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1、GS-232A Computer Control Interface for Antenna Rotators YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan YAESU U.S.A. 17210 Edwards Rd., Cerritos, CA 90703, U.S.A. YAESU EUROPE B.V. P.O. Box 75525 1118 ZN, Schiphol, The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business P

2、ark, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K. YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger Hang 2, D-65824 Schwalbach, Germany YAESU HK LTD. 11th Floor Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, 66 Mody Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong 1 GS-232A Computer Control Interface for Yaesu Antenna Rotators The GS-232A

3、 provide digital control of most models of Yaesu antenna rotators? from the serial port of an external personal computer. The GS-232A contains its own microprocessor with ROM and RAM (memory), and a l0-bit analog-to-digital (A-D) converter. The 3-wire async serial line can be configured for serial d

4、ata rates from 150 to 9600 baud. The GS-232A has a DB-9 “male” connector for connection to the (RS-232C) COM port of your computer. Purchase or construnct a “straight” type serial cable, ensuring it has the correct gen- der and number of pins for connection to your system. Firmware on the GS-232A su

5、pports either direct keyboard control, or commands from programs written specifically to support it (software is not supplied by Yaesu). In addition to reading and setting antenna angle and rotation speed, the firmware includes clocked positioning routines to auto- GENERAL DESCRIPTION matically step

6、 the antenna through up to 3800 angles at programmable intervals, such as for tracking band open- ings or satellites (with an elevation rotator). Please read this manual carefully to install the GS-232A. If also installing a G-400, G-500A or G-550 with the GX-500 Automatic Control Adapter, follow th

7、e procedures in the GX-500 manual before installing the GS-232A. ?G-800DXA/G-1000DXA/G-2800DXA Azimuth Rotator, G-800DXC/G-1000DXC/G-2800DXC Azimuth Rotator, G-400 Azimuth Rotator, G-500A/G-550 Elevation Rotator, G-5400B/G-5600B/G-5500 AZ-EL Rotator, and above Azimuth and Elevation rotator combinati

8、on. G-400 Azimuth Rotator and G-500A/G-550 Elevation Rotator requires one GX-500 Automatic Control Adapter each. 2 GENERAL Power Requirements:DC 12 V, 110 mA Case Size:110 (W) x 21 (H) x 138 (D) mm Weight (approx.):380 g Semiconductors Microprocessor: HD6303XP ROM:27C64 RAM:6264 A/D Converter:HD4650

9、8PA (10 bits) Serial Comms:3-wire Async. DCE RS-232C voltage levels, 150 to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, no handshake SPECIFICATIONS CONNECTOR PINOUTS Serial I/O: 9-pin DB-9 connector (RS-232C connector) Pin 2 - Tx Data Pin 3 - Rx Data Pin 5 - Signal Ground Rotator Control: 5-pin c

10、onnector (EL connector) Pin 1 - UP switch (open collector) Pin 2 - DOWN switch (open collector) Pin 3 - analog output (0.5 - 4.5 V, four steps) Pin 4 - analog input (0-5V elevation) Pin 5 - analog ground 5-pin connector (AZ connector) Pin 1 - RIGHT switch (open collector) Pin 2 - LEFT switch (open c

11、ollector) Pin 3 - analog output (0.5 - 4.5 V, four steps) Pin 4 - analog input (0-5V azimuth) Pin 5 - analog ground 3 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ? Control cable for the Azimuth Rotator?1.1 pc (“5-pin” “Min-DIN” cable) ? Control cable for the AZ/EL Rotator?2.1 pc (“Dual 5-pin” “DIN” cable) ? DC cable w/coa

12、xial plug.1 pc ? Hook requires two sets) between the GX-500(s) and GS- 232A (Figure 3). POWER & CONTROL CONNECTIONS GX-500 Figure 3 To DC 12V Power Source To Serial port of the computer To Elevation Controller To Elevation Rotator To Azimuth Controller To Azimuth Rotator GX-500 Figure 2 To DC 12V Po

13、wer Source To Serial port of the computer G-5400B/-5600B or G-5500 AZ/EL Rotator 6 SDX Series Azimuth Rotator ? Prepare the optional C-1000 Connection Cable. ? Remove the Top cover from the controller. ? Connect the 8-pin connector of the C-1000 Connection cable to the exposed 8-pin connector locate

14、d the rear left corner in the controller. ? Route the 5-pin connector of the C-1000 Connection cable through out the rubber grommet on the rear panel of the controller, and connect it to the AZ connector on the rear panel of the GS-232A (Figure 4). ? Replace the Top Cover. POWER & CONTROL CONNECTION

15、S ? Connect the supplied DC cable to a source of 12 VDC. The red lead connects to the Positive (+) DC terminal, and the black lead connects to the Negative () DC terminal. The GS-232A requires 110 mA. The supplied cable has a 500-mA fast-blow fuse. Use only the same type fuse for replacement. ? Plug

16、 the coaxial power connector into the DC 12V jack on the GS-232A rear panel. INSTALLATION To DC 12V Power Source To Serial port of the computer SDX series Azimuth Rotator Figure 4 Output Grommet for C-1000 Connection Cable Exposed 8-pin Connector (Inside of the Controller) Optional C-1000 Connection

17、 Cable 7 COMPUTER CONNECTION Baud Setting DIP Switches GS-232A Bottom Case ? With the computer switched off, connect the RS-232C cable to the serial port of the computer, then connect the other end of your serial cable to the RS-232C connec- tor on the rear panel of the GS-232A. Only three wires are

18、 used for serial control, so there is no hardware hand- shaking. ? If you are using a G-400 Azimuth Rotator, or G-5400B/ G-5600B AZ-EL Rotator, set the GS-232As DIP switch (switch 5) to “OFF” position, to disable the 450 rotate operation. If you are using a other rotators (except the G-400/G-5400B a

19、nd G-5600B), the GS-232As DIP switch (switch 5) is still “ON.” 1 ON OFF ON ON ON OFF ON 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 2 ON ON OFF ON ON OFF ON 3 ON ON ON OFF ON ON OFF 4 ON ON ON ON OFF ON OFF DIP Switch Baud INSTALLATION GS-232A Rear Panel ? Select the desired data baud rate with the DIP switch b

20、ank on the GS-232As bottom case. ? The Control Interface serial data format uses 8 data bits, no parity, and one stop bit, with no handshaking. Turn on the computer, controller, and GS-232A, and set up your terminal program for this format and your selected data rate on the serial port to be used fo

21、r rotator control. 8 DXA/DXC/SDX SERIES AZIMUTH ROTATOR CALIBRATION Azimuth Offset Null ? Before calibrate the Rotator, check to see that the GS- 232As DIP switch (switch 5) must be “ON” position. ? From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully counter- clockwise (set to 0). ? Press O ? (the lett

22、er “oh”, and “ENTER”) on the computer keyboard to activate the azimuth calibration routine. The computer display should show AZaaaa = bbbb returned from the Interface Board, where aaaa and bbbb are four-digit numbers padded at the left with zeroes. ? Adjust the AZ trimmer (located on the bottom case

23、 of the GS-232A) while watching the computer display, until the four-digit numbers aaaa and bbbb are the same (the precise values are not important). ? Turn off the GS-232As POWER switch to exit the azi- muth calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again. Azimuth A-D Calibration

24、? From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully clock- wise (to the right). ? Press F ? (“F” and “ENTER”) on the computer key- board to activate the Control Interfaces azimuth A-D converter calibration routine. The computers display should show +aaaa, where aaaa is a four-digit num- ber which ind

25、icates the azimuth heading in degrees. ? Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on Controller rear panel so as to get a reading of “0450” on the computers display. This reading (“450 degrees”) corre- sponds to the actual beam heading you established when you pointed the azimuth rotator to the East. ?

26、Turn off the GS-232As POWER switch to exit the azi- muth A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again. Imprtant Note ! If your controllers indicator needle starts from the point except 0 (North) (such as the default setting of the USA version), align the starting p

27、oint of the controllers indicator needle to 0 (North) before calibration. When finish the calibration, set the controllers indicator needle to the desired point. Refer to the rotators user manual for details regarding the indicator needle alignment. 9 G-400 AZIMUTH ROTATOR CALIBRATION Azimuth Offset

28、 Null ? Before calibrating the Rotator, check to see that the GS- 232As DIP switch (switch 5) is set to the “OFF” posi- tion. ? From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully counter- clockwise (set to 180). ? Press O ? (the letter “oh”, and “ENTER”) on the computer keyboard to activate the azimut

29、h calibration routine. The computer display should show AZaaaa = bbbb returned from the Interface Board, where aaaa and bbbb are four-digit numbers padded at the left with zeroes. ? Adjust the AZ trimmer (located on the bottom case of the GS-232A) while watching the computer display, until the four-

30、digit numbers aaaa and bbbb are the same (the precise values are not important). ? Turn off the GS-232As POWER switch to exit the azi- muth calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again. Azimuth A-D Calibration ? From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully clock- wise (to th

31、e right). ? Press F ? (“F” and “ENTER”) on the computer key- board to activate the Control Interfaces azimuth A-D converter calibration routine. The computers display should show +aaaa, where aaaa is a four-digit num- ber which indicates the azimuth heading in degrees. ? Adjust the FULL SCALE ADJ on

32、 the GX-500 so as to get a reading of “0180” on the computers display. This reading (“180 degrees”) corresponds to the actual beam heading you established when you pointed the azimuth rotator to the South (the fully clockwise set- ting). ? Turn off the GS-232As POWER switch to exit the azi- muth A-D

33、 converter calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again to turn it back on. 10 CALIBRATION G-5400B/-5600B AZ-EL ROTATOR Azimuth Offset Null ? Before calibrating the Rotator, check to see that the GS- 232As DIP switch (switch 5) is set to the “OFF” posi- tion. ? From the Controll

34、er panel, set the Azimuth Rotator fully counter-clockwise (set to 180). ? Press O ? (the letter “oh”, and “ENTER”) on the computer keyboard to activate the azimuth calibration routine. The computer display should show AZaaaa = bbbb returned from the Interface Board, where aaaa and bbbb are four-digi

35、t numbers padded at the left with zeroes. ? Adjust the AZ trimmer (located on the bottom case of the GS-232A) while watching the computer display, until the four-digit numbers aaaa and bbbb are the same (the precise values are not important). ? Turn off the GS-232As POWER switch to exit the azi- mut

36、h calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again. Azimuth A-D Calibration ? From the Controller panel, set the Azimuth Rotator fully clockwise (to the right). ? Press F ? (“F” and “ENTER”) on the computer key- board to activate the Control Interfaces azimuth A-D converter calibrat

37、ion routine. The computers display should show +aaaa, where aaaa is a four-digit num- ber which indicates the azimuth heading in degrees. ? Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on the “AZI- MUTH” (left) side of the Controller rear panel so as to get a reading of “0180” on the computers display. This

38、 reading (“180 degrees”) corresponds to the actual beam heading you established when you pointed the azimuth rotator to the South. ? Turn off the GS-232As POWER switch to exit the azi- muth A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again. 11 Elevation Offset Null ? Fr

39、om the Controller panel, set the Elevation Rotator to the “left” horizon (down, set to 0). ? Press O2 ? (the letter “oh,” “2,” and “ENTER”) on the computer keyboard to activate the elevation calibra- tion routine. The computer will return AZaaaa = bbbb, as in the previous procedure, plus ELcccc = dd

40、dd to the right, where cccc and dddd are four-digit numbers padded at the left with zeroes. ? Adjust the EL trimmer (located on the bottom case of the GS-232A), so as to make the numbers cccc and dddd are the same (again, the actual values are unim- portant). ? Turn off the GS-232As POWER switch to

41、exit the el- evation calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again to turn it back on. CALIBRATION Elevation A-D Calibration ? From the Controller panel, set the Elevation Rotator to full scale (180: “right” horizon). ? Press F2 ? (F, 2, and ENTER) on the computer key- board to a

42、ctivate the Control Interfaces elevation A-D converter calibration routine. The computer will display +aaaa+eeee, where eeee is a four-digit number which indicates the elevation heading in degrees. For the pur- poses of this alignment, you may ignore the (azimuth) aaaa numbers. ? Adjust the OUT VOL

43、ADJ potentiometer on the “EL- EVATION” (right) side of the Controller rear panel so as to get a reading of “0180” on the computers display. This reading (“180 degrees”) corresponds to the actual beam heading you established when you pointed the elevation rotator to the 180 position. ? Turn off the G

44、S-232As POWER switch to exit the el- evation A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again to turn it back on. G-5400B/-5600B AZ-EL ROTATOR 12 CALIBRATION G-5500 AZ-EL ROTATOR Azimuth Offset Null ? Before calibrating the Rotator, check to see that the GS- 232As DIP

45、switch (switch 5) is set to the “ON” posi- tion. ? From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully counter- clockwise (set to 0). ? Press O ? (the letter “oh”, and “ENTER”) on the computer keyboard to activate the azimuth calibration routine. The computer display should show AZaaaa = bbbb returned

46、from the Interface Board, where aaaa and bbbb are four-digit numbers padded at the left with zeroes. ? Adjust the AZ trimmer (located on the bottom case of the GS-232A) while watching the computer display, until the four-digit numbers aaaa and bbbb are the same (the precise values are not important)

47、. ? Turn off the GS-232As POWER switch to exit the azi- muth calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again. Azimuth A-D Calibration ? From the Controller panel, set the Azimuth Rotator fully clockwise (to the right). ? Press F ? (F and ENTER) on the computer keyboard to activate

48、the Control Interfaces azimuth A-D converter calibration routine. The computers display should show +aaaa, where aaaa is a four-digit number which indi- cates the azimuth heading in degrees. ? Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on the “AZI- MUTH” (left) side of the Controller rear panel so as to g

49、et a reading of “0450” on the computers display. This reading (“0450: 360 degrees + 90 degrees”) corre- sponds to the actual beam heading you established when you pointed the azimuth rotator fully clockwise. ? Turn off the GS-232As POWER switch to exit the azi- muth A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232As POWER switch again. 13 Elevation Offset Null ? From the Controller panel, set the Elevation Rotator to the “left” horizon (down, set to 0). ? Press O2 ? (the letter “oh,” “2