Yaesu G-1000DXA, User Manual

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Page 3: ...m 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 G ENERAL D ESCRIPTION matically step 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...

Page 4: ...S 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 RotatorControl 5 pin connector 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 switc...

Page 5: ...nting 1 pc ø1 G 5400B G 5600B G 5500 ø2 G 800DXA G 1000DXA G 2800DXA G 800DXC G 1000DXC G 2800DXC A CCESSORIES O PTION AVAILABLE OPTIONS GX 500 GS 232A version Control Adapter Check with your dealer C 1000 Connection Cable for SDX seriesAzuimuth Rotator NC 72B C F Uø3 AC Adapter ø3 B suffix is for use with 117 VAC C suffix is for use with 220 240 VAC F suffix is for use with 220 VAC or U suffix is...

Page 6: ...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 r Plug the coaxial power connector into the DC 12V jack on the GS 232A rear panel r Connect the supplied Control cable 5 pin 1 Mini DIN between ...

Page 7: ...igure2 G 400 G 500 or G 400 G 550 pair of GX 500 r 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 r Plug the coaxial power connector into the DC 12V jack on the GS 232A r...

Page 8: ...A Figure 4 r Replace the Top Cover POWER CONTROL CONNECTIONS r 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 r Plug the coaxial power connector into the DC 12V jack on t...

Page 9: ... the 450 rotate operation If you are using a other rotators except the G 400 G 5400B and G 5600B the GS 232A s 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 I NSTALLATION GS 232A Rear Panel r Select the desired data baud rate with the DIP switch bank on the GS 232A ...

Page 10: ...the Rotator fully clock wise to the right r Press F Ž F and ENTER on the computer key board to activate the Control Interface s azimuth A D converter calibration routine The computer s display should show aaaa where aaaa is a four digit num ber which indicates the azimuth heading in degrees r Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on Controller rear panel so as to get a reading of 0450 on the comput...

Page 11: ...mportant r Turn off the GS 232A s POWER switch to exit the azi muth calibration routine then turn on the GS 232A s POWER switch again AzimuthA DCalibration r From the Controller panel set the Rotator fully clock wise to the right r Press F Ž F and ENTER on the computer key board to activate the Control Interface s azimuth A D converter calibration routine The computer s display should show aaaa wh...

Page 12: ... important r Turn off the GS 232A s POWER switch to exit the azi muth calibration routine then turn on the GS 232A s POWER switch again AzimuthA DCalibration r From the Controller panel set theAzimuth Rotator fully clockwise to the right r Press F Ž F and ENTER on the computer key board to activate the Control Interface s azimuth A D converter calibration routine The computer s display should show...

Page 13: ...evationA D Calibration r From the Controller panel set the Elevation Rotator to full scale 180 right horizon r Press F2 Ž F 2 and ENTER on the computer key board to activate the Control Interface s 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...

Page 14: ... off the GS 232A s POWER switch to exit the azi muth calibration routine then turn on the GS 232A s POWER switch again AzimuthA DCalibration r From the Controller panel set theAzimuth Rotator fully clockwise to the right r Press F Ž F and ENTER on the computer keyboard to activate the Control Interface s azimuthA D converter calibration routine The computer s display should show aaaa where aaaa is...

Page 15: ...N ElevationA D Calibration r From the Controller panel set the Elevation Rotator to full scal 180 right horizon r Press F2 Ž F 2 and ENTER on the computer key board to activate the Control Interface s 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 ...

Page 16: ... switch again to turn it back on C ALIBRATION ElevationA D Calibration r From the Controller panel set the Elevation Rotator to full scale 180 right horizon r Press F2 Ž F 2 and ENTER on the computer key board to activate the Control Interface s 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...

Page 17: ...st commands have two versions one for azimuth and one for elevation Commands are not echoed by the Control Interface but a carriage return character 0Dh is returned after every command and also a line feed character 0Ah if the command invoked returned data Invalid commands cause to be returned and the input buffer cleared Note that all angles are in degrees beginning with zero at the most counterc...

Page 18: ...of commands see page 19 F F2 Full Scale Calibration preset rotator manually to full scale send command adjust OUT VOL ADJ trimmer on rear of controller or GX 500 elevation adapter until the returned data is 0180 or 0450 0nnn 0180 for eleva tion Turn off the GS 232A s POWER switch to save new settings R U Start turning the rotator to the right up L D Start turning the rotator to the left down A E S...

Page 19: ...red values remain in effect until another M command is issued this may have no parameters in which case the error prompt is returned but memories are still cleared or until the controller is turned off or by toggling the GS 232A off and on T See the M above and the W below command Start automatic stepping routine both azimuth and eievation turn rotator to next sequentially memorized azimuth or az ...

Page 20: ...re in azimuth elevation pairs each pair representing one antenna loca tion At most 1900 pairs can be sent and stored in the Control Interface As with the other commands the time interval range is limited to 001 to 999 seconds azimuth to 000 to 360 or 450 vary according to controller type and elevation to 000 to 180 When this command is sent the rotators turn to the first aaa azimuth parameter and ...

Page 21: ...rizontal Middle 1 X 3 Rotation Speed 3 Horizontal Middle 2 X 4 Rotation Speed 4 Horizontal High S All Stop O Offset Calibration F Full Scale Calibration Returnedby H2 Command HELP COMMAND 2 U UP Direction Rotation D DOWN Direction Rotation E UP DOWN Direction Rotation Stop C2 Antenna Direction Value W Antenna Direction Setting WXXX YYY W Time Interval Direction Setting WTTT XXX YYY XXX YYY TTT Ste...

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