Select Satellite - RESEARCH CONCEPTS RC1500B Manual

RC1500B Single Axis Tracking Antenna Controller
When SETUP mode is invoked ...
1. the user peaks the antenna up on the desired satellite
2. the SCROLL keys are used to scroll through a list of satellite names stored in the controller's
EPROM memory. When the desired name is found,
3. the ENTER key assigns it to the current position and polarization. (If the user wishes to
assign a name which is not stored in the satellite's EPROM memory, the USER can manually
enter the name. See page 56.)
The user is then prompted to specify the H and V polarization values for the satellite. If the
antenna does not employ motorized polarization adjustment the user must still specify the H and
V polarization values to the controller. For this case, the 24 vdc Rot Feed CONFIG mode item
should be set to No to indicate to the controller that a 3 wire servo type polarization control
system is present. A servo polarization device does not provide feedback to the controller.
When the controller is configured for servo based polarization control, when specifying the
satellite horizontal and vertical polarization positions at the H and V prompts make sure that the
polarization position is not at the CW or CCW limit.
When the user has entered in all of the requested data, the controller will respond with "DATA
ACCEPTED", and the user can jog the antenna to another satellite and repeat the procedure. If
the satellite just entered was an inclined orbit satellite, the controller will transfer control to
TRACK mode to initiate tracking on the satellite.
RESET
JAMMED OK
A/E-1,2-PL:_ RST
This mode allows the user to examine the error status of the motor drive circuits and reset them if
a fault has occurred. The drive systems of each axis are independent. The status of the antenna
drive is displayed on the top line below the 'POS' banner and the status of the polarization drive
is displayed below the 'POL' banner. Polarization errors will only be shown if a rotating feed is
present (the 24 vdc Rot Feed CONFIG mode item is set to Yes).
A DRIVE error indicates that the drive circuits detected an over current fault and shut down. A
JAMMED error indicates that the antenna actuators were commanded to move but no movement
was detected. A RUNAWAY error indicates that antenna movement was detected when the
actuators were not energized. A SENSOR error indicates backwards movement of the pot. Any
antenna drive error condition can be reset by pressing the key designated on the bottom line of
the display. Errors are covered in chapter 6.
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