LinkAlign-60RPT Set-up and Operation Manual

LinkAlign-60RPT Set-up and Operation Manual LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 1

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Description of items included with a LinkAlign360-RPT... 4 General Notes:... 4 LinkAlign360-RPT Details... 5 Quick steps for Setup and Operation of the LinkAlign-360RPT antenna positioner... 7 LinkAlign User interface details... 12 Manual Controls window... 12, 14 Target Position window... 16 GPS window... 17 Settings Page... 18 IP Reset instructions... 21, 22 LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 3

General Notes: This document provides set-up and operation instructions for the LinkAlign60-RPT. The manual does not cover installation of the antenna or radio which will vary with each user. Warnings: Pinch point hazard: The LinkAlign antenna positioner has potential pinch points while the system is in operation. Maintain a safe distance from the positioner while any axis is in motion. 48VDC present of PoE injector. Take care when installing Ethernet cables between computer and LinkAlign Antenna positioner. The PoE injector has two RJ-45 connectors. One RJ-45 has both 48VDC power and Ethernet present. Take extra precaution when plugging computer and positioner side cables into PoE injector. Do not exceed 2 foot antenna aperture sizes with the LinkAlign-60RPT. The positioner is designed to handle any commercial antenna with a solid panel and surface area of 2 feet high by 2 feet wide or 2 foot round diameter. Consult Nextmove Technologies for aperture sizes greater than these dimensions. Description of items included with a LinkAlign-360RPT The pictures and table below identify what is included with a LinkAlign360-RPT. 1 2 3 4 Callout Callout Description number 1 LinkAlign-60RPT positioner with embedded controller and web based user interface installed. The LinkAlign- 60RPT has ±30º of Azimuth range of motion and ±7.5º of Elevation range of motion. 2 100 foot Power over Ethernet (PoE) power and control cable. Connects between the LinkAlign antenna positioner and item 3 PoE power injector 3 Power over Ethernet (PoE) injector. Injection point of 48VDC power to provide 48 volts DC to the LinkAlign antenna positioner.. 4 48 watt, 48V DC power supply. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 4

LinkAlign-360RPT Details The pictures and table in this section identify and describe each feature of the LinkAlign-60RPT positioner. Additional details can be found in the LinkAlign-60RPT mechanical ICD (ICDN900198). 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 14 Bottom View Installed on Pole Callout Callout Description number 1 Handle which allows for easy installation and transportation of the LinkAlign-60RPT. 2 RPT60 Quick mount plate. Provides easy installation of the LinkAlign-RPT60. The quick mount plate adapts to the LinkAlign postioner and provides a mechanical interface for pipe mount ranging from 2 inches to 6 inches in diameter. 3 GPS antenna used by the LinkAlign antenna positioner to establish current location. Used by software to automate the set up of an antenna link. 4 LinkAlign antenna controller. 5 Azimuth linear actuator. 6 Elevation linear actuator. 7 Hand knob fasteners. 4 places. Fastens the LinkAlign- 60RPT to the quick mount bracket. Provides tool-less installation of the pan and tilt to a tower or mast. 8 Antenna mount interface for installation of antenna. See LinkAlign-60RPT mechanical ICD identified as ICDN900198 for specific mounting surface dimensions and hole locations. Nextmove also offers antenna adapter brackets to easily adapt antennas and radios to the LinkAlign antenna postioner. Visit www.nextmovetech.com for more information on LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 5

antenna adapter brackets. 9 Connector for polarization control. An optional polarization rotator is available to work with the LinkAlign-60RPT. Visit www.nextmovetech.com for more information on the polarization rotator. 10 RS-485 interface for serial remote control to the LinkAlign positioner. Contact Nextmove technologies for more information. 11 Power over Ethernet (PoE) connector. Provides primary power and Ethernet connectivity to LinkAlign antenna positioner. 12 Weather tight connector for GPS antenna. This connector should always remain in place and should never be removed during normal operation. Allows for replacement of GPS antenna puck. 13 Weather tight connector for Elevation linear actuator. This connector should always remain in place and should never be removed during normal operation. Allows for replacement of elevation linear actuator. 14 Weather tight connector for azimuth linear actuator. This connector should always remain in place and should never be removed during normal operation. Allows for replacement of azimuth linear actuator. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 6

Steps for Setup and Operation of the LinkAlign-60RPT antenna positioner Step 1, Install the quick mount plate on pole. Mount the LinkAlign quick mount plate to a 2 inch pole using provided U-bolts. Optional U-Bolts up to 6 inches in diameter are also available. Contact Nextmove for more information. Make sure shoulder screws shown in two places are closer to the top of plate when installed on pole. U-bolts in two places. Top and bottom. Provided with LinkAlign-60RPT LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 7

Step 2, Install LinkAlign-60RPT on quick mount plate. Mount the LinkAlign-60RPT to quick mount plate by placing the positioner on the two shoulder screws located on the quick mount bracket that match the provided holes in the positioner. Fasten LinkAlign- 60RPT to quick mount plate using 4 hand knobs. Hand knobs Shoulder screw holds positioner on quick mount plate Step 3, Connect control cable. Connect weather tight quarter turn circular connector end of the PoE Ethernet control cable to LinkAlign positioner as shown below. Run cable through provided access hole as shown at back of unit Connect to LinkAlign- 60RPT controller Step 4, Connect PoE control cable to PoE injector Connect opposite end of Ethernet control cable to the power and data side of PoE injector as shown below. Connect DC power supply provided with PoE injector as shown below. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 8

PoE Cable from Positioner 48 VDC Power Supply Step 5, Connect PoE injector to Computer. Connect data side of PoE injector to a computer using a standard Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors at each end. This cable is not supplied with positioner. Step 6, Configure your computer IP address Configure your wired Ethernet RJ-45 connection on your computer for a static IP address. The LinkAlign antenna positioner uses the default IP address of 192.168.0.244. Set the computer static IP address at 192.168.0.200 as shown below. Configuring customer supplied computer for a static IP address will vary with each computer operating system. An example using windows is shown below. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 9

Step 7, Access control window using web browser. Log on to positioner using Google Chrome, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox. Enter the factory set static IP address of 192.168.0.244 into the command line of the web browser. An authentication required window will appear in the browser as shown below. Enter the factory default user name and password called out below and select the "OK" button. Nextmove default User Name and Password. User Name: admin Password: nextmove LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 10

The User Interface main page will load into the browser window indicating that you are now connected to the LinkAlign antenna positioner. The table below identifies and describes each control window. 1 3 4 2 Callout number Callout Description 1 Manual Control Window: Provides manual control for up, down, clockwise, and counter clockwise movements of the LinkAlign antenna positioner. 2 Target Position Window: Displays current antenna positioner azimuth and elevation and optional polarization. Allows entry of a commanded azimuth, elevation, and optional polarization. 3 Settings Button: The settings button will open a separate window which allows for configuration of IP address, positioner travel limits, software version, and software updates. 4 GPS Window: Displays current latitude and longitude of antenna positioner and allows manual entry for desired target latitude and longitude to calculate a heading to target end. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 11

LinkAlign User interface details This section details each user control window on the main page and describes the command and status function available in each window. Manual Controls window with "Step" Function enabled 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 5 10 Callout Callout Callout Function number Description 1 Step/Slew select This button allows the user to select between step or slew command control. The functions outlined in this table identify how the positioner will respond with "Step" selected in the manual controls window. 2 Up Arrow Moves the LinkAlign elevation antenna position in a positive direction (up) in step sizes equal to the defined step size. Each time the arrow is pressed the positioner will move by the defined step size amount and then stop. The positioner will continue to accept this command until the travel limit in this direction is met. 3 Counter Clockwise Arrow Moves the LinkAlign azimuth antenna position in a counter clockwise direction in step sizes equal to the defined step size. Each time the arrow is pressed the positioner will move by the defined step size amount and then stop. The positioner will continue to accept this command until the travel limit in this direction is met. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 12

4 Clockwise Polarization rotator control Moves the LinkAlign Polarization antenna position in a clockwise rotation equal to the defined step size. Each time the button is pressed the polarization axis will move by the defined step size amount and then stop. The positioner will continue to accept this command until the travel limit in the clockwise polarization direction is met. (This control will only work if a polarization rotator is installed) 5 Speed control The speed control slider bar selects the velocity of the antenna positioner. The far right as shown in the manual is the fastest and the far left is the slowest. The slider bar has 4 speed locations. The speed control slider bar can change the positioner velocity range from 2º/sec, 3.75º/sec, 5º/sec, and 7 deg per second. 6 Emergency Stop button 7 Step size selection 8 Clockwise Arrow 9 Counter Clockwise Polarization rotator control The emergency stop button will stop travel in all directions when selected. Allows user defined steps sizes in degrees. User configurable step sizes are entered and the value is applied to manual arrow direction commands. Example shows 5 degrees per step. Moves the LinkAlign azimuth antenna position in a clockwise direction in step sizes equal to the defined step size. Each time the arrow is pressed the positioner will move by the defined step size amount and then stop. The positioner will continue to accept this command until the travel limit in this direction is met. Moves the LinkAlign Polarization antenna position in a counter clockwise rotation equal to the defined step size. Each time the button is pressed the polarization axis will move by the defined step size amount and then stop. The positioner will continue to accept this command until the travel limit in the counter clockwise polarization direction is met. (This control will only work if a polarization rotator is installed) 10 Down Arrow Moves the LinkAlign elevation antenna position in a negative (down) direction in step sizes equal to the defined step size. Each time the arrow is pressed the positioner will move by the defined step size amount and then stop. The positioner will continue to accept this command until the travel limit in this direction is met. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 13

Manual Controls window with "Slew" Function enabled 1 6 2 3 7 4 8 5 9 LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 14

Callout Callout Callout Function number Description 1 Step/Slew select This button allows the user to select between step or slew command control. The functions outlined in this table identify how the positioner will respond with "Slew" selected in the manual controls window. 2 Up Arrow Moves the elevation axis antenna position in a positive direction (up). Press and hold the up arrow and the positioner will continue to move in an upwards direction until the travel limit is met or the directional arrow is released. 3 Counter Clockwise Arrow Moves the azimuth antenna position in a counter clockwise direction (left). Press and hold the CCW arrow and the positioner will continue to move in an CCW direction until the travel limit is met or the directional 4 Clockwise Polarization rotator control arrow is released. Moves the polarization antenna position in a clockwise direction. Press and hold the clockwise polarization button and the positioner will continue to move in an clockwise direction until the travel limit is met or the directional arrow is released. (This control will only work if a polarization rotator is installed) 5 Speed control The speed control slider bar selects the velocity of the antenna positioner. The far right as shown in the manual is the fastest and the far left is the slowest. The slider bar has 4 speed locations. The speed control slider bar can change the positioner velocity range from 2º/sec, 3.75º/sec, 5º/sec, and 7 deg per second. 6 Emergency Stop button 7 Clockwise Arrow 8 Counter Clockwise Polarization rotator control The emergency stop button will stop travel in all directions when selected. Moves the azimuth antenna position in a clockwise direction (right). Press and hold the CW arrow and the positioner will continue to move in an CW direction until the travel limit is met or the directional arrow is released. Moves the polarization antenna position in a counter clockwise direction. Press and hold the counter clockwise polarization button and the positioner will continue to move in an counter clockwise direction until the travel limit is met or the directional arrow is released. (This control will only work if a polarization rotator is installed) 9 Down Arrow Moves the elevation antenna position in a negative direction (down). Press and hold the down arrow and the positioner will continue to move in the down direction until the travel limit is met or the directional arrow is released. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 15

Target Position window 1 4 2 3 5 6 7 8 Callout Callout Callout Function number Description 1 Current Azimuth Displays LinkAlign positioners current azimuth heading in degrees. Position 2 Current Elevation Displays LinkAlign positioners current elevation heading in degrees. Position 3 Current Polarization Displays positioners current polarization angle in degrees. (If a polarization rotator is installed) Position 4 Commanded Azimuth Accepts values in degrees to command the positioner to a desired azimuth angle. Position 5 Commanded Elevation Accepts values in degrees to command the positioner to a desired elevation angle. Position 6 Commanded Polarization Position Accepts values in degrees to command the polarization rotator to a desired polarization angle. (Requires polarization rotator (LinkAlign-360POL) to be installed) 7 Active Axis lights Indicates if an axis is active. Red = stopped (no motion) Green = go (axis in motion). 8 "Go" button Executes commanded Azimuth, Elevation, and Polarization entries. An operator may enter values into one or all of the command boxes and press the "Go" button. The positioner will then move until the desired values are satisfied. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 16

GPS window 1 2 3 4 5 6 Callout Callout number Description 1 Current Coordinates 2 Altitude and number of Satellites Callout Function Displays the current GPS coordinates read from the antenna positioner. Displays additional GPS data identifying current altitude of the positioner and the number of satellites in view. 3 GPS Status Four color LED indicating current GPS status. Green = GPS online and working properly, Yellow = GPS is reporting data but is still collecting data to report accurate fix, Blue = GPS is reading data but GPS data is not valid, and Red indicates that GPS is not communicating with the LinkAlign antenna positioner. 4 Target Coordinates The target coordinates allows user entry of the target Latitude and Longitude position. This tool provides the user with a heading and distance to the desired target. 5 Bearing Angle Displays the calculated azimuth heading angle to the Target Coordinates. Once a target coordinate is entered the bearing angle will populate a heading. 6 Ground Distance Displays the line of sight ground distance between the current coordinates and target coordinates entered in the GPS window. Once a target coordinate is entered the ground distance will display the calculated distance between the two coordinates. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 17

Settings Page This section details the settings page. The settings page is a pop up window that is opened by selecting the gear button in the upper right side of the main control page (Identified below as callout number 1). The settings page (Identified below as callout number 2) allows user updates to the system. The full details of the settings page are provided below. 1 2 Callout number Callout Description 1 Settings Page button: Launches the settings window (callout number 2 above) 2 Settings window: Allows user input and provides status of current system settings. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 18

1 2 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Callout Callout Callout Function number Description 1 Limits User configurable travel positioner travel limits. All entries are in degrees. Allows software adjustment to travel limits in Azimuth, Elevation, and optional Polarization axis. The default travel limits for each axis is maximum physical travel limit. The "save settings" button must be selected before updates are applied. 2 IP Settings User configurable IP address settings for the LinkAlign antenna positioner. Each LinkAlign positioner also has a non configurable IP address to access the system in case the primary IP address is lost or forgotten. See the IP Reset instructions for more information. The "save settings" button must be selected before updates are applied. 3 Users Allows users to be added or deleted. There must be at least one user to allow login to the system. The default user is "admin" with the password of "nextmove". The password may be changed or the entire user deleted. 4 Add New Allows new users to be added. 5 Serial Number Displays the LinkAlign antenna positioner serial number. This field is non configurable and is the unique identifier used by Nextmove to track warranty and software LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 19

revisions. 6 Reboot Forces the on board CPU to reboot. 7 NMT debugging info checkbox This is normally for factory use only. A Nextmove phone support engineer may ask you to check this box to display real-time analog and digital values used to control and monitor the system. 8 Firmware Display's the current software revision running on the Version LinkAlign digital controller. 9 "Choose File" Allows the user to browse for a file to upload new button software to the LinkAlign antenna positioner. 10 "Upload" button The upload button will load the file selected by the user. 11 "Set Pol Zero" button 12 "Clear Pol Zero" button 13 "Use Google" check box The "Set Pol Zero" button will identify the polarization current position as its zero position. Depending on the pol rotators current position, this may limit the travel in one direction and increase in the opposite. For example, if the "set pol zero was selected at 200 degrees the pol rotator would now have 20 degrees of clockwise direction and 420 degrees of counter clockwise direction. The "save settings" button must be selected before updates are applied. The "Clear Pol Zero" button will restore the factory zero location at the center of physical travel (±220º). The "save settings" button must be selected before updates are applied. Check box to allow the user interface to populate the topographical map in the map window. If left unchecked the map will not load but still display both ends of the link in the map area window. The "save settings" button must be selected before updates are applied. 14 LinkAlign System status Displays last action details for user review during configuration changes. 15 "Exit" button The "Exit" button will close the settings window and return to the main control page. 16 "Save Settings" button The "Save settings" button will save any updates made to the user configurable settings in the settings window. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 20

Updating Firmware Nextmove may make firmware updates available to customers. New firmware is loaded in the settings window under Firmware. Step 1, Select the "Choose File" button. Navigate your hard drive to locate the bin file provided by Nextmove. Once selected the file will show up to the right of the "Choose File" button. If no file has been selected, the text "No file chosen" will appear instead. Choose File Step 2, Press the "Upload" button located below the "Choose File" button. The software will then upload. Your browser will show upload progress in the lower left hand corner of the browser window. Upload Step 3, A message in green will appear "Firmware Uploaded Successfully!" Press the "Install" button indentified below to install the new firmware. Install Step 4, Reboot the LinkAlign by removing power to the positioner. This can be done by disconnecting either side of the PoE cable connected to the positioner. Step 5, Apply power and reload the web page. Return to the settings page and verify that the new firmware version matches the new release. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 21

IP Reset instructions The LinkAlign antenna positioner has a permanent IP address that is always accessible with the proper setup of your computers IP address settings. This IP address can be used to access the system and recall the current IP address settings or make other changes. It is important to follow the instructions below carefully as this IP reset address is not recognized by standard routers or switches. Step 1, Go to your computers TCP/IPv4 adapter settings and re-configure your computers IP network settings. You must use the specific IP address and subnet mask identified below. The positioner is setup to look for this specific routing and will not communicate if other IP addresses are used. Set a static IP address of:169.254.1.102 Set a subnet mask of: 255.255.255.252 Select Ok to accept new settings Step 2, Connect the LinkAlign antenna positioner directly to the laptop or computer that has been reconfigured as shown below. The positioner should not have any routers or switches in line as most routers or switches do not recognize a 169 network and will not forward requests or status associated with this number range. 48VDC Power Configuration setup for IP Reset LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 22

Step 3, Using any web browser type the IP address 169.254.1.101 into the web browser command line as shown below. The standard web browser control window for the LinkAlign antenna positioner will launch. The settings window can now be accessed to view the current IP settings for the unit or entry of new IP address can be made and saved to allow operation on your network. LinkAlign Setup and Operation Proprietary, Nextmove Technologies Page 23