HamRadioSolutions RTRC 10 User manual

RTRC 10
ROTARY TOWER ROTOR CONTROLLER
RING ROTOR CONTROLLER
USER MANUAL
Ver 2.0
eff Aug 2010 fw ver. 3.01+
FOR USE WITH ROTARY TOWER ROTOR OR WITH RING ROTORS!

BEFORE YOU BEGIN!
POT ALIGNMENT
1. Ten turn pot, which is installed in your tower rotor as a position sensor must be returned
on the beginning.
2. Turn POT one full turn CW*.
3. Rotate your tower manually to South CCW* (for Over North rotation). For Over South
rotation rotate your tower manually to North CCW*.
4. Fix POT in to tower rotor.
5. Test POT with multi meter, the value on ohm meter should increase
while you turn your tower in CW* direction or to decrease when you
turn your tower CCW*.
* CW - clockwise, CCW – contraclockwise
LIMITS CALIBRATION
BEFORE YOU ENTER SETUP MODE FOR LIMITS CALIBRATION IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TEST
YOUR TOWER ROTATION WITH CW AND CCW BUTTONS. WHEN YOU PRESS CW BUTTON YOUR
TOWER SHOULD ROTATE IN CW DIRECTION AND VICE VERSA WITH CCW BUTTON PRESSED.
IF YOUR TOWER IS ROTATE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION CHANGE CW AND CCW WIRES ON
TERMINALS ON THE BACK SIDE OF ROTOR CONTROLLER!

GENERAL INFORMATION 1.
1.1. Introduction and Description
This user manual explains the installation, operation and maintance of the RTRC10 rotor controller. The
RTRC10 is a stand alone rotor controller which can measure azimuth position using pot for voltage / current
measurements or pulse sensor, which is built in your tower rotor, ring rotor or other antenna rotator.
1.2. Owner Assistance
If assistance is needed, you should contact your local dealer first. If you still have problems during
installation/use you can use e-mail _______________________ , or by telephone _____________________.
1.3. Equipment & Accessories Supplied
The RTRC10 rotor controller is shipped with this manual, 220 VAC cable, USB cable for programming
and software upgrades. LAN Cable for Slave / User Interface mode is supplied at request.
1.4. Features
•Easytooperate
•Potforvoltage/currentmeasurementsorpulsesensor
•Point&shootoperation
•Manualoperationuptoonedegree
•OverNorth/OverSouthrotation
•Networkedcontrollers,upto3UserInterfacescanbe attached to single controller for Multi Op
environment
•MasterorSlaveconfigurationfortrackingseparate rotor on the tower
•PCControlled
•4programmablememories
•Morethe360degreesrotation
•Extrarelaycanbesupplied,atyourrequest,forrotors with break built in
•Extratransformercanbesupplied,atyourrequest, for controlling your favorite rotor
1.5. Warranty
This product is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for 1 year. We will repair or
replace, at our option, any equipment proven to be defective within the warranty period. This warranty is
exclusive of abuse, misuse, accidental damage, acts of God or consequential damages, etc.
__________________. liability shall not exceed the original purchase price of the equipment. Save your
warranty card as a proof of 1 year warranty.

BUTTONS DESCRIPTION
AND COMBINATIONS 2.
Rotor Controller Front Panel
MA
PotUI1
344 023
022
SSWNE
RTRC10
RotaryTower Rotor Controller
ON
OFF
1234MEMO
ESC CCW CW ENTERPOT
0
180
200
220
240
260
280
300
320
340
0
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
340
320
30
0
280
260
240
220
200
180
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
16
0
180
REQU E ST
RTRC - 10
Rotary Tower Rotor Controller
BUTTON DESCRIPTION BUTTON DESCRIPTION
POT
POT mode for normal operation.
Split between POT and MEMO
mode.
MEMO MEMORY mode. Split between MEMO
and POT mode.
ESC Cancel rotation 1Memory position 1
CCW CCW rotation 2Memory position 2
CW CW rotation 3Memory position 3
ENTER Start rotation 4Memory position 4
REQUEST
Position request, in SETUP mode
changing Menu Items / Setup
Pages.
BUTTONS COMBINATION DESCRIPTION
ESC + ENTER
RESET
Hold CCW after reset to see current firmware version
on Rotor Controller screen.
ESC + CW Setup Mode

SCREEN DESCRIPTION
AND SIMBOLS 3.
Rotor Controller Screen
ITEM No DESCRIPTION
1 Main mode of Rotor Controller, can be MA for Master, UI1 for User Interface 1, UI2 for User
Interface 3, UI3 for User Interface 3
2 Graphical mark for UI REQUEST button on 360 degrees scale
3 Current postition of Tower / Antenna
4 Graphical mark for current Tower / Antenna position on 360 degrees scale
5 Graphical mark for controller POT REQUEST button
6 Current POT REQUEST button position
7 POT
8 Direction of tower rotation
9 360 degrees scale
10 Side of the World, S – South, W – West, N – North, E – East
11 Current UI REQUEST button position
12 User Interface attached, number from 1 to 3 show what UI is currently asking for Tower /
Antenna rotation

ROTOR CONTROLLER
TERMINALS 4.
ITEM No DESCRIPTION
1 Fuse
2 Main 230V, 50-60Hz
3 To ROTOR terminals
4 USB Connection
5 Network IN
6 Network OUT
TO ROTOR TERMINALS (L-R) ITEM No 4
ITEM No DESCRIPTION
1 NC
2 NC
3 CW Control
4 CCW Control
5 Common
6 POT
7 POT SLIDER
8 +5V

SETUP MODE 5.
LIMITS CALIBRATION / OTHER PARAMERS SETUP
REMINDER :
* To enter SETUP MODE press ESC + CW BUTTONS.
* Use REQUEST to go thorugh the Menu Items / pages.
* There is 4SETUP pages on display marked as SETUP 1/3, SETUP 2/3 , SETUP 3/3 and SETUP 4/44
shown in negative.
When you enter SETUP MODE, with buttons ESC + CW,current position will be on the page 1, 2, 3 or 4. To
go on the first page (picture 1. or picture 2.) of SETUP MODE turn REQUEST fully contraclockwise.
MENU ITEMS – SETUP 1/4
Picture 1.
REMINDER :
While rotating REQUEST we are walking through SETUP MODE.
Line in NEGATIVE is choosed item.
With ENTER memorise new value. (on picture 1. choosed Item is Range : Full . Memorised Item on
picture 1. is Range : 360, and Sens : Volt. Memorised Item is checked with √.
MENU ITEMS – SETUP 1/4
Range – For Menu Item 360, maximum rotation is 360 degrees, for Menu Item Full maximum rotation is
greater then 360 degrees. It is from CW to CCW limits.
Sens – Choose Menu Item Volt for POT (implemented in your tower rotor) or Pulse for your ring / verticale
rotor.
SETUP 1/
4
Range: 360 √
Range: Full
Sens: Volt √
Sens:Pulse

If we choose Pulse for SENS we will get new screen like this one:
Picture 2.
New menu item PULSE / REV is Pulse per revolution, that is number of impulses for one circle rotation.Now
we must choose number of pulses according for your sens type! With REQUEST choose Pulse / Rev and
with CCW go under the written number and with CW change the value. When number of pulses is choosen
use ENTER to memorise value.
MENU ITEMS – SETUP 2/4
Picture 3.
Over North – Over North tower rotation
Over South – Over South tower rotation
With REQUEST walk through second page of SETUP MODE. Choose what is your favorite rotation direction
OVER NORTH or OVER SOUTH . Press ENTER to memorise! Current SETUP ITEM is written in negative
CCW Limit.
SETUP 1/
4
Range: 360 √
Range: Full
Sens: Volt
Sens:Pulse√
Pulse /rev: 3600
S
ETUP
2
/
4
Over North √ 0496
Over South
CCW Limit: 356
SouthCCW:380
SouthCW: 775
CWLimit: 812

Picture 4.
On picture 4. you can see CW and CCW direction of tower rotation, CW and CCW limits.
Picture 5. (OVER NORTH ROTATION)
Picture 6. (OVER SOUTH ROTATION)
SETUP
2
/
4
Over North 0496
Over South √
CCW Limit: 356
NorthCCW:380
NorthCW: 775
CWLimit: 812
SETUP
2
/
4
Over North √ 0496
Over South
CCW Limit: 356
SouthCCW:380
SouthCW: 775
CWLimit: 812

MENU ITEMS – SETUP 2/4
CCW Limit – Contraclockwise limit setup
- With REQUEST choose CCW Limit.
- With button CCW turn your tower to your CCW limit.
- Press ENTER to memorise value.
If your favorite direction of tower rotation is OVER NORTH, the next Item will be SOUTH CCW (picture 5.) or
if you choose OVER SOUTH direction then with REQUEST you will be on NORTH CCW (picture 6.).
MENU ITEMS – SETUP 2/4
South CCW / North CCW – South / North CCW calibration
- With REQUEST choose South CCW (picture 5.) or North CCW (picture 6.).
- With button CW turn your tower to your South for OVER NORTH rotation or to North for OVER
SOUTH rotation.
- Press ENTER to memorise value.
If your favorite direction of tower rotation is OVER NORTH, the next Item will be SOUTH CW (picture 5.) or if
you choose OVER SOUTH direction then with REQUEST you will be on NORTH CW (picture 6.).
MENU ITEMS – SETUP 1/3
South CW / North CW – South / North CW calibration
- With REQUEST choose South CW (picture 5.) or North CW (picture 6.).
- With button CW turn your tower to your South for OVER NORTH rotation or to North for OVER
SOUTH rotation.
- Press ENTER to memorise value.
MENU ITEMS – SETUP 2/44
CW Limit –Clockwise limit setup
- With REQUEST choose CW Limit.
- With button CW turn your tower to your CW limit.
- Press ENTER to memorise value.
REMINDER:
From CCW limit to CW limit value must be greater than 360 degrees.
From South CCW to South CW and North CCW to North CW must be exatelly 360 degrees.
This limitis / values are referent values for micro controller operation.

In the case of Pulse sens, position and limits settings are little different. First we must adjust CCW Limit!!!!
Picture 7.
Tower rotation OVER NORTH with PULSE sensor
In the case of pulse sensor CCW limit will be automaticly adjusted to 1000 value, no matter which value was
before calibration. This is because internal work of microcontroller. Actual position (picture 7. value 1496) will
get value 1000.
After CCW limit calibration, use REQUEST to walk throgh menu and go to NORTH : postition, with CW turn
your tower / antenna rotor to North position and momorise value.
Now we have to setup CW limit. We will repeat CCW limit setup but with value that will be memorised as CW
limit.
Picture 8.
Tower rotation OVER SOUTH with PULSE sensor
If we choose rotation OVER SOUTH calibration is the same as OVER NORTH but with difference that
we should memorise SOUTH position.
REMINDER:
WITH REQUEST GO THROUGH MENU ITEMS / PAGES.
DONT FORGET TO PRESS ENTER AFTER YOUR FAVORIT ITEM IS CHOOSED!
SETUP
2
/
4
Over North √ 1496
Over South
CCW Limit: 1000
Notinuse
North :2800
CWLimit: 4600
SETUP
2
/
4
Over North 1496
Over South √
CCW Limit: 1000
Notinuse
South :2800
CWLimit: 4600

MENU ITEMS – SETUP 3/4
Picture 9.
There can be 4 rotor controllers connected to work in network. Only one rotor controller can be set as
Master (that controller is connected to Rotor). In the network there can be 3 more controllers as User
Interfaces. User Interfaces can pass commands to Master and work as Master in this virtual network. There is
only one exception. PC can not be connected to Master via USer Interface.
In SETUP MENU 3/4 choose what type is your Rotor Controller MASTER / USER INTERFACE 1, 2 or 3.
REMINDER:
ONLY ONE CONTROLLER CAN BE MASTER!
IF YOU HAVE ONLY ONE CONTROLLER IT MUST BE MASTER!
Track master and No Track Master is not implemented yet!.
MENU ITEMS – SETUP 4/4
Picture 10.
In case of big antenna sistems on one tower, because inertion, there is a case that tower will not stop in the
moment when controller stop rotation. In that case we can set up controller to stop rotation few degrees
before requested position.
If this option is interesting for you, choose STOP IN ADV and memorise it. With REQUEST walk to
HwMuchAdv: position and with CW or CCW setup value of degrees when the motor will stop.
To EXIT SETUP press ESC
SETUP
3
/
4
Master √
User Intfc1
User Intfc2
User Intfc3
Track Mast √
NoTrackMast
SETUP
4
/
4
NoStopInAdv √
Stop In Adv
HwMuchAdv: 010

MEMO SETUP MODE 6.
To enter MEMO SETUP MODE press CCW + CW
With CW / CCW buttons go through menu to enter desired MEMO position.
With REQUEST choose your desired position.
Memorise position with ENTER button.
Press ESC to exit MEMO SETUP MODE.
POINT AND SHOOT MODE 7.
To enter POINT AND SHOOT MODE exit MEMO MODE with MEMO / POT button. This is normal position of
your controller.
Turn REQUEST to desired position and press ENTER.
To stop rotation press ESC, otherwise rotor will turn to requested position.
MANUAL ROTATION 8.
Use CW or CCW to manualy turn your antenna to desired position.
MEMO MODE 9.
Use MEMO / POT button to enter MEMO MODE.
Pres buttons 1... 4to turn your tower to preset position.
Use MEMO / POT button to exit MEMO MODE.

NETWORK MODE 10.
WORKING IN NETWORK MASTER / USER INTERFACE
YourRotorControlleriscapabletoworkinnetwork. There is 4 Controllers which can be used in one
network.
If we want to use this future we should use RJ 45 Network cable to connect MASTER with USER
INTERFACES. They are coneceted in RAW MA > UI1 > UI2 > UI3.
Previoslu we should setu up contollers as MASTER, USER INTERFACE 1 ... USER INTERFACE 3.
NETOWORK CABLE MUST BE PIN TO PIN not CROSS OVER one.
DATA TRANSFER
Before we beggin we shold transfer complete setup from MASTER to USER INTERFACE.
That can be done on the following way :
RESET MASTER (press ESC and ENTER). On the display we will get message RESET. Release ENTER
and hold ESC. On display we will get message KEY OK TO SEND TO UI.
Do the same on USER INTERFACES. We will get message WAIT FOR DATA FROM MA.
Then we sholud pres ENTER on MASTER and all date will be transfered to USER INTERFACES.
With USER INTERFACE we can controll MASTER controller. We can use REQUEST, CW or CCW and ESC
to stop rotation.
When controller is USER INTERFACE PC communication is not possible!

PC MODE 11.
Your rotor controller is HY-Gain DCU-1 type with 4800 bps speed!
RTRC 10 FIRMWARE
To check FIRMWARE version press RESET [ESC+ENTER] and then hold [CCW], last version is 3.xx.
To update controller with new version you must have Tinybootloader and USB2COM CDM 2.04.06 driver .
HOW TO:
1. First install CDM 2.04.06
2. Connect RTRC 10 with USB cable to your PC (POWER ON)
3. PC must see RTRC 10 as USB DEVICE and to assign com port for RTRC 10
Picture 1.
If PC see RTRC10 proceed … If not try with different USB port or with other cable
4. On your PC make folder for Tiny bootloader (there is no installation). In RAR archive there is file
RotorCtrV2xx.hex (new sw update).
5. Start Tinybootloader
6. On the left side choose com port where is RTRC 10, com port is assigned by PC.
Choose 57600 bps speed for this com port
7. Press browse button on the top of user screen of Tiny bootloader.
Choose RotorCtrV2xx.hex file in Tinybootloader folder
8. RESET RTRC 10 [ESC+ENTER] and press WRITE FLASH in Tinybootloader sw.
9. Wait until screen on RTRC 10 come to normal.
10. Restart your RTRC 10 controller.
11. Check for version of SW RESET + CCW.

If ver is 3.xx proceed …
This procedure is for any software update for RAC-X Rotor Controller!
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR CONTROLLER AND ANY SW COMMUNICATE AT SPEED OF 4800bps!
SPEED OF 57600bps is only needed when you are updating your Controller internal software!
N8LP LP-ROTOR
If you want to use LP-ROTOR for controlling your RAC-X Controller you must first download it from N8LP site.
http://www.telepostinc.com/LP-Rotor-Html/. N8LP is owner of LP-ROTOR software!
Picture 2.
HOW TO:
1. First install CDM 2.04.06
2. Connect RTRC 10 with USB cable to your PC (POWER ON)
3. PC must see RTRC 10 as USB DEVICE and to assign com port for RTRC 10 (Picture 1.)
4. Start LP-ROTOR (Picture 2.)
5. To setup LP-ROTOR open Setup tab (Picture 3.)
Picture 3.
6. To setup your controller to turn over North you must add offset value of -180, all other values in SETUP
dialog are well described by N8LP on http://www.telepostinc.com/LP-Rotor-Html/
7. To setup your controller to turn your rotor over South add offset value 0.
8. Now your controller is ready to be use with N8LP LP-Rotor

For more information please visit http://www.telepostinc.com/LP-Rotor-Html/.
WIN-TEST and WTRotators
HOW TO:
1. First install CDM 2.04.06
2. Connect RTRC 10 with USB cable to your PC (POWER ON)
3. PC must see RTRC10 as USB DEVICE and to assign com port for RTRC 10 (Picture 1.)
To setup controller to work with Win-test please visit :
http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Rotators#Configuring_wtRotators_.28single_PC.2C_no_network.29
Your rotor controller is HY-Gain DCU-1 type!
HAMRADIODELUXE
HOW TO:
1. First install CDM 2.04.06
2. Connect RTRC 10 with USB cable to your PC (POWER ON)
3. PC must see RTRC 10 as USB DEVICE and to assign com port for RTRC 10 (Picture 1.)
To setup RAC-X Controller to work with HAMRADIODELUXE and to use your RAC-X Controller
remotely please visit :
http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/
Your rotor controller is HY-Gain DCU-1 type!