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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