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Tiny-CAT SCR Preselector User manual

1. 11 8 Fi 11M 12M 13M 13 15M 16M Bandp LLLititititititoetitit 7 17M 18M 19M 20M HM o 3 23M 25M 77M 28M 30M Band E 2 131 MHz 128pF Tune Memories Step 1 X B Recali 1 Band selection A set of options are available to the user as follows Click over band push button to change band 2 Tuning step x1 x2 x5 x10 Set Frequency 3 Tuning knob Write calibration tables Performs tuning rolling the mouse wheel Also by 4 pressing left or right arrows on the keyboard Adjust to Logfile maximum signal or background noise z Firmware update 4 Tune Reference Dial Displays the actual tuned frequency and the corresponding capacitor value Notice the attenuation of the pass band filters increases Remote Server with less capacity due to the response of series tuned circuits Send CAT command F10 Remote Client 5 Mnemonic text box brief caption can be written in the text boxes Five memories for each band can be stored twenty five in total On band change memories Set Frequency Function key F3 6 Memory management Frequency MHz 7 Frequency scale Frequency references on the Cancel scale are updated in acc
2. Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual Tiny CAT Preselector options Boxed USB version The tiny SCR Preselector boxed USB version ready to use with optional enclo sure The tiny SCR Preselector should be preferably encloused in a RF tight box due the antenna effect of its large coil that easily gathers nearby signals or noise The follwing pictures show the tiny SCR preselector assembled on metallic enclo sure from Hammond model 1455T1601 Dimensions are 160mm X 160mm X 51mm 6 29 x 6 29 x 2 inch ui Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved technology Ltd The tiny SCR Preselector boxed 12C bus version ready to use with optional enclosure The tiny SCR Preselector should be preferably encloused in a RF tight box due the antenna effect of its large coil that easily gathers nearby signals or noise The follwing pictures show the tiny SCR preselector assembled on metallic enclosure from Hammond model 1455T1601 Dimensions are 160mm X 160mm X 51mm 6 29 x 6 29 x 2 inch Tiny CAT Preselector options Boxed 12 bus version Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Manual HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual Accessories Tiny SCR Preselector Flexw
3. Remote Port 51000 Command gt 18 03 Capacity set 128 18 03 Attenuator set 6dB RA1 18 03 Capacity set 128 18 03 Attenuator set 6dB RA1 18 03 Capacity set 128 18 04 Antenna set 2 AN 18 04 Capacity set 128 18 04 Capacity set 128 18 04 Capacity set 130 18 04 Capacity set 132 Remote Client console Sending data to the Hemote Server Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual Send CAT command Function key F10 Let send valid CAT commands for testing purposes FA00007000000 Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual Network Configuration Public IP Address To make your Tiny CAT Remote server visible to the outside world you must have a public IP address this is an address that is reachable on the global Internet Some ISP s assign public addresses which may change from time to time this is known as a dynamic IP address Firewall configuration You must allow incoming TCP IP connections on the port number selected in the Remote server s Console by default this port number is 51000 You may have more than one firewall activated on your router and Windows Firewall If the Windows firewall is enabled then when you start the Remote server for the first time you will see a popup window as bel
4. 1 8MHz to 30MHz HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd lt lt general electronics Manual Multi Band Pass Filter module A five bands tuneable Band Pass Filter bank make up the core of the Tiny CAT SCR Preselector On SDR applications where high linearity is needed its passive design keeps a high IP3 factor thanks to an unique large tapped mono coil L1 wounded on a T 200 toroidal core ultra low ESR COG NPO RF chip capacitors low RF resistance magnetic shielded relays for tuning and telecom grade relays for band switching instead of nonlinear semi conductors that cause distortion in front of strong signals and exhibit low tolerance to transients The Tiny CAT SCR Preselector incorporates on antenna input a gas discharge tube as surge suppressor providing safety against static spikes The five telecom grade relays are connected to its corresponding section of the tune coil through the Band Selector control on the program software 16 way IDC connector from control module Control Bus 8 bits 256pf variable capacitor lpf resolution Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Preselector Antenna Output Input Z Match 1 8MHz to 30MHz Five Band Pass Filters Bank A network of low ESR RF capacitors of 1 pF 2 pF 4 pF 8 pF 16 pF 32 pF 64 pF and 128 pF are connected to the coil in serial fashion emulating the variable capacitor needed to tune the series resonant circuit formed Each cap
5. Start HAD in Full Screen mode Logbook Rotator Satellite Tracking Conexion console on HamRadio Deluxe Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual e e e CAT control commands list Kenwood 2000 compatible CAT CONTROL COMMANDS General information A CAT control command is composed of an alphabetical command parameter and the terminator that signals the end of the control command EXAMPLE Command to set tune frequency to 14 250 MHz Alphabetic command prefix Parameter 11 digits Terminator semicolon FA00014250000 There are three command categories Set write command that change preselector status Get read command that request status information from the preselector and Answer response command that return information requested in a Get command A correctly executed Set command does not return an Answer command The terminator for all CAT commands is the semicolon CAT commands are not case sensitive Get and Set commands must contain the correct number of parameter characters as shown below Get commands are simply the prefix followed by a termination Tiny CAT preselector Available CAT commands Notice that several implemented CAT commands are not used Band commands prefix BNx x band number 1 digit SET commands BNO By Pass BN1 Band A BN2 Band B BN3 Band C BN4 Band D BN5 Ba
6. DIGL DIGU 2125 21 2125 5 M DigLil Retarns LSBs Fa All Hoe Al Command Factory Defauts impon Gatabase ExportDatabase OK Cancel Conexion console on PowerSDR 71 E Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Manual compatible i Device Manager File Action View Help d s rz EB pm ee zi QUADCORE Computer i cog Disk dives m E Display adapters J A DVD CD ROM drives m FlexRadio 8 29 Happy disk drives E 28 Floppy drive controllers H UR Burman Intgrisce Devices is cag IDE ATA ATAPI controllers m IEEE 1394 Bus hast controllers Infrared devices BD Keyboards fA Mice and other pointing devices a Monitors j amp Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT fy Communications Port COM Printer Port LPTL Ed Timy CAT SCR Pres lector COMTE i D Processors m M 58 2 1394 Devices s 4 Sound videa and game controllers 3 gt Storage contrallers gis System devices pi M Universal Serial Bus controllers Tiny CAT Virtual Com Port Select a P or New definition and Connect New Preset Serial Ports Company Kenwood x Status Radio TS 2000 COM Port COM4 zj Speed 157600 Flaw control Interface power IVETS DTR VIRTS Connect Always connect to this radio when starting HRD Start Digital Master 780
7. 0100 A2 A1 AO Band C P04 P01 POO Set Band D P04 P01 POO PO2 Set FlexRadio default Second data byte Band E P04 PO2 Set s bits set by hardware P10 RL8 Cap 128pF P11 RL7 Cap 64pF P12 RL6 Cap 32pF P13 RL5 Cap 16pF P14 RL4 Cap 8 pF P15 RL3 Cap 4pF P16 RL2 Cap 2pF Piz RL1 Cap 1pF HEROS technology Ltd general electronics CAT remote control Kenwood TS 2000 CAT Computer Aided Transceiver serial data communication protocol over Virtual Com Port VCP enables Tiny CAT preselector to provide the user with a way to interface with several radios The user can operate from remote control software such as Power SDR DDUtil HamRadio de Luxe SDR Console HDSDR SDRMAX etc radio Logging programs N1MM and others CAT utilities like CSP Manager OmniRig and SDRMAX CAT Connection among others Refer to your specific software application manual about CAT operation The microcontroller on board translate valid CAT commands and responds in accor dace Starting in CAT remote control mode NOTE The preselector GUI application must be closed before interface with any remote control software Power On the preselector and plug the USB cable a new virtual COM port is open start and configure your application to control remotely the preselector PT Contra De T amp 20 Port None gt RTS ATTY Citas UTR Grable Offset VFO Grable Offset VFO
8. 45 00 34 90 00 28 0 060000 19 530000 39 000000 HEROS u technology Ltd Tiny CAT SCR Preselector general electronics Manual Band D response plot Mikr 1 1 18 12 0400 MHz Mir 3 38 34 12 0480 MHz 0 00 ME MM ee 0 G dH HL 11 25 5 d6 dB HN Div 45 0 20 90 00 m 40 0 06 1 00 10 00 40 00 HEROS technology Ltd general electronics Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Band E response plot Manual Mer 1 1 16 17 7423 MHz Mikr 3 45 3D 17 7423 MHz G dB RL 11 25 dE i Div I Div 45 00 25 a rd 90 00 F 0 06 1 00 10 00 60 00 HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual NOTES Heros technology Limited disclaims all liability arising from this information and its use It is your responsibility to ensure that your application meets with your specifications Information contained in this publication regarding device applications and the like is provided only for your convenience and may be superseded by updates Heros technology Limited makes no representations or warranties of any kind whether express or implied written or oral statutory or otherwise related to the information including but not limited to its condition quality performance merchantability or fitness for purpose Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved
9. Firmware update Function key F7 uates 2 Wirtabias Tabled 55 z To update the on board microcontroller firmware Function F7 AMAN pops up the dialog window eere ere eee Select Tiny CAT_ firmware hex file located in Tiny CAT Preselector folder WARNING Do not stop the process wait until finished Logfile viewer Tey cat eit E rre E Maire File Feldes d Tey CAT Preselector 32564 USB M do Tiery CAT Preialactor Cabbration de Preselector Fireware 5 0 re z E Te AT Peer P prag 050 o Are you sure you want the firmware to be updated ES Changed E Daturnanris B Deor desi Don t stop the process wait untill finished Continue O gt After updated resume normally Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual Internet Local network remote control The Tiny CAT preselector supports connections via the Internet and Local network To make use of this feature execute the application on your computer and on a remote one The protocol only uses TCP IP UDP which by definition is unreliable is not used Remember that you are accepting incoming TCP IP connections so you must configure your firewall on your PC and on ext
10. 16 30 MHz ari L y RXEQ TKEG VAC Picture showing Tiny CAT SCR Preselector working 12C mode with PowerSDR and FlexRadio The Preselector control window includes band switch and tune slider Also complementary control functions for Tiny Plus CAT SCR Preselector are included Notice PowerSDR do not perform tracking feature in I2C mode only manual control of the preselector In order to track the preselector from PowerSDR or other dedicated radio software the USB remote control module must be used Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HERO technology Ltd general electronics Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Manual CAT TCP IP GUI remote control from PC connection USB control module NY IDC ribbon interconnection cable Antenna er DER 12VDC 250mA max HF Output Receiver antenna Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HERO technology Ltd general electronics Connection to FlexRadio using I2C bus control module Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Manual b S IDC ribbon interconnection cable to RX1 IN Receive loop Antenna BEEN see Primary antenna ports configuration on FLEX 5000 Owners Manual E 3t et eselector zE 4 Adress jumpers ON Spiers AHT TUE Qs 6 ir 218 2 t E n Pull up jumpers ON FlexWire connector Chassis I2C bus Fl
11. 32 64 bits OS When plug to the USB port for the first time the system will ask for install the driver software lt l Ignore the Found New Hardware window and go to Windows needs to install driver software for your Heros Device Manager path Control Panel System Device Tech Tiny CAT 2012 Manager Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will quide you through the process of installing driver software for yaur device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or lag on n EX T eot ae QUADCORE 185 Computer 3 i Fp Disk drives Don t show this message again for this device H E Display adapters I Your device will not function until you install driver software Shea Hide Action Pane 4 uS DVD CD ROM drives x MP itl 4e Floppy disk drives eg Floppy drive controllers gy Human Interface Devices og IDE ATA ATAPI controllers IEEE 1394 Bus hast controllers XD Infrared devices DR Rigth mouse button on Heros Tech Tiny CAT 2012 A Moritur and click on Update Driver Software amp Metwork adapters El p Other deveces Ai Heras Tech Tim CAT 7012 i VP Ports COM amp LPT 1 6 SEPZIEEE 1394 Devices Update Driver Software dox Sound vdeo and game controllers XR Storage Disable P n dece O gt y Q Universal Serial Bus controllers Uninstall Scan f
12. 50mA max m Size 61x50mm 2 402 x 1 969in ri coral Heros I2C bus control module option EL lx E eed m 16 bits standard I2C Bus serial bus interface PCF8575 I2C controller m Supports 100Kbits s and 400kbits s FAST I2C Bus protocol m Auxiliary Input Output ports to expand control signals m Compatible with most microcontrollers m Power Supply 12V DC 250mA max m Size 70x46mm 2 756 x 1 811in I2C bus control module Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved A B C D I CSP Service Connector In Circuit Serial Programming TN 12V DC 250mA max six ports 1 expansion connector PIC 18F2455 O Remote control from PC via USB VCP 2 a TCP IP GUI Graphic User Interface i i Power Drivers USB control module 16 way IDC connector IDC ribbon cable 16 way IDC connector Control Bus 8 bits 256pf variable capacitor lpf resolution Preselector Antenna Output Input La Lb Lc Ld Le Z Match L1 Gas Discharge Tube Five Band Pass Filters Bank Multi Band Pass filter module Drawing Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Rev B Diagram Size DWG No Approvals HEROS xw Ltd Issued A4 REV 01 Sheet 1 1 Checked Scale FCSM No Drawn JJ de Ofiate Date VI MMXII O HEROS technology Limited 2006 rights reserved general electronics
13. 7x4 37x1 45in Connectors 50 239 or N type for Antenna Input Output BNC for Device Input O utput N or combined connectors configurations also available Please ask Coaxial tails and complete shielded control cable with snap on RFI EMI suppressor ferrite cores are included WARNING TO AVOID DAMAGE THE UNIT In order to give enough time to the relays to switch before the RF power signal outputs the transceiver when the PTT is pressed assure that your transceiver provides a delayed SEND control line signal Alternatively a TX RX Sequencer can be used Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved Tiny CAT SCR Preselector HEROS T technology Ltd Tiny CAT SCR Preselector general electronics Band A response plot Manual Mikr 1 2 17 1 8528 MHz Mikr 3 35 33 1 6528 MHz G dH 11 25 Div 45 00 30 00 3h 0 060000 7 530000 15 000000 HEROS technology Ltd general electronics Mer 1 1 70 3 7707 MHz Mkr 2 74 98 23 6888 MHz Mkr 3 32 56 3 7707 MHz 0 00 G 4B 11 25 dB Div 45 00 90 00 0 060000 Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Manual Band B response plot AL dE i Div 019 ef 24 000000 12 030044 HEROS technology Ltd general electronics Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Band C response plot Manual Mikr 1 1 66 7 0692 MHz Mkr 2 54 50 38 7654 MHz Mkr 3 27 51 7 0532 MHz G dB AL 11 25 4 dB dB Div Div
14. HEROS technology Ltd ene al e Pct o ic 3 So cung un PS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Five band tunable 1 8MHz to 30 MHz Software Controlled Radio modular preselector Featuring tracking operation from dedicated radio software User manual Rev 01 Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual Features Tiny CAT SCR preselector is connected in line between the antenna and your receiver or transceiver providing filtering of R F spectrum to reduce broadband signal energy into the receiver Note the preselector is connected to a transceiver take precautions to prevent transmitting through it An Input Output by pass dual power relay accessory is available to by pass the preselector in transmission Suitable to work with any SDR or analog radio Tiny CAT preselector is remotely operated from a personal computer via USB VCP by means of the USB control module option or from an application supporting 12C bus data communica tion by means of the I2C bus control module option It works connected to a PC via USB under Windows OS Remote control modes Using USB control module option CAT serial protocol over Virtual Com Port VCP Kenwood TS 2000 protocol Over the Internet or Local Network TCP IP protocol Graphic User Interface GUI on PC Using I2C control module option From an extern
15. acitor is connected to the network by means of its associated tuning relay The band pass filter formed in this way is a classic serial tuned LC circuit offering narrow bandwidth and low attenuation on the band pass segment of frequencies The program performs the task of adding or subtracting capacitor values in binary fashion in direct relationship with the tuning control on the program software Increments or decrements are done in steps of 1pF Available bands are e A 1 8 MHz to 3 MHz B MHz to 5 5MHz C 5 MHz to 10 MHz D 10 5 MHz to 21 MHz E 16 MHz to 30 MHz A carefully PCB layout design and strong L C decoupling prevent stages to couple in to each other improving the stop band response and filtering noise from control lines Connection to the control module is done with 16 way ribbon cable and IDC connectors on both sides carrying control Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS technology Ltd general electronics USB Control module The Tiny CAT SCR Preselector USB control module lets to handle the Band pass Filter board from a PC via VCP providing remote control from dedicated radio software CAT Tracking feature Network connectivity and GUI application The Tiny CAT SCR Preselector USB remote control is located in a separate module board to avoid introducing noise generated by the microprocessor itself and the noisy USB bus A 18F2455 PIC microcontroller is used It incorporates a ful
16. al radio or digital system supporting I2C bus data communication e g FlexRadio PowerSDR CAT remote control Tracking feature using USB control module CAT Computer Aided Transceiver serial data communication protocol over Virtual Com Port VCP enables Tiny CAT preselector to provide the user with a way to interface with several radios The microcontroller on the USB control module board translate valid CAT commands into specific instructions Technical features m Tuneable Band Pass Filter bank for HF Bands covering 1 8 to 30 MHz m Five selectable bands m Passive Band Pass Filters m Removes strong signals radiated back to the antenna from SDR quadrature mixers m No active switching or amplifier devices in the signal path therefore it does not contribute to IMD Intermodulation Distortion m High linearity IP3 Suitable for Software Define Radios and analogue receivers m Five Band Pass Filters Tapped mono coil wound on large toroidal T 200 iron core avoiding saturation in front of large signals m Digital tuning Eight bits variable digital capacitor emulator m 16 way IDC connector input for control signals and power supply m Size 157mm x 75mm 6 181 x 2 953in m USB or I2C bus control modules option m Suitable aluminum enclosure option available USB control module USB control module option m Full speed USB v2 0 compliant m Plug and Play feature m USB type B connector m Power Supply 12V DC 2
17. ddresses are configured through J5 and J6 pin headers and J2 and J3 headers connect pull up resistors to the 12C line if is needed Three auxiliary ports are provided for optional controls and or signalling J7 are Input Output ports 5volts level and J8 are buffered ports at 12volts level J11 provides an open drain interrupt output which can be connected to the interrupt logic of the micro controller Connection to the multi band pass filter module is done with 16 ways ribbon cable and IDC connectors on both sides carrying control signals and power supply A carefully PCB design and strong decoupling avoid introduce noise on the filters board 1 1 J9 IDC connector to BPF module 2 2 e Dd 7 Inter e 3 2 J7 J8 Expansion connectors 3 J4 J5 J6 126 adress configuration jumpers 4 J2 J3 I2C pull up resistors jumpers z 5 J1 126 SCL Gnd SDA lines connector 6 J10 DC 12V power connector 4 5 Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS technology Ltd Tiny CAT SCR Preselector general electronics kan Manual M dB vor 59 Bobthseter FLlgiu mu i EU 1 TF Wino elo Radi he UY i m L oy Alb Pia Tas uta to senha heath lal Jj if 1 oom A 8 3 B 3 55 21 i Profile d C 5 1015MHr B 2 07 REE ah mee ees mee j 2 Show TX Filler on Deeply
18. ernal hardware firewall See details below Remote server preselector side Function key F9 To start the communication open first the Remote Server Function key F9 The connection console is displayed showing the address in dotted format of the computer where the server is running and the port number default port 51000 Click on Start button If the connection is successful you will start to receive commands from the client computer current commands are traced on the console Tiny CAT preselector will respond in accordace with valid CAT commands Sa Ss _ Tiny CAT server 192 168 2 2 e rm ail server 19216822 Server Port 51000 Server Port 3 51000 SRV 18 04 05 CLI 18 04 05 CP128 SRV218 04 05 SRV718 04 14 CLI718 04 16 CP132 SRV718 04 16 CLI718 04 16 CP134 SRV 18 04 16 Remote Server console Receiving data from the Remote Client Remote Client remote control side Function key F8 To connect to the server make sure the server side is started and is listening Open the Remote Client Function key F8 The connection console is displayed showing the default address in dotted format of the host computer and the port number default port 51000 Enter the Host IP address in the text window and start operating the Tiny CAT preselector GUI application Executed commands on the GUI are traced on the console Also valid CAT commands can be send from the text box Host IP
19. exWire cable 5 43 2 1 b b 7 SDA 8 12V DC Ferrite bead Chassis Rear view solder side to RX1 OUT HF Output Receive loop Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics vo La ei Manual Starting procedure using USB control module CAT TCP IP GUI operating modes Set up connections according with the above diagram IMPORTANT If the preselector is connected to a transceiver take precautions to prevent transmitting through it Failing to do so may result in catastrophic damage of your preselector and or radio and computer An Input Output by pass dual power relay accessory is available to by pass the preselector in transmission Power Up Copy the contents of the provided CD ROM on your computer do not execute from CD ROM Name Application 1 Tiny CAT exe Application Extension 2 AlphaBlendTextBox dll dll File Falder 4 ii Tiny CAT Preselector 322164 USB install i Tiny CAT Preselector Calibration tables dD Preselector Firmware 3 Tiny CAT Preselector PIC prog Microsoft Access Database 1 IA nics mdb Text Document 2 EJ Log txt propbag txt Tiny CAT folder contents Use a reliable external power supply providing 12 Volts 250mA DC Power on the preselector Plug the USB cable from PC to the USB connec tor on control module Now the preselector is ready to be remotely
20. he ancillary connected before the mixer stage to avoid to degrading its IP3 Wide cores with large sectional area let wind more turns on it more inductance these parameters are essential to keep a low magnetic flux inside the toroidal core to achieve so mush linearity as possible On the other hand the large core offers a non loaded efficiency value exceeding 400 providing selectivity and high stop band stop band characteristic limiting the bandwidth in front of the mixer which improve signal to noise ratio image rejection and prevents adjacent signals from reaching the circuits on the receiver side where 2nd order IMD and other spurs is most often created because of generalized use of nonlinear semiconductors especially on switching circuitry Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd ke ee general electronics Manual I2C Bus control module The Tiny CAT SCR Preselector I2C Bus control module located in a separate module board lets to handle easily the Band pass Filter board from an external radio or digital system supporting 12C bus data communication e g FlexRadio PowerSDR or from a digital control system or radio project due the simple implementation of the I2C protocol on any microcontroller It is based on the well know PCF8575 remote 16 bit I O expander for I2C Bus Two power drivers ULN 2803A interface the PCF8575 output ports with the relays I2C a
21. ire I2C bus interconnection cables Shielded EMI protection Sub D 8 ways Sub D 9 ways FlexRadio side tiny side male lenght tm 3 28 ft male n ive i peT m L i Shield Ferrite core 1 Gnd Fernte core Shield Rear view 5 Gnd Rear view solder side amp SCL solder side T B 12V Amp max Flexwire I2C bus boxed interconnection cable Ix module Molo cannacbar 41 AD Gre SDA Grd 12 PCB hd Cj nnm asa Sub D 9 ways lenght 1m 3 28 ft Shield Ferri cora T Grd T Gn Rear view Gnd saldar sida T SDA B T2W TArmp max Flexwire I2C bus module interconnection cable USB Galvanic Digital Isolator for SDR radios The USB Galvanic Digital Isolator for SDR radios is designed to break the galvanic connection between USB host PC and the attached SDR radio peripheral avoiding that whatever power and ground noise from the PC side do not influence the sensible radio on the other side The resultant galvanic isolation improves common mode voltage prevents ground loops a common cause of interference and data distortion issues improves reception as the noise floor in the receiver is lowered and removes spikes and birdies on the PC panoramic screen In addition provides isolation of 1000V AC between the host PC and the radio peripheral that guard against surges that may come from the antenna connected to the receiver The USB Ga
22. l soeed v2 0 USB port peripheral to communicate with the PC A 4 MHz quartz crystal is connected to the oscillator pins generat ing via internal PLL circuitry the 48MHz clock for the microcontrol ler core and the 96 MHz clock to the USB embedded peripheral In circuit serial programming ICSP connector is provided to let programming the microcontroller firmware without remove it from the PCB Two power drivers ULN 2803 ICs interface the PIC microcontroller output ports with the relays in the Band Pass Filter module Connection to the Multi band pass filter module is done with 16 ways ribbon cable and IDC connectors on both sides carrying control signals and power supply To suppress ESD and other transient over voltage events on the USB signals lines an array of Avalanche Diode Array are connected to them A carefully PCB design and strong decoupling avoid introduce noise on the filters board Standard 2 5mm diameter power jack and type B USB connectors are used 1 J1 type B USB connector to PC 2 J2 DC 12V power connector 3 J3 IDC connector to BPF module 4 J4 ICSP service connector 5 J5 Expansion connector 6 USB board chassis ground Tiny CAT SCR Preselector Manual Why a large toroid core T 200 is used The reason is to keep a high IP3 or in other words achieve tolerance to large signals On SDR radios the high linearity of quadrature mixers demands the best linearity possible to t
23. lector at maximum reference frequency or background noise on your receiver enter in the table the capacity value shown in the Tune Reference Dial 4 and the reference frequency from your RF generator or receiver dial Frequency must be expressed in MHz Next calibration tables must be uploaded into the microcontroller function key F5 opens the message box Calibration table HE ES NEN RR M S Writting table BAND B If tables contain a syntax error a warning message is show 4 E Tiny Pls CAT ES Found error for frequency in line 22 i aac After upload resume normally Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved Tiny Plus CAT SCR PRESELECTOR general electronics Manual 47 748ma Wirtables 15 nTEbSs4 iE ee JOE Me AT ET Sms Wirtablan 17 riTibliud 52 Logfile Function key F6 A Logfile is generated each time that the Tiny CAT application is opened pes ri cat de It is helpfull to diagnosis purposes ECE 300052012 ARATAT Sma Function key F6 opens the Logfile Rc E 3185 2012 23 47 47 790ma Also the file can be found in the Tiny CAT Preselector folder Virtabies 15 ntis ie52 Modo Miu Wr ables T5 d 52 ein 31 05 2612 Wiebe 17 teed 3155 2012 23 47 AT eT 31 55 2012 23 47 47i Ge _ 3185 20612 2X 4T AT E3T ma Tirtables TE jagg
24. lvanic Digital Isolator for SDR radios is based on ADuM 4160 Full Low Speed 5 kV USB Digital Isolator and ADuM 5000 Isolated DC to DC Converter both from Analog Devices combining high speed CMOS and chip scale air transformer iCoupler technology The USB Galvanic Digital Isolator complies with specifications USB 1 1 Low speed 1 5Mbit s and USB 2 0 Full Speed 12Mbit s The speed mode is set manually via two jumpers inside default full speed Most of the time it is not necessary change between modes but if automatic speed detection is desired an external hub can be connected to the peripheral side configured for full speed The USB Galvanic Digital Isolator is self powered from the host PC through the USB cable An embedded DC DC converter provides a galvanic isolated voltage of 5VDC 100mA to the peripheral side It includes additionally ESD EMC protection of the data lines and power transient short circuit guard It is highly advisable not to power any part of the connected radio from the USB bus instead an external dedicated power supply must be used The USB Galvanic Digital Isolator behaves like an USB cable no USB drivers are needed It works on all operating systems Mac Windows Linux etc Features Isolation 1 000 Volts AC Protection EMC ESD Overvoltage Surge Short circuits Power supply PC side From USB cable 5VDC Attached signalling LED Drawn power from peripheral radio max Through USB cable 5V DC 100mA USB
25. modes Full speed 12 MBit S Low speed 1 5 MBit S Switchable Standard socket connectors PC side USB type B peripheral side USB type A Dimensions 67 mm x 66 mm x 28 mm 2 638x2 598x 1 102inch USB2 pair of cables included Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS technology Ltd general electronics Accessories Input Output ports by pass dual power relay Let by pass the Input and Output RF ports of devices such as Preselectors Amplifiers F ilters etc Typical applications are Inserting in line between the antenna and transceiver a preselector preamplifier or filter device to be by passed on transmis sion Switching antennas or RF signals A control line permits switch ON or OFF the dual relay If the control line is connected to a transceiver on transmission switcho ver via PTT or Keying line the Input and Output RF ports of any device in line are by passed avoiding being overloaded Features Specialised high performance low insertion loss set of RF relays is used in order to keep impedances and isolation between ports Frequency range HF 60M Hz Insertion loss HF 0 2 dB Isolation 2100 dB Power rating 150 W PP max Impedance 50 Ohm Diode protection Power supply 12 Volts DC 60 mA Active state Switching time Set 5mS Reset 4mS Life expectancy Mechanical 20 000 000 operations at 18 000 operations hr External Dimensions 40x111 40x37mm 1 5
26. nd E BU Band up ZZBU PowerSDR BD Band down ZZBD PowerSDR BN answer BNx where x is the band number request information about Band status GET command Frequency commands prefix FA band number 11 digit frequency in Hz SET commands FA000XXxXXXXX e g 3 8MHz FA00003800000 e g 21 315MHz FA00021315000 ZZFA PowerSDR FA answer FA000xxxxxxxx request information about frequency status GET command Antenna commands prefix ANx x antenna number 1 digit SET commands AN1 antenna 1 AN2 antenna 2 AN answer ANx where x is the antenna number request information about antenna status GET command Attenuator commands prefix RAxx xx attenuator number 2 digit SET commands RAOO attenuator 0dB RAO06 or RAO1 attenuator RA12 or RA02 attenuator 12dB RA18 or RAO3 attenuator 18dB RA answer RAxx where xx is the attenuator value request information about attenuator status GET command Tune capacity commands non standard Kenwood prefix CPxxx xxx capacity value pF digit SET commands CPxxx e g CP210 sey capacity to 210pF e g CP009 set capacity 9pF CP answer CPxxx where xxx is the capacity value in pF request information about tune capacity status GET command Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual Virtual Com Port USB software installation
27. ng As well as allowing incoming TCP IP connections on port 51000 you must route connections on this port to the computer where the server is running this is known as Port Forwarding Depending on your router configuration software this may be referred to as Firewall Virtual Servers Port Forwarding Forwarding Virtual Servers etc The screenshot below is from a Belkin router ges Tvpe Private IP address Private port Wireless Bridge 1 VID aervers Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS inv technology Ltd Tiny CAT SCR Preselector 4 general electronics Manual I2C Bus remote control software implementation Write sequence Two 8 bits data Bytes Acknoledge Acknoledge STOP condition START condition from from PIC uC controller ends PIC uC controller starts PCF8575 slave PCF8575 slave soare S o To T epee po s Fore rare PIC uC calls from PIC uC controller from PIC uC controller PCF8575 slave Address Byte First Data 0 Bands Second Data Byte Port1 Tuning Write bit 0 First data byte bit Relay Action I2C bus controller on I2C control module RL11 Band C P01 RL10 Band B P02 RL12 Band D RL13 Band E P04 RL9 Band A 5 PCF 8575DW POG NC Band A P04 Set Default on Power Up I2C Address format D na Band B P04 P01 Set 12C default hardware address AO A1 A2 0 0 0
28. operated via CAT from dedicated radio software from GUI or TCP IP modes Graphic User Interface GUI mode operation NOTE The preselector GUI application must be closed before interface with any CAT remote control software Open the tiny CAT exe application located in the Tiny CAT Preselector folder a pop up window will emerge indicating the USB connection status By default the preselector application switchs to Band A on power on i aH Det Eras mcm Tiny CAT preselector g Device status Tiny CAT preselector attached detached Control and modes of operation available to the operator are itemised below Power Down Close all open related applications before power down the preselector Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual Control console Graphic User Interface GUI The control console application provides manual remote control from PC and a set of options The preselector GUI application must be closed before interface the preselector with any dedicated radio software It runs on PC under Windows 2K XP Vista and Windows 7 32 amp 64 bits OS It is an executable and does not need to be installed TSV Fi 111
29. or hardware changes Properties e Update Dover Software Heras Tech Tine CAT 2012 How da you want to search for driver software Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your cermputer and the Evbernat fo the Tatest dover software far your device Click on Browse my computer for driver software Browse my computer for driver softwar Locate and install dier saliare mangaty Cancel Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual Locate Tiny CAT SCR Preselector inf file in Tiny CAT preselector folder and click Next button G Update Dover Software Heros Tech Tiny CAT 20012 Browse for driver software on your computer Search for dreser software im this lacatinn my Projects Ee LAT Preselector 32554 USE retall include subfolders Let me pick fram a list of device drivers on my computer This list will show installed diver software compatible with the device and all dewer in ihe sarme category as the device Click on Install this driver software anyway Ix Windows Security Se Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software LM x Don t install this driver software You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software for your device manufacturer s website or y harm you
30. ordance with the calibration tables 1 800 8 Context menu Right mouse button click on dial or function key F2 Enter any valid frequency expressed in MHz Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved HEROS Tiny Plus CAT SCR PRESELECTOR technology Ltd general electronics Manual 5 aL table BAND A bt Notepad 5l File Edit Format View Help Write calibration tables modes Function key F5 IMPORTANT Keep safe a back up of the calibration tables Calibration tables are needed by the microcontroller on board to translate frequency CAT commands into tune capacity values Tiny CAT Preselector comes calibrated from factory Whenever the user can do recalibration with the aid of the calibration tables for each band The Tiny CAT Preselector program folder contains five documents so called table BAND A txt table BAND B txt table BAND C txt table BAND D txt table BAND E txt The tables link the operating frequency with the tuning capacity value comprised between 0 and 255 That value can be read on Tune Reference Dial 4 The column on the left is the capacity value on the right the frequency related in MHz With the aid of a reference frequency or receiver values in the calibration tables can be modified Up to 64 reference points can be added to the list Intermediate values in the table are computed by the microcontroller on board To calibrate tune the prese
31. ow from Windows Vista Windows Security Alert iri Publsher Unknown Path Ci psers ai ydacumentsinyplus cat lastheny plus cat exe Network locaton Public network Unblock I a T F xa dj Windows Firewall Settings General Excentons Advanced winicate rough Windows Firewall Add a munications through the firewal program or port exception to allow co Windows Firewall is currently using settings for the public network location What are the risks of unblocking a prgaram To enable an exception select its chack box Program or port 7 Teamviewer Remote Control Application v Teamviewer Remote Control Service I Tint CAT O Windows Collaboration Computer Name Registration Service Windows Firewall Remote Management Windows Management Instrumentation WMI Windows Media Player Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Windows Meeting Space Windows Peer to Peer Collaboration Foundation Windows Remote Management Wireless Portable Devices m Notify me when Windows Firewall blacks a new program c Lo Windows Firewall Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved Tiny CAT SCR Preselector general electronics Manual Anti virus Make sure you do not have anti virus software inspecting and or blocking TCP IP traffic on the server port Port Forwardi
32. r computer ar steal Only install driver software obtamed from y disc Unsigned software from ather sources information Install this driver software is See details Heros Technology Ltd 2012 All rights reserved Tiny CAT SCR Preselector technology Ltd general electronics Manual GJ Update Driver Software Heras Tech Tiny CAT 2002 Installing driver software Installing driver software Driver succesfully installed E Update Driver Software SCR Preselector COMS K Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device Timy CAT SCR Prezelecter E Device Manager 2 is File Action View r S ri udi QUADCORE a Computer El ca Disk derives m Display adapters i4 3 DVD CD ROM drives m X FlexRadio Close eg Floppy disk drives E eh Poppy drive controllers E m ig Human Interisce Devices is cag IDE ATAJ ATAPI controllers m y EEE 1394 Bus host controller a PF Infrared devices m zz Keyboards H n Mice and ather painting devices m Monitors 0 9 Network adapters Ej Ports COM amp LPT Communications Port COMI T Printer Port LPTL A Virtual Com Port has been created over the USB port ci 1 Sound video and game controllers a lt gt Storage controllers 81 089 System devices H Universal Serial Bus controllers

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