SE1450 DASH Stroke Generator Operating and Maintenance Manual
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SPECTRON
SE1450 DASH
STROKE GENERATOR
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
(Version - 073004)
Spectron Engineering, Inc.
Denver, Colorado
073004
Страница 1: ...450 DASH Stroke Generator Operating and Maintenance Manual Page 1 of 25 SPECTRON SE1450 DASH STROKE GENERATOR OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL Version 073004 Spectron Engineering Inc Denver Colorado 073004 ...
Страница 2: ... that all cables are properly attached and secured before turning on power Do not remove the covers on the SE1450 DASH Stroke Generator except for Power Supply removal replacement as described within Removal of these covers will necessitate factory recalibration and may cause damage 073004 ...
Страница 3: ...d Cables 7 Setup Procedures 8 Communication and Data connections 8 Power connection 9 RS232 Connection and Protocol 9 Chapter Three Operations Preliminary Check Before Power Up 11 Initial Power Up 12 Built In Test BIT 12 Warm Up Recommendation 12 On Site Alignment and Calibration 12 Automatic Operations 12 Manual Operations 13 RS232 Communications 13 IEEE488 Communications 14 General Command Forma...
Страница 4: ...aintenance 16 Repair 16 Removal and Replacement of the Power Supply 16 Troubleshooting 17 Replaceable Modules 17 Factory Contact 17 Appendix A Specifications Appendix B BIT Logic and Troubleshooting Appendix C NIST Traceability of the SE1420 DASH and SE1450 DASH Appendix D SE1450 DASH J5 Pinout Definition 073004 ...
Страница 5: ...splay HUD This is a vital prerequisite to accurately and objectively measuring HUD image performance parameters SE1450 DASH Stroke Generator Front View The SE1450 DASH is designed to generate a linear ramp at the both slow and fast HUD specified writing speeds The linearity of the ramp defines the brightness uniformity along the length of the stroke line A HUD specified failed writing speed can al...
Страница 6: ...vailable in three line lengths as well as preprogrammed patterns for a crosshair and a raster patch The crosshair is a single control language command that combines a vertical and horizontal line intersecting on a user defined center position The raster patch is also a single command language call It combines 33 horizontal lines or 33 vertical lines with a user defined center position and center t...
Страница 7: ...1420 DASH Display Measurement System to objectively measure and characterize the performance parameters of the resultant HUD image It is this configuration and operation that will be described in this manual however with proper input and cabling the SE1450 DASH could operate independently of the measuring system Typical System Components and Cables Table 2 1 Main Module and Replaceable Part Part N...
Страница 8: ...on the back of the SE1450 DASH is OFF See Power Connection directly below 2 Connect the HUD Test Station Connect Cable from Connector J5 on the back of the SE1450 DASH to the appropriate Connectors on the Test Station and HUD 3 Connect the External Sync Cable from Connector J2 on the back of the SE1450 DASH to the External Sync In on the Display Measurement System Normally Connector J2 on the back...
Страница 9: ... procedures in Chapter 3 Operations of this manual RS232 Connection and Protocol User supplied and initiated RS232 Communications with the SE1450 DASH system are described in Chapter 3 Operations The following information is supplied as an aid in initiating proper communications through the RS232 port The RS232 connector is a DB9 male connector located on the SE1450 DASH Back Panel J4 Only five of...
Страница 10: ...rating and Maintenance Manual Page 10 of 25 The RS232 protocol follows an IBM 9 pin DTE standard which is an ASCII system The serial protocol for this system is 1 start bit 1 stop bit 8 data bits 9600 baud Hardware Flow Control 073004 ...
Страница 11: ...l operation using Spectron Control Language Commands Automatic testing may be accomplished by software that sends sequential Spectron Control Language Commands and captures the resulting data as it is generated according to specific test procedures for the HUD UUT Unit Under Test Preliminary Check Before Power Up At a minimum the HUD Test Station Connect Cable the External Sync Cable the 120VAC Po...
Страница 12: ...H should be turned on approximately 30 minutes prior to use On Site Alignment and Calibration The SE1450 DASH is precisely calibrated at the Factory to NIST Standards and 16 bit accuracy In order to obtain full Factory Specifications in the field however it is necessary for the Operator to fully understand and execute the ADJust command for each individual UUT This is necessary for the SE1450 DASH...
Страница 13: ...peration must be preceded with a colon to indicate Command Mode to the SE1450 DASH see General Command Format Notes below Caution Failure to precede a SCL Command with a colon in Serial Operation may lead to unpredictable results including having to reset the System before proceeding Note To perform a Hardware Reset power down the system then re start it or Press the recessed Red RESET Button on t...
Страница 14: ...n the Manual Spectron Control Language Commands SE1450 Stroke Generator The format rules from that Manual are repeated here for clarity of operation 1 Serial Operation vs IEEE488 Operation Spectron Control Language Commands SCL Commands are entered directly as specified below during IEEE488 operation If the SE 1450 Stroke Generator is being controlled through the Serial Port however the Command Mo...
Страница 15: ...nt rather than using the ADD command consistently will clear the Current Work Area as above described and will result in the loss of the previously created elements of the final image pattern The series of pattern generating commands in the Current Work Area can be viewed using the READ command changed by using EDIT deleted with the DELETE command and permanently stored in EEPROM in one of 20 numb...
Страница 16: ...escribed below User initiated repairs will void the factory warranty and invalidate the factory calibration In no event should the user attempt to remove factory installed covers and access the internal parts other than to replace the Power Supply Module Should it appear that repairs are required contact Spectron Engineering Inc as specified below Removal and Replacement of the Power Supply The pr...
Страница 17: ...l indications from these commands and follow the specific troubleshooting directions found in Appendix B BIT Logic and Troubleshooting 4 If the procedures in Appendix B do not resolve the problem contact Spectron Engineering Inc as specified below with the specific circumstances and failure indications reported by the BIT for further instruction and safe troubleshooting steps for the error conditi...
Страница 18: ... Generator Destination PDU T 50 HUD Voltage Range 12 to 12 Volts DC Differential Line to Line Parameter Range 18 Degrees 36 Degree Total Field of View Scale Factor 1 5 Degree per Differential Volt Accuracy 0 010 Volts at 0 0 Volts 0 025 Volts at 4 0 Volts Differential 0 028 Volts at 6 6 Volts Differential Signal Label YDEF Signal Name Y Symbol Deflection Signal Type Analog Source Stroke Generator ...
Страница 19: ...Complementary Signal Type From Test Station to Stroke Generator Signal Label Signal Name SYMODE Symbol Mode Video Modified RS170 From Test Station to Stroke Generator Signal Label Signal Name SELVID Selected Video For X Y Symbol Deflection waveform requirements refer to APPENDIX B HEAD UP DISPLAY AIRCRAFT SYSTEM INTERACTION in the ICD defined above The Stroke Generator and DASH Measurement System ...
Страница 20: ...TUS If the same report is received the Module specified in the report should be repaired replaced B From AST atus Reports 1 Failure report 51 ASTATUS FAIL CHECK ACCESSORY RERUN ALIGN BEFORE REPAIR This failure report will occur if the accessory cable is not properly connected to the HUD Simulator or HUD Holding Fixture or if the EEPROM can not be read written First verify that the appropriate acce...
Страница 21: ...dure If the failure report is number 53 the entire Display Measurement System should be repaired recalibrated 4 Failure Report 54 ASTATUS FAIL SYSTEM RERUN ISTEST ALIGN BEFORE LUMINANCE RECALIBRATION This failure report will occur when the system does not attain specified luminance accuracy Check to see that all cables are properly connected and then run the Internal Self Test using an ISTEST comm...
Страница 22: ...J1 of Cable W4 ITA to HUD Test Bench Appendix D SE1450 DASH J5 Pinout Definition this Manual VOLTAGE REFERENCES Pin Nos Name Long Name 18 Cont V Ref Rtrn Display Measurement Controller Voltage Reference Return 19 Cont V Ref Display Measurement Controller Voltage Reference 24 Stroke V Ref Rtrn Stroke Generator Voltage Reference Return 25 Stroke V Ref Rtrn Stroke Generator Voltage Reference Definiti...
Страница 23: ...s Name Long Name 20 Cont Bipolar Rtrn Display Measurement Controller Bipolar Frequency Reference Return 21 Cont Bipolar Freq Display Measurement Controller Bipolar Frequency Reference 26 Stroke Bipolar Rtrn Stroke Generator Bipolar Frequency Reference Return 27 Stroke Bipolar Freq Stroke Generator Bipolar Frequency Reference Definition pins 20 21 and 26 27 These twisted pairs will output a square ...
Страница 24: ...SE1450 DASH Stroke Generator Operating and Maintenance Manual Page 24 of 25 APPENDIX D SE1450 DASH J5 Pinout Definition 073004 ...
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