9.703 Vertex-ACU5000

This page describes the device driver and the device window for the Vertex antenna controller ACU5000.

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 .

Configuration parameters

At the maintenance page of the device window there are a couple of configuration parameters which must be set to make the software talk to the antenna controller.

parameter description
address Enter the antenna controller's IP address in 'dotted quad' notation here. Example: " 192.168.0.123:8088 ". The ACU5000 listens at port 8080 for remote control connections, therefore this port number always must be specified.
ftp.user The user name to login at the ACU via sftp for TLE/OEM file uploads
ftp.password The password to login at the ACU via sftp for TLE/OEM file uploads
ftp.oemdir The directory on the ACU where to save OEM files on the ACU
ftp.tledir The directory on the ACU where to save TLE files on the ACU
tru.lofreq The LO frequency of the tracking receiver controlled by the ACU (MHz)

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
info.poslog TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.version TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.buildDate TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.coreVersion TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.bitmapVersion TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.deviceVersion TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.osVersion TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.configuration TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
info.protocolVersion TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
config.ftp.user TEXT SAVE SETUP StringRange
config.ftp.password TEXT SAVE SETUP StringRange
config.ftp.oemdir TEXT SAVE SETUP StringRange
config.ftp.tledir TEXT SAVE SETUP StringRange
config.tru.lofreq FLOAT SAVE SETUP DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000)
internal.dummy TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.init TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.reply TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
internal.summary INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.freq FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
internal.az INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.el INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
internal.level INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
azimuth FLOAT DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000)
internal.azimuth FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
elevation FLOAT DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000)
internal.elevation FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
state.az FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
state.azPosError FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
state.onposition.az BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
state.el FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
state.elPosError FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
state.onposition.el BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
state.mode1 TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
state.mode2 TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
state.level FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00)
state.frequency FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
state.moving BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
state.azVelocity FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
state.elVelocity FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
state.movingThreshold FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
targets.select CHOICE EnumRange (UNKNOWN)
targets.content TEXT R/O StringRange R/O
targets.apply TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
tle.target CHOICE EnumRange (?)
oem.target CHOICE EnumRange (?)
tru.frequency FLOAT DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000)
tru.atten FLOAT DoubleRange (0 .. 0)
tru.power FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00)
tru.polarization CHOICE EnumRange (n/a RHCP LHCP)
tru.rfmode CHOICE EnumRange (DIGITAL ANALOG WIDEBAND n/a)
tru.filter CHOICE EnumRange (n/a 62.5 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1 kHz 4 kHz 250 kHz)
tru.sweepWidth INTEGER IntegerRange (0 .. 0)
tru.remote BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
tru.lock BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
st.initialLongitude FLOAT DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000)
st.initialAzimuth FLOAT DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000)
st.initialElevation FLOAT DoubleRange (0.000 .. 0.000)
st.thresholdBandwidth FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00)
st.stepSize FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.000 .. 0.000)
st.idleTime INTEGER R/O IntegerRange R/O (0 .. 0)
st.fading FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00)
st.firstAxis CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (AZIMUTH ELEVATION)
st.subMode CHOICE R/O EnumRange R/O (IDLE PEAKING-1ST-AXIS PEAKING-2ND-AXIS)
st.remainingIdleTime FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0 .. 0.0)
st.beaconLevel FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.00 .. 0.00)
temperature FLOAT DoubleRange (-100.0 .. 100.0)
humidity FLOAT DoubleRange (0.0 .. 100.0)
pressure FLOAT DoubleRange (0.0 .. 1100.0)
motorStop TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
presetMode TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
tleMode TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
stepMode TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
oemMode TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
updateDest TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
uploadTLE TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
uploadOEM TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
uploadSuccess BOOLEAN R/O BooleanRange R/O (true false)
reset TEXT NOPRESET StringRange
internal.az.min FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0000 .. 0.0000)
internal.az.max FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0000 .. 0.0000)
internal.el.min FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0000 .. 0.0000)
internal.el.max FLOAT R/O DoubleRange R/O (0.0000 .. 0.0000)
faults.01 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (COM TcAdsMain)
faults.02 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (COM TcAdsPLC)
faults.03 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (COM TRU)
faults.04 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (AZ Position)
faults.05 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (AZ SoftLimitCwUp)
faults.06 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (AZ SoftLimitCcwDown)
faults.07 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (AZ HardLimitCwUp)
faults.08 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (AZ HardLimitCcwDown)
faults.09 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (AZ Drive 1 Error)
faults.10 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (AZ Drive 2 Error)
faults.11 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (AZ Interlock Axis)
faults.12 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (AZ Interlock Summary)
faults.13 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EL Position)
faults.14 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EL SoftLimitCwUp)
faults.15 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EL SoftLimitCcwDown)
faults.16 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EL HardLimitCwUp)
faults.17 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EL HardLimitCcwDown)
faults.18 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EL Drive 1 Error)
faults.19 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EL Drive 2 Error)
faults.20 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EL Interlock Axis)
faults.21 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EL Interlock Summary)
faults.22 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Time DifferenceHigh)
faults.23 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EStop Cabinet)
faults.24 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EStop MovingStructure)
faults.25 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EStop PCU)
faults.26 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EStop SafetyRelay)
faults.27 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (EStop Summary)
faults.28 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (ILock CabinetOvertemp)
faults.29 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (ILock EqRoomStop)
faults.30 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (ILock HLimOverride)
faults.31 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (ILock Summary)
faults.32 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Breaker Power)
faults.33 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Breaker ServoDrives)
faults.34 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Breaker CabinetFan)
faults.35 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (RainBlower)
faults.36 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (ST NoBeaconLevel)
faults.37 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (TRU Temperature)
faults.38 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (TRU Track)
faults.39 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (TRU Summary)
faults.40 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (TRU Autophase)
faults.41 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (TRU IF Synth Lock)
faults.42 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (TRU IF Synth Lock)
faults.43 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (TRU Phasing)
faults.44 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (ACU In Local Mode)
faults.45 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Summary)
faults.46 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Air Condition Master)
faults.47 ALARM R/O AlarmFlagRange R/O (Air Condition Slave)