English dropdown-ico

Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96

Go to page of

Similar user manuals

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Advantech service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Advantech INTRAC INTRAC-305 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    INTRAC-305 PREFACE © 2011 Advantech W ireless . INTRAC-305 MANUAL - ISSU E 3.2 Page i INTRAC™ - 305 INTELLIGENT TRACKING A NTENNA CONT ROL UNIT INSTALLATION & USE R MANUAL I SSUE 3 .2 10 June 2008 Advantech AMT Ltd 39 Edison Road St Ives Huntingdon Cambs PE27 3LF England Tel UK General Enquiries 01480 357600 In ternational General Enquiries [...]

  • Page 2

    PREFACE INTRAC-305 Page ii INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - ISSUE 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless PREFA CE This equipment manual prov ides user/operationa l and installation in formation on the Adv antech AM T Limited INTRAC-305 Satell ite Trackin g Antenna Con troller. MANUA L SECTIONS :- Introducing the INTRAC- 305 An overv iew of the INTRAC- 305. Safety Safe[...]

  • Page 3

    INTRAC-305 PREFACE © 2011 Advantech W ireless . INTRAC-305 MANUAL - ISSU E 3.2 Page iii[...]

  • Page 4

    CONTENTS INTRAC- 30 5 Page iv INTRAC-30 5 MANUAL - ISSU E 3.2 © 2011 Advantech W ireless SUBJECT PAGE Preface ...................... ...................... ....................... ................................................ i Contents ...................... ...................... ............................. ........................ ........[...]

  • Page 5

    INTRAC-305 CONTENTS © 2011 Advantech W ireless . INTRAC-305 MANUAL - ISSU E 3.2 Page v SUBJECT PAGE 6. INST A LLATION ...................... ...................... ............................. .............. . .........….. 67 Introduction ......... .......................... ............................... ...................... ..…. 67 Conne[...]

  • Page 6

    INTRODUCTION INTRAC-305 Page vi INTRAC-305 MANU AL - ISSUE 3.2 © 2011 Advantec h Wireless INTRODUC ING THE INTRA C- 305 The INTRAC- 305 IN telligent TR ackin g Antenna Controller is a microprocessor based controll er for trackin g any nominal ly geostationary sa tellite includi ng those at low el evation or wi th high angles o f inclination. It ha[...]

  • Page 7

    INTRAC-305 INTRODUCTION © 2011 Advantech W ireless . INTRAC-305 MANUAL - ISSU E 3.2 Page vii A Typical System The antenna position resolv ers provide di rection information to the INTRAC. The IBR-L (beacon receiver) pro vide s tracking signal strength. (A si gnal stren gth derived dc vol tage from an external receiver may be used in place of the A[...]

  • Page 8

    IQUICK START GUIDE INTRAC-305 Page viii INTRAC-305 MANU AL - ISSUE 3.2 © 2011 Advantec h Wireless A suggested quick start procedure is given below: 1/ Before modi fying system make a note the antenna poi nting angles fro m the old trac king system. 2/ Per form any recommend ed resolver mounting bra cket modifica tions. 3/ Connect INTRAC-305 in pla[...]

  • Page 9

    INTRAC-305 QUICK START GUIDE © 2011 Advantech W ireless . INTRAC-305 MANUAL - ISSU E 3.2 Page ix If an IBR-L is not fitted then provi de a voltage si gnal to the bea con 1 input. You wil l need to adjust the potentiome ters (See manual page 76 ) to set the gain and offset to the correc t values. M anually peak the an tenna to max imize the beacon [...]

  • Page 10

    SAFETY INTRAC-305 Page 10 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © Advantech AMT Ltd 1. SAFET Y ELECTRICA L Fusing The standard uni t is protected by a user replacab le fuse in the live/phase pow er supply li ne. Care should be taken to ensure that the power ca ble is correctly connected to the pow er source such that the live/phase connec tion of the IN [...]

  • Page 11

    INTRAC-305 SAFETY © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 11 1 Facilities ex ist at the Motor Driv e Cabinet for the connection of external eme rgency stop sw itches. It is highly recommended tha t those fitted be of the latchin g ty pe. MECHA NICAL Mounting The IN TRAC-305 must n ot be mounted so that it is suppor ted only b[...]

  • Page 12

    [...]

  • Page 13

    INTRAC-305 SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS © 2011 Advantech W ireless . INTRAC-305 MANU AL - Issue 3.2 Page 1 2 2. SPECIFICA TION & OPTION S The follow ing pages contai n the specification o f the INTRAC- 305, a list and desc ription of the av ailabl e options and a chart of the delivered con figuratio n. Required Mechani cal Characteristics of th[...]

  • Page 14

    SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS INTRAC-305 Page 2 INTRAC-305 MANU AL - Issue 3.2 ©2 011 Advantech Wire less SPECIFICATION Tracking Accuracy Typically <0.1dB RM S signal de gradation a fter trackin g for 30minutes (w ith tracking si gnal). Prediction Accu racy Typically <0.1dB RM S signal de gradation ov er 72hrs (after loss of trackin g signal).[...]

  • Page 15

    INTRAC-305 SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS © 2011 Advantech W ireless . INTRAC-305 MANU AL - Issue 3.2 Page 3 2 Position Offset The indicated pointing a ngles can be electrically o ffset in all axes to an accura cy of 0.01  to co mpensate for angular mounting offset in the posi tion encoders. Back- up Time is maintained by a battery backed clock. O[...]

  • Page 16

    SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS INTRAC-305 Page 4 INTRAC-305 MANU AL - Issue 3.2 ©2 011 Advantech Wire less OPTIONS A number of op tions are av ailable for the IN TRAC- 305. The options are described in the following pages. Some of these options re quire chan ges to the firmw are or hardw are and some are only avail able when ordered a t the time o f [...]

  • Page 17

    INTRAC-305 SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS © 2011 Advantech W ireless . INTRAC-305 MANU AL - Issue 3.2 Page 5 2 firmware change and requi red the EPROM on the interface card to be chan ged. Mount Type Two types of antenna mount may be used w ith the IN TRAC. An Az/El mount or a Polar mount . The appropri ate one is selected in “Fitted Options” as [...]

  • Page 18

    SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS INTRAC-305 Page 6 INTRAC-305 MANU AL - Issue 3.2 ©2 011 Advantech Wire less D e li b e ra te ly b la n k[...]

  • Page 19

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 7 3 3. OPERA TING THE INTRA C - 305 The INTRAC-305 may be opera ted directly from the front panel or from the (optional) Remo te Control and M onitoring Terminal. For both method s of operatin g a series o f menus enables a user to program the INTRAC and to invoke [...]

  • Page 20

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 8 INTRAC-305 MANU AL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Emergency Stop Button Pressing the bu tton remov es all driv e from the antenna. The button locks in the safe p osition whe n pressed. To enable drive to return to the antenna the button mus t be rotated clockwise until i t releases. On/Off Switch Illuminated roc[...]

  • Page 21

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 9 3 Example To select “STO W SETUP” from the HOM E menu : - FUNCTION (menu key) SYSTEM SETUP (menu key) NEXT FIELD (menu key) press five times. ENTER (numeric keypad) THE MENU SCREEN A typical menu display screen is shown abov e. In this example it is the “Go[...]

  • Page 22

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 10 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless On the next pa ge is an alphab etical index of the menus to assist in the quic k location o f a specific function. ALPHABE TICAL INDEX OF MEN US Alarms ................. ....................... ................... ........... 48 Auto Continue ...................[...]

  • Page 23

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 11 3 G oto Satellite ............................. ............................ ............. 20 Home .................................. .................... ................ 14 I ESS -412 Edit ................... ................... ................... ...........[...]

  • Page 24

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 12 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless HOME 1 2 3 4 5 6 moves to the New Mode menu (not available when in remote Control Mode) moves to the 1st ‘Function’ menu(not available when in remote Control Mode) shows the Alarms menu ie the currently active alarms toggles the INTRAC between Remote and Loc[...]

  • Page 25

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 13 3 STANDBY 1 2 3 4 5 6 moves to the New Mode menu (not available when in remote Control Mode) Standby New Mode puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode Local Current Mode Beac Level Beac Freq El Angle Az Angle Pol Angle Select Remote (Local) Function Sho[...]

  • Page 26

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 14 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless NEW MODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 moves to the Manual/Stow menu moves to the 1st ‘Goto’ menu ie Goto Position resumes tracking using the INTRAC’S current model clears the INTRAC’S current model and starts learning a new model New Mode Auto New Model Goto Standby Auto[...]

  • Page 27

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 15 3 MANUA L/STOW 1 2 3 4 5 6 moves to the New Mode menu (not available when in remote Control Mode) Stows or Unstows (toggle) the antenna depending on its current state (toggle) selects whether manual control buttons drive Az/El or Pol axes latches the currently o[...]

  • Page 28

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 16 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless GOTO (Position) El Angle Az Angle Pol Angle Beac Freq MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 skips to the New Mode me nu skips to the Search me nu skips to the Goto Satellit e menu moves the hi ghlight box to the next field in the curre nt menu Current Mode Tracking Control State Loca[...]

  • Page 29

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 17 3 SEARCH Pa th HOME - NE W MODE - GOTO (Position) - M ENU KEY 4 Description Used to search a specific area of sky for the stro ngest signal on the beacon fre quency. The antenna may be driv en to the nominal co-ordinates of the required satelli te by either the [...]

  • Page 30

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 18 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless GOTO SATELLITE El Angle 145.50 o Az Angle 210.50 o Pol Angle -134.5 o Band 1 Beac Freq 950.000000 MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 skips to the Goto Position menu skips to the Search menu skips to the Edit Satellite Table menu recalls and displays the satellite table data of the[...]

  • Page 31

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 19 3 AUTO CONTINU E 1 2 3 4 5 6 moves to the Manual/Stow menu moves to the 1st ‘Goto’ menu ie Goto Position resumes tracking using the INTRAC’S current model clears the INTRAC’S current model and starts learning a new model New Mode Auto New Model Goto Stan[...]

  • Page 32

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 20 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless AUTO NEW M ODEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 moves to the Manual/Stow menu moves to the 1st ‘Goto’ menu ie Goto Position resumes tracking using the INTRAC’S current model clears the INTRAC’S current model and starts learning a new model New Mode Auto New Model Goto Stand[...]

  • Page 33

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 21 3 FUNCTION (Con figuration) 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenn a control sy stem into STANDBY mode an d skips to the HOME menu skips to the Hom e (root) menu skips to the Mod els menu controls wh ether ‘Angle s’ or ‘Diagnost ics’ appea r on Test Port 1 skips to[...]

  • Page 34

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 22 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless BEACON FRE QUENCY 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu skips to the Models menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu moves the highlight box to the next field in[...]

  • Page 35

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 23 3 EDIT SATELLI TE TABLE Satellite Number 01 Elevation 33.74 o Azimuth 162.83 o Polarization - 90.0 o Band 1 Frequency 950.000000 MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu skips to t[...]

  • Page 36

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 24 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless SOFT LIMITS 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Current Mode Tracking Control State Local Beac Freq 11.452000 GHz Beac Level -10.05 dB El Angle 25.37 o Az Angle 210.50 o Pol Angle 27.4 o Standby Home Function [...]

  • Page 37

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 25 3 X2 SETUP X2 resolvers have a 1:2 gearbox on the input shaft to provide extra resolution. This screen allows the user to resolve a +/- 180º ambiguity in the displayed main axes angles. 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenn a control sy stem into STANDBY mode an d skips [...]

  • Page 38

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 26 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless DIAGNOSTICS ON / DIAGNOSTICS OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 Current Mode Tracking Control State Local Beac Freq 11.452000 GHz Beac Level -10.05 dB El Angle 25.37 Az Angle 210.50 Pol Angle 27.4 Standby Home Models Test Port-1 Diags System Setup Function Press EN to accept selec[...]

  • Page 39

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 27 3 BEACON THR ESHOLD 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu skips to the Models menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu (not used) Current Mode Tracking Control S[...]

  • Page 40

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 28 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless CONTRAST & BR IGHTNES S 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu adjusts contrast of LCD display panel adjusts brightness of LCD display panel restores factory defined baseline set[...]

  • Page 41

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 29 3 FINE TUNE - sense Resolver Sense: Azimuth >true< Elevation inv Pol Angle inv 1 2 3 4 5 6 (not used) toggles the highlighted parameter between ‘true’ and ‘inv’ (not used) moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu Current Mode T[...]

  • Page 42

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 30 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless FINE TUNE - Offsets Resolver Sense: Azimuth >true< Elevation inv Pol Angle inv To change offsets: Press the manual drive keys (with FAST key if reqd) to adjust the displayed angle 1 2 3 4 5 6 (not used) (not used) (not used) (not used) Toggles between ‘S[...]

  • Page 43

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 31 3 STATION CO-ORD INATE S 1 2 3 4 5 6 Current Mode Tracking Control State Local Beac Freq 11.452000 GHz Beac Level -10.05 dB El Angle 25.37 Az Angle 210.50 Pol Angle 27.4 Function Press EN to accept selection Home Standby puts the ante nna control s ystem into ST[...]

  • Page 44

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 32 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless DATE & TIME 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the ante nna control s ystem into STANDBY mode and ski ps to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) m enu moves to th e Time Rate Co rrection menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Se tup menu moves the hi ghlight box [...]

  • Page 45

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 33 3 TIME RATE CORR ECTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Models menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu Current Mode Tracking Control State Local Beac Freq 11.452000 GHz Be[...]

  • Page 46

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 34 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless AZ & EL BEAM WIDTH 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu skips to the Models menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu moves the highlight box to the next fie[...]

  • Page 47

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 35 3 STOW SETUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 Current Mode Tracking Control State Local Beac Freq 11.452000 GHz Beac Level -10.05 dB El Angle 25.37 o Az Angle 210.50 o Pol Angle 27.4 o Function Press EN to accept settings Home Standby puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mod[...]

  • Page 48

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 36 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless SELECT STO W USE 1 2 3 4 5 6 skips to the Stow Setup menu (not used) toggles the currently highlighted parameter between ‘ Used’ & ‘Not Used’ Current Mode Tracking Control State Local Beac Freq 11.452000 GHz Beac Level -10.05 dB El Angle 25.37 o Az A[...]

  • Page 49

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 37 3 FITTED OPTIONS Beacon Receiver: Fitted Beac pol select: Not Fitted Polarization : Fitted Mount Az/El : Fitted Type HrAng/Dcl: Not Fitted Resolver x2 : Fitted Type x1 : Not Fitted Extended Az : Not Fitted Geared Pol : Not Fitted SimAx Drive : Fitted Inv Beacon [...]

  • Page 50

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 38 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless RAPID MODEL GENERATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Models menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu Current Mode Tracking Control State Local Beac Freq 11.452000 GHz Beac [...]

  • Page 51

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 39 3 PROGRAM TRA CK 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Models menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu Current Mode [...]

  • Page 52

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 40 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless RESERVE MODEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Models menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu Current Mode Tracking Control State Local Beac Freq 11.452000 GHz Beac Level -[...]

  • Page 53

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 41 3 EDIT IESS- 412 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu skips to the Models menu (not used) (not used) moves the highlight box to the next field in the current menu Current Mode Trac[...]

  • Page 54

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 42 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless EDIT NORAD BUFF ER 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu checks the validity of the contents of the NORAD buffer cycles the character at the cursor position through the alphabet ins[...]

  • Page 55

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 43 3 EDIT STAR TRA CK Year 0 0 Hour 13 Month 1 Minute 21 Day 1 Second 35 Star Az 123.12 Star El 57.32 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu moves the highlight box to the next field in[...]

  • Page 56

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 44 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless EDIT SATELLITE TAB LE Satellite Number 01 Elevation 33.74 o Azimuth 162.83 o Polarization - 90.0 o Band 1 Frequency 950.000000 MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu skips to the[...]

  • Page 57

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 45 3 CLEAR MODE LS 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to the Home (root) menu skips to the Models menu skips to the Config menu skips to the System Setup menu moves the highlight box to the next field in t[...]

  • Page 58

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 46 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless SHOW ALARMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenn a control sy stem into STANDBY mode an d skips to the HOME menu skips to the Hom e (root) menu updates the Show Alarms di splay attempts to reset all la tched ala rms and clears Alarm s displa y shows the pre vious page of[...]

  • Page 59

    INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Pag e 47 3 REMOTE/LOCAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 shows the Alarms menu ie the currently active alarms toggles the INTRAC between Remote and Local control modes Home Standby (not used) Show Alarms puts the antenna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu Beac Level [...]

  • Page 60

    OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 48 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless NORMAL OPERA TION Continuing Tracking W i th the IN TRAC-305 operatin g normally it will be in Tracking Mode and wi ll require no opera tor input. Should it beco me neces sary to move the antenna o ff satellite for some reason, such as to stow it because o f win[...]

  • Page 61

    INTRAC-305 ALARMS & ERRORS © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 49 4 4. ALA RMS & ERRORS The INTRAC-305 ha s two type o f alarm condition . Primary Alarms and Secondary Alarms. The system w ill go into Standby mode i f a Primary Alarm is trigge red. Secondary Alarms leave the INTRAC in its current mode. PRIMARY ALA[...]

  • Page 62

    ALARMS & ERRORS INTRAC-305 Page 50 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless SECONDAR Y ALARM S There are three Second ary Al arms :-  Unable to Predict Alarm.  Beacon Alarm.  Servo Alarm. Unable to Predict This alarm is raised when the INTRAC has not enough confidence in the o rbit model to be able to predi ct the sat[...]

  • Page 63

    INTRAC-305 ALARMS & ERRORS © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 51 4 POWER FAILUR E The INTRAC incorpo rates non-volatil e memory a nd a batter y backed real time clock. The onset of a pow er failure is detected and the cur rent mode is stored before the processor ceases to operate . When pow er is restored th e INTRAC[...]

  • Page 64

    ALARMS & ERRORS INTRAC-305 Page 52 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante ch Wireless De lib erate ly bl ank[...]

  • Page 65

    INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 53 5 5. TECHNICA L DESCR IPTION This section looks at and ex plains the Operational Modes and Functions of the IN TRAC-305 and at the trackin g algorithm that makes the INTRAC-305 one of the most acc urate tracking antenna controllers avai lable. The I[...]

  • Page 66

    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 54 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 A d vantech Wirele ss the raw satelli te position estima te and the orbital model is filtered with anothe r trackin g filter (known as the "relationship algorithm") capabl e of trackin g and correctin g transients. This is then combined w ith the basi c model [...]

  • Page 67

    INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 55 5 com po ne nt o f b ea m s hi f t is no t v isib le to the p os it io n tra ns du ce rs. The m ea n o f th e re fe re nc e s hi ft is tr a cke d b y th e INTR AC a lgo ri thm i n a s im il ar w ay to a sta ti on kee ping man oe uv re. The co mp on [...]

  • Page 68

    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 56 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 A d vantech Wirele ss  Aut o - (tra c kin g but in cl ud es l ea rn in g & p red i cti ng)  Man ual  Goto - ( Got o S ate ll i te, Go to Po si ti on & S ea rc h)  Sle ep - ( al ar m i nd u ce d, no t u se r s el ec ta bl e)  Rem ote (t ran s fe rs[...]

  • Page 69

    INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 57 5 the h igh a cc ura cy of th e mo de l th e t rac king i s w it hin 0 .05 dB o f pe ak s ign a l t ra cki n g. In Tra c kin g M ode th e I NT RA C co nt in uou sl y up dat es th e mod el by ma ki ng sm al l pe rtu rb at io ns of th e an ten n a a n[...]

  • Page 70

    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 58 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 A d vantech Wirele ss wi th in th e so ft li mi ts ?) . If t he y ar e inv al id th e IN TRA C se ts th e max imum po ss ibl e an gl e(s ) i n th e r e qui re d d i rec ti on a nd pro mp ts the o pe ra to r fo r ac tio n. I f t he co -o rd in at es a re v al id the IN T[...]

  • Page 71

    INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 59 5 stre n gth i s r ec or de d a n d at th e e nd o f th is ph a se t he an te nn a is dri ve n to th at po si ti on an d the IN TR AC e nt ers S ta n db y . At thi s po in t t he p ea k m a y be c on firm ed ma nu al l y an d/o r le arn i ng mod e e[...]

  • Page 72

    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 60 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 A d vantech Wirele ss IES S M inu te s I nte rv a l range : 0 t o 5 9 IES S Day s Va lidi ty ra nge : 0 to 28 IES S Sa t LM 0 ran ge: 0 to 3 60 de g IES S Sa t LM 1 ran ge: -9.99 to 9.99 d eg /d ay IES S Sa t LM 2 ran ge: -9.99 to 9.99 d eg /d eg/ da y IES S Sa t L ON C[...]

  • Page 73

    INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 61 5 ne gati v e w hen en te rin g fr om th e fr on t p an el . Thi s o nly app lie s to the L M O d at a fie l d. NOR A D d a ta The N ORA D ep h eme ri s d a ta co ns is ts of a s t ri ng o f 166 cha ra ct ers . Th e fir s t 1 60 c ha ra cte rs a re [...]

  • Page 74

    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 62 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 A d vantech Wirele ss The Ba si c al go rit hm av aila bl e i n th e R a pid M od el Gen er ati o n tab le i s no t o f N OR AD o ri gin . It ha s no ne o f t he emb el li sh me nts fou nd in t he NO RA D ro uti n es an d is mea n t for tes t p ur po se s o nl y . Onc e[...]

  • Page 75

    INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 63 5 ill um in at ed . The al arm m a y be v iew ed u sin g t he S h ow A la rms men u. The S oft L im it s a re se t i n t he Co n figu ra ti on - S o ft Li mi ts me nu . No te I n e i the r M anua l (P ) o r M an u al (A ) m od e the a nte n na ma y [...]

  • Page 76

    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 64 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 A d vantech Wirele ss D e li b e ra te ly b la n k[...]

  • Page 77

    INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 65 6 6. INSTA LLATION Introduction The INTRAC-305 Intelligent Trac king Antenna Co ntroller is a direct physical replace ment for the Andrew APC300 Antenna Steptrack Con troller. All that is required for the installation is to remove the APC 300 and replace i t w[...]

  • Page 78

    INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 66 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Installing the INTRAC-30 5 comprises mounting th e Controller in a 19” rack, connec ting the cont roller to the M otor Control Cabinet and to the posi tional resolv ers. The INTRAC-305 w ill need to be set-up for the antenna system including antenn a beamwi[...]

  • Page 79

    INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 67 6 Connections Block Di agram All connections to the INTRAC-305 are made vi a its rear panel. The follow ing connectors are avail able :- Remote Port (I/ O) 25 -way D-type plug Test Ports 1 & 2 (I/O) 9-way D-type pl ugs Resolver I/P 50 -way D-type plug Moto[...]

  • Page 80

    INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 68 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss CONNECTOR PIN ALL OCATI ONS Resolvers The Az, El and Pol resolv ers connect to the 50 way resolver connector. INTR A C TM 305 Resolvers Connector 50 Wa y D Signal Name T y pe Plug 1 Hi Sin Az 34 Lo Sin Az 35 Hi Cos Az 19 Lo Cos Az 47 Hi Ref Az 31 Lo Ref Az 39[...]

  • Page 81

    INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 69 6 Motor Control The INTRAC-305 ou tputs low voltage low current motor driv e signals to the M otor Drive Ca binet. INTR A C TM 305 M otor Controls Connector 50 W ay D type Socket Signal Name (SimAx) 18 +12v 1 East * (Northern Hem isphere) 19 +12v 2 W e st * (N[...]

  • Page 82

    INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 70 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Stp-Trk Inputs / Al arm outputs 25 way D ty pe Signal Name 1 Hi Ch1 I/P * 2 Lo Ch1 I/P * 3 Hi Ch2 I/P * 4 Lo Ch2 I/P * 10 Fault / Pow er -Of f 11 Fault Comm on 12 OK Note All other pins o f the 25 way connector are unused . Note * In the INTRAC-305 only one e[...]

  • Page 83

    INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 71 6 Test Port 1 & 2 RS 423 INTRAC TM 305 Seria l Port Connector Remote Control PC 9 way D type Socket Signal T y pe Signal Name Signal T y pe PC Connector 1 Passive DCD 2 output RXD input 3 input TXD output 4 5 GND GND GND 6 Passive DSR 7 8 Passive CTS 9 N/C[...]

  • Page 84

    INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 72 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Serial Port RS42 2/423 Setting Setting the Serial Ports to RS422 or RS 423 is ac hieved by positioning the rear panel ribbon cables and by link positions. The table below shows the posi tions. INTRAC TM 305 Se r ial Port Configuration - Connector & Link P[...]

  • Page 85

    INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 73 6 Beacon Signal C onnector When an IBR-L beacon receiv er is fitted there w ill be a “N - type” RF connector o n the INTRAC rear panel . It is to this that the beacon si gnal is conne cted. Note 18Vdc may be con nected to the inner connector of the N-type [...]

  • Page 86

    INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 74 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Selection of Southern or Northern Hemisphere w ithin the INTRAC is auto matic based on a positiv e or negativ e input for Latitude in Syste m Setup - Station Co-ordi nates. TRACKING SIGNA L INPUT The trac king signal may be provided as a dc voltage from an ex[...]

  • Page 87

    INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 75 6 Finally adjust R55 to read +20dB w hen the max imum clear sky tracking signal is being received. Note It may be necessa ry to adjust the links J31 depen ding on the polarity o f the tracking si gnal. The link option s are both links should be either v ertica[...]

  • Page 88

    INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 76 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss If external emer gency stop sw itches are fitted check thei r operation in the same way . It must not be possibl e to re-start any motor w hilst any emergency stop sw itch is in the operated sta te. Auto Operation After manually pointing the antenna towards t[...]

  • Page 89

    INTRAC-305 FAULT FINDING © Advantech Wireless INTRAC- 305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 77 7 7. FAUL T FINDING Introduction Advantech AM T Limited recom mend that use rs return faulty INTRAC-305 units to Adv antech AM T Ltd. for repair. Advantech AM T Ltd. have a speciall y equipped re pair facility and are able to repai r and re turn a unit rapidly if [...]

  • Page 90

    FAULT FINDING INTRAC-305 Page 78 INTRAC-305 MAN UAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss This fault finding guide goes no further than the replacement of the major assembl ies such as power supply , IBR-L or complete printed ci rcuit assembli es. The INTRAC-305 con sists of six major asse mblies :-  Main Interface PCB  Processor PCB  Lo[...]

  • Page 91

    INTRAC-305 FAULT FINDING © Advantech Wireless INTRAC- 305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 79 7 Disconnect the tw o lamp wi res from the orange c onnector at the front corner o f the Inter face PCB. Discon nect the LCD panel flex cabl e from Connector J64 o n the Inte rface PCB. Remove the four screw s which hold the IN TRAC front panel to the sides and d [...]

  • Page 92

    FAULT FINDING INTRAC-305 Page 80 INTRAC-305 MAN UAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Install new lamp and wire asse mbly. Wrap reflector shee t aro und lamp. R eplace securin g tapes to secure reflector. Turn uni t face up and ensure that bac klight is free from contamination - dust may be blown free. S lide backlight in to display unit. R e[...]

  • Page 93

    INTRAC-305 FAULT FINDING © Advantech Wireless INTRAC- 305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 81 7 If all the angles are changing the faul t is on the Interface PCB. wrong angle displayed I f the displayed angle changes to be nea r 0  or 90  it is probable that one o f the tw o return signal ci rcuits from the resolver is broken o r the resolv er itself[...]

  • Page 94

    FAULT FINDING INTRAC-305 Page 82 INTRAC-305 MAN UAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Tracking Signal ( IBR- L) If the beacon signal fall s to a non-usable level the INTRAC automatically enters Predi cting Mod e and continues to t rack the satellite from the mode l. There is no w ay of know ing from the INTRAC whe ther the loss o f signal is [...]

  • Page 95

    INTRAC-305 WARRANTY & REPAIR © Advantech Wirele ss INTRAC-305 MANU AL - Issue 3.2 Page 83 8 8. WA RRANTY & REPA I R WARRANTY Advantech AMT Limited w arrants the INTRAC-305 Antenn a Control Unit, the (optional ) IBR-L integral L-band beacon receiver and other associated produc ts desi gned, manufactured and supplied by Advantech AM T Limite[...]

  • Page 96

    WARRANTY & REPAIR INTRAC-305 Page 84 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © Advantech Wirele ss AMT Limited w ill investigate the faul t, determine the most effective repair technique and issu e a repai r cost estimate . Repair work wil l not commence un til the cos t is authorised by the customer ei ther by a Purchase Order or through a Repair Cont[...]