User manual: Installation and Operation of Direction Finder System RHOTHETA RT-600 / SAR-DF 517
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6.2.4
Optional serial input (protocol description)
Specification serial input: (optional)
The serial input is normaly only used for service and maintenance. Nevertheless it is possible via this interface,
to remote control the actual frequency and the squelchlevel of the DF system.
If a valid data stream is send to the DF, then the actual frequency selection at the DCU is switched to Block2 /
AUX0. At this memory channel the new frequency is stored and used automatically. (Refer to the chapter
Frequency Selection Page). If the frequency is changed (by one valid datastream) no more serial input is
necessary. The actual frequency can be changed again at any time by manual operation at the DCU.
The timing of serial input (if used) is strictly fixed. The optional serial input has to take place directly after a
complete serial output (max. 50 ms delay time).
If a new changed frequency is commanded to the DCU via this serial input interface, it can take up to 1 sec of
time until this new frequency is ready for operation/bearing. It is strictly not recommended to use the frequency
remote control for any scan mode. The frequency control has to be used for static frequency change only.
Register of databytes:
byte no.
[0]
Header 0xC0
[1]
Number of bytes in the complete message (including header and checksumbyte)
[2..3]
(not used for normal operation / any byte values allowed)
[4]
Volume [0..100]%
[5..8]
Frequency [Hz] (frequency is rounded to the according grid automatically)
Valid Range for Standard Version:
Valid Range for LE Version:
118000000 … 123000000 [Hz] @ 8.333 kHz
118000000 … 123000000 [Hz] @ 8.333 kHz
164000000 … 174000000 [Hz] @ 8.333 kHz
156050000 … 162025000 [Hz] @ 5.000 kHz
201000000 … 215995000 [Hz] @ 5.000 kHz
240000000 … 246000000 [Hz] @ 8.333 kHz
216000000 … 218995000 [Hz] @ 12.500 kHz
219000000 … 220000000 [Hz] @ 10.000 kHz
400000000 … 410000000 [Hz] @ 8.333 kHz
400000000 … 410000000 [Hz] @ 8.333 kHz
[9]
Squelchlevel Manual = [0…60]%
Autosql= [ -1] Warning, use only for pulsed signals! (as example: CpSarsat, LoJack)
[10]
(not used for normal operation / any byte values allowed)
[11]
Internal Dimming [0..100%]
[12]
Checksum is the 2’s complement of the modulo-256 sum of all bytes without checksum-byte [0..n-1]