Consilium SRT - Chapter 1: Description and Main Characteristics

SRT X-BAND RADAR SYSTEMS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 DESCRIPTION AND MAIN CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................1.1
1.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................1.1
1.1.1 MANUAL APPLICABILITY ........................................................................................................1.1
1.1.2 THE PURPOSE OF THE EQUIPMENT............................................................................................1.2
1.1.3 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.........................................................................................................1.3
1.2 CONFIGURATION TABLE..........................................................................................................1.4
1.3 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION..........................................................................................................1.5
1.3.1 ANTENNA................................................................................................................................1.6
1.3.2 PEDESTAL ...............................................................................................................................1.7
1.3.2.1 MAIN CONNECTOR .............................................................................................................1.7
1.3.2.2 SRT ELECTRONICS PARTS ..................................................................................................1.8
1.3.2.3 MOTOR UNIT......................................................................................................................1.9
1.3.2.4 PEDESTAL FOR DOWNMAST CONFIGURATION ..................................................................1.10
1.4 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................1.11
1.5 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................................................1.12
CHAPTER 2 OPERATION ...................................................................................................................2.1
2.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................2.1
2.1.1 PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................2.1
2.2 CONTROLS AND INDICATORS...................................................................................................2.1
2.3 SEMI-OPERATIVE CONTROLS...................................................................................................2.1
2.4 NMEA TRANSFER PROTOCOL.................................................................................................2.3
2.4.1 ABBREVIATIONS......................................................................................................................2.3
2.4.2 DATA TRANSMISSION FROM RDC TO TXRX (OR INTERFACES)..............................2.4
2.4.2.1 OPERATIONAL CONTROL SENTENCE 2....................................................................2.4
2.4.2.2 SECTOR BLANKING SENTENCE.................................................................................2.4
2.4.2.3 TIMERS INITIALIZATION.............................................................................................2.5
2.4.2.4 DIGITAL POTENTIOMETERS.......................................................................................2.5
2.4.3 DATA TRANSMISSION FROM TXRX TO RDC................................................................2.6
2.4.3.1 STATUS SENTENCE 2....................................................................................................2.6
2.4.3.2 DATA SENTENCE...........................................................................................................2.6
2.4.3.3 TIMERS INFORMATION................................................................................................2.7
2.4.3.4 DIGITAL POT. INFORMATION....................................................................................2.7
2.4.3.5 SECTOR BLANKING SENTENCE.................................................................................2.8
2.4.3.6 WRONG COMMAND RETURN (NACK) ......................................................................2.8
2.4.3.7 HEALTH SENTENCE 2...................................................................................................2.8
2.4.3.8 DATA SENTENCE 3........................................................................................................2.9
2.4.4 GENERAL NOTES..............................................................................................................2.10
CHAPTER 3 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION....................................................................................3.1
3.1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................3.1
3.2 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION .....................................................................................................3.2
3.2.1 ELECTRONICS RACK................................................................................................................3.2
3.2.1.1 SRT POWER BOARD...........................................................................................................3.3
3.2.1.2 SRT POWER - LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY ...................................................................3.3
3.2.1.3 SRT_POWER - HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY .................................................................3.3
3.2.1.4 SRT_MOS BOARD..............................................................................................................3.4
3.2.1.5 SRT_CONTROL BOARD......................................................................................................3.5
3.2.1.6 MICROPROCESSOR AND GATE ARRAY................................................................................3.6
3.2.1.6.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION......................................................................................................3.6
3.2.1.6.2 FUNCTIONS PERFORMED ....................................................................................................3.7
3.2.1.6.3 MICROPROCESSOR OUTPUT SIGNALS .................................................................................3.7
3.2.1.6.4 MICROPROCESSOR INPUT SIGNALS.....................................................................................3.7
3.2.1.6.5 GATE ARRAY INPUT SIGNAL ..............................................................................................3.8
3.2.1.6.6 GATE ARRAY OUTPUT SIGNAL...........................................................................................3.9
3.2.1.6.7 GATE ARRAY PULSE LENGTH GENERATOR ........................................................................3.9