Page 1 AS 680/682 and RCMS Technical Manual Description, Operation and Maintenance Draft As for details, the electrical and mechanical information given in the documentation supplied with each equipment prevails All rights reserved E 2007 Thales ATM GmbH Stuttgart Printed in Germany...
Page 3 ADS−B AS 680/682 Documentation Structure B Ground Station AS 680/682 – The Description, Operation and Maintenance Manual of the ADS–B Ground Station AS 680/682 and RCMS, comprises: Part Technical Manuals Code No. − Description, Operation and Maintenance 83140 56221 The Description, Operation and Maintenance Manual contains the complete description of operation and maintenance actions of the ADS–B Ground Station AS 680/682 and RCMS.
Page 5 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Preliminary Remarks PRELIMINARY REMARKS The technical manual for the AS 680/682 ADS−B Ground Station comprises: PART CONTENTS CODE NO. Description, Operation, Maintenance 83140 56221 This Technical Manual contains the Description, Operation and Maintenance with the following chapters: 1 System Description 2 Subsystem Description...
Page 6 AS 680/682 ADS−B Preliminary Remarks Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of effective pages Basic edition: 10.07 (Draft Version) Pages Remarks Title 10.07 A to B 10.07 I to XXII 10.07 AV−1 to 2 10.07 1−1 to 8 10.07 2−1 to 28 10.07 3−1 to 34 10.07...
Page 7 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Page CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ..........1−1 GENERAL .
Page 8 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Section Title Page 2.1.4.6 Fan Unit ............2−12 2.1.5 Site Monitor (SM)
Page 9 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents Section Title Page 3.1.6.5 Performing the Outdoor Cabling ........3−10 3.1.6.6 Installing the Indoor Equipment Ground Station AS 680, Site Monitor...
Page 10 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Section Title Page 3.6.3 Electrical Connection of AAU, SPU, Site Monitor, active GPS Antenna 3−28 3.6.4 RF properties of Antenna cables and Receiver adjustment ... . 3−28 3.6.5 Configuration of Site Monitor...
Page 11 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents Section Title Page ADS−B TOOLS: TECHNICAL SITUATION DISPLAY (TSD) ....4−17 4.4.1 General Description ..........4−17 4.4.2 Menubar...
Page 12 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Section Title Page 4.5.5.2 Addition and Deletion of List Items ........4−40 4.5.6 Statusbar...
Page 13 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents Section Title Page 4.6.3 ADS−B Raw Data Record Tool (RRC) ......4−60 4.6.3.1 RRC Notebook Page ’Parameter’...
Page 14 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Section Title Page 4.6.7 Replay Asterix Data Tool (ARP) ........4−81 4.6.7.1 ARP Notebook Page ’I/O Parameter’...
Page 15 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents Section Title Page 5.4.3.4 Loop Back Telegram Address ........5−14 5.4.3.5 Maintenance...
Page 16 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Section Title Page 5.4.13.1 Current Configuration ..........5−30 5.4.13.2 Flash Content...
Page 17 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents Section Title Page 7.1.1 General ............7−1 7.1.2 Periodic Maintenance...
Page 18 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Section Title Page 7.3.2 Replacing Cables ..........7−12 7.3.3 Specific Procedure for Subassemblies of SPU...
Page 19 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents Section Title Page 8.5.4 USB Memory Stick Handling ........8−17 8.5.5 Network Time Protocol (NTP)
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Page 21 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES Fig.−No. Title Page Fig. 1−1 System overview ADS−B, examplary configuration ..... 1−1 Fig.
Page 22 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig.−No. Title Page Fig. 2−29 LCMS subsystem tools ..........2−24 Fig.
Page 23 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents Fig.−No. Title Page Fig. 4−6 MTSC, Event window on screen 1 (example) ......4−7 Fig.
Page 24 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig.−No. Title Page Fig. 4−39 TSD, ’Selected localisation’ panel (example) ......4−25 Fig.
Page 25 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents Fig.−No. Title Page Fig. 4−73 Parameters Delay (example) ......... 4−47 Fig.
Page 26 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig.−No. Title Page Fig. 4−107 ARC, page ’Filter’ (example) ......... 4−80 Fig.
Page 27 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Table of Contents Fig.−No. Title Page Fig. 5−30 Extract of a FOM/PA Restriction Table file (example) ....5−36 Fig.
Page 28 AS 680/682 ADS−B Table of Contents Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig.−No. Title Page Fig. 8−7 Window ’Network Setup’ (example) ........8−5 Fig.
Page 29 ADS−B List of Abbreviations LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Antenna Amplifier Unit Alternating Current ADS−B Automatic Dependent Surveillance−Broadcast ASTERIX data ReCord tool ASTERIX data RePlay tool AS 680 Aggregation Suggestion 680 ASTERIX Status rePlay tool ASTERIX Status Record tool ASTERIX All purpose STructured Eurocontrol suRveillance Information eXchange Air Traffic Control BITE Built−In Test Equipment...
Page 30 ADS−B List of Abbreviations Light Emitting Diode Log Message Window Low Noise Amplifier Mega Byte Management Information Base MMS ID Mode S address Identification MTSC Master Technical System Control n. a. not applicable Network Time Protocol NVRAM Non Volatile RAM Personal Computer Protective Earth Pulse Per Second...
Page 31 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance System Description CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION GENERAL ADS−B is a data link application or principle that makes use of navigational data that are available onboard of an aircraft. Aircraft avionics permanently determines the aircraft’s navigational position and movement vector.
Page 32 AS 680/682 ADS−B System Description Description, Operation and Maintenance 1.1.1 Applications Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS−B) is a surveillance technology that uses posi- tion information broadcast by aircraft as a basis for surveillance, rather than a radar scan to plot air- borne targets.
Page 33 (nominal 24 VDC). The DC voltage may be generated by Solar powered DC generators. RX A RX B ADS−B Ground−Station A ADS−B Ground−Station B GPS−antenna ADS−B receiving antenna GPS−antenna ADS−B receiving antenna THALES THALES THALES THALES Site Monitor Site Monitor local connection LCMS to antenna GS B...
Page 34 − an independent site monitor device which is not directly connected to the GS (e.g. other location) but offers radiation of test signals via an individual antenna. ADS−B RX antenna ADS−B Ground Station AS682 19" cabinet GPS−antenna 1 THALES Exchange Panel SPU1 RF distribution Data switch GPS−antenna 2 THALES RCMS−configuration...
Page 35 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance System Description TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS 1.3.1 Dimensions and Weight AS 680 basic system SPU (HxWxD); weight 19", 3HU; 133x482x250 mm; approx. 7.1 kg SM (HxWxD); weight 19", 1HU; 43x482x250 mm; approx. 1.0 kg AS 682 cabinet, fully equipped, (HxWxD); weight 19", 24HU; 1200x600x600 mm; approx. 150 kg −...
Page 36 AS 680/682 ADS−B System Description Description, Operation and Maintenance 1.3.5 System Data Ground Station AS 680/682 ADS−B System Ground Station with redundant equipment, built by 2 SPU, coupled via Data Switch to ADS−B LAN Report generation Asterix Cat 21 reports, Asterix Cat 23 reports Communication interface UP/IP, SNMP on UDP/IP , SSH, SCP on TCP/IP 1.3.5.1...
Page 37 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance System Description GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1.4.1 Observation of Safety Regulations The following are general safety precautions that are not related to any specific procedures. These are recommended precautions that personnel must understand and apply during many phases of operation and maintenance.
Page 38 AS 680/682 ADS−B System Description Description, Operation and Maintenance 1.4.5 Miscellaneous To avoid risks of lightning, do not work outside a building or on the Ground Station antenna system during thunderstorms. 1.4.6 Observation of Safety Regulations In addition to following the above instructions for avoiding damage and injury, always observe locally pertinent safety regulations.
Page 39 General Description See Fig. 2−1. The ADS−B Ground Station AS 680 developed by Thales is a compact and autonomous unit based on 1090 MHz Extended Squitter (ES) reception. The main functions of AS 680 are to receive and pro- cess ADS Broadcasts on 1090 MHz and to directly output decoded consistent target report data to an ATC application using the international ASTERIX standard category 21, ed.
Page 40 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance For remote operation (i.e. not integrated within an existing ATC network) the Ground Station can be optionally equipped with a modem to bridge its external Ethernet interface over a telecommunication line (e.g. ISDN, Fibre Optical Network, etc.). Standard is the Ethernet LAN communication. The Ground Station equipment can be supplied with DC voltage, e.g.
Page 41 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description The Ground Station communication interfaces are: − Ethernet 10/100Base−T main interface, Fig. 2−2/7 − separate Ethernet 10Base−T auxiliary interface, e.g. for maintenance purposes, Fig. 2−2/6 − console port V.24 for local set up, Fig. 2−2/5 Other interfaces are: −...
Page 42 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance 2.1.4 Signal Processing Unit (SPU) See Figs. 2−2 to 2−7. As the Ground Station equipment is intended to be installed in remote sites with power and space constraints, considerable importance was attached to finding a solution that combines the utmost performance at lowest possible power consumption and size.
Page 43 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description SPU part number/ Chassis part number/ serial number label serial number label Power consumption/ supply data label Input voltage 18−36 VDC Current in 4.5 A max. Fuses 2x 6.3 AT/250 V 1/4"...
Page 44 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance 2.1.4.1 Receiver Unit (RXU) See Fig. 2−8. There are two versions: RXU1 and RXU2. The RXU2 with Ref. No. 83142 71503 replaces the RXU1 with Ref. No. 83142 71502. The actual improved RXU2 can operate without an AAU and needs no local oscillator adjustment.
Page 45 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description In addition to providing the absolute timing reference for the internal timing system (GTS), the receiver also makes available the measured position of its GPS antenna as well as other data like various dilu- tions of precision (DOP) and the satellites actually being tracked by the unit.
Page 46 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance 2.1.4.3 Signal Processing Board (SPB) See Fig. 2−10. The Signal Processing Board is used to process the video signal of the RXU. The implemented algo- rithms in the SPB (e.g. 25% of the 1st preamble pulse amplitude) are applied on the video input signal only and do not consider the receiver characteristics.
Page 47 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description 2.1.4.3.1 Definition of front Connectors J3 to J6 − J3, Transmitter Interface (TX control); normally not used; connector SubD, 9pin, female This interface is used for downlink as well as for uplink telegrams. The SPB provides digital video signals.
Page 48 LCMS, is performed by the Single Board Computer (SBC). The SBC is a highly integrated, VMEbus processor card based on the Thales product PowerEngine 7. The SBC is running under Linux. The SBC provides the two Ethernet interfaces 0 and 1 of the Ground Station. The main external inter- face 1 is used to connect the Ground Station to the actual ATM application and the Remote Control and Monitoring System (RCMS) via an operational data network.
Page 49 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description Board Indicator Color Control Function of control or indicator (lit or flashing) SBC cont. LED, USR (0/1)* The function of this LED is programmable by green software and depends on the operating system.
Page 50 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance 2.1.4.5 Power Supply See Figs. 2−4, 2−12. Power supply of the SPU can be performed with a DC supply of nom. +24 V or an AC supply of 100 to 240 VAC from mains. For this purpose two converters are available including associated connector assembly (located at the rear of the SPU).
Page 51 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description 2.1.5 Site Monitor (SM) See Figs. 2−14, 2−15. The Site Monitor is normally associated to a Ground Station (GS). It is intended to allow verification of correct GS operation independent of environmental conditions. To achieve this, the Site Monitor injects its fixed test message directly into the ADS−B antenna monitor probe.
Page 52 Site Monitor front panel has a recess to guide through these exchange cables from the rear to the Ground Stations front. The whole configuration is shown in Fig. 2−16. Side view, right hand rear front view GPS cable THALES THALES ADS−B RX cable recess 19" rack Exchange Panel...
Page 53 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description ADS−B GROUND STATION AS 682 See Figs. 1−3, 2−17. The ADS−B Ground Station AS 682 builts a complete redundant ADS−B system system in a 19" cab- ninet housing which comprises as basic component the AS680 Signal Processing Unit (SPU) and the Site Monitor (SM).
Page 54 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance The AS 682 cabinet houses also an intrusion switch, front and rear, a key locked drawer, two eightfold AC sockets with fuses, and the necessary guides and cabling. RF divider Intrusion switch, front and rear GPS antenna RX antenna Mode−S...
Page 55 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description 2.2.2 Data Switch, 16 Port Gigabit Ethernet See Figs. 1−3, 2−19. The SPUs and the UPS are interconnected to the ADS−B network via the 16 port Gigabit Data Switch. Power LED Status and network activity LED RJ45 network connectors Mains In (rear)
Page 56 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance Indication panel (LED) On and Stdby button Base unit front view Fuse additional SNMP board and network connector rear view Mains out Interconnection Mains in to extension Extension pack front view rear view Security switch Interconnection...
Page 57 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description − Load and battery capacity LEDs These LEDs signal the UPS system load if the mains power is available (normal operation): 1st LED 1−35 % 2nd LED 35−55 % 3rd LED 55−75 % 4th LED 75−95 %...
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Page 59 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT 2.3.1 Omnidirectional Antenna See Figs. 2−2, 2−23. The ADS−B RX antenna is derived from a well−proven world wide deployed DME antenna. It consists of a number of identical, decoupled half−wave dipoles and phase feeding cables and transformer. Its gain is about 11.5 dBi.
Page 60 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance The AAU device comprises the housing with Low Noise Amplifer (LNA) and following options: Ref. No. 83142 75210 with lightning protection for RF IN, RF filter Ref. No. 83142 75310 with lightning protection for RF IN, RF filter, input limiter 2.3.3 GPS Antenna See Figs.
Page 61 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description REMOTE/LOCAL CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM (RCMS/LCMS) The RCMS functionality is hosted on a standard PC platform (Fig. 2−26) under the operating system Linux. The basic system includes the necessary software licenses as well as a suitable standard desk- top PC, e.g.
Page 62 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance As illustrated in Fig. 2−28 below, the RCMS additionally provides several auxiliary tools for CD/DVD− writing, text editing, pocket calculator, screenshot utilities, image and PDF viewers, etc. RCMS MTSC MTSC ADS−B Tools ADS B Miscellaneous Tools Burning application...
Page 63 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description SNMP is an asynchronous query/answer protocol based on the connectionless transport protocol UDP. The controlled unit must have one or more local SNMP agents or daemons having access meth- ods to the parameters under control. The controlling entity is also known as SNMP manager.
Page 64 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig. 2−30 Detailed BITE Status display on RCMS (example) 2.4.2 Technical Situation Display (TSD) See Figs. 2−31, 2−32. The Remote Control and Monitoring System platform is also used as a simple Technical Situation Dis- play (TSD) to display in real time the ADS−B traffic situation as acquired by a selected Ground Station.
Page 65 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description The traffic situation is presented on a full−featured electronic map organized in layers representing different object types like runways, taxiways, buildings, rivers, cities, roads, boundaries, etc. Individ- ual layers can be enabled or disabled. The Technical Situation Display (’ADSB Display’) allows zoom- ing, panning, rotation, layer switching, history setting, position/distance measurement, different symbology, etc.
Page 66 AS 680/682 ADS−B Subsystem Description Description, Operation and Maintenance 2.4.4 Raw Data to Asterix Conversion Recorded Raw Data represent the actually received messages as seen by the Ground Station’s signal processing hardware. These can be inspected on an individual message basis as in the Raw Data tools or converted to Asterix target reports, almost similar to the Ground Station processing (a number of restrictions apply).
Page 67 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION AND SETUP INSTALLATION 3.1.1 General The installation of the ADS−B Ground Station AS 680/682 equipment and the RCMS equipment in the ATC centers depends on local conditions. The equipment can be easily integrated in existing envi- ronment (e.g.
Page 68 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance 3.1.2.2 Ground Station AS 682 The following table lists the hardware and software items of the Ground Station AS 682. Hardware Item Remark ADS−B Ground Station AS682 cabinet 83142 70200 preassembled, dualized equipment Signal Processing Unit, AC/DC option 83142 71020...
Page 69 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup 3.1.4 Ground Station System Cabling Set Definition SM, Status (out) SPU, J4 Status (in) Status shielding soldered to socket approx. 1 m Status LiYCY 4x0.14 SubD, 15pin, male SubD, 9pin, male Shield front view front view...
Page 70 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance GS A/SPU A, SPB J6 BITE GS B /SPU B, SPB J6 BITE T2OUT T2OUT T1OUT T1OUT R1IN R1IN RJ45 8/8 RJ45 8/8 R2IN R2IN approx. 2 m LiYCY 8x0.14 front view front view NOTE:...
Page 71 RF out RF in +12V DC in not used up to 2m up to 30 m N+LP N+LP N+LP outdoor indoor THALES Mode S Ground Station SPU from 1) 1) SM B RJ45 MicroSubD RJ45 24028 28004 opt. to LCMS SubD15...
Page 72 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance SPU subrack, rear SPU subrack, rear 18...36 VDC VAC 85V...264V Mains fuse DC supply fuse AC, 0.8AT/250V (2x) 6.3AT/250V (2x) plus (+) Mains switch AC minus (−) nom. 24 VDC nom.
Page 73 RF in not used N+LP up to 30 m outdoor N+LP N+LP N+LP Exchange Panel 4/2 VAC 100...240 V THALES Mode S Ground Station SPU Fault Power RJ45 SubD9 SubD15 SPU, front view) (1) 27288 04141 27288 04140 VAC 100...240 V...
Page 74 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance Equipped with AC/DC−converter SPU subrack, rear VAC 85V...264V Mains fuse AC, 0.8AT/250V (2x) Mains switch AC nom. 230 VAC AC−Power mains Fig. 3−13 AS 682, SPU power connection rear side 1) Provided by customer SPU1 cabinet rear, top...
Page 75 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup 3.1.6 Mounting Requirements and Recommendations 3.1.6.1 Installation Notes to Ground Station (RXU) and Antenna Amplifier Unit 1 ADS−B Ground−Station: If the the RXU subassembly in the SPU is intended to be used without an AAU or other equipment is connected to it, internal jumper X3 of the RXU1 (Ref.
Page 76 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance 3.1.6.4 Installing the GPS Antenna To mount the GPS antenna preferably use the associated mounting material if possible. To fulfill the installation criteria consider the following recommendations and mounting aspects: −...
Page 77 27288 04135; see also Fig. 3−15. e) Connect the Ground Station to a DC supply (required connector: Molex 03−12−1026). Side view, right hand rear front view GPS cable THALES THALES ADS−B cable recess 19" rack Exchange Panel...
Page 78 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance All RF cables shall be equipped with N−type male connectors. The LAN connection to RCMS is pro- vided by a customer supplied router on site. Install the following cables: a) from Exchange Panel (RFin) to shelter/building entry (RF from ADS−B antenna): the characteristics shall be similar to 1/2"...
Page 79 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup 3.1.6.8 Final Installation Check Before the Ground Station is switched to operation, check all installation items: − cabling of equipment and earthing connections − tight cable fitting, no cable bents −...
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Page 81 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup SWITCHING ON GROUND STATION ON SITE 3.2.1 Status of Installation Before operation, the system must be completely installed as follows: − ADS−B Ground Station (AS 680 or AS 682), installed as per section 3.1. −...
Page 82 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance 3.2.4 Switch On Ground Station a) DC/DC version used: Switch on local main DC supply. AC/DC version used: Set AC switch at backpanel of all SPU to on ("I")). b) Set DC switches at front panel of all SPU and SM to on ("I"). The systems start. The initialisation procedure takes some time while LED "Fail"...
Page 83 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup 3.2.6 Adjustment of the SPU/RXU Receiver Sensitivity Level The SPU/RXU forwards a video signal to the SPB. The SPB input stage is DC coupled. All signals (noise) below 300 mV will be discarded. The video signal contains a noise floor. Noise level depends on radio environment, used antenna and cable length.
Page 84 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance Signal at monitor output (2) Fig. 3−19 Receiver sensitivity level setting, signal at monitor output (2 of 3) Signal at monitor output (3), adjusted Fig. 3−20 Receiver sensitivity level setting, signal at monitor output (3 of 3) 3−18 Ed.
Page 85 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup 3.2.7 Initial Ground Station Settings AS 680 Normally the setting of parameters will be done by the Technical System Control (TSC) either locally on the LCMS or remotely via the RCMS. This requires that all network parameters are set correctly. The initial setting related to the network parameters is performed via the serial interface using the LCMS.
Page 86 Enter the command setall <enter> to store changes permanently in the flash EPROM. 3.2.9 Initial Ground Station Settings AS682 It is supposed that the initial GS settings (network parameters) have already be done by the Thales ATM service personnel. The GS is ready for operation. 3.2.10...
Page 87 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup STARTING THE RCMS AT REMOTE SITE NOTE: It is supposed that the Linux operating system and the application software is already in- stalled on the RCMS, i.e. ready for operation. Otherwise the installation procedures des- cribed in Chapter 8 are required before.
Page 88 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance CONFIGURATION OF RCMS/LCMS The configuration of the RCMS/LCMS is located in the directory /usr/local/etc . Each ADS−B application will get its configuration from this location. The configuration consist of the following files: Configuration file ADS−B application recordasx.cfg...
Page 89 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup FURTHER TSC CONFIGURATION The TSC configuration consist of three parts: S User role configuration (see section 3.5.1) S Runtime settings (see section 3.5.2) S Groundstation list (see section 3.5.3) 3.5.1 User Role Configuration This section gives an overview of the TSC user role configuration.
Page 90 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance 3.5.2 Runtime Settings The runtime settings of the TSC are user−specific. This means the settings files are located in the home directory of the specific user. These files are generated by the TSC and must not be edited manually.
Page 91 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup Changing to another Ground Station of the list has to be done via the corresponding menu in the TSC application (menu ’Groundstation’, see section 5.3.2). The following example defines a list of two Ground Stations, ’Melbourne’ and ’Brisbane’, within the configuration file gs_list.conf: global gsArray set timeout 5...
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Page 93 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup SITE VERIFICATION TEST PROCEDURE AND INSTALLATION REPORT This section suggests tests and procedures that the Installation Team can perform in order to verify that a remote site has been properly installed and commissioned. The result is laid down in a Site Installation Report (SIR).
Page 94 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance 3 Verify that the earthing of all cables is done according to standard. 4 Make sure the blue exchange cables (between SPU/RXU, SPU/GTS and the arriving low−loss cables) are properly connected and not twisted or sharply bent. 5 Verify that the second output of the Site Monitor (unused) is terminated using the supplied 50 ohms terminator.
Page 95 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup 7 Verify that the site monitor responds with the following output: DF: [18] ADDRESS: [<24−bit address intended for that site monitor, e.g. 7CF726>] PERIOD: [0.5] JITTER: [1] FW−VERSION: [<current FW Version>] BITE−STATUS: [OK] 8 Leave minicom by entering CTRL−a and then x.
Page 96 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance 30 Note the hex value given within the last column. This is the actual relative signal strength with which the site monitor signal is received by the Ground Station. Log it into the SIR. 31 Stop the recording by either clicking on the black square below the File menu or by selecting menu Command|Stop .
Page 97 27 Select the Ground Station name from the drop down list View of groundstation to adjust the correct map section. 28 Verify that at lease a Target with a label containing the name Thales is displayed. The first line of the label must show the own site monitor address as configured.
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Page 99 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Installation and Setup SITE INSTALLATION REPORT (SIR) SITE Site Name Callsign 1. Basic Parameters On TSC Ground Station 1 Ground Station 2 Callsign IP Address Latitude Longitude SPU S/N 2. ADS−B Antennas ADS−B Antenna 1 ADS−B Antenna 2 (if available) Type VSWR...
Page 100 AS 680/682 ADS−B Installation and Setup Description, Operation and Maintenance 5. Receiver Unit (RXU) Ground Station 1 RXU Ground Station 2 RXU RXU Offset: DIP−switch Settings: DIP−switch Settings: j DSO Screenshot available j DSO Screenshot available jjjj Off jjjj Off RXU/SW2 jjjj On jjjj On...
Page 101 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance LCMS/RCMS Application Software CHAPTER 4 USE OF LCMS/RCMS APPLICATION SOFTWARE OVERVIEW The application software on both systems, the LCMS and the RCMS, support the exchange and han- dling of the data. The status as well as all functions and parameters of the Ground Station are moni- tored and controlled system−wide via the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Page 102 AS 680/682 ADS−B LCMS/RCMS Application Software Description, Operation and Maintenance − On the LCMS and the RCMS some additional miscellaneous tools are available, like a calculator, an editor, the RCMS Logviewer and a screen capture tool to make a screen shot of the RCMS/ LCMS screen(s).
Page 103 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical System Control TECHNICAL SYSTEM CONTROL (TSC) 4.2.1 General The main functionality of the Technical System Control (TSC) is to monitor the Ground Station state and to alarm a user in case of a malfunction. Additionally the TSC can be used S to inspect and change all parameters of the Ground Station, S to log the system state and any configuration changes to a file and a log window on screen, S to allow rebooting the Ground Station remotely,...
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Page 105 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Master Technical System Control MASTER TECHNICAL SYSTEM CONTROL (MTSC) 4.3.1 General The main functionality of the Master Technical System Control (MTSC) on the RCMS is to monitor several ADS−B Ground Stations. The status of every Ground Station is represented by an icon in the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the MTSC.
Page 106 AS 680/682 ADS−B Master Technical System Control Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.3.2.1 MTSC Main Window on Screen 1 The MTSC Main window consists of several parts (see Fig. 4−5): S Menubar S Toolbar S List Panel S Map Panel S Event Window S Statusbar Menubar Toolbar...
Page 107 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Master Technical System Control The map panel consists of a map picture and one icon per monitored GS at its approximate site posi- tion on the map. Depending on the user role the menubar, the toolbar and the context menus available within the map panel provide different functions (submenus) to the user.
Page 108 AS 680/682 ADS−B Master Technical System Control Description, Operation and Maintenance Menubar BITE panel BITE file tabs Statusbar Fig. 4−7 MTSC, Detailed Status window on screen 0 (example) The ’Detailed Status’ window consists of four parts (described in sections 4.3.2.2.1 to 4.3.2.2.4 ): S Menubar S BITE panel S BITE file tabs...
Page 109 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Master Technical System Control S Exit: Closes the ’Detailed Status window’. NOTE: The button has not to be used to close the window. The ’Help’ menu contains the menu item ’About’. Clicking on this item opens the ’About’ window, which shows the actual version of the ADS−Bx plugin software.
Page 110 AS 680/682 ADS−B Master Technical System Control Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.3.3 Supervisor Operation 4.3.3.1 Menubar of Main Window The menubar of the MTSC Supervisor Main window provides the menus ’File’ and ’Help’: Fig. 4−9 Menubar of the MTSC Supervisor main window (example) The ’File’...
Page 111 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Master Technical System Control The ’Help’ menu contains the items ’About’ and ’Content F1’. Clicking on the submenu ’About’ opens the ’About window’ (see Fig. 4−12) on screen 0. The window shows the actual version of the MTSC application. Further the window shows some variables of the Java Virtual Machine (VM).
Page 112 AS 680/682 ADS−B Master Technical System Control Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.3.3.2 Toolbar of Main Window The toolbar of the MTSC Supervisor Main window (see Fig. 4−5) contains the following icons: The icons provide the following functions: S Save configuration Same function as ’Save configuration’...
Page 113 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Master Technical System Control The Map menu contains the following items: S Refresh: Refreshes the status indication of all GS indicated in the map panel. S Rename: Possibility to give a new name to the file. S Equation: States of all GS in the map panel are (not) relevant for the calculation of the entire system status (e.g.
Page 114 AS 680/682 ADS−B Master Technical System Control Description, Operation and Maintenance S Edit Select Map: The window ’Open’ appears to select a new map file (see Fig. 4−17). Fig. 4−17 Window ’Open’ to select a new map file (example) Edit Save: The window ’Save’...
Page 115 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Master Technical System Control 4.3.3.3.2 GS Menu of Map Panel The GS menu appears after clicking with the right mouse button on a GS icon in the Map Panel. Fig. 4−20 GS menu provided to the Supervisor within the map panel (example) The GS menu provides the following submenus (see Fig.
Page 116 AS 680/682 ADS−B Master Technical System Control Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.3.4 Monitor User Operation 4.3.4.1 Menubar The ’File’ menu of the Monitor User’s main window contains the submenu ’Exit’. After clicking on this submenu the Supervisor leaves the MTSC application. The ’Help’...
Page 117 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical Situation Display ADS−B TOOLS: TECHNICAL SITUATION DISPLAY (TSD) 4.4.1 General Description The Technical Situation Display (TSD) listens to a network interface and displays incoming ASTERIX CAT 21 data on a map. The TSD tool can be called on the LCMS screen or on the RCMS screen 0 via the desktop panel menu ’ADS−B Tools’, submenu ’Technical Situation Display −...
Page 118 AS 680/682 ADS−B Technical Situation Display Description, Operation and Maintenance The main components of the Technical Situation Display are: The titlebar shows the name of the tool Technical Situation Display and the name of the loaded con- figuration file. The titlebar contains the window features provided by the used window manager, which may be, e.g., close, maximise, minimise, resize, move the window or put it to some workspaces.
Page 119 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical Situation Display 4.4.2 Menubar Fig. 4−24 TSD, menu bar 4.4.2.1 Menu ’File’ The menu ’File’ (Fig. 4−25) contains the items ’Save Configuration’, ’Load Configuration’ and ’Quit’. Fig. 4−25 TSD, menu ’File’ Pushing the ’Save configuration’ opens a file selection box (see Fig. 4−26) to save the settings made by the user in the Technical Situation Display to an XML−configuration file.
Page 120 AS 680/682 ADS−B Technical Situation Display Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.4.2.2 Menu ’Map Items’ The menu ’Map Items’ (see Fig. 4−27) gives the possibility to show or hide components of the map. The menu contains the following items: Fig. 4−27 TSD, menu ’Map Items’...
Page 121 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical Situation Display 4.4.2.4 Menu ’Display’ The menu ’Display’ (Fig. 4−29) allows to show or hide additional map components and the detailed target view. The mentioned components are not part of the vector map of the display. It is possible S to lay a grid over the map (menu item ’Show Grid’) S to show a compass at the upper left side of the map (menu item ’Show Compass’) S to show or hide the detailed view of a selected target;...
Page 122 AS 680/682 ADS−B Technical Situation Display Description, Operation and Maintenance Submenu ’Plot Size’: It is possible to choose among five different sizes for the target plots in the submenu ’Plot Size’ (see Fig. 4−32). The tick before a menu item indicates the current selection. Fig.
Page 123 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical Situation Display Fig. 4−34 TSD, submenu ’Speed Vector’ (example) 4.4.2.6 Menu ’Preferences’ The menu ’Preferences’ contains the menu items ’Info’, ’GS Filter’, ’PA Filter’, ’View’ and ’Interface’. All menu items cause the pop up of panels, which are explained in the following sections. Fig.
Page 124 AS 680/682 ADS−B Technical Situation Display Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig. 4−37 TSD, ’GS Filter’ panel (example) The list in the filter panel consists of five columns, see Fig. 4−37: − the first column contains check boxes relating to the complete line −...
Page 125 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical Situation Display With the selection of the view, the SAC, SIC, longitude and latitude of the selected groundstation (site) are displayed. Clicking on the ’OK’ button sets the corresponding view in the map and closes the panel.
Page 126 AS 680/682 ADS−B Technical Situation Display Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.4.2.8 About Panel The menu item ’About’ opens the About panel (see Fig. 4−42) that shows the tool command, version, name of the tool, as well as the reference address of the supporter. Fig.
Page 127 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical Situation Display 4.4.3 Toolbar The toolbar of the Technical Situation Display consists of five items, see Fig. 4−44. The toolbar tools are used to clear the targets’ history or to zoom the map view. S The brush is used to clear the history of the targets displayed on the map.
Page 128 AS 680/682 ADS−B Technical Situation Display Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.4.4 Detailed Target View The detailed target view (’Target Details’, see Fig. 4−45) shows the ASTERIX CAT 21 fields that can be received for a target. To see the detailed view, the menu item ’Show Details’ in the menu ’Display’ must be selected (refer to section 4.4.2.4).
Page 129 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical Situation Display 4.4.5 Map View The map view, see Fig. 4−46, of the Technical Situation Display shows an environment of a Ground Station. The map’s co−ordination system can be a cartesian or a spherical one. The used vector maps are found in files with the extension .reg.
Page 130 AS 680/682 ADS−B Technical Situation Display Description, Operation and Maintenance S Panning: It is possible to shift the view by holding the middle mouse button pressed and dragging the mouse. It is also possible to shift the view with the cursor keys (vertical and horizontal arrows). S Hitting the keys ’Alt r’...
Page 131 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical Situation Display S Moving of the target label: It is possible to move the label of any target by selecting it with the right mouse button and moving it to any position in the map view. S Rotation of the view: It is possible to rotate the view around its center.
Page 132 AS 680/682 ADS−B Technical Situation Display Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.4.5.3 Ground Station Distance Circle It is possible to display circles around Ground Stations, refer to Fig. 4−49, to be able to estimate the distance of targets from a Ground Station. Fig.
Page 133 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Technical Situation Display 4.4.5.4 Flight Level Panel It is possible to show the course of the altitude change and the current vertical rate of a selected target graphically in the flight level panel. This panel, see Fig. 4−51, is shown or hidden by selecting the entry ’Show FL Panel’...
Page 134 AS 680/682 ADS−B Technical Situation Display Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.4.6 Statusbar The statusbar at the bottom of the Technical Situation Display, see Fig. 4−52, contains the following features: S current position of the mouse pointer in the map view. In a cartesian co−ordination system, the position is given in the unit meters with the Ground Station position as origin.
Page 135 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Display Configuration Tool DISPLAY CONFIGURATION TOOL The Display Configuration tool is used to edit the configuration file used by the Technical Situation Display tool, described in section 4.4. From command line, it is started with the configuration file as only parameter.
Page 136 AS 680/682 ADS−B Display Configuration Tool Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.5.2.1 Menu ’File’ The menu ’File’, see Fig. 4−55, contains the items ’New’, ’Open’, ’Save’, ’Save As’ and ’Quit’. Fig. 4−55 Display Configuration, Menu ’File’ S The menu item ’New’ is used to create a new configuration file. The entries of the new configuration file are default values, which have to be edited by the user.
Page 137 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Display Configuration Tool 4.5.2.2 Menu ’Help’ The menu ’Help’ contains the item ’About’ (see Fig. 4−57). Fig. 4−57 Display Configuration, menu ’Help’ The menu item ’About’ opens a panel, see Fig. 4−58, that shows the tool command, version, name of the tool as well as the reference address of the supporter.
Page 138 AS 680/682 ADS−B Display Configuration Tool Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.5.4 Configuration Tree View The Configuration Tree View, see Fig. 4−60, shows the hierarchy in the currently loaded configuration file. The Configuration Tree View consists of two columns. The first column (black faces) shows the paragraph names of the configuration file as nodes, while the second column (blue faces) shows the corresponding, used internal XML−Reference.
Page 139 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Display Configuration Tool Fig. 4−61 Display Configuration, Parameter Panel (example) 4.5.5.1 Change of Parameter Values Once selected a node from the Configuration Tree View, it is possible to change the corresponding parameter values in the Parameter Panel. There are several types of widgets, which are validated on user input, when the ’Apply’...
Page 140 AS 680/682 ADS−B Display Configuration Tool Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.5.5.2 Addition and Deletion of List Items Addition of List Items: If the configuration file contains list items like for example the configuration paragraph ’Location’, it is possible to add list items by the help of the Display Configuration tool. Clicking the node, which represents a list, in the Tree View causes the appearance of a button in the Parameter Panel with the text "Add a new ‘<list item>’...
Page 141 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Display Configuration Tool Fig. 4−64 Display Configuration, Delete List Item (example) 4.5.6 Statusbar The statusbar, see Fig. 4−65, at the bottom of the Display Configuration tool shows currently per- formed actions and their corresponding state. Fig.
Page 142 AS 680/682 ADS−B Display Configuration Tool Description, Operation and Maintenance S Map in spherical representation: for ADS−B purposes this parameter has always to be enabled, because only spherical maps are used. However, it is possible to disable this parameter, if the loaded map represents cartesian coordinates.
Page 143 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Display Configuration Tool 4.5.7.3 Refltf Parameters The parameter panel RefItf, see Fig. 4−68, contains parameters concerning the reference Asterix in- terface, meaning the Asterix interface used, when starting the Technical Situation Display. Its parame- ters can be overwritten, when the configuration is saved in the Technical Situation Display.
Page 144 AS 680/682 ADS−B Display Configuration Tool Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.5.7.5 RefGS Parameters The parameter panel RefGS, see Fig. 4−70, contains parameters concerning the reference Ground Station, meaning the view being displayed, when the Technical Situation Display is started. The first three parameters can be overwritten, if the configuration is saved in the Technical Situation Display.
Page 145 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Display Configuration Tool S Zoom: Gives the zoom factor of this Ground Station’s view. S Accept data from GS: Shows, if the GS filter for this Ground Station is active. Only applicable, if the parameter GS filter is enabled, refer to section 4.5.7.1.
Page 146 AS 680/682 ADS−B Display Configuration Tool Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.5.7.7 Display Parameters The parameter panel Display, see Fig. 4−72, contains the background color of the map, but also para- meters being found in the menus ’Display’ and ’Tracks’ of the Technical Situation Display (refer to sections 4.4.2.4 and 4.4.2.5).
Page 147 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Display Configuration Tool 4.5.7.8 Delay Parameters The node Display contains the parameter panel Delay, see Fig. 4−73, which can be used to enable the display of delayed plots. Delayed plots means the following: If a certain squitter telegram of a target is received by different Ground Stations, every Ground Station creates an ASTERIX CAT21 telegram with the corresponding information and sets its own time stamp as time of day into the telegram.
Page 148 AS 680/682 ADS−B Display Configuration Tool Description, Operation and Maintenance S Color of Grid: represents the color of the grid. Fig. 4−74 Parameters Grid (example) 4.5.7.10 Speed Vector Parameters The node Display contains the parameter panel SpeedVector, see Fig. 4−75, which can be used to configure length and color of the speed vector of the tracks shown in the Technical Situation Display.
Page 149 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Display Configuration Tool 4.5.7.11 Compass Parameters The parameter panel Compass, see Fig. 4−76, is used to configure the compass symbol in the upper left corner of the Technical Situation Display’s view. S Show Compass; indicates, if the compass is displayed at start of the Technical Situation Display. This parameter can be overwritten, if the configuration is saved in the Technical Situation Display S Color of Compass’...
Page 150 AS 680/682 ADS−B Display Configuration Tool Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.5.7.13 Marking Parameters The node ’Marking’ contains the parameter panels for the different marking possibilities. These layers can be found in the menu ’Markings’ of the Technical Situation Display, refer to section 4.4. The config- uration panels of the different layers are equal in structure.
Page 151 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Display Configuration Tool Fig. 4−79 Parameters Detail (example) 4.5.7.15 Plot and Label Parameters The parameter panel Plot and Label, see Fig. 4−80, is used to configure the colors and fonts for plots and labels representing targets on the Technical Situation Display. Fig.
Page 152 AS 680/682 ADS−B Display Configuration Tool Description, Operation and Maintenance S Background color of selected label: represents the background color of labels of selected targets. S Color of selected plot: represents the color of the plots of selected targets. S Font of the target label: gives the font to be used for the target labels. The selected font must be available on the operating system.
Page 153 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay ADS−B TOOLS: RECORD AND REPLAY The record and replay tools can be categorized into two groups: S One group contains the tools that handle so−called raw data. Raw data are the not decoded data sent by targets.
Page 154 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance The option ’−g’ in the command starts the graphical tool mode and ’config <config file>’ enables the user to pass a configuration file to the tool. The default configuration file must be present in the path /usr/local/etc.
Page 155 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.2.1 Titlebar The titlebar shows the short name of the tool just started, and the name of the currently loaded config- uration file. In the example Fig. 4−83, the shown tool is the Raw Data Recorder ’RRC’, which has loaded the configuration file recordraw.cfg.
Page 156 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance The replay tools contain four buttons/functions in the menu ’Command’, which are the following: start and play the replaying process stop and reset the replaying process read the next input record read the previous record Fig.
Page 157 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay The Raw Record Reference panel shows the format of the Raw Record telegrams and the order they are found inside a data block. Fig. 4−89 Record/Replay tools, ’Reference’ panel (example) 4.6.2.3 Toolbar The toolbar contains the same features as the menu ’Command’.
Page 158 4.6.2.4.1 Page ’Top’ The page ’Top’ has no functional meaning, but shows an introducing picture, the logo of the company THALES and the name of the current tool (refer to Fig. 4−92). Fig. 4−92 Record/Replay tools, ’Top’ page (example) 4.6.2.4.2 Page ’Screen Output’...
Page 159 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay Fig. 4−93 Record/Replay tools, ’Screen Output’ page (example) 4.6.2.5 Statusbar The statusbar of the replay and record tools at the bottom of the display is used to indicate, if the tool is running and to show some status messages (see Fig.
Page 160 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.6.3 ADS−B Raw Data Record Tool (RRC) The ’Raw Data Record’ tool listens to a socket and records data in a file or on the ’Screen Output’. The configuration parameters and their meanings are described in this section in context of the re- spective notebook pages of the ’Raw Data Record’...
Page 161 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay The selection of the required output destination is done with checkboxes. If both checkboxes are disa- bled, the received data is logged to standard output on that terminal, where the tool is started. The logging to standard output can be used to pipe the received data to standard input of another tool, e.g.
Page 162 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance S the not decoded downlink telegram data S the confidence bits S the signal amplitude S the mode 3/A address (squawk) S the tail number S the flight plan S the country obtained from the mode S address Example: Area Id (SAC): Source Id (SIC):...
Page 163 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.3.1.5 RRC Parameter: Automatic File Increment It is possible to select the checkbox ’Automatic file increment ...’ to limit the size of a logfile automati- cally by a certain number of records. Checking this feature makes a textfield sensitive, where the maxi- mum number of records (being equal to the maximum number of lines) of a logfile can be entered.
Page 164 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.6.3.2 RRC Notebook Page ’Filter’ The ’Raw Data Record’ tool provides some filter parameters, shown in Fig. 4−97. S It is possible to record only data coming from a certain Ground Station within a system area. Clik- king the corresponding check, it is possible to enter a System Area Code (SAC) and a Ground Station identification, called SIC, into the corresponding textfields.
Page 165 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.4 ADS−B Replay Raw Data Send Raw Data Tool (RRP) The ’Replay Raw Data Send Raw Data’ tool reads raw data from a file or from standard input, performs no CPR decoding on the received data and sends the received data as raw data to a certain interface, identified by a hostname and a port.
Page 166 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.6.4.1.1 RRP I/O Parameter: Input It is possible to select the source of the input data. The input may either come from standard input or from a file. If standard input is selected, the standard output of another tool must be piped to this tool (refer to section 4.6.3.1.2 of the ’Raw Data Record’...
Page 167 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.4.2 RRP Notebook Page ’Data Parameter’ The notebook page ’Data Parameter’ (refer to Fig. 4−99) contains settings concerning time schedul- ing and filters. Fig. 4−99 RRP, page ’Data Parameter’ (example) 4.6.4.2.1 RRP Data Parameter: Replay Factor It is possible to speed up or slow down the replay by a replay factor.
Page 168 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.6.4.2.2 RRP Data Parameter: Time Scheduling It is possible to replay only a certain part of a replay file. This feature is only applicable, if reading from file and not from standard input. To replay a part of an input file, a starting time and a duration is needed.
Page 169 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.5 ADS−B Replay Raw Data Send Asterix Data Tool (RAC) The ’Replay Raw Data Send Asterix Data’ tool (Raw data Asterix Converter) reads raw data from a file or from standard input, performs a CPR−Decoding and sends the ’CPR−decoded’ data in AS- TERIX CAT 21 format to a certain interface, identified by a hostname and a port.
Page 170 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.6.5.1.1 RAC I/O Parameter: Logging to File and Standard Output The logging to file and to standard output is rather easy. Only the ASTERIX output data can be logged. File logging of raw data is not necessary, because the input file contains the raw data or, if read from standard input, the raw data can be logged by the ’Raw Data Record’...
Page 171 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.5.1.2 RAC I/O Parameter: Logging to Screen Output The tool tries always to decode the incoming raw data. The logging on ’Screen Output’ gives the possibility to take a view to the raw data input, to the de- coded raw data and to the ASTERIX encoded output.
Page 172 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance Example: IN #000001: 096 005 26702.961 26702.961 8054.460492031 17 AB00D6 8DAB00D620397075C60820000000 −− −− MSG PART DL FORMAT [1.BYTE: 01−05]: 17 MSG PART CF/CA [1.BYTE: 06−08]: 5 MSG PART TARGET ADDRESS [2.
Page 173 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.5.2 RAC Notebook Page ’Data Parameter’ The notebook page ’Data Parameter’ (see Fig. 4−101) of the tool ’Replay Raw Data Send Asterix Data’ is the same as the corresponding notebook page of the tool ’Replay Raw Data Send Raw Data’ (refer to section 4.6.4.2).
Page 174 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig. 4−102 RAC, page ’Trackstore’ (example) The following parameters are only applicable, if the ’check for mandatory ASTERIX CAT 21 items’ in the notebook page ’CPR Decoding’, refer to section 4.6.5.4, is enabled (see Fig. 4−102): S Absolute maximal age of the track position in seconds: The position of a target is set to invalid, if the time passed since the last position update is greater than the value given in this text field.
Page 175 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.5.4 RAC Notebook Page ’CPR Decoding’ The ’Replay Raw Data Send Asterix Data’ tool decodes raw data input. If the downlink telegrams are extended squitters (DF 17, DF 18 or DF 19) or of downlink format DF5 or DF21, the content of the telegrams is at least partially decoded.
Page 176 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance S Check on AP/PI field: If this check is activated, the AP field (Address/Parity field) or PI field (Parity/ Interrogator identifier) or the extended squitters of downlink format 17, 18 and 19 (if available) are checked.
Page 177 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.5.5 RAC Notebook Page ’ASTERIX CAT 21’ After decoding of raw data input, the ’Replay Raw Data Send Asterix Data’ tool encodes output data in the ASTERIX CAT 21 format. There are some ASTERIX CAT21 data fields, which cannot be got from the raw data information or which shall be manipulated.
Page 178 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance S it is possible to mark the data sent by the RAC−tool as simulated. If the check box is enabled, then the subfield SIM of the field ’Target Report Descriptor’ is set to 1, else to 0. S it is possible to pass the Mode S address of a field monitor to the tool.
Page 179 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.6 Record Asterix Data Tool (ARC) The ’Record Asterix Data’ tool handles the ASTERIX CAT 21 protocol. The ’Record Asterix Data’ tool receives ASTERIX data via the network and records them in a file or on ’Screen Output’. 4.6.6.1 ARC Notebook Page ’Parameter’...
Page 180 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.6.6.1.3 ARC Parameter: Logging Format/Verbose Mode The following logging format is available for logging on ’Screen Output’: S If the input shall be recorded as byte stream, then the logging on ’Screen Output’ is represented in hexadecimal representation with 16 bytes per line, if no verbose mode is required.
Page 181 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.7 Replay Asterix Data Tool (ARP) The ’Replay Asterix Data’ too reads ASTERIX data from a file or from standard input and sends these data in ASTERIX CAT 21 format to a user defined network interface. 4.6.7.1 ARP Notebook Page ’I/O Parameter’...
Page 182 AS 680/682 ADS−B Record and Replay Description, Operation and Maintenance If the source is a file, the tool evaluates from the first line of the input file, which ASTERIX category is required (refer to section 4.6.5.1.1 ). Only Asterix Cat 21 is currently allowed. The ’Replay Asterix Data’...
Page 183 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Record and Replay 4.6.7.2 ARP Notebook Page ’Data Parameter’ The notebook page ’Data Parameter’, see Fig. 4−109, provides packing, time scheduling and filter options. Fig. 4−109 ARP , Data Parameter (example) S It is possible to pack several records of the input into one ASTERIX CAT 21 data block. If packing is disabled, the data will be replayed as found in the input, else as many data records will be packed into one ASTERIX data block as selected in the selection box.
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Page 185 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Miscellaneous Tools MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS 4.7.1 General The set of miscellaneous tools is available for the user in the desktop panel at the bottom of the LCMS screen and RCMS screen 0. Clicking on the icon opens the ’Misc. Tools’ menu (see Fig. 4−110). Fig.
Page 186 AS 680/682 ADS−B Miscellaneous Tools Description, Operation and Maintenance 4.7.5 Calculator After selection of ’Misc. Tools’ submenu ’Calculator’ on RCMS screen 0 (see Fig. 4−110), or on LCMS screen (see Fig. 4−111), a calculator application is started. 4.7.6 Capture Screen After selection of ’Misc.
Page 187 Clicking with the left mouse button on a tab of the notebook switches to the corresponding page. The titlebar shows the character string "Thales Stuttgart – AS680 Technical System Control". The menubar is described in section 5.3, the notebook in section 5.4 and the statusbar in section 5.2.
Page 188 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance STATUSBAR The Statusbar, see Fig. 5−2 given as an example, gives current information about the TSC and the Ground Station status. Fig. 5−2 TSC Statusbar (example) The first field shows the Ground Station name with the current status color as background. The second field shows the latest Log−Message being also found in the log message window, refer- ring to section 5.4.16.
Page 189 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation MENUBAR The menubar (refer to Fig. 5−1) contains the menus ’File’, ’Groundstation’, ’Settings’, ’Refresh’, ’Page’ and ’About’. 5.3.1 Menu ’File’ The menu ’File’ contains two menu items with the following meaning: S Minimize Window: Minimizes the main window.
Page 190 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.3.2 Menu ’Groundstation’ This menu is used to switch between the different Ground Stations. 5.3.3 Menu ’Settings’ This menu is used to configure the user preferences of the TSC. The configuration parameters are found in the home directory of the current user under [home]/.tsc/settings/settings_tsc.conf [home]/.tsc/settings/settings_startup_tsc.conf.
Page 191 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation The last field in this dialog shows the directory where log files are kept. The default logging directory is [home]/.tsc/logging where [home] is the current user’s home directory. If the environment variable $HOME is not set correctly or the directory does not exist, logging is disabled and an error message is printed.
Page 192 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance S ADSB S ADSB Filter S Site Monitor S Software S GPS S UPS S Logging All notebook pages are described in section 5.4. 5.3.6 Menu ’About’ By selection of the only menu item ’About TSC’ of this menu ’About’ an information panel pops up. The information panel, see Fig.
Page 193 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation NOTEBOOK 5.4.1 Overview The TSC is organized in separate notebook pages that can be accessed by the tabs at the lower part of the window. Each page represents a set of parameters that are described in more detail in the follo- wing sections.
Page 194 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance If the plausibility check succeeds, a change request is sent to the Ground Station. If that request succeeds, the parameter field switches back to the locked mode. If not, the parameter field remains in edit mode and an error message is displayed in the statusbar, in the log window and in the log file.
Page 195 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.2 Page ’Overview’ This page shows basic information about the TSC, the Ground Station, the current user and his role. These data are read from the configuration files. Fig. 5−6 Notebook Page ’Overview’ (example) 5.4.2.1 Ground Station and User Information The name and IP−Address of the Ground Station is taken from the configuration file that the TSC cur-...
Page 196 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.3 Page ’BITE’ The ’BITE’ page, see Fig. 5−7, is the most important page of the TSC. It provides a detailed view of individual BITE test results. It allows to select the BITE tests currently running and allows to check, if their result values are periodically retrieved.
Page 197 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation The test results are indicated on the right side of the tests in specific colors, which are: S GREEN: test result is ok. S RED: failure of a critical test, i.e. a ’failure’ S YELLOW: failure of a non critical test, i.e.
Page 198 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance Non−Critical tests: S SITE MONITOR TELEGRAM (other) Checks, if mode S telegrams from the peer Ground Station’s Site Monitor are received. S PARTNER BITE SIGNAL In a dual redundant channel configuration this test monitors the overall BITE status of the backup channel, which is needed for automatic switchover in case of failure of the active channel.
Page 199 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation BITE Status Value Indicator Color GS−Status 0xFFFFFFFF FAULT 0x00000000 GREEN OPERATIONAL > 0x00000000 RED, YELLOW or BLUE FAULT, WARNING or MAINTENANCE Table: BITE Status Value and Ground Station Status The indicators of all resources switch to gray, if the BITE Status has the value 0xFFFFFFFF. This can happen, if the ’BITE Status’...
Page 200 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.3.4 Loop Back Telegram Address This parameter defines the Mode S address of the internal loop back telegram used by the Ground Station signal processing board (SPB) for test purposes. 5.4.3.5 Maintenance Every write access to the online running Ground Station is a maintenance task.
Page 201 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.4 Page ’Telegram Filter’ The Ground Station AS 680 is able to filter Mode S downlink telegrams according to their format in order to reduce SPC CPU load. This feature can be useful to eliminate undesired signals e.g. replies to TCAS interrogations, short squitters or replies to radar interrogations.
Page 202 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance The buttons ’Switch all on’ and ’Switch all off’ can be used to switch all downlink formats on or off, respectively. Using the ’Save as Default’ button, the current settings can be made default settings. Using the ’Show Default’...
Page 203 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.5 Page ’Groundstation’ This page, see Fig. 5−9, presents basic information about the Ground Station’s operational mode. Fig. 5−9 Page ’Groundstation’ (example) 5.4.5.1 Ground Station Identification The name of the Ground Station or the System Area Code (SAC) and System Identification Code (SIC) identify a Ground Station.
Page 204 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.5.3 NTP Server Configuration It is possible to give the IP address of the NTP server, if the system time of the Ground Station shall be synchronised via NTP . 5.4.5.4 Temperature Reading of the temperature inside the Ground Station can be requested periodically.
Page 205 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.6 Page ’Network’ This page, see Fig. 5−10, holds all network parameters of the Ground Station. Fig. 5−10 Page ’Network’ (example) 5.4.6.1 Raw Data Stream A destination, consisting of IP address and port, must be given on this page, if raw data output is en- abled.
Page 206 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.7 Page ’Output’ This page, see Fig. 5−11, gives the possibility to configure the data being sent by the Ground Station. Fig. 5−11 Page ’Output’ (example) 5.4.7.1 Asterix Fields It is possible to send the Asterix output as stream to the main or to the auxiliary Asterix address. The Link Technology flag in the Asterix Standard Fields indicates that mode S telegrams are sent.
Page 207 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.7.2 Raw Data Optional Items Raw data are the data contained in the telegram received from targets. Unlike the Asterix Standard Fields, raw data is not decoded. It is possible to switch off the sending of the raw data. Optional values that can be sent over the raw data interface are: S the time of day (TOD), based on the system time of the Ground Station, when the respective tele- gram has been received.
Page 208 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.8 Page ’Telegram Check’ On this page, see Fig. 5−12, test criteria for telegram validation are defined. Any telegram that does not pass these tests is discarded. This page is used to fine tune the probability of detection versus the false alarm rate.
Page 209 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.9 Page ’Process’ This page, see Fig. 5−13, is for internal use only. It allows to configure and fine−tune the multi− threading behavior of the Ground Station software. Fig. 5−13 Page ’Process’ (example) 5.4.9.1 Idle Times The idle times determine, in which intervals the following threads have to run.
Page 210 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance The ’Trackstore Size’ gives the number of entries in the software internal buffer holding the information about the targets. Every target, i.e. every mode S address, received by the Ground Station has one entry in the trackstore until its maximum age is reached.
Page 211 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.10.1 Trackstore and FOM/PA Restriction The parameter ’No. of Targets’ (Trackstore) shows the number of targets just found in the output buffer (see section 5.4.9.2). This parameter is used to check the fill level of the trackstore. The parameter ’No.
Page 212 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.11 Page ’ADSB Filter’ This page, see Fig. 5−15, defines parameters and filter settings used during CPR decoding of incom- ing extended squitters. Fig. 5−15 Page ’ADSB Filter’ (example) 5.4.11.1 Extended Squitter and CPR Decoding The parameter ’Position Type’...
Page 213 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation Only extended squitter being compliant with the given versions DO260 or DO260A determined with the ’DO260A Filter’ are considered by the Ground Station. The ’Mandatory Field Check’ enables the check for the presence of data items, which are mandatory for generation of valid Asterix target reports.
Page 214 This test target sends only surface position squitters. If the ’Report Identity’ parameter is blank, the default value ’THALES’ is used for the test target identity. It is possible to decide with the ’Report Trigger’, if no reports shall be generated or reports shall only...
Page 215 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.13 Page ’Software’ This page informs about the software versions running in the Ground Station (see Fig. 5−17). Fig. 5−17 Page ’Software’ (example) 5−29 Ed. 10.07...
Page 216 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.13.1 Current Configuration Two kernel and two application partitions are supported in a Ground Station. The parameter ’Kernel Partition’ shows the currently active kernel partition and the parameter ’Application Partition’ shows the currently active application partition.
Page 217 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.13.5 Upload NOTE: The ’Browse’ button within this ’Upload’ section of the ’Software’ page can be used to select a file within an appearing file selection dialog. The selected file is then entered auto- matically into the corresponding edit field.
Page 218 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.13.5.2 Upload Ground Station Application The ’Upload’ of the ’Application’ is done in the same way then described for the ’Kernel’ in previous section 5.4.13.5.1 . Fig. 5−22 shows an example of an ’uploadApplication’ terminal window. Fig.
Page 219 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.13.5.4 Upload NVRAM Configuration Uploading the NVRAM Configuration is a bit different to the previously described uploading proce- dures and therefore described here again in detail. First, the user has to confirm the intention to upload the NVRAM Configuration within a confirmation window by clicking on the ’OK’...
Page 220 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.13.5.5 Upload FOM/PA Restriction Table The ’Upload’ of the ’FOM P/A Restriction Table’ is done in the same way then described for the ’Kernel’ in section 5.4.13.5.1 . Fig. 5−25 shows an example of an ’uploadFomPaRestriction’ terminal window. Fig.
Page 221 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.13.6 Download NOTE: The ’Browse’ button within this ’Download’ section of the ’Software’ page can be used to select a file within an appearing file selection dialog. The selected file is then entered automatically into the corresponding edit field.
Page 222 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.13.6.2 Download FOM/PA Restriction Table The ’Download’ of the ’FOM P/A Restriction Table’ is done in the same way then described for the ’NVRAM Configuration’ in the previous section 5.4.13.6.1 . Fig. 5−29 shows an example of a ’down- loadFomPaRestriction’...
Page 223 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.13.7 Restart/Reboot 5.4.13.7.1 Reboot The Ground Station can be rebooted remotely by the TSC. This can be done on the page ’Software’ within the section ’Restart/Reboot. By selecting the corresponding ’Kernel Partition’, it is possible to reboot the currently running kernel, or to make a ’kernel switch over’...
Page 224 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.13.7.2 Restart The Ground Station application can be restarted remotely by the TSC. After selection of the ’Application Partition’ and clicking on the ’Restart’ button, the user has to confirm the intention to restart within a confirmation window by clicking on button ’OK’. Then a terminal pops up (’restart’) showing the progress of the restart process (see Fig.
Page 225 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.14 Page ’GPS’ The GPS module and the Ground Station are connected to each other via a serial connection. The communication between both is configured on this page, see Fig. 5−35. Fig.
Page 226 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.14.3 Satellites The number of tracked satellites and their corresponding PRN numbers (SV−ID) are shown. 5.4.14.4 The HPL (Horizontal Protection Level) is given in Nautical Miles [NM] and meters [m]. The No of Sat- ellites (HPL)’...
Page 227 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.15 Page ’UPS’ Fig. 5−36 Page ’UPS’ (example) 5.4.15.1 The first parameter defines the IP address of the UPS communication module. The status can have one of the following values: S ok UPS is running without any failure.
Page 228 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.15.2 Configuration of SNMP−Card ’CS121 BUDGET’ This section describes the configuration of the SNMP−Card ’CS121 Budget’ of the UPS XS1000R. After configuration you will be able to correspond from a computer (RCMS or LCMS) via LAN/WAN with the UPS.
Page 229 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation S Change address to <10.10.10.11> and click <OK> S Click on the button <Deactivate> (click in the next 2 Windows on <OK>) S Click on the button <Activate> to save the changes S Close the window Send a ping to the SNMP card, type: <ping 10.10.10.10>...
Page 230 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance 5.4.15.2.3 Configuration Click on the left side in the Configuration−Menu on <UPS Model & System> and the following windows will be opened for the HTTP administrator login: Fig. 5−41 Administrator Password Enter the username <admin>...
Page 231 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation Settings of the network Click on the left side within the menu <Configuration> the button <Network & Security> The following settings must be made (example see Fig. 5−43): S Local Address (192.168.24.215 for the first UPS, 192.168.24.216 for the second UPS etc.) S Gateway Address (192.168.24.254) S Subnet Mask (255.255.255.0) S Change Administrator Password to <12ups21>...
Page 232 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig. 5−44 SNMP settings (example) After filling in all items click <Apply>. Save Configuration Click on the left side within the menu <Configuration> the button <Save Configuration>. The following Fig. 5−45 (Configuration Manager) is shown: Fig.
Page 233 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation Fig. 5−47 Reboot the adapter Click the <OK> button and wait until the adapter is been rebooted (working cursor). Wait at least 60 sec. and press than ’Reload’. Normal Operation The next is to change the adapter to the normal operation. Switch the UPS OFF".
Page 234 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance Reconfigure the UPS To change the settings of the UPS−Adapter enter from normal operation into the configuration menu of UPS−Adapter. After changing the entries within a window click on <Apply> before you change to the next configura- tion menu point.
Page 235 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Supervisor Operation 5.4.16 Page ’Logging’ The TSC records all configuration and status changes of the AS 680 to three different output devices: S the status bar S the page ’Logging’ S the log file Fig.
Page 236 AS 680/682 ADS−B Supervisor Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance The configuration and status output comprises: S each Get/Refresh click/command will be logged including the received values S all commands, that will change one or more parameters of the Ground Station; previous and cur- rent value(s) are mentioned in the log−message S special commands, like rebooting a kernel.
Page 237 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Monitor User Operation CHAPTER 6 MONITOR USER OPERATION In this chapter the operation of the TSC in Monitor User mode is described. The set of available func- tions for the Monitor User is a subset of the Supervisor functions described within chapter 5. Therefore only the differences to the Supervisor functions are listed within this chapter.
Page 238 AS 680/682 ADS−B Monitor User Operation Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig. 6−1 Page ’Software’ for the Monitor User (example) 6−2 Ed. 10.07...
Page 239 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair CHAPTER 7 MAINTENANCE, FAULT LOCATION AND REPAIR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 7.1.1 General This chapter describes all measures of preventive maintenance to be performed during the life time of the ADS−B Ground Station. The ADS−B Ground Station does not require any periodic calibration and, as such, there are no items which need to be returned for adjustment.
Page 240 AS 680/682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance The protective ground wire offered with mains cable or plug connections is not suitable for potential equalization of equipment on a worktable. Depending on local circumstances, it can carry quite high RF interference voltages.
Page 241 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair 7.1.6 Preventive Exchange of Fan Unit As preventive measure it is recommended to replace the fan unit in the SPU after about 2 years. Tools required: Philips Screw Driver #2 Replace the Fan Unit as follows (see also section 7.3.3.6): a) Switch off DC of the Ground Station (recommended: change without GS switch off also possible).
Page 242 Therefore it is advisable as preventive measure to install a replacement battery after about five years operation. The Lithium battery has to be replaced by the same battery type. Al- ways observe the label on the battery. Other types of lithium batteries are not approved by Thales. 7−4...
Page 243 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair WARNING Do not recharge, disassemble, heat above 100 °C or incinerate the lithium cell. Do not short circuit, or solder directly on the cell. Disregard of the norms regarding the use of lithium batteries may cause risk of fire, explosion or leaking out of toxic liquid and gas.
Page 244 If the battery service life (about 3 to 5 years at 25 °C ambient temperature) has been exceeded, the batteries must be exchanged. Contact Thales ATM for service. If the battery are to be stored in temperate climatic zones, they should be charged every three months for 1 to 2 hours.
Page 245 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair FAULT LOCATION 7.2.1 General To perform maintenance activities, the user must login at the RCMS or LCMS. Fault detection is pos- sible down to LRU level (subsystem or selected subassemblies in SPU) to support the replacement of the failing LRU.
Page 246 AS 680/682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance 7.2.3.1 Tests if BITE Failure (red) 7.2.3.1.1 GPS Fault − If on site: Does the GPS module show a fault (red LED on front panel)? − If on site: Is the GPS antenna connected? −...
Page 247 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair d) Go on site and disable RXU DC output (jumper X3 open) and connect the Site Monitor output directly to the RXU input. e) Check own Site Monitor telegram reception to verify RXU is ok. −...
Page 248 AS 680/682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance − On the TSC ’Telegram Filter’ page, verify that at least DF−17,−18 and −19 are enabled. For the test enable all formats (switch all on, set values). − On the TSC ’Telegram Check’ page, make sure that the required minimum ’Signal Amplitude Level’ is set to 0x00.
Page 249 To insert a subassembly gently push it into its position in the subrack and lock to the subrack with the extraction handles. Finally fasten captive screws again. captive screws (example) Power Supply Air Inlet Dust Filter Fan Unit Â THALES Mode S Ground Station SPU Â Â Â Â Fault Â Â Power Â Â...
Page 250 AS 682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance d) Connect the pertinent cable connectors carefully to the subsystem: Tighten all screws of the SubD cable connectors with max. 40 Ncm. Use a torque wrench tool. e) Check that all the cables have been connected correctly before switching the subsystem on again. 7.3.1.1 Replacing Fuses See Fig.
Page 251 ADS−B AS 682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair b) Open the TSC with focus to this Ground Station, refresh all pages. Change to the ’BITE’ page and enable Maintenance Mode. c) Switch off the Ground Station. d) Disconnect the main Ethernet Interface network cable from the SBC. Disconnect the RF cable from the RXU.
Page 252 AS 682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance h) Reconnect the BITE crossover cable to the other Ground Station. Reconnect the BITE signal cable from the Site Monitor. i) Switch on the Ground Station. j) Refresh the TSC and verify that all parameter settings are as intended. Verify that all BITE tests are k) On the BITE page, disable Maintenance Mode.
Page 253 ADS−B AS 682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair 7.3.3.4 Exchange of GTS Tools required: Philips screw driver #2 a) Connect the maintenance Laptop (LCMS) with the crossover Ethernet cable to the SBC auxiliary port located on the GTS. b) Open the TSC with focus to this Ground Station, refresh all pages.
Page 254 AS 682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance 7.3.3.6 Exchange of Fan Unit a) Switch off DC of the Ground Station. b) Unfasten the four captive screws fixing the Fan unit. c) Extract the Fan Unit carefully from the 19" subrack until the DC supply cable with the connector is visible.
Page 255 ADS−B AS 682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair 7.3.7 Exchange of Peripheral Equipment Due to the fact that the installation and mounting of the LNA, ADS−B RX antenna and GPS antenna depend on local environment which may change from site to site the following is a general instruction how to proceed.
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Page 257 ADS−B AS 682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair 7.3.8 List of DIP−FIX−Switches and Jumpers 7.3.8.1 General Some of the SPU subassemblies have DIP−FIX switches or jumpers on the component side. The jumpers act either as on/off switches or as changeover switches. The DIP−FIX switches and jumpers can be set or placed to particular positions in order to adapt universal subassemblies to specific equipment types.
Page 258 AS 682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance Local Oscillator open 83142 71502 1 of 2 1a Receiver Unit (RXU) 7−20 Ed. 10.07...
Page 259 ADS−B AS 682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair JUMPER POSITION DEFINITION REMARKS 12 VDC to ADS−B RX antenna enabled default open 12 VDC to ADS−B RX antenna disabled − Setting of attenuation 0 dB default open Setting of attenuation −15 dB −...
Page 260 AS 682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance Board Error Offset setting Offset setting fixed/adjustable MONITOROUt Video RF Test RF IN AAU supply green open 83142 71503 1 of 2 1b Receiver Unit 2 (RXU2) 7−22 Ed. 10.07...
Page 261 ADS−B AS 682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair JUMPER POSITION DEFINITION REMARKS 12 VDC to ADS−B RX antenna enabled − open 12 VDC to ADS−B RX antenna disabled default setting 1−2 Mean Noise Offset (MNO): +400 mV ±50 mV default setting 3−4 Mean Noise Offset (MNO): 0 mV ±50 mV...
Page 262 AS 682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance TP14 TP13 open 83142 71301 1 of 2 2 Signal Processing Board (SPB) 7−24 Ed. 10.07...
Page 263 ADS−B AS 682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Maintenance and Repair JUMPER POSITION DEFINITION REMARKS Analog IN to A/D converter disabled factory use, test purposes open Analog IN to A/D converter enabled default setting TOA Trigger output disabled factory use, test purposes open TOA Trigger output enabled default setting...
Page 264 AS 682 ADS−B Maintenance and Repair Description, Operation and Maintenance X300 −12V +12V X301 +3.3V +5V Stby VMEbus Backplane Power Supply Backplane open JUMPER POSITION DEFINITION REMARKS X300, 301 1−2, 4−5 − default setting 2−3, 5−6 − − 1−2 Fan is used without tacho generator −...
Page 265 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS CHAPTER 8 BASIC INSTALLATION OF LCMS AND RCMS SCOPE This chapter describes the installation of the Linux operating system on the LCMS and the RCMS and the installation of the application software. After the basic installation another section describes specific LCMS and RCMS installation and configuration processes.
Page 266 AS 680/682 ADS−B Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Description, Operation and Maintenance To make sure that the computer is booting from the DVD/CD media, check the BIOS set- NOTE: tings of the LCMS/RCMS. Fig. 8−2 shows an example of a typical BIOS setup. Fig.
Page 267 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS 8.2.3 Installation NOTE: Depending on the local hardware configuration and requirements, specific operating sy- stem parameters have to be set. For the basic installation of Kangaroo 6 you have to configure the keyboard layout (see Fig. 8−4). Select the type ’US’...
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Page 269 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS POST INSTALLATION After the installation of the operating system (Kangaroo 6) the host boots up to the ’Setup Agent’ ap- plication (see Fig. 8−6). The system can be reconfigured with the specific software tools at any time. NOTE: With the ’Setup Agent’...
Page 270 AS 680/682 ADS−B Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Description, Operation and Maintenance After clicking on the button ’Change Network Configuration’ The window ’Network Configuration ap- pears showing the page ’Devices’ (see Fig. 8−8). Fig. 8−8 Window ’Network Configuration’, page ’Devices’ (example) After double−click on eth0", the window ’Ethernet Device’ appears (see Fig. 8−9). Fig.
Page 271 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Then select the page ’DNS’. The following window (Fig. 8−10) appears. Fig. 8−10 Window ’Network Configuration’, page ’DNS’ (example) Set parameter ’Hostname’ to e.g. RCMS" or LCMS". Select menu ’File’, submenu ’Save’. Confirm the saving by clicking on button ’Yes’...
Page 272 AS 680/682 ADS−B Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Description, Operation and Maintenance Click on button ’Forward’, the following window ’Additional CDs’ appears (see Fig. 8−13). The win- dow ’Additional CDs’ enables the user to install further software from CD/DVD. Fig. 8−13 Window ’Additional CDs’ (example) Section 8.3.2 describes how to install the ADS−B applications from the ADS−B software CD/DVD (e.g.
Page 273 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS 8.3.2 Installation of ADS−B Software Insert the ADS−B Software CD/DVD and press the ’Install’ button. The window ’Add/Remove Pack- ages’ appears (see Figure 8−14). Fig. 8−14 Window ’Add/Remove Packages’ for ADS−B software installation (example) Click on button ’Forward’, the list to select the equipment where to install the software appears (see Fig.
Page 274 AS 680/682 ADS−B Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Description, Operation and Maintenance Select ’RCMS’ in the right equipment list of the Window ’Add/Remove Packages’; then, on the left, the software ’ADS−B applications’. Click on button ’Forward’ to continue, the following window (Fig. 8−16) appears.
Page 275 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Click on button ’Forward’ to continue, the following information window appears (see Fig. 8−18). Fig. 8−18 Window with information on status of SW installation process (example) If all selected SW packages are installed, the following window appears (see Fig. 8−19). Fig.
Page 276 AS 680/682 ADS−B Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Description, Operation and Maintenance 8.3.3 Installation of ADS−B Configuration Software Fig. 8−20 Window ’Additional CDs’ for further SW installation (example) Insert the ADS−B configuration software CD/DVD and press the ’Install’ button in the ’Additional CDs’ window (see Fig.
Page 277 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Fig. 8−23 Window with list of packages (example) Select the package corresponding to the site and click on button ’Close. The window with the list of packages is closed. Click on button ’Forward’ in the ’Add/Remove Packages’ window to continue. The following window ’Installation Overview’...
Page 278 AS 680/682 ADS−B Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Description, Operation and Maintenance Fig. 8−26 Window ’Additional CDs’ to continue/finish SW installation process (example) 8.3.4 Finishing Software Installation Click on button ’Finish’ in the window ’Additional CDs’ (see Fig. 8−26) to finish the software installa- tion procedure.
Page 279 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS LOGIN PROCEDURE After rebooting the system, the Kangaroo login window appears (see Fig. 8−27). Enter for ’Username’ either "supervisor" or "monitor". Press keyboard key <Enter> to continue. Fig. 8−27 Kangaroo login window to enter username (example) Enter the ’Password’...
Page 280 AS 680/682 ADS−B Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS Description, Operation and Maintenance ADDITIONAL INSTALLATION INFORMATION 8.5.1 User/Groups The applications on the LCMS/RCMS require the groups ’supervisor’ and ’monitor’. The installation of the lcms/rcms software creates these groups. Further, the default users ’supervisor’ and ’monitor’ are created automatically.
Page 281 ADS−B AS 680/682 Description, Operation and Maintenance Basic Installation LCMS/RCMS 8.5.4 USB Memory Stick Handling Normally, the kernel recognizes the usage of an USB memory stick automatically. The user shall mount or dismount the memory stick like other interface devices. Insert the USB memory stick.
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