Rc-1216H Setup For Steppir Antenna Control - Microbit RC-1216H User Manual

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RC-1216H

RC-1216H setup for SteppIR Antenna Control

The RC-1216 can be configured to remote control a SteppIR antenna. The controls are the
same as on the SDA-100 control box. You can use Retract, Calibrate, Bi-directional, 180
degree switch etc. Frequency adjustment can be done manual or automatic. If you want the
antenna to follow the radio automatically you need to connect a cable from the Radio to the
SDA-100 Control box. If you want to be able to switch between automatic adjustment and
manual you have to connect the data line from the radio to the SDA-100 via the RC-1216H
AUX-SW1 Relay as there the SDA-100 protocol do not support switching on/off the Autotrack
remotely (We hope they will implement it later). The AUX-SW1 relay is controlled by the
"serial" button. The other buttons have the same function as on the SDA-100 control box. We
recommend to connect the 24V power to the SDA-100 via the RC-1216H PWR-SW relay to
minimize the risk for hang up situations.
Before you can start using the RC-1216C you must check that you have the SteppIR
transceiver interface 01321 installed and that the firmware in the the SDA-100 shows 99 on
the lower right of the display when turning on the SDA-100. After that you need to setup the
SDA-100 with serial port parameters that match the setup in the RC-1216H. See SDA-100
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