Research Concepts RC2500 - Manual (Page 179)

172 RC2500 Antenna Controller Software Revision History
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Software Revision History
Software Version Number Suffix Legend
Software Revision History (for manual)
v1.04 August 18, 1998
Implement suffixes after the version number to indicate the features supported by the software.
Originally, a four character suffix was implemented: Satellite list (first character), I/O type (second
character), tracking mount geometry (third character), summary limit (fourth column).
Perform the following bug fixes and modifications …
Increase the range of acceptable values for the Coast and Max Position Error.
Correct the operation of the stop key in TRACK and MANUAL modes.
v1.05 August 21, 1998
This version corrects the following bugs …
Any remote automove command that specified a blank in the polarization code field would be
accepted.
Make the jammed alarm less sensitive (only v1.05e-a-, checksum ‘c8’).
Implement a hardware watchdog timer.
v1.06 Nov 19, 1998
This version corrected the following bugs …
Toggling the Sensor Direction CONFIG mode items generates a runaway alarm.
Runaway alarms occur when the Maintenance input is active and the user is jogging the antenna
from the antenna pad.
Change the priority of the displayed alarm codes. Prior to this a summary limit had higher priority
than the az/el/pol axis alarms.