This page describes the device driver and the device window for the SatService ACU/IDU tracking controller (indoor unit). This driver allows the position and state of an sat-nms tracking unit to be monitored via RS232 from a M&C system or an VLC.
As the sat-nms ACU/IDU tracking controller provides it's own HTTP based user interface, it is recommended to install a link to the ACU user interface at the main task oriented screen of the application. The Frame Button may be used to provide this function.
Device window pages
The following table shows which device window pages are available with this individual device type. Tool-bar functions not mentioned here are described at the general description of device windows .
--- The first parameter page displays the antenna pointing. No changes can be made with this version of the device driver.
--- The second parameter page displays the tracking mode / state. Refer to the Antenna-Tracking manual page for an explanation of the tracking modes in particular.
--- The faults page.
--- The device info page.
--- The maintenance page. The configuration parameters described below are set at this page.Configuration parameters
There are no special configuration settings necessary to communicate to the satnms ACU indoor Unit. However, remember to set the line parameters for the serial interface to the correct values: 19200,N,8,1 .
Variables defined by this device driver
| name | type | flags | range |
|---|---|---|---|
| info.driver | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| lowLevel.cmd | TEXT | StringRange | |
| lowLevel.reply | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| faults.99 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Communication) |
| faults.commstat | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.type | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.port | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| info.frame | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| azimuth | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| elevation | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| polarization | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| state.az | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000) |
| state.el | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000) |
| state.pl | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| state.mode1 | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| state.mode2 | TEXT | R/O | StringRange R/O |
| state.beacon | FLOAT | R/O | DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00) |
| state.moving | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| state.limit | BOOLEAN | R/O | BooleanRange R/O (true false) |
| faults.01 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Out door unit) |
| faults.02 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Beacon receiver) |
| faults.03 | ALARM | R/O | AlarmFlagRange R/O (Tracking) |