Keypad and menus of the BDU
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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 3-20: 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 blinking green/amber/red,
OFF
STAT LED
TX LED
RX1 LED
RX2 LED
PWR LED
TEMP LED
FAN LED
Table 3-21: MODEM menu of the BDU