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L-854 Radio Control Equipment

RCE, Type I, Style A

User Manual

96A0390, Rev. K, 2019/02/01

Summary of Contents for L-854

Page 1: ...L 854 Radio Control Equipment RCE Type I Style A User Manual 96A0390 Rev K 2019 02 01 ...

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Page 3: ...d are guaranteed to be merchantable and fit for the ordinary purposes for which such products are made ADB SAFEGATE L858 Airfield Guidance Signs are warranted against mechanical and physical defects in design or manufacture for a period of 2 years from date of installation per FAA AC 150 5345 44 applicable edition Note See your sales order contract for a complete warranty description All Products ...

Page 4: ... SAFEGATE replacement parts or accessories Failing to make sure that auxiliary equipment complies with approval agency requirements local codes and all applicable safety standards if not in contradiction with the general rules Using materials or auxiliary equipment that are inappropriate or incompatible with your ADB SAFEGATE equipment Allowing unskilled personnel to perform any task on or with th...

Page 5: ...y of Operation 13 4 1 General 13 4 2 Terminal Block 13 4 3 Control Board 14 4 4 Power Supply Board 15 4 5 Relay Board 16 5 0 Installation 19 5 1 Unpacking 19 5 2 Installing L 854 Radio Control Equipment 19 5 2 1 Remote Antenna Option 21 5 2 2 Safety Precautions 22 5 2 3 Mounting Remote Antenna 22 6 0 Operation 23 6 1 Controls and Indicators 23 6 2 Startup Procedures 24 7 0 Maintenance 27 7 1 Intro...

Page 7: ...o observe this warning may result in personal injury death or equipment damage ARC Flash may cause blindness severe burns or death WARNING Wear personal protective equipment Failure to observe may result in serious injury WARNING Do not touch Failure to observe this warning may result in personal injury death or equipment damage CAUTION Failure to observe a caution may result in equipment damage Q...

Page 8: ...ices as specified by applicable safety regulations If safety devices must be removed for installation install them immediately after the work is completed and check them for proper functioning prior to returning power to the circuit Failure to follow this instruction can result in serious injury or equipment damage Additional Reference Materials Important Information IEC International Standards an...

Page 9: ...ety devices as specified by applicable safety regulations If safety devices must be removed for installation install them immediately after the work is completed and check them for proper functioning Route electrical wiring along a protected path Make sure they will not be damaged by moving equipment Never operate equipment with a known malfunction Do not attempt to operate or service electrical e...

Page 10: ...ame potential as the cabinet by touching a conductive earthed part of the cabinet Electronic modules or components must not be brought in contact with highly insulating materials such as plastic sheets synthetic fiber clothing They must be laid down on conductive surfaces The tip of the soldering iron must be grounded Electronic modules and components must be stored and transported in conductive p...

Page 11: ...s that can be programmed for either individual or incremental operation The controller also has a built in speaker with volume control and a whip or remote antenna For Canadian applications the L 854 is configurable as a Type J or Type K ARCAL unit via DIP switch selection 2 1 About this manual The manual shows the information necessary to Program and Configure L 854 Radio Control Equipment 2 1 1 ...

Page 12: ...ng Five clicks of the mike button within five seconds powers the lighting system on the medium 30 brightness setting Seven clicks of the mike button within five seconds powers the lighting system on the high 100 brightness setting The L 854 Radio Control can be field programmed for three five and seven clicks to change the light settings The contacts of the relays in the L 854 are for control purp...

Page 13: ...s setting outputs to a different state until the L 854 has timed out Selectable decoder enable disable prevents multiple relay operation during the daytime when ATC normally controls the lights Runway edge lighting MALSR or REILs are prime candidates for radio control operation In Canada ARCAL systems are generally available in two forms Type J allows connected systems to be activated at a single ...

Page 14: ...o disable which requires the L 854 controller to time out before a new command is accepted In the event of a power interruption while the relays are energized the controller and associated relays will resume operation for the remainder of the period at the previously selected brightness setting An ideal application for series constant current lighting systems is that of operating at a low power se...

Page 15: ...oaxial cable Option 1 Instruction Manual 96A0390 Table 2 lists items not supplied that might be required for installation Table 2 Required Equipment Not Supplied Quantity Description Part Number A R grounding rods commercial A R silicone rubber Dow Corning Silastic Rubber or G E Silicone Seal 1 antenna mast Used with Remote Antenna option commercial A R antenna mounting hardware Used with Remote A...

Page 16: ...f 15 minutes Other times of 30 45 or 60 minutes can be selected from the front panel 3 4 Intensity Control Table 3 provides guidance on how to interface the Radio Control with the intensity settings of the airport lighting system For example connect a lighting system with five intensity settings so three clicks of the microphone would power brightness setting 1 or 2 five clicks would power setting...

Page 19: ...rminal block is used to interface an air to ground Radio Control Equipment with an L 821 control panel interface panel or direct to an L 828 constant current regulator CCR The CCR control voltage can be either 48 V dc or 120 Vac Table 4 Terminal Strip Interface TERMINAL STRIP DESCRIPTION 1 I O Common 2 General I O not used 3 Command Decode Disable see Interfacing the Radio Controller 4 ACom voltag...

Page 20: ...ays 12 240 or 115V AC Neutral 12 or 48 VDC Neg 13 240 or 115V AC Load 12 or 48 VDC Pos 14 Green Yellow 240 or 115V AC Ground Green Cabinet Ground 4 3 Control Board Figure 3 Control Board 44A6748 See Figure 3 The Control Board functions as the receiver decoder timer and central processor for the Radio Control Equipment L 854 Radio Control Equipment Theory of Operation 14 Copyright ADB Safegate All ...

Page 21: ...nge the input voltage in the field There are two status LEDs on the board The top LED shows that 5V power is available and the lower LED shows that 3 3V power is available The Control Board also monitors the DC voltage output and will issue an alarm to the display if the voltages are out of specification See Troubleshooting There are three fuses on the board as shown below in Table 5 Table 5 Power...

Page 22: ... of relays for CCR control Table 6 Cumulative Incremental Operation Radio Clicks Detected Active Control Output 3 5 7 3 Radio Clicks 5 Radio Clicks 7 Radio Clicks Table 7 Individual Operation Radio Clicks Detected Active Control Output 3 5 7 3 Radio Clicks 5 Radio Clicks 7 Radio Clicks The output voltage required from the relays usually 48V DC or 120V AC is provided to the relays through ACom Term...

Page 23: ... 2 Relay Channel A Operation Cumulative Mode Individual Mode 1 Relay Channel B Operation Cumulative Mode Individual Mode A set of LEDs above each solid state relay shows that relay s commanded status There are two fuses on the board as shown below in Table 9 Table 9 Relay Board Fuse Layout ITEM PART DESCRIPTION FUNCTION F1 47A0214 5A 5mm x 20mm SLO BLO Ch A Switch Voltage Input F2 47A0214 5A 5mm x...

Page 25: ...structions for the installation of the L 854 Radio Control Equipment Refer to the project plans and specifications for the specific installation instructions 5 1 Unpacking The equipment must be handled carefully to prevent component damage Unpack the carton upon receipt and check the contents and their condition Note any exterior damage to the carton that might lead to detection of equipment damag...

Page 26: ... 12 neutral b Black wire to terminal 13 load c Green wire to terminal 14 ground Or connect 12V DC or 48V DC to the terminal block as follows d Black wire to terminal 12 negative e Red wire to terminal 13 positive 6 Connect the Decode Disable signal to terminal 1 and terminal 3 if used The Radio Control Equipment will operate in both individual and cumulative control see Table 6 and Table 7 7 Place...

Page 27: ...hed to the antenna lead in wire to the BNC receptacle on the radio unit Route the antenna cable to the antenna location Note Avoid sharp bends in the antenna cable and leave a drip loop anywhere the antenna lead in wire changes from vertical to horizontal Be sure to secure the antenna lead in cable so it does not move excessively in the wind to prevent fatigue failure of the cable 2 Unpack the ant...

Page 28: ... the antenna mast cable and metal guy wires are all excellent conductors of electrical current Even the slightest touch of any of these parts to a power line completes an electrical path through the antennas and the installer Failure to follow these warnings may result in serious injury or equipment damage 5 2 3 Mounting Remote Antenna The antenna should be mounted higher than the roof of the buil...

Page 29: ...anel while the switch is pressed down TIMEOUT This switch will set the timer to hold lighting controlled by the RCE to the indicated time 1 15 FAA standard 30 45 or 60 minutes The one minute setting is used for internal testing SENSITIVITY Min Max This will adjust the sensitivity of the receiver to prevent the reception of unwanted signals This is especially important for Unicom frequencies used b...

Page 30: ... display the error code See Table 11 and Table 12 to decode the error code being displayed Output Speaker Grill area There is a speaker located behind the grill area of the front panel to listen to transmissions on the selected frequency The speaker is disabled if the SPEAKER switch is set to Off Headphones headphone jack for connection of a set of headphones Will operate even if the SPEAKER switc...

Page 31: ...tandard is 15 minutes 10 Action Enter the desired operating frequency if different than shown on display using the down and up keys to the left of the LED frequency display Press the ENTER button once After the displays shows VERIFY press and hold the ENTER button for five seconds to store the frequency in memory and move the receiver to the desired frequency Result Unit is now ready for operation...

Page 33: ...cuit boards If a problem develops in the unit make the following checks See Table 4 Make sure that power is coming into the unit by measuring the AC or DC voltage across input power line on Terminals 12 and 13 Note If a fuse is blown replace only with the same size fuse If the fuse blows again after replacement consult ADB Technical Service to analyze the problem See Section Power Supply Board for...

Page 35: ... Radio Display Board RTC INIT Unable to initialize the RTC chip Replace Radio Control Board ROM INIT Unable to initialize the Nonvolatile memory Replace Radio Control Board A D FAIL The A D Converter has failed Replace Radio Control Board ROM CKSM ROM Checksum failure Replace Radio Control Board Table 12 L 854 Radio Control Equipment Warning Codes Code Description Solutions FRQ LOCK The synthesize...

Page 36: ...erating as expected Check relay output configuration cumulative or individual on SW 1 Table 8 Problem Receiver does not work Incorrect frequency Reset receiver to correct frequency Defective antenna Check antenna and antenna lead Low or no sensitivity Increase sensitivity by turning SENSITIVITY toward Max clockwise Defective Control board Replace Control board Problem No power lamp switch No power...

Page 37: ...11 43A3349 page 2 of 3 40A option Figure 12 43A3349 page 3 of 3 48Vdc internal and external wiring diagram Figure 13 43A3349 page 3 of 3 12Vdc internal and external wiring diagram Figure 8 43A3349 page 1 of 3 120Vac internal and external wiring diagram 96A0390 Rev K 2019 02 01 31 Copyright ADB Safegate All Rights Reserved ...

Page 43: ...quipment in the field This allows for repairs to be made in the shop Components that are more likely to need replacement such as PCB subassemblies should be stocked in smaller quantities For the unit it is highly recommended to have a least one entire unit as a spare or for larger installations at least 10 of the total units installed For the L 854 unit see the table below for spares Consider acqu...

Page 44: ...rol Assembly A 44A6749 Power Supply Assembly A 47A0213 Fuse 5A 5mm x 20mm SLO BLO 3 A 47A0214 Fuse 5A 5mm x 20mm SLO BLO 3 A 53A0432 Relay 50A Option 61A0430 Whip Antenna B 61A0429 01 Internal Antenna Mounting Kit with cable B 61A0447 Remote Antenna Cable 50 ft 12 24m Option 61A0447 100 Remote Antenna Cable 100 ft 30 5m Option 61A0448 Standard Remote Antenna Rami AV 5 Option 61A0470 Heavy Duty Rem...

Page 45: ...all When you have an airfield lighting or system control system problem it is our goal to support airfield maintenance staff as quickly as possible To support this effort we ask that you have the following information ready before calling The airport code If not with an airport then company name prefer customer id number Contact phone number and email address Product with part number preferable or...

Page 46: ...l as supplier components and sub contractor operations ADB SAFEGATE offers a recycling program for our products to all customers worldwide whether or not the products were sold within the EU ADB SAFEGATE products and or specific electrical and electronic component parts which are fully removed separated from any customer equipment and returned will be accepted for our recycling program All items r...

Page 47: ...rnet www adbsafegate com ADB SAFEGATE Malmö ADB Safegate Sweden Address Djurhagegatan 19 SE 213 76 Malmö Sweden Contact Tel 46 0 40 699 17 00 Fax 46 0 40 699 17 30 Email marketing adbsafegate com Internet www adbsafegate com ADB Safegate Airfield Technologies Ltd China ADB Safegate China Address Unit 603 D Block CAMIC International Convention Center No 3 Hua Jia Di East road ChaoYang district Beij...

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