Research Concepts RC2500 - Manual (Page 180)

RC2500 Antenna Controller Software Revision History 173
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v1.07 Feb 12, 1999
Add support for emulation of the SA8840 using the 9135 I/O board with 2_5K8840 PLD
(programmable logic device). This required the adding support for a polarization potentiometer. The
fifth character of the suffix appended to the version number indicates if a polarization pot is present or
not. Before this the suffix consisted of only 4 characters.
Also create a version to support the SatCom Technologies 4020 AIU (antenna interface unit).
v1.08 May 14, 1999 derived from v1.07
Modify the az/el jammed sensing system to reduce jammed alarms for slow moving antenna’s.
v1.09 Nov 17, 1999 derived from v1.08
A partial fix for a problem with the serial communications system that resulted in the controller
occasionally ignoring status query commands.
v1.11 Dec 14, 1999 derived from v1.09
This version fixed a serial communications problem originally addressed with v1.09 and added a
European satellite list.
v1.12 Feb 9, 2000 derived from v1.11
Add emulation support for contactor based AIU’s. These AIU’s contain relays that need to be
sequenced on activation and/or release. The target AIU’s were those used with the Harris 7022 and
Electrospace 93C-23F.
v1.13 Feb 10, 2000 derived from v1.12
Add support for…
Inclined orbit satellite tracking with azimuth over elevation type mounts,
Both the original AIU stimulus scheme and the new stimulus scheme introduced with version 1.12.
Fixes … correct bugs in the Electrospace E93C-23F and Harris 7022 emulations of v1.12, (later)
update the Harris 7022 emulation scheme.
v1.14 March 4, 2000 derived from v1.13
This version added emulation of NPL 9000 and Andrew APC100/300 controllers. Support for soft
az/el/pol limits was added.
v1.15 Oct. 10, 2001 derived from v1.14
Add support for …
Dual speed resolvers – Replace the Reverse Az/El/Pol Sensor Direction CONFIG items with Az/El/Pl
Sensor CONFIG items that specify reversal (FOR/REV) and single/dual speed resolvers (1:1/2:1).
MANUAL mode display of AGC1 (‘1:’), AGC2 (‘2:’), and peak signal strength (‘S:’) via the SCROLL
UP/DOWN keys.
A sticky key az/el jog feature to facillitate antenna pattern measurements.
Non-inclined orbit tracking versions of the software.
Fixes … adjust the satellite name and polarization code display parameters and create unique
polarization potentiometer polarization code display parameters. The resolver to digital conversion
routines were streamlined.