Expert Electronics SunSDR2 Pro User manual

ASoftware Defined Radio
Expert Electronics
2015
V1.0
SunSDR2
DUC/DDC HF/6M/VHF SDR Transceiver
PRO
DUC/DDC HF/6M/VHF SDR Transceiver
PHONES MIC1 MIC2
PWR
EExpert Electronics
SunSDR2
PRO
Getting Started

Expert Electronics SunSDR2 PRO transceiver
Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................3
1. Connection........................................................................................................................................4
2. Ethernet-connection settin .............................................................................................................5
3. Network Settin s..............................................................................................................................6
4. Transceiver's IP address chan in ....................................................................................................7
5. ExpertSDR2 software installation.....................................................................................................8
6. Software interface description.......................................................................................................11
Conclusion..........................................................................................................................................14

Expert Electronics SunSDR2 PRO transceiver
Introduction
Please, spend 5 minutes on reading this
document and you will be able to start wor with
SunSDR2 PRO transceiver quic ly and
broadcast in a new way today. This document
gives answers to the majority of the first
questions, which new users meet when start
wor ing with the transceiver of a new type.
You have bought the most up-to-date radio
amateur equipment which can be imagined
today. This transceiver is a compound software
defined radio, allowing to provide high quality of
signal processing both in receiving and
transmitting modes by modern digital methods.
PC used in transceiver allows to provide
qualitative service not only in
receiving/transmitting, but also to use the HAM
LOGs and DIGI software without wires.
Effective and quic mastering of SunSDR2 PRO
PC transceiver is possible on the condition that
the user has basic s ills in using PC. It is
considered that computer terms used in this
Getting Started document are familiar to the user
and won’t cause any difficulties in searching one
or another tab in Windows 7/8. For visualization
and simplicity, screenshots of dialogue windows
will be given here, necessary functions and fields
for editing will be outlined with coloured contour.
SunSDR2 PRO transceiver is a software defined
radio. It means that you will need PC or laptop for
wor with the transceiver. PC controls
transceiver, RX/TX modes, band switching and
data rate processing, coming from and to
transceiver. These rates by PC at the input and
output gives audio signal and receive
microphone signal and by transceiver they give
HF-signal, transmitting into the air.
The main feature of this transceiver and its basic
distinction from all the other recent output
transceivers is the use of absolutely new
principle of radio signal processing.
There are no frequency converting units in its
classical variant. The signal is converted almost
from the antenna, all the further signal
processing is in the software. The same process
is observed while transmitting. Forming of the
necessary signal modulation type is made by
digital method right at the required frequency.
From all the classical nodes there is only
preselector, power amplifier and low frequency
filter for PA in the scheme.
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1. Connection
The following components are required for
starting SunSDR2 PRO transceiver's wor :
•Transceiver power supply unit;
•PC;
•CW ey (if it’s required);
•Microphone or telephone headset;
•Computer net LAN – cable;
•Antenna, tuned into radio amateur
frequencies.
Let’s have a loo at each component.
Power Supply unit must have power not less
than 75 W, provide constant voltage of 15 V at
the output with 5 A load current. Under 15 V
supply voltage transceiver gives full output power
of 20 W.
PC or notebook can be any modern
configuration, produced in the latest 2-3 years.
Recommended configuration:
•2 or 4 core processor Intel Core i3, Core
i5 or Core i7;
•4 GB or more RAM;
•40 GB hard dis free space for the
ExpertSDR2 software and the
accompanied programs;
•17 – 27" monitor;
•video card supporting OpenGL 1.5 and
higher.
ExpertSDR2 software will wor on less powerful
PCs with processors Core2Duo and Dual-Core,
but it will bring to the higher level of resource
loading. The more powerful the PC, the fewer
resources the program requires and the easier
and more colorful "waterfall" and panorama can
be drawn.
•Operating system: Windows XP 32/64 bit,
Windows 7 32/64 bit or Windows 8/8.1 32/64 bit.
The latest versions are preferable.
Microphone or elephone headset can be
either the simplest or the cheapest as, for
example, by Genius, or developed specially for
radio amateurs by Heil Sounds. There is a usual
6,3 mm slot for electret microphone connecting
on the transceiver's front panel. And also there is
a jac , compatible with Yaesu PTT-switches of
MH-31 type. This jac allows to connect PTT-
switches of such popular transceiver as Yaesu
FT-817/857/897 to transceiver.
Receiving/transmitting modes control is produced
by pushing the PTT-footswitch, connected to P
connector on the bac panel of the transceiver.
Computer net LAN – cable provides
transceiver's connection to PC by Ethernet-
connection. PC connection is also possible “by
air”, via wireless net. The easiest and the
quic est transceiver's connection to PC is by the
LAN-cable, supplied with the transceiver.
Antenna, tuned into radio amateur
frequencies must have impedance close to 50
Ohm at those bands where the wor is planned.
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2. Ethernet-connection setting
To connect your transceiver to PC by wire net
connection there are two possible variants:J direct
connection to PC by wire Ethernet(LAN) interface
and by already wor ing local net via router.
he first way:
•Connect your transceiver to PC by LAN-
cable, supplied with transceiver.
•Switch on the transceiver.
•Set IP address in Windows as it is shown
in Section 3.
•Start ExpertSDR2 software for
SunSDR2 PRO transceiver by the
double clic .
•Press the button Start in the
program
If everything is done correctly you will see the
spectrum in the program's window and hear the
air noise. You can start the wor .
he second way:
If you already have local net with IP address not
192.168.16.ххх and you need to change IP
address in SunSDR2 PRO:
•Connect your transceiver to PC by LAN-
cable, supplied with transceiver.
•Switch on the transceiver.
•Set static IP address in Windows as it is
shown in Section 3.
•Start ExpertSDR2 software for SunSDR2
PRO transceiver by the double clic
•Press the button Start in the program
•Change IP address in SunSDR2 PRO as
it is shown in Section 4.
•Connect transceiver by LAN-cable to local
net. Now at any PC in local net
ExpertSDR2 software can be launched.
If everything is done correctly you will see the
spectrum in the program's window and hear the
air noise. You can start the wor .
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3. Network Settings
Transceiver doesn't need the installation of
special drivers. The whole information exchange
is carried out by the LAN networ interface.
There is given information how to connect the
transceiver to PC using DHCP.
If your transceiver is connected directly to PC
you should chec that your PC's networ settings
are in the mode Obtain an IP address
automatically, to get it do the following steps. If
the networ connection is already set this way
leave this clause.
•Press the button Start in the low left
corner in Windows. Choose Control
Panel. Appear the menu, given at the
figure below. Choose Network and
Sharing Center;
•In the appeared window choose Change
adapter settings;
•Choose networ connection, where the
Transceiver is connected to. After that
clic the right button of the mouse on the
icon and in the drop-down menu choose
Properties;
•In the new window set the cursor on the
Internet Protocol Version 4 and press
the button Properties;
•Point Obtain an IP address
automatically and Obtain DNS server
address automatically;
The networ connection is set.
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4. ransceiver's IP address
changing
•Launch ExpertSDR2 software and open
the settings menu Options.
•At the figure below is shown that the SDR
Address is now 192.168.16.200
•If you want to change the IP address in
the tab Expert at the field New IP
address set necessary IP-address, in our
case it is 192.168.16.198. And press the
button Set IP Address.
•In the appeared window, choose Yes.
•If everything is done correctly and IP
address is set, the new value of IP will be
written in the field SDR Address
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5. ExpertSDR2 software installation
Software installation is done by running the
installation file, which is written on CD dis given
at the complete set. The latest version of the
software can be downloaded from our website
http://eesdr.com/. To download them, on the front
page of the site select Support -> Software.
Select the device you want to download the
software for:
Choose the necessary version of the installation
file for SunSDR2 PRO transceiver from the list.
Download installer version ExpertSDR2 for
SunSDR2 PRO transceiver on your PC.
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If you are installing a newer version of the
software instead of the old one, firstly uninstall
the old program. For that go to the control panel
Windows and uninstall the old version of
ExpertSDR2 program.
After downloading, run the file:
ESDR2_SunSDR2_installer(1).еxe
Note! New software releases may differ in name
and numbers
Double clic on the installer to start the setup
Wizard. Select the setup language
After selecting the language the main window of
the installer opens. Press Next to continue or
Cancel to exit Setup.
Accept the License Agreement. Press Next to
continue
Specify the location where the software will be
installed. By default, the program is installed on
drive C: in the folder
c:\Program Files\Expert Electronics\ExpertSD
R2 SunSDR2\. If necessary, you can choose
your installation directory. Press Next to
continue.
Select Program's Menu Folder. By default it will
be the same to the name of the installation folder
“ExpertSDR SunSDR2”
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The installation wizard will inform you that it is
ready to install the program to a specified
location. Press Install to continue. If you want to
change the installation location of the program,
press Back to go bac one or two steps.
Installation process
After installation is complete you will see the
following window. Now you can run ExpertSDR2
automatically upon completion of installation. To
do this, leave the chec box Launch
ExpertSDR2 SunSDR2. If you plan to run the
program later, then clear the chec box and
press Finish.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed
the program. Folder with the label for running the
program will appear in START menu. The icon to
run the ExpertSDR2 SunSDR2 program will be
created on the des top
Double clic on the program icon and the
program will start.
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6. Software interface description
After installation the ExpertSDR2 software, the
first start of the program is done in a completely
"folded" form, with the minimum possible size of
the window – 865x161 px.
Pressing the standard button Maximize disclose
the entire program on the whole screen. The
desired size of the program can be set by
dragging out the edges of the program.
¾ of the panel size of the program panel is
occupied by the panorama spectrum analyzer or
panadapter and the “waterfall” region. The
waterfall is a convenient function which allows
you to observe the dynamics of signals' changing
in time.
¼ of the program panel is occupied by the
control buttons for the functions of the SunSDR2
PRO transceiver, the settings displaying panels
of the transceiver's operational tuning and its
state at the moment.
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Have a loo at buttons and power plants
appointment:
•The Power button in the upper
left corner switches the transceiver on and off.
•Button Options in the upper right corner
of the window opens general settings and
preliminary parameters settings windows.
•In the middle and from the left side of the
basic panel the frequencies are set. In the middle
of the panel there is basic frequency VFO-A.
Frequency VFO-B is from the left side written
with less prominent letters. Below them can be
chosen the frequency tuning step.
•In the control panel showed below there are
band switching buttons. There is also quic CB
band opening button and possibility to open
general coverage - GEN button.
•The buttons for choosing a type of used
modulation. In the lower part of control panel can
be set a type of filter used for the required
modulation mode.
•The receiving signal band pass filter choosing
buttons. For each modulation type can be chosen
the required band pass or tuned the own band
pass by pushing User.
•Special DSP buttons. They are noise
reduction NR, short time impulse noise blan ers
NB1 and NB2 and carrier signal automatic notch
filter ANF. R.EQ and .EQ buttons enable
equalizer on reception/transmission. As a
separate DSP function pseudo stereo reception
BIN can be singled out.
•Transceiver parameters operating controls:
volume control - Volume, microphone level –
Mic, output power level – Drive, monitoring –
Mon, HF manual amplification – RF.
•
•AGC rate is regulated by a separate field
AGC.
Rare used functional button shortcuts. They are
SQL button, transmitting button MOX, virtual
audio cables setting and equalizer menu, etc.
More detailed description of each this button can
be found below the figure.
MOX - manual operation the transmission mode.
one – enables the transmission mode with the
carrier signal at the output. The power output is
set by the slider one.
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Mixer – balance and volume control menu for the
first and second receiver separately
EQ – button opens equalizer panel. Multi-band
signal's tone control is accessible for receiving.
Pressing the open button the S-meter window
separates out of panel and can be dragged to
any place of the screen. It has separate settings
for receiving mode (Receive) and separate
settings for transmitting mode (Transmitter).
VAC – button enables the VAC function (data
exchange over virtual audio cables).
SQL – enables the noise gate. Pressing this
button a vertical yellow line appears on the S-
meter that sets the level of noise blan er
opening.
Mute – mutes LF signal.
VOX (Voice Activated transmit)- button activates
voice transmission control of the transceiver.
BreakIn – button calls the settings of the
telegraph filter carrier shift.
COMP - turns on the microphone signal
compressor. Clic ing on the context menu
triangle appears a slider to adjust the
compression level.
EiBi – button calls the labels of the broadcasting
radio stations to appear in the spectrum analyzer
window. Hovering the mouse arrow on the label
shows the name of the radio station.
IQ - recording the IQ receiving channel on/off.
The recording band is equal to the band
displayed on the panadapter. The file is saved to
the folder "C\Users\User\ExpertSDR2\wave”.
SKM – turns on the CW S immer.
SM – button calls the large S-meter
•Transceiver has two microphone jac s, which
are chosen by pushing MIC button. Mic 1 is
chosen when electret microphone is connected
to the corresponded jac on the front panel of the
transceiver. Mic 2 is chosen when Yaesu
transceiver PTT – switch is connected. PC or
laptop microphone headset can be used, chosen
as Mic PC.
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•Attenuator on or preliminary amplifier is
activated by corresponded button within -20 dB
up to +10 dB with 10 dB step
• Transceiver gives a possibility to watch
simultaneously two radio bands and also receive
signals simultaneously from two receivers. For
the second receiver activation push RX2 button,
next to software launching button
Operating controls arrangement and second
receiver panel duplicate completely first receiver
window. Receiver can be also put in different
parts of the screen or even in two different
monitors. In the figures below are shown three
possible configuration types of receivers
windows:
•Horizontal arrangement of two receivers.
Such arrangement is convenient if operator’s
wor place is equipped with one or better two big
monitors with diagonal from 22” and more.
•Vertical arrangement of one receiver above
the other. Such arrangement is convenient when
an old big monitor with 4:3 side correlation is
used or a modern monitor is put vertically
deliberately.
•Two receivers separately. Configuration when
each receiver's window is in its own window and
can be moved easily along the screen.
Conclusion
This brief description of SunSDR2 PRO
transceiver connection to PC and basic controls
will allow you to master quic ly this up-to-date
transceiver, learn its wor and broadcast quic ly
with it. More thorough description of all settings
and capabilities will be described in the full user
manual.
Wish you success in mastering SDR\DDC-radio!
11.06.2015 Expert Electronics LLC.
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