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EA4TX RemoteBox 1x6 Hardware Reference & Operational Manual Download Page 31

Hardware Reference and Operational Manual: RemoteBox

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How to change the USB Virtual COM Port number in Windows

1. To change the Port Number of the USB COM Port open Device Manager by
clicking Start -> Control Panel -> System (or hold down the "Windows" key and press
"Pause-Break") select the Hardware Tab and click the Device Manager button.

or

Click Start -> Run... and enter devmgmt.msc

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Summary of Contents for RemoteBox 1x6

Page 1: ...RemoteBox RemoteBox Hardware Reference Operational Manual Feb 2019 Rev 1 7a ENG...

Page 2: ...commercial switch or a homemade one Some of the commercially available switches tested with RemoteBox are Array Solutions SixPack 2x6 SJ2W switch kits 1x6 2x6 DX Engineering or MicroHAM switches such...

Page 3: ...l switch and radio connection diagrams Please read carefully the manual prior to making any connections If any issue or problem arises from the use of this device please do not hesitate to contact the...

Page 4: ...AGE TO THE UNIT USE CAUTION AND OBSERVE PROPER SAFETY PRACTICES REGARDING YOUR SYSTEM CONFIGURATION THIS DEVICE IS CAPABLE OF CHANNELING RF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS WHICH REQUIRE EVALUATION ACCORDING TO...

Page 5: ...ibility performance trustworthiness legality decency links or any other aspect of Third Party Products and Services The inclusion of a reference to Third Party Products and Services in this documentat...

Page 6: ...E LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS SET OUT ABOVE IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY DIRECTOR EMPLOYEE AGENT DISTRIBUTOR SUPPLIER INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OF DEFINIT DATA OR ANY AFFILIATES OF DEFINIT DATA HAVE ANY LIABILIT...

Page 7: ...ion in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the behalf of Definit Data No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or...

Page 8: ...ry Interface i e band Pass Filter control or Antenna 9 12 output USB Port for computer connection and software control through the RBM software program Board layout PCB inside view and layout for Remo...

Page 9: ...of ANT1 and ANT2 Pin 1 ANT2 9 Pin 6 Pin 11 ANT1 10 Pin 2 ANT2 10 Pin 7 Ground Pin 12 ANT1 11 Pin 3 ANT2 11 Pin 8 Ground Pin 13 ANT1 12 Pin 4 ANT2 12 Pin 9 Ground Pin 14 Pin 5 Pin 10 ANT1 9 Pin 15 Ame...

Page 10: ...0 180 90 0 SE 1 1 0 0 90 180 90 SW 0 0 1 90 0 90 180 is the default position with no supply It should be your favorite working direction RemoteBox voltage level output The RemoteBox can provide two di...

Page 11: ...aesu Elecraft type Band Data Important Note Firmware versions before April 2016 don t support the Inhibit and PTT IN control signals The RemoteBox can read which is the band active for each radio and...

Page 12: ...80 and 160m RemoteBox can provide two different voltage levels to this port 5V 12V Voltage can be switch with jumpers JP C Band Data1 and JP D Band Data2 Jumper in 1 2 provides 5V output Jumper in 2 3...

Page 13: ...e are the configuration options SET1 RA Select Select the Antenna for Radio 1 Radio A for Manual or Automatic mode In the automatic mode the RemoteBox will select the antenna when it senses a band cha...

Page 14: ...available antenna SET4 Inhibit The RemoteBox can read via Band Data input which are the band active for each Radio and it can avoid if this option is enabled that any of the radios will transmit So r...

Page 15: ...cular radio Selected Antenna This will show the selected antenna 1 through 12 used for each radio RA or RB RA5 shows that Radio A is using Antenna 5 and RB6 shows that radio B is using antenna 6 Note...

Page 16: ...ORTANT NOTE Even with automatic AUTO mode enabled we can manually change the antenna without changing to manual MAN mode The manually selected antenna will remain until the device detects a band chang...

Page 17: ...n is enabled the RB will monitor the radio PTT and will not change the antenna direction meanwhile the radio is in TX mode Antenna Status An asterisk is placed beside the name of the direction selecte...

Page 18: ...ication selection We have the option of local connection through the virtual COM port or Remote through TCP IP We can also open this menu from the RBM program by selecting Options Communications in th...

Page 19: ...could run into conflicts if both Radios try to use the same antenna The Priorities menu will solve those conflicts 4 2 Win Test Setup If you are a contester and use the Win Test program you can read t...

Page 20: ...automatically select the antennas ANT1 and ANT2 Outputs In this example RBM will read network messages from the broadcast address from the Station RUN VFO A for Radio 1 and from the Station MULTI VFO...

Page 21: ...se Band data Yaesu K3 or Band Voltage Icom for automatic antenna selection Auxiliary Output On models with 2x6 or 2x8 this output can be used to select a band pass filter In case you want to disabled...

Page 22: ...igured different outputs for Radio A and Radio B Remember to select the true table for Radio A and then for Radio B You can use the Copy A B to use the same setting at Radio B as used at Radio A When...

Page 23: ...al RemoteBox Page 23 4 3 Antenna Labeling This menu allows the user to label the different antenna ports of a controller You can even disable a particular antenna port if it not being used The name of...

Page 24: ...000 FT1000MP 2000 etc have a DIN port similar to the image below This is the connection diagram between a Yaesu DIN8 Band Data port and the RemoteBox Band Data DB9 Female port Any transceiver that use...

Page 25: ...It is a DB15 port that sends 4 band signals called BAND0 BAND1 BAND2 and BAND3 These 4 signals and the common ground are located in the following pins of the ACC connector Pin 3 Band1 OUT Pin 5 Common...

Page 26: ...u Yaesu radios FT1000 FT1000MP 20000 etc use a DIN connector like this one The connection that needs to be made between the RemoteBox interface DB9 and the DIN connector is as follows Remember that yo...

Page 27: ...SK IN pullup a 5V Pin5 Gnd Pin7 TX Inhibit Pin10 Key Out The connection that needs to be made between the RemoteBox s DB9 and the ACC is as follows Remember that you need to insert a resistor 10K ohm...

Page 28: ...onally to enable the software option there is a jumper that must be set or removed in order to activate it The jumper should not be placed when the Band Data is used Yaesu or K3 but must be placed for...

Page 29: ...h the USB port you will receive a New Hardware Found message and the following screen will appear Windows 10 has default drivers for this hardware and will automatically assign a COM port Select No no...

Page 30: ...icate with the RemoteBox A Virtual COM port is the simulation of a serial port in software in order to allow a USB port to take its place Virtual serial ports are necessary to enable an application th...

Page 31: ...l COM Port number in Windows 1 To change the Port Number of the USB COM Port open Device Manager by clicking Start Control Panel System or hold down the Windows key and press Pause Break select the Ha...

Page 32: ...RemoteBox Page 32 2 The USB Serial Port COMX is in the Ports section To change the Port number right click the USB Serial Device and select Properties 3 Select the Port Settings Tab and click Advance...

Page 33: ...RemoteBox Page 33 4 Now you can select the Port Number you like to use 5 Click OK and close all open Dialogs Windows might not suggest restarting the computer but in some cases it might be necessary...

Page 34: ...Hardware Reference and Operational Manual RemoteBox Page 34 This page is intentionally left blank...

Page 35: ...iguration 13 Operation 15 RemoteBox 4 Square version 17 RemoteBox Manager 18 4 1 Antenna Operation 19 4 2 Win Test Setup 19 4 3 N1MM Setup 20 4 4 Options 20 4 5 Antenna configuration based on Band Dat...

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