SAFEDOCK® Safegate Group

Manual Date: 9 September 2016

Chapter: 4 MAINTENANCE Version: 2.13

4. CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE
The Safedock system has a built-in diagnostic test program that is activated prior to
any start-of-docking command. Errors are reported with a code, identifying the kind of
fault. Corrective maintenance of the Safedock system is carried out on the basis of
these reports.

4.1 FAULT FINDING AND RECTIFICATION

Possible causes of each error and the recommended actions to be taken are
presented in § 5 Troubleshooting in this Chapter.

During rectification the procedures described in § 6 Replacement of Malfunctioning

Units shall be followed.

4.2 TEST EQUIPMENT

The test equipment used for the set-up of the Safedock system is the Server of the
Safedock Central Computer System, provided that the connection to Superior System
is established. The software SMT.EXE shall be used for this purpose.

An alternative is to use any laptop computer, which shall be connected to the service
outlet of the Operator Panel. Note that the service outlet is an RS-485 port, which
means that an interface converter must be used, when connecting to the RS-232
COM port of the laptop computer.

Optionally, a laptop computer can also be connected to a 10BaseT/RJ-45 outlet in the

Pilot Display unit. This option also gives the computer access to the Central
Configuration Database.

4.3 DIAGNOSTIC TEST FUNCTIONS

The Safedock is equipped with a set of test/ diagnostics functions. To access these
functions from the Operator Panel main menu, select Test key, enter a password (if
configured) and press ENTER. A menu containing all available test functions will then
be presented.

Pressing the softkey associated with the desired test function activates the test
function. The arrow keys can be used to switch between menu pages. Pressing the
CANCEL key will bring the system back to normal operation.

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Soft-labelled Connection to
touch keys Maintenance
Walk View OP
Test Logs Test
Light
Test
Sens
Temp
Sens
computer
Safedock SYSTEM
User-friendly Safedock SYSTEM
PROGRAM
READY VERSION:
illuminated graphic 6.08-Zhr Soft Key
Mirr Mirr Laser Scan
Start Disp
display; one layout per Pos Test Test Test Test labels
function
ENTER button
CANCEL button for CANCEL ENTER
for data entry
command cancellation
Scroll buttons for pending
Emergency-Stop between pages of multi-
button page menus

FIGURE 4.1 – OPERATOR PANEL OVERVIEW

The available test and set-up functions are according to the following sections.

4.3.1 Mirror Position Detector Test

This function is used to test the Stepper Motor Driver circuit. If it is functioning properly
and the mirrors are in correct position, OK will be displayed. Otherwise FAIL will be
displayed.

Walk View OP Light Temp

Test Logs Test Sens Sens
Program version
SOS 1.0.0
P: OK
Mirr Mirr Laser Scan Disp
Pos Test Test Test Test

FIGURE 4.2 – MIRROR POSITION DETECTOR TEST

4.3.2 Mirror Test

This function is used to test the home positions for the mirrors.
Both mirrors will be sent to their home positions and a message will display the result.

Walk View OP Light Temp

Test Logs Test Sens Sens
Program version
SOS 1.0.0
M: Hor OK Ver OK
Mirr Mirr Laser Scan Disp
Pos Test Test Test Test

FIGURE 4.3 – MIRROR TEST

4.3.3 Laser Test

This function is used to test for range data from the LRF and mirror motion detection.
A laser scan operation will be performed using each of the mirrors and a message will
display the result.

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Walk View OP Light Temp

Test Logs Test Sens Sens
Program version
SOS 1.0.0
L: Hor OK Ver OK
Mirr Mirr Laser Scan Disp
Pos Test Test Test Test

FIGURE 4.4 – LASER TEST

4.3.4 Scan Test

This function is used to test the entire scanner subsystem with mirrors, LRF and
monitoring functions.
A full scan operation will be performed using each of the mirrors and a message will
display the result including monitor time indicators for each mirror.

Walk View OP Light Temp

Test Logs Test Sens Sens
Program version
SOS 1.0.0
S: OK H nn V mm
Mirr Mirr Laser Scan Disp
Pos Test Test Test Test

FIGURE 4.5 – SCAN TEST

The time indicators for the mirrors, nn and mm, shall be in the range 100 – 600.
4.3.5 Display Test
There are three available tests for the Pilot display: Board test, Address test and Line
test.
Back

DISPLAY TEST

Board Addr Line

Test Test Test

FIGURE 4.6 – DISPLAY TEST

(a) Board Test
This is an automatic test. Each LED board of the Pilot Display will be tested one
by one, and the result will be displayed at the Operator Panel. If any LED board is
found to be faulty, it will be displayed as a major or minor (individual LEDs) error
with its id ‘RC’ where R is row number and C is column number:

Back

BOARD TEST
FAILED
Major: 11 34
Board Addr Line
Test Test Test

FIGURE 4.7 – BOARD TEST

(b) Addr Test
In address test, a unique character is displayed on each of the display boards,
starting with ‘A’ at the top left and continuing in sequence left-to-right and top-to-
bottom.
Thus the addressing of the boards can be checked:
Back

ADDRESS TEST
CHECK ADDRESSING
ON DISPLAY
Board Addr Line
Test Test Test

FIGURE 4.8 – ADDRESS TEST

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(c) Line Test

The line test is used to light up all the LED’s on the display boards, one line at a
time. This allows for visual inspection of the individual LED’s.

Back

LINE TEST
Line: 1 Color: 1

Prev Next
Line Line

FIGURE 4.9 – LINE TEST

Use the Prev Line and Next Line keys to step through the lines of the display.
4.3.6 Walk-Test
Walk-test is a system wide test function that exercises all the major features of the
Safedock system. It is used to verify the operation of the system, and shall be
performed whenever a modification to the system has been made.

In walk-test, an entire docking procedure is performed, docking a person walking in

along the centreline in place of an aircraft. When walk-test is activated, a stop-position
must be chosen by selecting one of the configured aircraft types. The stop-position for
a standard walk-test will be the nose wheel position for the selected aircraft type. It is
also possible to do a walk test for the configured stop reference for the selected
aircraft type. In this way, walk-test can be used both to verify the operation of the
system, and the configured stop-positions for each aircraft type.

Nose Conf
Wheel Ref

Select
walktest reference

FIGURE 4.10 – WALK TEST REFERENCE SELECTION

The procedure for performing a standard walk-test is:

(a) Enter system TEST functions and select WALK TEST then select NOSE WHEEL.
If the configuration has been updated for individual aircraft types, the system will
suggest an aircraft type to be tested. Walk-test for the suggested aircraft type can
be started by pressing the ENTER button.
A 320 A 321 A 330 A 340 Back

Walktest
Select aircraft
ALL OK
A 300 A 306 A 310 A 318 A 319

FIGURE 4.11 – WALK TEST

At every entrance to the walk-test function the system will continue to suggest
aircraft types until all updated aircraft types have been tested successfully.
The test of any aircraft type’s stop-position can be done as described below:
(b) Select an aircraft type using the aircraft selection menu. The selected aircraft type
will determine the stop-position for walk-test.
(c) Walk to the start position for ‘walk-test’, which should be at least 20 metres from
the stop-position along the centreline.
(d) Walk toward the system, following the centreline. The system will activate azimuth
guidance and closing rate display, as soon as the person is seen by the system.

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(e) Follow the guidance information provided by the system, verifying that it closely
matches the centreline.
(f) When STOP is given, verify that the stop-position matches the desired stop-
position for the selected aircraft type.
(g) After a successful walk-test the system will automatically terminate the test
functions and return to normal operation without further user input.

The procedure for performing a configured stop reference walk-test is:

(a) Enter system TEST functions and select WALK TEST then select CONF REF.
(b) – (g) Same steps as above for a standard walk-test.

Note: No SLOW or TOO FAR messages are available during walk-test. As walk-test
is looking for a person, a much smaller object than an aircraft, it cannot reliably be
used in adverse weather conditions such as rain or snow.

4.3.7 View Logs

This function is used to display data about the latest docking procedures.
Data from the latest docking procedures are stored on non-volatile memory, and are
available for later review.
 The date/ time and aircraft, for the latest logged docking will be displayed as
below:

Prev Next Back

20130924 14:11:16 Date/time for the docking

Dock CRJ-700
Aircraft type
Re- Down
wind

FIGURE 4.12 – NAVIGATE AMONG STORED LOGS

The Prev and Next keys can be used to navigate among the stored logs. The
Down key displays the next line of the log sequence while the Rewind key is
used to restart the sequence from the beginning. The Back key can be used
to get back to the test function menu.

Prev Next Back

20130924 14:12:14 Time for the event

Capture @85m Event
Lead-in @77m
Re- Down
wind

FIGURE 4.13 – DOCKING EVENT

 Use the Down key to go through the events that have been saved for this
docking. Data saved are: aircraft type, date/time, error during docking, speed
at the last slow message, capture distance, ID-verified distance, stop
distance, and roll after stop.
 The Rewind key will provide a jump back to the beginning of the selected
docking.
 By pressing the CANCEL button, the test is aborted.

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4.3.8 Operator Panel Test

Test of the inputs on the Operator Panel(s) can be performed. The statuses of the 16
digital inputs of the selected operator are displayed as 1 or 0. Use the Prev Panel and
Next Panel keys to select which panels input should be displayed.
4.3.9 Light Sensor Test
This test function is used to check the function of the light sensor that controls the
intensity of the Safedock display.
Walk View OP Light Temp
Test Logs Test Sens Sens
Program version ‘kk’ is the light intensity
SOS 1.0.0 measured, and ‘nn’ is the
Light: nn (kk) control parameter used.
Mirr Mirr Laser Scan Disp
Pos Test Test Test Test (3 < nn < 99; 0 < kk <
60000).
FIGURE 4.14 – LIGHT SENSOR TEST

4.3.10 Temperature Sensor Test

This test function is used to check the temperature of the display unit (D) and the
scanner unit (L). The display shows the measured temperature, according to the
format below:
Walk View OP Light Temp
Test Logs Test Sens Sens
Program version ‘nn’ is the temperature, in
SOS 1.0.0 degrees Celsius.
Temp: D nn, L nn
Mirr Mirr Laser Scan Disp
Pos Test Test Test Test

FIGURE 4.15 – TEMPERATURE

4.3.11 Comm info

This test indicates the status of the communication with the superior system.
Back

Superior Comm:
Channel 1 Active
Channel 2 Inactive

FIGURE 4.16 – COMM INFO

4.3.12 Statistics
This function displays some basic statistics about the system operation.
Reset Back
Laser
Number of ID-Fail:
2

Laser Total Ok ID
Time Dock Dock Fails

FIGURE 4.17 – STATISTICS

The keys Laser Time, Total Dock, Ok Dock and ID Fails switch between the
different statistics.
The function Reset Laser is used to reset the running time counter for the laser unit.
This time should be reset whenever the laser unit is replaced in the system.
4.3.13 Cal Test
This key will activate the system calibration procedure and report the result.
Walk View OP Light Temp
Test Logs Test Sens Sens
Program version
SOS 1.0.0
AutoCal: OK
Mirr Mirr Laser Scan Disp
Pos Test Test Test Test

FIGURE 4.18 – CAL TEST

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4.3.14 Set IP
The Set IP function is used to inspect and modify the network settings for the system.
Back

IP Settings
Adr: 192.168.1.11
Msk: 255.255.255.0
Set Set Set Apply
addr mask gtway

FIGURE 4.19 – IP SETTINGS

Press the Set xxx key to modify the IP-address, network mask and Gateway address
respectively.
6 7 8 9 0

IP Address:
192.168.001.021
^
1 2 3 4 5

FIGURE 4.20 – IP ADDRESS SETTING

Enter new digits for the setting. The input position is marked by an input cursor, ^.
Move the input cursor with the  and  keys. Confirm the new setting by pressing
ENTER.

Activate the modified setting for the system by pressing the Apply key. The system
will restart using the new settings.
4.3.15 Restart
The restart function can be used to restart the Safedock system.
Back

CONFIRM RESTART

Accep
t

FIGURE 4.21 – RESTART

Press Accept to confirm the restart operation, press CANCEL or Back to resume
normal operation.

4.4 OPERATOR PANEL SETUP AND TEST FUNCTIONS MENU

The Operator Panel includes a setup and test functions menu for adjusting settings in
the Operator Panel.
See chap 2 appendix A for settings.

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5. TROUBLESHOOTING
All Safedock systems complete a factory acceptance test (FAT) before shipping;
however, some error messages may appear during configuration and commissioning
due to unforeseen reasons.

If a malfunction occurs within a Safedock system, error numbers appear on the Pilot
Display and their equivalent error messages appear on the Operator Panel display.
Some error messages may appear in abbreviated form on the Pilot Display,
depending on the Safedock type and/or size of Pilot Display installed at the stand.
Faults can be diagnosed and rectified from error messages.

5.1 FAULT EVALUATION

It is important to evaluate an error in a logical order, for example:
1. An airport operations event - see Chapter 3 OPERATION or Chapter 4
MAINTENANCE.
2. Routine maintenance - see Planned or Corrective Maintenance sections in this
Chapter.
3. Cabling fault - see Chapter 2 INSTALLATION or
Chapter 5 DRAWINGS.
4. A configuration problem - see Chapter 2 INSTALLATION.
5. Component fault - see Errors and Warnings and Replacement sections in this
Chapter.
6. Support - see Support information in this Chapter.
Note: Some error messages appear for 10 seconds and then disappear from the
display. The operator may then attempt a new or continue a docking procedure. The
error is saved in the event log.

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