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Heli-Coder 4 Transmitter Operation Manual | Doc. No. 6051452100 Rev. C

Broadcast Microwave Services, Inc.

Figure 14 Typical airborne installation diagram (

including TAA-101 Antenna Actuator

)

Summary of Contents for HELI-CODER 4

Page 1: ...HELI CODER 4 TRANSMITTER Operation Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C1 ...

Page 2: ...ocument and the information contained in it is the property of Broadcast Microwaves Services Inc and may be the subject of patents pending and granted It must not be used for commercial purposes nor copied disclosed reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise whether in whole or in part without BMS pri...

Page 3: ...e point at which the reader requires them 2 ATTENTION DO NOT use right angle connectors or adapters on the RF Power Out cable assemblies Right angle connectors may have significant RF power loss at the operating frequencies of this system 3 FOR ALL BMS TRANSMITTERS Operation of a BMS transmitter product generally requires a license It is the responsibility of the user to obtain all required operat...

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Page 5: ... 5 4 9 Data Wayside Input 12 5 4 10 KLV Data 12 5 4 11 Auxiliary Data 12 5 4 12 Ethernet 12 5 4 13 USB 12 5 4 14 ARINC 12 5 4 15 Control 12 6 TRANSMITTER OPERATION 13 6 1 Operating the Transmitter with the DLC50 Control Panel 13 6 2 DLC50 Menu Structure 14 7 BMS Geo Point System 16 7 1 Geo Point System Description 16 7 2 Enabling Geo Point 16 8 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 17 9 ACCESSORIES 18 10 ADDITION...

Page 6: ...C50 Commands 14 Figure 10 DLC50 Outline 15 Figure 11 Product Label 21 Figure 12 Typical airborne installation diagram without TAA 101 Antenna Actuator 25 Figure 13 Wire Hook Up Diagram for HC4 System without TAA 101 Antenna Actuator 26 Figure 14 Typical airborne installation diagram including TAA 101 Antenna Actuator 27 Figure 15 Wire Hook Up Diagram for HC4 System including TAA 101 Antenna Actuat...

Page 7: ...exibility of MPEG 2 and H 264 compression the HC4 efficiently handles SD or HD video and can be configured to deliver high speed data as an ethernet radio The HC4 is also Geo Point capable Geo Point uses metadata supplied by the equipment serving as the video source and allows the display of bearing and distance to the location shown on the screen in real time Geo Point requires a compatible recei...

Page 8: ...04 BMS references these standards as reasonable guidelines The OET 65 document sets maximum permitted exposure MPE and is widely cited within the U S and Canada Exposure is divided into two categories controlled and uncontrolled environment The uncontrolled environment is the harshest criteria and applies to exposure where you may not be aware and or cannot control the exposure Examples are where ...

Page 9: ...s or disconnecting any RF cables and before inspecting damaged cables or antennas d BMS recommends returning the HC4 to the factory for service or repair In addition you can limit your exposure by raising awareness and using some common sense rules Default to low power if available using hi power only as required Never stand in front of a transmitting directional antenna Limit transmission duty cy...

Page 10: ...Analog Video Input CVBS composite video 10 ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface video out 11 ASI Asynchronous Serial Interface video in 12 HD SDI Digital uncompressed video in 13 USB 2 0 port 14 Mounting bracket x2 15 Ethernet Status Indicators Yellow SPEED LED ON 100BaseT OFF 10BaseT Green LINK LED Flashing Valid Ethernet Link Off NO Valid Ethernet Link 16 Power LED YELLOW when power cable plugged i...

Page 11: ...ed in accordance with EU Low Voltage and EMC Directives EMC Compliance EN55022 EN55024 Operating Temp 15 to 55 C 5 to 131 F Storage Temp 55 to 85 C 67 to 185 F Dimensions 5 W x 9 D x 6 H 270 in 2 127 x 229 x 153 mm Weight 6 lbs 2 73 kg FCC This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission This device is not and may not be offered for sale or leas...

Page 12: ...02R12 3P50 J3 Ethernet M12 4 Socket early model used RJ45 J4 COMM RS232 External GPS RS232 External AAAP RS232 KLV or Camera Metadata Tri Start Size 11 13 Socket J5 RF Out N f 50 ohm J6 Analog Audio In 2 channels D38999 26WC 35 pin J7 Control Panel Souriau male 10 pin J8 ARINC 429 reserved for future use D38999 26 WA355N socket J9 CVBS In NTSC PAL BNC f 75 ohm J10 ASI Out BNC f 75 ohm J11 ASI In B...

Page 13: ...riable DC bias or none SIGNAL SHIELDING GND Power Input J2 3 pin SOURIAU m HC 4 A 28VDC B GND C N C ETHERNET J3 M12 4 4 pin socket USB 2 0 SERIAL DATA HC4 SOCKET 1 TD SOCKET 2 RD SOCKET 3 TD SOCKET 4 RD SHIELDING GROUND COM J4 210069751 Connector Tri start Size 11 13 Socket PCB Tail COM HC4 1 GND 2 AERO RS232 TX 3 AERO RS232 RX 4 GND 5 TGT DATA RS232 TX KLV Data Tx 6 TGT DATA RS232 RX KLV Data Rx ...

Page 14: ...2 AUDIO 1 L 3 AUDIO 1 L 4 AUDIO 1 R GND 5 AUDIO 1 R 6 AUDIO 1 R 7 12 N C 13 22 DO NOT USE CONTROL J7 210004408 Connector Size 12 10 Pins PCB Tails CONTROL PANEL HC4 A LOOP_OUT RAW 28V OUT B LOOP_IN 28V FROM DLC50 C NC D Remote control Rx E GND F Remote control TX G GND H NC J NC K NC ARINC J8 210069750 Connector Tri_Start Size 9 6 Socket PCB tail ARINC HC4 1 AOUT ARINC 429 bus Tx 2 BOUT ARINC 429 ...

Page 15: ...SERIAL DATA OUTPUT BNC CONN FEMALE 75 OHM HC4 DVB ASI SIGNAL SIGNAL SHIELDING GROUND ASI INPUT J11 BNC f 75 ohm ASI SERIAL DATA INPUT BNC CONN FEMALE 75 OHM HC4 DVB ASI SIGNAL SIGNAL SHIELDING GROUND SDI INPUT J12 BNC f 75 ohm HD OR SD SDI INPUT BNC CONN FEMALE 75 OHM HC4 SERIAL DIGITAL VIDEO SIGNAL SIGNAL SHIELDING GROUND USB 2 0 J13 USB Type A socket USB 2 0 SERIAL DATA HC4 SOCKET 1 5 VDC SOCKET...

Page 16: ...The HC4 may be ordered with the HC4 CONN KIT which contains all mating connectors except those locally available BNC N and USB Alternatively BMS will supply a partially assembled wiring harness upon order request Consult BMS regarding custom cable requirements 5 1 Locating the Components Table 5 HC4 Component Placement Planning Component Space Requirement Wt Suggested Location Connecting Component...

Page 17: ...BMS supplied mounting bracket BMS P N 4414414000 The transmitter bracket assembly must have adequate space above and below the unit to allow free air flow Three thermostatically controlled fans contained within the HC4 chassis keep the unit at operating temperature 1 Place the transmitter so that the two holes on its rear side fit the pins on the mounting bracket 2 Tighten the mounting screw faste...

Page 18: ...Heli Coder 4 Transmitter Operation Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 9 Figure 5 HC4 Outline Drawing ...

Page 19: ... Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 10 Figure 6 CT A MP HC4 Mounting Plate Dimensioned Drawing 9 09 23 1 cm 3 94 10 0 cm M6 Threaded Hole 4 plcs 1 85 4 71 cm 1 79 4 55 cm 11 18 28 4 cm 5 12 13 cm 0 98 2 5 cm ...

Page 20: ... damage the connector over time It is good practice to avoid the use of 90 elbow adaptors within the RF coax cable run 5 4 3 Serial Digital Video Input J12 J12 is a standard 75Ω BNC jack that is for a Serial Digital Interface This is the digital video signal that comes out of most modern video cameras The signal may be standard definition SDI SMPTE 270 or high definition HD SDI SMPTE 292 A high qu...

Page 21: ...D Yellow LED ON 100BaseT OFF 10BaseT LINK Green LED Flashing Valid Ethernet Link Off NO Valid Ethernet Link The Ethernet port can be used for command and control of the HC4 in a standard LAN configuration This may be desired where the mission hardware must be controlled from a central operator s console running a custom PC application A detailed discussion for this configuration is beyond the scop...

Page 22: ... face of the DLC50 Control Panel All transmit channel selection receive channel control relay operation and link configuration can be managed through the DLC50 menu structure and operated via the simple dual ring control knob Basic control panel commands used with the transmitter are shown in Figure 9 DLC50 Commands on the following page See Figure 10 DLC50 Outline for outline dimensions for the D...

Page 23: ... Transmitter Operation Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 14 6 2 DLC50 Menu Structure Figure 9 DLC50 Commands For full DLC50 operation see BMS document 6051439500 DLC50 Operating Manual ...

Page 24: ...Heli Coder 4 Transmitter Operation Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 15 Figure 10 DLC50 Outline ...

Page 25: ...ts 7 2 Enabling Geo Point A GPS receiver is built into the HC4 J4 COM PORT pins 5 and 6 accept NMEA 0183 serial data containing the stare point SP information from an external source usually the camera or a moving map This function is enabled all the time The GPS source will be external if there is valid NMEA data on pins 5 6 If an input on pins 5 6 is missing or corrupt the HC4 will revert to its...

Page 26: ...ory of the USB storage device or USB memory stick 3 The file type for the DLC50 is DLCsoft hex 4 The file type for the HC4 is hc4_app xxxxxxxxx bin Installation Procedure for the DLC50 1 Prior to starting the procedure ensure the file for theDLC50 update is in the root level directory of the USB device 2 Ensure that the DLC50 is powered ON 3 Insert the USB device into the USB port on the front of ...

Page 27: ...14395002 8714395000 8714395003 8714395001 TAA 101 Skid mounted antenna actuator for microwave downlink Left Side Mount Right Side Mount 870169302 870169304 GA 35 Garmin GPS antenna 120410017 Wiring Harness Contact BMS regarding custom system wiring harness Contact Factory Manual HC4 Operation and Installation Manual 6051452100 GCA 11 Directional Antenna Pod with belly mount Contact Factory AES ENC...

Page 28: ...ng parts of CFR 47 grant pending Part 74 Part 90 11 3 Environmental Qualifications The HC4 transmitter and DLC50 control panel have been designed to meet the following sections of RTCA DO 160G Section 4 Category A1 Temperature and Altitude Section 5 Category B Temperature Variation Section 6 Category A Humidity Section 8 Category R U2 8 8 3 Vibration Section 16 Category B Designation I Power Input...

Page 29: ...ontact information is provided in section 20 REPAIR SERVICE AND WARRANTY Note Any attempts to service individual components may void the warranty 13 REPAIR SERVICE AND WARRANTY BMS warrants that at time of delivery this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship provided the equipment or system is installed operated and maintained in accordance with the Operation and Maintenanc...

Page 30: ...or service require an RMA Any goods received without an RMA may not be processed in a timely manner Please contact BMS for an RMA 13 1 Customer Service Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 12367 Crosthwaite Circle Dock 10 Poway CA 92064 U S A Tel 1 858 391 3050 Toll Free U S 800 669 9667 Fax 1 858 391 3049 Website www bms inc com E mail sales bms inc com Broadcast Microwave Services Europe Schwalbache...

Page 31: ...tor CVIII Carry Viewer III includes Geo Point Handheld Receiver Microwave downlink receiver with color monitor Data Wayside The data side channel on a microwave downlink dB Decibel A unit for expressing the ratio of two amounts of electric or acoustic signal power equal to 10 times the common logarithm of this ratio dBm A unit for expressing the power ratio in decibel dB of the measured power refe...

Page 32: ...ntenna The final transmit element of the microwave system that radiates the signal approximately equally throughout a 360 degree circle Does not require aiming of the antenna PAL phase alternating line A color encoding used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world RF Radio Frequency That portion of the Electromagnetic Spectrum that is used for radio and television transmission S...

Page 33: ...Heli Coder 4 Transmitter Operation Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 24 15 CONNECTION AND WIRING DIAGRAMS This section contains system and hook up wiring diagrams ...

Page 34: ...Heli Coder 4 Transmitter Operation Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 25 Figure 12 Typical airborne installation diagram without TAA 101 Antenna Actuator ...

Page 35: ...Heli Coder 4 Transmitter Operation Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 26 Figure 13 Wire Hook Up Diagram for HC4 System without TAA 101 Antenna Actuator ...

Page 36: ...Heli Coder 4 Transmitter Operation Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 27 Figure 14 Typical airborne installation diagram including TAA 101 Antenna Actuator ...

Page 37: ...Heli Coder 4 Transmitter Operation Manual Doc No 6051452100 Rev C Broadcast Microwave Services Inc 28 Figure 15 Wire Hook Up Diagram for HC4 System including TAA 101 Antenna Actuator ...

Page 38: ... for typical channel dB GI 1 4 GI 1 8 GI 1 16 GI 1 32 QPSK 1 2 4 98 5 53 5 85 6 03 3 1 5 4 2 3 6 64 7 37 7 81 8 04 4 9 8 4 3 4 7 46 8 29 8 78 9 05 5 9 10 7 5 6 8 29 9 22 9 76 10 05 6 9 13 1 7 8 8 71 9 68 10 25 10 56 7 7 16 3 16 QAM 1 2 9 95 11 06 11 71 12 06 8 8 11 2 2 3 13 27 14 75 15 61 16 09 11 1 14 2 3 4 14 93 16 59 17 56 17 10 12 5 16 7 5 6 16 59 18 43 19 52 20 11 13 5 19 3 7 8 17 42 19 35 20...

Page 39: ...guard interval values Guard Interval Ratio Guard Interval Duration us Maximum echoes dispersion km Maximum transmission distance km 1 32 7 2 1 2 6 1 16 14 4 2 4 12 1 8 28 8 4 8 24 1 4 56 16 8 16 48 Transmission distances can be increased when using directional antennas but signal break ups can still occur if long echoes enter the receiving antenna beam width END ...

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