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 Park, 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
GS-232A Computer Control Interface
for Yaesu Antenna Rotators
The GS-232A provide digital control of most models of
Yaesu antenna rotatorsø 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 data 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 gender and number of pins for connection to your system.
Firmware on the GS-232A supports 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-
matically step the antenna through up to 3800 angles at
programmable intervals, such as for tracking band openings 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 the procedures in the
GX-500 manual before installing the GS-232A .
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G-800DXA/G-1000DXA/G-2800DXA
G-800DXC/G-1000DXC/G-2800DXC
G-400
Azimuth Rotator,
G-500A/G-550
G-5400B/G-5600B/G-5500
above Azimuth and Elevation rotator combination.
G-400
Azimuth Rotator and
one
GX-500
Elevation Rotator,
AZ-EL Rotator, and
G-500A/G-550
Automatic Control Adapter each.
Azimuth Rotator,
Azimuth Rotator,
Elevation Rotator requires
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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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
SPECIFICATIONS
A/D Converter: HD46508PA (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
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 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 switch (open collector)
Pin 3 - analog output (0.5 - 4.5 V, four steps)
Pin 4 - analog input (0-5V azimuth)
Pin 5 - analog ground
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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
r Control cable for the Azimuth Rotatorø1................1 pc
(“5-pin” 1 “Min-DIN” cable)
r Control cable for the AZ/EL Rotatorø2....................1 pc
(“Dual 5-pin” 1 “DIN” cable)
r DC cable w/coaxial plug.........................................1 pc
r Hook & loop fasteners (for mounting)...................1 pc
ø1: G-5400B-G-5600B/G-5500
ø2: G-800DXA/G-1000DXA/G-2800DXA &
G-800DXC/G-1000DXC/G-2800DXC
AVAILABLE OPTIONS
GX-500
C-1000 Connection Cable
NC-72B/C/F/U
(
GS-232A version
ø3:“B” suffix is for use with 117 VAC,
)
Control Adapter
(Check with your dealer)
(for SDX series Azuimuth Rotator)
ø3
AC Adapter
“C” suffix is for use with 220-240 VAC,
“F” suffix is for use with 220 VAC, or
“U” suffix is for use with 230 VAC
ACCESSORIES & OPTION
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During installation, a personal computer with a serial port
and terminal software is required to calibrate trimmers on
the Controller and on the Control Interface. Any simple interactive terminal program can be used - it only has to transmit keystrokes as typed, and display characters received
from the GS-232A.
INSTALLATION
POWER & CONTROL CONNECTIONS
DXA or DXC Series Azimuth Rotator
Connect the supplied DC cable to a source of 12 VDC.
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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 the coaxial power connector into the DC 12V jack
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on the GS-232A rear panel.
Connect the supplied Control cable (“5-pin” 1 “Mini-
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DIN”) between the EXT CONTROL connector on the
rotator’s controller and AZ connector on the rear panel
of the GS-232A (Figure 1).
Figure 1
DXA or DXC series
Azimuth Rotator
To DC 12V Power Source
To Serial port of the computer
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POWER & CONTROL CONNECTIONS
G-5400B/-5600B Az-EL Rotator
Connect the supplied DC cable to a source of 12 VDC.
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The red lead connects to the Positive (+) DC terminal,
and the black lead connects to the Negative
(–) DC terminal. The
supplied cable has a 500-mA fast-blow fuse. Use only
the same type fuse for replacement.
Plug the coaxial power connector into the DC 12V jack
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on the GS-232A rear panel.
Connect the supplied Control cable (“Dual 5-pin”
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“DIN”) between the rotator’s controller and GS-232A.
Be careful to match the “AZ” and “EL” labels on the cable
with the same labels on the rear panel of the GS-232A
(Figure 2).
GS-232A requires 110 mA. The
G-400/G-500 or G-400/G-550 & pair of GX-500
Connect the supplied DC cable to a source of 12 VDC.
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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 the coaxial power connector into the DC 12V jack
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on the GS-232A rear panel.
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Connect the 5-pin to 5-pin cable (supplied with the GX-
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500; requires two sets) between the GX-500(s) and GS232A (Figure 3).
INSTALLATION
To DC 12V Power Source
To Serial port
of the computer
Figure 2
G-5400B/-5600B
or G-5500
AZ/EL Rotator
To DC 12V Power Source
To Serial port of the computer
GX-500
GX-500
To Elevation
To Elevation
To Azimuth Controller
To Azimuth Rotator
Figure 3
Controller
Rotator
5
SDX Series Azimuth Rotator
Prepare the optional C-1000 Connection Cable.
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Remove the Top cover from the controller.
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Connect the 8-pin connector of the C-1000 Connection
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cable to the exposed 8-pin connector located the rear
left corner in the controller.
Route the 5-pin connector of the C-1000 Connection
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INSTALLATION
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.
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POWER & CONTROL CONNECTIONS
Connect the supplied DC cable to a source of 12 VDC.
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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 the coaxial power connector into the DC 12V jack
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on the GS-232A rear panel.
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To DC 12V Power Source
To Serial port of the computer
Optional C-1000 Connection Cable
Output Grommet for
C-1000 Connection Cable
SDX series
Azimuth Rotator
Figure 4
Exposed 8-pin Connector
(Inside of the Controller)
COMPUTER CONNECTION
With the computer switched off, connect the RS-232C
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cable to the serial port of the computer, then connect the
other end of your serial cable to the RS-232C connector on the rear panel of the GS-232A. Only three wires
are used for serial control, so there is no hardware handshaking.
If you are using a G-400 Azimuth Rotator, or G-5400B/
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G-5600B AZ-EL Rotator, set the GS-232A’s 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 and G-5600B), the GS-232A’s DIP
switch (switch 5) is still “ON.”
Baud Setting DIP Switches
Baud
150
300
600
1200
2400
4800
9600
1
ON
OFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
ON
DIP Switch
2
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
3
4
ON
ON
ON
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
Select the desired data baud rate with the DIP switch
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bank on the GS-232A’s bottom case.
The Control Interface serial data format uses 8 data bits,
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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 for rotator control.
GS-232A Rear Panel
GS-232A Bottom Case
INSTALLATION
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Azimuth Offset Null
Before calibrate the Rotator, check to see that the GS-
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232A’s DIP switch (switch 5) must be “ON” position.
From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully counter-
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clockwise (set to 0°).
Press [O] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh”, and “ENTER”) on the
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CALIBRATION
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 of
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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-232A’s POWER switch to exit the azi-
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muth calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232A’s
POWER switch again.
If your controller’s indicator needle starts from the point except 0° (North) (such as the default setting of the USA
version), align the starting point of the controller’s indicator needle to 0° (North) before calibration.
When finish the calibration, set the controller’s indicator needle to the desired point. Refer to the rotator’s user manual
for details regarding the indicator needle alignment.
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DXA/DXC/SDX SERIES AZIMUTH ROTATOR
Azimuth A-D Calibration
From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully clock-
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wise (to the right).
Press [F] Ž [↵] (“F” and “ENTER”) on the computer key-
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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 number which indicates the azimuth heading in degrees.
Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on Controller
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rear panel so as to get a reading of “0450” on the
computer’s display. This reading (“450 degrees”) corresponds to the actual beam heading you established when
you pointed the azimuth rotator to the East.
Turn off the GS-232A’s POWER switch to exit the azi-
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muth A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on the
GS-232A’s POWER switch again.
Imprtant Note !
G-400 AZIMUTH ROTATOR
Azimuth Offset Null
Before calibrating the Rotator, check to see that the GS-
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232A’s DIP switch (switch 5) is set to the “OFF” position.
From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully counter-
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clockwise (set to 180°).
Press [O] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh”, and “ENTER”) on the
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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 of
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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-232A’s POWER switch to exit the azi-
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muth calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232A’s
POWER switch again.
Azimuth A-D Calibration
From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully clock-
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wise (to the right).
Press [F] Ž [↵] (“F” and “ENTER”) on the computer key-
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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 number which indicates the azimuth heading in degrees.
Adjust the FULL SCALE ADJ on the GX-500 so as to
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get a reading of “0180” on the computer’s 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 setting).
Turn off the GS-232A’s POWER switch to exit the azi-
r
muth A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on the
GS-232A’s POWER switch again to turn it back on.
CALIBRATION
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Azimuth Offset Null
Before calibrating the Rotator, check to see that the GS-
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232A’s DIP switch (switch 5) is set to the “OFF” position.
From the Controller panel, set the Azimuth Rotator fully
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counter-clockwise (set to 180°).
CALIBRATION
Press [O] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh”, and “ENTER”) on the
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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 of
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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-232A’s POWER switch to exit the azi-
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muth calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232A’s
POWER switch again.
G-5400B/-5600B AZ-EL ROTATOR
Azimuth A-D Calibration
From the Controller panel, set the Azimuth Rotator fully
r
clockwise (to the right).
Press [F] Ž [↵] (“F” and “ENTER”) on the computer key-
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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 number which indicates the azimuth heading in degrees.
Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on the “AZI-
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MUTH” (left) side of the Controller rear panel so as to get
a reading of “0180” on the computer’s display. This
reading (“180 degrees”) corresponds to the actual beam
heading you established when you pointed the azimuth
rotator to the South.
Turn off the GS-232A’s POWER switch to exit the azi-
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muth A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on the
GS-232A’s POWER switch again.
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G-5400B/-5600B AZ-EL ROTATOR
Elevation Offset Null
From the Controller panel, set the Elevation Rotator to
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the “left” horizon (down, set to 0°).
Press [O2] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh,” “2,” and “ENTER”) on
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the computer keyboard to activate the elevation calibration routine. The computer will return AZaaaa = bbbb,
as in the previous procedure, plus ELcccc = dddd 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
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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-232A’s POWER switch to exit the el-
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evation calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232A’s
POWER switch again to turn it back on.
Elevation A-D Calibration
From the Controller panel, set the Elevation Rotator to
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full scale (180°: “right” horizon).
Press [F2] Ž [↵] (F, 2, and ENTER) on the computer key-
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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 purposes of this alignment, you may ignore the (azimuth)
aaaa numbers.
Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on the “EL-
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EVATION” (right) side of the Controller rear panel so as to
get a reading of “0180” on the computer’s 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 GS-232A’s POWER switch to exit the el-
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evation A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on
the GS-232A’s POWER switch again to turn it back on.
CALIBRATION
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Azimuth Offset Null
Before calibrating the Rotator, check to see that the GS-
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232A’s DIP switch (switch 5) is set to the “ON” posi-
tion.
From the Controller panel, set the Rotator fully counter-
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clockwise (set to 0°).
CALIBRATION
Press [O] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh”, and “ENTER”) on the
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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 of
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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-232A’s POWER switch to exit the azi-
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muth calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232A’s
POWER switch again.
G-5500 AZ-EL ROTATOR
Azimuth A-D Calibration
From the Controller panel, set the Azimuth Rotator fully
r
clockwise (to the right).
Press [F] Ž [↵] (F and ENTER) on the computer keyboard
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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 number which indicates the azimuth heading in degrees.
Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on the “AZI-
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MUTH” (left) side of the Controller rear panel so as to get
a reading of “0450” on the computer’s display. This
reading (“0450: 360 degrees + 90 degrees”) corresponds to the actual beam heading you established when
you pointed the azimuth rotator fully clockwise.
Turn off the GS-232A’s POWER switch to exit the azi-
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muth A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on the
GS-232A’s POWER switch again.
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G-5500 AZ-EL ROTATOR
Elevation Offset Null
From the Controller panel, set the Elevation Rotator to
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the “left” horizon (down, set to 0°).
Press [O2] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh,” “2,” and “ENTER”) on
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the computer keyboard to activate the elevation calibration routine. The computer will return AZaaaa = bbbb,
as in the previous procedure, plus ELcccc = dddd 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
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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-232A’s POWER switch to exit the el-
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evation calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232A’s
POWER switch again to turn it back on.
Elevation A-D Calibration
From the Controller panel, set the Elevation Rotator to
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full scal (180°: “right” horizon).
Press [F2] Ž [↵] (F, 2, and ENTER) on the computer key-
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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 purposes of this alignment, you may ignore the (azimuth)
aaaa numbers.
Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on the “EL-
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EVATION” (right) side of the Controller rear panel so as to
get a reading of “0180” on the computer’s 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 GS-232A’s POWER switch to exit the el-
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evation A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on
the GS-232A’s POWER switch again to turn it back on.
CALIBRATION
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Elevation Offset Null
From the Controller panel, set the Elevation Rotator to
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the “left” horizon (down, set to 0°).
Press [O2] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh,” “2,” and “ENTER”) on
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the computer keyboard to activate the elevation calibration routine. The computer will return AZaaaa = bbbb,
CALIBRATION
as in the previous procedure, plus ELcccc = dddd 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
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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-232A’s POWER switch to exit the el-
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evation calibration routine, then turn on the GS-232A’s
POWER switch again to turn it back on.
G-500 ELEVATION ROTATOR
Elevation A-D Calibration
From the Controller panel, set the Elevation Rotator to
r
full scale (180°: “right” horizon).
Press [F2] Ž [↵] (F, 2, and ENTER) on the computer key-
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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 purposes of this alignment, you may ignore the (azimuth)
aaaa numbers.
Adjust the OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on the GX-
r
500 so as to get a reading of “0180” on the computer’s
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 GS-232A’s POWER switch to exit the el-
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evation A-D converter calibration routine, then turn on
the GS-232A’s POWER switch again to turn it back on.
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GENERAL
If you wish, you can mount the GS-232A on top of your
Rotator Controller using the two supplied hook-and-loop
fastener strips. Just remove the backing from one side of
each strip, and press into place on the bottom of the GS-
232A. Then remove the backing from the other side, and
press the GS-232A into place on the Controller.
After installation and calibration, the Control Interface can
accept commands entered directly from the keyboard, or
from a program written specifically to support it (not supplied by Yaesu). For brief summaries of the commands recognized by the Control Interface, press [H] Ž [↵] for a list
of azimuth commands, or [H2] Ž [↵] for elevations commands. Keep in mind that all commands require that the
ENTER key be pressed after the command letter (or “0Dh”
be sent by a control program), although we will not repeat
this when discussing the commands. Also note that any
command letter may be sent in either upper or lower case.
The info screens shown on the next page will be returned
by the Control Interface.
Most 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 counterclockwise azimuth (or horizontal elevation).
Angles sent to the Control Interface must be 3 digits long
(left-zero-padded), and angles returned will, in some cases,
be 4 digits long with a leading “+0.”
OPERATION
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In the following command descriptions, the elevation version of each command, where there is one, is shown in parentheses (but don’t type the parentheses). Remember that
elevation commands require the G-5400B, G-5600B or G-
5500 AZ/EL Rotators, or the GX-500 adapter and the G-
OPERATION
500 or G-550 Elevation Rotator.
0 (02
Offset calibration for internal AZ (EL) trimmer potentiometer: preset rotator manually fully counter-clockwise, send
command, and adjust trimmer on Control Interface until returned values are equal. Turn off the GS-232A’s POWER
switch to store settings.
H (H2
Returns list 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 elevation). Turn off the GS-232A’s POWER switch to save new
settings.
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COMMAND LIST
R (U
Start turning the rotator to the right (up)
L (D
Start turning the rotator to the left (down).
A (E
Stop azimuth (elevation) rotation.
S
Stop: cancel current command before completion.
C (B
Return current azimuth (elevation) angle in the form “+0nnn”
degrees.
C2
Return azimuth and elevation (“+0aaa+0eee”, where aaa
= azimuth, eee = elevation).
Xn
Select azimuth rotator turning speed, where n = l (slowest)
to 4 (fastest). This command can be issued during rotation,
and takes effect immediately. There is no equivalent for elevation.
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COMMAND LIST
Maaa
Turn to aaa degrees azimuth, where aaa is three digits between “000” and “360 or 450: vary according to con-
troller type.” Rotation starts.
Msss aaa bbb ccc
This command, together with the [T] command, provides
automatic, timed tracking of moving objects or propagation
by the Control Interface itself. This command stores the
time value sss seconds to wait between stepping from azimuth aaa to bbb, and then to ccc, etc. (from “2” to as many
as “3800” angles may be stored with one command).
Note that this command is completely different than the [T
command with only one parameter: when multiple parameters
are present, the first one is interpreted by the Control Interface
as the rotation interval sss, not an angle. Valid ranges are
“001” to “999” for sss, and “000” to “360 or 450: vary
according to controller type” for the angles. When this command is sent, the parameters are stored in the Control Interface’s
RAM, and the rotator turns to angle aaa and waits for a subsequent [T] command to begin the actual stepping. All numbers
must be 3 digits, space-separated. Stored 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-el
pair, for the [W] command), wait sss seconds, and turn to
next angle (or pair), etc. This command works only if a longform [M] or [W] has been issued since power-up or the last
reset.
N
Return serial number of currently selected memorized point
[nnnn], and total number of memorized points [mmmm],
in the form +nnnn+mmmm. Must be proceeded by either
]
a long-form [M] or [W], and a T command. Used only during stepping (see [T] command).
The meaning of a “point” in this command following an [M
command is only an azimuth angle, so in this case nnnn
and mmmm can range up to “3800” (the limit of available RAM in the Control Interface). However, when elevation is involved, a “point” following a [W] command is represented by both an azimuth and an elevation angle, in which
case nnnn and mmmm can range up to only “1900,” since
each “point” is a pair of angles.
OPERATION
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Elevation Control Commands
These commands are only for az-el operation. Note that an
azimuth angle must always be supplied when changing elevation, and that a setting point consists of a pair of angles.
OPERATION
Waaa eee
Turn to aaa degrees azimuth and eee degrees elevation,
where aaa is three digits between “000” and “360 or
450: vary according to controller type,” and eee is three
digits between “000” and “180.” Rotators respond im-
mediately.
Wsss aaa eee aaa sss ...
This command is similar to the [M] command: the first parameter is a time interval, and succeeding parameters are
angles. With this command, however, angles are in azimuthelevation pairs, each pair representing one antenna location. 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.”
COMMAND LIST
When this command is sent, the rotators turn to the first
aaa azimuth parameter and the first eee elevation parameter, and wait for a subsequent [T] command to begin the
actual stepping (to the next azimuth-elevation pair). Stored
values remain in effect until another [W] 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.
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COMMAND LIST
Returned by [H] Command:
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COMMAND LIST 1
R Clockwise Rotation
L Counter Clockwise Rotation
A CW/CCW Rotation Stop
C Antenna Direction Value
M Antenna Direction Setting. MXXX
M Time Interval Direction Setting.
MTTT XXX XXX XXX --(TTT = Step value)
(XXX = Horizontal Angle)
T Start Command in the time interval direction setting
mode.
N Total number of setting angles in “M” mode and traced
number of all datas (setting angles)
X1 Rotation Speed 1 (Horizontal) Low
X2 Rotation Speed 2 (Horizontal) Middle 1
X3 Rotation Speed 3 (Horizontal) Middle 2
X4 Rotation Speed 4 (Horizontal) High
S All Stop
O Offset Calibration
F Full Scale Calibration
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Returned by [H2] Command:
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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 = Step value)
(XXX = Horizontal Angle)
(YYY = Elevation Angle)
T Start Command in the time interval direction setting
mode.
N Total number of setting angle in “W” mode and traced
number of all datas (setting angles)
S All Stop
02 Offset Calibration
F2 Full Scale Calibration
B Elevation Antenna Direction Value
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OPERATION
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NOTE
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