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1 Satellite earth station Antenna Control Systems Series 8000 ACS Operation & Maintenance Model 8200 Antenna Control Unit Model 8250 Drive Cabinet 25 OCTOBER 2017 SATELLITE earth station ANTENNA CONTROL SYSTEMS Series 8000 ACS Operation & Maintenance Model 8200 Antenna Control Unit Model 8250 Drive Cabinet Copyright 2015, 2016, 2017 Radeus Labs, Inc. All rights reserved. Subject to licensing terms. All contents of this publication are proprietary. They are not to be transmitted, shared, described, or conveyed in any way or form, in whole or in part, without advance written permission from Radeus Labs, Inc. 12720 Danielson Court Poway CA 92064 USA Phone +1 Fax +1 Model 8200 O&M Manual 3 Contents Service and Support .. 10 1 SETTING UP THE MODEL 8200 ACU.

2 11 Requirements .. 11 Retrofitting an existing system .. 11 Before .. 12 Connect the 8200 Unit .. 13 Setup and Configuration .. 13 Specify the antenna & location .. 13 Antenna Polarization Options .. 15 Enter the receiver characteristics .. 16 Specify the encoders offsets .. 17 Setup Wizard .. 19 Requirements, before the Setup Wizard .. 19 How the wizard works .. 20 Run the wizard .. 20 Travel Limits .. 22 Motion Faults .. 23 Positioner .. 24 Timing .. 25 2 TYPICAL OPERATIONS .. 26 Touchscreen Controls .. 26 Start Up, Quit, Shut Down .. 27 Start the ACU application .. 27 CONTENTS 4 Series 8000 O&M Manual Quit the ACU application .. 28 Power down the 28 Standby .. 28 Define a New Target Satellite .. 29 Default and Immediate targets.

3 36 Edit a Target s Properties .. 37 Pointing Modes .. 38 Move .. 38 TLE NORAD two-line element .. 38 IESS 412 Intelsat earth station Standards .. 41 Tracking Modes .. 45 Predictive track .. 45 Steptrack .. 45 Manual jog .. 45 Track Immediate, Manual Peaking, and Bias Angles .. 47 Update the 8200 ACU 50 3 MODEL 8250 DRIVE CABINET .. 51 Jog Controls at the Cabinet .. 52 Power, Breakers, E-Stop .. 53 4 SYSTEM-FAULT CONDITIONS ..55 Faults and System Standby .. 56 Respond to a Fault Condition .. 57 System Fault Messages & Causes .. 58 "Azimuth runaway" .. 58 "Azimuth immobile" .. 58 CONTENTS Series 8000 O&M Manual 5 "Azimuth reversed".. 58 "Azimuth encoder fault" .. 59 "Azimuth CCW soft travel limit" .. 59 "Azimuth CW soft travel limit".

4 59 "Azimuth motor controller fault" .. 59 "Azimuth travel limit switch tripped" .. 59 "Elevation runaway" .. 60 "Elevation immobile" .. 60 "Elevation reversed" .. 60 "Elevation encoder fault" .. 60 "Elevation lower soft travel limit" .. 60 "Elevation upper soft travel limit" .. 60 "Elevation motor controller fault" .. 60 "Elevation travel limit switch tripped".. 60 "Polarization runaway" .. 60 "Polarization immobile" .. 61 "Polarization reversed" .. 61 "Polarization encoder fault" .. 61 "Polarization select in wrong position" .. 61 "Polarization CCW soft travel limit" .. 61 "Polarization CW soft travel limit" .. 61 "Polarization travel limit switch tripped .. 62 "Emergency stop pressed" .. 62 "Drive disabled at control panel".

5 62 "Maintenance override at drive cabinet" .. 62 "Soft travel limit disabled" .. 62 CONTENTS 6 Series 8000 O&M Manual "Travel limit switch tripped" .. 62 "No power at drive cabinet" .. 62 Touch-panel computer (TPC) faults .. 63 "Low tracking signal level" .. 63 "Unstable tracking signal level" .. 63 "IOC communication failure" .. 63 "IOC2 communication failure" .. 63 "IOC firmware update failed" .. 63 "IOC2 firmware update failed" .. 63 "ENC firmware update failed" .. 64 "RDC firmware update failed" .. 64 "JP firmware update failed" .. 64 "Ephemeris data file needs update .. 64 "Can't access settings file" .. 64 "Can't access tracking history file" .. 64 "Receiver communication failure" .. 64 "Receiver not running" .. 65 "Receiver not locked".

6 65 "Beacon frequency out of range" .. 65 "USB I/O interface ID 1 not found" "USB I/O interface ID 2 not found" .. 65 APPENDIX 1: 8200 ACU SPECIFICATIONS .. 67 APPENDIX 2: 8200 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ..69 Pinouts .. 73 APPENDIX 3: 8200 ACU, RS-232 INTERFACE .. 78 CONTENTS Series 8000 O&M Manual 7 APPENDIX 4: 8250 DRIVE CABINET ..79 Operating Environment, Power .. 79 Mechanical .. 79 I/O Controller Location .. 80 RJ45 pinning for ROC 425 encoders .. 80 Drive-cabinet side (RL8250), ships as bare wire .. 81 A- Encoder side ships terminated .. 83 APPENDIX 5: 8250 DRIVE CABINET INSTALLATION .. 84 Required Tools .. 84 Terminal-block Connectors, Customer Interface Block (CIB) .. 84 Connection instructions .. 88 APPENDIX 6: SETUP: GD MODEL 253 TRACKING RECEIVER.

7 91 APPENDIX 7: SETUP: DTR .. 92 APPENDIX 8: SETUP: IRIG .. 93 APPENDIX 9: SETUP: V1000 MOTOR DRIVES .. 96 Reset the V1000 .. 96 Set up and Run Motor Tuning .. 96 Set the Remaining Parameters .. 97 Wire sizes for motors .. 98 APPENDIX 10: ADVANCED 8200 CONFIGURATION .. 99 Requirements .. 99 File 99 Default .. 99 Example .. 100 CONTENTS 8 Series 8000 O&M Manual Primary Keys .. 100 Additional Keys .. 104 APPENDIX 11: IESS-412 FILE FORMAT .. 106 Example IESS-412 data .. 109 APPENDIX 12: Series 8000 ON-SITE TEST 110 Pre-installation checklist .. 110 Drive Cabinet Power Checks .. 111 Motor Checks .. 112 A- Drive Cabinet Jog Panel Test .. 112 Limit Switch Checks .. 114 ACU Setup and Parameter Record .. 115 Steptrack Test.

8 118 APPENDIX 13: SITE ACCEPTANCE FORMS .. 120 APPENDIX 14: LIST OF FIGURES .. 123 Model 8200 O&M Manual 9 Important Precautions This manual is for knowledgeable, qualified personnel able to work safely with electricity, electronics and electro-mechanical systems. It does not try to provide complete safety information for all circumstances or for all installations and sites. Installation, operation, and maintenance of this device may involve risks to users and property, including the device and any interrelated systems. All procedures are to be carried out by qualified personnel willing and able to employ due diligence and best practices. Radeus Labs, Inc. shall not be responsible for injury or damage result-ing from or associated with improper use of its hardware or software or from its use by improperly trained or inexperienced individuals.

9 All applicable building codes, fire-related regulations, and other re-quired or advisable safety protocols must be observed at all times. WARNING !!! A LWAY S !!! DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE SERVICING There are electrical shock hazards when installing or ser-vicing electrical equipment. There are mechanical hazards when working around moving parts. Review and use all proper safety procedures. In the event of emergency, be sure all power is disconnected. IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS 10 Series 8000 O&M Manual Service and Support To inquire about support and service options that are beyond the scope of this document: Radeus Labs, Inc. +1 (858) 391-1210 Model 8200 O&M Manual 11 SECTION 1 1 Setting Up the Model 8200 ACU Review the safety information in Important Precautions before proceeding.

10 F igure 1 -1 The Model 8200 Antenna Control Unit (ACU) from Radeus Labs, Inc. Requirements Retrofitting an existing system Radeus Labs recommends replacing any older position-feedback de-vices, such as resolvers or SSI optical encoders, with EnDAT optical encoders. 8200 ACU SETUP 12 Series 8000 O&M Manual Before Ensure all the items in this list are true: Pre-installation checklist The jacks and/or gears have been recently greased. All wiring has been checked for rodent damage or other signs of deterioration: o Motor wiring o Limit switch/emergency-stop wiring o Position feedback (encoders/resolvers) wiring o All other control system wiring The receive RF path has integrity for both horizontal and vertical (or left-hand/right-hand circular.)