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Final Equipment Configuration/Settings
HiSeasNet Satellite Equipment ConfigurationShip: / R/V Oceanus
Date: / 19 July, 2011
Location: / Woods Hole, MA
Satellite: / Satmex 5
116.8 degrees W
Unit / Setting Description / Setting Display / Setting Value / Notes
SeaTel Digital Antenna Controller (DAC)
Model / DAC-2200 / Antenna system is a model 6006-23 (8 Watt Ku-Band amplifier)
Serial Number
Firmware / Ver 5.20 / PCU ver 2.45b
AGC (Normal, On signal) / 1735 / Value when antenna is peaked up on signal
AGC (Normal, Off Signal) / 1010 / Value of noise when antenna is not on satellite
Latitude / LAT / 41 N / Woods Hole, MA
Longitude / LON / 70 W / Woods Hole, MA
Heading / HDG / 245.3 / Woods Hole, MA
Satellite / SAT / 116.8 W / Atlantic satellite
Threshold / THRS / 1184 / Antenna Controller locked to hub carrier
Intermediate Frequency / L-Band Frequency / 1211 MHz / Shore-to-ship signal frequency to track
BAUD / 20000
Tone / OFF / Used for RX systems only
Volt / RHCP – N/A / Used for RX only systems
FEC / AUTO / Sets DAC Tuner card to SCPC mode
NID / 0000 / Used for RX only systems to identify video carriers
Azimuth / AZ / 237.7 / Woods Hole, MA
Elevation / EL / 20.4 / Woods Hole, MA
Relative Azimuth / REL / 350.7 / Relative to bow of the ship
Elevation Trim / EL TRIM / -0023 / In 1/10 of a degree
Azimuth Trim / AZ TRIM / 0016 / In 1/10 of a degree
Auto Threshold / AUTO THRESH / 0240 / In counts
Elevation Step Size / EL STEP SIZE / 0000
Azimuth Step Size / AZ STEP SIZE / 0000
Step Integral / STEP INTEGRAL / 0000
Search Increment / SEARCH INC / 0010
Search Limit / SEARCH LIMIT / 0100
Search Delay / SEARCH DELAY / 0030
Sweep Increment / SWEEP INC / 0000 / Factory Use only
System Type / SYSTEM TYPE / 0069 / Controller set for auto search upon power failure or system reset
Gyro Type / GYRO TYPE / 0002 / Set for NMEA information string from ship's gyrocompass
Polarization Angle Type / POLANG TYPE / 0072 / Set for Automatic - used with Linear Polarized feeds
Polarization Offset / POL OFFSET / 0040 / Adjusted with Loral for best cross-pol performance
Polarization Scale / POL SCALE / 0090 / N/A - not used on circular polarized antennas
Azimuth Blackout Limit 1 / AZ LIMIT 1 / 0000 / Does not transmit or try to search in the blackout zone
Azimuth Blackout Limit 2 / AZ LIMIT 2 / 0000 / Does not transmit or try to search in the blackout zone
Azimuth Blackout Limit 1 / AZ LIMIT 3 / 0000 / Does not transmit or try to search in the blackout zone
Azimuth Blackout Limit 2 / AZ LIMIT 4 / 0000 / Does not transmit or try to search in the blackout zone
Azimuth Blackout Limit 1 / AZ LIMIT 5 / 0000 / Does not transmit or try to search in the blackout zone
Azimuth Blackout Limit 2 / AZ LIMIT 6 / 0000 / Does not transmit or try to search in the blackout zone
Transmit Polarity / TX POLARITY / 0004
PCU System Type / N0 / 0022
CL Torque Motor Setting / N1 / 0075
LV Torque Motor Setting / N2 / 0065
AZ Torque Motor Setting / N3 / 0051
CL Trim Setting / N4 / 0000
LV Trim Setting / N5 / 0000
Home Flag Offset / N6 / 0191
Dishscan System Setting / N7 / 0025
Dishscan / ON
Satellite Reference / ON
Codan Power Amplifier (PA)
SSPA Serial Number / 6C40132F0081 / BUC Serial number
Converter Serial Number / N/A / No converter required
BUC Model No / 6908-W/E-48/EX-CE
Firmware Part Number / 90-20621-001
Firmware Version / 1.21
Transmit Frequency / TX Freq. / 14436.2150 / Converted transmit center frequency
Transmit Output Power / TX Output PWR / 37.3 dBm / Actual TX Output Power from the BUC
Receive Attenuation / Rx Atten / 0 dB / N/A – RX level controlled by LNB
LNB Fault Control / Faults: LNB / N/A
BUC Temperature / 53 deg C
SSPA Fault Control / Faults: Fan / N/A
Fan Fault Control / Faults: SSPA / N/A
IF Impedance / Impedance / N/A
PA State / ON
Transmit On (RS232) / ON
Transmit On (RS485) / ON
Transmit On (FSK) / ON
Transmit Default / Last State
Compensation Freq. / 14500
IF Comp Freq. / 950
LO Frequency / Local Oscl / 15450
TX Alarm Threshold / 0.0
Burst PWR Threshold / 0.0
Serial Interface / 9600,8,N,1
Packet Protocol / Pckt Protocol / NDSATCOM
Packet Address / Packet Addr. / 1
Redundancy Mode / NON-Redundant
Redundancy On/Off Line / N/A
Comtech CDM-570L Satellite Modem / (In CONFIG menu)
Serial Number
Firmware / Modem Firmware
Average Eb/No / 10.2 dBm / Energy/Bit over noise (a.k.a. Signal Quality)
Framing Mode / Unframed
Data Interface / RS422
RTS/CTS Operation / RTS/CTS Loop
TX FEC / TPC
Transmit Modulation / TX:MOD / RATE 3/4 QPSK
TX Code Rate / 3/4
TX Data Rate / 64.000 Kbps
TX Symbol Rate / 42.667 Ksym
TX IF Frequency / 1013.7850 MHz
TX RF Frequency / 14436.2150 MHz / Ship TX frequency to Hub Station
TX Output State / RX-TX Inhibit
TX Output PWR Level / Manual, -26 dBm / ¾ QPSK
TX Scrambling / TX:SCRAM / ON
TX Clocking Mode / TX:CLK / INTERNAL / Modem set to Internal clocking
TX Spectrum / Inverted
TX Data Sense / Normal
RX FEC / TPC
RX Modulation / RX:MOD / QPSK
RX Code Rate / RX: Rate / 3/4
RX Data Rate / RX:DATA / 256.00 kbps
RX Symbol Rate / RX: Sym / 0170.667 sym
RX IF Frequency / RX:IF / 1386.0650 MHz
RX RF Frequency / RX:RF / 12136.0650 MHz
RX Demod Acquisition / RX: Acq / +/- 30 KHz
RX Descrambling / ON
RX Buffer / RX: Buf / Disabled
RX Spectrum / Normal
RX Data Sense / Normal
RX Eb/No Alarm Point / 2.0 dB
Frequency Reference / Internal 10 MHz
TX FIFO Alarm / MASKED
G.703 – BPV Alarm / MASKED
TX AIS Alarm / MASKED
AGC Alarm / ACTIVE
Eb/No Alarm / MASKED
RX AIS Alarm / MASKED
Buffer Alarm / MASKED
Reference Alarm / MASKED
BUC Alarm / MASKED
LNB Alarm / ACTIVE
BUC M&C FSK Comms / ON
BUC RF Output / ON
BUC FSK Address / 01
BUC DC Power / ON
BUC 10 MHz Reference / ON
BUC Current Alarm – Upper Limit / 3500 mA
BUC Current Alarm – Lower Limit / 1000mA
BUC LO Frequency / 15450 MHz
Attach BUC Alarm to TX ? / NO
BUC Frequency Mix / High Side
LNB DC Supply / OFF
LNB 10 MHz Reference / OFF
LNB Current Alarm – Upper Limit / 600 mA
LNB Current Alarm – Lower Limit / 010 mA
LNB LO Frequency / 10750 MHz
Attach LNB Alarm to RX ? / NO
LNB Frequency Mix / Low Side
Remote Control / Local