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- Page 1 EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. EXTREMELY RELIABLE. G6 GOES/Meteosat Transmitter Operator’s Manual 1.800.548.4264 | www.ftsinc.com 700-G6-MAN Rev2 11 Jul 2019...
- 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...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents GENERAL ....................................1 STATUS PANEL..................................2 1.2.1 Synchronize Clock to GPS Indicator ......................... 2 1.2.2 DATA Indicator ................................. 3 1.2.3 TRANSMIT (TX) Indicator ............................3 1.2.4 FAULT Indicator ............................... 3 1.2.5 DIAGNOSTIC Button ............................... 3 LED OPERATION .................................. 3 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION ............................ -
Page 4: General
OVERVIEW GENERAL The FTS G6 Transmitter is a device that provides a GOES or Meteosat satellite uplink for use in remote data acquisition systems. The G6 is certified by the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) for use on the GOES satellite system as a high data rate (300 and 1200 BPS) transmitter. -
Page 5: Status Panel
STATUS PANEL The Status Panel on the G6 Transmitter consists of four indicators and a pushbutton. The indicators provide visual feedback on the operation of the transmitter, and the pushbutton enables the user to query the state of the transmitter failsafe circuit. Also, when power is first applied to the GOES transmitter, the transmitter will go through a sequence of self-tests indicated by cycling four times through the FAULT, TX, DATA, and SYNC GPS indicators. -
Page 6: Data 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. LED OPERATION The LED indicators provide visual feedback on the operation of the transmitter. - Page 7 LED will illuminate indicating that the Datalogger has sent data to the G6. DATA IN BUFFER One minute prior to transmission: the LED will turn off as the G6 empties and formats the buffer contents in preparation for transmission. NOTE:...
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Page 8: Satellite Communication
In order to communicate with the satellite system (either GOES or Meteosat), you must have your assigned transmit parameters. Transmit parameters for the G6 are provided by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for GOES or the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) for Meteosat, depending on your area of operations and required satellite. -
Page 9: Site Selection
(e.g. piece of plywood). It is completely weatherproof, so an external enclosure is not required. The G6 requires a tower or mast for the GOES and GPS antennas and a 12- volt power source. A site should be selected that has an unobstructed view of the GOES satellite. The antenna inclination and compass bearing can be determined by using the GPS position information provided by the G6 via the Datalogger. - Page 10 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)
- Page 11 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Description 29 Feb 2016 Initial Release 11 Jul 2019 Added detail on power configuration (section 2.2) 700-G6-MAN Rev. 2 11 Jul 2019 Page 8/8...
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