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LDI DIGISONDE 4D Speaker System manual available for free PDF download: Operation And Maintenance
LDI DIGISONDE 4D Operation And Maintenance (321 pages)
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Table of Contents
Section 1 General System Description
20
Table of Contents
20
Chapter 1 _ the Digital Portable Sounder Dps4D
22
Organization of the Manual
22
Figure 1-1: DPS4D
22
Digisonde ® Family of Ionospheric Sounders
23
General Description
23
Figure 1-2: Evolution of the Digisonde
23
Figure 1-3: Turnstile Receive Antenna with Attached Preamp Module
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Digisonde-4D Block Diagram
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Figure 1-4: Block Diagram of Digisonde-4D
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Figure 1-5: Main Chassis of the Digisonde-4D
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Figure 1-6: Power Amplifier Chassis of the Digisonde-4D
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Specifications
28
Figure 1-7: Sounder Transceiver Sub-System (Rear View)
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Table 1-1: Digisonde-4D Specifications
28
Chapter 2 _ Methodology, Theoretical Basis, and Implementation
31
Background: Ionospheric Propagation of Radio Waves
31
Motivation for a Small Flexible Ionospheric Sounder
32
Signal Processing in Digisonde-4D
33
General Considerations
33
Coherent Pulse Integration in Time Domain
34
Figure 1-8: Six-Dimensional Ionogram
34
Coded Pulses to Facilitate Pulse Compression Radar Techniques
35
Figure 1-9: Generation of a Bi-Phase Modulated Spread Spectrum Waveform
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Figure 1-10: Spectral Content of a Spread-Spectrum Waveform
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Figure 1-11: Natural Timing Limitations for Monostatic Vertical Incidence Sounding
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Figure 1-12: Conversion to Baseband by Undersampling
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Figure 1-13: Illustration of Complementary Code Pulse Compression
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Figure 1-14: Resolution of Overlapping Complementary Coded Pulses
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Figure 1-15: Autocorrelation Function of the Complementary Series
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Coherent Spectral Integration
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Figure 1-16: Eight Coherent Parallel Buffers for Simultaneous Integration of Spectra
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Complex Windowing Function
48
Multiplexing
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Figure 1-17: Ionogram Consisting of Amplitudes of Maximum Doppler Lines
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Radio Frequency Interference Mitigation (RFIM)
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Figure 1-18: Wideband Received Signal Spectrum Contaminated by Interferences and Background Noise
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Figure 1-19: Spectrum of the Received Signal Without Interferer (Top) and with Interferer (Bottom)
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Figure 1-20: Spectrum of a Truncated CW Signal
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Table 1-2: RFIM Procedure Steps
52
Angle of Arrival Measurement Techniques
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Figure 1-21: Angle of Arrival Interferometry
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Figure 1-22: Antenna Layout for 4-Element Receiver Antenna Array
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Digital Beamforming (Aperture Resolution Technique)
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Figure 1-23: Seven Digitally Synthesized Beams for the Angle of Arrival Measurement in Ionogram Mode
55
Two Frequency Precision Ranging Mode
58
Passive RF Sensing Measurements
60
Figure 1-24: Spectrum of the Signal of Broadcasting Stations with 6 Mhz Carrier Frequency
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Rf System Design Considerations
63
Figure 1-26: System Diagram of a FIR Filter
63
Figure 1-27: Calculated Amplitude Frequency Characteristic of the Digital Filter
63
Bibliography
65
Section 2 Installation, Setting up and Field Validation
68
General Sounder Configuration
70
External Connections
71
Antenna Installation
71
General Requirements
71
Vegetation/Conductive Obstructions
71
Antennas Not on Level Terrain
72
Lightning Protection
72
Distance Constraints
73
Transmit Antenna
73
Transmit Antenna Interface Requirements
74
Receive Antenna
75
Receive Antenna General Description
75
Receive Antenna Array Layout
76
Antenna Cable Connections
77
Installing the Global Positioning System (Gps) Receiver
78
Connecting Computer Peripherals
78
Connecting to the Wide Area Network (Wan)
78
Electrical Power Connection
78
Backup Power Source
78
Pre-Installation Check
71
Powering up Procedure
80
Powering on the Main System
80
Powering on the Rf Amplifier and Antenna Sub-System
81
Configuration Management of Site-Specific Data
81
Receiver Antenna Array Configuration
82
Section 3 Operating Instructions
90
Chapter 1 _ Programming Digisonde ® Measurements
95
Programs, Schedules, and Schedule Start Times
95
Science Modes and Data Products
96
Programming Science Measurements
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Frequency Multiplexing
98
General Considerations
98
Autogain Evaluation and Control
101
Programming Vertical Incidence Ionogram Measurement
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RSF Ionogram with Echo Directions
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RSF Ionogram with Echo Directions and Precision Ranging
106
Automatic Ionogram Scaling with ARTIST
107
Data Products Derived from Vertical Incidence Ionogram Measurement
107
SBF Ionogram Without Echo Directions
107
Presentation of Directional Ionogram Data as Daily Directogram
108
Programming Oblique Incidence Ionogram Measurement
109
Programming Drift Measurement
111
Bulk Plasma Drift Velocity
113
Data Products Derived from Drift Measurement
113
Doppler Skymap
113
Ionospheric Tilt
113
Skymap Display for WWW Homepage
113
Daily Velocity Plot for WWW Homepage
114
Programming Passive RF Sensing Measurements
114
Programming HF Surveillance Measurements
116
Specification of Restricted Frequencies
120
Command and Telemetry Traffic
122
Housekeeping Measurements and Data Products
122
Basic Principles
124
Normal and Advanced Modes of DCART Interface
124
DCART Screen Layout
125
Autonomous and Manual Digisonde ® Operations
126
DCART Color Concept
126
Active and Edited PROGSCHED
128
PROGSCHED Management
128
PROGSCHED Activation
130
Offline PROGSCHED Editing
131
Real-Time Data Visualization
132
DCART Processing Chain
133
Real-Time Display of Time-Domain Data (Steps 1-4 of Processing Chain)
133
Real-Time Display of Doppler Spectra (Step 5 of Processing Chain)
136
Real-Time Display of Ionograms (Step 6 of Processing Chain)
139
Waterfall Presentation of the Drift Data
139
Detailed Echogram Presentation Display
140
Aggregative Echogram Presentation Display
141
Real-Time Display of BIT Results
142
Autonomous Operations of Digisonde-4D
143
Basic Schedule Editing with DCART
143
Advanced Schedule Editing with DCART
146
Programming Ssts with Planning Rules and Campaign Requests
146
Planning Rules
147
Campaign Requests
150
Real-Time Display of Schedule Progression in SST Editor
150
Offline Data Visualization
143
Manual Operations of Digisonde-4D
151
Chapter 3 _ Digisonde-4D Programming Recommendations
153
Quality Control of Progsched Definitions
153
Valid Programs Unsuitable for Science Observations
153
Valid Programs Suboptimal for Science Observations
154
Ionogram Measurement
154
Drift Measurement
155
Valid Schedules Suboptimal for Science Observations
155
General Recommendations for Digisonde
156
Operations
156
CHAPTER 4 _ ADVANCED INTERFACE of DCART
157
Summary of Advanced Features in Dcart
157
Cross-Channel Equalizing of the Receiver Channels
157
Calibration of Tracking Filters
159
Data Production Modes
160
Chapter 5 _ Homepage and Data Dissemination
161
Introduction
161
Chapter 6 _ Remote Access
164
Introduction
164
Remote Access Using Ftp/Sftp Connection to Digisonde
164
Commanding DESC Operations
165
Control of Dispatcher
165
Updates to PROGSCHED
165
Upload of Campaign Requests
165
Section 4 Hardware Description
168
System Description
171
Digital Transmitter Card
175
Functional Description
175
Transmitter and Receiver Synchronization
177
Transmitter Control
177
Transmitter Output Modes
178
Transmitter Card
178
Digital Receiver
179
Gain Control Prior to Digitization
179
Digital Receivers with TI Graychip
180
Digital Receiver Board
181
Tracking Bandpass Filters
182
Preprocessor Card
183
Functional Description
183
Data Interface to Control Platform
184
Built-In Test Card
185
Antenna Switch
187
Polarization Switch
189
Power Distribution Card
190
Power Interface Box
191
Section 5 System Software
198
Choice of Software Versus Hardware Implementations
205
General Description
205
DESC Block Diagram
207
Introduction
207
Gps Synchronization
209
Introduction
210
Block Diagram of Data Platform Software
210
Dcart
211
Dispatcher
212
POST-PROCESSING at DATA PLATFORM
216
Artist
218
Autoscaling Confidence Level (ACL) of ARTIST-5
218
ARTIST-5 Ionogram Qualifiers
219
Long-Term Statistical Evaluation of Digisonde-4D Accuracy
219
Sensitivity Study of Ionogram-Derived Data Accuracy
219
Error Bars for Autoscaled Critical Frequencies
220
Error Boundaries for EDP
221
Processing Precise Ranging Data in ARTIST
222
Ddav
223
Tilt
223
Drgmaker
223
Ion2Png
224
Sky2Png
224
Drg2Png
224
Dvl2Png
224
Dft2Sky
223
Annex a
225
Desc to Dcart Inteface Control Document
225
Common Definitions
225
Field
225
Primitive Field Types
225
Structured Data
225
Common Packet Format
226
Common Data Elements
227
Empty Program
227
Measurement Program
227
Sounding Program
227
Built-In Test Operation
233
Cross-Channel EQ Operation
233
Tracker Calibration
234
Schedule
236
Time Stamp
236
Housekeeping Header
237
Restricted Frequency Interval List
237
Science Data Packets
238
Science Data Considerations
238
Major Release Version
239
Science Data Packet Structure, Packet Type 0X81
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Packet Preface
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Science Data Packet General Header
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Databins
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Packet Group Header
241
Housekeeping Packets
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BIT Packet Type=0X05, Payload Length =179 Bytes
245
Error Message Packet Type=0X03, Length Is Variable but Not Less than 41
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Event Message Packet Type=0X02, Length Is Variable but Not Less than 41
245
I'M Alive Packet Type=0X01, Length = 38
245
PROGSCHED Countdown Packet Type=0X04, Length = 45 Bytes
245
Error/Event ID and Auxiliary Information
249
Annex B
252
Dcart to Desc Inteface Control Document
252
Command Packets
252
Load Program Packet Type=0X71, Length = LEN
252
Periodic Message Packet Type=0X70, Length = 17
252
Switch to Diagnostic State Packet Type=0X82, Length = 0
252
Switch to Scheduled Operations State Packet Type=0X84, Length = 0
252
Switch to Standby State Packet Type=0X81, Length = 0
252
Load Schedule Packet Type=0X74, Length Is Variable
253
Start Program Packet Type=0X72, Length = 1
253
Start Schedule Packet Type=0X75, Length = 1
253
Stop Currently Running Program Packet Type=0X73, Length = 0
253
Auto-Drift Message Packet Type=0X33, Length = 25
254
Clean Restricted Frequency Interval List Packet Type=0X78, Length = 0
254
Global Parameters Packet Type=0X85, Length = 3
254
Load Restricted Frequency Interval List Packet Type=0X77, Length Is Variable
254
Reboot Type=0X79, Length = 0
254
Amplifier Half-Octave Filter Switch Frequencies Table Type=0X86, Payload Length Is Variable
255
Trackers Calibration Data Packet Type=0X06, Payload Length Is Variable
255
Command List Summary
256
Annex C
257
Dcart Inteface Control Document for Data Products
257
Uniform Measurement Storage, Version 3
257
General Considerations
257
Legacy Science Data Formats: Rsf and Sbf Ionograms
269
RSF Format: File Specification
271
SBF Format: File Specification
273
Legacy Science Data Formats: Dft
275
Legacy Science Data Formats: Sao
279
Science Data Formats: Sao.xml 5.0
279
Section 6 Maintenance
280
Maintenance Characteristics
282
Physical and Electrical Specifications
282
System Power
282
Power Management
283
Internal Cabling
285
Tracker Card Calibration
287
Ooscillator Adjustment or Tuning
289
Maintenance Spares Recommendation
293
Built-In Test: Periodic Self-Diagnostics
295
Accessing or Replacing Lrm's in the Dps Main Chassis
301
Dual Power Amplifier Chassis
304
Antenna Sub-Systems
306
Repair of Failed Modules
306
Troubleshooting Data Computer
306
Troubleshooting Control Computer
307
Troubleshooting the Power Interface Box
308
Troubleshooting the Rf Power Amplifier Module
309
Annex a
311
Physical and Electrical Specifications
311
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