Yaesu GS-2328 User manual

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GS-2328
Co1nputer Control Interface
for Antenna Rotators
YA ESU
0 ..c::l.
( POWER)
GS - 7328
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VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.
4-8-8 Nakameguro Meguro-Ku Tokyo 153-8644 Japan
VERTEX STANDARD
US Headqua rt ers
10900Walker Street Cypress
CA 90630 US A
YAESU EUROPE B.V.
P 0 Box 75525. 1118 ZN Sch1phol The Netherlands
YAESU UK LTD.
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Wmchester
Hampsh~re $023 OLB U.K.
VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.
UM 5 201r Seav1 ew Cent re . 139· 14 1 Ho1Bun Road,
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GS-2328 Computer Control Interface
for Ya esu Antenna Rotators
I he GS- 2328 provtdl' digital control of most models of
Yae!>u antenna rotators• from the serial port or an external
pcr-,onal
cu mrutcr.
r he GS- 2328 contains it s o\'n microproces<.or "ith a lO -
bit analog-to-digital lA-D) co nverter and r::r PR OM . fhe
a'>ym: scrinllinc can be confi~ ur cd for serial data rat es from
1 200 to %00 haud .The GS- 2328 has a OA -9 ··ma le'' co n-
nl'ctor lhr connec ti on w the (RS-232C) COM port of yo ur
computer Purcha se or conc:;tntc t a " ~t r a i g. ht " t) pc sen aIcable.
en'>uring it
h.t'> the co rrect ge nd er and numb er of pins li1r
COnnection Ill )'O Ur S}\tCil1.
I innv.arc on th e GS - 2328 supp on-. cither direct I.. e. board
control,
or commands from progranh \Hitten ~ pcci t icall)'
to su pport it (sof!\\are i!> not !> upp li cd b) Yae su). In addi-
tion to reading and
<,e tting a nt enna angle anti rotmion -.peed.
the limman: mcludc
c:; clocked positioning rou t ines to auto-
ma t ica ll ) :;tc p the antenna thro ugh up to 3800 nnglcs at rro-
grammablc interva
lo; , s uch as for tracking band open ings or
~a t ellites (\ ' it h an elevation rotator).
Please read this
man ua lear efu ll ) to inc;ta ll the GS- 2328 .
lfal o in~tallin g a G-400. G- SOOA or G-550 wi th the GX-
500 Automatic Control Adapt
er . follow the procedures in
the GX -500 manual before installing t he GS-2328 .
x G- SOODXA /G-1 OOODX A/ G-2800DXA Al tmuth Rotat or.
G- SOODXC /G-1 OOODXC /G- 2800DXC Awnu th Rot ator
G-400 Azimut h Ro tat or.
G- SOOA /G- 550 lle,ation Ro t ator.
G-54008/G-56008/G- 5500 A1-E1R otator. anti
aho1 c,\;imuth and F lc1 at ion rotator cnrnbt nat inn .
G-400 Atimuth Ro tat orand G-SOOA / G-550 t le1 at ion R ota -
wr rcquin:-. (1111! GX-500 Aulllrnatic Co ntrol Ad apte r each . I

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G E ~ E RAL
r o ,, cr lh •q ui n•mc nt v DC 12 V. 70 mt\
C a<, c ~i.t c . 4 1" (\\ l 'OS'' (II)''\ -l" (D)
(110\21 \ l'i8mm)
Weight (appro\ .) I
3.4 01. (380 g)
· emiconductor s
\11 ic ro pr occ o;, or PICI8C4'\2
(include:' J(l b11 A D COO\cnc.:r)
PRO 1 24LC256
Se rial Co mm' R ·-232C \o lt age lc\.1!1'> .
1200 10 9600 baud. 8 data bll!).
I '>lOp bit. no parit)
0' crno" Cont.: ll ardwarc Con trol CCTS pon)
Co~~ E TOR PI~ OL T..,
'-, cri ali 10
9-pln 013-Q connector ( RS-232C connector)
Pin
2- I \ Data
Pin 3- R\ Data
Pin "- ~ignal (•murhl
Pin 7- Rl ~
Ptn 8- p.,
Rotator u ntr ol.
5-prn connec:tor ( El con nec tor)
P rn I - UP s"' itch (open collector)
Pin 2- DOWN .. witch (open co lh:ctor)
Pin 3
-analog output (0. '\ -4.5 V fllur stcr!.l
Pin 4 -analog rnput (0-SV dcvatron)
Pin 5- ana log ground
5-prn connector ( AZ connet:tor)
Pin I - Rl .tiT \\\llch (open collector)
P in2- L fFf \\\i t ch (opt:n collector)
Pin 3- ana l og output (0 .5- 4.5 V. four step!->)
Pin 4- ;malog rnpul (0-5V urmuth )
Pm : - Jn .rlog grou nd

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0 Co ntr ol cable for the Azimut h Rotat or'
1
.... . .......... I pc
(" ' "-pin·· - " Min - DIN' ' ca ble)
0 Control cable forth~.: At Lt Rot ato r' ' ................... I pc
("D ual 5-pin'' .... "D I "cnb l c)
0 DC cable w coaxial plu g. ...................................... I pc
0 ll oo l.. & loop fa<.,tencrs (for m oun ting) ................. I pc
xI . G-800DXA. G-1000DXA . G- 2800DXA .
G-800DXC. G-1
OOODXC , anJ G-2800DXC
X2 . G-5 4008 . G-56008 . nnd G-55 00
A AILABLE OPTIO N .
GX-500 Control Adapter
(Check \1 ith
yo ur dealer)
C-1000 onncction Cable
(for SOX series ALuimuth Rotator)
NC-728/C/F/U'1 AC Adapter
x~ : ·· s ·· .wj.fix b for usc with 117 VA •
·'C" . 111ffjx i ~ for u!>c wi th 220-2 40 VA
"F" sufji~ is t or u c;c wi th 120 VAC or
"U" .111/fi\' is for usc with 2.30 VAC
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Ouring in~l~tll:uion. ::t pcr~onal comput er v.tth a !>~ rial port
ant11crminal
~olhH tr c is required 10 cal ibratl" trimmers on
1hc Con lr o ll er and on th e Co ntrol Interface. An) '>implc in -
lcracthc term
inal program can be U!>ctl- it on I} hns to tran!>-
mit ke) trokcs ac; t>pcd, and di'>play characters rccetwd li ·om
th e GS-2328
P OW ER & C ONT ROL C ONNEC TI O s
DXA or· DX C' Se ries Az imuth Ro tat or
0 Connect the ~u ppl icd D cable to a ource of 12 VOl .
1 he red lt:ad connects tu th e Positi\'c ( 1) 1)(. terminal.
and the blad. lead co nnecl s to the Ncgal i' c
( ) DC terminal. The GS-2328 requtrcs 70 ml\. Ihe
'>llpp l ictl cable ha s a 500-m/\ l i. t!>t-blo'~ ru se. u ... c on!~
the same type ru se lor replacement.
0 Plu g the coaxial pol\cr connector into th e DC 12VJaC k.
on th e GS- 2328 rear panel.
0 Connect the.: \ll j1plied Control cable1"5-pin'' ... "Mini-
LJI N") bct\\ccn the EXT CONTROL connector on the
rotator·!> controller and AZ connector 011 1hc rear panel
ol till' GS- 2328 (figure I) .
Figure 1
DX A or DXC senes
Azimuth Rotator
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PO\\ ER & co~ rROL Co~ E 'T I()"\4..,
G-5-tOOB/ -56QO B Az-Et Rotator G-WO/G-500 or G-'00 /G-550 & _Qair of GX-500
'"J Conncct the supphl'd tK t:ablc to J 'ource of I::! \ OC. :J Connett tl c.: supplied [)( ~,,,hie 10 "'our~.:e of 12 \ L)(
I he red lead ctmnect<.toth~.: Pmtll\e (•l DC tenninal. The rcd lc:.td connetts to thc f>o<;iti\1: 1 ) OC tennmal
,tnd
the hlact.. lead ClllltH!ct' to thl! C!.!Jihe
C ) IK terminal l he GS-2 328 reqtllre'> "'(I rnA Ihe
'upphed cahle ha s a S00-1111\ l iN-h ln\\ lu '>e U~t! unh
the
~amc I) pc luw l(1r rcrf,lccmcnt
Plug the coa\.ial pm,crtnnnccwr tnto
the DC 12V J·""
1lll the GS-2328 rear p.tncl
0 <.onncd
tht.: -.upphed C<lntnll CJhlc ("Dual S-ptn .. -
·ot ") hct\\cen the mtatt1r\ wntruller .tnd GS- 2328
!k carclltlto match the "AZ. .llld .. a .. l.tbc '' nn the cah!c
\\ ith the \atne lab el-. un the rear panel olth~: GS-2328
cr tgure 2)
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Figure 2
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G-5400B/-5600B
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orG-5500
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AziEL Rotator
/!
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rn~ , IW'I~
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...
1::
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and the hlack lead ~ounnec.ts to the NegattH
( ) Dl terminal The GS- 2328 rcqutn:s '"'0 mt\ T IH.:
<;upp lu .:u tah lc has a 'iOO-mA lu~t-blow fuse. l ~c on l ~
t he -;ame I) pc fuse lor replacement
Plug
the coa"al r<mcr connector imothc DC 12V Jt~cl..
on th~ GS- 2328 rear panel
"J Cunncc.t th~.: 'i-pm to 'i-pm cable ('>upphcd '' th th~.: GX -
500.
reqUires '''II 'l'h) ~l\\c~on the GX-500( s) and GS -
2328 (I tgurc I) .
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PO\\fH &
SOX Scrie~ \.limuth Rotat or
':I Pr~:pan: the optional C-1000 Connection ( ,1ole .
Remme
tht: rop ( \1\l!r from the Cllntrtllh:r
n ( (lllOI!(t tl w 8-pin CU illl Cl'(\lr uftht: C-1000 Cunncc tl un
t:ablc to t he C \f' O~cd H-pin connccwr loc.lled thc rcar
h.:li cn1 n cr in the controller
0 Ro ut e t h~. · 'i-pm connec t01 o lth e C- 1000 Conn c:c t io n
cable through nut
the 1uhha gru mm cton tlw rear panel
M till' contrutrc r. a nd connect it to the AZ. co nn ector un
th e re-ar panc:lut' the GS-2328 (I igurc ..J l
"') Rcpl.lt:C' the rtlp (O \t:r
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0
Cn'lnell the 'upphed I> ' cable tu a -.ourcc ol 12 vI >l
I hc r~:d lead cunncct' tu the P o, iun : ( 1 DC t erm111al
and tiH· hlac'- le-ad connect-. to the '\ cga t l\e
( l 1><.. terminal I he GS- 2328 rcquin.:~ 70 mA . IIll'
!. llpplicd cahlc h . 1 ~ a 'iOO-mA rast-b lo" l'u o;c Ll ~c onl~
th t• ... a met ~ pc ru ,c for replacement.
0 Plu g the coa\ial po\\crconnector 11110 the DC 12V jact-
on th~.· GS- 2328 rc.:ar panel
"0
=
0
Optional C- 1000Connection Cable
Ou ip ul G romm el lor
Figure 4
C I000 Co nne cUon C able
J SOX se ries
Azimu th Rotator
• 0
Expo .. d I pon Con"e ct or
(IMide of the Controller!

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COMP U TER CONNF.CTIO
0 \Vith the Ctlmputcr switched olf. connect t he DSUB-9 :J II }OU arc usmga G-400 A11muth Rotator, orG- 54008/
p1n traight RS-232C cable to the enal port of you r G-56008 At-E t. Rotator. press [P36]- [.JI (P, J. 6.
computer. then connect the other e nd of the R -::!32C.
cable to the RS-232C connector on the rear panel of
the GS-2328 .
:J Tum the computer\ po\\er <;\\i tch on . then tum the GS-
2328 \ pO\\Cr S\\IICh On .
r:J 'Aithin 15 -.ccond-. of S \\ ithing. the GS- 2328 \ po\\cr
pres-. the ( I tENt l R) I-.e) o;e,cralumcs to adjuc;tthc GS-
2328 ' '> dat,l baud rate tn the Computer"c;d.:ua baud rate
lithe computer 1 ~uccc!>~ulto ~cuing the data baud rate
the 'omputer\ 1.hapla> "Ill 'hO\\ "Connect OK"
and &m:R) on the computer I-.e) board todtsablc the 450 ~
rotation capability of the GS-2328 l ore tore 450 ro-
tauon capabilil). pres (
P45l- I.J] (P. 4. 5. and ENTER)
on the computer ke)board.
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DXA/D
Azimuth Off: et Null
0 rrom the Controller pant!l. !.Ct the Rmawr full~ counter-
clock
\\1St.: (set to 0 )
0 Press 101 - [.JJ (the lett er ..oh," and "ENTER") on the
computer keyboard to activate
th e attmuth c al ibration
routine I
he comput er dbpla y should shm\ ··are you
sur
e?"
0 Pr e\!. (Y] - ( .JI ("Y .. und "ENTEJf') on the computer I.e)-
board 1
h(! computerdi-;pla) ' hould -. h O\\ "Completed:·
and
<;a\C the ca llbra11on data anu t:\it th.: a. 11muth call-
bmtron ruutmc
ZJ \t CTH R oTATOR
ALimutb A-D Ca libration
:J From the Controller panel. -.c t the Rotator full~ clock-
"
tsc (to thl! nghtl
:J Pre\'> [F]- (.JI ("r·· und .. ENn:R") on the computer I.e)-
hoard to actt\:Jte t
hl! Comrol Interface's a.dmuth A-D
con crtcr calibration routine. 1
he computer's display
should
!> hO\\ "AZ=oao," \\here "aad' i-; a three-digit
numbcn\hich
indi cate<> the at.imuth hcadmg in degrees
:J Adju<;tthc OUT VOL ADJ potenttometer on Control-
ll!r rear panl!l !>U a-. to get a readinl! of "450" on the
tomputer'-;
dt~pla~ . lim readinc (".t 'iO degree:.··1 wr-
rc,pond'> to the actual beam headlll!!. )OU C!)tabh!>hcd
\\hen \OU pointed the uunuth rotator tu the I ast
:J Pres-.! Jl ("EN1'£R") on the computer kc~hoard to C\l t
the a7tmuth t\-D cumcrier
cfll ibr .ll tun ruut inc.
lmprtant Note f
II) our controller'<. ind tcatur needle '> t.trh fmm a point other thun 0 ( mth) (',uch ,,., the delault ~cllmg ol the l1 \A
\t:t'-tmn). altgn the st arting point ofthc controller·, tndtcator ne cdk l<l 0 (!'.orthl bclnn.: calibration
When
li rm.h th e calthratmn. set the controller·~ tndtcaiUr ncedh: to the dc~ircd potnt Refer to the rot,tll1r·, l"cr
manual l ur dl!tail-; r(!gardmg the indicator nt.: t:d lc altgnmt.:nt

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G-400 AZII\1 Til ROTATOR
.\ . limuth Offset Null
'J I rom the Co ntroller pa nel. \C t th e Rotutm full) rnuntcr-
clod.ll i -.e ( <,e t to 0 ).
fJ Pr ess 101 -I..II (the letter "oh." and "ENrm") on the
computer
h. e) boanJ tn act I\ ate the Mimuth calibratwn
routtnc. I he
co 111p11 1er di .,p l a) should s hn11 "are yo u
su r e?"
0 Pr es!. IYI lJI ("Y'' and "ENTER") on the comp ut er h. cy-
hoard. Ihe computer d is pla~ ' hould ~ h ow ·•completed.''
and
,, 1\ c lhe ca li brarion datn a nd C\it the .ttimuth ca li-
bratmn routim:
Azimuth A-0 Calibration
0 I rom the Con troll er panel, ~c t th e Rotator fully clock-
''
i~~ (I<> t he right)
n Pr ess [FI - I j] ('T" and "ENTER") on the co mputer l-e y-
board to activate t he Co ntrol Inte rfa ce's a7i muth A-D
con ve n er ca Iibration routinc. The comp ut er's dispIa)
' hou
ld s ho11 "AZ=aaa," where ··aaa·· is a three-digit
number which indicmcs thea7irnuth he ad ing in de gr ees.
0 Adjust th e FULL SCALE ADJ on the GX-500 ~o as to
g
et ,, rcadmg of"180" on th e computcr 'c; d is play. Th is
rcadtng ("180 degree<,") corrc .. ponds to the ac tual beam
heading
.rnul!~tdblishcd 11hcn )OU pointed the uirnuth
rotat or to th~: South (the f ull y cloch. w i,c setting).
0 Pre's I..II ("ENTER") on the comp ut er keyboard to exit
the aL imuth A-D co nvertt•r ca libration mut in e.
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G-5400B/-5600B
: \Limuth Off!\et ~ull
I rom the Contro ll er pa n ~ I 'ctthe R11tatur l ull~ wunh:r-
clod.\\tSC
(\CliO 0 ).
0 Pr e-.-. [0 ] - [J I (t he: l c u ~.: r "o h." aml ·ENTER") on the
com
pu ter kc)hoard to acuvate the H7 i muth cahbtatlon
routine
fh..: comput~r dt-.pla) should coho\\ " are you
sure?''
0 p ,~~'> (Y) - (J) r·Y'" ;. md ''ENlul"!on t he comput ed.c)-
board. Thecomp ut er dt'>pla) shouiJ '>hm' "Complct.cd:·
and
!>Cl\e the calibration data and e\it the a/tmu th cali-
brmion ro
ut ine
z-EL RO TATOR
\Limuth A-D Cal ibrati on
I rom the lont rollcr pand. ~ctthe Atunuth Rot.llor I ull}
clock'' •~c (to the nght).
0 Pres!> rFI- IJI (" I .. and "ENTlR") on the computer key-
board to activate the Cont r{ll lntcrlitcc·-. a7tmuth A-0
convener calibrattlln ruutinc I he computer "displa)
'>hould ... tHm ·AZ Baa.·· \\here · aaa" I'> J three-digit
number\\htch indicates the
U/tmuth heaJtng m degrecc;
n '\ dJU'> Ithe OUT VOL ADJ [Xllentmmc.!h:r on the "Azt-
MUTH .. (lctl) side of the Controllct rear panel so a!> to get
a reading of"180" on the comput~o:t ·~ disp la}. I h i ~ reHd·
ing (" ISO degree.,··) correspond-. to the actual beam head-
ing
)OU cstablishl'd ' 'hen) ou potntcd th..: a11muth llll.l·
tor 10 the '.outh
j Pre"' [jJ r~ENTER") un the cnmputcr I.e~ hunrd to C\11
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Elc' ation Off ct Null
From th~ Cuntrolkr p.md ... et the Lie,atton Rotator tn
the ··h:ft" hon .. wn (thn,n. \l! t to 0 ).
0 Pres-; 102 I- (J) (the lcuer "uh," "2.'' and ··&m:R ..) on
the computer I-.e~ board to activate the eh!\Ution calibru-
ti on routine. 1 he computer displa) ~ h o uld sh o\1 "are
you sure?"
..., Prc-.s (YI (J ] c--Y" and "ENTER'') nn the computer 1-.e~
hoarJ fh~.: wmputa di,pht) 'hould .,hm' "Completed."
.md ..a\e the calthr..ttion dat.t and ~\lithe ci~\Jilon call-
bratton
11llltine
Elc'ation A-D Ca li~ration
:J I rom the Comroller pand . ~et the Cle'atron Rotator to
full \Calc 1 ISO .•·nght" honzon)
0 Prc~s (F 2]- [J I (F. 2. Jnd ENTER) on the computer !-.c)-
board to actrvate th e Control Interface\ clc,•atton A-l>
converter calibra
ti on routine. The comp ut er '"Ill displa)
··AZ.=asaEL=eee," \\here "eee" ;., a three-digit num-
ber '"hu.:h tndtcates the
clc' alion hcadtng tn degrees.
rur the purposes ol thls alignment.~ ou lll·l) ignore the
(anmuthl '
aati' numhcr'
:J \dJ "' tilL OUT VOL AOJ potcnttomc:tcr on the "E L-
EVAT I ON ( ng.ht) side oft he Controller rear panel '><las to
get a rcadmg llf"180" on the computl.!r\ dtspla). Thts
rcadtng ("I80
degree~") corresponds to Lhe actual beam
hcuding
)Oll e~tab l ishcd "hen }'OU pomtcd the elcvat ton
rotawr w the 180 position.
0 Press l..JI ("ENTER'') on the computet I-.e) board to c:-.it
the cle' .111on A-D co tw cncr cahbral!on rout me
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G-5500 Az - EL R oTATO R
Azimuth O ff · e t _! ~ ull
0 l'romthe Controller pnnt'l. ~ct th c Rotator full~ cuumc r-
clod.\\l~e(\t:t t oO ).
0 Press IDI rJl (the lcucr "o h." nnd "[Nf£R") on the
complller !-c) hnard
to ac ti va te th e a/imuth c,liibration
routine I he computer displa) \lmultl shov,
"are you
sure?"
0 Prc so., I YI - I Jl ("Y'' and "ENrrR") on th e co mp uter kcy-
honrd. Ihe comput er di\pla) sho uld s h O\~ "Completed."
and
sme the calibration data a nd exit th e :vi muth ca li -
bratmn routine.
Azimuth A-D C' ali bn tti on
0 I r om t ht: Controll er panel. \Cl the A;imu th Rot ator fu lly
cloc"\\ isc (to the rig ht ).
n Pres\ IFI - I.JJ (F anti ENTfR) on the computer l.. c~
hoartlto act iv ate t he Control l ntcrf'm :e·~ aLimu th A-D
converter calibration r ou tine. I he compute r\ displa}
should \
hO\\ '' AZ=aaa," \l hl'n.' "aaa" h a thrct:-tlig it
number\\hich in di cat e" th e a;imuth heading in degrees.
0 AdJust t he OUT VOL ADJ potentiometer on thl! " Azi-
MUTH '' (left) s id eof' th e Con tr oller rear panel.,o a ~ to ge t
a reading o
f' "4 50" on the co m pu ter's di., pla). Thi\ read-
ing ('' 450 : 360 degrees .. 90 tlq ;rces") corrcsponch to
the actual be::tm heading )O U c s t ah li ~ hcd \\hen )Oll
po1nted t he a7imuth ro tator full y cl oc k\\ i-,c .
0 Press
lj l ("EN TER" ) un th e computer keyboa rd to c'll
the ;vimuth 1\-D conve rt ercalibrat io n routine.

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C-5500 Az-EL RoTATOR
Ele\'ation Offset Null
0 Pre ss [ 02] - [ .JI (the le ucr "oh." "2," and "EN1rR"l on
th e comput er I-. e)board to acttvatr.: the elcvat ion cal ibru-
tion rout inc. I he computer db pla y ' hould <. hov. "a re
you su
re?· ·
0 Pre~~ [Y]- !.Jl (" Y" und "ENTER") on the computer 1-. c~
board. I he com put er di !> pl a) sh ou ld :. ho" "C ompleted,''
a nd .,U\e the calibration data a nd c"t th e elevat ion cali-
brat 1011 rouune
Elevation A-0 Calibration
0 From the Contro ll er panel, set the Eleva ti on Rotator to
fu ll seal( 180 : ··ri ght" hori7on).
0 Pres!. [F2 1 _. [.JI (F. 2, nnd ENTER) on the computer 1-.ey-
hoard to acti va te the Control Interface's el ev at io nA-D
comener cal ibration routine. fhc com pUl er wi II display
"Al=aea EL=eee," where "eee" is a three-dig it num-
be r ,.,.htc h indi cates the eleva ti on heading in degrees.
F or th e purpo~e~ of this alignment, ) ou may ignore t he
(a/lmuth) .. aaa" number!. .
0 Adjust th e OUT VOL ADJ potentiorn~.:tcr on the "E L-
EVATIO N" (right) st de of the Cl) nt ro llcr re ar panelso a!. to
ge t a reading of"180" on the co mputer's di~pla} . fhis
n:ading ("I
~0 d cgre..:s") correspo nd s to the actual beam
heading
)O ll e:-.tabli s hed ""hen you po int ed the elevation
ro tator to th e 18 0 ros ition .
0 Press l.Jl (''ENTER" ) on th e comp ut et 1-.eyboard to exit
the c lr.:vati on A-0 converter calibration routine.
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ull
Press [02] - (J) (the l cucr ··o h:· "::!:·and " ENl!R .. ) on
the computer
I.e} board to actl\-ate the de' arion calibm-
tion ruutine. Ihe computer displa) should
shov. "are
you sure?"
0 Press l YI -I J] (" Y" anu "ENTER") on the computer l..ey-
board. r he computer di <ip lay should shov. "Compl eted:'
and save the calibmtion data and e'\it the elevation call-
brat
ton rout me
TI O ~ ROTATOR
Elevation -0 Calibration
'J Ft om the Controller panel. et the rtc' at ron Rotator to
full scale ( 180 ."right'' horrzon).
Pn!'s I
F21 - [ Jl (I, 2. and ENTER) on the computer l..e~
board to activate the Comrollnterface's elevat ion A-lJ
comcncr cal ibration routine. I he computer will dt spla)
"AZ=sss EL=eee ," \\here "eee" is a three-digit num-
ber whrch indicates the clc.,ation heading 111 degrees.
I or the purposes o ltht\ alignment. )OU rna~ tgnorc the
(a/lmuth) "asa" number..
n 1\dJu' t the OUT VOL ADJ poten11on1ctcr on the GX-
500 \O ac; to get a rcadtng of " 180" on the: computer\
displa). I hi ... reaJing("180 degree~ ") corre~pond~ to the
actualbeam heading )OU cstabl i<ohed \\hen you pointed
the elevat
ion rotator to the I SO po'>ttton
:::J Pre\ ~ IJI ("ENTt:R'') on the computer ke) lward to l''\it
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II : ou \\Ish. )ou ca n moun t the GS-2328 on t1lp ofyour
Rotatnt Controlkt u'iing thl.' t\\n ~u rrlicd hooJ.. -a nJ -Ioop
l':htenct \
ll'lp <; Just remove the hnd. in g. from one ~ ide ul
cad1 \lrtp. and press imo place 011 the bo tt om of' the GS -
2328 . fhen remove the hacking from the ot h er st dc. anJ
prc'>s th e GS- 2328 into place 011 the Contro lkr .
\Iter tnstallation and ca libration. th e Control lnt erlltcc can
accept
C(llllllli ll ld~ entered dircctl;y frmn th e keyboard. or
from aprogrnm \Hittcn ~pec ili ca lly to support it (not ~up
plied by Yaesu). ro r bricf~lll11111arie s of the comnl<l nd -. rec-
ngn it cd b~ the Co ntrol Interface, pres ~ IH I- [Jilor a li<>t
nfatim uth commands. or IH21- fJI f or devations com-
mands. Keep in mind that al l co mma rH .J<. requ tr c th at the
EN TER key be pressed ana the command leucr (or '' DOh''
he s ent b) a control program). although we' ' ill not repeat
thi s \\hen di~cus s in g.thc command<;. A l ~o note that an) com-
mand k tt er ma} be se nt tn e ll her upper or lower case. fhe
tnrn scr eens sh own on the next page" ill be n.: tumed by the
Contrnl
lnt erl'acc.
1n\t
command~ have two vcr. ion~: one for atimuth. and
one
fu rclcunion. Comman ds nrc not echoed b) the Control
I
nter face. but a ca rr iage return character ("0011'') is re turned
al1c rcvel) command. and also a li ne reed character("OAh")
irthc
co mmnnd invoked returned data. lrnal id commands
C<ll l f>C "?>" to be returned and the inp ut buO'cr cleared. otc
that a
ll angl e'> are in degrees, begi nning" it h tcro at the
mo~t co unt erclocl-.'"i~l! a7imuth (or horimntal elevation)
An~k' "c nt tu the ( nntrol lnll:rt'a cc must he 1 digih lo ng
(ll'IHcro -p added).
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In the lollo'' in!! command d\!,cnpllun-., the d\!\Jt l tlll 'e r-
~ion ot ~ach comm and.' ' h~n· there 1~ on~ ~ ~ ~llll\ \11 m pa-
re
nth eses (but don't t)'pe the parcnth c'>cs) Rem em bcr that
el
ev a! ion comman ds r cq ui re thc G- 54008 . G- 56008 or
G-5500 At f.t Rotal oro;, or t he GX-500 ad apt er and t hl.! G-
500
or G-550 L lc.:\ au on Rotator.
0 (02 )
OffH !f calibration l or t he \ 11 mu1 h( ll c\a!llm) · preo;c t rota-
tor manua
ll } l ull ) counter-cloct.. '' i sc ("lcli' h om on for el-
eva
ti on), ~en d COill lll <l lld . a nd pre s-. IYl r Jl r·Y" .md
"ENTTJf') on the computer t.. cybourtlto store se ll ing
H (H2. H 3)
R eturn' h -, t of commamb (~ee page 19 anJ :?0)
F (F2}
F ull Scale Ca/ihmti tJ ,. pr e'>ct rotator manuall) to fu ll.,cale.
~e nd cnrnmand. adju c; l OUT VOL ADJ tr i mm er on rear of
contro
ll er (o r GX-500 elevation ad ap ter) until the return ed
d at , tl s "+180 or ..- 4 50" (" "' O nn 1 80'' fort! le\ation) P rec;1>
I Jl ('·ENTER") on the computer k e) board to C\ lithe cahhra-
uon routine.
R(U)
St an tu r nin g. the rotator to th e rig ht (u p)
16 L (0)
A {E)
Stop a11 n H1 th (eleva ti on) rotation.
s
\tor c.J n(;c:l current ccmmand bdmc cvmpktinn.
C(B)
Return 'urrent a7imuth lclo.:,attunl Jngh: 10 the form
· Al=8aa" <"EL=eea· fllr "!'\"command) degrees.
C2
Return .u nnuth and clcH li iOrl ("AL 888 EL ;eee". ''here
"888.. a1imuth ... eee.. cle\auon).
P36
'\\\uch the <lllllllllh ang, lc to \()0 degree mode
P45
""i tch the Mimuth .mg l o.: to 450 degree mmk .
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Tuggle the <.tanmg point of the .uimuth md1ca t or needle
het\\cen
'(\;onhJ and·~ (C...ou thl
fhl\ command
ic; tgnorcd \\hen the rotat or i'> 'ct to "4'\0
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Xn
~elect .uimuth rl)t,uor turnmg speed. \\here: n Ihlo\\C\t)
to .J ! la,te<.t) ThiS command can be l''iliCd dunn!! rota lion.
unJ talo;cs clli:ct llllmeJmtcl~ . There is no eqUI\Jiem lorel-
c\ .ttion
Maaa
lurn Ill ooo dcgrc~::-. Mnnuth. \\here 8881\ a thn:c-digu
number bet''ecn ·ooo ... md .. 3Go·· or "450" (Jepcnd1ng
un rt>tator I) pc) Rotation -;w ns upon e\ecuii<.H1 olthc com -
m.mJ
Msss aaa bbb ccc
I hi' command. tog.ethcr \\ith the [T) wmmand. pm"idc'
automatic umed tral!..m~ ol lllll\ ing obtccb or propaga-
lhlll h) the Control Interlace
ll!>elf I ht'i command .,tore-.
the time 'alue sss "ctomJ... to \\,lit bet\\ecn 'lcppmu fn1m
awnuth aaa to bbb. and then to ccc etc (hunt· 2·· to ,1,
llMil) as.. ,goo .. anj.!lc'i ma) b~: swred "uh on~: command)
N,>t~ 1l1.11thi.., wm nltlnU 1' complctt!l) JiO..:r~n t than the IT]
wmm.md "ilh 1m I) onl.' parameter "henmul11plc p.1ramctc1'>
.1ro.: prcc,cnt the liN mw i-. int~:rprdcd h~ the ( unll ,,Jinh:rl,ll:c
'"the rotation Ill t en al w. not ;Ill anglt!. \'ahd ran~e" arc "001"
to ·'998" lnr sss. .tmi"OOO" 10 .. 360" or "450" (depend-
Ill !.! 1111 rotaltlr I\pc) lm th.: an~lcs. \\'hen thl\ cnmm.md IS
">cnt tlw pawmetl'l"i .uc c,l(.m.:d 111 the Contmllntl'l t.JC c\ R \l'vl.
ami the rOiator IUms to ;mglc aaa and \\ails for a subsequcm
(T) c<•mmand to bcgm the aciUal stepp ing. All numbers must
be 1<.IIJ::!Ih. '>pace- eparated <...tored \alues remam mcllect
un11l another (M) command ,., t<;sucd (this ma} ha\c no pa-
rameh.:rs. Ill \\ hu;h c~e the ··? >.. error prompt is ret urn ed. but
mcmonc ... arc -.1111 clearc:d). or unlllthc controller is turned oil
or b~ tn gglmg the GS- 2328 cl ll and on
T
Sc.: 1he IMI (ahu,e) and the !WI (hi!IO\\) command . <-itart
i HIIOnHili C -; tepping routine (both atimUih and cicvatinn):
t
urn rotator to next sequential!) mcmonL:cd azimuth (or M-
d pa1r . lor the [W] wnunand). wun sss seconds. and IUm to
nc\t angle (or patr). elc
llus command \\Ort..s onl) ita long-
limn (M)
or IWI ha-; been is-.ucJ ~mcc po,,cr-up or lhc l<t\1
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Return se rial number ot cu rrentI} selected rncmon1cd pom t
[nnnn]. and total number ofrnemomed P<lint ., [mmmm].
10 the lorrn nnnrr mmmm \-lu ~ t be proc\.'ed cd b~ enher a
long-lom1 lM] or [WI. anJ
,, Tcommand. l '-l:d un l) during
\t epp101! (sec IT] comm.tnd)
l he meaning
of a "p o111t · 111 tlw. command folio\\ 1ng. an
[MI command is onI) an ,t/lllluth angle. ~0111 thl\ c .t se nnnn
and mmmm can range up to "38 00 ' ( th e limit ~.Jclinc d in
the l I PROM " in th e ( nntrollntertacc) I I<H\ C \cr . \l hen
elevation is involved, a "point" lo
ll o 11 in g ,, [WI command
b represented b) hoth an : 11imuth and an clc\at ion angle. 10
\\hich case nnnn and mmmrn can mnce up to on I~ "1 900."
"nee each "point" is .1 p .u r nt .mg.lc\
X l
her rr R0\1 ma~ he \\fllten \\l th up to \lne milll\111
d.1ta po10t-.
n L1 ~T
£/el •at iou Control Co mm an ds
Thc..,e cummands are onI) lor;u-cl operation. 1\ote th at an
az1muth angle mu't al'' '"., he ... uppllcd \\hen ch.mgmg cl-
e\a tion and that a \CillO~ J'Xllllt con\ISh of a p a1r ul anules.
Waaa eee
1urn 111 uoo d~g.ree' .uimuth ,md ceedegree\ clc\ .111011.
11herc ooo 1' ,, thrce-dl!!ll numher bet\\ecn ·ooo· and
"360" or " 450" (depcnd111g on rotator t~ pe) and vee I'> a
thr
cc-d1g11 number bet\\ecn "00 0" . toll "180."' Ro tat ion
' tan ' upon e\cc uti onol t he conunanu
W sss aaa eee aaa sss ...
Ih1' command I '> 'ilmi l.ar to t he IM Icommand· the !i r\1 pa-
rameter i' a time intcn-al. and
\UCcecd lll g parameter'> arc
angle'
\\ i th th1 ~ command. hO\\C\ er. angl e' arc mJllmuth-
clchlllon p.tlr' each p.ur
n.: prlsentiO:; one anten n.t I<K.t-
ll l lll \t llHl\1 1900' p.ur' lJn he 'e nt and .. wred 111 the
(.ontrt'l lnterl.tcc. \ ' \\llh the other
numnand' th" 111nc
u,tcn.JI r.lll~t: "lnnllnl to ·· 001 '' t<l ' ggg·· l'clomh) .111 -
muth
111 "OOO" tu "360" 11r '450' (dcpendiO:! nn rot,tl!lr
I~ pd . . IIIU ele\ .1 111111 111 "000" tn "180 ..
\\ hcnthl' command" '>ent the rot, Jtur' turn to the liN noa
at llll llt h paramct...:r and th e lirst cce eiC\<111011 parau 1eter.
11 nd "· "'for a ' ub ,equcnt ITI co mmand to hettln th e .Jttual
'' '-'PPIIl" (to the nc \t uimu th -clc \a i H>IlfMirl . \torcd v. du e'