ALCMS Basic - Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring

AIRFIELD LIGHTING CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM

S4GA ALCMS is an Airfield Lighting Control and Monitoring System designed to provide full remote control and monitoring of solar LED runway lighting from the TWR or maintenance room. S4GA ALCMS consists of Computer Interface integrated in UR-201 Control and Monitoring Unit.

It features open interface for integrating with existing AGL control system.

FEATURES

Individual Light Status Display
3 Groups of Lights
3-step Light Intensity Setup
Operating Mode Setup

ALCMS Basic is designed for airports with simple runway lighting system. Typically, it includes a runway and one taxiway leading to an apron. ALCMS Basic allows to control entire system and groups of lights separately (e.g. runway, threshold and taxiway lights) as well as report about individual light statuses.

For airports with more advanced AGL system (including multiple taxiways, approach lighting, temporarily closed areas), S4GA offers
ALCMS Advanced.

CONTROL

Grouping of entire airfield lighting in 3 major groups
Control of entire lighting system and groups of lights
3-step intensity level setup for a particular group of runway lights and PAPI
Operating modes setup: flashing, dusk-till-dawn, pilot-activated, GSM-activated
Timer setup (for pilot-activated and GSM-activated modes)

MONITORING

Real-time individual light status monitoring: battery level, charging speed, temperature, operating status, charging efficiency of solar panel
Monitoring of UR-201 Control Module: GSM signal strength, back-up battery level, power connection
Immediate light failure detection and report: light unavailable, critical battery level
Color indication of current status in 4 monitored areas: Lamps, Power, GSM, VHF
Color indication of current light status: RED – lamp is offline; AMBER – the battery level is below 30%; GREY – the unit is 100% operational