Norsat Wayfarer User Manual
1.2m ku-band drive-away
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- Page 1 Wayfarer 1.2m Ku-Band Drive-away User Manual P/N 034839 Rev. 1.0 © 2010 Norsat International Inc. Page 1 of 59...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Antenna Operations Through Indoor ACU ............. 22 Antenna Control Interface ....................24 6.1.1 Deploy ..........................25 6.1.2 Searching .......................... 25 6.1.3 Manual ..........................26 6.1.4 Tracking ..........................26 System Settings Interface ....................27 P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 1 of 57... - Page 4 Set up LNB LO frequency ....................49 Setup Magnetic declination ....................50 System Troubleshooting.................. 52 System Maintenance ..................55 Technical Specifications .................. 56 Appendix A - Magnetic declination Map ..............57 P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 2 of 57...
- Page 5 Copyright © 2018. Norsat International Inc. All rights reserved. All materials contained in this user guide are the property of Norsat International Inc. except as noted here below: All materials in this user guide are protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content in this user guide is the exclusive property of Norsat.
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Page 6: Revision History
Revision History Revision Description Author Date yyyy/mm/dd Initial Release YZhou 2018/12/21 P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 4 of 57... -
Page 7: Caution
Do not remove power plug when system is powered on When antenna is in operation, user should stop using when there is an error reported P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 5 of 57... -
Page 8: Acronyms
Antenna Gain Control for DVB signal strength bAGC Antenna Gain Control for beacon signal strength M&C Monitor and Control Interfacility Link Orthomode Transducer Low-noise Block Downconverter Block Upconverter Local Oscillator P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 6 of 57... -
Page 9: List Of Contents
Power cable Power cable from ACU to Outdoor Unit ACU power cord Power cord for ACU AC power ACU Console cable Serial cable for ACU firmware update P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 7 of 57... -
Page 10: Overview
The Wayfarer is fully automated, integrated, and versatile enough for deployment virtually anywhere, including mobile field offices, field vehicles, or directly on the ground. A complete satellite solution, the Wayfarer includes everything to meet your communication needs. -
Page 11: Antenna Components
Azimuth module: Azimuth motor, planetary gearbox and worm gear. The Azimuth transmission is self- locking in case of power loss. Elevation module: Elevation motor, planetary gearbox and worm gear. The Elevation transmission is self- locking in case of power loss. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 9 of 57... -
Page 12: Feed Assembly
GPS transmits lat/log information through serial connection. In order to check the working condition of the GPS, the enclosure needs to be removed and the indicator lights can be read as below: Indicator blinking: GPS searching signal P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 10 of 57... -
Page 13: Compass
Removing two pan head screws and the enclosure gives access to the 3D compass for maintenance purpose. 2.6 Hand Crank Hand crank is used to manually drive the antenna in case of emergency. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 11 of 57... -
Page 14: Indoor Unit Acu
Indoor Unit ACU is a 1RU rack mount unit which includes power supply, microcontroller with screen and control buttons, On/Off switch, beacon receiver, DVB receiver, Wifi module and fans. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 12 of 57... -
Page 15: Installation Method
The dimension is shown below (in: mm) 3.2 Stowed Antenna Dimension The dimension of stowed antenna is shown below for mounting onto vehicle. (in: mm) P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 13 of 57... -
Page 16: Antenna Dimension During Operation
3.2.1 Antenna Dimension during Operation The dimension below shows the height when the antenna is in deploy state. (in: mm) P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 14 of 57... -
Page 17: Antenna Mounting
The circle below indicates the maximum range of motion during operation. (in: mm) 3.3 Antenna Mounting Wayfarer Drive-away 1.2m antenna is packaged in wooden crate. Upon arrival of the antenna, remove the nuts and bolts that holds the wall to the bottom plate. Then remove the walls and top plate together carefully. - Page 18 P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 16 of 57...
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Page 19: Cable Connection
DC Output (ACU) Power cable M&C M&C M&C (ACU) Signal Tx signal Tx port (Modem) N-N coax cable Rx signal Rx port (ACU & N-N coax cable Modem) P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 17 of 57... -
Page 20: Electrical Connections
- STATUS, c. antenna alarm - ALARM; D- Power switch: Switch power on and off the system. E- System Upgrade: System upgrade for antenna system at Console port P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 18 of 57... -
Page 21: Buttons On Front Panel
F- XS4 Remote: Antenna remote control through IP address G- XS5 Modem: GPS information output in GPGLL format for modem Grounding pole: Used for ACU to ground P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 19 of 57... -
Page 22: Antenna Panel
XS4 RF-RX RF signal feedthrough for Rx to BUC XS5 RF-TX RF signal feedthrough for Tx to BUC XS6 BUC Monitor Signal feedthrough for BUC M&C connection (option) P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 20 of 57... -
Page 23: System Block Diagram
AZ EL Encoder Boom Arm GPS coordinates Mount Console Splitter F conn Modem F conn BUC Power Blue – Wayfarer Autoacquire Terminal Orange – Accessories & Customer Furnished Equipment P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 21 of 57... -
Page 24: Antenna Operations Through Indoor Acu
It is recommended for first time user to go through this section to understand the control of antenna and configuring a satellite profile at a minimum. Please see below for a system breakdown of the menu options: P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 22 of 57... - Page 25 Config AGC Amplification Settings Receiver Settings LNB LO Advanced Settings Language Lock Threshold Beacon Azimuth Zero Receiver Lower Limit Offset Satellite Antenna Sensor Monitor Limit Alarm Tracking P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 23 of 57...
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Page 26: Antenna Control Interface
After the pointing is completed, select this None option and the antenna will automatically start tracking Maximum signal. Press the ENTER key to start, the CANCEL key to stop. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 24 of 57... -
Page 27: Deploy
Azimuth Shows target and current Azimuth angle 0～360 degs Elevation Shows target and current Elevation angle -68～90 degs Polarization Shows target and current Polarization angle -95～95 degs P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 25 of 57... -
Page 28: Manual
Azimuth Shows target and current Azimuth angle 0～360 degs Elevation Shows target and current Elevation angle -68～90 degs Polarization Shows target and current Polarization angle -95～95 degs P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 26 of 57... -
Page 29: System Settings Interface
Two different types of pointing modes are Receiver supported: Beacon and DVB modes. Beacon/DVB information has to be defined from satellite profile before selecting receiver. Tracking Password: ‘←←←←’ Enable/disable tracking functionality 6.2.1 P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 27 of 57... -
Page 30: Satellite Selection
Longitude of antenna location 0°～180°W/E Latitude Latitude of antenna location 0°～90°N/S Heading Heading of antenna at reset position, can be 0～359 changed when compass heading is not correct P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 28 of 57... -
Page 31: Software Limit Enable
AGC amplification/ threshold for auto-acquire functionality LNB LO/ lock threshold Azimuth zero/ lower Advanced Settings Password: ‘←←←→’ limit offset Adjust the Azimuth zero and lower limit offset. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 29 of 57... - Page 32 Offset of actual angle to theoretical angle -15～15 (calibrated in factory) 6.2.5.2 Compass Calibration Name Description Parameters Heading Heading data from compass Inclination Shows inclination of compass P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 30 of 57...
- Page 33 Lower limit Lower limit offsets for factory adjustment. The values 0.0～9.0 offsets determine whether the boom arm reflector falls onto the bar when stowing. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 31 of 57...
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Page 34: Receiver
Look for DVB signal in search mode Current Receiver The current receiver selected 6.2.7 Tracking Name Description Parameters Tracking Status Indicates whether tracking is turned on 6.3 Monitor Interface P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 32 of 57... - Page 35 “--” Not triggering switches for Az/El/Pol switch; “S” Software limit; “H” Hardware Limit; “SH” Software + hardware limit Alarm Shows information of antenna alarm. See error code table P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 33 of 57...
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Page 36: Antenna Operations Through Android App
There are 4 pages in the main interface: • Auto: Pointing interface for satellites • Manual: Continuous or step moves for antenna • Stateinfo: Antenna state and warnings • Settings: Parameters setup for pointing P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 34 of 57... -
Page 37: Auto Page
Stow: Move elevation to 90 degrees for disassembly. Reset: Move to zero switch location of each axis Search: Acquire selected satellite Standby: Cancel the current operation. And antenna enters standby mode. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 35 of 57... -
Page 38: Satellite Profile
(1600MHz + LO frequency). User can enter “0” when not used. • DVB Symbol Rate: The range is 0-45000. User can enter “0” when not used. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 36 of 57... -
Page 39: Manual Page
The range is from 0.1 to 1.0 • to adjust Elevation angle • to adjust Azimuth angle • to adjust Polarization angle • to stop current operation P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 37 of 57... -
Page 40: Stateinfo Page
GPS lock status and Lat/Lon reading • Limit switch indicator • Antenna state with time stamps and history • Antenna Alarms (refer to Error codes) • System Version P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 38 of 57... -
Page 41: Setting Page
LNB LO/AMP: local oscillator frequency of LNB and amplification of signal (AGC value) during pointing. • GPS State: Auto is to retrieve Lat/Lon reading from GPS. Lat/Lon information can be manually entered and press set to confirm. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 39 of 57... -
Page 42: End Of Session
7.8 End of Session Press ‘return’ button on main interface brings to the antenna connection page Disconnect from antenna Wifi from ‘Wlan Set’ Press ‘return’ button again to exit program. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 40 of 57... -
Page 43: Quick Start Guide
1) Check there is no alarm. The alarm indicator is on ACU front panel. To check the alarm code, please go to INFO – Alarm from ACU P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 41 of 57... - Page 44 2) Deploy terminal by going to CONTROL – Deploy. The antenna would unfold, get compass reading and find zero limit switches to prepare for satellite acquisition. 3) Go to CONFIG – Receiver. Check the correct receiver (Beacon or DVB) is selected P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 42 of 57...
- Page 45 5) Select Search from Control menu, check bAGC (signal strength used for Beacon signal) or dAGC To stop/cancel the acquisition, (signal strength used for DVB signal) from interface during pointing. simply press CANCEL. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 43 of 57...
- Page 46 7V and failed in pointing, then adjust ‘Amplify’ to (1.1V to 2.0V) To adjust LNB amplification and lock-hold value, Go to CONFIG – Option – Password ‘←←←←’ - Receiver-Set P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 44 of 57...
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Page 47: Auto-Acquire Through Android App
2) Go to Settings page, password is ‘88292877’ Check receiver settings is correct (beacon or DVB) 3) Go to Auto page, Press Reset. The antenna would unfold, get compass reading and find zero limit switches to prepare for satellite acquisition. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 45 of 57... - Page 48 Select Search from Auto page, pay attention to the AGC value which reflects the signal strength of the beacon/DVB signal to be acquired. To stop/cancel the acquisition, simply press Standby. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 46 of 57...
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Page 49: Stow
User may Adjust the Amplification settings from Settings page. 8.4 Stow 1) Stow antenna for transportation a) For ACU control: Select Stow from Control menu\ b) For Android app control: Select Stow from Auto page P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 47 of 57... - Page 50 P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 48 of 57...
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Page 51: Set Up Lnb Lo Frequency
To adjust LNB Local oscillator frequency through ACU, go to CONFIG – Option – Password ‘←←←←’ - Receiver-Set To adjust LNB Local oscillator frequency through Android app, go to Settings – LNB LO P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 49 of 57... -
Page 52: Setup Magnetic Declination
Both ACU or Android app could be used to input magnetic declination: a. To input magnetic declination for pointing through ACU, go to CONFIG – Option – ‘←←←←’ – Angle-adjust Password P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 50 of 57... - Page 53 To input magnetic declination for pointing through Android app, go to Settings (enter password ‘88292877’) – Ant Cal (AZ/EL/POL) and click Set. Then input the magnetic declination to the first entry (i.e. Azimuth calibration). Click set again to confirm. P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 51 of 57...
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Page 54: System Troubleshooting
Contact manufacturer if alarm remains after reboot DVB receiver not connected Check cable connection inside ACU for DVB receiver System reboot is required after troubleshooting Contact manufacturer if alarm remains after reboot P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 52 of 57... - Page 55 Contact manufacturer if alarm remains after reboot Reset antenna angles Stow antenna manually Check readings from compass Check Azimuth, Elevation and Polarization motions System reboot is required after troubleshooting P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 53 of 57...
- Page 56 Check M&C and power cable connection from antenna to ACU Contact manufacturer Stow error Check M&C and power cable connection from antenna to ACU Check limit switch functionality P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 54 of 57...
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Page 57: System Maintenance
Inspect wear and tear of timing belt and lubricate gears and Once per year transmissions. Replace Calibrate compass to ensure correct heading Once per year Clean the reflector surface Every 3 months P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 55 of 57... -
Page 58: Technical Specifications
0. 1° /S ～6° /S Rotate Elevation speed 0. 1° /S ～6° /S Work wind load 20m/s Survival wind load 25m/s Temperature -40℃～+55℃ (outdoor); -20℃～+55℃ (indoor) Humidity 5-95% P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 56 of 57... -
Page 59: Appendix A - Magnetic Declination Map
Appendix A - Magnetic declination Map US/UK World Magnetic Model - Epoch 2015.0 Main Field Declination. (2014, December). Retrieved from http://ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/WMM P/N 050197 Rev. A © 2015 Norsat International Inc. Page 57 of 57...