Indoor Tracking Controller

AL-4000

To operate with all Orbit's pedestals.

General Description

The AL-4000 Antenna Control Unit (ACU) facilitates the operation and monitoring of tracking systems. It features a dual-CPU architecture to ensure realtime response for mission-critical data acquisition, as well as a graphical touch interface that can be easily customized to support a wide range of tracking and telemetry applications. The ACU remotely interfaces over IP which makes it an ideal solution for mission and control centers.

Features

• Dual-CPU architecture for real-time data acquisition
• 15-inch touch-screen LCD (TFT) color display
• Graphic, programmable scale, error cross-hair window and signal-strength bar displays
• IP interface to local or remote control interface
• Specialized tracking modes for geo-stationary satellites, low-orbit satellites and fast moving targets
• Dynamic stabilization mode for operation on marine platforms
• Reliable, non-volatile memory
• Clock synchronization to external time reference
• System control switches for pedestal power, antenna feed power, antenna selection, antenna polarization and more
• Available also as replacement controller for non-ORBIT systems