- Machine Control and Guidance Products
- COMMAND (S/N: MXY1-UP)
- COMMAND STATION (S/N: MXZ1-UP)
Introduction
This special instruction covers customer requirements and specifications for installation of the Command for Underground system. These components are not supplied by Caterpillar and must be purchased and installed by the dealer and/or customer. This special instruction is applicable to Cat® Command for Underground Equipped Machines. This supplemental product support literature shall be used with the appropriate Service Manual and the appropriate Parts Manual that is available for this standard machine. Read the entire Special Instruction. Understand the information before performing any procedures. Understand the information before ordering any parts.
Safety Section
Work safely. Most accidents that involve product operation, maintenance, and repair are caused by failure to observe basic safety rules or precautions. An accident can often be avoided by recognizing potentially hazardous situations before an accident occurs. A person must be alert to potential hazards. This person shall have the necessary training, skills, and tools in order to perform these functions properly.
Safety precautions and warnings are provided in this instruction and on the product. If these hazard warnings are not heeded, bodily injury or death could occur to you or to other persons. Caterpillar cannot anticipate every possible circumstance that might involve a potential hazard. Therefore, the warnings in this publication and the warnings that are on the product are not all inclusive.
Ensure that all personnel are safe when using a tool, procedure, work method, or operating technique not recommended by Caterpillar. Ensure that the product will not be damaged or the product made unsafe by the operation, lubrication, maintenance, or the repair procedures that are used.
System Modifications
Caterpillar does not recommend modifications to the Command for Underground system or the substitution of Caterpillar provided components by customers or third parties.
Where a modification that is not recommended by Caterpillar is made, personnel modifying the system must determine that the system as modified meets appropriate requirements to be fit for use. The modifier/s must ensure that the product integrity and safety of the system will not be compromised.
Operations Area Infrastructure
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Power Supply for AIS and LARN infrastructure | |
Power Supply for Area Isolation System (AIS) and Local Area Radio Network (LARN) Infrastructure
A power supply is required to power Area Isolation System (AIS) and Local Area Radio Network (LARN) components in the operations area. The power supply should be a separate electrical enclosure from the network switch equipment. The power supply should be stepped down from mine voltage.
| Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Output Voltage | Output Current |
| AIS and LARN Component Power Supply | 48 VDC | 40A (1) |
| (1) | The power supply output current is dependent on area size and complexity. Refer to Special Instruction, REHS4612, "Command for Underground Installation Guide - Offboard Infrastructure" for power budget calculations |
Power Supply Connection
Refer to Table 2 for the recommended bulkhead. The recommended bulkhead will allow easy connection of Caterpillar supplied power cables.
| Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Description | Part Number |
| Brad® Mini-Change® | 3 Pole Bulkhead Mini Change® A-Size Receptacle with Leads, 1/2" - 14NPT Threads, Straight Female, three Pole, Length |
1300130111 |
Mounting for AIS and LARN Infrastructure
AIS and LARN area components are fitted with mounting brackets which can be used to fix the enclosures. Refer to Special Instruction, REHS4612, "Command for Underground Installation Guide - Offboard Infrastructure" for mounting hardware and mounting bracket dimensions.
Customer Infrastructure - Networks
When the Automation/Remote Operator Station is located remotely, either underground or surface, from the Operations Area, customer network infrastructure is required for two-way communications. It is essential that LAN infrastructure devices are capable of receiving and transmitting "PROFINET" protocol for proper operation of the Area Isolation System. Refer to Table 3 for the network requirements for which the customer is responsible.
Note: Examples of remotely located Automation/Remote Operator Stations are shown in Illustration 2 and Illustration 3.
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Item | Description |
| Network interconnection | Isolated - Physically or Virtually |
| IP Address Range | 10.10.0.0/16 |
| IP Addresses | Static and Dynamically assigned |
| DHCP Server | Command for Underground Server |
| Bandwidth Requirements | 6 Mpbs per machine |
| Bandwidth Requirements (Multicast) | 2 Mbps (Included in six Mpbs) |
| Network Latency Tolerance | 50ms round-trip maximum |
| Packet Loss Tolerance | Less than 1% packet loss per 60 second period |
| Ethernet Switch Protocol Compatibility | PROFINET |
| Ethernet QoS | IEEE 802.1Q Tagged Packets (1) |
| Diagnostics and Monitoring | Real time (1) |
| (1) | Desirable |
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Example of an underground Automation/Remote Operator Station which is remote from Operations Area (1) Fiber optics (2) Mobile Operator Station (3) LARN (4) Operations Area | |
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Example of a surface Automation/Remote Operator Station which is remote from Operations Area (1) Fiber optics (3) LARN (4) Operations Area (5) Fixed Automation/Remote Operator Station | |
Fixed Automation/Remote Operator Station Hardware
Mounting for Automation/Remote Operator Station Hardware
Computer hardware should be housed in an environmentally controlled room that is kept dust and moisture free.
| Requirements |
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| Appropriate room or area to house the computer hardware |
| Temperature controlled environment if required), to maintain temperature below |
| Appropriate dust filtering |
Automation Operation Station Seat
The Automation Operation Station Seat is mounted directly to the floor of the Automation Operation. Consideration should be made to the safe routing of the harnessing to and from the Automation Operation Station Seat. Refer to Special Instruction, REHS4612, "Command for Underground Installation Guide - Offboard Infrastructure".
Server Hardware
A VMware ESXi compatible server is required to host the Command Site Server virtual machine.
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Description | Specification |
| CPU | Minimum 3GHz Quad Core |
| Virtualization | VMware ESXi V6.7 supported |
| RAM | 8GB(1) |
| Network Interface Card | Dual Gigabit |
| Hard Drive | 2 x 1TB(1) |
| Redundancy | Hardware RAID Controller (Raid 1 Configuration) |
| Optical Drive | DVD Drive |
| (1) | Minimum |
Note: These specifications are suitable to run ten machines. Higher performance hardware may be required to support larger fleets of machines.
Operator Console Computer
(S/N: MXY)
The Operator Console Computer runs the Operator Console software used to control and monitor the machine remotely. Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is used to provide remote support.
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Description | Specification |
| CPU | 2GHz Dual Core(1) |
| RAM | 2GB(1) |
| Hard Drive or Drives | 100GB(1) |
| Graphics Controller | "nVidia Quadro"(2) 512MB(1) |
| Monitor (Option 1) | Dual screen, 2 x |
| Monitor (Option 2) | Single screen, 1 x |
| USB ports | Four(1) |
| Keyboard and Mouse | USB |
| Optical Drive | DVD Drive(3) |
| Operating System | Windows 7 (Professional) |
| Remote Access | Real VNC(4) |
| Antivirus | Site managed antivirus software solution |
| (1) | Minimum |
| (2) | If applicable, capable of supporting dual screens |
| (3) | Optional |
| (4) | Recommended |
AIS Console Computer
The AIS Console Computer runs AIS monitoring software.
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Description | Specification |
| CPU | 2GHz(1) |
| RAM | 2GB(1) |
| Hard Drive or Drives | 100GB(1) |
| Monitor | 1 x |
| USB ports | Three(1) |
| Keyboard and Mouse | USB |
| Optical Drive | DVD Drive(2) |
| Operating System | Windows 7 (Professional) |
| Siemens WinCC | Siemens WinCC RT V7.4 |
| Remote Access | Real VNC(3) |
| Antivirus | Site managed antivirus software solution |
| (1) | Minimum |
| (2) | Optional |
| (3) | Recommended |
Network Switch
A network switch is required to connect the computing hardware. Managed switches supporting Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allow monitoring of traffic and can assist in diagnosis of problems. Managed switches supporting Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) are recommended by Catepillar.
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Description | Specification |
| Network Switch | PROFINET compatible |
| Ports | Eight "100/1000 Mbps Ethernet RJ45"(1) |
| Managed | Preferred |
| (1) | Minimum |
Ethernet Bulkhead
Refer to Table 9 for the recommended bulkhead to be installed on the network enclosure. Installation of the recommended bulkhead will allow easy connection of Caterpillar supplied Ethernet cables.
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Ethernet Bulkhead Connection | Part Number |
| "M12 4 Pin D Code - RJ45 Female (Straight)" | Amphenol "(LTWSR-000400-0FF-IS001)" |
| "M12 4 Pin D Code - RJ45 Female (Right Angle)" | Amphenol "(LTWSR-000400-0FF-ES001)" |
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
A UPS is recommended to avoid data corruption or loss due to a power outage for the site server and operator station. Hardware should be selected to match specific country requirements.
| Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Description | Specification |
| Uninterruptible Power Supply | One required |
| VMware ESXi | Supported(1) |
| Managed | Preferred |
| (1) | Support for VMware ESXi V6.7, to permit safe management of the Virtual Machine upon loss of power |
Mobile Operator Station Hardware
Computer hardware for use in a mobile environment should be selected to meet similar performance specifications as for a fixed installation. Computer hardware for use in a mobile environment should also have added environmental requirements. Refer to Table 11 for mobile environment computer hardware requirements.
| Requirements | |
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| Description | Specification |
| Operating Temperature | |
| Relative Humidity | Less than 90% Relative Humidity ( |
| Operating Vibration | 0.4 Grms, random, 10 to 500 Hz, X,Y,Z 3 Axes, 0.5 hour/axis |
| Operating Shock | 8G, half sine, 11ms duration, X,Y,Z 3 axes, six directions, 3 shocks/direction |
| Solid State Hard Drive or Drives | Recommended |
Customer Requirements Checklist
| Item | Quantity Required | Notes: | |
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| Hardware | 48V Power Supply | ||
| 3 Pole Mini Change Bulkhead | |||
| Site Server Hardware | |||
| Operator Console PC Hardware | |||
| AIS Console Hardware | |||
| Network Switch | |||
| Ethernet Cabling (RJ45 to M12) | |||
| Uninterruptible Power Supply | |||
| Mounting Hardware(1) | |||
| Software | VMware ESXi V6.7 | ||
| Siemens "WinCC RT V7.4" | |||
| Console Operating Systems(2) | |||
| VNC | |||
| UPS Management Agent for VMware ESXi V6.7 |
| (1) | For Automation/Remote Operator Station Hardware, LARN Infrastructure, AIS Infrastructure |
| (2) | Windows 7 Professional |