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V9 OTM45 Antenna System

Installation and User Manual

Name：mobile satellite communication terminal

Model Number：V9 OTM45

Revision 1.3

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Page 1 V9 OTM45 Antenna System Installation and User Manual Name：mobile satellite communication terminal Model Number：V9 OTM45 Revision 1.3...
Page 2 The material contained herein is proprietary, privileged, confidential and owned by China Starwin Science & Technology Co., Ltd. or its third party licensors. No disclosure thereof shall be made to third parties without the express written permission of China Starwin Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Page 3 Disclaimer (a) THE PRODUCT IS SOLD ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. CHINA STARWIN, ITS AFFILIATES OR ITSLICENSORS MAKE NO WARRANTIES, WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION. CHINA STARWIN SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE.
Page 4 For the following safety considerations, "Instrument" means the ‘V9 OTM45’ units, components and their cables. It is necessary to read the instructions carefully before using the V9 OTM45. The V9 OTM45 usage shall be carried out in accordance with the described steps and methods to ensure the safety and accuracy of equipment operation.
Page 5 The V9 OTM45 is a full satellite earth station system for communication in Ku-band. The satellite parameters shall be selected only according to the specific user conditions required.
Page 6: Table Of Contents
6.2 System Initialization ............... 21 6.3 System M&C by ACU Front Panel Controls ......22 7 V9 OTM45 M&C Application for Windows OS PC .... 30 7.1 M&C Application Downloading and Installation ...... 30 7.2 M&C Application Communication with V9 OTM45 ....31 7.3 Running M&C Application ............
Page 7: Introducing V9 Otm45 System
1 Introducing V9 OTM45 System The V9 OTM45 is vehicle-mounted mobile satellite product for on the move Ku-band broadband access, developed by China Starwin, which has completely independent intellectual property rights. The use of high-efficiency flat panel antenna and intelligent stable tracking structure always ensures accurate pointing to the satellite under high-speed maneuvering on rugged and bumpy roads.
Page 8: Technical Specification
Length: 975mm; Width: 785mm; Height: 248mm Out-cabin Unit Weight 27Kg (including mounting plate) Maximum vehicle speed 380 km/h Operating Temperature -40° C~+50° C Storage Temperature -40° C~+80° C Relative Humidity 0%~98%RH Radom Survival Ice load 13mm Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 9: Packing List
3 Packing List 3.1 Packing configuration Table 3-1: Standard V9 OTM45 packing configuration: № Item Image Item Name Quantity Remarks Out-cabin Unit - Flat Horn Array Stand Antenna System Assembly in Radome In-cabin Unit - Antenna Control Unit Stand (ACU) ACU AC Power Cable –...
Page 10: V9 Otm45 General Structure
Intermediate Frequency (IF) band (70 MHz). The same coaxial cable is used to supply DC for powering the Out-cabin Unit. The V9 OTM45 System general block diagram is shown at Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3: V9 OTM45 System General Block Diagram...
Page 11: Out-Cabin Unit
The Out-cabin unit equipment is installed at the vehicle roof. All Out-cabin unit elements are inside the radome, as shown at Figures 4-4 and 4-5. Figure 4-4: Out-cabin Unit Radome Layout Figure 4-5: Out-cabin Unit Composing Elements Layout Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 12: In-Cabin Unit (Antenna Control Unit - Acu)
15 Main control module Processes information from all sensors and controls the motors Unlike standard VSAT systems, all the above elements are integrated inside the V9 OTM45 Out- cabin Unit. WARNING: The radome surface must be kept clean for the best equipment performance.
Page 13: V9 Otm45 Mounting
Customers can use modem, supplied by contracted satellite communication service provider, or purchased from a point of sale. Customers are free to choose. However, the V9 OTM45 system supplier has to be informed about the customer’s choice before purchasing to perform corresponding configuration adjustments.
Page 14 To unpack the V9 OTM45 proceed by the following steps, shown at Figure 5-2: ① on a flat horizontal surface and open the cover ②. - Place the wooden packing case ③ ④ ⑤ - Remove four nuts and four screws...
Page 15: Mounting Antenna On A Flat Platform
5.2 Mounting Antenna on a Flat Platform WARNING: Ensure the roof rack or the platform for V9 OTM45 Antenna installation is strong enough to support the equipment weight during the vehicle move at maximum speed. The platform is prepared and installed by customer on the vehicle roof by welding, screwing or by any other reliable fixation method.
Page 16: Mounting Antenna On Vehicle Roof Rails Or Roof Rack
Blue 242 or its analog) to secure bolts and nuts from accidental loosening from shock and vibration after antenna installation. Double-check carefully to ensure that the antenna is installed firmly. Figure 5-4: Antenna Installation on Vehicle Roof Rails or Roof Rack Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 17: Mounting Antenna Directly On Vehicle Roof
NOTE: Do not bend the bottom plate of the antenna radome during the installation process. To provide the following proper system operation, the antenna must be kept horizontal during the installation. Figure 5-5: Bonding adapter Plates Connection Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 18: Cables Laying And Connection
This is the only way to ensure that there is no cable damage or negative impact on the satellite signal. 4. Connect the cable from the Antenna to the ACU “ANTENNA” interface, located at ACU rear panel (Figure 5-6). Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 19 10. Connect the other end to the power cable to the vehicle Power Supply system. NOTE: Power to the entire system is provided by power cable through AC IN interface, located at ACU rear panel. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 20: System Initialization And Operation
6 System Initialization and Operation 6.1 ACU front Panel Controls ACU front panel controls are shown at Figure 6-1. Figure 6-1: ACU Front Panel Controls Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 21: System Initialization
1. By ACU front panel controls; 2. By smart phone or palm device application via Bluetooth connection; 3. By PC application via LAN or Wi-Fi connection. NOTE: M&C via Wi-Fi connection is available for ACU with built-in modem only. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 22: System M&C By Acu Front Panel Controls
NOTE: Use the ACU front panel “Left” and “Right” navigation keys to navigate between System State, GNSS and Satellite Information menu items at the ACU Display. Use the ACU front panel “OK” key to edit and/or confirm the selection. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 23 Values: E (East) or W (West); Range: 0 - 180° . - Frequency: Receive Frequency in MHz, - Symbol Rate: Channel Symbol Rate in Ksymb/s, followed by Polarization: V (Vertical) or H (Horizontal). Confirm the selected, added or edited data by pressing "OK" button. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 24 To select a record from the list, shown at Figure 6-9, move the highlighting to Satellite Selection (Figure 6-8) by pressing ACU front panel “Up” or “Down” navigation keys and press “OK” key for confirmation. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 25 To edit a satellite list record, navigate to the Satellite Editing function (Figure 6-8) by pressing ACU front panel “Up” or “Down” navigation keys and press “OK” key for confirmation. Change the corresponding satellite data as shown at Figure 6-10 and press “OK” key for confirmation. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 26 Enabled - the battery is completely protected from discharging when the vehicle engine does not run and the ignition key is in ACC (Accessories) position during the motion pause. In such configuration, the V9 OTM45 does not consume power from the vehicle electrical circuit.
Page 27 Disabled - the battery power is supplied to V9 OTM45 when the vehicle engine does not run and the ignition key is in ACC (Accessories) position during the motion pause. However, the V9 OTM45 is automatically disconnected from the vehicle electrical circuit when the battery voltage drops down to the defined value in Voltage Protection parameter as shown at Figure 6-14.
Page 28 - ON – enables modem Automatic Beam Switching (ABS) functionality. ABS transfers connectivity from the current satellite (beam) to the next in the Satellite List while the V9 OTM45 system passes through multiple footprints and loses the receiving signal for a period, defined in the modem parameter "Out of Network Timer".
Page 29 Currently only English and Chinese languages supported. To select the required language move highlighting to it by pressing the “Left” and “Right” navigation keys at the ACU Front Panel and press “OK” button for confirmation. Figure 6-18: Language selection menu Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 30: V9 Otm45 M&C Application For Windows Os Pc
7 V9 OTM45 M&C Application for Windows OS PC 7.1 M&C Application Downloading and Installation V9 OTM45 M&C Application for PC can operate on PC with installed Windows 7/8/10 operational systems. Download V9 OTM45 M&C Application software at Web site: http://www.starwincom.com/Support...
Page 31: M&C Application Communication With V9 Otm45
- Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4); - Click Properties and select Use the following IP address as shown at Figure 7-5. - Set the PC IP address to be at the same subnet with V9 OTM45 default IP address, mentioned above.
Page 32: Running M&C Application
7.3 Running M&C Application To run the V9 OTM45 M&C Application open the unzipped folder: “V9 OTM45_Host computer” shown at Figure 7-6. Figure 7-6: Running Environment Open soft folder as shown at Figure 7-7. Figure 7-7: Running Environment Run the V9 OTM45 M&C Application by double clicking the file: “Windows FormApp1.exe”.
Page 33: M&C Application Operation Description
The M&C Application main interfaced provides the V9 OTM45 operational parameters monitoring and their values updating in real-time. Upon M&C Application opening, connect to the V9 OTM45 ACU by entering the ACU IP Address, Port Number and clicking the Connect button (Figure 7-10).
Page 34 5. Beacon Receiver and GNSS parameters section, located on the left in the mid of application interface. 6. Current System Parameters section, located on the right in the mid of application interface. 7. Event Log, located at the bottom of the application interface. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 35 Modem IP configuration changes. ACU IP parameters have to be at the same IP subnet with built-in Modem to communicate with it. Set corresponding ACU IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and communication Port number and click OK button to apply the changes. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 36 Figure 7-13: ACU IP Parameters Configuration NOTE: If the default V9 OTM45 ACU IP address and/or Port number are modified, change the PC Network configuration correspondingly and update ACU IP address and Port number in M&C Application Connection parameters (Figure 7-14).
Page 37 Figure 7-17. Figure 7-17: Battery Protection Settings Service Mode submenu item is assigned for use at Factory or by authorized technical personnel ONLY, and therefore is protected by password (Figure 7-18). Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 38 Figure 7-20. Figure 7-20: Factory Submenu Items - Factory Settings submenu item selection opens form, shown at Figure 7-22, allowing V9 OTM45 component parts Serial Numbers reading and writing, as well as current ACU and ODU versions numbers display.
Page 39 (may require change of the PC IP address). 2. Select the necessary value from the MCU dropdown list. There are two types of MCUs: ACU and Master Control. 3. Click Open File button to select the corresponding file, preliminary copied to Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 40 - Connect/Disconnect command button, managing the connection between the M&C Application and ACU. - ACU connection indicator. The flashing green light indicates normal data exchanges between M&C Application and ACU. - ODU connection indicator. The green flashing light indicates the successful Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 41 Figure 7-27: Modem functionality and Beam Switching section System State section shown at Figure 7-28 is located in the mid part of M&C Application interface and is divided to two functional parts Beacon Receiver/GNSS and Current System Parameters. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 42 Reference – calculated (targeted) Elevation angle value of the antenna Actual - current real-time antenna Elevation angle value - Polarization column represents: Reference – calculated (targeted) antenna Polarization angle value Actual - current real-time antenna Polarization angle value Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 43 Event Log section, located on bottom of the application interface (Figure 7-31), displays the messages received from ACU about system functionality and parameters changes. - Clear Window button clicking deletes all messages from Event Log section. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 44: System Maintenance
(indicators, display, fan and other components) are working and provide the proper system operation. System monitoring information check-up to confirm Every 6 months Static test the complete working status Every 6 months Static test Satellite link availability test Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...
Page 45: Technical Service Contact
Yearly Dynamics test Satellite switching functionality test 9 Technical Service Contact China Starwin Science & Technology Co., Ltd Phone: +86 29 88664381 E-Mail: tech@starwincom.com; support@starwincom.com Web: http://www.starwincom.com Address: Floor 17th, Hengtian Smart Fortune Building, No. 2 Daqing Road, Lianhu District, Xi'an 710082, China Garrett C.
Page 46 Statement: There are no restrictions of use in Member States. EU declaration of conformity China Starwin Science & Technology Co., Ltd hereby declares that the device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant requirements of RED Directive 2014/53/EU.
Page 48 1. To avoid electrical shock, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to do so. 2. Before connecting this instrument to a power source, make sure that the voltage of the power source matches the requirements of the instrument. Copyright © 2021 China Starwin...