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FTS G6-PM-MET1-INT Operating Manual

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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. EXTREMELY RELIABLE.
G6-PM-MET1-INT/G6-PM-MET1-INT-SC
GOES Transmitter for use with
Met One E-BAM and E-SAMPLER
Operating Manual
1.800.548.4264 | www.ftsinc.com
700-G6-PM-MET1-Man
Rev 1 13 Jun 2022
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Part #21455

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  • Page 1 EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. EXTREMELY RELIABLE. G6-PM-MET1-INT/G6-PM-MET1-INT-SC GOES Transmitter for use with Met One E-BAM and E-SAMPLER Operating Manual 1.800.548.4264 | www.ftsinc.com 700-G6-PM-MET1-Man Rev 1 13 Jun 2022 Part #21455...
  • Page 2 Contact Information Canadian Headquarters: 1065 Henry Eng Place Victoria, BC | V9B 6B2 | Canada www.ftsinc.com Toll-free: 1.800.548.4264 Local: 250.478.5561 Technical support portal: http://support.ftsinc.com Email: service@ftsinc.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INSTALLING THE TRANSMITTER ASSEMBLY STEPS TO SETTING UP THE GOES TRANSMITTER 3.2.1 Mount the transmitter assembly (single and dual cable options) ..........8 CONNECT G6-PM-MET1-INT-SC (SINGLE CABLE OPTION) ............9 3.2.2 3.2.3 CONNECT G6-PM-MET1-INT (DUAL CABLE OPTION) ..............9 PARTICULATE MONITOR (PM) CONFIGURATION...
  • Page 4 GOES TRANSMISSION MESSAGE FORMAT 5.5.4 Sample GOES Transmission ......................19 CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING 6.3.1 Verify Sampler Interface Board Communication ................20 6.3.2 Verify Particulate Monitor Communication ................20 6.3.3 Trouble Shooting Using the Audit Log ..................21 6.3.4 Failed Transmission..........................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    FTS power adapter (G6-PM-MET1-INT-PWR). The G6-PM MET1-INT-SC has a combined Communication and Power Cable and does not require the FTS power adapter (See Figure 1-1). They both come with the EON GOES antenna. Installation of the two options is slightly different but all other functions are the same.

  • Page 6: Determining The Goes Transmitter Option For Your E-Bam/ E-Sampler

    In order to determine if you need a dual or single cable GOES transmitter for your Met One particulate monitor, inspect the Met One instrument connectors. E-BAM/E-SAMPLER VARIANTS GOES TRANSMITTER OPTION G6-PM-MET1-INT Must be used with: FTS power adapter (G6-PM-MET1-INT-PWR) E-BAM and E-SAMPLER G6-PM-MET1-INT-SC E-BAM E-SAMPLER Note that the E-BAM pictured below cannot support a GOES transmitter.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Goes Transmitter Assembly

    The GOES transmitter is the main component in the assembly. The GOES transmitter is responsible for initiating communications to the attached particulate monitor as well as performing the GOES transmissions. The GOES transmitter is manufactured by FTS and is field proven and highly reliable GPS ANTENNA The GPS Antenna signal is used by the GOES transmitter as a timing calibration standard in order to meet the time and frequency tolerance requirements of the GOES system.

  • Page 8: Eon Goes Antenna

    EON GOES ANTENNA The EON GOES Antenna is an omni-directional antenna used to transmit the signal from the transmitter to the GOES satellite. The omni-directional characteristic of the antenna eliminates the need for the user to orient the station in a specific direction or to aim the antenna at the satellite at latitudes less than 53 degrees.

  • Page 9: Data Indicator

    The most common reason for time resynchronization failure is because the GPS antenna is being blocked by snow. If transmissions do not recommence with expected snow melt, or snow blockage is an unlikely reason, contact FTS Support. 2.6.5 DATA indicator The DATA indicator shows that the transmitter has acquired data from the particulate monitor and has stored that data in the transmitter’s data buffer.

  • Page 10: Fault Indicator

    If the failsafe has tripped it can be cleared by depressing the Diagnostic button for at least 10 seconds. If the failsafe continues to trip, the unit should be returned to FTS for repair or replacement. SAMPLER COMMUNICATION INTERFACE BOARD The Sampler Communication Interface Board is an interface between the transmitter and the particulate monitor.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 Installing The Transmitter Assembly

    This chapter outlines the steps to install the transmitter and configure the particulate monitor. The G6-PM-MET1-INT is an add-on GOES transmitter which easily connects to either a Met One E-SAMPLER or E-BAM particulate monitor. The transmitter assembly is self-contained: both the transmitter assembly and the EON antenna are pre-mounted on their mounting brackets.

  • Page 12: Mount The Transmitter Assembly (Single And Dual Cable Options)

    3.2.1 Mount the transmitter assembly (single and dual cable options) The GOES transmitter assembly mounts to the tripod which holds the particulate monitor. First, set-up the particulate monitor as per its instructions with the exception of mounting the cross-arm for external sensors (this is mounted later).

  • Page 13: Connect G6-Pm-Met1-Int-Sc (Single Cable Option)

    2) Connect the GOES transmitter’s power cable to the FTS Power adapter as shown in Figure 3-5; 3) Connect the power cable from the FTS Power adapter to the Met1One Power port; 4) Connect the power cable from the Met One sensor AC Power supply box to the FTS Power Adaptor as shown in Figure 3-5 700-G6-PM-MET1–Man Rev 1 13 Jun 2022...

  • Page 14: Particulate Monitor (Pm) Configuration

    AC Power supply box MONITOR Detail of FTS Power Adaptor connections Figure 3-4: Connections from G6-PM-MET1-INT to E-BAM/E-SAMPLER (dual cable) PARTICULATE MONITOR (PM) CONFIGURATION In order for consistent data collection and proper system operation with the GOES transmitter, the following settings must be input into the particulate monitor.

  • Page 15: Chapter 4 Configuring Goes Satellite Communications

    GENERAL Normally the GOES transmitter assembly is supplied completely preconfigured and ready for deployment with the exception of the GOES transmit parameters (unless these had been supplied to FTS prior to shipping). To determine the status of your transmitter, refer to the orange label found inside the transmitter assembly.

  • Page 16: Communicating With The Goes Transmitter

    COMMUNICATING WITH THE GOES TRANSMITTER Communication with the GOES transmitter is enabled by connecting a PC which has a terminal emulation program installed, such as Windows Hyper Terminal or Tera Term, to the transmitter assembly’s Command Port. See Figure 2-1. The GOES transmitter implements an ASCII command line interface protocol.
  • Page 17 The transmit parameters consist of the following: NESID : The ADDRESS (an eight-character identifier) for your assignment. Channel : Your assigned PRIME CHANNEL (TCH) Bit Rate : Your assigned platform baud rate (TBR) Interval : Your assigned REPORT RATE (TIN) First Tx : Your assigned FIRST TRANSMISSION time (FTT) Window : Your assigned XMT (transmit) WINDOW (TWL) NOAA/EUMETSAT Assigned Item...
  • Page 18 5) Set the assigned NESID address >NESID=01234568 : for example, set the NESID to 01234568 : the transmitter responds with the OK message Set the Channel >TCH=187 : for example, set the channel to 187 : the transmitter responds with the OK message 7) Set the assigned Bit Rate >TBR=300 : for example, set the bit rate to 300 baud...
  • Page 19 >RCFG : enter the “read the current configuration” command NESID=01234568 : the transmitter responds with the configuration – TCH=187 NOTE: the displayed configuration is in accordance with the TBR=300 example parameters (in red). Yours will return the figures/values TIN=00:01:00:00 you input in the previous steps FTT=00:17:40 TWL=10 CMSG=Y...

  • Page 20: Details Of Default Configuration Parameters

    DETAILS OF DEFAULT CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS The default configuration parameters are set at the factory specifically for communication with the particulate monitor and transmission of the data. The default settings should not be changed. The following table provides a brief explanation of the configuration parameters. Default Setting Item Comments...

  • Page 21: Transmission Cycle

    TRANSMISSION CYCLE Once the equipment is powered and operating, the data transmission cycle is as follows: At the top of the hour, the particulate monitor calculates the concentration average. At two minutes past the top of the hour, the transmitter reads data from the particulate monitor and illuminates the DATA indicator The DATA indicator remains illuminated until one minute prior to data transmission.

  • Page 22: Confirming Transmission Status

    CONFIRMING TRANSMISSION STATUS In order to get the status of the transmission and confirm transmission details, enter a Get Transmission Status command >RST :Get transmission status Transmitter: Enabled :the transmitter responds with the following information GPS: On Note that this is an example and times and values will be RTC: Valid different for individual systems Time To Next Tx: 00:00:46:39...

  • Page 23: Sample Goes Transmission

    Field 9. Ambient Humidity in % Integer : optional sensor Field 10. Barometric Pressure in Pascals Integer : E-SAMPLER only Field 11. Filter Temperature in Celsius 1 decimal : E-BAM only Field 12. Internal Humidity in % Integer Field 13. Wind Speed in meters/second 1 decimal : optional sensor...

  • Page 24: Chapter 6 Maintenance And Trouble Shooting Guide

    FTS Support. TROUBLESHOOTING If you are unable to resolve your issue after using this guide or have any questions, contact FTS support. Troubleshooting is done using a PC and a terminal emulation program: 1) Connect the PC to the Command Port and then start the terminal emulation program.

  • Page 25: Trouble Shooting Using The Audit Log

    Most of the event messages are self-explanatory (ie: “GPS antenna disconnected”, “TX aborted: Supply Voltage too low”, “Invalid bitrate”) and can be solved at the user level. FTS Support should be sought for messages that are not self-evident or which are not covered in the following table.

  • Page 26: Failed Transmission

    Empty” reading intervals transmission Faulty sensor or faulty G6 transmitter. Contact FTS Sensor not writing to the G6 support. transmitter “Tx Aborted: VSWR If the SWR is greater than 1.5 1) Determine what may be responsible for the Too High”...
  • Page 27 Msg Truncated (message truncated) indicates that there was more data than could have been transmitted within the transmission window. If you are unable to resolve your issue or have any questions, contact FTS support. 700-G6-PM-MET1–Man Rev 1 13 Jun 2022...

  • Page 28: Appendix A G6 Specifications

    APPENDIX A G6 SPECIFICATIONS NESDIS Certification Number: 1014-000114 Transmitter Model G6 Operating Voltage Range 10.8 – 16.0 VDC Current Consumption Standby < 3 mA • • Transmit < 2.6 A GPS On < 50 mA • Communication Protocol ASCII, Binary (serial port1 only) Serial Interface (Two Serial Ports) 3V3 volt levels suitable for RS-232 transceivers...

  • Page 29: Appendix B Message Centering And Empty Buffer Message

    APPENDIX B MESSAGE CENTERING AND EMPTY BUFFER MESSAGE MESSAGE CENTERING Message Centering causes the GOES to transmit its data centered in the middle of its transmission window instead of transmitting right at the start of its transmission time. NOAA’s recommendation is to use message centering. Message centering takes into account the full length of the message and then places it in the middle of the window.

  • Page 30: Appendix Cgoes Test Transmission

    When operating in the TECHNICIAN mode, care must be used as changes made can permanently change or damage the transmitter. The transparent mode should only be used as directed in this manual. For any further operations, contact FTS support for guidance.
  • Page 31 Example: >FTX 4,195,300 11) Check the transmission using the EDDN field message retrieval webpage, if you have a username and password. If you do not have a username and password, contact FTS support. The transmitted test message will be: 0123456815134143556G42-1NN195EXE00392...
  • Page 32 12) Get the last transmission status. >LTXS Tx Status: OK Tx Type: Test Message Last Tx Length: 0 bytes : A test transmission always shows 0 bytes Last Tx Start Time: 2000/01/01 00:06:16 Last Tx Stop Time: 2000/01/01 00:06:27 : Tx time is 11 seconds Forward Power: 40.4 dBm Reflected Power: 9.0 dBm SWR: 1.05...

  • Page 33: Document Revision History

    DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY REV # DATE COMMENTS Original release. Replaces 700-GOES-PM25 and 700- 13 Jun 2022 GOES(G6)-PM25-Man. 700-G6-PM-MET1–Man Rev 1 13 Jun 2022 29/29 Part #21455...

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