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AGLAS Master Control Device
Troubleshooting and Fault Correction 

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96A0480 Rev. B
   

2.6 Troubleshooting and Fault Correction

Based on the fault pattern (see table), identify and remove the unit in question from the AGLAS Master, check and in case of 

malfunction, replace it with a new one in accordance with the information in Table 1.
The fault correction is described in so far as it applies to the AGLAS Master.

Table 1:

AGLAS Master: Fault patterns, fault location and fault correction 

Fault pattern

Fault location

Fault correction

Long reaction times or no 

reaction of the Remotes to 

power-line communication in the 

series circuit
Constant current regulator shuts 

down the series circuit.
Cause may be a short circuit in 

the series circuit.
Constant current regulator shuts 

down the series circuit.
Cause may be a break in the 

series circuit.
Function display does not work

Summary of Contents for AGLAS

Page 1: ...AGLAS Master Control Device Airfield Ground Lighting Automation Systems User Manual 96A0480 Rev B 6 5 17 ...

Page 2: ...iod 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 A 5 All Products LED Products of ADB SAFEGATE manufactured and sold by ADB SAFEGATE or its licensed representatives meets the corresponding requirements of FAA ICAO and IEC ADB SAFEGATE will correct by repair or replacement per the applicable gua...

Page 3: ...t that have not been recommended or described in this manual or using parts that are not genuine ADB 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 incompat...

Page 4: ...he contents thereof without obligation of ADB SAFEGATE BVBA to notify any person of such revision or change Details and values given in this manual are average values and have been compiled with care They are not binding however and ADB SAFEGATE BVBA disclaims any liability for damages or detriments suffered as a result of reliance on the information given herein or the use of products processes o...

Page 5: ...ion 6 2 2 1 Compliance with Standards 6 2 2 2 Uses 6 2 2 3 Illustration 6 2 2 4 Checking the Device 7 2 2 5 Storage 7 2 2 6 Overall System Specifications 8 2 2 7 Views of the Device 9 2 2 8 Operation 12 2 2 9 Circuit Specifications 12 2 3 Theory of Operation 12 2 3 1 Main Characteristics and Figures 12 2 3 2 Integrated System Control 13 2 3 3 Architecture 13 2 4 Installation of stand alone AGLAS M...

Page 6: ...ng a stand alone AGLAS Master 17 2 6 Troubleshooting and Fault Correction 18 2 7 Modes of Operation 19 2 7 1 State on Delivery 19 2 7 2 Operating Mode 20 2 7 3 Wiring Diagram 26 2 8 Technical Specifications 27 2 8 1 Circuit Specifications 28 3 0 Parts 29 3 1 Spare Components 29 3 2 Terms 30 ...

Page 7: ...RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR ARC FLASH Disconnect equipment from line voltage Failure to 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 ...

Page 8: ...licable 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 these warnings may result in serious injury or equipment damage IMPORTANT INFORMATION IEC International Standards and Conformity Assessment for all electrical electronic and...

Page 9: ...wn malfunction Do not attempt to operate or service electrical equipment if standing water is present Use this equipment only in the environments for which it is rated Do not operate this equipment in humid flammable or explosive environments unless it has been rated for safe operation in these environments Never touch exposed electrical connections on equipment while the power is ON Failure to fo...

Page 10: ...tasks Only persons who are properly trained and familiar with ADB Airfield Solutions equipment are permitted to service this equipment An open airfield current circuit is capable of generating 5000 Vac and may appear OFF to a meter Never unplug a device from a constant current circuit while it is operating Arc flash may result Disconnect and lock out electrical power Always use safety devices when...

Page 11: ...many countries around the world Proprietary Information General notice other product names used here are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies 2 1 Manual Introduction This document provides a manual on installation of Airfield Ground Lighting Automation Systems AGLAS Master In the following chapters detailed information about commissioning replacing a...

Page 12: ...SMGCS Stop bar control and monitoring taxiway routing support Elevated and in pavement Runway Guard Light RGL control and monitoring CAT II III monitoring support Failed lamp detection and location identification Interface with aircraft vehicle presence sensors option Selective control and monitoring of various airfield lighting devices AGLAS provides relevant information concerning the status of ...

Page 13: ...and in perfect condition The supplier must be notified of any complaints within 2 weeks After this period complaints about the delivery will not be accepted In the event of the goods being returned the same transport packaging must be used The number on the nameplate must be checked against the order number on the delivery note The nameplate Figure 2 is located on the side of the device example AG...

Page 14: ...wer supply 115 230 V AC 15 50 60 Hz MTBF 200 000 h 200 000 h Indicative MTTR 30 min 60 min Lightning protection 20 kA 8 20 micro sec 17 kA 8 20 micro sec EMC CE approved Compliant to the EN 61000 6 4 EMC emission standard Compliant to the EN 61000 6 2 and 6 5 EMC immunity standard Compliant to the 60950 IT equipment standard Power Up Mode On Off Flashing Maintained last commanded state Fail Safe M...

Page 15: ... 2 7 1 Front View with Control Unit Figure 3 Front view with Control Unit of the AGLAS Master The high voltage units for the series circuit can be found behind the front panel Capacitor Unit Inductor Unit Coupling Unit Controller Protection Control Unit Front panel ...

Page 16: ...th 1 Eth RJ 45 interface 100Mbit TCP IP network interface For communication with AGLAS PC via a hub or switch The user can determine the IP address that must be assigned to this connection software function The address MAC ID of the interfaces are found on the ABOUT screen of the AGLAS Master 5 Main Power connections Main power switch 6 Factory Reset This button resets AGLAS Master to the delivery...

Page 17: ...n socket to series circuit 2 Cable with connection socket to series circuit 3 Cable with connection plug to Constant current regulator or Filter 4 Cable with connection plug to Constant current regulator or Filter 5 Screw for earth ground connection 6 Over voltage Protection Contactor 7 Input Power 115 230 Vac 50 60 Hz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 18: ... of one high voltage modem or Master collocated with the Constant Current Regulator CCR powering the airfield lighting circuit and many slave units or Remotes collocated with individual lights in the field A typical AGLAS topology is provided in Figure 6 Figure 6 Typical AGLAS Topology 2 3 1 Main Characteristics and Figures Up to 300 Remotes per circuit providing a potential of 600 individually ad...

Page 19: ...ter communicates with all the Remotes not light fixtures in a circuit and polls all lamps independent from the control system 2 3 3 Architecture Figure 7 depicts the general nature of the system components and their interactions The Control System shown in grey is an external ALCMS system that provides controlling commands and digests Master and Fixture status reports There is typically only one c...

Page 20: ...ter to the cabinet power supply Each AGLAS Master must be individually fused with a 10 A circuit breaker For the location of the power socket refer to Rear View with Connections on page 11 2 4 1 2 Connection to the Series Circuit The high voltage connections FIELD and CCR on the AGLAS Master are each pre prepared with cables with a length of 19 in 0 5m in accordance with the FAA L 824 specificatio...

Page 21: ...e each AGLAS Master is to be earth ground separately via the earth ground screw with minimum induction or resistance For this an earth ground cable with a suitable cable lug is to be fixed to the earth ground screw on the AGLAS Master M6 screw thread The cross sectional area of the cable should be at least AWG 8 6mm2 with a maximum cable length of 39 1m All masters ground terminals must be connect...

Page 22: ...m who will be able to take appropriate action in the event of an accident Only potential free instruments may be used for measurements on componentry Components still carry hazardous or deadly voltages even after being switched off ESD susceptible devices ESDS Components susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharges The component assemblies contain components that are susceptible to electrosta...

Page 23: ...t NOTE For all work on the devices follow the Safety Instructions on page 16 Step 4 Removing the AGLAS Master First separate the high voltage connections FIELD and CCR on the AGLAS Master at their cable plug connections and pull the rubber connector out of the POWER socket Open the ground connection by loosening the nut on the earth ground screw of the AGLAS Master Remove connected network links o...

Page 24: ...on in Table 1 The fault correction is described in so far as it applies to the AGLAS Master Table 1 AGLAS Master Fault patterns fault location and fault correction Fault pattern Fault location Fault correction Long reaction times or no reaction of the Remotes to power line communication in the series circuit Constant current regulator shuts down the series circuit Cause may be a short circuit in t...

Page 25: ...e representative 2 7 1 State on Delivery The AGLAS Master is delivered with no default IP address set for either Ethernet interfaces Eth0 Eth 0 and Eth1 Eth 1 The address must be entered by the user via the AGLAS PC The following are the states of the AGLAS Master Boot Step Offline Provisioning Operational Failsafe Critical Fault ...

Page 26: ...er or circuit alarm is received New warnings master or circuit will not turn the backlight on 2 7 2 2 Status Screen The status screen gives detailed status information of the master The upper left section details the power readings of the circuit watts Amps volt amps volts The upper right section shows the IP addresses of the two network interfaces The bottom left corner shows how many lamps are o...

Page 27: ... the master and circuit are healthy If there are warnings for the master or circuit they will turn yellow If there are master or circuit alarms they will turn red Figure 10 Indicators screen Figure 11 Indicators with warnings The right side indicates the master state Only one indicator on the right side will be active at any one time Each state has its own color associated with it in order to help...

Page 28: ...rs are green when the master and circuit are healthy If there are warnings for the master or circuit they will turn yellow If there are master or circuit alarms they will turn red Figure 12 Indicators with Alarms and Warnings Indicators_with_alarms Indicators_with_circuit_alarm Indicators_with_monitor_control_clients Indicators_with_warnings ...

Page 29: ... clears the row will be removed from this table The date and time shown is the date time at which point the alarm or warning became active When viewing other tabs any incoming alarms or warnings will turn the tab for the Alarms screen yellow for warnings and red for alarms If both alarms and warnings occur the tab will be red Figure 13 Alarm screen ...

Page 30: ...0 Rev B 2 7 2 5 Log Screen The log screen shows a history of alarms and warnings as well as the date time they became active and were cleared The rows in red text are when the alarm warning became active and the rows is black are when the alarm warning was cleared Figure 14 Alarm Log screen ...

Page 31: ...een This screen shows the MAC address of the two Ethernet connections on the master The Mac addresses are used when sending a BootP message to initially configure the machine The version of the HMI touch screen software is also shown Figure 15 About screen ...

Page 32: ...M UTIL PCB J2 TO ETH 1 44 A7430 10 14 FROM UTIL PCB J10 TO RS 422 44 A7430 20 14 FROM UTIL PCB J43 A TO RS 232 12 V PWR INDICATOR 44 A7428 44 A7540 2 44 A7424 44 A7427 44 A7426 44 A7427 44A7428 44A7429 44A7540 3 44A7541 A MADEBY PROD 44 A7425 3 J3 J1 44A7425 2 44A7425 1 44 A7425 1 44 A7425 2 44 A7426 44 A7541 B 44 A7542 44 A7540 1 44A7423 44A7425 3 44 A7541 A J14 J13 INPUT 24 VDC COM2 POW ER SWITC...

Page 33: ...0 000 h Indicative MTTR 30 min 60 min Lightning protection 20 kA 8 20 micro sec 17 kA 8 20 micro sec EMC CE approved Compliant to the EN 61000 6 4 EMC emission standard Compliant to the EN 61000 6 2 and 6 5 EMC immunity standard Compliant to the 60950 IT equipment standard Power Up Mode On Off Flashing Maintained last commanded state Fail Safe Mode On Off Flashing Maintained last commanded state N...

Page 34: ... and layout with maximum cable length or number of lights to be verified 1 Contact ADB Safegate for support 2 Technical requirement not excluding ICAO FAA compliance Cable type specification L 824 Capacity of the cable 165 nF km Inductance of the cable 0 20 mH km typical impedance 125 kHz 35 Ohm Attenuation of the signal at 125 kHz 5 8 dB km Length of serial circuit 20 km roundtrip 12 4 miles Insu...

Page 35: ...180 AGLAS Single Channel Remote FAA Style 7 Initial Flash Off AGC4270 AGLAS Single Channel Remote FAA Style 7 Initial Flash On AGC4370 AGLAS Dual Channel Remote FAA Style 7 AGC5170 AGLAS Dual Channel Remote FAA Style 7 Channel A Initial Flash On AGC5470 AGLAS Utility Remote AGC6110 Description Part No AGLAS Rack mount High voltage Filter Assembly 44A7352 10 GB Industrial Grade Flash Card 105A1155 ...

Page 36: ...e technology used to transmit and receive data across airfield lighting series circuit cabling Remote Unit installed in the airfield normally in pull pits or base cans which provides control and monitoring of individual or blocks of light fixtures Each Remote has its own unique address for control and monitoring data communication to the Master Master Unit installed within the lighting vault that ...

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