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RCI Web Server User’s Manual 

RCI P/N: FP-SER-ETH-SERVR2 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content Subject to Change 

21 November 2013 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for FP-SER-ETH-SERVR2

Page 1: ...User s Manual RCI P N FP SER ETH SERVR2 Content Subject to Change 21 November 2013 9501 Dice Lane Lenexa Kansas USA TEL 913 422 0210 FAX 913 422 0211 Website WWW ResearchConcepts COM Email support researchconcepts com ...

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Page 3: ... can be used by encapsulating regular serial messages within UDP datagrams The corresponding replies are returned in similar fashion Detailed information on the use of UDP encapsulation is given in section 3 3 of this document 2 0 CONFIGURATION 2 1 Physical Interface The RCI Web Server comes in a 4 25 x 3 5 box that mounts using standard rack holes The box has four indicators to show network and s...

Page 4: ...que IP address and then configure the web server to that subnet and IP address before connecting it to your network Specifics on what IP addresses exist within any given subnet and or how to configure a particular device is outside the focus of this document All web servers are factory configured to have an IP address or 192 168 1 1 and a subnet mask of 255 255 0 0 Changes to the IP address or sub...

Page 5: ...oaded by entering 192 168 1 1 config into the address bar of your browser The main configuration interface panel has two navigation buttons Clicking on these buttons will switch between the available pages Any changes made to the current page must be saved by clicking the Save button before switching to a different page The Save button will become enabled anytime a change has been detected Each pa...

Page 6: ...n which the antenna controller will use to communicate with the Applet This port must be open and not in use on the target web enabled device The interface must be reset if a change is made to any of the settings The following panel will be displayed during the reset After the reset is complete the web browser will reload the page at using the new settings ...

Page 7: ...these items may be changed to overcome network latency issues NOTE The defaults settings for Display Refresh Time and Key Repeat Time should be used unless instructed by support personnel SA Bus Address is the address of the communications port used by the ACU This setting must match the Comm Port Address setting found in the CONFIG Mode of the ACU Window Name is the name that will be displayed on...

Page 8: ... do not have any ACU Web Settings that need to be configured The RC1500 has three ACU Web Settings Position CW Limit is the azimuth clockwise limit count value Polarization CCW Limit and Polarization CW limit are the clockwise and counter clockwise limit count values for polarization If these are not configured correctly the gauges will not work correctly These settings do not modify the settings ...

Page 9: ...for azimuth Elevation UP Limit is the up limit count value for elevation Polarization CCW Limit and Polarization CW limit are the clockwise and counter clockwise limit count values for polarization If these are not configured correctly the gauges will not work correctly These settings do not modify the settings on the ACU ...

Page 10: ... Elevation Offset should be set to the El Display Offset Polarization Offset should be set to the Pol Display Offset Polarization Degrees per Volt should be set to Pol Display Scale Factor If these items are not configured properly the Auto Move to specified angles will not work properly These settings do not modify the settings on the ACU ...

Page 11: ...er Interface Firmware panel is shown below Choose a file and click the Start Update button to start the user interface firmware update process The following panel displays the current progress of the firmware update Click the Done button to return to the configuration interface ...

Page 12: ...erver The RC1500 User Interface contains two gauges for displaying Azimuth and Polarization position a jog panel AGC output as well as a Satellite List The Satellite list is automatically populated using the data previously setup in the RC1500 Selecting a satellite name from the Satellite List will begin an Auto Move to that saved satellite ...

Page 13: ...ng Azimuth Elevation and Polarization position a jog panel two AGC outputs as well as a Satellite List The Satellite list is automatically populated using the data previously setup in the RC2500 Selecting a satellite name from the Satellite List will begin an Auto Move to that saved satellite ...

Page 14: ...te List The Satellite list is automatically populated using the data previously setup in the RC2000 Selecting a satellite name from the Satellite List will begin an Auto Move to that saved satellite The RC2000A version 2 70 and up and the RC2000X version 1 70 and up can also access the Remote Front Panel Pressing keys on the panel performs the same action as if keys were actually pressed on the fr...

Page 15: ...The ACU response is returned to the host in a similar fashion The packet structure of a UDP datagram is beyond the scope of this document For the following examples a datagram will consist of a packet header and packet data as illustrated below UDP Packet Header UDP Packet Data To send a command to the ACU make the packet data equal to the full SA Bus compliant command including the STX ETX and tr...

Page 16: ...ll not load main web page 1 PC or device assigned invalid address 2 Ethernet cable not connected or bad Stuck at Searching For ACU 1 Software firewall blocking Applet port 6767 2 Enable remote mode in the ACU Config menu items 3 Make sure the SA Bus Address match on the ACU and RCI Web Server Config 4 Browser Cache needs cleared ...

Page 17: ...Web Server User s Manual 15 Revision History Revision Date By Description 9 5 13 RC Initial release 11 21 13 JDK Replace wiring diagram and update description of electrical connections in section 2 1 page 1 ...

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