Additional Information on the various antenna parameters (ATB states) are shown below:
#
State name
0
INIT_ST
1
IDLE_ST
2
AZ_SEEK1_ST
3
AZ_SEEK2_ST
4
AZ_SEEK_ELEVATION_ST
5
TR_TUNE_EL_ST
6
TR_TUNE_PLL_ST
7
TRACK_ST
8
BLOCK_ST
9
FREEZE_ST
10
0x0A) TEST_ST
The field at the bottom of the page is true/false indicating whether the antenna is tracking (i.e.
in states 5, 6 or 7).
The frequency is the frequency of the global beam. Possible values are the primary and
secondary frequencies of the 3 satellites.
Satellite ID
Satellite
Longitude
I4-F1 APAC
143.5 E
I4-F2 EMEA
25.0 E
I4-F3 AMER
98.0 W
Hughes 9350 BGAN Terminal User Guide
State Description
Initial state
Wait on a frequency from the TU
Determine min/max signal levels in a full sky scan
Find azimuth direction
Determine min/max signal levels on a single elevation
Track and tune elevation state
Track and tune PLL state
Track state
Blocked state
Antenna has stopped all motors
Test state
Primary
Alternate
Freq kHz
Freq kHz
1537485
1540825
1537920
1541115
1537070
1540730
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