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EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1

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Congratulations for buying your EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD (shortly ERC-M

SMD). This document will guide you through the needed steps for assembly and

configuration of the ERC-M SMD. You will reach the best result by following these

instructions step by step.

Safety-Instructions ................................................................................................................. 2

1. ERC-M SMD USB............................................................................................................. 3

1.1 Bill of material (BOM) and drawings .......................................................................... 3

1.2 Connection of the DC-supply....................................................................................... 5

1.3 Establishing the USB-connection................................................................................. 5

2. ERC-M SMD RS232.......................................................................................................... 6

2.1 Bill of material (BOM) and drawings .......................................................................... 6

2.2 Connection of the DC-supply....................................................................................... 8

3. LAN-Interface (optional) ................................................................................................... 9

3.1 Bill of material ............................................................................................................. 9

3.2 Assembly of the LAN-Interface ................................................................................... 9

3.4 Check of the DC/DC-converter.................................................................................. 11

3.5 Device-Installer .......................................................................................................... 11

3.6 Installation of the COM-Port-Redirector (CPR) ........................................................ 12

4. Rotor-Card (optional) ....................................................................................................... 13

4.1 Bill of material ........................................................................................................... 13

4.2 Assembly of the Rotor-Card PCB .............................................................................. 13

5. SlimLine housing (optional)............................................................................................. 16

6. HID AZ/AZ or AZ/EL and desktop housing (optional)................................................... 17

6.1 Bill of material ........................................................................................................... 17

6.2 Assembly of bottom-side HID-PCB .......................................................................... 18

6.3 Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/AZ (dual azimuth) ........................................... 19

6.4 Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/EL (azimuth&elevation) .................................. 21

6.5 Cable to connect the HID to ERC-M ......................................................................... 23

6.6 Cable to connect the ERC-M to rear-side D-SUB ..................................................... 23

6.7 Mechanical integration into the desktop-housing ...................................................... 24

7. The Service-Tool.............................................................................................................. 26

7.1 Configuration of the COM-Port ................................................................................. 26

7.2 Read the ERC-M-configuration-parameters .............................................................. 26

7.3 Language .................................................................................................................... 26

7.4 Other functions of the Service Tool ........................................................................... 26

8. Theory of operation .......................................................................................................... 27

9. Calibration ........................................................................................................................ 27

10. First check of calibration with Rotor-Control M ........................................................... 27

11. Connect the ERC-M to other programs.......................................................................... 28

Appendix .............................................................................................................................. 29

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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Congratulations for buying your EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD (shortly ERC-M SMD). This document will guide you through the needed steps for assembly and configuration of the ERC-M SMD. You will reach the best result by following these instructions step by step.
Page 2: Safety-Instructions
Instructions Appendix1: Pin-out of D-SUB15 ERC-M ............... 29 Appendix2: Pin-out of mini-DIN rotor-card ..............29 Appendix3: Connection of rotor-card to ERC-M with supplied mini-DIN-cable ... 29 Appendix4: Pin-out of the HID-connector on ERC-M ............ 30 Appendix5: Schematics Rotor-Card................. 30 Appendix6: Schematics ERC-M SMD ................31 Appendix7: Schematics HID....................
Page 3: Erc-M Smd Usb
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions 1. ERC-M SMD USB If your ERC-M is RS232 (not USB) go to chapter 2. 1.1 Bill of material (BOM) and drawings ERC-M SMD USB V1.0 Bill Of Material QTY Type Value Reference Comments 1 PCB assembled ERC-M SMD USB V1.1...
Page 4 EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions grey = not assembled ___________________________________________________________________________ © Ing.-Büro E. Alba de Schmidt web : www.schmidt-alba.de Tannenstr. 16 Page 4 of 32 email : erc@schmidt-alba.de 86836 Untermeitingen / Germany This document is for the user only. Any publishing (printed or in electronic form) is not allowed.
Page 5: Connection Of The Dc-Supply
ERC-M USB will be powered by USB. Skip this chapter. Prepare a DC-cable with 10 to 15VDC by using the DC-connector supplied with the ERC-M or use any other DC-supply with that voltage and an appropriate DC-Connector of 2.1/5.5mm.
Page 6: Erc-M Smd Rs232
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions 2. ERC-M SMD RS232 If your ERC-M is USB (not RS232) go to chapter 1. 2.1 Bill of material (BOM) and drawings ERC-M RS232 V2.0 Bill Of Material QTY Type Value Reference Comments 1 PCB assembled ERC-M RS232 V1.1...
Page 7 EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions grey= not assembled ___________________________________________________________________________ © Ing.-Büro E. Alba de Schmidt web : www.schmidt-alba.de Tannenstr. 16 Page 7 of 32 email : erc@schmidt-alba.de 86836 Untermeitingen / Germany This document is for the user only. Any publishing (printed or in electronic form) is not allowed.
Page 8: Connection Of The Dc-Supply
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions 2.2 Connection of the DC-supply Prepare a DC-cable with 10 to 15VDC by using the DC-connector supplied with the ERC-M or use any other DC-supply with that voltage and an appropriate DC-Connector of 2.1/5.5mm. Connect the...
Page 9: Lan-Interface (Optional)
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions 3. LAN-Interface (optional) 3.1 Bill of material The BOM is in the order how you should use the parts. ERC-M SMD V1.0 LAN Bill Of Material QTY Type Value Reference Comments 1 Diode 1N4004 alt. 1N4007...
Page 10 EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions ___________________________________________________________________________ © Ing.-Büro E. Alba de Schmidt web : www.schmidt-alba.de Tannenstr. 16 Page 10 of 32 email : erc@schmidt-alba.de 86836 Untermeitingen / Germany This document is for the user only. Any publishing (printed or in electronic form) is not allowed.
Page 11: Check Of The Dc/Dc-Converter
The Device-Installer is available on the disk supplied with your ERC-M in the LANTRONIX-folder. You may find a newer version on the LANTRONIX homepage at www.lantronix.com. First connect the ERC-M with the supplied cross-over patch-cable to your PC or with a normal patch- cable to a network-hub.
Page 12: Installation Of The Com-Port-Redirector (Cpr)
Properties, and go to the Advanced tab. You may need to allow these ports access through the corporate firewall as well. The CPR-software is available on the disk supplied with your ERC-M in the LANTRONIX-folder. You may find a newer version on the LANTRONIX homepage at www.lantronix.com.
Page 13: Rotor-Card (Optional)
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions 4. Rotor-Card (optional) 4.1 Bill of material The BOM is in the order how you should use the parts. Rotor-card V1.4 Bill Of Material QTY Type Value Reference Comments 1 Capacitor ceramic 100n 50V 20%...
Page 14 EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions After assembly, attach the 2 mounting-angles with 2 screws and 2 nuts. Use spring-washers below the nuts. ___________________________________________________________________________ © Ing.-Büro E. Alba de Schmidt web : www.schmidt-alba.de Tannenstr. 16 Page 14 of 32 email : erc@schmidt-alba.de...
Page 15 The wiring of the rotor-card to the different control-boxes is shown in the Installation-Guide provided on the CD of your ERC-M-kit. The wiring of the rotor-card-cable to the ERC-M is shown in appendix 3. ___________________________________________________________________________ © Ing.-Büro E. Alba de Schmidt web : www.schmidt-alba.de...
Page 16: Slimline Housing (Optional)
Put the 4 rubber-feet to the bottom-side of the housing Remove the 2 distance-bolts from the DSUB- Mount the back-panel to the ERC-M using the 2 connector on the ERC-M bolts Slide the ERC-M into the housing and mount the Pull the label from its foil and put it carefully on back-panel to the housing.
Page 17: Hid Az/Az Or Az/El And Desktop Housing (Optional)
6. HID AZ/AZ or AZ/EL and desktop housing (optional) The HID is a human-interface-device and provides a 2x16 character LCD-display, 6 LEDs and 4 pushbuttons to the user. The HID and ERC-M is mounted in a powder-coated and silkscreen printed black sheet-metal-housing.
Page 18: Assembly Of Bottom-Side Hid-Pcb
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions 6.2 Assembly of bottom-side HID-PCB Assemble and solder the components according to the following drawings. Please read the following instructions before you start: Take care of polarization of the following components: Diodes D1,D2,D3,D4 Box-header X2 Those components are marked red in the following drawing.
Page 19: Assembly Of Top-Side Hid-Pcb Az/Az (Dual Azimuth)
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions 6.3 Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/AZ (dual azimuth) If your housing is AZ/EL (azimuth and elevation) proceed with step 6.4 First assemble the LCD with the 5mm spacers, screws, nuts and spring-washers to the PCB. Put the 16-pole pin-header between PCB and LCD before mounting.
Page 20 EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions Hint: Only solder 1 leg of the switches and LEDs, check for alignment and than solder the remaining pins. Use the 3x12x4mm spacers for the LEDs to fix them in the right distance from the PCB.
Page 21: Assembly Of Top-Side Hid-Pcb Az/El (Azimuth&Elevation)
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions 6.4 Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/EL (azimuth&elevation) If your housing is AZ/AZ (dual azimuth) go back to step 6.3 First assemble the LCD with the 5mm spacers, screws, nuts and spring-washers to the PCB. Put the 16-pole pin-header between PCB and LCD before mounting.
Page 22 EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions Use the 3x12x4mm spacers for the LEDs to fix them in the right distance from the PCB. Put the 19mm domes on top of the switches. This is how it should look like: ___________________________________________________________________________ © Ing.-Büro E. Alba de Schmidt web : www.schmidt-alba.de...
Page 23: Cable To Connect The Hid To Erc-M
Bend the flat-ribbon-cable on both ends over the top of the connector and put the strain-relief on. 6.6 Cable to connect the ERC-M to rear-side D-SUB Take the remaining 200mm of the flat-ribbon-cable and remove 1 wire from the 16-pole cable to get a 15-pole cable (don’t remove the red wire, take the opposite site)
Page 24: Mechanical Integration Into The Desktop-Housing
4 screws 2.9x6.5mm. the HID into the desktop-housing with 4 Allen-screws using the Allen-tool provided with the kit. Mount the ERC-M-PCB to the housing with Allen- Fold the 15-pole flat-ribbon-cable as shown and put screws. the DSUB-connectors as shown and mount the...
Page 25 EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions Attach the 16-pole flat-ribbon-cable into the Connect the ERC-M to DC-supply or USB to check connectors as shown. contrast settings. After start-up you should see a start-up-screen like this: Adjust the contrast with the potentiometer R1 on the backside of the HID-PCB.
Page 26: The Service-Tool
COM-Port. Choose the right COM-Port. The Service Tool will check the availability of the ERC-M at the chosen COM-Port. If successful, the Service Tool will read the configuration-parameters of the ERC-M and populates the configuration- and the calibration-windows.
Page 27: Theory Of Operation
(or GS-232A) or DCU-1 protocol from the programs that support controlling rotators. The ERC-M takes the task to move the rotator to the desired position or to stop the rotator while it is moving. Also changes of the direction are possible while the rotator is moving. The current position of the rotators is calculated from the measured rotor-feedback-voltages AZ and EL.
Page 28: Connect The Erc-M To Other Programs
AZ only 11. Connect the ERC-M to other programs Please take care about the following issues, if you want to control your ERC-M with other programs : Choose the right COM-port COM-port-speed in the program must be same as in ERC-M...
Page 29: Appendix
Instructions Appendix Appendix1: Pin-out of D-SUB15 ERC-M Connector seen from outside to the female connector on ERC-M or to the back of the desktop- housing. Appendix2: Pin-out of mini-DIN rotor-card Connector seen from outside to the female connector on the rotor-card.
Page 30: Appendix4: Pin-Out Of The Hid-Connector On Erc-M
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions Appendix4: Pin-out of the HID-connector on ERC-M 8 10 12 14 16 9 11 13 15 LCD E LCD RS Keyboard Common LED AUX2 LED AUX1 LCD D7, Keyboard UP LED DWN LCD D6, Keyboard DWN...
Page 31: Appendix6: Schematics Erc-M Smd
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions Appendix6: Schematics ERC-M SMD ___________________________________________________________________________ © Ing.-Büro E. Alba de Schmidt web : www.schmidt-alba.de Tannenstr. 16 Page 31 of 32 email : erc@schmidt-alba.de 86836 Untermeitingen / Germany This document is for the user only. Any publishing (printed or in electronic form) is not allowed.
Page 32: Appendix7: Schematics Hid
EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M SMD V1.1 Instructions Appendix7: Schematics HID ___________________________________________________________________________ © Ing.-Büro E. Alba de Schmidt web : www.schmidt-alba.de Tannenstr. 16 Page 32 of 32 email : erc@schmidt-alba.de 86836 Untermeitingen / Germany This document is for the user only. Any publishing (printed or in electronic form) is not allowed.

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