CPI Model 950E Antenna Control System

CPI Model 950E Antenna Control System

The CPI Model 950E is a high-performance satellite antenna tracking and control system for fixed and mobile antennas using a single AC motor per axis. Its networked Antenna Control Unit (ACU), Tracking Receiver Unit (TRU) and inverter Power Drive Unit (PDU) provide accurate acquisition, pointing and tracking of stable to highly inclined GEO satellites.

Tracking Accuracy: Better than 5% of receive beamwidth
Pointing Accuracy: Better than 0.05° RMS
Satellite Support: Stable and inclined GEO satellites
Satellite Inclination: Up to 15°
Tracking Modes: Optrack and Steptrack
Acquisition Modes: Box Scan and GEO Scan
Pointing Modes: Intelsat 11, Preset, Designate, Table Track, NORAD, Star, Sun and Moon Track
Motor Support: Single or multi-speed inverter-duty AC motor per axis
Motor Voltage: 208–480 VAC, three-phase
Position Feedback: 25-bit optical encoder; optional 16-bit resolver
Remote Control: Ethernet TCP/IP, SNMP and HTML5 Web GUI
PDU Enclosure: NEMA 4, IP66 equivalent
Compliance: Intelsat Standard A, CE and FCC Class A

Key Features:

• Precision satellite acquisition, pointing and tracking

• Suitable for almost any fixed or mobile antenna

• Adaptive Optrack ephemeris modeling

• Dual- or multi-speed inverter motor control

• Controlled acceleration and deceleration

• Speed regulation range up to 15:1

• Touchscreen interface with color status displays

• Flexible internal or external tracking receiver options

• Optional Model 520A or 550A tracking receiver

• Antenna and satellite simulation capabilities

• Dedicated Ethernet communication between system components

• Independent Ethernet connection for M&C or customer WAN

• Optional fiber-optic ACU-to-PDU link

• Optional GPS/GNSS, heading and foundation-tilt sensors

• Optional headless operation

• Optional Portable Maintenance Unit

• Wide operating-temperature range

• Field-upgradeable software