EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions. Instructions

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1 Instructions Congratulations for buying your EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD (shortly ERC-M SMD). This document will guide you through the needed steps for assembly and configuration of the ERC-M SMD. You will reach the best result by following these instructions step by step. Table of contents Safety-Instructions ERC-M SMD USB Bill of material (BOM) and drawings Connection of the DC-supply Establishing the USB-connection ERC-M SMD RS Bill of material (BOM) and drawings Connection of the DC-supply LAN-Interface (optional) Bill of material Assembly of the LAN-Interface Check of the DC/DC-converter Device-Installer Installation of the COM-Port-Redirector (CPR) Rotor-Card (optional) Bill of material Assembly of the Rotor-Card PCB SlimLine housing (optional) HID AZ/AZ or AZ/EL and desktop housing (optional) Bill of material Assembly of bottom-side HID-PCB Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/AZ (dual azimuth) Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/EL (azimuth&elevation) Cable to connect the HID to ERC-M Cable to connect the ERC-M to rear-side D-SUB Mechanical integration into the desktop-housing The Service-Tool Configuration of the COM-Port Read the ERC-M-configuration-parameters Language Other functions of the Service Tool Theory of operation Calibration First check of calibration with Rotor-Control M Connect the ERC-M to other programs Appendix Tannenstr. 16 Page 1 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

2 Appendix1: Pin-out of D-SUB15 ERC-M Appendix2: Pin-out of mini-din rotor-card Appendix3: Connection of rotor-card to ERC-M with supplied mini-din-cable Appendix4: Pin-out of the HID-connector on ERC-M Appendix5: Schematics Rotor-Card Appendix6: Schematics ERC-M SMD Appendix7: Schematics HID Safety-Instructions Don t continue using the product if it is damaged. Keep electronic assemblies and components away from children! Products that carry electric voltages must be handled by taking care about the valid instructions and regulations. If the product must be repaired, only use original spare parts! Using different parts may cause property damage and personal injury! The repair has only to be done by an expert! The installation has to be done by a skilled expert. Connection-cables have to be chosen according to the needed diameter. Before working on the product all supply-voltages have to be securely cut of. The product is designed to work in clean and dry areas inside buildings. Prevent the product of humidity, water and heat. Don t use the product in areas where explosive gases, vapour or dust are or may occur. Don t let the product fall or apply mechanical stress as the product may be damaged. Tannenstr. 16 Page 2 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

3 1. ERC-M SMD USB If your ERC-M is RS232 (not USB) go to chapter Bill of material (BOM) and drawings ERC-M SMD USB V1.0 Bill Of Material QTY Type Value Reference Comments 1 PCB assembled ERC-M SMD USB V1.1 1 DC-Connector 2.1/5.5/9mm for DC-cable 1 DSUB-connector 15 pole male solder for rotor-cable 1 DSUB-case for 15 pole for rotor-cable 1 USB-cable A to B 1.8m USB-cable Tannenstr. 16 Page 3 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

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5 1.2 Connection of the DC-supply If you don t have rotor-cards or the LAN-option, you don t need to connect an external DC-supply. In this case the ERC-M USB will be powered by USB. Skip this chapter. Prepare a DC-cable with 10 to 15VDC by using the DC-connector supplied with the ERC-M or use any other DC-supply with that voltage and an appropriate DC-Connector of 2.1/5.5mm. Connect the Plus(+)-pole to the center contact and the Minus(-)-pole to the outer contact. Before connecting the DC-connector to the ERC-M, measure the voltage at the connector, if it is in the range needed. If DC is reversed, nothing will happen as the Circuit is proven against wrong polarization. 1.3 Establishing the USB-connection Plug the USB-B-connector to the ERC-M and the USB-A-connector to a free USB-connector on your PC. Depending on your operating-system, you will be asked to install an USB-driver. This driver is available on the CD delivered with your kit. After successful installation of the driver, a new COM-Port (COMn) is available. You can identify the COM-port-number by inspecting the hardware-settings of your PC. In case you have a conflict with another COM-port (e.g. virtual COM-port), change the COM-port-number in the properties. Tannenstr. 16 Page 5 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

6 2. ERC-M SMD RS232 If your ERC-M is USB (not RS232) go to chapter Bill of material (BOM) and drawings ERC-M RS232 V2.0 Bill Of Material QTY Type Value Reference Comments 1 PCB assembled ERC-M RS232 V1.1 1 DC-Connector 2.1/5.5/9mm for DC-cable 1 DSUB-connector 15 pole male solder for rotor-cable 1 DSUB-case for 15 pole for rotor-cable 1 RS232-cable 3.5mm phone-jack to D-SUB 9-pole Tannenstr. 16 Page 6 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

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8 2.2 Connection of the DC-supply Prepare a DC-cable with 10 to 15VDC by using the DC-connector supplied with the ERC-M or use any other DC-supply with that voltage and an appropriate DC-Connector of 2.1/5.5mm. Connect the Plus(+)-pole to the center contact and the Minus(-)-pole to the outer contact. Before connecting the DC-connector to the ERC-M, measure the voltage at the connector, if it is in the range needed. If DC is reversed, nothing will happen as the Circuit is proven against wrong polarization. Tannenstr. 16 Page 8 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

9 3. LAN-Interface (optional) 3.1 Bill of material The BOM is in the order how you should use the parts. ERC-M SMD V1.0 LAN Bill Of Material QTY Type Value Reference Comments 1 Diode 1N4004 D5 alt. 1N Capacitor ceramic 100n 50V 20% C15,C16 1 Capacitor Tantal 1u 35V 20% C23 1 Resistor 10K 5% R1 alt. 10K 1% 1 XPORT R XP1 1 DC/DC 12V 3.3V 1W DC1 1 Patchcable 2m Crossover The LAN-kit comes with an extra Resistor 10K 5% and a Diode BAT54. These 2 parts are not needed for ERC-M SMD. Just drop them. 3.2 Assembly of the LAN-Interface Assemble and solder the components according to the following drawings. The components to be assembled are marked blue in the following drawings. Please read the following instructions before you start: 1. The vertical assembled Diodes should have a distance (1-2mm) to the PCB while soldering. Otherwise there is the risk of overheating these components while soldering. 2. Take care of polarization of the following components : - Diode D5 - DC/DC DC1 - Capacitor tantal C23 Those components are marked red in the following drawing. Components : Colour-code of Resistors: 10K 5% brown-black-orange-gold alt.: 10K 1% brown-black-black-red-brown Diodes : = Tannenstr. 16 Page 9 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

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11 3.4 Check of the DC/DC-converter After checking all assembled components for identity, polarization and solder-bridges, connect 10 to 15VDC to connector J1 as already shown in chapter 1.2 or 2.2. After connecting DC correctly, you should measure +3.3VDC +/-0.4V at the test-point shown against GND. Testpoint : +3.3V GND 3.5 Device-Installer The Device-Installer is needed to assign an IP-address to the LAN-Unit: The Device-Installer is available on the disk supplied with your ERC-M in the LANTRONIX-folder. You may find a newer version on the LANTRONIX homepage at First connect the ERC-M with the supplied cross-over patch-cable to your PC or with a normal patchcable to a network-hub. Start the setup with the file: setup_di_x86x64cd_ exe The unit s IP address is normally set to at the factory. The hardware address is on the product label. The unit is DHCP enabled as the default. - Click Start Programs Lantronix DeviceInstaller - DeviceInstaller. If your PC has more than one network adapter, a message displays. Select an adapter and click OK. Note: If the Tannenstr. 16 Page 11 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

12 unit already has an IP address (e.g., DHCP has assigned an IP-address), click the Search icon and select the unit from the list of Lantronix device servers on the local network. - Click the Assign IP icon. - If prompted, enter the hardware address (on the product label) in the format a-XX-XX- XX, where the XXs are unique numbers/letters assigned to the product. Click Next. - Select Assign a specific IP address and click Next. - Enter the IP address. The Subnet mask displays automatically based on the IP-address; if desired, you may change it. On a local network, you can leave the Default gateway blank (all zeros). Click Next. - Click the Assign button and wait several seconds until a confirmation message displays. Click Finish. - Select the XPort from the main window list and click Tools - Ping. The results display in the Status area. Click the Clear Status button to clear the window so you can ping the device again. - Click the Close button. In case of any problems, disable the Windows-Firewall during the assignment of the IP-address and repeat the configuration. 3.6 Installation of the COM-Port-Redirector (CPR) The CPR is needed to redirect the LAN-device to a virtual-com-port that can be accessed by the rotor-control-software. The following items are required to run CPR: - x86 (32bit): Windows XP, 2003 Server, Vista, 7, and 2008 Server - x64 (64bit): Windows Vista, 7, and 2008 Server - Microsoft.NET Framework v MB free hard drive space. The "Internet Connection Firewall" must be disabled, or else UDP Ports 30718, 43282, must be available. Otherwise, you will not be able to detect or communicate with any devices on the network. To configure, go to the Control Panel, go to Network Settings, select the corresponding network adapter, choose Properties, and go to the Advanced tab. You may need to allow these ports access through the corporate firewall as well. The CPR-software is available on the disk supplied with your ERC-M in the LANTRONIX-folder. You may find a newer version on the LANTRONIX homepage at Start the setup with the file: setup_cpr_x86x64cd_ exe You will find a quick-start-guide for CPR in the LANTRONIX-folder on the CD: Com-Port-Redirector_QS.PDF By default, the serial speed of the LAN-device is set to 9600 Baud. If you want to use it with a different speed, as your application doesn t support 9600 Baud, change the speed settings with the Webinterface available through the CRP-software. As the LAN-device only supports 1 configured speed, it cannot be used with the Service-Tool to - change speed of communication - perform a firmware-update These actions are only available through the primary interface (USB, RS232). Tannenstr. 16 Page 12 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

13 4. Rotor-Card (optional) 4.1 Bill of material The BOM is in the order how you should use the parts. Rotor-card V1.4 Bill Of Material QTY Type Value Reference Comments 1 Capacitor ceramic 100n 50V 20% C1 3 Diode 1N4004 D1,D2,D3 alt. 1N Diode P6KE33CA D4 1 Coil 10u 10% SMCC L1 1 Terminal-block 2 pol. 5mm X6 5 Terminal-block 3 pol. 5mm X1,X2,X3,X4,X5 1 Connector Mini-DIN 6-pole print X7 3 Relay FTR F1CA012V K1,K2,K3 alt.lmr2-12d 4 Spring-washer 3.2mm 4 Screw M3x8mm 2 Nut M3 2 Mounting-angle 11x10x7mm 1 PCB RC 2-layer 67.5x43.6mm V1.4 1 Cable with 6-pole mini-din 1m To ERC-M 1 Cable black 0.5m 0.75sqmm for cableing 1 Cable blue 0.5m 0.75sqmm for cableing 3 Cable-tie 150mm for cableing 4.2 Assembly of the Rotor-Card PCB Assemble and solder the components according to the following drawings. Please read the following instructions before you start: 1. The vertical assembled Diodes should have a distance (1-2mm) to the PCB while soldering. Otherwise there is the risk of overheating these components while soldering. 2. Put the 2-pole terminal-block X6 and the 3-pole terminal block X2 together before assembly. You will get a 5-pole terminal-block. 3. Carefully compare the position of the PCB with the drawings before you start to assemble it. Do the same with 2 of the 3-pole terminal-blocks for X1 and X3 to build a 6-pole terminal-block. 3. Take care of polarization of the following components : - Diodes D1,D2,D3 (D4 is bidirectional, no polarization) - Terminal-blocks X1,X2,X3,X4,X5,X6 (cable entry to the outside) Those components are marked red in the following drawing. Diodes : = Tannenstr. 16 Page 13 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

14 After assembly, attach the 2 mounting-angles with 2 screws and 2 nuts. Use spring-washers below the nuts. Tannenstr. 16 Page 14 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

15 Check carefully the assembly. So, this is how it should look like. Rotor-cards are to be mounted inside the control-boxes that don t provide a remote connector. Therefore you need to drill 3 holes in the housing of the control-box according to this drawing: all values in mm (milli-meter) First drill the center-hole (10mm) and than the smaller holes. Take care, that the bottom-side of the rotor-card has at least a distance of 8mm to the housing. This is very important to keep the safety-distances, especially when the rotorcard is carrying main-voltage (e.g. the brake-circuit of a HAM-IV). Mount the rotor-card to the control-box using the 2 screws and spring-washers below the screws. The wiring of the rotor-card to the different control-boxes is shown in the Installation-Guide provided on the CD of your ERC-M-kit. The wiring of the rotor-card-cable to the ERC-M is shown in appendix 3. Tannenstr. 16 Page 15 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

16 5. SlimLine housing (optional) Mount the front-panel to the aluminium-casting Put the 4 rubber-feet to the bottom-side of the housing Remove the 2 distance-bolts from the DSUBconnector on the ERC-M Mount the back-panel to the ERC-M using the 2 bolts Slide the ERC-M into the housing and mount the back-panel to the housing. READY Pull the label from its foil and put it carefully on the top of the housing. Pay attention not to touch the sticky side of the label. Tannenstr. 16 Page 16 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

17 6. HID AZ/AZ or AZ/EL and desktop housing (optional) The HID is a human-interface-device and provides a 2x16 character LCD-display, 6 LEDs and 4 pushbuttons to the user. The HID and ERC-M is mounted in a powder-coated and silkscreen printed black sheet-metal-housing. The desktop-housing is available with different front-panels. One for AZ/AZ and one for AZ/EL operation. Beside the different housings, the top-side assembly of the HID-PCB for these 2 versions is different. 6.1 Bill of material The BOM is in the order how you should use the parts. ERC-M V2.0 HID+Desktop-housing Bill Of Material QTY Type Value Reference Comments Assembly of bottom-side of PCB 1 PCB HID 2-layer 119.8x36.6mm V1.2 4 Diode 1N4004 D1,D2,D3,D4 Alt. 1N Resistor 300R 5% R2,R3,R4,R5,R6,R7 Alt. 300R 1% 1 Resistor 54R 5% R8 Alt. 53.6R 1% 1 Potentiometer 10KA R1 1 Box-header 2x8 pole X2 1 Pinheader 1x2 pole JP1 Assembly of top-side of PCB 1 LCD with backlight DIS1 1 Pinheader 1x16 pole for LCD 4 Spacer 2.5x5x5mm LCD-mounting 4 Spring-washer 2.6mm LCD-mounting 4 Screw M2.5x12mm LCD-mounting 4 Nut M2.5 LCD-mounting 4 Switch 3FTL6 S5,S6,S7,S8 4 LED green 3mm LC LED5,LED6,LED7,LED8 2 LED yellow 3mm LC LED9,LED10 6 Spacer 3x12x4mm for LEDs 4 Dome 19mm for switches Cableing 1 Flat ribbon cable 330mm 16 pol. for cables 2 Connector 2x8 pole for HID to ERC-M cable 1 DSUB-connector 15 pole male flat ribbon for D-SUB-cable 1 DSUB-connector 15 pole female flat ribbon for D-SUB-cable 1 DSUB mounting-kit UNC for D-SUB Mechanical integration 1 Housing steel AZ/AZ or AZ/EL bottom and cover 4 Rubberfeet d=12mm for housing 8 Screw M3x6mm PCB-/HID-mounting 8 Screw 2.9mm x 6.5mm black for housing 1 Tool Allen-key 2.5mm for housing/rubberfeet Tannenstr. 16 Page 17 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

18 6.2 Assembly of bottom-side HID-PCB Assemble and solder the components according to the following drawings. Please read the following instructions before you start: Take care of polarization of the following components: - Diodes D1,D2,D3,D4 - Box-header X2 Those components are marked red in the following drawing. Carefully compare the position of the PCB with the drawings before you start to assemble it. Components : Colour-code of Resistors: 54R 5% green-yellow-black-gold alt.: 53.6R 1% green-orange-blue-gold-brown 300R 5% orange-black-brown-gold alt.: 300R 1% orange-black-black-black-brown This is how it should look like: Inspect carefully the assembly and soldering. Once the LCD is mounted (next step), it becomes quite difficult to rework any soldering or assembly of the bottom-side! Tannenstr. 16 Page 18 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

19 6.3 Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/AZ (dual azimuth) If your housing is AZ/EL (azimuth and elevation) proceed with step 6.4 First assemble the LCD with the 5mm spacers, screws, nuts and spring-washers to the PCB. Put the 16-pole pin-header between PCB and LCD before mounting. Leave the protection-foil on the LCD until the HID will be mounted into the housing. Now solder the 16-pole pin-header first to the LCD and than to the PCB. This is how it should look like: Please read the following instructions before you proceed: LEDs: flat side K round side short leg long leg Take care of polarization of the following components : - LED5,LED6,LED7,LED8,LED9,LED10 Those components are marked red in the following drawing. Assemble and solder the switches and LEDs according to the drawings. Take care that the switches fit plane to the PCB. Otherwise you will have problems with sticky switches later when the HID is mounted to the front-panel. Tannenstr. 16 Page 19 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

20 Hint: Only solder 1 leg of the switches and LEDs, check for alignment and than solder the remaining pins. Use the 3x12x4mm spacers for the LEDs to fix them in the right distance from the PCB. K K K K K K Put the 19mm domes on top of the switches. This is how it should look like: Tannenstr. 16 Page 20 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

21 6.4 Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/EL (azimuth&elevation) If your housing is AZ/AZ (dual azimuth) go back to step 6.3 First assemble the LCD with the 5mm spacers, screws, nuts and spring-washers to the PCB. Put the 16-pole pin-header between PCB and LCD before mounting. Leave the protection-foil on the LCD until the HID will be mounted into the housing. Now solder the 16-pole pin-header first to the LCD and than to the PCB. This is how it should look like: Please read the following instructions before you proceed: LEDs: flat side K round side short leg long leg Take care of polarization of the following components : - LED1,LED2,LED3,LED4,LED9,LED10 Those components are marked red in the following drawing. Assemble and solder the switches and LEDs according to the following drawings. Take care that the switches fit plane to the PCB. Otherwise you will have problems with sticky switches later when the HID is mounted to the front-panel. Hint: Only solder 1 leg of the switches and LEDs, check for alignment and than solder the remaining pins. Tannenstr. 16 Page 21 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

22 Use the 3x12x4mm spacers for the LEDs to fix them in the right distance from the PCB. K K K K K K Put the 19mm domes on top of the switches. This is how it should look like: Tannenstr. 16 Page 22 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

23 6.5 Cable to connect the HID to ERC-M Cut 130mm from the flat-ribbon-cable and press the 2x8 pole connectors to both ends as shown in the next picture. Red wire on this side Take care of the orientation of the connectors (red circle) and the position of the red wire. Use a bench-vise to properly press the connectors to the flat-ribbon-cable. Those connectors are quite sensible and may damage if you don t press them properly. Bend the flat-ribbon-cable on both ends over the top of the connector and put the strain-relief on. 6.6 Cable to connect the ERC-M to rear-side D-SUB Take the remaining 200mm of the flat-ribbon-cable and remove 1 wire from the 16-pole cable to get a 15-pole cable (don t remove the red wire, take the opposite site) Press the 2 DSUB-connectors to both ends as shown in the next picture. The red wire always has to show to pin 1 of the connectors. The pin-number of the connectors is printed in the plastics of the connectors. female male Pin 1 Red wire on this side Tannenstr. 16 Page 23 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de Pin 1

24 6.7 Mechanical integration into the desktop-housing Mount the 4 rubber-feet to the desktop housing using 4 screws 2.9x6.5mm. Remove the protection-foil from the LCD and mount the HID into the desktop-housing with 4 Allen-screws using the Allen-tool provided with the kit. Mount the ERC-M-PCB to the housing with Allenscrews. Fold the 15-pole flat-ribbon-cable as shown and put the DSUB-connectors as shown and mount the female-dsub-connector to the back-panel of the housing with the 2 UNC-distance-bolts and 2 washers from the DSUB-mounting kit. Tannenstr. 16 Page 24 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

25 Attach the 16-pole flat-ribbon-cable into the connectors as shown. Connect the ERC-M to DC-supply or USB to check contrast settings. After start-up you should see a start-up-screen like this: Adjust the contrast with the potentiometer R1 on the backside of the HID-PCB. Put the top-cover onto the housing and fix it with 4 screws 2.9x6.5mm Here we are: READY to go Tannenstr. 16 Page 25 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

26 7. The Service-Tool The Service Tool is on the CD supplied with the kit. Start the Setup-File SETUP ERC-M_Vnn.EXE (nn=version) directly on the CD and follow the instructions. The installation wizard will automatically install the Service Tool in the program directory (or any other if you choose a different one) and put an icon on your desktop. Start the Service Tool by double-clicking the Icon on the desktop. 7.1 Configuration of the COM-Port On shipment, the Service Tool is configured to COM1, which is most properly not the com-port, where you connected the ERC-M, hence after Start-Up the program may bring up an error-message because of the wrong COM-Port. Choose the right COM-Port. The Service Tool will check the availability of the ERC-M at the chosen COM-Port. If successful, the Service Tool will read the configuration-parameters of the ERC-M and populates the configurationand the calibration-windows. You can now perform a little hardware-test before the installation. Click the LEDs on the HID-PCB and relays on the rotor-cards will be switched on sequentially. -button and all 7.2 Read the ERC-M-configuration-parameters The parameters of the ERC-M can be read by clicking the button. 7.3 Language The Service-Tool and the help-files are available in different languages. Choose the language with the -box. 7.4 Other functions of the Service Tool The other functions of the Service Tool are well described in the help-function of the Service Tool. Click the button. Tannenstr. 16 Page 26 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

27 8. Theory of operation A Microcontroller receives commands via the RS232- or USB or LAN-interface in the Yaesu GS-232B (or GS-232A) or DCU-1 protocol from the programs that support controlling rotators. The ERC-M takes the task to move the rotator to the desired position or to stop the rotator while it is moving. Also changes of the direction are possible while the rotator is moving. The current position of the rotators is calculated from the measured rotor-feedback-voltages AZ and EL. To achieve accurate function, the ERC-M has to be calibrated to the specific value of the rotor-feedback-voltages (ref. to the next chapter). Depending on the direction to move, the contacts CW and CCW or UP and DWN are tighten to ground. With a programmable delay the contact AUX1 and AUX2 will be activated to control the speed or the brake of the rotator. The ERC-M is powered either the USB-bus, by the control-box it is connected to or by external VDC. The current consumption is according to the USB-specifications. Using an USB-hub may require to power this hub. Wherever there is a suitable DC-supply available on the rotor-controllers remote-jack, it is taken from there to supply the ERC-M. The ERC-M is than switching automatically to the external supply in order not to drawn current from the USB-bus. 9. Calibration After the ERC-M is connected to the rotor-controller, it has to be calibrated. This calibration is needed, because different kinds of rotators deliver different kinds of feedback-voltages. Also variations between rotators of the same model would lead to inaccuracy. To calibrate the ERC-M, it has to measure the rotor-feedback-voltages at both ends including overlaps (turning radius > 360 ). The calibration is a software-guided procedure, which will be started by pressing the or button of the service tool. Just follow the instructions given by the calibration assistant. If the feedback-voltage of the rotator has unlineraities, an extended calibration can be performed every 30 for azimuth or every 15 for elevation by pressing the or button. 10. First check of calibration with Rotor-Control M The rotor-control-program Rotor-Control M is on the CD supplied with the kit. Start the Setup-File SETUP RC-M_Vnn.EXE directly on the CD and follow the instructions. The installation wizard will automatically install the Service Tool in the program directory (or any other if you choose a different one) and puts an icon on your desktop. Set the ERC-M with the Service-Tool to Baudrate 9600 and Protocol GS232B. Start Rotor-Control M by double-clicking the Icon on the desktop. The green pointers and numbers show the current position of the rotators. Targets can be put at the red numbers. You can control the rotators for Azimuth and Elevation separately or together. Click the GO- or STOPbuttons. You can also move a rotator to a target-position by clicking on any point of the graphics. By clicking the button PARK, the rotators move to their configured parking positions. Tannenstr. 16 Page 27 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

28 Rotor-Control M can be configured to work for a single-axis setup or a dual-axis setup. AZ&EL AZ&AZ AZ only 11. Connect the ERC-M to other programs Please take care about the following issues, if you want to control your ERC-M with other programs : - Choose the right COM-port - COM-port-speed in the program must be same as in ERC-M o The speed of ERC-M is shown during the start-up on the LCD or in the service-tool - Adjust the comport in the program to : N-8-1 (No Parity, 8 databits,1 stopbit) - Use the same protocol in program and ERC-M (Yaesu GS232B, GS232A or Hygain DCU-1) o The protocol of ERC-M is shown during the start-up on the LCD or in the service-tool Tannenstr. 16 Page 28 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

29 Appendix Appendix1: Pin-out of D-SUB15 ERC-M Connector seen from outside to the female connector on ERC-M or to the back of the desktophousing. Appendix2: Pin-out of mini-din rotor-card Connector seen from outside to the female connector on the rotor-card. Appendix3: Connection of rotor-card to ERC-M with supplied mini-dincable Mini-DIN Signal Colour D-SUB axis 1 D-SUB axis 2 1 CW/UP Orange CCW/DOWN Yellow AUX Red Feedback-voltage Green GND Brown DC-supply Blue Tannenstr. 16 Page 29 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

30 Appendix4: Pin-out of the HID-connector on ERC-M Pin Pin 1 GND 9 LCD E 2 VCC 10 LCD RS 3 Keyboard Common 11 LED AUX2 4 +5V 12 LED AUX1 5 LCD D7, Keyboard UP 13 LED DWN 6 LCD D6, Keyboard DWN 14 LED UP 7 LCD D5, Keyboard CW 15 LED CCW 8 LCD D4, Keyboard CCW 16 LED CW Appendix5: Schematics Rotor-Card Tannenstr. 16 Page 30 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

31 Appendix6: Schematics ERC-M SMD Tannenstr. 16 Page 31 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de

32 Appendix7: Schematics HID Tannenstr. 16 Page 32 of 32 erc@schmidt-alba.de