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Sea Tel Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP systems)
Installation Manual
Sea Tel, Inc.
(trading as Cobham SATCOM)
4030 Nelson Avenue
Concord, CA 94520
Tel: +1 (925) 798-7979
Fax: +1 (925) 798-7986
Web:
http://www.cobham.com/satcom
September 1, 2015
Thrane and Thrane A/S
(trading as Cobham SATCOM)
Lundtoftegaardsvej 93 D, 2800 Kgs.
Lyngby, Denmark
Tel: +45 3955 8800
Fax: +45 3955 8888
Email:
satcom.ohc@cobham.com
Document No. 99-147741
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- Page 1 Sea Tel Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP systems) Installation Manual Sea Tel, Inc. Thrane and Thrane A/S (trading as Cobham SATCOM) (trading as Cobham SATCOM) 4030 Nelson Avenue Lundtoftegaardsvej 93 D, 2800 Kgs. Concord, CA 94520 Lyngby, Denmark Tel: +1 (925) 798-7979...
- Page 2 Antenna Manual for your system. The Sea Tel Media Xchange Point™ (MXP) Antenna Control Unit, used with this Sea Tel Dual Antenna Arbitrator, contains FCC compliant supervisory software to continuously monitor the pedestal pointing accuracy and use it to control the “Transmit Mute”...
- Page 3 Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Revision History ECO# Date Description August 6, 2015 Production Release...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................1-1 1.1................................1-1 NTENNA ONFIGURATION 1.2..................................1-1 NTENNA RBITRATOR 1.3. (ABS) ..............................1-1 UTOMATIC WITCHING 1.4. AMIP™ ........................................1-1 1.5. FCC C ......................................1-2 OMPLIANCE 2. FRONT PANEL OPERATION .................................. 2-1 2.1. - Page 6 Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Table of Contents 9.3........................................9-1 ANEL 9.3.1. AC POWER ....................................9-1 9.3.2. Switch Plate - Standard Low Power ..........................9-1 9.3.3. Switch Plate - 10 MHz Option ............................9-2 9.3.4. Switch Plate - High Power Option ..........................9-3 9.4.
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Page 7: Introduction
Introduction Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Introduction The Dual Antenna Arbitrator is to be used with two complete Sea Tel Transmit/Receive (TX/RX) satellite communication systems. The primary purpose of the Dual Antenna Arbitrator is to switch services from one antenna, which has become blocked by the ships structure or has otherwise lost service, to the other antenna. -
Page 8: Fcc Compliance
Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Introduction 1.5. FCC Compliance FCC regulation 47 C.F.R. § 25.221 (C-Band) and 47 C.F.R. § 25.222 (Ku-Band) define the provisions for blanket licensing of ESV antennas operating in the C, and Ku, Band respectively. Please refer to the FCC Declaration in your antenna manual for specifics. -
Page 9: Front Panel Operation
Front Panel Operation Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Front Panel Operation 2.1. Front Panel Buttons ANT A - In Manual Mode this button selects Antenna “A” to be the “Active” antenna. The TX & RX IF signals from Antenna ”A” are routed to the Satellite Modem via the Arbitrator coax switches. Antenna “B” is the “Standby”... -
Page 10: Manual Mode
Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Front Panel Operation Not Available - The ACU will output ”Blocked” and “Mute” signals to the Dual Antenna Arbitrator, indicating that that Satellite services are NOT available from this antenna if: • The antenna is searching, targeting or is mispointed by more than 0.5 degrees. •... -
Page 11: Remote Operation
Remote Operation Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Remote Operation Below are commands that are most commonly used for communicating with the ACU(s) or the Dual Antenna Arbitrator. 3.1. Automatic Beam Switching (ABS) Listed below are the basic commands and their responses: Name Command Response... -
Page 12: Interface Requirements
Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Remote Operation 3.2.2. Interface requirements: 3.2.2.1. Hardware Sea Tel Antenna Control Units Model DAC-2202 or DAC-2302. Any Satellite modem manufacturer that is compatible with OpenAMIP CAT5 Patch cable 3.2.2.2. Software Sea Tel model DAC-2202: ACU software version 6.06 or greater CommIF module software version 1.10f or greater Sea Tel model DAC-2302: ACU software version 7.06 or greater... -
Page 13: Command Details
Remote Operation Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) ASCII string of characters. lf (0x0A) or \n Line Feed (New Line) ↵, cr (0x0D) or \r Carriage Return (Enter) Command Details 3.3.1. set system default The set system default command changes all of the Arbitrator’s configurable parameters to their default values specified in Appendix B. - Page 14 Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Remote Operation set antenna {a | b} active The set antenna A/B active command changes which antenna is currently active. Parameters: a: ANT A is active b: ANT B is active Note: this will temporarily override the current active antenna regardless of switching mode. If the Arbitrator is in auto mode and the system state is such that the antenna not selected should be active, the Arbitrator will switch back to that antenna almost immediately.
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Page 15: General Notes
Remote Operation Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) show antenna {a | b} ip The show antenna A/B ip command displays the current IP addresses set for the two DACs. Parameters: a: shows DAC A’s IP address in dot-decimal format b: shows DAC B’s IP address in dot-decimal format show antenna source The show antenna source command displays the current active antenna. - Page 16 Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Remote Operation This Page Intentionally Left Blank...
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Page 17: Dual Antenna Installation
Dual Antenna Installation Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Dual Antenna Installation The antennas used with this Dual Antenna Arbitrator can be Series 09MK3, Series 12 or Series 9711IMA. If not already installed, refer to your antenna installation manual to install the two Sea Tel antennas. After the installation of the antennas, the MXP Antenna Control Units and the cables has been completed, refer to the information below to install the Dual Antenna Arbitrator. - Page 18 Series 12 Series 12 Ku-Band Ku-Band VSAT VSAT Antenna “A” Antenna “B” Above Decks Below Decks 220 VAC Air Conditioner 220 VAC Air Input Conditioner Power Input Power 110/220 VAC Pedestal Input Power 110/220 VAC Pedestal Input Power If Active – TX IF & 10MHz Reference from Satellite Modem via Arbitrator If Active –...
- Page 19 9711IMA 9711IMA C & Ku-Band C & Ku-Band VSAT VSAT Antenna “A” Antenna “B” Above Decks Below Decks 220 VAC Air Conditioner 220 VAC Air Input Conditioner Power Input Power 110/220 VAC Pedestal Input Power 110/220 VAC Pedestal Input Power If Active –...
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Page 20: Dual Antenna Arbitrator Connections
Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Dual Antenna Installation 4.5. Dual Antenna Arbitrator Connections AC Power Cable - Connect the AC Power cable from the rear of the Dual Antenna Arbitrator to an AC outlet fed from a suitably rated breaker or UPS. LNB A - Connect an SMA-SMA coax cable assembly (Sea Tel PN 114972-1 or equivalent) with an SMA-F adapter (Sea Tel PN 115492-32 or equivalent) from here to J1 MODEM connector on the rear panel of MXP “A”. -
Page 21: Set-Up
Dual Antenna Installation Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) MXP B ETHERNET - Connect an Ethernet patch cable (Sea Tel PN 119479-10 or equivalent) from J3A on the rear panel of MXP “B” to an open port on your Ethernet router/hub/switch. Modem ETHERNET - Connect an Ethernet patch cable (Sea Tel PN 119479-10 or equivalent) from your satellite modem to an open port on your Ethernet router/hub/switch. - Page 22 Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Dual Antenna Installation This Page Intentionally Left Blank...
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Page 23: Setup
Setup Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Setup 5.1. Default Parameter Settings: The default settings in the Dual Antenna Arbitrator and in the two Antenna Control Units typically are as listed in the table below. You may need, or elect, to change these to conform with your network or LAN. ARBITRATOR MXP A MXP B... - Page 24 Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Setup • Power meter Record TX Output @ 1dB compression point. ____ dB 10. Measure RX signal level at the RX Input to the satellite modem using a spectrum analyzer, modem signal level, EbNo or SNR value. Record RX Input ____ dB 11.
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Page 25: Functional Testing
Functional Testing Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Functional Testing Test the Dual Antenna Arbitrator to assure it switches properly when one, or the other, antenna is blocked and that you are getting proper modem lock to both Antenna Control Units. 6.1. Test Dual Antenna Arbitrator - Manual Mode Manual mode allows you to manually select which antenna is providing services to the modem. - Page 26 Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Functional Testing This Page Intentionally Left Blank...
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Page 27: Troubleshooting & Maintenance
Troubleshooting & Maintenance Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Troubleshooting & Maintenance 7.1. Isolating IF & RF problems: Refer to the appropriate Simplified Block Diagram for your system to trace the TX IF or RX IF signal paths between the ADE and BDE. Use a spectrum analyzer to test IF and RF signals. •... -
Page 28: Tx Mute Problems
Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Troubleshooting & Maintenance 7.4. TX Mute problems: If your modem does NOT have a “TX Mute” input available - The system will NOT be able to comply with US FCC requirements. If your modem does have a “TX Mute” input available: •... -
Page 29: Slide Rail Kit (Optional) Installation
Slide Rail Kit (optional) Installation Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Slide Rail Kit (optional) Installation If you have purchased the optional slide rail kit, follow the instructions below to install the slide rails. Refer to drawing 135681 in the drawing section of this manual. 8.1. - Page 30 Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Slide Rail Kit (optional) Installation This Page Intentionally Left Blank...
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Page 31: Specifications
Specifications Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Specifications The technical specifications for the Dual Antenna Arbitrator are: 9.1. General Physical Dimensions: Rackmount: 4.5 x 43.2 x 25.4 cm (1.75 x 17 x 10 inches) Input Voltage: 88-264 VAC, 47-63 Hz, 1 phase Power Requirements: 160 Watts maximum Weight... -
Page 32: Switch Plate - 10 Mhz Option
Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Specifications Frequency Pass DC – 4.0 GHz: Insertion Loss: 0.1dB Typical Isolation: 80dB Switching Time: 15 ms max 9.3.2.4. BUC A - TX IF Output to Antenna A BUC SMA-Type, 50 Ohm, coax switch Frequency Pass DC –... -
Page 33: Switch Plate - High Power Option
Specifications Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Switching Time: 15 ms max 9.3.3.4. BUC A - TX IF Output to Antenna A BUC SMA-Type, 50 Ohm, coax switch Frequency Pass DC – 4.0 GHz: Insertion Loss: 0.2dB Typical Isolation: 80dB Switching Time: 15 ms max 9.3.3.5. -
Page 34: Compliance
Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Specifications 9.3.4.4. BUC A - TX IF Output to Antenna A BUC SMA-Type, 50 Ohm, coax switch Frequency Pass DC – 4.0 GHz: Insertion Loss: 0.2dB Typical Isolation: 80dB Switching Time: 15 ms max 9.3.4.5. TX - TX IF Input from Modem SMA-Type, 50 Ohm, coax switch Frequency Pass DC –... -
Page 35: Drawings
Drawings Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Drawings 10.1. Dual Antenna Arbitrator Drawings Drawing Title 133804-1 Dual Antenna Arbitrator Kit (MXP 10-3 135681-7_A Rack Mount Slide Kit 10-4 10-1... - Page 36 Dual Antenna Arbitrator (MXP) Drawings This Page Intentionally Left Blank 10-2...
- Page 37 SINGLE LEVEL MFG BILL OF MATERIAL FIND QTY PART NO REV DESCRIPTION REFERENCE DESIGNATOR 1 EA 133570-1 ENCLOSURE ASS'Y, ARBITRATOR 4 EA 119478-5 D CABLE ASS'Y, RJ-45 SERIAL, 60 IN. 1 EA 119479-10 B1 CABLE ASS'Y, CAT5 JUMPER, 10 FT. 4 EA 114972-1 N CABLE ASS'Y, SMA(M) - SMA(M), 60 IN 2 EA 111079-6...
- Page 38 SINGLE LEVEL ENGR BILL OF MATERIAL FIND PART NO DESCRIPTION REFERENCE DESIGNATOR 127545-7 EXTENSION SLIDE, CLB-203-22, 22 IN 135221-1 MOUNTING BRACKET, RACK SLIDE 114588-825 SCREW, PAN HD, PHIL, 10-32 x 1/4, S.S. 114588-818 SCREW, PAN HD, PHIL, 10-32 x 7/16, S.S. 114588-830 SCREW, PAN HD, PHIL, 10-32 x 5/8, S.S.
- Page 39 REVISION HISTORY ECO# DATE DESCRIPTION DETAIL B DETAIL A NOTES: UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED HARDWARE INCLUDED IN 124757 DESIGNER/ENGINEER: DRAWN BY: RANDERSON RANDERSON WEIGHT: DRAWN DATE: DASH # SLIDE RAIL P/N SLIDE RAIL LENGTH 7.7 LBS 09/15/2011 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED Tel. 925-798-7979 Fax. 925-798-7986 DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.
- Page 40 DETAIL C2 ROUND HOLE RACK 52 58 51 58 SAE 10-32 AND METRIC M6 HARDWARE ARE PROVIDED DETAIL C3 DETAIL C1 THREADED HOLE RACK SQUARE HOLE RACK SIZE SCALE: DRAWING NUMBER 135681 2 OF 3 SHEET NUMBER...
- Page 41 DETAIL E DETAIL D SIZE SCALE: DRAWING NUMBER 135681 3 OF 3 SHEET NUMBER...
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