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EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. EXTREMELY SIMPLE.

G6-DB

Satellite Data Transmitter

Operator’s Manual

1.800.548.4264 | www.ftsinc.com

700-G6-DB-Man Rev1 12 Feb 2021

Summary of Contents for G6-DB

Page 1: ...EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS EXTREMELY SIMPLE G6 DB Satellite Data Transmitter Operator s Manual 1 800 548 4264 www ftsinc com 700 G6 DB Man Rev1 12 Feb 2021...

Page 2: ...065 Henry Eng Place Victoria BC V9B 6B2 Canada www ftsinc com Toll free 1 800 548 4264 Local 250 478 5561 Technical support portal http support ftsinc com Email service ftsinc com Warranty Terms and C...

Page 3: ...Failsafe Function 8 4 2 3 Reset Function 9 4 2 4 GPS Synchronization 9 4 3 RF CONNECTORS 10 4 3 1 Antenna Connector 10 4 3 2 GPS Connector 10 4 3 3 POWER SUPPLY 10 4 4 TRANSMISSION ANTENNA 10 4 4 1 D...

Page 4: ...31 6 2 8 Enable Transmissions 31 6 2 9 Disable Transmissions 32 6 2 10 Read Configuration 32 6 2 11 Enable Technician Command Mode 32 6 2 12 Enable User Command Mode 32 6 2 13 Setting the GPS Fix Int...

Page 5: ...ngth 41 6 4 12 Clear the Random Transmission Buffer 41 6 5 STATUS AND OTHER COMMANDS 41 6 5 1 Clear Failsafe Function 41 6 5 2 Trip Failsafe Function 42 6 5 3 Get Version Information 42 6 5 4 Get Tran...

Page 6: ...iv A 1 DCP GOES Transmit Frequencies Standard Certificate 1 0 52 A 2 DCP GOES Transmit Frequencies Standard Certificate 2 0 56...

Page 7: ...d applied Be aware of all the instructions and information provided in the product manual You are responsible for applying national and local codes and regulations relevant to the type of work to be p...

Page 8: ...smitter GOES antenna at a fixed position in the sky There are two satellites GOES East and GOES West GOES East is located at 75 west longitude and GOES West is located at 135 west longitude Both satel...

Page 9: ...be converted For more information about data retrieval access noaasis noaa gov DCS 2 1 4 ELIGIBILITY To use the GOES Data Collection Platform users are required to receive formal permission from NESD...

Page 10: ...DIS to obtain permission to transmit data via GOES This can take up to three weeks 1 Go to https dcs1 noaa gov 2 Apply for a Login 3 Once logged in select Submit an Application for a GOES DCS SUA 4 Co...

Page 11: ...sion 2 0 CS2 High Transmission Rate NOAA NESDIS Certificate Baud Rates 300 and 1200 bps Transmit Power default 300 bps 31 5 dBm 1200 bps 37 5 dBm Maximum 38 dBm Frequency Range 401 701 a 402 0985 MHz...

Page 12: ...rds Transmission Continuation without GPS Fix 28 days Interface Connectors USB Micro USB RS 232 DB9 F DCE RS 232 of 3 wires RF antenna output Type N jack GPS SMA jack Power Removable 2 pins Environmen...

Page 13: ...tennas the user must point it toward the satellite Section 4 4 1 Omnidirectional antennas only require a positioning with clear view of the sky Section 4 4 2 It must be installed in an enclosure that...

Page 14: ...y connected or the synchronization was not completed the GPS LED will light for two seconds and then it will turn off for 90 seconds This cycle will continue until the transmitter detects an antenna o...

Page 15: ...eference 4 2 4 GPS SYNCHRONIZATION After power is first applied to the transmitter and the initialization sequence is completed the LED GPS will illuminate indicating that the transmitter is acquiring...

Page 16: ...e The two pins are ground and 12 V The input power requirement is 10 8 to 16 Vdc Because the transmitter can use up to 3 A the power should be connected directly to the battery Make sure the power sup...

Page 17: ...requires no assembly and no aiming in most locations It just needs to be mounted with a clear view of the sky Additionally the FTS EON2 antenna is dome shaped for shedding snow and ice is completely s...

Page 18: ...he RS 232 port is available in a DB9 connector which only three pins are used RxD TxD and GND 5 1 2 USB PORT The transmitter also has a micro USB port for connecting to a personal computer Many newer...

Page 19: ...antenna 3 Power terminal block wired to power source as per Section 4 4 4 Communication cable a USB cable to connect to a PC via terminal or b 9 pin R2S32 communication cable to connect to a data logg...

Page 20: ...conds and then press Enter again to activate the transmitter The G6 DB should respond with a prompt Details of communication protocols and configuration are in the following sections 5 3 COMMUNICATION...

Page 21: ...this document command characters will be in uppercase and bold NOTE If you choose to use binary commands please contact us 5 4 COMMAND ACCESS LEVEL All commands are subject to an access level This is...

Page 22: ...n test transmissions Sections 5 9 and 5 10 5 6 NOAA EUMETSAT TRANSMIT PARAMETERS The first step in the configuration is to enter the transmit parameters which will have been provided by the NOAA or EU...

Page 23: ...this place not for the transmitter Must end in an even number NESID Channel TCH 195 OK Channel number specified by NESID NESID Baud Rate TBR 300 OK Baud rate varies between platforms NOAA will assign...

Page 24: ...nsmit buffer N No There will be no transmission if there is no data in the buffer TPR S Transmit preamble length N A N A Do not alter Default setting TDF A Transmit data format Default Default setting...

Page 25: ...N TDF A RCH 0 RBR 0 RIN 0 RPC 0 RRC 0 RDF A RMC N IRC GIN 00 00 00 5 7 1 MESSAGE CENTERING If selected Message Centering causes the transmitter to transmit its data centered in the middle of its tran...

Page 26: ...m EIRP Bit rate bps NOAA EIRP Maximum dBm EUMETSAT EIRP Maximum dBm 100 N A 52 300 37 41 N A 1200 43 47 N A Table 3 Maximum effective isotropic radiated power Refer to your antenna s specifications an...

Page 27: ...32 32 38 Factory set default settings for 100 300 and 1200 bps respectively 3 If necessary change the power levels Refer to your antenna s specifications and operating manual DO NOT USE the example v...

Page 28: ...tellite Signal Strength _________ _____________ 32 32 00 4 34 00 1 33 00 14 27 00 11 27 00 51 31 00 22 29 00 3 25 00 0 no lock 0 no lock 0 no lock 0 no lock Fix Status Waiting For GPS Time Almanac Ava...

Page 29: ...message indicates that all is ready to transmit except that there is no data at this point Timed Message Length 0 bytes If there is data the message length will indicate the number of bytes 2 To confi...

Page 30: ...ansmission time check the Transmission Indicator LED It should light up when the transmission is underway 7 Once the Transmission Indicator LED is extinguished check the status of the transmitted mess...

Page 31: ...mple message Tx Type Self Timed Last TX Length 0 bytes Last Tx Start Time 2015 03 19 17 34 22 Last Tx Stop Time N A Forward Power N A Reflected Power N A SWR N A Power Supply N A Note that some fields...

Page 32: ...me Almanac Available N PPS Output Stable N UTC Offset 0 000000 Antenna OK Satellite Signal Strength ____________ ________________ 32 39 00 31 39 00 1 41 00 3 38 00 4 36 00 48 38 00 14 38 00 11 33 00 2...

Page 33: ...timed transmission commands Example we want to change the data in the buffer with our own values TDT 1224 4455 439 0 this will overwrite the G6 Timed Buffer message as seen in the preceding TBD examp...

Page 34: ...To add data to that already in the random transmission buffer RDTAPND xxxxxxx the new data xxxxxxx will be appended added 5 12 4 TRANSMITTER CURRENT STATUS Read the transmitter s current status RST Ex...

Page 35: ...equired If the command has parameters associated with it they will appear as a comma separated list following the command itself Note that when entering data no spaces are entered after commas All com...

Page 36: ...i e HyperTerminal will need to be changed to match 6 2 3 SET OR GET THE CURRENT TIME Syntax TIME yyyy mm dd hh mm ss Access level USER Tx State Enabled Disabled This command sets the date and time in...

Page 37: ...level USER Tx State Enabled Disabled This command directs the transmitter to set the configuration parameters to their factory default mostly invalid values this essentially clears the operation of th...

Page 38: ...in the same format as if its individual command had been executed Example RCFG NESID 326d31d4 TCH 92 The output from the RCFG command can be captured by the host in a text file and used to duplicate...

Page 39: ...nds are used to set the configuration parameters for GOES transmissions Unless otherwise specified these parameters have invalid default values and must be set explicitly before transmissions can be e...

Page 40: ...USER Tx State Disabled This command sets the timed transmission bit rate where bbbb is the bit rate parameter and has valid values of 100 300 and 1200 BPS 6 3 4 SET SELF TIMED TRANSMISSION INTERVAL S...

Page 41: ...at to ASCII Pseudo Binary or Binary Valid values are A for ASCII P for pseudo binary or B for binary This parameter is used to determine the flag word in 300 and 1200 BPS transmissions Note It is the...

Page 42: ...randomization as a percentage of the randomizing interval Random transmissions will occur at a uniformly distributed random time within this range and on average occur at the randomizing interval rate...

Page 43: ...te DisabledIf RMC is Y a random message counter will be included at the beginning of the message ahead of the user data If it is N the random message count will not be included 6 4 DATA BUFFER LOADING...

Page 44: ...it buffer and encoded for transmission the Data In Buffer LED will go out If this command is received within 1 minute of the transmission time or during a timed transmission the data will not be inclu...

Page 45: ...transmission buffer 6 4 5 GET THE MAXIMUM TIMED MESSAGE LENGTH Syntax MTML Access level USER Tx State Enabled Returns the maximum number of bytes that can be transmitted with the current timed transm...

Page 46: ...minute or during a random transmission the data will not be included in the current transmission but will be buffered for the next one If there is more data loaded into the buffer than can be transmi...

Page 47: ...e transmitted with the current random transmission bit rate window length and preamble type 6 4 12 CLEAR THE RANDOM TRANSMISSION BUFFER Syntax CRB Access level USER Tx State Enabled Disabled Clear the...

Page 48: ...ON STATUS Syntax RST Access level USER Tx State Enabled Disabled This command returns the transmitter state GPS state time to next transmission number of bytes in timed transmit buffer number of bytes...

Page 49: ...10 9 V Depending on the transmission failure mode then some fields will be marked as N A depending on the context of the failure which is described by Tx Status 6 5 6 GET LAST TRANSMISSION STATUS Syn...

Page 50: ...10 80 23 no lock 10 4 00 25 1 80 5 6 60 21 no lock 17 6 40 2 6 80 If the GPS is off the command returns GPS is off 6 5 8 GET POSITION Syntax POS Access level USER Tx State Enabled Disabled This comman...

Page 51: ...is list of possible messages is Restart GPS Synchronization Timeout Failsafe Tripped Failsafe Cleared Clock Valid Clock In Valid TX Aborted No OCXO Calibration TX Aborted Timed Tx Preparation failure...

Page 52: ...overflow SDI CRC failed SDI error in reply SDI too few values returned Port set to SDI Port set to SDC GPS antenna shorted GPS antenna disconnected Command port USART overrun Command port USART frami...

Page 53: ...READ POWER SUPPLY Syntax RPS Access level USER Tx State Enabled Disabled Returns the power supply voltage in Volts This value is updated at the bit rate when transmitting and every 30 seconds when not...

Page 54: ...put power levels between 30 and 50 dBm are accepted If the power level is set higher than the maximum output of the transmitter the RF power level will be the maximum output not the setting 6 6 2 SET...

Page 55: ...to be made and verified before committing them to permanent storage but provides the ability to recall the last saved settings if necessary 6 7 TEST COMMANDS The following commands are used for testin...

Page 56: ...to GPS This command is used during testing to prevent automatic GPS fix and OCXO TCXO calibrations An automatic synchronization will be stopped if this command is entered while it is in progress 6 7...

Page 57: ...ev 1 dft5 11 Feb 2021 Page 51 65 6 7 7 ENABLE AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION TASK Syntax EAS Access level TECHNICIAN Tx State Enabled Disabled Enables automatic synchronization to GPS if they were previously d...

Page 58: ...8 401 771500 13 401 719000 7 401 719750 49 401 773000 25 401 773750 14 401 720500 50 401 774500 15 401 722000 8 401 722750 51 401 776000 26 401 776750 16 401 723500 52 401 777500 17 401 725000 9 401 7...

Page 59: ...896000 66 401 896750 90 401 834500 132 401 897500 91 401 836000 46 401 836750 133 401 899000 67 401 899750 92 401 837500 134 401 900500 93 401 839000 47 401 839750 135 401 902000 68 401 902750 94 401...

Page 60: ...24 402 035500 179 401 968000 90 401 968750 225 402 037000 113 402 037750 180 401 969500 226 402 038500 181 401 971000 91 401 971750 227 402 040000 114 402 040750 182 401 972500 228 402 041500 183 401...

Page 61: ...nel 100 300 bps 1200 bps Channel 254 402 080500 255 402 082000 128 402 082750 256 402 083500 257 402 085000 129 402 085750 258 402 086500 259 402 088000 130 402 088750 260 402 089500 261 402 091000 13...

Page 62: ...767750 8 401 711500 27 401 740000 46 401 768500 308 401 712250 327 401 740750 346 401 769250 9 401 713000 28 401 741500 47 401 770000 309 401 713750 328 401 742250 347 401 770750 10 401 714500 29 401...

Page 63: ...0 405 401 857750 66 401 798500 86 401 828500 106 401 858500 366 401 799250 386 401 829250 406 401 859250 67 401 800000 87 401 830000 107 401 860000 367 401 800750 387 401 830750 407 401 860750 68 401...

Page 64: ...66 401 948500 126 401 888500 146 401 918500 466 401 949250 426 401 889250 446 401 919250 167 401 950000 127 401 890000 147 401 920000 467 401 950750 427 401 890750 447 401 920750 168 401 951500 128 40...

Page 65: ...978500 205 402 007000 225 402 037000 486 401 979250 505 402 007750 525 402 037750 187 401 980000 206 402 008500 226 402 038500 487 401 980750 506 402 009250 526 402 039250 188 401 981500 207 402 01000...

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Page 71: ...700 G6 DB Man Rev 1 dft5 11 Feb 2021 Page 65 65 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Description 1 13 Jan 2021 Original...

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