SPINNER Antenna Monitoring System - protect your broadcast infrastructure
All over the world radio and television broadcasters rely on their transmission systems operating unfailing around the clock, including patch panels, feeder cables and dipoles. The infrastructure itself is generally robust, but in the long run can be damaged and disturbed sustainable through RF overloads, incorrect installation or environmental influences (e.g.: UV radiation, ice, strong wind).
SPINNER's Antenna Monitoring System (AMS) was developed to detect and pinpoint potential malfunction sources, like minimal arcing, compromised insulation or water ingress as early as possible. Thus, the whole broadcast transmission system can be prevented from greater damages, for example degraded RF-components, fire or even a complete off-air situation. All conspicuous events are continuously and reliable recorded in the AMS control unit and can be checked from anywhere via a user-friendly web interface, which also can be used to easily configurate the AMS system setup. A detected failure triggers an alarm both locally on warning LEDs and remotely via a SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) interface.
All AMS system components are engineered for indoor installation and can be integrated simple and fast, even in already existing broadcast sites.
The AMS control unit, which collects and analyzes data from AMS detectors and directional couplers. When thresholds are
exceeded, it triggers warnings and alarms via relay contacts and SNMP. It also hosts a web server for remote monitoring and
convenient configuration of the AMS system. One AMS control unit can be connected to up to two AMS detectors.
The positive characteristics are briefly summarised: Collects and analyzes the data from the AMS Detectors (U-Links or Line Sections) and alarms via relay contacts and SNMP and hosts a webserver for convenient configuration of the AMS System.
Benefits of the AMS
- Distance-to-fault detection
- Arcing detection
- Water ingress detection
- Continuous monitoring of the whole system
- Local signaling by LEDs and status relays
- Remote signaling via SNMP and web interface
- Protection by integrating transmitter into interlock loop
- No signal distortion
- Compact design
- Fast, easy installation
- All components indoors
- No invasive changes to the system
- Suitable for pressurized lines
- Works for antennas of any height
