West Mountain Radio RIGrunner 4005i User manual
RIGrunner 4005i
V.3
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Thank you for choosing the RIGrunner 4005i with Internet and WIFI
capabilities. The RIGrunner 4005i is a sophisticated 12 VDC power
controller and distribution system, intended for use in remote-control
applications. The RIGrunner 4005i allows EMCOMM and Repeater
operators the ability to monitor and control the power distribution of their
systems from any PC or Internet-ready mobile device.
Mounting Location
Consider a location that gives easy access and is easy to see. The
location should be close, or central, to most of the equipment; especially
those that draw large amounts of current. Locate the power source
in close proximity to the RIGrunner, remembering every wire has
resistance, and longer wires have more resistance. Understand that
#10 cable of 10 feet or more will not allow for adequate full output supply
to the RIGrunner without a signicant voltage drop.
Install in a cool, dry place with good ventilation. Do not place on top of
an amplier or room heater and do not cover the unit. It is recommended
to not place in the engine compartment of a car, or directly on the oor
within the car, as water from rain or snow many damage the unit.
Connecting to Equipment
RIGrunners come standard with Anderson Powerpole®. Powerpole®
connectors are genderless and the same connector arrangement works
for both supply and load. Consider updating all cables that supply
or use 12VDC to use Powerpole® connectors for quick, convenient
connections to equipment.
Assembly of Powerpole® to cables should follow the amateur radio
standard also used by RIGrunners. Powerpole® may be installed by
soldering or crimping. Powerpole® general installation instructions can
be found at www.westmountainradio.com/Powerpoleinstall or view the
video presentation on PWRcrimp Tool and Powerpole®.
IMPORTANT: Be sure that assembly of the pairs is correct. ALWAYS
verify that RED+PLUS and BLACK— MINUS is correct.
runner 4005i.
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Front Panel Description
LCD – view operational status.
Next/Exit Buttons – operation for LCD display
Node LEDs – The LED above the button indicates the current state of
that powerpole:
• Unlit – Powerpole® node is not active and no power is being supplied
to the node.
• – Powerpole® node is active and power is being supplied
to the node.
• Red – The soft fuse has blown, or voltage is too high/low and no
power is being applied to the node.
DC IN Powerpole®
Connection
Powerpole® Nodes
“Nodes” 1 - 5
Expansion
Port
Ethernet
Port
Back Panel
Back Panel Descriptions
The far right connector is DC IN for input of a power supply or battery. It is
recommended to plug in equipment with the highest power consumption
to start at Powerpole® Node 1 and continue down the Powerpole®
nodes for lower drain units. Typically 12V input ampliers and 100W
RF output transceivers should be near Node 1, VHF radios in the middle
nodes, and smaller accessories in Nodes 4 and 5. All Powerpole® nodes
have software adjustable fuses. Fuse conguration and adjustment
procedures discussed in a later section of this manual.
Expansion Port connector is an 8-pin MiniDIN and allows for future
accessories from West Mountain Radio such as antenna rotor control,
CI-V, and daisy-chain of equipment. Details on the expansion port pins
and conguration is discussed later in this manual.
Ethernet Port connector is a standard RJ45 jack to connect the
RIGrunner 4005i to any Internet connection or router.
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Node Enable and Soft Fuses
Each Powerpole® node has a toggle button to enable/disable node.
Pressing the corresponding button will toggle the ON/OFF state of the
Powerpole®node. The LED above the button indicates the current
state of that Powerpole®.
The ON/OFF state is stored in program memory and retained if power
is lost to the RIGrunner.
Each node has a “soft fuse”, meaning that it is a user congurable
setting. The fuse value can be congured from the web browser over a
network connection. If the soft fuse has been blown, the Node Enable
Button must be pressed twice to return to ON status. NOTE: The rst
button press clears the alarm and the second button press enables
the node.
Status Screen
The LCD status screen shows operational status of the unit. If left
alone, the unit will scroll through displaying measurements of all nodes
and the DC supply.
Pressing NEXT button will cause the unit to stop scrolling and manually
scroll to the next screen to display. Pressing EXIT will return back to
scrolling mode.
The LCD status screen and the NEXT and EXIT buttons generally are
used to view unit information and settings. In order to congure the
Node Enable Buttons – button press will toggle the ON/OFF state of
each node or Reset Fuse.
Front Panel
Next/Exit Buttons
LCD Display
Node Enable Buttons
Node LED
Status Indicators
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unit, the user must use a web browser over the network or the USB
connection with a computer.
Status Mode:
The top line displays the user congured name for this node or power
supply. The bottom line displays the status of one node at a time for a few
seconds before scrolling to the next node. If the node is enabled, it will
display the load (in Amps) drawn from that node. If the node is disabled,
it will display OFF in that position.
The LCD status screen will continue to display a screen until the NEXT or
EXIT button is pressed. If NEXT is pressed it will display the next status
screen. If EXIT is pressed, it will return to the scrolling status mode.
Network Status Screen: Press NEXT past each node status to view
the network status information.
In this screen, the second line gives the current network status, and has
the following possible values:
• Not Connected – No network connection is found. If using Ethernet,
verify that a good Ethernet cable has been connected from a hub/
PC to the RIGrunner. If using Wi, verify that all of the WIFI SSID
and security settings are valid for the WIFI router.
• DHCP Not Bound – A network connection has been found, but no IP
information has been sent by a DHCP server. More information about
this is detailed in the Networking section of the RIGrunner manual.
• IP Address – An IP address is a set of 4 numbers, with
each number separated by a ‘.’. This number represents
the address on the network, and is the address that can be
open with a web browser. More information about this is
detailed in the Networking section of the RIGrunner manual.
Node 1
0.15 Amps
Figure 1 - status mode screen
Network Status:
192.168.100.220
Figure 2 - network status screen
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