QROlle II - User manual - for QROlle QRP kits from Sweden
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1. When the AT91 ISP v1 12 1 prompt is back you are to click the Execute button to run the Boot from Flash GPNVM12 script at CPU restart Wait for I GPNVM2 set to show at the prompt before closing the SAM BA software lang Lock region s to lock AN Do you want to lock involved lock region s 0 to 4 7 Yes tln If there are no error messages and you have followed the steps the software should now have been transferred to your QROlle ready for use All you have to do is to restart the QROlle switch off and on On the QROlle display bottom line you will find the software version information QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 8 10 4 2 RS232 port for control of QROlle To the right of the USB port you have a aa pi e S RS232 connector 3 5mm connector that can MEMAN e be used for remote control with an ordinary RS232 interface The baud rate of the interface is set in the rig menu Above the 34 connector there is a 4 pin connector list that provides same signals as in the 3 5 mm connector Right behind the D sub connector the 3 5 mm connector that interfaces RS232 for remote controling the rig Above you see a 4 pin list with signals in parallel to the 3 5mm connector 4 3 Using the USB interface for a PC Virtual COM port The USB interface can be used to control EANES the rig with for example Ham Radio Be Bee Ne A Deluxe installed on to a PC 6 2 42 Floppy disk drives2. e f gt 1 A inf file needs to be installed E meaner les on the PC so that a virtual COM na Amat a slma Sy port is built The file can be IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers ae Keyboards downloaded from the homepage sa aranana A Monitors www grolle se and is named 1 E Network adapters ie Ports COM amp LPT QROlle_atm6 12 5 wy Communications Port COM1 1 i 1 i 4 AF Printer Port LPT1 _virtualserial inf Put It in a wy Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COM2 known place on your PC for an gol remote virtual COM COM4 i rocessor future retrieval Sound video and game controllers System devices 2 Install the USB cable and when s kliedi being asked for the definition file point to the downloaded file and let the computer install it Don t worry about the file not being certified Just continue and soon you have the QROlle remote virtual COM appearing Now Ham Radio Deluxe can be used to control QROlle The COM4 interface is used as an example 5 Transverter interfacing The QROlle is designed to be able to interface to an external transverter All of the interfacing is undertaken through a 9 pin D sub connector ACC on the back of the rig Signal lines include T R switching and low level RF signal 1mW from rig The IF used is 14Mhz so a suitable design of the transverter 1s needed Look in the schematics for pin details QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 9
3. 10 6 Appendix A Hardware modification for Display mode To use the Display mode with a low setting you may need to modify your D board this way Solder a 4k7 resistor wire or surface mounted between ground and the upper right pin on the display connector seen from back QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 10 10
4. way you can quickly move from SSB to CW QSO s in a band When the rig is set in Split mode the frequency given in first row is for reception and the one in second row for transmission When the rig is in RIT mode the offset or is given in the second row 2 1 2 Settings display Up in the right hand corner S meter level and power output is given in a bar graph In the right hand part of the second row status settings are given for e Filter used Wide or Narrow e Pre Amplifier P on or off e Mode setting LSB USB or CW e Speech Compressor C on or off 2 2 Buttons and controls The front panel as 8 push buttons and one encoder dial with a push button function QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 3 10 To the right of the LCD display there is a dual colour LED to display reception and transmission status Green for reception and yellowish for transmission A red colour indicates a CPU error The push buttons having dual functions controls the software A quick press of a button will function given above the buttons A longer press more than half a second of a button will give the function given below the buttons 2 2 1 Main functions quick press Left to right FLTR Toggle of LF filter used The one used is presented in display with Wide or Narrow PRE Toggle the pre amplifier on and off Status shown in display with a P when on MD Used to toggle between modes Shown i
5. able the built in speaker Tip and middle ring connected together in parallel so a stereo headset can be used ON OFF On off switch for the QROlle II 13 5V Power connector 5 5mm with 2 5 mm pin pin is positive Use external fuse to protect the power supply rig The rig has a diode built in to protect for polarity failure See schematics ANT BNC connector for antenna KEY 3 5mm 3 pole Here you can connect your manipulator or straight key Straight key to either tip or middle ring Choose the type of keying function from the menu QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 6 10 ACC 9 pole D sub Here you can connect accessories like a transverter See the schematics for pins available for transverter 4 Serial interfacing to QROlle Il The QROlle has three serial interfaces to the outside world There are two RS232 interfaces and one USB interface One of the RS232 interfaces is used to control the QROIle using CAT commands for remote control The other can be used to download software to the QROlle The USB interface is an alternative and faster interface for CAT control and for on board programming 4 1 RS232 port for software upload to CPU If you want to install new software to y your QROlle you have to use the serial RS232 interface The following is needed for the software upload 1 Suitable serial cable In the picture to the right you can see that a audio cable from a PC s CD ROM drive has been used The red
6. and white wires have been connected to a 9 pin D sub connector TX to pin 2 RX to pin 3 and ground wire connected to pin 5 on the D sub connector 2 The Software SAM BA installed in PC The installation file is named AT91 ISP v1 12 exe and can be downloaded from the ATMEL homepage http www atmel com 3 The software file to upload to the QROIle SMART front The name of the file is typically something like main 7S017 bin Put the file in a place on your PC s hard drive where you can easily find it later on in the installation process Preferably on your PC s desktop 4 1 1 Installation process serial 1 To install the software on to your Smart Front CPU you must put in boot loader mode Power on the rig press the Erase button on the board next to the 3 5mm jack serial interface for about one second 2 Connect the serial cable between the Smart front and your pc 3 Restart your QROlle you will now see a display with rectangular characters written on the upper row 4 NOW start the software SAM BA 5 A small window appears See right herein you must choose the following items COM2 might be different in your PC This is the serial interface to beused for programming And AT91SAM7X256 EK 256 in the end is for QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 7 10 T 8 10 the memory size in the CPU can also be 128 Click Connect so that the softw
7. are sets up communication to jag SAM BA 2 8 AT91SAM7X256 EK File Script File Link ATI15AM7x256 Memory Display Start Address Ox200000 Refresh Display format Help lng SAM BA 2 8 the CPU and anew Size in bytefs Ox100 C ascii C Bit C 16 bit 32 bit 0x00200000 OxEA000013 OxEAFFFFFE OxEA000056 OxEAFFFFFE window appears See 0x00200010 OxEAFFFFFE OxEAFFFFFE OxEAFFFFFE 0xE599820C b 0x00200020 OxE3A0D004 OxES8BD128 OxES9ADO4C OxES9CD004 ow BEFORE you 0x00200030 OxEZ1DDO01 Ox125EF004 OxES9ADO3C OxE21DD680 hit the Send File 0x00200040 Ox01CC80BO Ox1icc8O0B2 0x1340D001 0x158CD004 NwNNINNNAN lt button you have to tell Ove SFFNNG OvrFinrannn OvF3 741FNN1 the SAM BA software DataFlash AT45DB DCB SerialFlash AT25 AT26 Flash SRAM Download Upload File Ove RFANNC wh at file to S end Send File Name h dokument R SR teen eee Send File Receive File Name far Receive File Op en the map 1con to Address 0 100000 Size For Receive File 0 1000 byte s Compare sent file with memory 66 Scripts the left of the S end Boot from Flash GPNVM2 b Execute File button and i k navi Z ate to the file loading history file 0 events added F oe active Tcl8 4 13 Tk8 4 13 You probably have it areis on your PC s desktop COM2 Board ATSISAM7X256 EK Now you click the Send File button The question Do you want to lock 1s to be answered with No
8. cccccccccccsssseesesssssnceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeesensaeeeeeaaaeeenseeeeeeeeaas 9 6 Appendix A Hardware modification for Display Mmode cc c cccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 10 Nov 24 2009 Author SMOJZT Tilman QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 1 10 wer ek a ce e SM6DJH Olle O SM5DEH Nils rr a QROlle Il Users manual 1 Introduction The QROlle II is a home brew 6 band shortwave QRP transceiver The bands covered are 17 20 30 40 80 and 160 meters Transverter use is possible for other bands The modes are CW and SSB with output power of 10W The rig is controlled by a CPU and can also be controlled remotely through a serial RS232 and or USB interface The CPU is an ATMEL ARM processor with software that can be updated on the board through JTAG or the serial interfaces The designer of the analogue part is SM6DJH Olof Holmstrand and for the digital part SMS5DEH Nils S derman Work has been under way starting around 2007 after the closing down of the first QROIle project The project is the result of close cooperation between SMOJZT Tilman D Thulesius and the designers SM4DHN Lars Bertil Karlsson and SM4OUX Lars Olsson provide shipments of kits The Analogue part is on two separate boards called A and B that are sandwiched together around an aluminium sheet that doubles as a cooling media for the voltage regulator and RF output transistor A separate board called C consists of the DDS circuit and inte
9. eeded QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 5 10 e DVM value adjust Used to calibrate the VOLT IN display e Keying mode Accukeyer Iambic mode A or B normal bug or straight key can be selected The key input connector for all options is on the back e Program compiled Shows the version and date of compilation for the currently installed software e Reset memory to QROlle factory default Used to reset all memory settings e Smeter Calibration Set value for S9 Also for S2 e Smeter display Sets the S meter display mode to graphic or numerical value e Voltages Displays measured voltages from the internal voltage regulators on the CPU board D board for 9 5 and 3 3V 3 Back panel All the analogue connectors are on the back panel The main reason is to eliminate interference from the digital board They are all on the back close to the analogue boards OROlle Il PHONE W ww qrolle se Sweden 3 1 Pin out on the connectors From top left PTT 3 5mm Connector used for a separate PTT keyer MIC 3 5mm 3 pole Tip to be connected to the microphone and middle ring for PTT lower ring for ground You can connect the PTT inputs In parallel Connect a switching diode to the PTT wire if you use a microphone from a stereo headphone set not to disable the mic signal when hitting the PTT Phone 3 5mm 3 pole To connect an external speaker headphone Plugging in a connector will dis
10. in dial to set the output power level from 1 to 10 watts The bar graph to the right on first row in the display indicates the level AF GAIN This button pressed is used together with the main dial to set the AF gain The bar graph up on the right hand side on the display indicates the level QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 4 10 e BUG SPEED Use this button pressed together with the main dial to set the bug sped of the built in bug The speed is shown in B Second up on the right hand side in the display Divide with 5 to get words min 2 2 3 Main dial The main dial is used primarily to change the frequency of the rig By pushing the dial and at the same time turning it the frequency is changed in 10kHz increments A cursor below the 10kHz character indicates this The main dial is also used for changing various levels like RF Power AF gain and BUG speed In menu mode the navigations and setting changes are done with the main dial 2 3 Tune feature When hitting the CW key or bug in SSB mode the transmitter is transmitting a tone with a reduced output power of about 1 Watt This is a nice feature to use when tuning your antenna with either an auto tuner or manual tuner 2 4 Menu mode In the menu mode various settings not often changed can be varied Starting the menu mode is done by enabling the sub function MENU with the third button from left that is press the button more than half a second Navigating
11. n display as LSB USB or CW RIT Toggles the RIT function on and off Status and settings shown in in the lower row of the display Offset is changed with main dial A B Toggles between using the A or B frequencies in the VFO B DWN selects next band down in round robin function STEP Selects between step rates of VFO dial A cursor below the 100Hz or 10Hz digit indicates the step rate BUP Selects next band up in round robin function Sub functions left to right VOLT IN Displays the input voltage to the rig during 10 seconds on the first row of the display to the right COMP Toggles usage of the speech compressor Status given in display with a C if compressor is in use MENU Opens the configuration menu of the rig Functionality is described in 2 4 below TF SET The frequency of the VFO selected for transmission in split mode is set with this button activated and turning the main dial When setting the frequency the VFO is temporarily used for reception This enables the operator to listen in on the transmission frequency Very handy way to fine tune in split mode SPLIT When activating split mode the frequency in the current VFO setting is copied to the setting for transmission The transmission frequency is shown on the second row starting with an S for Split See Function TF SET to set the transmission frequency RF PWR This button pressed is used together with the ma
12. rfacing circuitry between the analogue and digital boards Finally the digital board called D is mounted behind the front panel and holds the CPU supporting circuitry digital LCD display various buttons and a knob for the user interface All of the electronics mentioned above are described in separate documentation so only mentioned briefly here QROlle II Users manual sw ver 4x Page 2 10 2 Front panel The front panel is the main users interface The QROlle II is controlled by a microprocessor that sits behind the front panel The user interface 1s a LCD display and a number of buttons all controlled by software So the user interface may be changed with the software OROlle II 6 BAND QRP TRANSCEIVER MD RIT B DWN HF PWR AFGAIN BUGSPEED 2 1 LCD Display information The display used is a 20 x 2 character backlit standard component Information given is presented fully software controlled 2 1 1 Frequency Standard displa A 7000 00 rxitx A 7000 00 rx A 7000 00 B 7010 00 S 7010 00 tx Rit i 102Hz The displayed frequency is given in the alternatives above The standard display show the set frequency for the VFO s A and B Here it is always the VFO in the first row that is the one used for reception and transmission The software remembers the mode and filter used for each band and VFO A nice feature is that you can for example use the B VFO for CW on the lower part of a band and A VFO for SSB This
13. trough the menu items are done rotating either the main dial or pressing the buttons pre for up and RIT for down When pressing A B you are able to change setting Settings are changed by rotating the main dial Press the main dial to confirm a Setting 2 4 1 Menu items e Baudrate Here you can change the baudrate on the RS232 CAT interface The connector to use is the 3 5mm jack accessible from beneath the rig Suggested baudrate is 19200kbit s The rig is FT 450 compatible e Bug polarity Is used to reverse the polarity of the manipulator paddles if you are left had operator or if the wiring of your manipulator 1s wrong e Button Sound Here you can disable OFF or set the sound length of the beep sounding when hitting a key on the front panel e CW Break in Delay Is used to change the CW break in delay Variable setting in ms e CW Training This setting is used when you want to do CW training without keying the transmitter output e DDS Reference Freqv This allows for calibrating the rig display readout You set the accurately measured reference oscillator frequency here See building manual for detailed process e Display mode Here you can set display on low or auto The latter puts the display in low after a period of inactivity Get it back on by hitting a key or tuning the dial This function saves on battery and display lifetime See appendix for hardware modification n
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