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ACU0001F1V1
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  • Page 1 AISG Control Unit (ACU) ACU0001F1V1 User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Add a Vendor ................37 5.1.2 Delete a Vendor ..............38 Antenna Model Management ............39 5.2.1 Upload Antenna Configuration F ile .......... 39 5.2.2 Delete an Antenna Model ............41 ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 3 V iewing System Information ............43 Setting System Parameters ............. 44 Rebooting the ACU Controller ............45 Appendix A: Error/Alarm Codes and Messages ..........46 Appendix B: Reset IP and Password ..............49 ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 4: System Description

    Examples of controllable devices include Remote Electrical T ilt (RET) antennas and Tower Mounted Amplifiers (TMA.) The controller provides a web interface which allows for local or remote control and management of AISG devices. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 5: The Role Of Acu In Ret System

    Center, a centralized RET antenna management system, consisting of a server and clients, allows remote control of the ACU. Many ACU controllers can be managed from one central location. Figure: RET System Architecture ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 6: Acu Hardware

    Alarm Connector Label Relay's Switch Connections Normal Closed Contact (NC) Normal Open Contact (NO) Common (COM) Max. Allowable Voltage: 265VAC / 30VDC Max. Allowable Current: 10A Max. Allowable Power: 1200VA / 280W ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 7: Acu Product Features

    Management of user accounts which allows for users with different security levels to access the ACU controller Power saving mode to suspend the power output of AISG port Monitor external dry contact relay alarms ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    PC’s IP address must belong to the same network. For example, set the PC’s IP address to 192.168.0.31. To manually configure your IP address in Windows XP, click to Control ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 9: Log In To Access The Controller

    You should change the password of the default administrator account after you first log in. You should create other accounts for doing general operations. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 10: Log Out

    ACU controller’s IP. For console access, the procedure is described in a separate section. 2.5 Log Out Click on the Logout tab to log out from the controller. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 11: Configuring The Acu

    3 Configuring the ACU After you log in, the following page is displayed. In the upper right corner, the current user name is displayed. It is “admin” in this case. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 12: Configure System Settings

    Mask, Gateway IP and SNMP server IP can be changed. Obtain the new IP for the ACU controller from the site network administrator. In this example, the settings are: ACU IP: 192.168.0.92 Gateway IP: 192.168.0.1 ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 13 Click on the Save button once you have finished changing the values. Click on the OK button to confirm. After saving, the new settings will only take effect after the system is rebooted. Click on the Reboot button. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 14: System Information

    Always On = the power will be continuously on. Power Save = Power will be applied to the AISG bus long enough to complete an operation, then it will turn off ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 15: Device Setting

    Al ar m Ou t p u t S tat u s To di s pl ay c urre nt a l a rm stat u s , which is "Normal" or "Alarm" The software continuously checks device’s alarm status and waits the configured alarm output delay time once an alarm is detected before ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 16: System T Ime Setting

    The time setting uses the 24-hour format. Click on the Set button on the System T ime Setting to apply the changes. Click on the Close button when the process is done. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 17: Manage User Accounts

    Must be the same value as entered for Password. Required. Security Level Level 1: Full permissions for accessing ACU Level 2: Allows access to Device Status, Site Information and Summary Report panels only ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 18: Modify A User Account

    Click the Modify button corresponding to the account that you want to modify. Make changes and click on the Save button to apply the changes. The User Name and the security level of “admin” user account cannot be changed. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 19: Delete A User Account

    Confirm to save the changes to this account. The User List will be refreshed. 3.2.3 Delete a User Account Click the Delete button corresponding to the account that you want to delete. Confirm and this user will be removed from the User List. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 20: Using The Acu

    Devices are sorted by Sector ID in ascending order. Scanning retrieves information previously stored in each recognized device. The Device List is updated after each Scan, Add Device, and Refresh action. The following tables explain the various device information items. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 21 TMA serial number. Current Gain The current gain of the TMA. Mode TMA gain mode can be either “Bypass” or “Normal”. Device Status Status can be either “OK” or alarm messages. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 22: Scan Operation

    Before navigating to other web pages, store the device information on the ACU controller by clicking on the Save button. If you forget to do so, you will be prompted when you click on another panel. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 23: Add A Device

    Enter the serial number of the device you are adding. The Vendor Code is optional. Click on the Add button to initiate the process. If the process is successful, the Device List will be updated. Save the device information before moving on. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 24: Refresh Operation

    Scan or Add Device must be used to add those devices to the device list. Click the Refresh button to retrieve the latest device information. When the process is finished, close the message window. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 25: Save Operation

    Reset may clean device alarm status temporarily. Click on the Reset button for the device that you want to reset. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 26 Wait for the process to finish. Close the message window. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 27: Manage And Adjust Aisg Devices

    To view the detailed information on a device, click on the Detail link of the device. This link opens a page that shows the information retrieved from the RET or the TMA devices. RET Device Detail: TMA Device Detail: ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 28: Antenna Data

    Frequency Band Frequency band(s) used by the antenna. Beam Width Beamwidth for each band in frequency order. (separated by /) Antenna Gain Gain for each band in frequency order. (separated by /) ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 29 For example, in the page shown below, the items within the red rectangle are selected. Only these values are to be saved to the device. After the process is finished, close the message window. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 30: Ret Data & T Ilt Adjustment

    After installation of a RET device, calibration causes the actuator to be driven through its whole tilt range. Also, sometimes unforeseen errors require calibration to return RET device to a normal status. Click on the Calibrate button to calibrate the RET device ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 31 To change the electrical tilt angle of the antenna use the Set T ilt button. Type in a value for the tilt angle within the allowed range and click on the Set T ilt button. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 32 After the process is done, close the message window. 4.2.2.3 Get Tilt Click on the Get T ilt button to get the current electrical tilt angle of the antenna. The current tilt angle is displayed in a popup window. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 33: Tma Data & Tma Adjustment

    TMA mode can either be “Bypass” or “Normal” Current Gain Value should be in the range Min Gain - Max Gain. If the gain value cannot be retrieved, the data value is empty. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 34 After the process is done, close the message window. 4.2.3.2 Get Mode Click on the Get Mode button to obtain the current TMA mode. The current TMA mode is displayed in a popup window. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 35 After the process is done, close the message window. 4.2.3.4 Get Gain Click on the Get Gain button to obtain the current TMA gain value. The current TMA gain value is displayed in a popup window. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 36: Site Information

    ACU memory, not in the individual AISG device memory. After filling in the site data, click the Save button to store the information in the ACU controller. After the process is done, close the message window. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 37: Summary Report

    System Setting Action Information Recorded Description SET_NET Current IP, Gateway, SubNetwork Network Setting mask, SNMP server IP setting SET_SCAN_LENGTH Current scan length setting for Set Scan Length device scan ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 38 The key word under the Action column is used in the log to represent the recorded action. Information related to an action under the Information Recorded column is also recorded in the log. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 39: Antenna Configuration File

    RET device, you must first upload the file into ACU memory through the [Antenna Config File] panel. Then, download the new configuration file to the RET actuator through the [Device Detail] panel. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 40: Vendor Management

    AISG web site (www.aisg.org.uk) or inquire your antenna vendor. Type in the vendor code and click on the Add button. After the process is finished, close the message window. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 41: Delete A Vendor

    Confirm and the selected vendor is removed from the drop-down vendor list. If the vendor’s antenna model configuration is in use, the following warning message will appear and the vendor is not deleted. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 42: Antenna Model Management

    15 characters. You may need to enter this model name manually. This mapping should be recorded for future reference. Version The antenna model configuration file version (Optional) ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 43 Click the OK button to initiate the upload process. When the process is finished, click the Close button to close the message window. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 44: Delete An Antenna Model

    ACU. Click on the vendor code to go to the listing belonging to that vendor. Vendor Code To delete an antenna model, click the Del button corresponding to that model. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 45: Console Interface

    Parity = None 6.2 Using Console Commands Once connection with the ACU controller is established, the following is displayed: Numbered from 0 to 19, some commands are reserved for future use. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 46: Iewing System Information

    Displays the current system UTC date and time Show Current Power Setting Displays the on/off status of AISG 12V and 24V Help For an explanation on how to use a command to make changes. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 47: Setting System Parameters

    Set 12v/24v Power Setting Switches 12V/24V DC on or off The default is “N” which represents “off”. If no data value is entered for that command, the original value is kept. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 48: Rebooting The Acu Controller

    Enter “0”, then enter “y” to reboot the ACU controller. If command “0” is chosen by accident, do not enter “y” and you will be brought back to the command list. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 49: Appendix A: Error/Alarm Codes And Messages

    0x0E Not Calibrated 0x0F Not Scaled 0x11 Other Hardware Error 0x12 Other Software Error 0x13 Tilt out of Range 0x14 Position Lost 0x15 RAM Error 0x16 Segment Number Sequence Error 0x17 UART Error ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 50 Input field does not allow empty value 0x79 Field name is null! Invalid field name is used on the web interface 0x7A Antenna model config file The antenna configuration data file does not exist! doesn’t exist. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...
  • Page 51 ACU system. 0x7E Total file size exceeds The total file size of antenna configuration data files in the ACU system has reached the limits defined in the system. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

  • Page 52: Appendix B: Reset Ip And Password

    Remove the jumper connecting the pins 15 and 16 of CON4. Close the cover of the ACU controller. Connect the power connector again to start the system. The system IP and “admin” user password are now reset to factory preset values. ©2012 Kaelus, Inc. All rights reserved ACU0001F1V1-1 User Guide...

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