Advantech INTRAC-305 инструкция обслуживания

INTRAC-305 PREFACE © 2011 Advantech Wireless . INTRAC-305 MANU AL - ISSUE 3.2 Page i INTRAC™ - 305 INTELLIGENT TRACKING ANTENN A CONTROL UNIT INSTALL ATION & USER M ANUAL 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 +[...]

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

INTRAC-305 PREFACE © 2011 Advantech Wireless . INTRAC-305 MANU AL - ISSUE 3.2 Page iii[...]

CONTENTS INTRAC- 30 5 Page iv INTRAC-3 05 MANUAL - ISSUE 3.2 © 2011 Advan tech W ireless SUBJECT PAGE Preface ...................... ............. ......... ...................... . ............ ............................... ..... i Contents ...................... ............. ......... ...................... ............. .................. ..[...]

INTRAC-305 CONTENTS © 2011 Advantech Wireless . INTRAC-305 MANU AL - ISSUE 3.2 Page v SUBJECT PAGE 6. INST ALLA TION ...................... ............. ......... ...................... ............. ........ ..........….. 67 Introduction ......... .................... ............. ........... .................... ............. ....…. 67 Con[...]

INTRODUCTION INTRAC-305 Page vi INTRAC-305 MANU A L - ISSUE 3.2 © 2011 Advantec h W ireless INTRODUC I NG THE INTRA C- 305 The INTRAC- 305 IN t elligent TR acking Antenna Controll er is a microprocessor based controller for trac king any nomina lly geostationary sa t ellite includi ng those at low elevation or w ith high angles o f inclination. It[...]

INTRAC-305 INTRODUCTION © 2011 Advantech Wireless . INTRAC-305 MANU AL - ISSUE 3.2 Page vii A Typical System The antenna positi on resol vers provide direction information to the INTRAC. The IBR-L (beacon receiver) pro vides tracking signal strength. (A signal stren gth deriv e d dc voltage from an external receiver may be used in place of the Adv[...]

IQUICK START GUIDE INTRAC-305 Page viii INTRAC-305 MAN UAL - ISSUE 3.2 © 2011 Advantec h W ireless A suggested quick start procedure is g iven bel ow: 1/ Before modi f ying system make a note the antenna poi nting angles from the old trac k ing system. 2/ Perform any recommended resolver mountin g bracke t modifica tions. 3/ Connect INTRAC - 305 i[...]

INTRAC-305 QUICK START GUIDE © 2011 Advantech Wireless . INTRAC-305 MANU AL - ISSUE 3.2 Page ix If an IBR-L is not f itted then prov ide a voltage si g nal to the bea con 1 input. You wi ll need to adjust the potentiome ters (See manual page 76 ) to set the gain and offset t o the correc t values. M anually peak the antenna to max imize the beacon[...]

SAFETY INTRAC-305 Page 10 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © Advantech AMT Ltd 1. SAF ETY ELECTRIC AL Fusing The standa rd uni t is protected by a user replacab le f use in the live/phase pow er supply li ne. Care should be ta ken to ensure that the pow er cable is correctly connected t o the pow er source such that the live/phase connec t ion of t[...]

INTRAC-305 SAFETY © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MAN UAL - Issue 3.2 Page 11 1 Facilities ex ist at the Motor Drive Cabinet for the connection of external eme rgency stop switches. It is highly recommended that those f itted be of the latchi ng ty pe. MECHA NICAL Mounting The IN T RAC-305 must n ot be mounted so that it is supported only by [...]

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INTRAC-305 SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS © 2011 Advantech Wireless . INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 1 2 2. SPECIFICA TION & OPTIONS The follow ing pages contai n t he speci fication of the IN TRAC- 305, a list and desc ription of the availabl e opt ions and a char t of the deliv ered configur ation. Required Mechan ical Characteri stics of t[...]

SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS INTRAC-305 Page 2 INTRAC-305 MANU A L - Issue 3.2 ©2 011 Advantech Wire less SPECIFICATION Tracking Accuracy Typically <0.1dB RM S signal degradation a ft er trackin g f or 30minutes (w ith tracking signal). Prediction Accu r acy Typically <0.1dB RM S signal degradation ov er 72hrs (after loss of trac king signal)[...]

INTRAC-305 SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS © 2011 Advantech Wireless . INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 3 2 Position Offset The indicated pointin g angles can be electrically offset in all axes to an accura cy of 0.01  to compensa te for angular mounting offset in the posi t ion encoders. Back- up Time is maintaine d by a battery backed clock. Op[...]

SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS INTRAC-305 Page 4 INTRAC-305 MANU A L - Issue 3.2 ©2 011 Advantech Wire less OPTIONS A number of op t ions are av ailable for the INTRAC- 305. The options are described in the f ollowing pa g es. Some of these options re q uire chan g es to the firmware or hardware and some are only available when ordered a t the time o[...]

INTRAC-305 SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS © 2011 Advantech Wireless . INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 5 2 firmware change and requ ired the EPROM on the interface card to be chan g ed. Mount Type Two types o f antenna mou nt may be used with the IN T RAC. An Az/El mount or a Polar m ount. The app ropriate one is selected in “Fitted Options” as[...]

SPECIFICATION & OPTIONS INTRAC-305 Page 6 INTRAC-305 MANU A L - Issue 3.2 ©2 011 Advantech Wire less D eli be rate ly bl an k[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 7 3 3. OPERA TING THE INTRAC- 305 The INTRAC-305 may be opera ted directly from the f ront panel or from the ( optional ) Remote Control and Monitoring Terminal. For both method s of operatin g a series o f menus enabl es a user to progra m the INTRA C and to inv oke[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 8 INTRAC-305 MAN UAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 A dvantech Wireless Emergency Stop Button Pressing the bu t ton remov es all drive from the antenna . The button loc ks in the safe p osition when pressed. To enabl e drive to return to the anten na the button mus t be rota t ed clockwise until it releases. On/Off Switch I lluminate[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 9 3 Example To select “S TOW SETUP” f rom the HOM E menu : - FUNCTION (menu key) SYSTEM SETUP (menu key) NEXT FIELD (menu key) press f ive times. ENTER (numeric keypa d) THE MENU SCREEN A typical menu displ ay screen is shown above. In this example it is the “ [...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 10 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless On the next pa g e is an alph abetical index of the menus to assist in the quic k location o f a speci fic function. ALPHAB ETICAL INDEX OF MEN US Alarms ..................... ....................... ................... ....... 48 Auto Continue .................[...]

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

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 12 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech 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[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 13 3 STANDB Y 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 Show[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 14 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech 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[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 ope[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 16 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless GOTO (Position ) El Angle Az Angle Pol Angle Beac Freq MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 skips to th e New Mode me nu skips to th e Search me n u skips to th e Goto Satell ite menu moves the hi g hlight box to the next field in the curre n t menu Current Mode Tracking Control Sta[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 17 3 SEARCH Pa th HOME - NEW MODE - GOTO (Position) - M ENU KEY 4 Description Used to search a specific area of sky f or the stro ng est signal on the beacon fre q uency. T he antenna may be driven to the nominal co-ordi nates of the required satell ite by eithe r th[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 18 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless GOTO SATELL ITE 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 th[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 19 3 AUTO CONTIN UE 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 Standb[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 20 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless AUTO NE W MODEL 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[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 21 3 FUNCTION (Con f iguration) 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenn a control system into STANDBY mode an d skips to the HOME menu skips to the Ho me (root) menu skips to the Mod e ls menu controls wh e ther ‘Ang les’ or ‘Diagn ostics’ app ear on Test Port 1 skips to[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 22 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless BEACON FRE Q UENCY 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 i[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 23 3 EDIT SATELLI T E 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 th[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 24 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech 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 [...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 system into STANDBY mode an d skips to [...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 26 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech 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[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 Sta[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 28 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless CONTRAST & BR IGHTNESS 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 sett[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 Tra[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 30 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech 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[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 31 3 STATION CO-ORD I NATE 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 system into STAN[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 32 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless DATE & TIME 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the ante nna control system into STANDBY mode and skips to the HOME menu skips to th e Home (root ) menu moves to th e Time Rate C orrection menu skips to th e Config menu skips to th e System Se tup menu moves the hi g hlight bo[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 Beac[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 34 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless AZ & EL BEAM W IDTH 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 fi[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 35 3 STOW SETU P 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 mode[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 36 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless SELECT ST OW 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[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 Lo[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 38 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless RAPID MODEL G ENERATE 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[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 Tr[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 40 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech 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 -[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 Tracki[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 42 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech 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[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 t[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 44 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless EDIT SATELLITE TA BLE 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[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 45 3 CLEAR M ODELS 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 the[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 46 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless SHOW ALARMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 puts the antenn a control system into STANDBY mode an d skips to the HOME menu skips to the Ho me (root) menu updates the Show Alarms di splay attempts to reset all la t ched a larms and clears Ala rms displa y shows the pre vious page of[...]

INTRAC-305 OPERATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 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 Be[...]

OPERATION INTRAC-305 Page 48 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless NORMAL OPER ATION Continuing Tracking With the IN TRAC-305 operatin g normally i t will be in Trackin g Mode and wi l l require no opera t or input. Should it become nece ssary to move the antenn a off satellite for some reason, such as to stow it because o f wi[...]

INTRAC-305 ALARMS & ERRORS © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 49 4 4. ALA RM S & ERRORS The INTRAC-305 ha s two type of alarm condi tion. Primary Alarms and Secondary Alarms. The syste m will go into Standby mode i f a Primary Alarm is trigge r ed. Seconda ry Alarms leave the INTRAC in its current mode . PRIMARY A[...]

ALARMS & ERRORS INTRAC-305 Page 50 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante c h Wireless SECONDA RY ALARM S T here are t hree Seconda r y Alarms :-  Unabl e t o Predict Alar m.  Beacon Alarm.  Serv o Alarm. Unable to Predic t This alarm is raised when the INTRAC has not enough confidence in the o rbit model to be able to p redic[...]

INTRAC-305 ALARMS & ERRORS © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 51 4 POWER FAILUR E The INTRAC inco rporates non-vol atile 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 be f ore the processor ceases to operate . When pow er is r estored th e INTR[...]

ALARMS & ERRORS INTRAC-305 Page 52 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante c h Wireless De libera tely bl ank[...]

INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 53 5 5. TECHN ICAL DESCR I PTION This section loo ks at and ex plains the Operational Mod es and Functions of the INTRAC-305 and at the trac k ing algorithm that makes the I NTRAC-305 one of the most acc urate tracking antenna controllers av ailable. Th[...]

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 54 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless the raw satell ite position estima t e and the orbital model is filtered with anothe r tracking filter (known as the "relationship algorithm") capabl e of tracking and correcti ng transi ents. This is then combined w ith the basic model to [...]

INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 55 5 co mpo nen t of b eam s hi f t is n ot v isib le to the p osi tion tra nsdu cers . The me an o f the refe ren ce sh ift i s tr acked by the INTR AC algo rit hm in a s imil ar w ay to a sta tion keep ing man oeu vre. The comp one nt of b eam shift t[...]

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 56 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless  Aut o - (tra cki n g bu t in clud es l earn ing & pre dict in g)  Man ual  Goto - ( Goto Sat el lite , Goto Pos itio n & Sear ch)  Sle ep - (ala rm in duce d, no t us er sele ctab le)  Rem ote ( tra nsfe rs co ntro l to a re m[...]

INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 57 5 the high acc urac y of the mode l th e tra cki ng i s w ithi n 0. 05dB of pe ak si gnal trac king. In Trac king M od e the INT RAC cont inuo us ly u pda tes th e mo del by maki ng s mall pert urba tion s of t he a nten na a nd inc orp orat ing the [...]

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 58 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless wi thin the soft l imit s? ). I f th ey a re i nvali d th e INTR AC sets the max imu m pos sibl e an gle(s ) in th e re quire d di recti on a nd pro mpts th e op era tor for acti on. If th e co- ordi nate s ar e v al id the INTR AC d riv es th e an t[...]

INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 59 5 str en gth i s re co rde d an d a t the end o f thi s ph ase t he an tenn a i s dri ven to th at po siti on a nd th e IN TRA C en ters St and by. At this poi nt the pea k ma y b e co nfirme d man ual ly a nd/o r le arni ng mo de ente red b y se lec[...]

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 60 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless IES S M inute s Int erv al ra nge : 0 t o 59 IES S D ays Val idity ran ge: 0 to 2 8 IES S S at LM0 ra nge: 0 to 36 0 de g IES S S at LM1 ra nge: -9.9 9 to 9.99 deg /da y IES S S at LM2 ra nge: -9.9 9 to 9.99 deg /de g/day IES S S at LONC ran ge: -9. [...]

INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 61 5 ne gativ e w hen e nter ing fr om th e fr ont p anel . Th is onl y ap plie s to the L MO da ta fi eld. NOR AD data The NOR AD eph emeri s da ta co nsi sts o f a st rin g of 16 6 ch ara cter s. Th e fi rst 1 60 char acte rs are spl it i nto t wo “[...]

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 62 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless The Bas ic algo rithm av ai labl e in the Rapid Mo del Ge nera tion tab le i s no t of N ORA D ori gin. It h as n one of th e emb elli shme nts found in the N ORAD rou tine s an d is m eant for tes t pur pose s on ly. Onc e the orb ital mode l ha s b[...]

INTRAC-305 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC- 30 5 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 63 5 ill umi na ted. The a larm m ay be view ed u sing the Sh ow A larm s men u. The So f t L imi ts are set in the C onfi gu ratio n - S oft L imi ts men u. No te In eith er M anua l (P) or M anu al (A ) mod e th e ant enna may be dri ven thro ugh the [...]

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION INTRAC-305 Page 64 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wireless D eli be rate ly bl an k[...]

INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 65 6 6. INSTA L LATION Introduction The INTRAC-305 I ntelligent Trac k ing Antenna Co ntroller is a direct physical replace ment for the Andrew APC300 Antenna Steptrack Con t roller. All that is required f or the installatio n is to remove the APC 300 and replace [...]

INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 66 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Installing the IN TRAC-305 comprises mounting the Controller in a 19” rack, conne cting the cont r oller to the M otor Control Cabinet and to the positional resol vers. The INTRAC-305 w ill need to be set-up for the antenna system including antenna beamw i[...]

INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 67 6 Connections Block Di agram All connections to the INTRAC-305 are m ade vi a its rear panel. The follow ing connectors are avai lable : - Remote Port (I /O) 25 -way D-type plug Test Ports 1 & 2 (I/O) 9-way D-type plugs Resolv er I/P 50 -way D-type plug Mot[...]

INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 68 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss CONNECTOR PIN ALL OCATIONS Resolvers The Az, El and Pol resolv ers connect to the 50 way resolver connector. INTR AC TM 305 Resolv ers Connector 50 W ay 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[...]

INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 69 6 Motor Control The INTRAC-305 ou t puts low voltage low current motor drive signals to the M otor Drive Cabinet. INTR AC TM 305 M otor Controls Conne ctor 50 W ay D type Socket Signal Name (SimAx) 18 +12v 1 East * (Northern Hem isphe re) 19 +12v 2 W est * (Nor[...]

INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 70 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - 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 -O ff 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[...]

INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 71 6 Test Port 1 & 2 RS423 INTRAC TM 305 Seria l Port Connec tor Remote Control PC 9 way D type Socket Signal T ype Signal Name Signal T ype 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 N/[...]

INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 72 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Serial Port RS42 2/423 Setting Setting the Serial Port s to RS422 or RS423 is ac hieved by positioning the rear panel ribb on cables and by link positions. The table below shows the posi t ions. INTRAC TM 30 5 Serial Port Configuration - Connector & Link[...]

INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 73 6 Beacon Signal Connector When an I BR-L beacon receiv er is fitted there w ill be a “N - type” RF connector on the IN TRAC rear panel . It is to this that the beacon si g nal is con nected. Note 18Vdc may be con nect ed to the inner connecto r of the N-typ[...]

INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 74 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss Selection of Southern or Northern Hemisphe r e within the INTRAC is auto m atic ba sed on a positiv e or negative input for Latitude in Syste m Setup - Station Co-or dinates. TRACKING SI GNAL INPUT The trac k ing signal may be provided as a dc volta g e from[...]

INTRAC-305 INSTALLATION © 2011 Advantech Wireless INTRAC-305 MANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 75 6 Finally adjust R55 to read +20dB w hen the maximum clear sky tracking signal is being received. Note It may be necessa ry to adjust the links J31 depending on the polarity o f the tracking si g nal. The li nk options are both links should be either v ert ical[...]

INSTALLATION INTRAC-305 Page 76 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advantech Wirele ss If external emer g ency stop switches are f itted check thei r operation in the same way . It must not be possibl e to re-start any motor whilst any emergency stop sw itch is in the operated state. Auto Operation After manuall y pointing the antenna tow ards[...]

INTRAC-305 FAULT FINDING © Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MAN UAL - Issue 3.2 Page 77 7 7. FAUL T FINDING Introduction Advantech AM T Limited recommend that use r s return f aulty INTRAC-305 units to Adv antech AMT Ltd. for repai r . Advantech AM T Ltd. have a special ly equipped repair facili ty and are able to repai r and return a unit rapidly i[...]

FAULT FINDING INTRAC-305 Page 78 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante c h Wireless This f ault finding g uide goes no fur t her than the replacement of the major assembl ies such as power supply , I BR-L or complete printed circuit assembl ies. The INTRAC-305 con sists of six major asse m blies :-  Main Interface PCB  Processor PCB [...]

INTRAC-305 FAULT FINDING © Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MAN UAL - Issue 3.2 Page 79 7 Disconnect the two lamp w ires from the oran ge connector at the front corner of the Inter f ace PCB. Di sconnect the LCD panel flex cabl e f rom Connector J64 on the Inte rface PCB. Remove the four screw s which hold the IN T RAC front panel to the sides and d[...]

FAULT FINDING INTRAC-305 Page 80 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante c h Wireless Install new lamp and wire assembly. Wrap reflector sheet aro und lamp. R eplace securing tapes to secure reflector. Tur n unit face up and ensure that backlight i s free from contamination - dust may be blown free. S lide backlight into display unit. R epla[...]

INTRAC-305 FAULT FINDING © Advantech W ireless INTRAC-305 MAN UAL - Issue 3.2 Page 81 7 If all the an gles are changing the f ault is on the Interface PCB. w rong angle displ ayed If the displ ayed angle changes to be nea r 0  or 90  it is probable that one of the tw o return signal circuits from the resolver is broke n or the resol ver itse[...]

FAULT FINDING INTRAC-305 Page 82 INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 © 2011 Advante c h Wireless Tracking Signal ( I BR- L) If the beacon signal fal ls to a non-usable level the INTRAC automatically enters Predi cting Mode and continues to track the satellite from the mo del. There is no w ay of knowing from the INTRAC w hether the loss o f signal is d[...]

INTRAC-305 WARRANTY & REPAIR © Advantech Wirele s s INTRAC-305 M ANUAL - Issue 3.2 Page 83 8 8. WA R RANTY & REPA IR WARRANTY Advantech AMT Limited w arrants the INTRAC-305 Antenna Control Unit, the ( optional ) IBR-L integral L-band beacon receiver and o ther associated produc ts designed, manufactured and supplied by Advan tech AMT Limit[...]

WARRANTY & REPAIR INTRAC-305 Page 84 INTRAC-305 M A NUAL - Issue 3.2 © Advantech Wirele ss AMT Limited w ill investigate the fault, determi ne the most effective repai r techniqu e and issue a repai r cost esti mate. Repair work wi ll not commence un til the cost is a uthorised by the customer either by a P urchase Order or through a Repair Co[...]