Autopol; Simultaneous Azimuth And Elevation Movement; Remote Communication Parameters - RESEARCH CONCEPTS RC2000A DUAL AXIS Instructions Manual

42 RC2000A Dual Axis Antenna Controller
4.10.1

AutoPol

The AutoPol system allows the controller's polarization control function to be slaved to the level of a
digital input derived from a satellite receiver. Please refer to sections 2.5 and 3.8 for more information
on the AutoPol system.
The AutoPol system is disabled and enabled via the AutoPol Enable CONFIG mode item.
AUTOPOL ENABLE:0
0-DISABLE, 1-ENABLE
With software version 2.6x or newer, if the Pol Control? CONFIG mode items is set to Two Port the
AutoPol system is disabled regardless of the state of the controller's AutoPol Enable flag. Note that
previous versions of the RC2000A only allowed the user to select either a Polarotor type polarization
control device or a Rotating Feed. If this altered behaviour of the AutoPol System causes a problem,
set the Pol Control Equipment code to One Port even if a two port feed is connected to the system.
With the Pol Control? CONFIG mode item set to One Port, version 2.6x (and later versions of the
software) will behave in a manner identical to previous versions of the software with respect to the
AutoPol system.
The AutoPol Vpol Level CONFIG mode item specifies the polarity of the AutoPol digital input signal. A
value of zero implies that a low on the AutoPol digital input specifies vertical polarization and a value of
one implies that a high level on the AutoPol input selects vertical polarization. Access to this item is
only allowed when the Expert Access Flag is set.
AUTOPOL VPOL LEVEL:1
0-LOW, 1-HIGH
4.10.2

Simultaneous Azimuth and Elevation Movement

The Simultaneous Az/El Enable CONFIG mode item is used to enable simultaneous azimuth and
elevation movement when moving to a satellite selected via SETUP mode.
SIMULTANEOUS AZ/EL ENABLE:0
0-DISABLE, 1-ENABLE
NOTE: If the total current draw from both motors exceeds 8 amps, it is not possible to utilize this
feature. Trying to enable it in this case will cause a breaker to open, which will disable the drive and
generate an antenna jammed error.
4.10.3

Remote Communication Parameters

The following items are used to enable and configure the remote RS-422 communications capability.
Access to these parameters is allowed only when the Expert Access Flag is set. The Remote Mode
Enable item is the controlling item for the Comm Port Address and Comm Baud Rate items.
The Remote Mode Enable item is used to enable access to REMOTE mode. If this item is enabled,
REMOTE mode will activate whenever a valid command is received via the serial port or in response to
MODE key manipulations.
REMOTE MODE ENABLE:0
0-DISABLE, 1-ENABLE
The Comm Port Address item selects the address of the communications port. See the Appendix
covering the communications protocol. Valid values for this parameter are 49 to 111.
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