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...
1 gs-232a computer control interface for yaesu antenna rotators the gs-232a provide digital control of most models of yaesu antenna rotators ø 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 ...
2 g eneral 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: hd46508pa (10 bits) serial comms: 3-wire async. Dce rs-232c voltage levels, 150 to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 sto...
3 s upplied a ccessories r control cable for the azimuth rotator ø1 ................ 1 pc (“5-pin” 1 “min-din” cable) r control cable for the a z /e l rotator ø2 .................... 1 pc (“dual 5-pin” 1 “din” cable) r dc cable w/coaxial plug ......................................... 1 pc r hook & l...
4 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 in- teractive terminal program can be used - it only has to trans- mit keystrokes as typed, and display characters received...
5 i nst alla tion g-5400b/-5600b az-e l rotator 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 ...
6 sdx series azimuth rotator r prepare the optional c-1000 connection cable. R remove the top cover from the controller. R connect the 8-pin connector of the c-1000 connection cable to the exposed 8-pin connector located the rear left corner in the controller. R route the 5-pin connector of the c-10...
7 c omputer c onnection baud setting dip switches gs-232a bottom case r 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 used...
8 dxa/dxc/sdx series a zimuth r otator c alibra tion azimuth offset null r before calibrate the rotator, check to see that the gs- 232a’s dip switch (switch 5)must be “on” position. R from the controller panel, set the rotator fully counter- clockwise (set to 0°). R press [o] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh”,...
9 g-400 a zimuth r otator c alibra tion azimuth offset null r before calibrating the rotator, check to see that the gs- 232a’s dip switch (switch 5)is set to the “off” posi- tion. R from the controller panel, set the rotator fully counter- clockwise (set to 180°). R press [o] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh”,...
10 c alibra tion g-5400b/-5600b a z -e l r otator azimuth offset null r before calibrating the rotator, check to see that the gs- 232a’s dip switch (switch 5)is set to the “off” posi- tion. R from the controller panel, set the azimuth rotator fully counter-clockwise (set to 180°). R press [o] Ž [↵] ...
11 elevation offset null r from the controller panel, set the elevation rotator to the “left” horizon (down, set to 0°). R press [o2] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh,” “2,” and “e nter ”) on the computer keyboard to activate the elevation calibra- tion routine. The computer will return azaaaa = bbbb, as in th...
12 c alibra tion g-5500 a z -e l r otator azimuth offset null r before calibrating the rotator, check to see that the gs- 232a’s dip switch (switch 5)is set to the “on” posi- tion. R from the controller panel, set the rotator fully counter- clockwise (set to 0°). R press [o] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh”, ...
13 elevation offset null r from the controller panel, set the elevation rotator to the “left” horizon (down, set to 0°). R press [o2] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh,” “2,” and “e nter ”) on the computer keyboard to activate the elevation calibra- tion routine. The computer will return azaaaa = bbbb, as in th...
14 g-500 e levation r otator elevation offset null r from the controller panel, set the elevation rotator to the “left” horizon (down, set to 0°). R press [o2] Ž [↵] (the letter “oh,” “2,” and “e nter ”) on the computer keyboard to activate the elevation calibra- tion routine. The computer will retu...
15 g eneral o pera tion 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 sup- plied by yaesu). For brief summaries of the commands rec- ognized by the control interface, press [...
16 o pera tion c ommand l ist in the following command descriptions, the elevation ver- sion of each command, where there is one, is shown in pa- rentheses (but don’t type the parentheses). Remember that elevation commands require the g-5400b, g-5600b or g- 5500 a z /e l rotators, or the gx-500 adap...
17 maaa turn to aaa degrees azimuth, where aaa is three digits be- tween “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 inte...
18 elevation control commands these commands are only for az-el operation. Note that an azimuth angle must always be supplied when changing el- evation, and that a setting point consists of a pair of angles. Waaa eee turn to aaa degrees azimuth and eee degrees elevation, where aaa is three digits be...
19 c ommand l ist o pera tion returned by [h] command: --------- - 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...
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