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ColibriDDC User Manual
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
5
RECEIVER OPERATIONS
This chapter describes all basic receiver functionality.
5.1
Local operation
Connect t he receiver t o t he PC
To launch the ColibriDDC receiver you need:
·
Power supply (supplied with the receiver). Recommended characteristics: min 10W, max 5V,
min 1A.
·
Personal computer.
·
LAN–cable - Ethernet connection between PC and the receiver (supplied with the receiver);
·
Antenna, tuned on the HAM bands, has to have impedance around 50 Ohm for those
bands, where you plan to operate.
ColibriDDC receiver doesn’t require any special drivers. All data exchange between the receiver
and PC is carried out via the LAN interface.
Before you install the receiver software, you need to properly setup the LAN connection
.
There are several ways to connect the receiver to PC:
·
A: Connect the receiver to PC, via the Ethernet connection, without setting up the static IP
address on PC
.
In this case, after you launch the receiver it searches for the available IP address in the set sub-
net for 30 seconds. If no address was found, the receiver switches to the DHCP mode, i
.
e. it
gives the IP addresses to PC in the set sub-net and makes connection to the given IP
address.
·
B: Connect the receiver to PC, via the Ethernet connection and manually set the static IP
address of the PC - 192.168.16.Х
.
In this case, after you launch the receiver it searches for the available IP address in the set sub-
net and makes the connection.
Let ’s t ake a deeper look at each case
.
А:
·
Connect the receiver to PC with LAN-cable, supplied with the receiver
.
·
Connect the power supply cable
.
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