OEM GOES/Meteosat Transmitter (G5-OEM)

 

FTS is a worldwide leader in GOES/Meteosat communications. Our GOES technology is the standard for all new weather stations for the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in the US, and for all new hydrologic stations for the Water Survey of Canada.

Our fifth-generation G5 GOES and G5-M Meteosat transmitter is extensively field proven. In fact, FTS GOES technology forms the backbone of the US National Climate Reference Station System.

This special OEM version of the G5 transmitter can be integrated into your own datalogger or environmental monitoring system.

  • Operates on both North and South American GOES networks. Certified for use in Brazil.

  • Operates on European/African Meteosat network. Certified for use with EUMETSAT.

  • Extremely accurate timekeeping reliably transmits hourly data for up to 28 days without a GPS fix.

  • Extremely low power requirements extend operation in situations of low power or interrupted solar panel charging.

  • Automatically calculates antenna azimuth and inclination, speeding installation and eliminating errors.

  • Supports test transmissions on an alternate test channel with fixed text messages to ensure future data transmission reliability.

  • Easy set-up and installation:

    • Automatic reset and start-up (all configuration data stored in non-volatile memory).

    • Provides diagnostic reports on forward and reflected power for on-site troubleshooting.

 

Technical Specifications

Supported baud rates:

  • 300 bps, 1,200 bps (GOES)

  • 100 bps (Meteosat)

Operating supply voltage:

  • 10.5 VDC to 16 VDC

Supply current (at 12VDC):

  • Idle: 5 mA

  • Transmitting: 2.6 A

Output power:

  • 100/300 bps: 5.6 W

  • 1,200 bps: 11.2 W

EIRP:

  • 40-45 dBm (including antenna)

Data validity:

  • Integrated GPS time synchronization on start-up and once every 24 hours.

  • Maximum 28-day transmit timing accuracy without a GPS fix.

  • Setting accuracy: +/- 100 µsec synchronized to GPS

  • Drift: +/- 10 µsec/day over operating temperature range

Compatible antennas:

  • GOES Tx, EUMETSAT Tx: Yagi right-hand circular polarization, 11dBi gain, 1.5 swr

  • GOES Tx, EUMETSAT Tx: Omnidirectional, right-hand circular polarization, 3dBi

  • GPS Rx: Active 3.3V, 18dB gain, ceramic patch.

Frequency range:

  • GOES: 401.701 MHz - 402.09850 MHz

  • Meteosat: 402.0355 MHz - 402.4345 MHz

Frequency stability:

  • Initial accuracy +/- 20Hz synchronized to GPS

  • GPS Schedule: 1 fix at power up, 1 fix per day there after • Short term drift: +/-0.04 Hz/sec

  • Ageing: +/- 0.1 PPM/year

  • Vcc + Temperature: +/- 0.1 PPM

Channel bandwidth

  • 100/300 bps: 1.5 KHz

  • 1,200 bps: 3.0 KHz

Time-keeping:

  • < 100 µsec initial accuracy, automatically synchronized to GPS

  • < 10 ms per day drift without GPS

  • 28 day operation without GPS signal (after initial GPS synchronization)

Interface Serial Ports

Command port:

  • Signal Levels: RS232C

  • Connector: DB9F

  • Command protocols: ASCII Command Protocol, Binary Command Protocol

  • Applications: Field diagnostics, troubleshooting, dataloggers with RS232 port

SDI-12 port:

  • Signal Levels: TTL

  • Connector: 3 terminal internal Panduit plug

  • Protocol: SDI-12 version 1.3

  • Applications: Connection to SDI-12 sensors

Antenna ports:

  • GOES/EUMETSAT: N-type

  • GPS: SMA

 

 

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Phone: (303) 683-4843.
 

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