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Hours of operation are 9:00 – 4:30 PM 

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Frequently asked questions: 

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Manuals and Brochures: 

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Expanded troubleshooting: 

https://www.steppir.com/support/expanded-troubleshooting-guides/

 

RMA Repair form: 

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SteppIR IO Group (replaces the Yahoo group) 

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Summary of Contents for SDA 2000 OptimizIR

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Page 2: ...t 15 Display Metric 15 Global Correction Factor 15 Calibrate Antenna 16 Retract Elements 16 Autotrack Settings 17 Band Limit Settings 18 Transceiver Setup 18 Motors Test 23 Relays Test 24 Software Version 24 Antenna Selection 24 Reset User Data 25 Fault Code Menu 25 No Response 25 Antenna Cable Open 25 Driver Chip Error 25 Select Pattern 27 Adjust Element 27 Adjust Frequency 27 Select Segment 27 B...

Page 3: ...28 Flash File Menu 29 Read Antenna File 29 Master Antenna File 29 Saved Antenna File 29 Custom Antenna File 29 Save User Antenna File 29 Updated Master File Available 30 Using Controller for More Than One Antenna 30 How to Update Firmware 31 Tuning Relay 32 Remote Driver 32 Advanced Lightning Protection ALP 34 Memory Card Operations 34 Customer Support 36 ...

Page 4: ...14 Transceiver Interface to Radio 19 Transceiver Interface with Y cable 20 Controllers Stacked with Y cable 21 Transceiver Interface to PC only 22 Screen Capture AVR Osp II ATxmega129A1 Programmer Panel 31 Tuning Relay Wiring 32 Remote Driver Board Wiring 33 View of Memory Card Location 34 Front View of OptimizIR 35 Rear View of OptimizIR 35 ...

Page 5: ...to the SteppIR faithfully follows Tuning Relay The lock out relay connects via a PTT cable to a RF power amplifier and prevents transmitting high level RF while the SteppIR antenna is being tuned When operating with over 200 watts it is prudent to not hit your antenna with that RF while it is in a mismatch Advanced Lightning Protection ALP Each driver chip inside the OptimizIR has an isolation rel...

Page 6: ...ide beamwidth antennas Visually you can see what type of antenna is being utilized with the full color bar indicator that is always visible on the controller Also new to the OptimizIR every antenna including DB32 and MonstIR is included in the firmware so you can operate multiple antennas one at a time you will still need to switch control cable without having to modify the controller In addition ...

Page 7: ...ern New features include 1 Ability to change antennas from vertical to DB42 Yagi without firmware reload or hardware changes 2 Remembers last frequency used per band Manual mode 3 Frequency adjust knob with selectable step size Manual mode 4 Band buttons for all available bands Manual mode 5 Up to 16 patterns per band NORM 180 degrees BI 3 4 Max Gain Max Front to back and others defined by the use...

Page 8: ...desired frequency with none of the compromises in performance that all fixed antennas require This is accomplished remotely using an electronic controller that can even automatically follow the radios frequency SteppIR antennas enjoy optimal performance on all frequencies within their specified frequency range varies by model and that includes non ham radio frequencies as well The OptimizIR takes ...

Page 9: ...n When controller is first powered on the SteppIR logo controller model and copyright information are displayed for about 6 seconds and then controller enters operate state Initial Power On Screen The check fault enunciator will display if no control cable is connected or if controller detects an error The controller then displays status screen for Operate mode Menu Screen ...

Page 10: ... In 2 1 2 seconds shorter on higher frequencies longer on lower frequencies transformation is complete The existing reflector becomes a director and director becomes a reflector The antenna will now have a completely opposite pattern With a two element Yagi director becomes a reflector In addition to greatly reducing rotator use many SteppIR users report the 180 function is an excellent tool for s...

Page 11: ...o configure the controller for automatic frequency tracking The K2 knob adjusts displayed frequency by step size displayed in upper right of frequency window The step size can be changed by pressing K2 knob If Autotrack is enabled frequency will change to radio frequency every time there is an update This will over ride any changes made with K2 knob or band buttons The K1 knob will select antenna ...

Page 12: ...nction with K1 knob The LED next to it will light when pressed The K1 knob NORM 180 and BI 3 4 buttons all control selectable patterns The number of sub patterns selected with K1 knob can be 0 to 15 depending on the antenna and band selected The K2 knob controls frequency by rotating knob and step size by pressing the knob When K2 knob is pressed it cycles through five possible frequency step size...

Page 13: ...autionary Note When used in Autotrack Mode some radios send display frequency via serial interface When radio is in split mode frequency change displayed between transmit and receive frequencies may cause frequent and inconvenient antenna tuning One remedy is to temporarily disable Autotrack mode Another cure is to set Autotrack step size to be large enough to encompass transmit and frequency diff...

Page 14: ...ill exit current menu To select setup options Use K1 knob to find desired sub menu and press K1 knob The selections available are 1 Options Menu 2 Calibrate Antenna 3 Retract Elements 4 Autotrack Settings 5 Band Limit Settings 6 Transceiver Setup 7 Motors Test 8 Relays Test 9 Software Version 10 Antenna Selection 11 Reset User Data 12 Fault Code Menu 13 Create Modify 14 LCD Display Setup 15 Flash ...

Page 15: ...ormal stand alone mode just by turning off remote driver option Power Off Retract This option determines whether or not controller will automatically power off after elements are retracted when RETRACT button on controller front panel is pressed Display Metric This option sets units to be metric or not when displaying element lengths This only affects Create Modify menu item Global Correction Fact...

Page 16: ... controller still retracts full length of tape plus some extra length The stepper motors will continue to over step for a short period of time after elements have reached the stop In doing this controller is making sure there is no doubt each element is fully retracted and back to a known starting point Retraction is performed at low motor power levels and doesn t cause any damage to EHU The calib...

Page 17: ...ze Use K2 knob to select band Press Select key to save changes If band is changed or exit is pressed without pressing Select first changes will not be saved The Autotrack settings determine how much the radio frequency must be changed before antenna will retune when Autotrack has been enabled on front panel The available settings are 1 5 10 15 20 25 50 75 100 150 200 250 kHz and BAND The BAND sele...

Page 18: ...irst D sub called Data Out This D sub connector is used if the user desires to stack two SteppIR horizontal antennas It allows the two controllers to communicate to each other so when any change in frequency occurs on one controller the other will follow It also allows the user to connect the SteppIR directly to a PC An optional Y cable is available from SteppIR that allows the user to run a loggi...

Page 19: ...T6000 If radio model is not listed check transceiver interface manual Finally some radios require settings to be changed to get their CAT port to work Radio Station ground Controller Cable for controller and radio to communicate Cable typ is radio dependent Please refer to rig instruction manual Data In Radio Data Out Data Out Transceiver Interface to Radio ...

Page 20: ...20 Radio Station ground Controller Y cable is used to link controller and radio to a PC Used with logging programs Computer Data In Radio Data In Data Out Data Out Transceiver Interface with Y cable ...

Page 21: ...ked using a cable Also being used is the Y cable to link both controllers to the radio and PC Computer Data In Radio Controller Data In Radio Data Out Data In Data Out Y cable is used to link controller and radio to a PC Used with logging programs Controllers Stacked with Y cable ...

Page 22: ...Radio Data In Data Out This configuration shows the controller linked to the PC with a cable This can be done if station has many different radios linked to PC This will allow user to control everything from the PC Transceiver Interface to PC only ...

Page 23: ...on for more information WARNING Do NOT select any of the band buttons at this time Without the 18 poles installed if any of the band buttons are selected the copper tape will come out of all the element housings onto the ground This could result in damage to the copper tape requiring factory repair Check to see if there is any copper tape sticking out of any of the element housings If there is cop...

Page 24: ... user is on the tower it will be easy to identify each element control cable Relays Test This option will only work with antennas equipped with relays Test Relays will not change length of elements It will only activate relay signals There are 6 buttons The O will open the relay and the C buttons will close the relay Only one relay can be active at a time The names correspond to relay names on swi...

Page 25: ...d occurs SteppIR modeled the master antenna at a frequency near the center of each ham band So if the user is changing a model and creates the new antenna near the center of the frequency range that antenna will then be replicated throughout the entire segment Fault Code Menu Use the K1 or K2 knob to scroll through fault codes When there is a problem with antenna a message will flash on upper righ...

Page 26: ...ve a very accurate idea how the antenna will perform before it is built While the availability of antenna modeling software has been a giant leap forward in antenna design to fully exploit it you need to be able to modify the elements length with the antenna mounted in its operational position We are able to change the elements length in the air while on an antenna range and determine very closely...

Page 27: ...thout concerns about misconfiguring antenna The following items can be adjusted Select Pattern The K2 knob scrolls through a list of all patterns for the selected band up to 16 Adjust Element Highlight element to adjust with K2 knob and change length with K1 knob Press K1 knob to change step increment from 0 1 1 or 10 units Adjust Frequency The K2 knob will adjust through segment range only It sto...

Page 28: ... 100 kHz To trim the dipole across entire band segments need to be corrected individually The vertical coil has more than one segment for a given band they each must be tuned separately LCD Display Setup The K2 knob scrolls through the changeable items The K1 knob is used to change value The Select button will save new value Care should be taken when changing colors It is possible to change settin...

Page 29: ...loaded from the compact flash card using Flash File menu The file can be saved as an antenna file or as the stepper supplied file that contains all versions of antenna manufactured by SteppIR Saved Antenna File A file that was created when using the Save User Antenna File menu Custom Antenna File A custom antenna file is one that was created and saved by the user Save User Antenna File Selecting t...

Page 30: ...na but not lose the custom settings do the following 1 Save current antenna data using Flash File Menu Save User Antenna File menu 2 A file will be saved with a name based on currently selected antenna with a file extension of sav Special characters cannot be part of file name 3 RETRACT antenna elements 4 The controller is now ready for a different antenna 5 When ready to restore controller be sur...

Page 31: ...mizIR programmer zip Download and unzip the zip file to PC The firmware update process is 1 Install firmware update programmer to PC AvrOspll 2 Connect USB Type A to Type B cable from controller back panel to PC 3 Plug controller in and turn it OFF 4 The PC should recognize a FTDI serial device 5 Select correct com port so programmer auto detects the controller 6 Load cobra hex file 7 Start Update...

Page 32: ... This feature is for the user that needs to have the tower a considerable distance from the shack and controller The problem this creates is line loss due to cable lengths over 500 ft This feature solves that problem by placing another driver board at the base of the tower and connecting it remotely to the controller in the shack by use of CAT 5 cable Now the user only needs to run the control cab...

Page 33: ...t as a grounding plate and should be connected to a good ground Station ground Controller Data In Radio Data Out PTT CAT 5 cable provided Female Felame RJ 45 adapter provided Remote Driver Board CAT 5 cable not provided Antenna control cable 24V PS 100 240 VAC power RJ 45 Remote Driver Board Wiring ...

Page 34: ...t 100 guarantee controller is protected However the added circuitry greatly reduces the probability of damaging a driver chip Driver Chip Replacement If a driver chip fails they are readily available from SteppIR at www steppir com Memory Card Operations Location of memory card and illustration showing removal and installation of memory card is shown below Important note Early units will require t...

Page 35: ...onnector Power input connector Remote RJ45 for remote driver board option USB Connector Data In Radio for Transceiver Interface Data Out connector for stacking antennas Tuning relay option 3 5 mm stereo plug Ground stud Rear View of OptimizIR ...

Page 36: ...ppir com support Frequently asked questions https www steppir com support faq frequently asked questions Troubleshooting tips https www steppir com support troubleshooting tips Manuals and Brochures https www steppir com support manuals Expanded troubleshooting https www steppir com support expanded troubleshooting guides RMA Repair form https www steppir com support return repair form SteppIR IO ...

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