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- Page 1 Series 8000 ™ Quick Start Guide Model 8200 ™ Antenna Control Unit Model 8250 ™ Drive Cabinet 22 MARCH 2019 Need details? See the manual: Series 8000 ACS Operation & Maintenance Copyright © 2019 Radeus Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
- Page 2 1 Series 8000 Setup — Overview ™ - Page 2 -...
- Page 3 2 Installing the Model 8250 Drive Cabinet See important precautions and safety warnings in the Series 8000 ACS Operation & Maintenance manual. Detailed checklists, as well as procedures for checking the power, limit switches, and motors are found in Appendix 11, “Series 8000 On-Site Test Procedure”.
- Page 4 YASKAWA AC Drive – V1000 Compact Vector Control Drive, Quick Start Guide, specifically for the Auto-Tuning type Rotational Auto-Tuning for OLV Control. Recommended parameters for the Radeus Labs ACU are given in “Setup: V1000 Motor Drives” the Series 8000 ACS Operation & Maintenance manual.
- Page 5 “IFL-F” is dual-fiber using LC connectors, in multi mode by default and single mode as an option. Fiber cable shorter than 600 meters: • 2-strand • Male/Male • LC/LC • OM2 50/125UM Fiber cable longer than 600 meters: • Contact Radeus Labs with questions about the fiber connection. - Page 5 -...
- Page 6 2.5 Encoder and Resolver Connections Encoder connections Resolver connections FUNCTION WIRE COLOR FUNCTION WIRE COLOR 220-7 220-7 CBL SHLD cable braid CBL SHLD cable braid 220-6 220-6 white/green red/white ENCODER RESOLVER 220-5 220-5 brown/green yellow/white 220-4 220-4 DATN pink POSITION POSITION 220-3 220-3...
- Page 7 2.6 Customer Interface Block (CIB) Connections See below for the proprietary connections in the Customer Interface Block (CIB). SECTION FUNCTION SW1 LEAD SW1 RETURN E-STOP SW2 LEAD SW2 RETURN CW LIM AZ LIMIT CCW LIM UP LIM EL LIMIT DN LIM CW LIM POL1 LIMIT CCW LIM...
- Page 8 8250 Drive Cabinet”). Three-phase power color codes follow North American common practice. Radeus Labs recommends adding an extra 1 – 2 feet of length in a service loop outside the drive cabinet, in case of future changes. - Page 8 -...
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Page 9: Emergency Stop
3 Using the Model 8250 Drive Cabinet ™ 3.1 Emergency Stop • To stop all antenna motion as quickly as possible, push the red e-stop switch. • To release the e-stop, twist the knob clockwise. • During an emergency, disconnect all power sources. - Page 10 3.2 Position the antenna manually Use the jog buttons on the Model 8200 ACU, or use the jog-control panel inside the Model 8250 drive cabinet: 1. Choose the jog panel’s settings • “Local” — enable these jog controls, overriding the ACU. •...
- Page 11 The standard Model 8200 ACU is designed to work with the Model 8250 drive cabinet from Radeus Labs. It requires fewer connections and has simpler cabling than legacy systems. The legacy-compatible version of the Model 8200 ACU works with a site’s existing GD (Vertex) 7150 drive cabinet and can serve as a drop-in replacement for a GD 7200 unit.
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Page 12: Minimum Connections
4.2 The ACU’s Rear Panel Standard Model 8200 back panel. Actual connectors and configuration may vary. When in doubt, refer to documentation that accompanied the system. 4.2.1 Minimum Connections Legacy-compatible 8200: Standard 8200: Power plus RF-1, J3, J7, J8, J9, J10 Power plus RF-1, E2 Described below. - Page 13 4.2.2 The Connectors E1 — NETWORK RJ45 Ethernet connection for providing internet access, TeamViewer remote connection, etc. E2 — DRIVE CABINET RJ45 Ethernet connection for interfacing with the RL8250DC Drive Cabinet (G1 configuration only) F1 — DRIVE CABINET LC/LC fiber-optic connector for interfacing with the RL8250DC Drive Cabinet. (G1 configuration only, fiber-optic package only).
- Page 14 J5 — RS-232 DB25F connector for RS-232C communication with GD DTR, M&C system, etc. (See Appendix 3: 8200 ACU, RS-232 Interface of the Series 8000 Operation and Maintenance manual.) J6 — ANALOG RECEIVER DB9M connector for optional internal receiver’s analog output. J7* —...
- Page 15 5 Using the Model 8200 ™ 5.1 Power-up the ACU Warning: the antenna must have working hardware limit switches properly installed to avoid damage and, potentially, injury when operating the connected ACU. 1. Verify that the ACU is connected to power. 2.
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Page 16: System Setup And Configuration
5.3 System Setup and Configuration Software setup and typical operation is performed via the ACU front panel’s touchscreen display. Home screen of the Model 8200 ACU Real-time data display shown above controls for access to all system functions. - Page 16 -... - Page 17 5.3.1 Describe the antenna Tap the Setup button and complete all fields on the Site tab. • Latitude = degrees north • Longitude = degrees east • Altitude = antenna site’s altitude in meters • Antenna name = unique name to show on the touchscreen •...
- Page 18 5.3.2 Enter the receiver’s characteristics For details, refer to the relevant appendices in the Series 8000 ACS Operation & Maintenance manual: Encoders: see “Encoder connections” Resolvers: see “Resolver connections” DTR: see Appendix 6: “Setup: DTR” GD 253: see “Setup: GD Model 253 Tracking Receiver” 1.
- Page 19 5.3.3 Specify encoder positions A position must be entered for each encoder or resolver. The ACU will calculate the required offsets. Encoder angle + offset = look angle to enter in the Position (deg) field 1. Use the jog controls to manually point the antenna to a known or referenced look angle (e.g.
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Page 20: About The Setup Wizard
5.4 About the Setup Wizard The Model 8200’s Setup Wizard can complete all the other configuration settings. It will drive the antenna through its full range of motion along each axis. After it runs, all settings remain available to be edited. Requirements: •... - Page 21 5.4.1 Run the Setup Wizard 1. Verify that all system requirements have been met and that it is safe to move the antenna through its full range of motion. 2. On the ACU’s touchscreen, go to Setup > Limits. 3. Tap the Setup Wizard button and confirm, when prompted: When the Setup Wizard has finished, the system will go into Standby.
- Page 22 3. The fields shown depend on your selection in the Mode drop-down: 4. Assign a unique name to the satellite unless you’re using TLE or IESS data, which provides a non-editable name. 5. Complete the other displayed fields and, when you’re done, use the Save button. 6.
- Page 23 The ACU software starts automatically when the Model 8200 ACU powers on. If the ACU’s power is on but the software is not running, you can:¶ • Launch the ACU application via the Radeus Labs desktop shortcut… • …or, re-launch Windows via the Start menu, that will restart the ACU application, too.
- Page 24 5.6.3 Power down the ACU Use Home > Setup > About and use the Shut Down button to quit both the application and the operating. Then you may power down the ACU via the power switch on its back panel. 5.7 Standby Home >...
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