The ACU Interface PCB – The nervous system of the ACU-M1, provides the capability to control many types of antenna systems The Front Panel of the ACU-M1 Antenna Control Unit - M1 “The State of the Art in Antenna Control” O ur Antenna Control Unit - M1 provides to the operator complete control over the antenna/pedestal, the feed, and supporting equipment. It fits into a 19” rack and comes with a 15” color touch screen display. Integrated handwheels and slew switches on the front panel allow for easy control of antenna movement. The M1 provides a USB interface on the front panel for additional peripherals like a keyboard, pen drive, joystick, or printer. The M1 can interface with up to eight telemetry receivers that can be grouped into different combinations for auto receiver selection. Regardless of the application, the ACU-M1 can be setup to work from a remote site or right at the pedestal. Please see our Remote Control brochure for more information. The ACU-M1 handles both satellite and range applications. For satellite applications, the M1 propagates the satellite trajectory from satellite elements in several formats or program tracks from a predicted trajectory. A schedule for tracking several satellites can be programmed from the front panel or remotely. The ACU can automatically download satellite elements from the Internet or from a networked storage area. NORAD Two Line Elements may also be entered manually via the Manual TLE Entry Menu. For range applications the M1 can either autotrack or be slaved to any slave source to follow the target. Many slave formats are currently supported over Ethernet, Serial, and GPIB connections. The M1 has the ability to take Azimuth and Elevation pairs, target locations in Earth Centered coordinates, or Azimuth, Elevation, and Range data from a Radar. We have two sizes of ACU-M1 chassis. We have our standard chassis displayed on this brochure and we have our long chassis. The long chassis makes it possible for us to integrate embedded receivers inside the ACU. Control of the receivers is available on the front panel of the ACU. In real time, the M1 adapts to one of three servo loops (Type I, Type I with Feed Forward, and Type II) based on the mode of operation in each axis independently. We designed this to achieve the best possible system response while maximizing the life of the system. The ACU-M1 works well at sea. Inputs for Inertial Navigation System (INS) data allow the ACU-M1 to work out the ship’s orientation relative to True World coordinates. The TCS ACU-M1 produces reports for many of its tests in the Portable Document Format (PDF). These color reports are generated at the completion of our Velocity/Acceleration Tests, our Motion Tests, and our Error Gradient Tests. They are time stamped to provide a history of your system’s performance. We designed the ACU-M1 to be modular in form, fit, and function, allowing for ease of upgrades, maintenance, and learning. We customize the ACU-M1 to fit all your telemetry needs.
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The ACU Interface PCB – The nervous system of the ACU-M1, provides the capability to control many types of antenna systems
The Front Panel of the ACU-M1
Antenna Control Unit - M1“The State of the Art in Antenna Control”
Our Antenna Control Unit - M1 provides to the operator complete control over the antenna/pedestal, the feed,
and supporting equipment. It fits into a 19” rack and comes with a 15” color touch screen display. Integrated handwheels and slew switches on the front panel allow for easy control of antenna movement. The M1 provides a USB interface on the front panel for additional peripherals like a keyboard, pen drive, joystick, or printer. The M1 can interface with up to eight telemetry receivers that can be grouped into different combinations for auto receiver selection.
Regardless of the application, the ACU-M1 can be setup to work from a remote site or right at the pedestal. Please see our Remote Control brochure for more information.
The ACU-M1 handles both satellite and range applications. For satellite applications, the M1 propagates the satellite trajectory from satellite elements in several formats or program tracks from a predicted trajectory. A schedule for tracking several satellites can be programmed from the front panel or remotely. The ACU can automatically download satellite elements from the Internet or from a networked storage area. NORAD Two Line Elements may also be entered manually via the Manual TLE Entry Menu. For range applications the M1 can either autotrack or be slaved to any slave source to follow the target. Many slave formats are currently supported over Ethernet, Serial, and GPIB connections. The M1 has the ability to take Azimuth and Elevation pairs, target locations in Earth Centered coordinates, or Azimuth, Elevation, and Range data from a Radar.
We have two sizes of ACU-M1 chassis. We have our standard chassis displayed on this brochure and we have our long chassis. The long chassis makes it possible for us to integrate embedded receivers inside the ACU. Control of the receivers is available on the front panel of the ACU.
In real time, the M1 adapts to one of three servo loops (Type I, Type I with Feed Forward, and Type II) based on the mode of operation in each axis independently. We designed this to achieve the best possible system response while maximizing the life of the system.
The ACU-M1 works well at sea. Inputs for Inertial Navigation System (INS) data allow the ACU-M1 to work out the ship’s orientation relative to True World coordinates.
The TCS ACU-M1 produces reports for many of its tests in the Portable Document Format (PDF). These color reports are generated at the completion of our Velocity/Acceleration Tests, our Motion Tests, and our Error Gradient Tests. They are time stamped to provide a history of your system’s performance.
We designed the ACU-M1 to be modular in form, fit, and function, allowing for ease of upgrades, maintenance, and learning. We customize the ACU-M1 to fit all your telemetry needs.
Sky View Camera Control Fault View Feed Control Remote Stow World View Schedule View
Slave Ethernet*, RS-232/RS485*/RS422*, Synchro*, GPIB*, Synchronous Serial*, Custom*, GPS* Parallax correction and programmable offset control
Acquire/ Autotrack
Multi-path Clipping, Threshold, Rate Memory, Program MemoryAutotrack, Program Track, Step Track, Sun Track, Track From File, Overhead PassTime Offset For Program TrackPosition Offset