07 VSAT PC Controller - v80G

v80G Technical Training
Intellian Technologies, Inc.

Intellian Tech Support Team
2014. November, 21
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Version Date Summary of Changes Editor
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Initialization
• Sensor Box
• Set Target Satellite
• Elevation
• Cross Level
• Azimuth

Sensor Box
 It decides target elevation angle. Stabilizer always makes the

Sensor Box horizontal.
 It moves when the target elevation angle is changed.
 Initialization Sequence
1) Move the Sensor Box CCW.
2) Detect the Sensor Box Limit Switch for lowest elevation angle.
3) Move the Sensor Box to 45 degree of elevation.
 Elevation ranges are different

V60 -10 ~ 100 V80, v110, v240 -15 ~ 120
v130 -20 ~120 v100GX -20~ 115
 Mechanical offset is compensated by “EL adjust”.

Set Target Satellite
 Set digital tuner and NBD using target satellite information.
 Move POL angle to the target position and sensor box to the target
elevation angle
(receive information of ship’s GPS and Heading).

Elevation
 Makes the Sensor Box horizontal using a Tilt Sensor
 BLDC Motor Control Mode is “Position Control (Tilt)”.
 Checks Elevation Rate Sensor Bias
 Compensate rate sensor bias in order to be stable.

 Finish when it maintains stable during 3 seconds.
 Force to finish whether it is not stable during 30 seconds.

Cross Level
 CL encoder is necessary because CL axis is not vertical to AZ axis.
→ Azimuth angle compensation using CL encoder angle

from the post.
 Initialization sequence
1) Move the CL arm to the end position

(all the way to the right side).
2) Detect CL limit by checking over-current.
3) Set CL encoder angle to the end of CL range.
4) Makes the Sensor Box horizontal using a Tilt Sensor

Azimuth
 Go to the home position of AZ relative angle by detecting home

sensor.
 BLDC Motor Control Mode is “Velocity Control”.
 Initialization sequence
1) Move the antenna along AZ axis CW.

2) Find home sensor detected range (light is on) using AZ encoder angle.
3) Stop the antenna if detected range is enough to decide home sensor.
4) Calculate relative angle with rising edge and polling edge.
5) Set AZ encoder angle to the calculated relative angle.

Azimuth (continued)
 In case that encoder value is not changed,
→ “[S] AZ Encoder Failed”.
 In case that home sensor is not detected during 80 seconds,
→ “[S] Home Sensor Failed”.
 AZ encoder angle is reset whenever the antenna passes home

sensor. Reference range Detected range
16°
8°
176° 184°
Home positive angle 188°

Targeting and Searching
• Targeting
• Searching

Targeting: Go to Azimuth Target Angle
 Target angle can be calculated using ship position and target

satellite longitude.
Ship position: 127º E, 37º N, Satellite longitude: 116º E → Target AZ: 197º
 Current angle can be calculated using heading, bow offset and AZ

Encoder.
Heading: 50º, bow offset: -20º, AZ Encoder 340º
→ current AZ = 50º + (-20º) + 340º = 10º
 Move the antenna to the target position shorter direction from,
10º to 197º → 187º (CW) → -173º (CCW)

Targeting: Go to Azimuth Target Angle (cont.)
 BLDC Motor Control Mode is “Position Control (Gyro)”

 There must be a target satellite if all parameter is correct.
 Terminology
– Encoder AZ: the angle from antenna’s bow
– Relative AZ: the angle from

ship’s bow
– Absolute AZ: the angle from Antenna Bow

the north direction Heading(ship Bow)
– Bow offset: the difference between

ship bow and antenna bow
Bow Offset : - 20

Encoder AZ : 167
Relative AZ : 147
Ship Heading : 50
Absolute AZ : 197

Searching: Search Mode
 Search mode is decided by heading device and heading data.
 If connected gyrocompass is turned off, system automatically

change its mode from Heading Reference Searching to Gyro-Free
Searching and vice versa.
None Ground Test NMEA

Connected Search1 Search3 Search3
Not Connected Search1 Search3 Search1

Searching: Search 1
 In case of no heading information.

 Turn CCW direction at the calculated elevation until the antenna
detects a signal.
 Stop and go back to the position where signal strength is higher than
detect level.
 Go to “Tracking Mode” if signal strength is higher than Detect level +
Tracking level.
 Turn CCW again after 3º jump if verification is failed.

Searching: Search 3
 In case that heading information is available or manual test
 Find signal strength peak position by box scan.
 Go to that position if peak signal strength is

higher than Detect level + Tracking level.

Without Heading Device
• Gyro-Free satellite searching

Sensor Initialize
EL Initialize
CL Initialize
AZ Initialize
Searching 1
Searching 3
Tracking
Without Heading Device (continued)
• Gyro-Free satellite search function will be activated to prevent the

signal loss.
 Satellite identification is made thru DVB decode or RX lock from the modem.
• Utilize DVB transponder to reduce installation time.

 Select a reference satellite with a DVB transponder from the library (Intelsat9,
G19..etc.)
 After the reference satellite is acquired, automatic calculation of BOW offset can
be done.

With Heading Device
• Satellite searching based on

Heading Input. Sensor Initialize
EL Initialize
CL Initialize
AZ Initialize
Searching 3
Tracking

Tracking
• Verification method depends on Search Mode and tracking signal

type.
• Verification uses modem lock , absolute AZ angle, tuner lock and

NID according to verification method.

Tracking (continued)
Yes
Modem Lock ? Correct
No Yes
Use Modem Lock ? Fail
Yes No
NBD or DVB_AGC ?
Search 1
Search Type ? Fail
No
Search 3
Yes
3 Degree Away ? Fail
No
Correct
Yes Yes
DVB_DECODE ? NID is correct ? Correct
No
Fail

Upload Library

Open PC Controller
• Step 1
 Open up the ‘PC controller’ installed on your PC

Open PC Controller
• Step 2
 Confirm the receiving the current antenna GPS / Ship’s heading (NMEA 0183 or 2000) signal
Blinking Blue Circle – Good / Red Circle - Fail
Confirm User PC and PC controller are connected

Open PC Controller
• Step 3
 Intellian creates Library files that are divided by type of LNB.

The end user can choose one of the different type of file includes
Multi
Type LO Frequencies (GHz)
bands
O 4 9.75 10.25 10.75 11.25
R 4 10.00 10.75 11.30 9.75

Open PC Controller
• Step 3 - 1
 Open library file from PC

Click the button ‘Open Library… ’
, browse the file in the “Library’” folder

Open PC Controller
• Step 3 - 2
 After opening the file,

Click the button ‘Upload Lib to ACU’ (It will take 10 ~ 15 seconds to get
uploading done)

Satellite Selection
• The antenna’s elevation angle has to be maintained

at less than 75 degree while antenna is tracking the selected
satellite in order to find & adjust Bow offset of antenna accurately
 Selecting a satellite represents that coverage of the continent depends on the current
position of commissioning, from the given library dealing with transponder to be confirmed
that being able to track on;
Verification – DVB (Frequency / Symbol / NID)

Selecting a Satellite (Europe)
 HOTBIRD (13.E)
- provide capacity
of footprint for entire
Europe

 ASTRA 1M (19.20 E)
- provide capacity
of footprint for entire
Europe

Selecting a Satellite (Middle East)
 BADR_6 (26.00 E)
- provide capacity
of footprint for
Middle East

Selecting a Satellite (Europe & Africa)
 INTEL_20 (68.5 E)
- provide capacity of
footprint for
Europe & Africa

Selecting a Satellite (Asia)
 AS5_SA (100.50 E)
footprint for
East Asia, South Asia

Selecting a Satellite (South Asia)
 THAICOM5 (78.50 E)
footprint for
Thailand / Vietnam

 MEASAT_M (91.50 E)
footprint for
Malaysia

 MEASAT_I (91.50 E)
footprint for
Indonesia

Selecting a Satellite (Asia)
 KOREA 5 (113.00 E)
footprint for
Korea, China, Japan
& Philippines

Selecting a Satellite (North America)
 AMC21_NA (125.00 W)
footprint for
North America

Selecting a Satellite (Central America)
 AMC21_CA (125.00 W)
footprint for
Caribbean

Selecting a Satellite (North America)
 SES1 (101.00 W)
footprint for
USA & CANADA

Selecting a Satellite (South America)
 STAR_C2 (70.00 W)
footprint for
South East America

Selecting a Satellite (America)
 SATMEX (113.00 W)
footprint for
North and South
America

Selecting a Satellite (N. America)
 EchoStar / Galaxy 23
(121.00 W))
footprint for U.S.A.
including Hawaii

 THOR 5 (08.00 W)
footprint for North
Europe

Selecting a Satellite (East Asia)
 APSTAR 6 (134.00 W)
footprint for Taiwan /
China / Hong Kong

Selecting a Satellite (Oceania)
 OPTUSD (160.00 E)
footprint for South
Pacific Australia / New
Zealand

Upload Library
• Step 3-3
 after choose the proper satellite
Click the button ‘Load Satellite’ (It will take 10 ~ 15 seconds to get loading / restarting done)
System will restart and go onto initializing step

Current Satellite Info
• Step 4
 Confirm that current satellite has been uploaded
Select the menu ‘Tracking Info of Current Satellite’ in order to see the selected one info
The status of antenna will be in searching -> tracking after initialization

Bow Offset Setting
• Step 5
 In setup or tracking more (see Blue circle in the box ‘Signal Level’)
Select the menu ‘Position [GPS, Heading, Bow]…’
Click the button ‘Save Satellite’, then see the number indicates the current offset is calculated

Antenna Status
• Step 6
 Check up the status of antenna
Select the menu ‘Graph for Engineer’
Set the Span value (8) to see the balance of the antenna motion level is stable by each axis

Modem Configuration – iDirect X5
• Modem Configuration
• Plug-In LAN Cable
• Setting up Network
• Setting up Modem Interface
• Confirm TX Enable
• Confirm for Telnet
• TX Enable

Modem Configuration
• Set up the Modem Interface (in setup mode)
Select the menu ‘Communication Information’

Choose the assigned Modem Interface from the list, then click the button ‘Set Modem
Configuration’

Plug-In LAN Cable
• Connect via LAN cable between iDirect X5 LAN port & PC/ laptop
Antenna Control Unit
Modem Rx
OpenAMIP Protocol
Modem Interface •GPS
(OpenAMIP)
•Lock / Unlock
•Tx Mute
iDirect X5 •Auto Beam Switching
Router / Network Hub
Internet / Email

Setting up Network
• Open ‘iSite’
(iDirect Modem configuration
program)
 Check default IP Gateway
 (IP : 192.168.0.1) – Brand New

Product / No option file
 (IP : xxx.xxx.x.x) – option file is

uploaded

Setting up Network
• Input the number + 1

by the last digit of the default
IP address
 PC IP address : 192.168.0.2
 Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
 Gateway : 192.168.0.1

Setting up Network
• Login to ‘iSite’
 Password (default) : iDirect

Setting up Network
• After login,
Confirm to see for Remote

Screen

Setting up Network
Telnet Session
- Trial to get access to Telnet

- Type “telnet 192.168.0.1”
Message that requires Modem access
- Username : admin
- Password : iDirect

Setting up Network
Click the ‘Download Option

From Disk’ prior to upload
‘option file’
iSite is subject,
Upload ‘sth’ -> save ‘it’ to PC
Download ‘sth’ -> upload ‘it’ to

iSite
Choose option file
‘xxxx.opt’

Setting up Network
Trial to re-login to iSite
Open up the option file by .txt file
Note
[LAN]
lan_ip = 10.110.1.17
Open up iSite, then try to ‘New…’ log-in
IP Address : 10.110.1.17
Password : P@55w0rd!

Setting up Network
Prepare to assign the given IP address to PC
Lan_ip => Default Gateway

Lan_Subnet_ip => Subnet Mask
Need to re-setting up Internet Protocol
Due to the last digit number of

.17 -> Modem IP address
.18 -> Antenna Control Unit IP address
Put in the number .19
Remember the number

in order to prevent IP address collided

Setting up Network
Login to iSite
Password : P@55w0rd!
Password is up to the known as service provide
Ping test
-> Ping 10.110.1.17
Personal Computer IP communication
-> Ping 10.110.1.19

Setting up Network
Open up Option file,
Data of [ANTENNA]
ACU IP -> 10.110.1.18
Port -> 4001
Connect the LAN CABLE
(Cross LAN/ Direct LAN) between the Ethernet

connector on the ACU and the Ethernet connector
on the computer.

Setting up Network
Communicating for between ACU and modem,
Set up the IP address of ACU to Personal PC
prior to get access to antenna’s Web interface
Input 10.10.1.1,
See the page of ACU Web interface
To login
Username : intellian
Password : 12345678

Setting up Network
Insert IP address is assigned by .opt
Click “Network Setting” ,
IP Address-> 10.110.1.18
Subnet mask -> 255.255.255.240
Gateway -> 10.110.1.17 (X5 IP address)
Click “Submit” at the bottom of the page.

Setting up Network

Setting up Network
Re-access to Remote access -

> (10.110.1.18)
Confirm that
the assigned IP Address is
displayed correctly

Setting up Network
Re-setup the IP address to User PC
PC IP address : 10.110.1.19
<ACU : 10.110.1.18>
Subnet mask : 255.255.255.240
Default Gateway : 10.110.1.17
<X5 Modem>

Setting up Network
Select an assigned beam
Telnet Login -> telnet 10.110.1.17
To see the list of beam in the option file

-> ‘beamselector list’
Select the assigned satellite is chosen by

service provide
-> ‘beamselector switch 27 –f’
Modem will reboot

Setting up Network
Confirm the message displays

“Modem Demod is Locked”
“Modem NCR & Frame are locked”
It indicates to get ready for tracking on the

satellite
Confirm the disconnection of ‘iSite’ pops up

It takes 3 to 5 minutes for communicating
between Antenna Control Unit (ACU) and
Modem, then see the green lights on RX
LED at Modem

Confirm TX Enable
 ACU receive the new beam info from the X5 while X5 is initializing. Confirm the modem
configuration has been changed by chosen, then see all 6 blue circles are on at TX enable box

Commands for Telnet
Quality of RX signal
“rx snr” level depends on up and down setting by
modem.
Level of TX signal
“tx power”
“tx cw on / tx cw off”
To control TX test carrier becomes On/Off.
Level is selected by modem’s option file

Commands for Telnet
Status of the input GPS
ACU provides the antenna position to Modem to display the

current GPS
[SYSTEM_TRAY]
The display interval time is set up by
mode = 1
server = 192.168.231.2
the given ‘option file’ contains [system tray]
port = 2859
interval = 5000
service_monitor_group = 239.255.255.1
service_monitor_port = 9001 * Modem must be set up by mobile type and
Enable mode to GPS
To see the current GPS

-> “latlong”

Commands for Telnet
Type in ‘antenna debug 7 7 7 7’ in Telnet
After typing in, the message keeps displaying until pressing
Enter key
Sent: L 1 1 Modem -> ACU
: Modem Lock and TX enable
Rcvd: S 1 1 ACU -> Modem
: ACU is functional and TX enable

TX Enable
•Enable Mode: A Status of antenna must be tracking on the assigned

satellite turns out to Blue circle. Searching – Gray.
•Blockage : Pointing angle of antenna is out of Block Zone.

If antenna is inside of it, Blue circle changed to Gray
•Pointing : Antenna pointing stay at peak of beam; system measures

beam’s difference of its peak’s lobe [up, down, left and right],
then the value (maximum – minimum) must be less than
setting value of ‘Tracking threshold’
•Modem Lock: Modem RX is locked, then Modem Lock becomes Blue.
•LNB Rotate: Blue circle – LNB is optimized

Gray circle – LNB is in the calibration
All five circles are Blue condition, then TX Enable finally becomes Blue.
This condition is unmute condition.
If any condition is not matched, then TX Enable Blue circle changed to RED
with TX Disable message.
ACU gives TX mute command to Modem and Modem stop TX.

Cross Polarization Isolation
• CPI Test Preparation
• CPI Test by PC Controller
• CPI Test
• Compression Test

CPI Test Preparation
 An Intellian VSAT antenna
 An activated iDirect modem
 A PC or laptop
 Open the “iSite” Software of iDirect.
 Open the Intellian Antenna Controller Software and enter

“Communication Information” menu to establish a data connection
between the Antenna Control Unit (ACU) and the PC/ laptop.
Note: Call Teleport for assistance may be required during the test.

CPI Test by PC Controller
 Open the ‘PC controller’
Pre-required to upload ‘Option file’ to ‘iSite’, then

confirm TX Enable is on with Blue Circle (also requires Six blue-circles are
activated)

CPI Test
 Set up iSite for Cross Polarization
- The remote portion of the cross polarization test is conducted from the
iSite GUI.
1. Launch iSite and connect to the Satellite

Router using its IP address.
2. Log on as Admin with a valid password.
3. In the iSite menu bar,
select Align Antenna -> ‘Cross Polarization’

from the Tap menu to open the Cross Polarization
dialog box.

CPI Test
 Preparing for the Cross Polarization Test

- The remote portion of the cross polarization test is conducted from the iSite GUI.
1. While still logged on to iSite, call the Network Help Desk (Teleport hub antenna). The Network Operator will
establish a conference call between you, the Help Desk, and the satellite provider.
2. Provide the final antenna pointing voltage reading to the operator at the Network Help Desk.
He will record the value for their records.
3. Obtain the test frequency from the satellite provider
4. In RF Uplink Frequency of the Cross Polarization

dialog box, type the test frequency.
The BUC LO frequency is read from the options file on your xxxxx
Satellite Router. Using these values,
iSite automatically calculates the L-band TX frequency.
5. Verify the L-band TX frequency with the Network Help Desk.

The BUC LO frequency will typically show a value of
13050 MHz for Ku band and 4900 for C band.
These values are read from the options file on your Satellite Router.
Using the RF Uplink and BUC LO frequencies,
iSite automatically generates an L-band frequency
for the Satellite Router.

CPI Test
 Running the Cross Polarization Test
1. When instructed by the satellite provider, click the Start button on the Cross Polarization
dialog box. This will program the Satellite Router with the calculated L-band frequency.
WARNING! Do not click the Start button until instructed to do so by the satellite provider.
When you do click Start, your Satellite Router will start transmitting a
Continuous Wave Carrier, or “CW.”
WARNING! You may receive an error message after clicking the Start button.
If this happens, click the Stop button and try again.
 2. If the Satellite Provider asks you to adjust the Satellite Router’s transmit power,
select the appropriate power value in the Transmit Power box.
The satellite provider will ask you to adjust the azimuth, polarization, and/or elevation.
The polarization is typically adjusted first.
If the correct isolation cannot be achieved, then
the operator may ask you to adjust the azimuth and/or elevation.

CPI Test – Adjusting Polarization
 Case : 1 (Dual Mode Hub)
- The Teleport hub antenna is equipped with two LNBs as one handle receive and analyze both
the vertically polarized signals and the horizontally polarized signals.
1. Power on the Intellian Antenna and make sure that

it is on the tracking mode before proceeding with
the cross-pol isolation test.
2. Enter the “Cross Polarization” menu from the “iSite”
3. Enter the CW signals frequency provided by Teleport

in the box next to “RF Uplink Frequency” and
press “Start CW” button to transmit the signal.

 Case : 1 (Dual Mode Hub)

4. With Intellian Antenna Controller Software,
press + or – buttons next to “POL” to optimize
the pol angles by using a very small
step size (1° or 0.5°) until the Teleport receives
the peak signal.
In this case,
the Mechanical Skew Offset will be automatically Pc Controller
applied to the system once the peak signal is obtained.
Note:
To be even more precise, you can enter “Setup mode”
to optimize the POL angels.
In Setup mode,
the “Conical Scan” motion of the antenna will be terminated.
However, when doing so, the “Mechanical Skew Offset” will
not automatically be applied to the system.
In this case,
you will need to apply the offset again to the system manually
while the antenna is back to the tracking mode.

 Case : 2 (Single Mode Hub)
- The Teleport hub antenna is equipped with a LNB that only handles vertically or horizontally
polarized signals.
1. Power on the Intellian Antenna and make sure that

it is on the tracking mode before proceeding with
the cross-pol isolation test.
2. Enter the “Cross Polarization” menu from the “iSite”
3. Enter the CW signals frequency provided by Teleport

in the box next to “RF Uplink Frequency” and
press “Start CW” button to transmit the signal.

 Case : 2 (Single Mode Hub)

4. With Intellian Antenna Controller Software,
the pol angles by using a very small
step size (1° or 0.5°) until the Teleport receives
the peak signal.
Record the signal level when the peak signal
is found before proceeding to Step 5.
Pc Controller
5. Turn the POL angle into 90° by using 90° step size and
the pol angles by using a very small step size (1° or 0.5°)
until the Teleport receives the peak signal.
6. Compare the two signal levels measured in Step 4 and 5

through the spectrum analyzer to get the antenna’s cross-pol
isolation value.
(In general, CPI needs to be greater than 30 dB;
however the value is might be modified.
Please follow the guidelines established for
the particular satellite by the satellite operator.)

 After the Cross Polarization Test

1. Wait for the Satellite Provider to verify that the cross polarization is still correct
after everything is tightened.
 2. Confirm that the Network Operator at the help desk has recorded the cross polarization results.
3. Proceed to the 1 dB Compression Point test.

Compression Test
 Establishing 1 dB Compression Point
- Perform the 1 dB Compression Point test with the same CW setup used during the cross polarization
test. This test determines the point at which the Satellite Router’s transmit power saturates the BUC.
1) With the iSite Cross Polarization dialog box still opened, and with the Network Operator
watching the CW, increase the transmit power of the carrier in the Adjust Transmit Power
drop-down box by 1 dBm increments.
2) If power does not increase, decrease the power by 1 dBm until the operator sees the CW
decrease by 1 dB.
Note: The last point at which the CW changes by 1 dB is the 1 dB compression point.
3) Record the TX power value.

This will be entered into iBuilder as the maximum power for this remote used by the NMS.
4) Click the Stop on the button Cross Polarization dialog box to turn off the CW carrier. Then
exit iSite.
The 1 dB compression point has now been established.

This completes the Satellite Provider’s portion of the call. Disconnect the Satellite Provider
from the call.

PC Controller UIF

Intellian PC Controller Software
 The Intellian PC Controller software is the interface to the ACU.

 9 sub-menus (controller menus) are included

The Front Page
 PC controller Interface
Monitoring Antenna Current Status
Controller Menus
Display Signal Level (DVB or NBD)
Display Modem and Antenna Status for TX Enable
Model version of Antenna and ACU

Communication Information
Select Product Model
Baud Rate Setting
Input Heading info

Serial Port Selection manually in
IP Address BLUETOOTH mode
Port Number
Serial Connection Select Serial for USB

Connect / Disconnect Button cable or Network for
Ethernet
Modem Communication
Type Selection

Check Internal GPS
If the internal GPS is working the blue dot will flash.

If the system is receiving ship’s heading info.
the blue dot will flash.
If the internal GPS is not working

click the ‘Edit GPS’ check box to edit GPS manually
and press Set GPS button.
If want to put heading info

manually, click the
‘Edit Heading’ and edit
‘Heading’ value, then press
Set Heading

Position & Manual Search
Bow offset is to offset the difference between
the antenna’s bow marker and exact position
of the ship’s bow.
Displays the current GPS position and the Ship’s heading.
LNB Pol control sensor calibration
Manually move the antenna azimuth and elevation

position and LNB Pol angle preciously by degrees or
fractions of degrees by setting the value in this box.
Set the ship’s heading device
The current antenna absolute AZ and EL position and relative AZ and LNB skew
angle. The absolute azimuth position of the antenna is the sum of ships heading
and antenna relative position.
Tracking Information of Current SAT
Displays current LNB Satellite name / orbit position

local frequency and (longitude)
supplied LNB power and satellite skew offset
DVB Tracking Frequency
Set RX/TX polarity 

and signal
detection type

NBD Tracking Frequency

LNB Local Frequency
1. Base Local : Displays the local oscillator frequency of NBD RX
2. Local Frequency : Select the LNB type. Multi band LNB are preprogrammed.
Able to edit each Local Freq. manually if the system has Intellian PLL LNB
3. Edit Enable : Check the ‘Edit Enable’ box to set the desired value for each parameter you wish to edit.
After the changes are made, click ‘Edit Satellite Information’ button to apply the changed setting.

Tracking Information of Library - 1
 Allow user to edit the current library info and save it to user’s PC
Scroll down list of all satellites
in the currently loaded library
Satellite Name, Longitude and

LNB Skew Offset
Set LNB local frequency by

selecting corresponding voltage
power
DVB Signal Tracking Mode :

Set Frequency, Symbol rate ,NID and
Verify Type for the satellite that you
wish to track.
Select Tracking
NBD Signal Tracking Mode :
Method (Detector)
Set L band frequency and
and Polarity for
Bandwidth for the satellite that
RX & TX
you wish to track.
Able to Edit / Add / Delete one of

Library list from the list
Save the changed library info file to

user’s PC

 
 


 xxx.lib
 
• 1. Get Data From ACU : Retrieves data from the ACU and displays it on the PC
• 2. Load Satellite : Loads selected data to antenna from ACU
• 3. Open Library From PC : Opens a stored library file on the PC.
• 4. Upload Library to ACU : Uploads the opened library file into ACU.
• 5. Save Library to PC : Saves the current library file from the ACU to the PC.
• Add first, and then Edit Satellite Info.
 
To make new satellite,

- user has to add up one satellite from any selected satellite in the list
- confirm the list duplicates the selected satellite
- Fill out the new information (name / longitude / frequency…etc)
- Click the button ‘Edit Satellite’

Version, Tracking Parameter & Block Zone
Voltage
on ACU and Antenna
Setup DVB(Tuner)
detect and tracking threshold
Setup NBD
detect and tracking threshold
Block Zone Setting
Product Information with serial number

Antenna and ACU firmware and library version.

Checkup Points
• Diagnostic Test
• Real Time Diagnostic Function
• Pol Sensor Calibration
• Check EL Adjust
• Conical Scan
• Sensor Adjustment
• Check Tilt Sensor Bias
• Check Rate Sensor
• Utilize Graphic File
• Configure & Backup File
• Back up the System
• Backup File
• Uploading Configure File

Diagnostic Test
 Diagnostic Test Result
: PASS
: FAIL
: UNDER PROCESS

Real Time Diagnostic Function
 Real time diagnostic function

 Error message will show automatically at ACU or PC Controller.

POL Sensor Calibration
• When the POL control module is replaced, the sensor must be

calibrated.
Click the button ‘Pol Sensor Calib…’

- replace the skew assembly
- required to synchronize skew angle
Note : Execute ‘Calibration’ while the ship / antenna is in steady

Check EL Adjust 1-1
• In Setup mode
if there is any difference angle between tracking mode and setup mode.
Tracking angle of EL : 47
Setup mode : 45
Adjust 2.0 degree up

Check EL Adjust 1-2
• In Setup mode
Tracking angle of EL : 45 degree
Setup mode of its angle : 47 degree
Adjust – 2.0 degree down

Check EL Adjust 1-3
• Normal condition without difference

Note : Each antenna has the difference of EL performance mechanically,
required to adjust the balance at the installation & commissioning site
Tracking Setup

Check EL Adjust 1-4
• The stability of EL / CL has to be within 50 (0.5°) – Tracking Mode
EL/ CL 19 / 30 = 0.19 °/ 0.30°

Conical Scan
• Conical Scan
 Compare left and right signal, top and bottom signal by circle every 1 second
 Circle size is determined by conical scan range
 If the range is too small, drift comes easily by rate sensor bias offset
 If the range is too big, pointing accuracy will be low
 Normal Elevation (under 75 degree) : AZ and EL maintains correct pointing by conical scan. CL use tilt
sensor.
 High Elevation (over 75 degree) : CL and EL maintains correct pointing by conical scan. AZ use heading.

Conical Scan Setup
• Conical Scan Setup

 Go to ‘Setup’ mode (allow to use Engineer Version or Master version of PC controller)
1. Click ‘Get Ant Info.’ , then see the current value of Conical Range at ‘Diagnosis, Search Parameter & Sensor Adjust’
2. See the value inside of Parameter file at ‘Monitor for Engineer’
Click the button ‘Debug’ -> ‘Show Param’ .
 

Conical Scan Setup
• Required Condition of Ship’s motion for adjusting the value

- No interruption alongside ship’s motion
- Tracking mode in stable
To monitor the current range of Conical Scanning

- monitor the target value of Conical Range 
at ‘Monitor for Engineer’
1. click the button ‘DEBUG’ 
2. click the button ‘Tracking – ON’  
3. see the value [AZ EL] 
4. move onto the next page

Conical Scan Setup
• Adjust value of Conical Range (Tracking mode)

- refer to the table chart 1 at the next page
- to adjust the value of Conical Range put the 2 or 3 positive digit number at each
box AZ or EL, then click the button ‘Set Range’ until the current value of conical
scan is corresponding to the reference number of each model
adjustment Ex) the proper range of AZ and EL for V110

Reference Value of Conical Scan
• Value of Conical Scan is applied with the divided lineup of Intellian

VSAT series
Target Value
Model
AZ EL
V60 25 23
V80 22 15
V110 17 15
V130 14 15
V100GX / V100 13 13
V240 20 15 Table 1

Sensor Adjustment
• When is sensor adjustment needed?

- No interruption alongside ship’s motion
- Tracking mode in stable
• 3 Rate Sensors
• 2 Tilt Sensor
Note : Execute ‘Calibration’ while the ship / antenna is in steady

Check Tilt Sensor Bias
• Click the Button ‘Idle Mode’ in Setup mode

then, see the dish faces the front horizontally
• Check EL Tilt Sensor
- Tick “EL” radio button and press “Ready”

button to adjust EL tilt sensor by pressing Up
and Down arrow key until the bubble is
located in the center.
• Check CL Tilt Sensor
- Tick “CL” radio button and press “Ready”

button to adjust CL tilt sensor by pressing Up
and Down arrow key until the bubble is
located in the center.
• Press Restart button to reboot the antenna.

Check Rate Sensor
• If the difference of the saved data and the current displayed data is over 25 (AZ / EL /
CL), Rate Sensor Bias needs to be calibrated at condition by no movement of the ship.
 Press button ‘Save Sensor Bias”
25

Utilize Graphic File
• How to read a graphic file

 Select EL_GRAPH & AZ_RELATIVE
 Set “Span” to 8
 While the antenna in tracking mode, the displayed graph should be equal and corresponding
AZ and EL angles. If not, the Bias need to be readjusted.

Configure & Backup File
• Configuration file
 File format: xxxxxx.cfg
 Contains the antenna basic parameter settings
 Motor control gain, conical range, search parameter …
• Backup file
 File format: xxxxxx.rpt (Readable text file)
 File format: xxxxxx.ibf ( Real file for restoring the antenna)
 Contains all parameters for a specific antenna
• Motor control gains
• Tracking frequency information
• Sensor parameters : Rate sensor offset, tilt sensor offset
• Installation parameters : Bow offset ..
 Each antenna will generate two unique backup files.
The backup file should be stored on the ACU, company network, PC and laptop.
(Recommendation: use antenna serial number for file name )

Back up the System
• Back up the antenna to the ACU and PC (Possible in Tracking and Setup mode)
 V Series Information Back Up .ibf : backup file for restore
 V Series Information Back Up .rpt : readable backup file

Backup File
• What information is contained in the backup file?

 Firmware version and serial no.
 Satellite information : tracking frequency, polarization, etc
 Antenna information
• GPS, heading
• LNB information
• Search parameters
• Rate sensor bias
• Tile sensor bias Each antenna has
• Elevation adjust different values.
• Installation adjustments : Bow offset

• Motor control gains
 ACU Information

Uploading Configure File
• Browse to open up the given Parameter file in the folder ‘Config File’
Click the button “Load Param”

Uploading Configure File
• The basic parameter settings are displayed prior to the upload.

Note : No change of value if user is not aware of this
Upload all parameters Upload control gains for AZ, EL and CL

How to Report Intellian
• Data for Troubleshooting

Data for Troubleshooting
• What information Intellian need to receive from the customer ?
 Back up file (.ibf & .rpt)

Firmware version and serial no.
Satellite information : tracking frequency, polarization, etc
the current saved Antenna information
ACU information
 Debug & Log file (.txt)

History of motion and event from the antenna literally
 Graph file (.txt)

History of motion and event from the ship and antenna literally
Debug, Log and Graph file are required to be saved

in 2 or more hours at the same time to analyze the issue

Contact Point : Charlie Snooke
CONNECT W ITH THE BEST charlie.snooke@intelliantech.com

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CONNECT W ITH THE BEST

Version Date Summary of Changes Editor

1.0 2014-11-21 Template Revised Ciona Lee

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 It decides target elevation angle. Stabilizer always makes the

 Elevation ranges are different

v130 -20 ~120 v100GX -20~ 115

 Mechanical offset is compensated by “EL adjust”.

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 Set digital tuner and NBD using target satellite information.

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 Makes the Sensor Box horizontal using a Tilt Sensor

 BLDC Motor Control Mode is “Position Control (Tilt)”.

 Checks Elevation Rate Sensor Bias

 Compensate rate sensor bias in order to be stable.

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 CL encoder is necessary because CL axis is not vertical to AZ axis.

→ Azimuth angle compensation using CL encoder angle

1) Move the CL arm to the end position

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 Go to the home position of AZ relative angle by detecting home

 BLDC Motor Control Mode is “Velocity Control”.

1) Move the antenna along AZ axis CW.

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 In case that encoder value is not changed,

→ “[S] AZ Encoder Failed”.

 In case that home sensor is not detected during 80 seconds,

→ “[S] Home Sensor Failed”.

 AZ encoder angle is reset whenever the antenna passes home

Home positive angle 188°

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 Target angle can be calculated using ship position and target

 Current angle can be calculated using heading, bow offset and AZ

 Move the antenna to the target position shorter direction from,

10º to 197º → 187º (CW) → -173º (CCW)

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 BLDC Motor Control Mode is “Position Control (Gyro)”

– Encoder AZ: the angle from antenna’s bow

– Relative AZ: the angle from

– Absolute AZ: the angle from Antenna Bow

– Bow offset: the difference between

Bow Offset : - 20

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 Search mode is decided by heading device and heading data.

 If connected gyrocompass is turned off, system automatically

None Ground Test NMEA

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 In case of no heading information.

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 In case that heading information is available or manual test

 Find signal strength peak position by box scan.

 Go to that position if peak signal strength is

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• Gyro-Free satellite searching

• Gyro-Free satellite search function will be activated to prevent the

• Utilize DVB transponder to reduce installation time.

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• Satellite searching based on

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