5.
Final Validation
A.
Installation validation should be by the following steps
(1)
Check that the LED lights up green.
(2)
If the SIM card supplied with the terminal is being used, then activate the airtime.
(3)
When the terminal is powered up and the antenna is not connected or if there is a fault, the
status LED is red.
(4)
Observe safety distances to the antenna detail above throughout.
(5)
Ensure that the UAV is outdoors and has good line of sight to the satellite.
(6)
Connect a laptop to the terminal’s Ethernet connection and check that no errors are reported
by the WebUI. Refer to Section 3.1.A.2.
(7)
Verify that there is no adverse interaction with other avionics when the terminal is powered up.
(8)
Check that the GPS has a fix and that the position is correct.
(9)
The safety distance between operator and antenna is 3.517 ft (1.07 m)
.
(10) Manually set up a data connection using the WebUI and check that signal quality is the good
or excellent ranges.
(11) Verify there is no interference with GNSS or other systems when the terminal transmits data.
B.
Mission Safety Checks
(1)
Safety of flight should be tested through ground tests before each mission.
(2)
Bring up all the normal drone electronics systems (all C2 links, autopilot, motors and ESC’s)
and determine the performance of the GPS receiver, e.g. number of received satellites,
blocking level.
(3)
Add the Satcom terminal and verify that the GPS performance has not been degraded.
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SYSTEM DESCRIPTION, INSTALLATION, AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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