moves to the New Mode menu not available when in remote Control Mode moves to the 1st Function menu not available when in remote Control Mode shows the Alarms menu ie the currently active alarms toggles the INTRAC between Remote Local control modes Standby mode causes the antenna brakes to be applied and power to be removed from the motors Standby is either selected manually by Menu key 1 or selected automatically by a Primary Alarm being raised 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 63 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Page 64 Deliberately left blank
109. ngle ER 31 and WEE Home skips to the Home root menu skips to the Config menu Ml gt BR RAPID MODEL GENERATE Mode1s gt ecos tome mocos men Om Config D U System i ARE c Setup skips to the System Setup menu Next moves the highlight box to the next field Field j in the current menu Press EN to accept selection Figure 34 The RAPID MODEL GENERATE Menu Path HOME FUNCTION MODELS ENTER or From Configuration or System Setup MODELS ENTER Description IESS 412 amp NORAD ephemeris data can be loaded into the INTRAC 605 This data is primarily for Program Track use HOWEVER the INTRAC 605 can use this data to generate an ORBIT MODEL for the satellite The advantage of this is that the model is available immediately rather than after the 24hrs it would take if the INTRAC had to learn the orbit The INTRAC is then immediately immune to long beacon outage or power failures The INTRAC will accept the ephemeris data two days either side of the data s actual validity period The SGP SDP modelling algorithms for the NORAD data will give slightly different pointing results for a given set of data Except that the SGP4 8 algorithms are for Near Earth orbits and SDP4 8 are for Deep Space orbits Geostationary Orbits are SDP The INTRAC will not allow a model to be made using the wrong type of orbit algorithm It is assumed that the user will know which NORAD algorithm applies for the data being
110. no Primary Alarms have become active the unit will resume tracking The antenna will be moved if necessary to the current satellite position based on the orbit model and the real time clock If the unit was in Auto Learning Mode it will resume in that mode However whether it continues learning or re starts to learn depends on the ratio of the completed learning time to the period without power i e how dependable the learnt orbit will now be If the INTRAC was in any other Mode or if a Primary Alarm had occurred the unit will power up in Standby Mode with a power up alarm Errors are user errors and involve the entry of non valid data Where data is entered outside the allowable limits for that data such as setting the beacon frequency outside the range of the selected band The entered data is changed to the limit nearest to the entered value and marked with an asterisk On the bottom of the screen the message ENTRY ERROR limits forced is displayed The forced limit data may be accepted by re pressing the ENTER key or the correct value keyed in Where IESS 412 data is entered with the incorrect 170hr checksum the checksum is corrected by INTRAC in the same manner as above However it is up to the user to ascertain that it was the checksum which was wrong and not that wrong value data was entered ISSUE 4 Page 67 5 ALARMS 8 ERRORS Page 68 Deliberately left blank ISSUE 4 INTRAC 605
111. o a stationkeeping manoeuvre The component of beam shift that is visible to the position transducers is entirely tracked by INTRAC within a 10 mHz noise bandwidth When the position transducers accurately reflect beam deflection in wind INTRAC continuously tracks this antenna deflection at 16 sec updates To support tracking of visible wind induced beam deflection between measurement cycles the INTRAC servo control algorithm maintains a short term average of beam pointing When deciding whether to update beam pointing INTRAC references this average rather than the current pointing A further small deadband is also applied to suppress unnecessary hunting The INTRAC tracking filter distinguishes received beacon signal power fluctuations fades and noise from the mean component of windage induced beam pointing orbit changes and beam refraction The effect of the fluctuations fades and noise on the INTRAC tracking filter is as if these were a zero mean position random noise source The variance of these is brought within specification by tracking the position estimates with a narrow noise bandwidth tracking filter The mean components of windage induced beam pointing orbit changes and refraction are seen as transients to be tracked by the INTRAC relationship algorithm The design of the relationship algorithm is a carefully evolved working compromise between transient performance and noise suppression which provides high accuracy tracking under
112. ocation Motor Control If the drive signals from the INTRAC are correct the fault lies with the Motor Drive Cabinet the antenna drive motors or the intervening wiring For details of the Motor Drive Cabinet see the appropriate attached appendix see Appendices Contents Page 108 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Tracking Signal IBR L 2011 Advantech Wireless 8 FAULT FINDING If the beacon signal falls to a non usable level the INTRAC automatically enters Predicting Mode and continues to track the satellite from the model There is no way of knowing from the INTRAC whether the loss of signal is due to the satellite or the IBR L Thus when the displayed beacon level falls below normal the user should check the signal by some other means before assuming an IBR L problem The beacon should be checked with a spectrum analyser on a narrow sweep range so that the actual beacon frequency can be seen and measured Although the loss of or reduction in displayed beacon level could be caused by a fault on the Interface PCB the most likely cause is a faulty IBR L ISSUE 4 Page 109 8 FAULT FINDING Page 110 Deliberately left blank ISSUE 4 INTRAC 605 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 9 WARRANTY 8 REPAIR 9 WARRANTY amp REPAIR Warranty Exclusions Repair Service Returning equipment for repair Repairs not under warranty 2011 Advantech Wireless Advantech AMT Limite
113. ommand motion Path Description 2011 Advantech Wireless Manual Stow Notes Figure 8 The MANUAL STOW Menu HOME NEW MODE MENU KEY 3 This menu screen enables the antenna pointing direction to be changed manually by use of the Manual Control Keys on the front panel Menu key 5 enables either azimuth amp elevation or the polarisation motors to be driven Azimuth is driven by the left and right manual keys Elevation is driven by the upper and lower manual keys Polarisation is driven by the left ccw and right cw manual keys Menu key 6 latches which ever manual key is pressed and drives at an increased speed Useful for large distance moves Pressing key 6 again releases the latching effect Menu key 3 selects Manual Velocity drive See page 62 for a description of Manual Velocity drive Menu key 4 alternate functions causes the antenna to be driven to the pre set stow position via the preliminary stow position and where appropriate the stow pins to be driven into locking position If the antenna is stowed key 4 causes the stow pins to be withdrawn where appropriate and the antenna to drive to the preliminary stow position see Stow Setup The Drive Fail alarm does not work in Manual P mode The antenna may be driven through azimuth 0 North in Manual P mode azimuth 180 South in Southern Hemisphere Manual P mode is local front panel control as opposed to remote manual c
114. on a soft surface Gently slide the backlight unit from the display unit see diagram LAMP RETAINING TAPE BACKLIGHT UNIT PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD Remove the three tapes which secure the lamp reflector Remove the lamp and wire assembly ISSUE 4 Page 105 8 FAULT FINDING INTRAC 605 Install new lamp and wire assembly Wrap reflector sheet around lamp Replace securing tapes to secure reflector Turn unit face up and ensure that backlight is free from contamination dust may be blown free Slide backlight into display unit Replace metal cover over backlight Replace retainers press centre to secure Locate display unit over the four studs and fit the nuts Re fit INTRAC front panel to side panels reconnect flex cable and lamp wires Replace INTRAC top cover reconnect power switch on and verify that the lamp illuminates Front Panel Keys Do Not Function Some or all front panel keys do not function Emergency Stop Switch Fails Pointing Angles Incorrect Page 106 The six menu keys the numerical keypad and the manual control keys are all connected in a matrix There are three supply lines to the matrix and eight return lines If any one of these lines fails at least three keys will cease to function The fault may be the ribbon cable to J27 Interface PCB the connectors or the Interface PCB itself If only one key does not function the fault will be with that key and the front panel PCB will have to b
115. onitoring Terminal For both methods of operating a series of menus enables a user to program the INTRAC and to invoke its modes of operation Operation from the front panel is described in this section of the manual The optional remote terminal the RCM 4 is described in an attached Appendix see Appendices Contents Front Panel SYSTEM ALARM EMERGENCY STOP INDICATOR BUTTON MENU KEYS a g Ea i SS CS C S Intrac Antenna INTRAG LCD DISPLAY PANEL NUMERIC KEYPAD we y MANUAL CONTROL KEYS SWITCH Figure 2 Intrac 605 Front Panel LCD Display Panel This displays the current status of the INTRAC 605 and the selected menu which includes the labels for the menu keys Menu Keys These six keys have functions dependant on the selected menu The right side of the menu display indicates the function of each key for that menu Numeric Keypad The keypad is used to enter or edit data into the INTRAC Manual Control Keys System Alarm Indicator Note Emergency Stop Button 2011 Advantech Wireless The lt 8 gt keys move the cursor left and right The key is used
116. ontrol which is Manual A Mode ISSUE 4 Page 23 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 GOTO Position Mode LS acking puts the antenna control system into Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu 253000 GHz th GE 219 305 skips to the Home root menu Goto Position skips to the New Mode menu El Angle 4 5 y 501 skips to the Search menu Az Angle 210 501 Pol Angle 34 5 S Goto lite skips to the Goto Satellite menu pase Fire 95 17 3 H 5 6 MHz moves the highlight box to the next field Press EN to go to position Path Note Description Page 24 Figure 9 The GOTO Menu HOME NEW MODE MENU KEY 4 Pressing menu key 4 Goto on the New Mode menu leads to the Goto Position as opposed to Goto Satellite menu Goto Satellite and Search are accessed from this Goto Position menu by Menu Keys 5 and 4 respectively Used to drive the antenna to the co ordinates displayed The co ordinates can be set by using menu key 6 Next Field to step through the three angles and the Beacon Frequency The co ordinate enclosed in the box can be edited from the numeric keypad The lt amp gt keys are used to move the cursor to the desired character The required position should be entered in true co ordinates Pressing the ENTER key causes the antenna to commence driving to the set co ordinates When the antenna reaches the position the INTRAC enters STANDBY Mode ISSUE 4
117. ote control terminal only The Remote Port allows one PC to be used as a remote control unit and as a diagnostics monitoring unit However it cannot do both at the same time Note For correct remote control of the INTRAC 605 via the Remote Port Diagnostics must be set to OFF Diagnostic data can be monitored during remote operation by using a second PC connected to Test Port 1 Page 96 ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Tracking Signal Connections Beacon Signal Connector Note Signal Strength Output Signal Strength Input Out of Lock Input CSO Drive Outputs Output 1 Output 2 2011 Advantech Wireless 7 CONNECTIONS 8 SETUP When an IBR L beacon receiver is fitted there will be a N type RF connector on the INTRAC rear panel It is to this that the beacon signal is connected 18Vdc may be connected to the inner connector of the N type in order to power the Block Down Converter It may then be necessary to have a dc block before the LNA if it will be affected by the dc voltage The 18V can be removed from the connector by link J41 on the INTRAC Interface board When an IBR L beacon receiver is fitted a dc voltage proportional to the received beacon signal strength expressed in dB is available on a BNC connector on the INTRAC rear panel Where no IBR L is fitted the INTRAC 605 requires a dc voltage generated by an external receiver This voltage must be directly proportional to the recei
118. rast Display is bright but there is no data visible Brightness control has some effect but contrast does not Check power supply voltages Voltages should be within 5 of stated values V1 5vtocom V2 15v to com V3 12vacross amp V4 24vacross 8 If voltages are correct fault is with LCD ribbon cable to J18 Interface PCB or the Interface PCB itself ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Replacing The LCD Backlight REMOVABLE PIN RETAINER BODY IN PCB PRESS TO RELEASE TWO PART RETAINING PIN 2011 Advantech Wireless 8 FAULT FINDING Remove the top cover from the INTRAC 605 The rear of the LCD panel is then visible Disconnect the two lamp wires from the orange connector at the front corner of the Interface PCB Disconnect the LCD panel flex cable from Connector J64 on the Interface PCB Remove the four screws which hold the INTRAC front panel to the sides and drop down the front panel Remove the four nuts which hold the display assembly to the front panel and remove the display unit from the front panel Lay it face down on a soft surface Press down on the centre of the two retainers see diagrams LAMP END COVER DISPLAY MOUNTINGS RETAINER TAPE LAMP WIRES PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD RETAINER LAMP END COVER Turn the display face up Remove the retainer pins Remove the metal cover Turn the display face down
119. rast and Brightness can be adjusted in this menu The Contrast range is from 0 to 15 and the Brightness range is from 0 to 8 The levels are set using Menu Key 3 for contrast and Menu Key 4 for brightness Each press of a key increases the displayed number by one and the screen brightness or contrast changes When the display is at its most visible press ENTER to store the values Menu Key 5 Normal sets the Brightness and Contrast to the default values which are 8 in both cases Note The Flicker setting is not an operator controllable parameter Warning When adjusting the brightness and or contrast it is possible to blank the display If this happens do not panic continuing to press the same key will return the display to visible Alternatively Menu Key 5 can be pressed which sets the default brightness and contrast levels If a wrong key is pressed so that the INTRAC is no longer in the brightness and contrast setting facility continuing to press keys could cause the loss of the orbit model If the brightness amp contrast setting are in a state where the INTRAC display can not be read carry out the following procedure Press the emergency stop button switch the INTRAC off release the emergency stop button switch the INTRAC on Press the following keys allowing time between each pressing press Menu Key 1 press Menu Key 4 press Menu Key 5 press Enter press Menu Key 5 the display should now be visible Check that no param
120. reen or set directly in degs per second from a remote control terminal In auto modes variable speed CSO is transparent to the user The INTRAC generates drive signals appropriate for the move required In Manual P mode two options are available a standard two speed manual drive slow by using the Manual Control keys alone or fast by using them in conjunction with the Latch Drive key b variable speed drive by selecting the Velocity screen from the Manual screen and using the Manual Control keys to ramp the drive speed ISSUE 4 Page 81 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Velocity Screen Position Hold INTRAC 605 To select the velocity screen press menu key 3 Velocity from the Manual mode screen see below Manual puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Local Current Mode Standby Manual P Mode Home New Mode ER skips to the Home root menu from where the New Mode menu is selectable Velocity moves to the Manual Velocity screen Beac Level 10 S 05 B Beac Freq 11 452000 GHz 0s El Angle 25 72 2 Stows or Unstows toggle the antenna depending on its current state qt toggle selects whether manual control f uttons drive Az El or Pol axes latches the currently operated manual Drive button until pressed a second time EE Az Angle 210 501 lt a O5 Press manual controls to command motion Figure 44 The Manual Mode Screen The Man
121. ription 2011 Advantech Wireless El Angle Pol Angle 11 452000 GHz 25a 872 Az Angle 20501 Za Note moves to the 1st Function menu not available when in remote Control Mode shows the Alarms menu ie the currently active alarms toggles the INTRAC between Remote Local control modes Figure 6 The STANDBY Menu STANDBY This menu can be reached directly from almost every menu by pressing Menu Key 1 Standby is a monitoring but no movement mode The antenna is not driven in this mode but its position and the beacon signal strength are monitored and displayed External inputs are also monitored and any appropriate alarm s become active The System Alarm indicator will illuminate and the alarms may be viewed by pressing Show Alarms Standby mode is entered in one of three ways by being selected by the operator using Menu Key 1 byaprimary alarm becoming active at the end of a Goto move or at the end of a search ISSUE 4 Page 21 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 New Mode Current Mode Tracking Mode Beac Level Beac Freq El Angle Az Angle Pol Angle Path Description Page 22 New Mode Standby 1 STAN 10 05b 11 452000 GHz 2 5 e 3 7 2 E i resumes tracking using the INTRAC S ZOE SOL puts the antenna control system into IDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home root menu moves to the Manual Stow menu move
122. s the Notepad editor with SATNAME DAT file All that is in this file is the satellite name Create or edit it as for the station data Antenna 2 station and satellite names are set in the same manner Click on the RCM Ant2 icon to commence STATION DAT is specific to each antenna thus the antenna designation may be use in stead of or as well as the station name Other satellites may be added to each antenna by selecting Add instead of edit on the Ephemeris Data Select Satellite screen ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL The add satellite consists of three entries Satellite Directory enter a name not already in use Satellite Name enter the name for the satellite IBR L Frequency enter the beacon frequency of the satellite Click on OK This will create the directory and the files SATNAME DAT and FREQ DAT Before this new satellite can be used a MANUAL DAT file is required This file contains the Az and El angles for the antenna Use the Copy Ephemeris Data facility from the Edit Data screen to copy the MANUAL DAT file from the original Satellite to the new one Then use the edit facility to change the AZ amp El co ordinates DEMO STATION Copy Ephemeris Data Satellite E H Freg 1 25GHz a Ec Level 1 8008 Directory k dE nee Les 29 877 Copy File gt freg dat 180 214 manual dat geb satname dat Return Standby Standby station dat The copy fa
123. s facility does not have a screen of its own It is a function enabled by a menu key on the New Mode menu If the INTRAC had been in Learning or Tracking mode and had been taken out of that mode and the model was still valid pressing Auto Continue will return the INTRAC to that mode The antenna may have been stowed or moved off satellite for some other reason Alternatively the INTRAC may have gone into Standby due to an alarm In either case once the antenna has been unstowed pressing Auto Continue will cause the antenna to drive back to the satellite and continue Learning or Tracking If the INTRAC had been Tracking but the time off satellite was too long for the model to be relied on it will restart in Learning mode to build a new model Until and unless the orbit model is cleared pressing Auto Continue will cause the antenna to be driven to the satellite of that model Thus if a new satellite is reguired to be tracked the antenna must be driven to that satellite s location and Auto New Model used to cause the INTRAC clear the existing model and start to build a new one see Auto New Model on the next page ISSUE 4 Page 27 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Auto New Model puts the antenna control system into Local STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME Current Mode SRE menu iS T r a C k L n Q M O de skips to the Home root menu moves to the Manual Stow menu Beac Level Al 0 0 5 dB moves to the 1st Go
124. s the INTRAC enters Standby Mode This prevents the drive motors being damaged by continually re starting When any Primary Alarm becomes active the red System Alarm indicator on the INTRAC front panel illuminates and the system enters Standby Mode The actual alarm which has occurred can then be viewed on the screen by pressing Menu Key 5 Show Alarms in the Home menu ISSUE 4 Page 65 5 ALARMS 8 ERRORS Secondary Alarms Unable to Predict Beacon Alarm Servo Alarm Alarm Outputs Recovering from Alarms Page 66 INTRAC 605 There are three Secondary Alarms Unable to Predict Alarm Beacon Alarm Servo Alarm This alarm is raised when the INTRAC has not enough confidence in the orbit model to be able to predict the satellites position e g during the early part of learning a new model or after there had been no beacon signal for more than 72 hours The Beacon Alarm is raised when the signal strength does not vary during step cycles or when beacon lock is lost The Servo Alarm is raised when the INTRAC fails to detect the expected amount of antenna movement during a step cycle This can be caused by the servo performance not corresponding to the routine s model of the antenna drive characteristics The INTRAC reacts by repeating the step cycle with a larger drive demand Secondary Alarms do not necessarily mean that there is a system fault nor do they illuminate the System Alarm indicator T
125. s to the 1st Goto menu ie Goto Position current mode clears the INTRAC S current model and Starts learning a new model Figure 7 The NEW MODE Menu Menu key 3 from the HOME or STANDBY menus Displays the current mode and antenna pointing angles on the full screen This is the entry menu for moving the antenna Menu key 3 leads to the Manual antenna control and antenna stow menu Menu key 4 leads to the Goto menu for Goto Position Goto Satellite and Search Menu key 5 resumes tracking using the current model Assuming that there is a valid model Menu key 6 clears the existing model and starts learning a new model for the satellite at the current pointing ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Manual Stow Current Mode Manual Beac Level 10 05 dB 11 452000 GHz 888 25 372 Az Angle 210 501 Z Beac Freg El Angle Pol Angle Local Standby P Mode 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Manual puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Home skips to the Home root menu moves to the New Mode menu not available when in remote Control Mode Stows or Unstows toggle the antenna depending on its current state toggle selects whether manual control uttons drive Az El or Pol axes EE h latches the currently operated Manual e Drive button until pressed a second time Press manual controls to c
126. s to the Models menu controls whether Angles or Diagnostics appear on Test Port 1 skips to the System Setup menu moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu EN to accept selection Figure 14 The FUNCTION Menu Path Note Description Menu Key 4 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME MENU KEY 4 There are three separate menus under the FUNCTION heading Pressing Menu Key 4 FUNCTION on the Home menu leads to the CONFIGURATION menu from which the MODELS menu and the SYSTEM SETUP menu are reached via Menu Keys 3 8 5 respectively This Configuration menu can also be reached by Menu Keys from the MODELS 8 SYSTEM SETUP menus The Configuration menu contains seven sub menus plus Diagnostics On 8 Off The sub menus are described on the following pages The Diagnostics On 8 Off keys are used to route the INTRAC diagnostic data to the Remote Control port This facility enables one PC to be used as both the remote control terminal and the diagnostics receiving terminal However it cannot do both at the same time WHEN IT IS REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE INTRAC FROM THE REMOTE TERMINAL DIAGNOSTICS MUST BE SWITCHED OFF Test Port 1 Diags Angles The data available at Test Port 1 is either INTRAC diagnostic data the same diagnostic data as mentioned above or angles data Selection between these two is by Menu Key 4 whose label toggles between Diags 8 Angles ISSUE 4 Page 29
127. stem Remote Control amp Monitor System i Pre A r 1 I nc A h LNA i i Stow Pin 1 Splitter i ea er y Motor 1 Bea o E d i TTI S Elevator Resolver Azimuth Resolver Azimuth Motor Assembly Elevation Motor Assembly MOTOR DRIVE CABINET Local Panel gt Second Z 2227 Antenna sr Direction Limits Interlock Figure 1 A Typical System The antenna position resolvers provide direction information to the INTRAC The IBR L beacon receiver provides tracking signal strength A signal strength derived dc voltage from an external receiver may be used in place of the Advantech IBR L The Motor Drive Cabinet receives the antenna drive commands from the INTRAC and drives the azimuth elevation and polarisation option motors and brake assemblies Limit switches on the antenna prevent it from being moved beyond mechanically defined positions The INTRAC 605 may be controlled from its front panel or from an optional PC based Remote Control and Monitoring Terminal Retro Fitting Page 2 Existing Step Track or Program Track installations may be updated to INTRAC 605 systems Advantech AMT Limited have considerable experience of retro fitting INTRAC systems ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Antenna Drive motor drive speed 2011 Advantech Wireless 1 INTRODUCING THE INTRAC 605 Antenna Azimuth and Elevation drive is by a pa
128. stems The software runs under Windows 95 or 3 x Minimum hardware requirements are a 386SX processor 4 Mbytes of RAM 1 44 Mbyte floppy disk drive 10 Mbytes of free hard disk space and a serial COW port The software is supplied on one 1 44 Mbyte floppy disk With Windows running insert the program disk into the floppy drive From the File Manager select the File drop down menu and click on RUN Type in a setup assuming disk is in drive A Setup will commence and ask if installation should be to CARCM Choose continue select the full installation at the prompt Setup will create a directory RCM under C and copy RCM EXE and RCM HLP to it Two antenna directories will also be created Antenna 1 and Antenna 2 these will have sub directories into which files will be copied Files will also be copied to the C Windows System directory When setup is complete there will be a folder in the Program Manager named RCM inside which will be two icons named RCM Anti and RCM Ant2 These are intended for antennas connected to the COM1 and COM2 ports of the PC At this point there will be the following directory structure Files RCM EXE RCM HLP TRANS412 EXE TRANS412 PIF RCM INI STATION DAT SATNAME DAT FREQ DAT MANUAL DAT RCM INI STATION DAT SATNAME DAT FREQ DAT MANUAL DAT The files STATION DAT SATNAME DAT amp MANUAL DAT files will need editing to match the station and satellites of interest for the antennas This
129. t L band frequency for the IBR L is performed automatically by the INTRAC for BDCs with standard local Oscillator frequencies so that the beacon frequency may be entered at the actual receive frequency If an IBR L is not fitted the INTRAC requires a dc voltage level which is proportional to the received signal strength from the satellite The system uses a pair of counter torqued motors for the antenna Azimuth and Elevation drive When the antenna is not being moved other than in Standby mode the power applied to each pair of motors is balanced to hold the antenna stationary To move the antenna in any particular direction power is increased to one of the motors and reduced to the other The motor with the increased power drives the antenna whilst the reduced power motor maintains countertorquing to eliminate backlash in the drive mechanism Once the antenna has reached the required position both motors are again supplied with balanced power and the antenna maintains position In Standby mode brakes are applied to hold the antenna stationary and drive to the motors is removed The speed at which the motors drive is continuously variable between 0 sec and 0 3 sec In Goto Search or Tracking modes the INTRAC ramps up the motor speed to a level dependant on the distance to be moved and ramps down towards the end of the move In manual mode the speed can be ramped from the INTRAC front panel the speed in degs sec being displayed on the sc
130. th a spare unit However care must be taken in such a case that any fault with the external equipment does not cause damage to the replacement INTRAC Also you must ensure that the replacement unit is set correctly for the installation ISSUE 4 Page 103 8 FAULT FINDING Note Fault Symptoms INTRAC 605 This fault finding guide goes no further than the replacement of the major assemblies such as power supply IBR L or complete printed circuit assemblies The INTRAC 605 consists of six major assemblies Main Interface PCB Processor PCB Low voltage power supply LCD Display panel Front panel keys assembly Beacon receiver optional The LCD display panel has a replaceable backlight which has a finite life span This light will need replacing within the working life of the INTRAC 605 Included in this section are instructions on replacing the lamp INTRAC Doesn t Appear To Power Up Check that the main power on switch glows green when switched on If not check INTRAC fuse power cable and power source Display Screen Blank Dark Data is visible on screen but display is very dark Note Page 104 Try to adjust display brightness and contrast Contrast adjustment has some effect but brightness has none LCD backlight or its inverter has failed To adjust brightness or contrast press menu keys 2 4 5 followed by the Enter key Menu key 4 will now control brightness and menu key 3 will control cont
131. that an alarm has become active Secondary alarms do no illuminate the indicator but will still be displayed on the alarms screen even if there are no primary alarms The alarm conditions do not update automatically whilst being displayed To check if an alarm state has changed press Menu Key 4 Clear Alarms to clear the display Follow this by pressing Menu Key 3 Update Alarms to display the current alarm state ISSUE 4 Page 59 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Remote Local Current Mode Trackina Mode DN Beac Level 10 e 05 dB Beac Freq El Angle Az Angle Pol Angle Path Page 60 11 452000 GHz Home puts the antenna control system into Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu not used not used not usea o gt 2 5 x 3 7 2 Show shows the Alarms menu ie the currently gt 1 0 5 0 1 o Alarms active alarms Select toggles the INTRAC between Remote erst and Local control modes Zas Figure 43 The REMOTE LOCAL Menu Note HOME MENU KEY 6 Menu Key 6 toggles the INTRAC 605 between Local Front Panel and Remote control operation Compare the above screen remote selected with the one for the Home menu local selected With Remote selected only three functions are available on the front panel The ability to display the active alarms Show Alarms the ability to select Standby and the ability to return control to Local All other menu functions ar
132. the INTRAC enters Standby mode In either Manual P or Manual A mode the antenna may be driven through the soft limits with no warning Hard limits are physical normally closed contact switches mounted at the maximum points of travel at each end of all driven axes When the antenna reaches one of these switches the switch becomes open circuit This open circuit condition breaks power to the motors and depending on the installed system signals the INTRAC that a limit has been reached The removal of drive is such that the antenna cannot be driven any further in the limit direction but can be driven in the opposite direction When a limit is reached the INTRAC is automatically put into Standby Mode except when in Manual P Mode In this mode the antenna cannot be driven any further in the limited direction but can be driven in the opposite direction As well as the Elevation down pre limit and final limit switches there is also a low angle limit switch on the antenna This is a normally closed switch that opens when the antenna goes below an angle currently set to about 4 degrees Currently this switch is wired directly to terminals 479 8 459 of the drive cabinet This is an input to the PLC In response to this switch the PLC drives an output on terminal 590 which is fed to the INTRAC The response from the INTRAC is to display a low elevation alarm on the alarms page The only effect of operating the low angle switch is to activ
133. the antenna to search a smaller area of sky around the point of highest signal strength for the peak level Again the position of the highest signal strength is recorded and at the end of this phase the antenna is driven to that position and the INTRAC enters Standby At this point the peak may be confirmed manually and or learning mode entered by selecting Auto New Model Sleep Mode is the mode the INTRAC enters when it cannot drive the antenna due to some disabling occurrence INTRAC continues to monitor the occurrence and when it has cleared antenna drive control continues Sleep mode is entered under three conditions 1 if the antenna is unable to be driven due to a power failure at the Motor Drive Cabinet which does not affect the INTRAC itself 2 if the Motor Drive Cabinet is switched into local control 3 if an external emergency stop switch is operated Conditions 2 amp 3 are detected by the INTRAC by the Interlock alarm becoming active Condition 1 is detected by all four direction limit switches becoming active This occurs because relays are normally operated and drop out with no power The Primary alarm is activated and the INTRAC screen displays SLEEP When the condition causing Sleep mode ceases the INTRAC will attempt to return to the mode it was in prior to Sleep mode If this was Tracking the INTRAC will re position the antenna according to the model and continue tracking If the INTRAC is in Remote
134. then track the satellite by predicting from the model for a period of time depending on how long it has been learning If Tracking Mode had been achieved before the signal is lost the INTRAC will track in Predicting Mode for up to 72 hours after which time it will deem the model to no longer be accurate enough When the beacon signal returns if the INTRAC is still in Predicting Mode Tracking Mode will be resumed If the INTRAC has entered Standby due to the period without signal being too long Learning Mode will have to be invoked from the front panel ISSUE 4 Page 61 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Manual Velocity Operation Note velocity screen In auto modes variable speed CSO is transparent to the user The INTRAC generates drive signals appropriate for the move required In Manual P mode two options are available a standard two speed manual drive slow by using the Manual Control keys alone or fast by using them in conjunction with the Latch Drive key b variable speed drive by selecting the Velocity screen from the Manual screen and using the Manual Control keys to ramp the drive speed To select the velocity screen press menu key 3 Velocity from the Manual mode screen see below Manual puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME Local Standby menu Current Mode Manual P Mode Home New Mode skips to the Home root menu from where the New Mode menu is
135. ther when it is off The two tables below indicate which signals are on for which antenna movement The first table is for single axis drive and the second for simultaneous axis drive An X indicates an energised signal thus that pin should be pulled down to near zero volts and 24v should be measured between it and the 24v pins ISSUE 4 Page 107 8 FAULT FINDING INTRAC 605 Single Axis Drive Systems Direction Fast Up Rt Pol Select Select Cw E Lef Slow x X O O O O Lef Fat X xX X O O O Right Sow X X O X O O Righ Fast X X xX x O O Upsow X O Ol xX O O Up Fast_ X O xX xX O O Down Sow X O O O O O Down Fast X O xX O O O Poacw O OJO O x x Pocw O 07 0 1 olf X 7 0 Simultaneous Axis Drive Systems Speed Select Up Fast Select Right Fast Select Cw ee eee ER Lef Sow O olof xX o ol 0 0 LeftFast O O O X 10 X O0 0 Right Slow O O O X X ol 0 O Right Fast O O O xX X x OT 0 Upsow X xX O T 00 07 OT 0 Upa X XX O 07 E 07 Down Sow X 0 07 00 07 0 0 Down Fast X O x 0 o o o 0 Pocw O 0 07 070107 x x Policoro torito e 10101 X0 example SimAx System Elevation Up Fast there should be near 24v between pins 1 8 14 2 amp 15 and 3 4 16 See Section 7 Installation Connector Pin All
136. tio selected in Geared Polarisation Simultaneous Axis Drive Drive to the Azimuth amp Elevation motors may be on an either or basis or both simultaneously The selection of SimAx Drive is in the Fitted Options menu However SimAx requires a different Motor Controller to the standard drive which must be specified at time of order Continuous Servo Antennas with dual motor per axis continuous torque drives may require a continuous servo system The Continuous Servo option provides a continuous velocity demand output to control a velocity demand servo This option requires CS option software in the INTRAC 605 which should be specified at time of order Redundancy Switch Unit The Redundancy Switch Unit links two INTRACs together in a dual redundant system In the event of a fault occurring on the current Master unit the system automatically switches the other unit on line so that tracking continues unaffected Stow Option There is provision in the INTRAC 605 configuration for Az El preliminary and final stow positions to be set The Stow command causes the antenna to be driven to the preliminary position in both axes Once at this position the antenna is driven to the final position For systems which have the appropriate stow pin drive facility the stow pin s are then driven in The Unstow command causes the pin s to be removed where appropriate and the antenna driven to the preliminary position The pre
137. tion and then click on OK or double click on the option O 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 129 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL INTRAC 605 Create Edit Data File Copy Ephemeris Data Page 130 This function works on the file currently displayed in the File box Directory S4T02 Satellite Satellite 02 Fie E To edit an existing file click on the down arrow to drop the list of files click on the file reguired To create a file click in the box and type in the name of the file to create When the box displays the reguired file name double click on Create Edit Data File this invokes Notepad with the selected file open If a file is to be created a confirmation prompt is displayed before Notepad opens When the contents of the file are correct close Notepad and save the changes This function facilitates the copying of a file to or from the current satellite directory The files may be copied from any other directory or drive DEMO STATION Copy Ephemeris Data Satellite El y Freq 1 25GHz Sec lt Copy File SE Level 1 80dB Directory kopy Ple eel Les 29 877 Copy File gt 180 214 0 000 Return Standby Standby Double click on Copy Ephemeris Data station dat The current directory and it s files are shown on the left The to and from copy command boxes are in the centre and the drive directory list is shown on the right To copy a file from the sat2 dir
138. to menu ie Goto Position Beac Freq 11 452000 GHZ El Angle 2 5 3 7 2 E y resumes tracking using the INTRAC S current mode Az Angle ZBO f o e clears the INTRAC S current model and 2 7 4 starts learning a new model Pol Angle Figure 13 The AUTO NEW MODEL Menu Path HOME NEW MODE MENU KEY 6 Description This facility does not have a screen of its own It is a function enabled by a menu key on the New Mode menu Auto New Model is used when it is reguired to track a new satellite It causes the INTRAC to clear the existing model if there is one and start to build a new model of the orbit of the satellite whose beacon signal it is receiving Thus before pressing the Auto New Model key the antenna must be peaked on the reguired satellite s main transmission lobe The peaking may be done in manual mode or automatically using Search Mode On pressing Auto New Model the INTRAC will enter Learning mode After 24hrs of learning the orbit and building the model the INTRAC will enter Tracking mode Page 28 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Function Configuration o o erent Mode Trac E State a ing 3000 GHz B ite Table imuth Setup T gt Beacon Pol Select lt PSEE 1 El O Men Diags Sy 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Function puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Standby Home skips to the Home root menu skip
139. to change the sign or in some cases to insert a space character For manual control of the antenna pointing when the INTRAC is in manual mode llluminates when a primary alarm occurs and remains on until the cause of the alarm is cleared An active primary alarm disables antenna drive Pressing the button removes all drive from the antenna The button locks in the safe position when pressed To enable ISSUE 4 Page 15 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 On Off Switch The Menu Structure drive to return to the antenna the button must be rotated clockwise until it releases Illuminated rocker switch to apply power to the INTRAC 605 Illuminated when the INTRAC is on HOME T 1 STANDBY NEW MODE FUNCTION ALARMS REMOTE LOCAL I T T MANUAL GOTO AUTO CONTINUE AUTO NEW MODEL STOW GOTO POSITION SEARCH 1 MODELS CONFIGURATION SYSTEM SETUP RAPID MODEL BEACON CONTRAST A BRIGHTNESS PROGRAM TRACK EDIT SATELLITE s RESERVE MS STATION COORDINATES ES E EXTENDED EDIT IESS 412 E L EDIT NORAD DIAGNOSTICS ON L AZ amp EL BEAMWIDTH t EDIT STAR TRACK DIAGNOSTICS OFF STOW SETUP EDIT SATELLITE CONT SERVO I CLEAR MODELS I BEACON THRESHOLD m FO L_ GEARED POL selected by menu list Example The Menu Screen Page 16 Figure 3 The Menu Structure The diagram above shows the various menus in a tree str
140. ual Velocity screen is then displayed Function d Manl Velocit uts the antenna control system into contrat Sest Map 3 OST standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME eac Fre z go GHz menu Bac Lev l 10 E Angle do Az Ang e 210 500 Home skips to the Home root menu MANUAL VELOCTTY New Mode skips to the New Mode menu not used El Angle 23 906 deg El velocity 0 127 deg sec Az Angle 187 206 deg not used Az Velocity 0 073 deg sec not used Press Man Cntrl to Ramp Speed Press both directions to stop Figure 45 The Manual Velocity Screen Pressing a Manual Control key causes drive in the appropriate direction to increase in speed until the key is released The speed is displayed against El or Az velocity When the key is released drive continues at the set speed Pressing the opposite direction key causes the drive speed to slow until zero speed is reached when drive will commence in the opposite direction To stop drive press both keys together i e Az right amp left or El up 8 down Take care to release them both together or drive will re start in the direction of the key last released The drive speed in degrees per second is displayed for both axes the 8 symbols indicate direction e g deg sec for Az Velocity indicates an increasing Az angle After the antenna has been driven in Manual Velocity mode the Home screen displayed mode is Position Hold This indicates that the antenna is being held
141. ucture The menu headings in heavy type are selected by the six menu keys from the HOME menu The headings in the box below NEW MODE are selected by the menu keys in NEW MODE The shaded area headings are sub menus of the MODELS CONFIGURATION and SYSTEM SETUP menus They are accessed by using the Next Field menu key from the appropriate menu followed by the ENTER key on the numeric keypad To select STOW SETUP from the HOME menu FUNCTION menu key SYSTEM SETUP menu key NEXT FIELD menu key press five times ENTER numeric keypad ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 60 CURRENT STATUS MENU TITLE MENU 2011 Advantech Wireless ne 5 501 MENU K MENU TYPE AT D gt 00 GHz jb SE 249 303 MENU KEY Az Angle 210 501 Pol Angle 34 5 Beac Freq 052 123456 muz Press EN to go to positig Note Figure 4 The Menu Screen A typical menu display screen is shown above In this example it is the Goto Position used to drive the antenna to a particular pointing angle The top section shows the current mode of the INTRAC whether the control is remote or local and the various pointing angles of the antenna On some screens e g HOME the current status display expands to fill the lower part of the screen Down the right side of the screen are the current functions of the six menu keys Above the key labels is the menu t
142. used Menu Key 6 Next Field steps the selecting highlight through the seven selections Once the required selection is highlighted pressing ENTER causes the model to be generated and the INTRAC to enter Tracking Mode Note For more information on working with IESS 412 amp NORAD data see page 76 2011 Advantech Wireless ISSUE 4 Page 51 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 INTRAC 605 Program Track PROGRAM TRACK puts the antenna control system into Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the System Setup menu Next moves the highlight box to the next field Field in the current menu skips to the Home root menu skips to the Models menu Function skips to the Config menu EN to accept selection Figure 35 The PROGRAM TRACK Menu Path or Description Note Page 52 HOME FUNCTION MODELS MENU KEY 6 ENTER From Configuration or System Setup MODELS MENU KEY 6 ENTER IESS 412 or NORAD ephemeris data can be used if required to operate the INTRAC 605 in Program Track mode Much better tracking is achieved by the INTRAC either building an orbit model from its learning mode or by generating an orbit model from IESS 412 or NORAD data Menu Key 6 Next Field steps the highlighted selection bar through the seven algorithm selections Pressing ENTER accepts the highlighted selection and initiates IESS Track mode i e Program Tracking ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless
143. vantech makes no warranties expressed or implied as to the merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Advantech AMT Limited will provide a repair service for all equipment manufactured by Advantech for a period of ten 10 years Prior to the return of any equipment for repair whether under warranty or by payment Advantech AMT Limited must be contacted The purpose of this contact is to discuss the problem and confirm that equipment needs to be returned Also to agree the most effective solution to the problem and to discuss the method of return in order to avoid unnecessary duties and ensure that the packing is adequate to protect the equipment during shipment The cost of returning the equipment to Advantech AMT Limited will be paid by the customer Repairs to equipment not under warranty will be paid for by the customer On receipt of the defective unit Advantech AMT ISSUE 4 Page 111 9 WARRANTY amp REPAIR Page 112 Documentation Return shipment Warranty of repairs NOTE INTRAC 605 Limited will investigate the fault determine the most effective repair technique and issue a repair cost estimate Repair work will not commence until the cost is authorised by the customer either by a Purchase Order or through a Repair Contract In certain circumstances repairs may be carried out on site by prior agreement On completion of the repair the unit s will be returned to the customer together with a Repair
144. ved signal strength in dB The signal strength input is via a BNC connector on the INTRAC rear panel When an external receiver is used to provide the tracking signal a receiver out of lock signal may be provided to indicate to the INTRAC that the tracking signal is no longer valid This signal should be provided by a pair of relay contacts which close to indicate loss of lock The BNC connector Output 1 is the CSO drive voltage output for the Elevation axis The voltage range is 10v the higher the voltage the faster the drive A positive voltage drives upwards The BNC connector Output 2 is the CSO drive voltage output for the Azimuth axis The voltage range is 10v the higher the voltage the faster the drive A positive voltage drives to the right ISSUE 4 Page 97 7 CONNECTIONS amp SETUP INTRAC 605 Resolvers The RE 01 EG 01 and bare size 11 resolvers are capable of continuous rotation However the HD 001 resolver may only be rotated through 340 It will be damaged if rotated through more than 340 Fitting to the Antenna Exactly how the resolvers are fitted to the antenna depends on the antenna concerned However either the shaft or the body of the resolver has to be coupled directly to the Az El or Pol rotational axis and that part of the resolver which is not coupled to the rotational axis has to be very firmly fixed to a non moving surface For the coupling between the resolver shaft and the antenna axis we reco
145. ware limits may be set wider When the displayed angles are as near as possible at least within 10 to the actual angles tighten the resolver couplings ensuring that the angles remain as set Use the Fine Tune Offsets facility to change the displayed angles to the actual antenna angles Page 98 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Southern Hemisphere Tracking Signal Input With IBR L Note Without IBR L Setting offset amp gain 2011 Advantech Wireless 7 CONNECTIONS 8 SETUP Set up in the Southern Hemisphere is the same as for the Northern Hemisphere except that the antenna rotation will be 90 of North instead of 90 of South Selection of Southern or Northern Hemisphere within the INTRAC is automatic based on a positive or negative input for Latitude in System Setup Station Co ordinates The tracking signal may be provided as a dc voltage from an external receiver or from the optional IBR L internal receiver The IBR L requires a L band beacon signal at a level within the range 80dBm to 45dBm with a carrier to noise ratio C No of better than 40dBHz To allow some margin for exceptional propagation conditions we suggest that the normal clear sky level when peaked on the satellite should be in the range 70dBm to 50dBm Severe signal fades will be handled by the INTRAC algorithm entering Prediction mode for the duration of the fade If the signal is greater than 50dBm attenuatio
146. y D type socket Auxiliary 1 8 3 1 Ps 25 way D type socket Auxiliary 2 O P 25 way D type plug Signal Strength I P BNC socket Beacon Out of Lock Up BNC socket Signal Strength O P BNC socket Beacon Signal I P N type L band socket Output 1 El BNC socket Output 2 Az BNC socket f INTRAC 1 op ee a E EE EE lt C gt Gant E Guise e INTRAC 2 E J CE Figure 51 Redundancy Unit Rear Panel Layout Page 86 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 7 CONNECTIONS 8 SETUP Connector Pin Allocations Az amp El Resolvers There are six or ten connections for each of the Az amp El resolvers depending on type The recommended cable is one with five individually screened twisted pairs Correctly terminated cables can be supplied by Advantech AMT Limited INTRAC 605 Az El Resolver Cable Connections INTRAC 605 Az El Resolver Resolver Connector EG01 RE01 HD001 15WayD SignalName op Om mm Type Pairing MS3106E 18 1S 62GB 16 way Circular Socket 10 Way Circular Socket Number ResSource 3 AzCoarseCos aa ResSource AzFineSin AzFineCos Refin Screen Ground 10 Ground 11 Ground Ground 14 5b ls gang L Table 4 Az El Resolver Cable Connections The connector genders in the table are those on the units concerned The connecting cable should thus be terminated in the mating gender Recommended cable is Belden 8778 for HD 001 and Belden 8777 for REO1 an
147. y Primary Alarms set the word Alarm will be red otherwise it will be green Every screen other than the main screen consists of two parts The left third of the screen remains the same for all screens whilst the right two thirds displays the screen s function DEMO STATION The left side of each screen displays the satellite name the beacon ht frequency the tracking signal level the Freq 1 25GHz antenna pointing angles and the Level 0 130B INTRAC Mode 29 990 This display is the same as the top part 180 005 of the INTRAC s front panel display Standby Page 120 ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Alarms Modes Jog 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL Clicking on the Alarms box Main screen brings up the Alarms screen When there is an Primary Alarm active the word Alarm in the box is red and there is an audible warning The audible warning is disabled whilst the alarm screen is displayed DEMO STATION Alarms Demo Sat Freq 1 25GHz Unable To Predict Alarm Azimuth Software Limit Ger aa Elevation Software Limit El 29 990 Az 160 005 Standby E Standby This screen shows all active alarms both Primary and Secondary After the cause of an alarm has been removed it is necessary to click on Standby to clear the alarm indication For some alarms it may be necessary to click on Standby twice Clicking on Return returns to the Main screen without clearing the alarm s
148. yed From the Main screen click on the Function box ISSUE 4 O 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Configuring the INTRAC 10 REMOTE CONTROL TERMINAL DEMO STATION Functions Freq 1 5GHz r Function Level 0 0006 C INTRAC Config El 29 402 Az 180 521 O Stow C Limits Time amp Frequency C Ephemeris Data Standby Auto Learning Clicking on OK selects the function with the dot in the circle to it s side The dot defaults to RCM Config on entering the Functions screen Click on OK DEMO STATION RCM Config Edit Comms Configuration y Beacon Band Freq 1 25GHz Sao Edit Station Parameters C C Band Level 0 07dB C x Band El 29 077 Az 180 115 P Unavailable Available r Display Resolution 3 1 dec place 2 dec places C Ku Band 1 C KuBand 2 C KuBand 3 Pal 0 000 3 dec places C Ku Band 4 Auto Learning 0 i Return Standby From this screen the number of displayed decimal places the frequency band of the satellite s beacon signal and whether motorised polarisation is available are set Click in the appropriate circles and then on OK From the Functions screen select INTRAC Config by clicking on it and then clicking on OK DEMO STATION INTRAC Config Fine Tune Offsets Reserve Mode Freq 1 25GHz z E 0 CIESS 412 Level 0 10d6 C NORAD az 0000 Et 29 817 Az 180 214 Pot 0 000 Pol 0 000 a
149. ype Page 10 receiver or the user can supply a tracking signal voltage which varies directly with the received signal strength in dB Lock If an external receiver is used to provide the tracking signal a beacon lock input is available to indicate to the INTRAC that the tracking signal receiver is in lock Normally an open circuit is required to indicate lock However if Inv Beacon Lock is enabled a short circuit indicates lock If the antenna has motorised polarisation the INTRAC can be configured to control the polarisation angle The polarisation resolver may be direct drive or geared drive refer to Geared Polarisation on the next page Two types of antenna mount may be used with the INTRAC An Az El mount or a Polar mount The appropriate one is selected in Fitted Options as AZ El or Hr Ang Declination ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 3 SPECIFICATION amp OPTIONS Resolver Type Various types of resolver may be used to provide the pointing angle data to the INTRAC The applicable type is set in Fitted Options Advantech AMT Limited primarily provide three types of resolver for Azimuth and Elevation with the specifications below POSITION ENCODERS RE 01 EG 01 HD 001 RESOLUTION 16 bit 17 bit 19 bit BACKLASH lt 0 5 Minutes lt 0 5 Minutes NEGLIGIBLE RMS ACCURACY 0 042 0 022 0 018 GEARING RATIO 1 1 1 2 1 8 electrical amp 1 1 SUITABILITY FOR ANTENNA
150. ype designator i e one of the six main menu headings The main part of the display relates to the selected menu The individual menus are described on the following pages in order of the menu tree shown above The order is from left to right and taking the branches as they come On the next page is an alphabetical index of the menus to assist in the quick location of a specific function ISSUE 4 Page 17 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC 605 Alphabetical Index of Menus Alarms seen Aulo Continu EE Auto New Model ira Az amp El Beamwidth iii Beacon Pol Select imei ass ss re Beacon Frequency sans Rene Beacon Threshold RAM rene se Beamwidth AZ SE sssnisa recrear ica Brightness Contrast 2322343 Clear Models CONTGQUIATON Messe nee elei UE e SE Contrast 8 Brightness Dale amp ME le e EE Diagnostics On Off gue ENNEN EENEG che KEE Edit NORAD ee ed Edit Satellite Table ion CIL SAN TEACK aria EG seier Ein al Extended Azimuth iii iia Fine Tune Offsets miras Fine TUS Senses t ege eege ee eier deeg Fitted Options ate ah Nika dle ee Sue NEE Geared Polarisation zener Page 18 ISSUE 4 INTRAC 605 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Goto Position Goto Satellite Home IESS 412 Edit Local Remote Manual Stow Manual Velocity Models New Mode NORAD Edit Program Track Rapid Model Generate Remote Local Reserve Model Satellite Table Edit Search Select Stow Use Show Alarms Standby
151. ys at the same time Care should be taken to release both keys at the same time otherwise another offset will be inserted This should only be carried out at commissioning or on the installation of a new resolver or if the relationship between the antenna and a resolver has changed Inserting any offset will reset the orbit model ISSUE 4 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC 605 Station Co ordinates o o STATION COORDINATES Lat Long 123 1234 East Height 10 0000 km Offsets Az 180 1234 2 El 180 1234 4 OPERATING THE INTRAC Function Tracking puts the antenna control system into Logs Standby STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME 00 GHz zn K o skips to the Home root menu skips to the Models menu 1 123 1234 North A skips to the Config menu System i Setup skips to the System Setup menu Next moves the highlight box to the next field Field in the current menu Press EN to accept selection Figure 27 The STATION CO ORDINATES Menu Path or Description Note 2011 Advantech Wireless HOME FUNCTION SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x2 ENTER From Models or Configuration SYSTEM SETUP MENU KEY 6 x2 The co ordinates of the earth station are entered in this menu Also any offsets required if the antenna base is not perpendicular The five edit fields are stepped through using Menu Key 6 Next Field The values are entered using the Numer

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