VISLINK AMENDMENT RECORD SHEET DATE DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE Author 08/2000 Newswift Manual inc. ACU400 09/2001 ACU4000 Manual Removed ref. to ACU4xxx Inserted 02/2002 6757 Elevation Adjustment Changed to 90° and Other Minor Changes 03/09/2002 6872/6920 Maintenance Information Added. Details of Fuses Clarified and Other Minor Changes 31/01/2006 Add X, DBS and 1.8m Antenna Details...
VISLINK WARNINGS AND HAZARDS FAILURE TO OPERATE AND USE THE EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN INSTRUCTED IN THE MANUAL MAY RESULT IN ELECTRIC SHOCK. HAZARDOUS WARNING LABELS Hazardous AC voltages present. NON-IONISING RADIATION Possible source of radiation hazard, normally located at waveguide connections, waveguide joints and antennas.
VISLINK ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION Most of the microwave energy is contained within this beam Close Up View Far View The European Standard that defines power levels is ETS300327. The microwave power density limit is 10w/m sq. For a 125w amplifier and 1.2m antenna, the shaded area represents power levels above the limit.
VISLINK ANTENNA INTRODUCTION The Newswift Motorised System is a highly compact satellite earth terminal, capable of operating with most of the geostationary C, X, Ku and DBS band satellites, which are currently in orbit or are planned. Its function is to transmit TV programming (or communications, depending upon the options ordered) and to be capable of monitoring its own transmissions from many sites around the world.
VISLINK ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATION The system will be used outdoors, exposed to the prevailing ambient conditions. Temperature Operational -20 to +50°C Survival -40 to +70°C Humidity 0 to 100 % RH Wind Operation 21m/s (17m/s for 1.8m antenna) Degraded Operation 28m/s (23m/s for 1.8m antenna) Survival 50m/s, antenna stowed...
V VISLIN 3. INST TALLATIO ANTENNA A AND MOUN The New wswift antenn na will arrive in a wooden n transporta tion box, see e picture on e. Remove the top a nd sidewalls s of the trans sportation bo ox leaving th he base palle et and anten...
V VISLIN ANTENNA P PREPARAT TION Remove the bolts us ing a spanne er and socke et, bolt holes s 'A' in pictu re three, sec curing the transport frame to the e transport b box. Using th he transport frame only, lift the anten nna on to a...
V VISLIN FITTING TH HE ANTENN NA ON THE MOUNT Locate ra atcheting han ndle with sh aft, supplied d separately (or stored w within the veh hicle cab), into the e elevation rota ation axis on n the left han nd side of an ntenna, as s een in pictur...
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V VISLIN Remove the antenna a retaining bo olts as show wn in picture seven. Take e the strain i in the lifting ropes, an nd carefully l lift the anten nna to the mo ounting posi ition. The an ntenna will h ave to be supported...
VISLINK FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION The functional limits are specified in section 2.1. OPERATING PROCEDURE The normal operation of the antenna is given in the ACU4XXX operation manual. MANUAL OPERATION The antenna may be moved manually if there is a problem with the control circuit. Before the azimuth or elevation axis may be manually moved the electric brake must be disabled, this procedure is described in the DCU Manual.
RF elevation inclinometer and antenna position monitors with cables running out of its front panel via waterproof EMC cable glands. The DCU4000 has a RS485 serial communication link using standard Advent protocol to a controlling ACU (Antenna Control Unit) which gives the DCU simple commands. These commands are then acted upon by the DCU.
VISLINK FRONT AND REAR PANEL The above diagram shows the front panel layout of the DCU4000. The AZIMUTH, ELEVATION and POLARISATION MOTOR DRIVE cables go to the stepper motor, motor rotation detector and brake, if fitted, of the respective drive axis. The INCLINOMETER cable goes to the RF elevation inclinometer fitted within the elevation pivot axis cover.
VISLINK REAR PANEL The rear panel has a cooling inlet manifold fitted. This allows the internal fan to cool the drive electronics. This inlet must not be blocked or sealed; otherwise the unit could over heat. DCU4000 LEAD CONNECTIONS The following information gives the details required to directly connect the DCU POWER cable to the DCU POWER OUTPUT connector on the rear panel of an ACU4XXX.
VISLINK INTERNAL LAYOUT DCU INTERNAL ACCESS To gain access to the DCU, release the two bolts holding the DCU mounting bracket to the antenna base plate. Remove the 4 fixings nuts that retain the front panel to the DCU case. Slide the outer case from the DCU internal chassis.
T he micro control board (MCB) is the controlling element in the antenna DCU. Based on the Advent standard microcontroller block the MCB has the following interfaces, RS485 serial communication control port, MDB (motor drive board) interface, motor rotation detectors (MRD), antenna position sensors, digital inclinometer and safety micro-switch interfaces.
VISLINK 4.11 AXIS DRIVE DESCRIPTION Each drive axis (azimuth, elevation, and polarisation) is motorised using a 2-phase stepper motor. The motor movement is monitored using a motor rotation detector. The azimuth and elevation drive also have an electrically operated brake to hold the axis when power is not applied to the motor.
VISLINK 4.14 AXIS POSITION AND STOWING CHECKS As the system uses motor turn and pulse counting to calculate the angular position of the antenna, any motor stall or freewheel can result in errors accumulating in the axis angle. The softlimits act on these axis angles and are designed to stop the antenna from running into the physical hard limits.
VISLINK 4.17 ALARMS The following table lists all the alarms for the DCU4000. If the alarm is latched, the alarm is cleared by using the clear alarm command. These are coded into the remote command set as described in section 4.36. B rief Description A larm Latched DCU power supply voltage low.
VISLINK 4.19 F2: DCU MOTOR SUPPLY FAILURE The antenna DCU has not detected any motor supply voltage. This means no motor power is available, and so the antenna cannot be moved. Possible causes: The ACU4XXX motor supply has failed. Check output voltages at rear of ACU4XXX, J7. The connections to the DCU motor power supply are reversed.
VISLINK 4.25 F8: DRIVE END OF TRAVEL DETECTED A drive axis travel limit has been detected. The axis causing this will become uncalibrated. Possible causes: Severe axis stall or freewheel has caused the calculated angle which the soft stop uses to be seriously in error.
4.39 F28: FPGA WATCHDOG TRIGGERED The FPGA watchdog has been triggered. This indicates a serious timing issue within the DCU software. Contact Advent Communications customer support if seen. 4.40 F31: HAND HELD CONTROLLER ACTIVE The hand held controller attached to the DCU is switched-on. The ACU/DCU cannot control the antenna drive.
A checksum error has been detected in data held within the E PROM. This indicates a serious error within the system memory area. Contact Advent Communications customer support for advice on clearing this alarm. Other alarms will indicate which area the checksum error has been seen in.
Contact Advent Communications customer support for advice. 4.56 F56: EXTERNAL FLASH ERASING/WRITING ERROR An error erasing or writing to the flash memory external to the DCU processor has been detected. Contact Advent Communications customer support for advice. 4.57 REMOTE CONTROL The serial interface is standard RS485.
VISLINK 4.59 PACKET PROTOCOL (a) The general packet format is as follows [STX] [BYTE COUNT] [ADDRESS] [DATA..] [CHECKSUM] [ETX] The STX is one byte in size and always represents the start of a transmission. This byte is always assigned the value 2 BYTE COUNT The BYTE COUNT is one byte in size and is the total number of bytes in the packet, i.e.
VISLINK 4.60 COMMANDS, QUERIES AND RESPONSES (a) Unit Specific Commands, i.e. using Equipment unique to Remote Address. Command As in section 4.61 Response to Valid Identical Echo Back of Commands: Command This echo confirms the equipment has obeyed the instruction Response to Invalid Answer Back of command Commands...
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VISLINK i ACU4000 <Model Text> iACU4000<DCU Type> < DCU Type> DCUXXXX 40YY. NewSwift 42YY. Mantis 43YY: FlyDrive 44YY: Summit YY: Antenna dia. in units of 10cm Query Serial Number Command: Response: Serial No. xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Seven digit unit serial number Query Software revision Command: Response:...
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VISLINK Read movement state Command: Response: MSab Waveguide Switch Control Command: Response: Required Position. A : Position A.. B : Position B. Calibration command Command: Response: Enter re-calibration mode. Deploy Command Command: Dxxx Response: Dxxx Required deployed RF elevation angle. Units 1°. Only accurate when the system is deployed on level ground.
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VISLINK Set Elevation Angle Command: SEC±xxx Response: SEC±xxx ±xxx New Elevation angle, in range 0° to 90°. Units 0.1°. Only works if system deployed, elevation axis calibrated, and no inclinometer error. Clear Alarms Command: Response: Monitoring start Command: Response: Monitoring finish Command: Response: Reset Mantis Angles.
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VISLINK Set Feed Position Command: SFPx Response: Feed Position 1: Feed position 1 2: Feed position 2. response coded as above. Query Monitoring Voltages Command: Response: MV±aaa±bbb±ccc±ddd±eee±fff±ggg±hhh±iii±jjj±kkk±lll ±aaa 36V motor supply. Units 0.1V. ±bbb 12V electronics supply. Units 0.1V. ±ccc 5V MRD supply.
VISLINK Query GPS Position Command: RDGPS Response: RDGPSabbbb.bbbbccccc.cccc±ddd.deeeeeeffffffff Unit Status a: Not fitted. b: Searching. c: Current valid GPS data. d: Serial comms failure. bbbb.bbbb Latitude data. Format: ddmm.mmmX Degrees (00-90) mm.mmm Minutes. Hemispere. (N/S) ccccc.cccc Longitude data. Format: dddmm.mmmX ddd: Degrees (00-180) mm.mmm...
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VISLINK Compass Offset value Read: RDCOS Write: WDCOS±xxxx Response: RDCOS±xxxx xxxx Compass offset value. Units 0.1° The new compass offset takes about 1 second to update. During this time, the offset value is fixed at -800.0°. Query Compass data Command: RDCDT Response: RDCDTw<Data Field>...
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VISLINK Abort calibration procedure Command: WCSCA Response: WCSCA The calibration responses and final results are output using the QUD responses. (C100 compass calibration only.) Reset Pitch Angle (HMR3300 only) Command: WCRPA Response: WCRPA Sets the HMR3300 pitch angle to 0°. Reset Roll Angle (HMR3300 only) Command: WCRRA...
VISLINK 4.61.3 UPDATE STATUS COMMANDS Differential Command: Response: See below. If no update required. Request to stop AutoActions. (The STOP key has been pressed, any controller MUST STOP any action in progress.) Or one of the following update responses. UA…….. US……..
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VISLINK Waveguide Switch Position Command: Response: A: Position A. [= X(H)] B: Position B. [= Y(V)] M: Moving E: Error State Command: Response: USABCBEFGH System mode O: Operational T: Test U: DUT System Monitoring System State a: STOWED. b: STOWING. c: DEPLOYED.
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VISLINK Alarms Command: Response: UEwwwwxxxxyyyyzzzz wwww Alarm1 coded status xxxx Alarm2 coded status yyyy Alarm3 coded status zzzz Alarm4 coded status Alarm coded status: Hexadecimal coding. Fixed length. A larm 1 Bit 1 LSB +12V Power supply voltage low. Bit 2 +36V Motor supply voltage failure.
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VISLINK A larm 3 Bit 1 LSB Fin 1 over temperature. Bit 2 Fin 2 over temperature. Bit 3 Fin 3 over temperature. Bit 4 Fin 4 over temperature. Bit 5 Fin 5 over temperature. Bit 6 WGS supply failure. Bit 7 Brake supply failure.
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VISLINK Monitoring data Command: Response: MD±aaa±bbb±cccc±ddd±eeee ±aaa Stow Detectors : Decimal number. Fixed length. Bit 1 LSB Stow 1 Bit 2 Stow 2 Bit 3 Stow 3 Bit 4 Stow 4 Bit 5 Stow 5 Bit 6 Stow 6 Bit 7 Not used.
Wipe any dirt and grease from the gear teeth, (This process may be eased by removing the gear cover, held in place by 4 screws). (Figure 1). Re-apply a small amount of low temperature grease – Kluber Isoflex LDS 18 (Advent part number G04-000004) or similar.
VISLINK ALL SCREWS/BOLTS Check that all screws/bolts are tight. Use the following torque settings for different size screws: Screw/bolt size Torque setting (Nm) 13.8 27.1 46.7 RADIATION CHECK Perform a radiation check around the antenna, outside of the main beam. As a guidance, for transmit power of 300 watts the power density will not exceed 10mW/cm sq.
VISLINK WARRANTY WARRANTY INFORMATION Under recommended use and service, all Vislink products are warranted against defects in material and workmanship to twelve (12) months from the date of original shipment. Vislink's obligation is limited to repairing or replacing, at our plant, products, which prove to be defective during the warranty period.
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Vislink. Vislink reserves the right to reject any warranty claim on any item that has been altered or has been shipped by non-acceptable means of transportation. Returned Products should be carefully packed and unless otherwise indicated, shipped to: Advent Communications 27 Maylands Avenue Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire...
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VISLINK ANTENNA MOUNTING FRAME DESIGN GUIDELINES INTRODUCTION The following guidelines are given to assist in the manufacture of the antenna mounting structure on the vehicle to which the Newswift or Newswift HD antenna is fitted. The specific design of this structure is the responsibility of the coachbuilder / system integrator. The Newswift antenna needs a stiff stable structure to be able to meet its stated operational wind speeds.
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VISLINK Typical Ku band Newswift HD Single Thread 125W system, W2 (kg) Typical Ku band Newswift HD Fully Redundant/Phase Combined 400W system, W4 (kg) Wind Loading (see co-ordinate system above) Vertical Force, F1 (Newtons) ±600 ±1200 ±1900 ±2665 Horizontal Force, F2 (Newtons) ±800 ±1600 ±2400...
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VISLINK Special Notes: All wind loads and moment calculations are based on a wind speed of eighty miles per hour. The forces and moments given for F1, F2, M1 and M2 are maximum values for different antenna orientations and do not necessarily occur simultaneously. All force values are either tensile or compressive, and moments are either clockwise or anti-clockwise.
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VISLINK TYPICAL ANTENNA INSTALLATION IMAGES: The following images show typical antenna installations but it should be remembered that each installation will need to be tailored to fit each vehicle type as detailed above. The internal structure is not shown. Antenna in its stowed position: Antenna rotated 90 degrees from it’s stow position: Antenna rotated by 180 degrees from its stow position: Newswift 90-180 Motorised Antenna...
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