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1. Rotator and Controller by Spid User Manual Page 2 Table of contents MOGUCOM WE 3 SAPONO elt 3 Kieler RTE 3 CONTMOl PANGS EE 4 Rear FANG EE 5 HASAN Eden EE 6 WIRO COMIC CU e LE 6 Bench Setting of Control Box T Controller Operation 8 FUNCUON Vi ele 9 SEUD MOG SETUP E 10 Mouse Controller 12 Page 3 introduction The Spid RAS rotator is an extra heavy duty rotator designed to run large satellite antennas and comes complete with an electronic control unit The rotator is designed to be mounted pipe to pipe or on an optional adaptor plate for conventional in tower mounting It can also be mounted outside of the tower on the mast or used in a side mount configuration Shipping Contents RAS ee EEN 1 FROUZF e aere e UE 1 Parallel Interface Cabie 0 cecc cece cececceceeeeeeeeeeneeaeeeeaeeaeaenaeaens 1 ER TR ele E 1 CUSO MOU EE 1 Technical Data Rot2Prog and RAS Input Voltage Typical n nanannnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnne 12 24 Volts DC Input Current Nominal UDraw 2 3 Amps Ville te EE 12 24 Volts DC EE 8 0 AMP GMA Rotation Speed azmmutb 120 sec 12 V 60 sec 24 V Rotation Speed elevation 06 80 sec 12 V 40 sec 24 V Turning Torque mei 1400 12 V 1740 24 V Braking Torque pelt gt 14 000 Page A Control Panel oo A S Aas EI Azimuth Elevation Buttons Left Decrease Up Increase Down Decrease Right Increase S2. brand of rotator the Spid will respond to commands and send responses back to the computer as if it were the rotator brand selected If your favorite software Rotor transmission Page 11 supports a rotator chances are the Spid will be able to interface to your software There are 2 modes available D I lem 8888 8888 Yaesu GS232 protocol RS232 600N1 8 bits data rate bound 600 1 STOP bit no even parity bit Operating mode change el gt O UE Programmable High Limit EI The Programmable High Limit is a user adjustable clockwise travel limit value By reducing this value the maximum clockwise rotation travel can be restricted Use the buttons and J to adjust the azimuth value and J to adjust the elevation value Lt e Programmable Low Limit EI The Programmable Low Limit is a user adjustable counter clockwise travel limit value By increasing this value the minimum counter clockwise rotation travel can be restricted Use the buttons and J to adjust the azimuth value and J to adjust the elevation value DL Heading Adjust This setting can be used to make minor heading adjustments without causing the rotator to turn If you notice that the heading displayed on the controller to a known signal source is out by a few degrees you can change the heading displayed on the LED readout to match the known heading rather than having to turn back to North and reset the controller These setting
3. d make the rotator move clockwise Pressing A It is highly recommended to ground the Control Box should make the rotator move counter clockwise If rotation is reversed switch lines 1 and 2 on the back of the controller Impulse sense lines 3 amp 4 have no polarity concerns Azimuth Pressing A should make the rotator move up Pressing J should make the rotator move down If rotation is reversed switch lines 5 and 6 on the back of the controller Impulse sense lines 7 amp 8 have no polarity concerns Part of the overload protection circuitry involves removing motor power if the controller receives no sense indication If the motor turns for a few seconds and then you hear the relay in the control box drop out the motor has either stalled or there is a problem in the impulse sense wiring Page 8 Reset Controller Since there are no mechanical limits in the rotator it may be installed with the antenna pointing in any direction There is no reason to locate TRUE NORTH until you are ready to calibrate the control box Use the controller to position the antenna to physically point north then reset the controller as follows Turn the unit OFF While holding the F button SICE turn control unit back on On LO on the display This will now show This feature can be used if for any reason the direction of the antenna becomes incorrect This may be caused by antenna to mast slippage or incorrect initial alig
4. etup configuration mllia Function Indicators ES Overlap 7 segment 4 digit display Multifunction display Page 5 Rear Panel Fuse Holder Power Cord LIQ Power Switch D S D DH or G Terminal Strip for azimuth control zech N LA D S D D D HL or Terminal Strip for elevation control On O N LO lt DB 9 connector male olsa ale DB 9 connector female Page 6 Installation Wiring Connections The rotator unit must be wired to the A op control unit with two 4 wire cable Before final installation of 4 wires azimuth 1 2 3 4 and next equipment it is strongly 4 wires elevation 5 6 7 8 Diameter of Suggested you check out all wires in cable to connect the control unit functions and connections on to the rotator depends upon the distance SE between rotator and controller The wire for the impulse sensing may be quite thin 22 or similar even for relatively long distances Length distance Gauge Motor 10m 32 18 1 19 mm 30 m 100 16 1 42 mm 60 m 200 14 1 75 mm AN CAUTION Do not accidentally switch the motor wires with the impulse wires Damage to the control unit may occur Remove cover from the motor body as shown and make connections as follows Azimuth 1 Motor Drive to 1 on controller terminal 2 Motor Drive to 2 on controller terminal 3 Impulse Sense to 3 on control
5. ke you to setup mode In Half Auto Mode the lt 4 V gt buttons can be used to pre select the desired beam heading The heading displayed on the controller will rapidly change in the direction of desired rotation Once the desired beam heading is shown on the display release the key Approximately of a second after no key presses have been detected the display will revert back to the actual beam heading and rotation towards the desired heading will take place Pressing any key while in transit to the desired heading will cancel the action 30 Half Auto Mode Page 10 DD BEL Auto Mode In Auto Mode the controller will respond to commands from control software running on an attached computer The D a v buttons can still be used but pressing of any of them will cause canceling the data from software S Setup Mode The S button steps through the Setup menu for modes other than manual control operate as STOP The display cycles through each of the setup menu items Rotor transmission 88888888 Program Simulation WERGE Programmable High Limit EI ZU 4888 238 Programmable Low Limit Heading Adjust This value defines the accuracy of rotator operation 1 0 means operating with up to 1 degree per pulse from rotator accuracy 8888 8888 Program Simulation Program Simulation allows the user to set the serial communication protocol used by the rotator When set to emulate another
6. ler terminal 4 Impulse Sense to 4 on controller terminal Elevation 5 Motor Drive to 5 on controller terminal 6 Motor Drive to 6 on controller terminal 7 Impulse Sense to 7 on controller terminal 8 Impulse Sense to 8 on controller terminal Page 7 Bench Testing of Control Box The control box is normally expected to be operated from a 12 Volt DC supply however it may be operated from other unregulated DC or AC sources as well The output of supply source must be from 10 to 26 V 6 Amps minimum The polarity of the power to the control box input leads is not critical as a full wave bridge rectifier on the input will provide the proper polarity to the electronics TIP Because of several steering diodes in the motor path the voltage delivered to the motor neglecting wire loss will be about 1 4 volts less than the power supply voltage For longer runs and or thin wiring a higher voltage up to approx 26VDC to the control unit is beneficial A simple way to estimate if the voltage to the motor is adequate is by timing the rotation Under no or a very small load the 360 degree rotation time with 12V DC at the motor is about 120 second 2 minutes With 24 V DC is about 60 second 1 minute A DC Ammeter in the motor lead is also useful it should indicate between 1 and 3 amps with a small load On windy days or heavy load the current may fluctuate up to 3 to 5 amps Notes testing and troubleshooting Elevation Pressing shoul
7. nment IMPORTANT The SPID rotator is now set at the counter clockwise end of its normal rotation range Normal rotation range is in a clockwise direction for 360 degrees From the reset position you can rotate counter clockwise an additional 180 degrees in over travel as well 360 degrees clockwise plus an additional 180 degrees into clockwise over travel Counter clockwise over travel is indicated by a steady dot above the over travel icon k gt k gt Rotation past 359 degrees into the clockwise over travel is indicated by a blinking dot above the over travel icon Technical Note You will need to leave sufficient coax length to accommodate the additional 180 degrees of over travel on each end of normal rotation Failure to do so can cause damage to your coax and or antennas Page 9 Controller Operation The Spid controller has multiple modes of operation You will need to become familiar with these modes to be able to make full use of your rotator F Function Mode The F button steps through the function menus The leftmost character on the display indicates the function mode you are currently in D Normal Operations Mode U Half Auto Mode IL Auto Mode The 0 in the displays to the left will be replaced by your actual beam heading In Normal Operations Mode the el A Iw buttons cause rotation as long as the buttons are pressed Pressing S while in normal operations mode will ta
8. s are made by lt A v gt buttons Page 12 Mouse Controller The optional mouse controller allows easy desktop access to the most commonly used front panel controls These buttons are functionally equivalent to the corresponding front panel controls Left Decrease Up Increase AN The mouse controller is a highly modified computer mouse Down Decrease You can not use a regular mouse Right Increase with the Spid rotator nor vice versa Setup Mode or STOP The mouse ball serves no function the mouse simply provides an ergonomically pleasing case in which to mount the controls
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