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ACS3000 Antenna
Control System
Antenna Control System with SmarTrack
Andrew Corporation
10500 West 153rd Street
Orland Park, IL U.S.A. 60462
Printed in U.S.A.
April 11, 2006
Telephone: 708-349-3300
FAX (U.S.A.): 1-800-349-5444
Internet:
http://www.andrew.com
April 11, 2006
OMACS3000 – Rev E
Customer Service, 24 hours:
U.S.A. • Canada • Mexico: 1-800-255-1479
U.K.: 0800 250055 • Other Europe: +44 1592 782612
Copyright © 2003 by Andrew Corporation
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- Page 1 Printed in U.S.A. April 11, 2006 April 11, 2006 Customer Service, 24 hours: U.S.A. • Canada • Mexico: 1-800-255-1479 http://www.andrew.com U.K.: 0800 250055 • Other Europe: +44 1592 782612 Copyright © 2003 by Andrew Corporation OMACS3000 – Rev E ®...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Peak on Base Satellite ... 26 Automated Set Software Limits ... 29 Enter Beacon Receiver Parameters ... 30 Review Parameters ... 31 Initialization Complete ... 32 Normal Operational Screens ... 33 Position/Jog... 33 Tracking Control ... 34 Rev E 2 of 51 OMACS3000... - Page 3 11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Tracking Summary ... 35 Satellite Table Screens... 36 Satellite Table Screen ... 37 Working Satellite Table Screen ... 38 Satellite Entry Edit ... 39 Logs/Alarms ... 40 Log Screen... 41 Alarm Screen ... 42 Alarm and Events Descriptions... 42 Update Table...
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Page 4: List Of Figures
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 List of Figures Figure 1: System Diagram ... 6 Figure 2: LMKVS-CPU Admin Application ... 12 Figure 3: Home Screen - System Is Not Initialized... 13 Figure 4: Home Screen - System Is Initialized ... 14 Figure 5: Home Screen - Hand Held Controller Connected ... -
Page 5: System Description
PC running a Web Browser or an existing station monitor and control system. Summary The ACS3000 is a complete kit that provides precision three-axis control of all the Andrew earth antennas from 2.4 to 9.45 meters in size. The ACS3000 features the Andrew SmarTrack® predictive tracking mode that utilizes a patented Three-Point Peak Algorithm* that saves wear on the antenna motors and jacks. -
Page 6: Figure 1: System Diagram
Fiber converter Fiber converter Ether Ethernet Ethernet 10BaseT 10BaseT Beacon Interface Rack Mounted Figure 1: System Diagram 6 of 51 OMACS3000 LMKVS-CPU Limit Switches Motors Resolvers Motor Control Unit (MC-2) RS-232 SABus protocol Single Board Computer (Linux Board) RS-232 Accessory... -
Page 7: Indicators Within The Lmkvs-Cpu
Illuminated steady RED Illuminated steady RED Illuminated steady RED Illuminated steady RED RED LED Extinguished Illuminated steady RED Illuminated steady RED Illuminated steady RED Illuminated steady RED Illuminated steady RED Illuminated steady RED Illuminated steady RED 7 of 51 OMACS3000 System Description... -
Page 8: Dual Vfd Motor Drive Card (Md-3)
VFDs and all antenna movement halted. The temperature must rise above -10° Celsius before power is restored to the VFDs. DS3 (Green) Power to the low temperature board is within normal limits. Rev E 8 of 51 OMACS3000 System Description... -
Page 9: Antenna Display Unit (Optional)
380 - 460 VAC, 30 Amps 3 Phase 50/60 Hz No Neutral Required, Safety Ground Required 0 to +50° C -40 to +60° C 93 - 100% Non-Condensing 1 RU Rack Mount Metal Enclosure Ethernet 9 of 51 OMACS3000 System Description... - Page 10 19" W x 1.75" H x 4" D 3 lbs EN 60950 (CE), EN 61326 Class A UL 60950, FCC Part 15 Class A 85-250 VAC, 0.35 Amps 1 Phase 50/440 Hz Neutral Required, Safety Ground Required 10 of 51 OMACS3000 System Description...
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Page 11: System Setup
Java Plug In Installation The Java Plug-in application is available from Andrew and is installed from a CD delivered with the LMKVS- CPU. After the file is loaded to the operator s computer, execute the program to install the current version. -
Page 12: Regional Options Setup
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 2: LMKVS-CPU Admin Application Follow the menu options to set up the antenna controller box IP address. In order for the changes to be applied, the Save New Values to Config File option must be executed and the antenna controller box must be rebooted (option R). -
Page 13: System Screens
This example also shows the icon for the valid beacon receiver. Additional arrow icons are displayed to the right of the Azimuth or Elevation value boxes that show when an axis is in motion and in which direction. Rev E 13 of 51 OMACS3000 System Screens... -
Page 14: Home Screen - Hand Held Connected
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 On the left hand of the screen, above the control panel, is the status panel. The status panel contains four lines of information, three of which are always displayed. The first line announces whether a SmarTrack®... -
Page 15: Set Time/Ip
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 5: Home Screen - Hand Held Controller Connected Set Time/IP If the system comes up in the System Not Initialized state, the system must be initialized before the antenna may be moved. In fact, the antenna control program will not allow the operator to enter any screen that can control antenna movement. -
Page 16: Initialization Screens
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 6: Set Time Screen Initialization Screens The antenna system controller must be initialized in order for the operator to gain full control of the antenna. Initialization calibrates the resolvers so that the angles read from the Motor Control Unit have a valid reference to the antenna position. -
Page 17: Test Only Password Protection Screen
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 7: Initialization Entry Screen Test Only Password Protection Screen Figure 8 The Test Only button brings up , the Test Only Password protection screen. The operator must enter the correct password in order to bring up the factory test screen. This screen is for factory test only. -
Page 18: Pre-Initialization Antenna Setup
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 8: Test Only Password Screen Pre-Initialization Antenna Setup The ACS3000 defines movement in the Az axis as either East or West. In the Northern Hemisphere, because the antenna points in a southerly direction, East is defined as moving with a decreasing resolver reading and West as an increasing resolver reading (see Figure A). -
Page 19: Initialize Site Location
4.6m, 4.9m, 5.6m, 6.5m, 7.3m, 7.6m, 9.3m, and 9.45m. The antenna size in combination with the beacon receiver frequency is used to compute the antenna beamwidth needed for tracking. Rev E . This warning is a reminder that the antenna installation hardware Figure 10: Limits Verification Warning WARNING 19 of 51 OMACS3000 Figure System Screens... -
Page 20: Visible Satellites Computed
Selecting the OK button on the popup window will continue the process. Rev E Figure 11: Initialize Site Location Screen Polarization Drive P/N PK5PF-100 PK5DRA PK65DR PK9DRA 20 of 51 OMACS3000 Ratio System Screens... -
Page 21: Verify Jog Direction
Doing this step incompletely or inaccurately may result in damage to the hardware during later steps or normal operation. Rev E WARNING 21 of 51 OMACS3000 System Screens... -
Page 22: Verify Az And El Hardware Limits
The operator will know that the limit is reached when that direction checkbox is checked. The operator should also notice that the resolver counts (as displayed by the position status line) will discontinue counting Rev E Figure 14: Verify Jog Direction Screen WARNING 22 of 51 OMACS3000 System Screens... -
Page 23: Verify Pol Hardware Limits
2.0 degrees. Rev E WARNING ) The operator will jog until that axis reaches the physical limit. The 23 of 51 OMACS3000 System Screens... -
Page 24: Dual Speed Pol Drive Hardware Limits
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 16: Single Speed Pol Hardware Limits Screen Dual Speed Pol Drive Hardware Limits If a dual speed (2:1 ratio) pol drive is installed, the operator first moves to the counter-clockwise limit as Figure 17 directed by the screen. (See ) The operator will jog until that axis reaches the physical limit. -
Page 25: Select Base Satellite
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 17: Dual Speed Pol Hardware Limits Screen Select Base Satellite This step in the initialization process selects the satellite that will be used to peak the beacon, compute the look angles, and calibrate the azimuth and elevation resolvers. The screen normally displays visible satellites in black font while satellites in red font are not visible from the current site location. -
Page 26: Peak On Base Satellite
Rev E Figure 18: Select Base Satellite Screen Figure 19 that the current azimuth and elevation 26 of 51 OMACS3000 Figure 19 System Screens... - Page 27 Rev E As applicable 0 dB 10 db/Division For the base satellite 200 MHz Auto Auto Auto 27 of 51 OMACS3000 System Screens...
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Page 28: Figure 19: Peak On Base Satellite Screen
Elevation Increments - 0.5° - 2° Antenna Scans for Satellite Acquisition Rev E Start Point ± 2° in Azimuth Start Location Point 28 of 51 OMACS3000 + 2° Second First Scan First Scan - 0.50° Third Scan Third Scan System Screens... -
Page 29: Automated Set Software Limits
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Automated Set Software Limits This step in the Initialization Wizard is an automated step that gets activated as soon as the observer box is checked. The antenna controller operator is not required to enter anything for this step but may interrupt the Figure 20 process with an emergency stop. -
Page 30: Enter Beacon Receiver Parameters
89.9 deg 90.1 deg 180.0 deg Table 2: Software Limits Ranges Figure 21 ), then next, to continue with the next initialization 30 of 51 OMACS3000 175 deg 355 deg 40 deg 90 deg Figure 22 ). The System Screens... -
Page 31: Review Parameters
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 22: Enter Tracking Parameters Screen Review Parameters The review parameter screen (see Figure 23) is displayed either when the Initialization Wizard has been completed or when the antenna controller operator requests the review parameter screen directly from the initialization entry screen (see Figure 7). -
Page 32: Initialization Complete
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 23: Review Parameters Screen Initialization Complete This screen (see Figure 24) comes up when all steps of the initialization wizard have been completed and the review parameters screen has been canceled. Note that each of the configuration status segments is checked and that the position/jog and tracking buttons are no longer grayed out. -
Page 33: Normal Operational Screens
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 24: Initialization Complete Screen Normal Operational Screens The rest of the screens displayed and discussed in this section are available only after all the setup and initialization processes have been completed correctly. The following screens will be in use the majority of the time. -
Page 34: Tracking Control
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 error, axis timeout error, current overload fault, resolver fault, and VFD fault. If the cleared error is persistent, the next MCU status message will reset the fault. The Save Current Position as Peaked button allows the operator to save the current position in the satellite table as the peaked position of the base satellite. -
Page 35: Tracking Summary
After the model is valid and the signal is lost, the ACS3000 will move the antenna along the calculated path, thus keeping the antenna pointed at the target. A Rev E 35 of 51 OMACS3000 System Screens... -
Page 36: Satellite Table Screens
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 message for low signal will be issued but does not suspend antenna movement if the model is valid. The Smart Track model will become invalid after two days with no new valid peaks. If NORAD track is selected the operator must ensure that the system time is correctly set to UTC time. The NORAD algorithm uses UTC to calculate the azimuth and elevation angles. -
Page 37: Satellite Table Screen
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 The Satellite Table screen has two tabs, which determine how the table is displayed. The Satellite Table tab displays the full satellite table while the Working Table tab displays only the satellites selected by the operator for the working table. -
Page 38: Working Satellite Table Screen
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 28: Satellite Table Screen Working Satellite Table Screen The Working Satellite Table Screen displays all the satellites that have been added to the working table. In addition to the NORAD ID, the name, the satellite longitude, and the visible flag, this screen displays the computed az, el look angles, peaked az, el, and pol angles (if any), and flags indicating when NORAD or INTELSAT data is available. -
Page 39: Satellite Entry Edit
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 29: Working Satellite Table Screen Satellite Entry Edit Figure If the operator chooses to edit a working table entry, the Satellite Table Edit Screen will pop up (see ). He can then modify any or all parameters in the satellite table entry as listed. These parameters may be typed in or copied and pasted from another screen. -
Page 40: Logs/Alarms
2000 events have occurred. The ACS3000 event log is a circular log that contains a maximum of 500 events. However, the Java browser will save up to 2000 events in its memory before downloading the event log to a local file. Rev E 40 of 51 OMACS3000 System Screens... -
Page 41: Log Screen
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 31: Log/Alarms Button Right Click Display Log Screen When the operator first selects the Logs/Alarms button, the system reads the complete event log and orders the events from the most current to the oldest. Once the full event log is read, any new events that occur will be inserted at the top of the list. -
Page 42: Alarm Screen
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 32: Logs Screen Alarm Screen The Alarms screen is a subset of the Logs screen. Selecting the Alarms screen will clear the alarm status line in the Status Box if the alarm condition has ceased. With the Alarm acknowledged, the Status Box will continue to show the flashing Alarm if an alarm condition still exists. - Page 43 11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 "Invalid satellite data entered for satID=nnnnn" Operator made error in editing or adding satellite data to satellite with the Norad ID of nnnnn. The operator must correct the satellite entry. "MCU error ON (or OFF) - Az East Hardware Limits".
- Page 44 11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 "MCU error ON (or OFF) - Pol Direction". Pol Direction. Axis is moving in the opposite direction of the commanded position. "MCU error ON (or OFF) - MCU error On (or Off) - Az Current overload".
- Page 45 11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 "Track mode = cccccccccc" New track mode selected. "Satellite table contains nnn visible satellites" Satellite table contains nnn visible satellites. "Working Satellite table contains nnn satellites" Working Satellite table contains nnn satellites. "Modified satellite ID=nnnnn" Modified satellite.
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Page 46: Update Table
C:\ACS3000\antennaID\geo.txt. The operator may get updated NORAD data from Celestrak site: http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/. (See the latest NORAD data for a large set of satellites. (See Rev E Figure 33: Alarm Screen Figure 34 .) Selecting the Geostationary option will generate Figure 35 46 of 51 OMACS3000 System Screens... -
Page 47: Figure 34: Celestrack Web Site
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 34: Celestrack Web Site 47 of 51 System Screens... -
Page 48: Figure 35: Norad Data Set
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 35: NORAD Data Set Save the displayed output as a file in directory C:\ACS3000\antennaID and name the file geo.txt by selecting File -> Save As from the browser. Once the updated NORAD data file has been saved to the correct directory on the local computer, the operator may update the satellite table with the new data. -
Page 49: Update Software
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 If the operator selects the Update Table button when no geo.txt file has been loaded into the local directory Figure 37 (C:\ACS3000\antennaID\) will generate a different popup window as display by . This allows the operator to use the current geo.txt file that is already loaded on the ACU. This may be necessary to correct errors in Norad data on the table entered by editing. -
Page 50: Figure 38: Update Software Button
11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 Figure 38: Update Software Button Figure 39: Update Software Confirmation Figure 40: Update Software Request Denied 50 of 51 System Screens... - Page 51 11-APR-06 Rev E OMACS3000 If the operator accepts the update software confirmation, another popup window will notify the operator that the update has been completed and that the browser must be closed, as the ACU system will have to reboot for the update to complete.