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         EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M V2.2

 

Instructions

 

___________________________________________________________________________ 

© Ing.-Büro E. Alba de Schmidt 

 

web : 

www.schmidt-alba.de

 

Tannenstr. 16 

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email : 

[email protected]

 

86836 Untermeitingen / Germany 

This document is for the user only. Any publishing (printed or in electronic form) is not allowed.

 

 
Instructions 

 
 

Congratulations for buying your EASY-ROTOR-CONTROL M (shortly 

ERC-M

). This 

document will guide you through the needed steps for assembly and configuration of 
the 

ERC-M

. You will reach the best result by following these instructions step by step. 

 
 

Table of contents 

 
 

Safety-Instructions ................................................................................................................. 2 
1. ERC-M USB ...................................................................................................................... 3 

1.1 Bill of material (BOM)................................................................................................. 3 
1.2 Preparation of USB-modul........................................................................................... 4 
1.3 Assembly of the ERC-M USB PCB............................................................................. 4 
1.4 Connection of the DC-supply and check of the voltage-regulator............................... 8 
1.5 Insert ICs and the USB-module ................................................................................... 9 
1.6 Establishing the USB-connection................................................................................. 9 

2. ERC-M RS232 ................................................................................................................. 10 

2.1 Bill of material (BOM)............................................................................................... 10 
2.2 Assembly of RS232 cable .......................................................................................... 11 
2.3 Assembly of the ERC-M RS232 PCB........................................................................ 12 
2.4 Connection of the DC-supply and check of the voltage-regulator............................. 16 
2.5 Insert ICs .................................................................................................................... 17 

3. LAN-Interface (optional) ................................................................................................. 18 

3.1 Bill of material ........................................................................................................... 18 
3.2 Assembly of the LAN-Interface ................................................................................. 18 
3.4 Check of the DC/DC-converter.................................................................................. 20 
3.5 Device-Installer .......................................................................................................... 21 
3.6 Installation of the COM-Port-Redirector (CPR) ........................................................ 21 

4. Rotor-Card (optional) ....................................................................................................... 23 

4.1 Bill of material ........................................................................................................... 23 
4.2 Assembly of the Rotor-Card PCB .............................................................................. 23 
4.3 Connection of the Rotor-Card .................................................................................... 25 
4.4 Test of Rotor-Card ..................................................................................................... 26 
4.5 Installation of the Rotor-Card into a control-box....................................................... 26 

5. SlimLine housing (optional)............................................................................................. 28 
6. HID AZ/AZ or AZ/EL and desktop housing (optional)................................................... 29 

6.1 Bill of material ........................................................................................................... 29 
6.2 Assembly of bottom-side HID-PCB .......................................................................... 30 
6.3 Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/AZ (dual azimuth) ........................................... 31 
6.4 Assembly of top-side HID-PCB AZ/EL (azimuth&elevation) .................................. 33 
6.5 Cable to connect the HID to ERC-M ......................................................................... 35 
6.6 Cable to connect the ERC-M to rear-side D-SUB ..................................................... 35 
6.7 Mechanical integration into the desktop-housing ...................................................... 36 

7. The Service-Tool.............................................................................................................. 38 

7.1 Configuration of the COM-Port ................................................................................. 38 

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Страница 1: ...on 9 2 ERC M RS232 10 2 1 Bill of material BOM 10 2 2 Assembly of RS232 cable 11 2 3 Assembly of the ERC M RS232 PCB 12 2 4 Connection of the DC supply and check of the voltage regulator 16 2 5 Insert ICs 17 3 LAN Interface optional 18 3 1 Bill of material 18 3 2 Assembly of the LAN Interface 18 3 4 Check of the DC DC converter 20 3 5 Device Installer 21 3 6 Installation of the COM Port Redirector...

Страница 2: ... Schematics Rotor Card 42 Appendix6 Schematics ERC M 43 Appendix7 Schematics HID 44 Safety Instructions Don t continue using the product if it is damaged Keep electronic assemblies and components away from children Products that carry electric voltages must be handled by taking care about the valid instructions and regulations If the product must be repaired only use original spare parts Using dif...

Страница 3: ... 20 C21 1Crystal 9 8304 MHz HC49U Q1 2IC socket 16 pole DIL16 for IC2 IC3 1IC socket 28 pole DIL28 for IC1 2Capacitor ceramic 22p 16V 5 C1 C2 2Capacitor tantal 1u 35V 20 C7 C8 1Mini fuse 1 0A F1 2Transistor BC557 T1 T2 alt BC558 BC559 1Voltage regulator 78L05 TO92 IC4 2Resistor 4K7 5 R10 R11 alt 4K7 1 4Resistor 20K 5 R2 R3 R6 R7 alt 20K 1 2Resistor 39K 5 R4 R8 alt 39K 1 2Resistor 220K 5 R5 R9 alt ...

Страница 4: ...assembled Diodes should have a distance 1 2mm to the PCB while soldering Otherwise there is the risk of overheating these components while soldering 2 Take care of polarization of the following components marked red in the assembly drawing Diodes D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D8 D9 D10 D11 D13 D14 Capacitor electrolytic C5 Capacitor tantal C7 C8 IC socket for IC1 IC2 IC3 Transistor T1 T2 Voltage regulator IC4...

Страница 5: ..._________ Ing Büro E Alba de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 5 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed Not to be assembled components are marked grey in the assembly drawing ...

Страница 6: ..._______________________________________ Ing Büro E Alba de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 6 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed USB Module ...

Страница 7: ...____________ Ing Büro E Alba de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 7 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed Check carefully the assembly So this is how it should look like ...

Страница 8: ...lies the ERC with 5V After checking all assembled components for identity polarization and solder bridges prepare a DC cable with 10 to 15VDC by using the DC connector supplied with the kit or use any other DC supply with that voltage and an appropriate DC Connector of 2 1 5 5mm Connect the Plus pole to the center contact and the Minus pole to the outer contact Before connecting the DC connector t...

Страница 9: ... of 90 Now insert the ICs and take care about direction of the components and not to bend any pins while inserting the components into the sockets Also insert the USB module on the socket of IC3 as shown 1 6 Establishing the USB connection Plug the USB B connector to the ERC M and the USB A connector to a free USB connector on your PC Depending on your operating system you will be asked to install...

Страница 10: ...C3 C4 C6 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C22 1Crystal 9 8304 MHz HC49U Q1 2IC socket 16 pole DIL16 for IC2 IC3 1IC socket 28 pole DIL28 for IC1 2Capacitor ceramic 22p 16V 5 C1 C2 6Capacitor tantal 1u 35V 20 C7 C8 C17 C18 C19 C20 1Phone Jack 3 5mm Stereo X10 1Mini fuse 1 0A F1 2Transistor BC557 T1 T2 alt BC558 BC559 1Voltage regulator 78L05 TO92 IC4 2Resistor 4K7 5 R10 R11 alt 4K7 1 4Resistor 20K 5 R2 R3 R6...

Страница 11: ...n from the connector frontside As the delivered cables differ with their colours it has to be measured which of the inner cables is connected to what contact of the phone jack Alternatively to the 3 wire cable a 2 wire cable with shielding can be delivered For this kind of cables the both shielding have to be twisted together The shielding is representing GND GND inner contact of the phone jack to...

Страница 12: ... 2 Take care of polarization of the following components marked red in the assembly drawing Diodes D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D9 D10 D11 D13 D14 Capacitor Al C5 Capacitor tantal C7 C8 C17 C18 C19 C20 IC socket for IC1 IC2 IC3 Transistor T1 T2 Voltage regulator IC4 Box header X3 3 Carefully compare the position of the PCB with the drawings before you start to assemble it Components Colour code of Resistors ...

Страница 13: ...____________________________________________ Ing Büro E Alba de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 13 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed ...

Страница 14: ...____________________________________________ Ing Büro E Alba de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 14 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed ...

Страница 15: ...____________ Ing Büro E Alba de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 15 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed Check carefully the assembly So this is how it should look like ...

Страница 16: ...es the ERC with 5V After checking all assembled components for identity polarization and solder bridges prepare a DC cable with 10 to 15VDC by using the DC connector supplied with the kit or use any other DC supply with that voltage and an appropriate DC Connector of 2 1 5 5mm Connect the Plus pole to the centre contact and the Minus pole to the outer contact Before connecting the DC connector to ...

Страница 17: ...gen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed 2 5 Insert ICs The pins of the ICs have to bend before you can put them into their sockets Use a hard base e g your working desk and bend the row of pins slightly that they get an angle of 90 Now insert the ICs and take care about direction of the components and not to bend any pins while ins...

Страница 18: ... 04R XP1 alt 1001000 04R 1 DC DC 12V 3 3V 1W DC1 1 Patchcable 2m Crossover 3 2 Assembly of the LAN Interface Assemble and solder the components according to the following drawings The components to be assembled are marked blue in the following drawings Please read the following instructions before you start 1 The vertical assembled Diodes should have a distance 1 2mm to the PCB while soldering Oth...

Страница 19: ...____________________________________________ Ing Büro E Alba de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 19 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed ...

Страница 20: ... Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed This is how it should look like 3 4 Check of the DC DC converter After checking all assembled components for identity polarization and solder bridges connect 10 to 15VDC to connector J1 as already performed in chapter 1 3 After connecting DC correctly you should measure 3 3VDC 0 4V at the testpo...

Страница 21: ...ect Assign a specific IP address and click Next Enter the IP address The Subnet mask displays automatically based on the IP address if desired you may change it On a local network you can leave the Default gateway blank all zeros Click Next Click the Assign button and wait several seconds until a confirmation message displays Click Finish Select the XPort from the main window list and click Tools ...

Страница 22: ...86x64cd_4 3 0 0 exe You will find a quick start guide for CPR in the LANTRONIX folder on the CD Com Port Redirector_QS PDF By default the serial speed of the LAN device is set to 9600 Baud If you want to use it with a different speed as your application doesn t support 9600 Baud change the speed settings with the Web interface available through the CRP software As the LAN device only supports 1 co...

Страница 23: ...012 4 Spring washer 3 2mm 4 Screw M3x8mm 2 Nut M3 2 Mounting angle 11x10x7mm 1 Cable with 6 pole mini DIN 1m To ERC M 1 Cable black 0 5m 0 75sqmm for cableing 1 Cable blue 0 5m 0 75sqmm for cableing 3 Cable tie 150mm for cableing 4 2 Assembly of the Rotor Card PCB Assemble and solder the components according to the following drawings Please read the following instructions before you start 1 The ve...

Страница 24: ...a de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 24 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed After assembly attach the 2 mounting angles with 2 screws and 2 nuts Use spring washers below the nuts 5 5 4 6 3 2 1 ...

Страница 25: ... So this is how it should look like 4 3 Connection of the Rotor Card The connection between Rotor Card and ERC M has to be done with the 6 pin Mini DIN cable supplied with the Rotor Card kit The connections are shown in the next picture Connect the pins with the same colour between the Mini DIN connector and the D SUB connector for axis 1 or axis 2 1 or 2 rotators can be connected to ERC M In an A...

Страница 26: ... the ERC M by use of the cable prepared in chapter 4 3 Connect 12V DC to the DC connector of the ERC M The Rotor Cards cannot work without the external DC supply Measure the voltage between the test points TP_GND und TP_ 12V You should measure now the 12V Also the polarity is very important You should measure 12V at TP_ 12V against TP GND If the polarity is wrong the Mini DIN cable is wired wrong ...

Страница 27: ...values in mm milli meter First drill the centre hole 10mm and than the smaller holes Take care that the bottom side of the rotor card has at least a distance of 8mm to the housing This is very important to keep the safety distances especially when the rotor card is carrying main voltage e g the brake circuit of a HAM IV Mount the rotor card to the control box using the 2 screws and spring washers ...

Страница 28: ...inted or in electronic form is not allowed 5 SlimLine housing optional Mount the front panel to the aluminium casting Put the 4 rubber feet to the bottom side of the housing Remove the 2 distance bolts from the DSUB connector on the ERC M Mount the back panel to the ERC M using the 2 bolts Slide the ERC M into the housing and mount the back panel to the housing READY Pull the label from its foil a...

Страница 29: ...aterial QTY Type Value Reference Comments Assembly of bottom side of PCB 1 PCB HID 2 layer 119 8x36 6mm V1 2 4 Diode 1N4004 D1 D2 D3 D4 Alt 1N4148 6 Resistor 300R 5 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Alt 300R 1 1 Resistor 54R 5 R8 Alt 53 6R 1 1 Potentiometer 10KA R1 1 Box header 2x8 pole X2 1 Pinheader 1x2 pole JP1 Assembly of top side of PCB 1 LCD with backlight DIS1 1 Pinheader 1x16 pole for LCD 4 Spacer 2 5x5x5...

Страница 30: ... read the following instructions before you start Take care of polarization of the following components Diodes D1 D2 D3 D4 Box header X2 Those components are marked red in the following drawing Carefully compare the position of the PCB with the drawings before you start to assemble it Components Colour code of Resistors 54R 5 green yellow black gold alt 53 6R 1 green orange blue gold brown 300R 5 ...

Страница 31: ...ashers to the PCB Put the 16 pole pin header between PCB and LCD before mounting Leave the protection foil on the LCD until the HID will be mounted into the housing Now solder the 16 pole pin header first to the LCD and than to the PCB This is how it should look like Please read the following instructions before you proceed LEDs Take care of polarization of the following components LED5 LED6 LED7 ...

Страница 32: ...idt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed Hint Only solder 1 leg of the switches and LEDs check for alignment and than solder the remaining pins Use the 3x12x4mm spacers for the LEDs to fix them in the right distance from the PCB Put the 19mm domes on top of the switches This is how it should look like K ...

Страница 33: ... LCD before mounting Leave the protection foil on the LCD until the HID will be mounted into the housing Now solder the 16 pole pin header first to the LCD and than to the PCB This is how it should look like Please read the following instructions before you proceed LEDs Take care of polarization of the following components LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 LED9 LED10 Those components are marked red in the follo...

Страница 34: ...t alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 34 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed Use the 3x12x4mm spacers for the LEDs to fix them in the right distance from the PCB Put the 19mm domes on top of the switches This is how it should look like K K K K K K ...

Страница 35: ...tion of the red wire Use a bench vise to properly press the connectors to the flat ribbon cable Those connectors are quite sensible and may damage if you don t press them properly Bend the flat ribbon cable on both ends over the top of the connector and put the strain relief on 6 6 Cable to connect the ERC M to rear side D SUB Take the remaining 200mm of the flat ribbon cable and remove 1 wire fro...

Страница 36: ... 6 7 Mechanical integration into the desktop housing Mount the 4 rubber feet to the desktop housing using 4 screws 2 9x6 5mm Remove the protection foil from the LCD and mount the HID into the desktop housing with 4 Allen screws using the Allen tool provided with the kit Mount the ERC M PCB to the housing with Allen screws Fold the 15 pole flat ribbon cable as shown and put the DSUB connectors as s...

Страница 37: ...is document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed Attach the 16 pole flat ribbon cable into the connectors as shown Connect the ERC M to DC supply or USB to check contrast settings After start up you should see a start up screen like this Adjust the contrast with the potentiometer R1 on the backside of the HID PCB Put the top cover onto the housing and fi...

Страница 38: ...vice Tool is configured to COM1 which is most properly not the com port where you connected the ERC M hence after Start Up the program may bring up an error message because of the wrong COM Port Choose the right COM Port The Service Tool will check the availability of the ERC M at the chosen COM Port If successful the Service Tool will read the configuration parameters of the ERC M and populates t...

Страница 39: ...ng automatically to the external supply in order not to drawn current from the USB bus 9 Calibration After the ERC M is connected to the rotor controller it has to be calibrated This calibration is needed because different kinds of rotators deliver different kinds of feedback voltages Also variations between rotators of the same model would lead to inaccuracy To calibrate the ERC M it has to measu...

Страница 40: ...le axis setup or a dual axis setup AZ EL AZ AZ AZ only 11 Connect the ERC M to other programs Please take care about the following issues if you want to control your ERC M with other programs Choose the right COM port COM port speed in the program must be same as in ERC M o The speed of ERC M is shown during the start up on the LCD or in the service tool Adjust the comport in the program to N 8 1 ...

Страница 41: ...printed or in electronic form is not allowed Appendix Appendix1 Pin out of D SUB15 ERC M Connector seen from outside to the female connector on ERC M or on the back of the desktop housing Appendix2 Pin out of mini DIN rotor card Connector seen from outside to the female connector on the rotor card Appendix3 Connection of rotor card to ERC M Mini DIN rotor card Signal D SUB ERC M axis 1 D SUB ERC M...

Страница 42: ...rmany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed Appendix4 Pin out of the HID connector on ERC M 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 Pin Pin 1 GND 9 LCD E 2 VCC 10 LCD RS 3 Keyboard Common 11 LED AUX2 4 5V 12 LED AUX1 5 LCD D7 Keyboard UP 13 LED DWN 6 LCD D6 Keyboard DWN 14 LED UP 7 LCD D5 Keyboard CW 15 LED CCW 8 LCD D4 Keyboard CCW 16 LED CW...

Страница 43: ...______________________________ Ing Büro E Alba de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 43 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed Appendix6 Schematics ERC M ...

Страница 44: ..._______________________________ Ing Büro E Alba de Schmidt web www schmidt alba de Tannenstr 16 Page 44 of 44 email erc schmidt alba de 86836 Untermeitingen Germany This document is for the user only Any publishing printed or in electronic form is not allowed Appendix7 Schematics HID ...

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