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Field Service Procedure – Replacement PCU Kit, Coastal  

 

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3

 

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9

 

 

Document No 

135553 Rev A

 

Copyright © Sea Tel, Inc 2012 - The information contained in this document is proprietary to Sea 
Tel, Inc.  This document may not be reproduced or distributed in any form without prior written 

consent of Sea Tel, Inc.  

 

 

6.1.

 

Analogue

 

to

 

Digital

 

Convertor

 

Test.

   

This

 

test

 

checks

 

for

 

basic

 

communication

 

with

 

the

 

Analogue

to

Digital

 

Converter

 

on

 

the

 

PCU

 

main

 

board.

 

A

 

bad

 

A/D

 

could

 

make

 

all

 

other

 

tests

 

fail.

 

“Testing

 

ADC”

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

as

 

the

 

test

 

runs.

 

An

 

Error

 

code

 

1.01

1.08

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

if

 

one

 

of

 

these

 

tests

 

fails.

 

If

 

any

 

test

 

fails,

 

replace

 

the

 

PCU

 

and

 

re

run

 

BIT

 

tests.

 

6.2.

 

Digital

 

to

 

Analogue

 

Convertor

 

Test.

   

This

 

test

 

checks

 

the

 

basic

 

integrity

 

of

 

the

 

Digital

to

Analogue

 

Converter

 

on

 

the

 

PCU

 

main

 

board

 

by

 

looping

 

back

 

one

 

of

 

its

 

outputs

 

to

 

the

 

D/A.

  

“Testing

 

DAC”

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

as

 

the

 

test

 

runs.

 

An

 

Error

 

code

 

2.01

2.21

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

if

 

one

 

of

 

these

 

tests

 

fails.

 

If

 

any

 

test

 

fails,

 

replace

 

the

 

PCU

 

and

 

re

run

 

BIT

 

tests.

 

6.3.

 

Azimuth

 

Motor

 

Drive

 

Test.

  

This

 

test

 

checks

 

the

 

ability

 

of

 

the

 

motor

 

driver

 

to

 

drive

 

current

 

through

 

the

 

azimuth

 

motor.

 

The

 

current

 

to

 

the

 

motor

 

is

 

controlled

 

by

 

a

 

PWM

 

circuit.

 

The

 

PWM

 

current

 

is

 

repeatedly

 

sampled

 

and

 

statistically

 

analyzed

 

during

 

this

 

test.

 

“Testing

 

AZ

 

MTR”

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

as

 

the

 

test

 

runs.

 

An

 

Error

 

code

 

3.01

3.17

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

if

 

one

 

of

 

these

 

tests

 

fails.

 

A

 

failure

 

indicates

 

a

 

defective

 

motor,

 

motor

 

driver

 

PCB

 

or

 

harness.

 

Temporarily

 

connect

 

a

 

spare

 

motor

 

to

 

the

 

PCU

 

in

 

place

 

of

 

the

 

failed

 

motor

 

(or

 

swap

 

the

 

azimuth

 

motor

 

with

 

the

 

pol

 

motor

 

connection

 

at

 

the

 

PCU)

 

to

 

isolate

 

the

 

failure

 

to

 

the

 

PCU

 

or

 

motor.

 

Then

 

rerun

 

the

 

same

 

test.

 

If

 

the

 

test

 

passes,

 

replace

 

the

 

failed

 

motor

 

(if

 

you

 

swapped

 

the

 

azimuth

 

and

 

pol

 

motor

 

connections

 

and

 

the

 

pol

 

motor

 

test

 

did

 

not

 

fail)

 

and

 

rerun

 

the

 

BIT

 

tests.

 

If

 

the

 

test

 

fails,

 

replace

 

the

 

PCU

 

and

 

re

run

 

the

 

BIT

 

tests.

 

 

6.4.

 

Elevation

 

Motor

 

Drive

 

Test.

 

This

 

test

 

checks

 

the

 

ability

 

of

 

the

 

motor

 

driver

 

to

 

drive

 

current

 

through

 

the

 

Elevation

 

motor.

 

The

 

current

 

to

 

the

 

motor

 

is

 

controlled

 

by

 

a

 

PWM

 

circuit.

 

The

 

PWM

 

current

 

is

 

repeatedly

 

sampled

 

and

 

statistically

 

analyzed

 

during

 

this

 

test.

 

“Testing

 

EL

 

MTR”

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

as

 

the

 

test

 

runs.

 

An

 

Error

 

code

 

4.01

4.17

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

if

 

one

 

of

 

these

 

tests

 

fails.

 

A

 

failure

 

indicates

 

a

 

failed

 

motor,

 

motor

 

driver

 

PCB

 

or

 

harness.

 

Temporarily

 

connect

 

a

 

spare

 

motor

 

to

 

the

 

PCU

 

in

 

place

 

of

 

the

 

failed

 

motor

 

(or

 

swap

 

the

 

elevation

 

motor

 

with

 

the

 

azimuth

 

motor

 

connection

 

at

 

the

 

PCU)

 

to

 

isolate

 

the

 

failure

 

to

 

the

 

PCU

 

or

 

motor.

 

Then

 

rerun

 

the

 

same

 

test.

 

If

 

the

 

test

 

passes,

 

replace

 

the

 

failed

 

motor

 

(if

 

you

 

swapped

 

the

 

elevation

 

and

 

azimuth

 

motor

 

connections

 

and

 

the

 

azimuth

 

motor

 

test

 

did

 

not

 

fail)

 

and

 

rerun

 

the

 

BIT

 

tests.

 

If

 

the

 

test

 

fails,

 

replace

 

the

 

PCU

 

and

 

re

run

 

the

 

BIT

 

tests.

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Coastal

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...enna targets in elevation based on the vessels GPS position and desired satellite the azimuth axis then sweeps and searches for signal above threshold Once the NID for the desired satellite has been decoded tracking will be enabled The DVB receiver in the PCU takes a feed directly from the LNB to receive the satellite signal and will also decode the NID Network Identity from the carrier the antenn...

Page 3: ... search 2 To test elevation Tilt the radome base from front to back simulating the vessel pitching from bow to aft The antenna should remain pointed at the satellite without losing the signal and going into a search 3 To test the pol drive if applicable Tilt the radome base from side to side simulating the vessel rolling from starboard to port The LNB should move an equal amount to the movement ex...

Page 4: ...ill be displayed as the test runs An Error code 3 01 3 17 will be displayed if one of these tests fails A failure indicates a defective motor motor driver PCB or harness Temporarily connect a spare motor to the PCU in place of the failed motor or swap the azimuth motor with the pol motor connection at the PCU to isolate the failure to the PCU or motor Then rerun the same test If the test passes re...

Page 5: ...s If any test fails replace the PCU and rerun BIT tests 6 7 Azimuth Move Rate Sensor Test This test command moves the dish at various speeds in azimuth and checks the results using the azimutrh rate sensor Test AZ Sensor will be displayed as the test runs An Error code 7 01 7 05 will be displayed if one of these tests fails An error indicates a motor drive rate or sensor failure This could be due ...

Page 6: ...when pinched Re align and tension the motor and pot for correct belt path and tension If this check found a problem and you have corrected it re run the BIT tests 3 Rotate the polarization assembly to center of its mechanical range LNB vertical and observe while BIT test runs If the pol motor does not drive during the test replace the pol motor and re run the BIT tests If the polang potentiometer ...

Page 7: ... 16 Wrench Spanner Cable Ties Tie Wraps Loctite 242 7 2 Procedure Procedure for replacing the PCU assembly on the Coastal series antennas Sea Tel Kit part number 135912 PCU assembly part number 125517 3 Caution Power down the pedestal before following this procedure 1 Disconnect the BNC connector for the GPS antenna from the PCU 2 Snip the cable tie securing the GPS antenna cable coax cables and a...

Page 8: ... Phillips screwdriver remove the six screws securing the AZ EL and POL motor connections to the PCU Be careful not to lose the 6 split washers and save the hardware for future use 6 Using a 1 Phillips screwdriver remove the for screws securing the PCU to the mounting plate Note Do not remove the PCU at this time as the coax cables are still connected 7 Raise the PCU from the mounting plate to allo...

Page 9: ...adome base Note Older revisions of the Coastal PCU used a splitter to split the RF between the DVB receiver and below decks If replacing one of these PCU s with a later revision the coax which runs through the pedestal will need to be connected to the RF out port and another coax will need to be run from the LNB to the RF in port Sea Tel part number 127963 30YEL 10 Reinstall the four screws and wa...

Page 10: ...he antenna it s installed on Press and hold the save and down arrow button to enter into the setup menu Press the down arrow to scroll through the presets to the factory settings option and press the enter button Scroll through to the Model option and press the enter button Now use the up and down arrow keys to select the model of antenna and press the enter button Hold the save button to store th...

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