Keypad and menus of the BDU
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Chapter 4: Setup of the antenna
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ANTENNA
Description
POINTING
ANTENNA STATE: Current state of the antenna, e.g. TRACKING
ELEVATION: Current elevation angle of the antenna
AZIMUTH: Current azimuth of the antenna, with reference to North
POLARISATION
RX POLARISATION: RHC or LHC read from connected VSAT modem
TX POLARISATION: RHC or LHC read from connected VSAT modem
GNSS
LATITUDE: current latitude, read from GNSS module.
LONGITUDE: current longitude, read from GNSS module.
FIX TYPE: 2D or 3D
HEADING
Ship’s heading in degrees with reference to North, provided by the
ship’s gyro.
VERSIONS
Current software version.
SERIAL
NUMBERS
BDU: BDU serial number
ADU: Serial number of the antenna
LOCAL
ADMINISTRATION
Select LOCAL ADMINISTRATION to get administrator access for 1
hour or until next reboot
Table 4-15: ANTENNA menu of the BDU
MODEM
Description
MODEM TYPE
Activated modem type.
TX ENABLE
On or off, information delivered by the connected VSAT modem.
RX LOCK
On or off, information delivered by the connected VSAT modem.
NET LED
LED indication from modem. Steady or flashing green/amber/red, OFF
STAT LED
TX LED
RX1 LED
RX2 LED
PWR LED
TEMP LED
FAN LED
Table 4-16: MODEM menu of the BDU
NETWORK
Description
HOST NAME
The host name is used for identification purposes, e.g. in reports.
PORT 1 IP
Current IP address for LAN 1.
Table 4-17: NETWORK menu of the BDU