Research Concepts RC2500 - Manual (Page 6)

Message Format 73
Message Delimiters 73
Address Character 74
Command Character 74
Check Character 74
Message Timing 74
Command Restrictions 74
Slave State Diagram: Introduction 74
Mnemonics Description 75
States Description 75
APPENDIX E – RC2500 COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL 77
Revision History 77
Overview 77
Communications Parameters 77
APPENDIX F – ESTIMATING SATELLITE INCLINATION 88
APPENDIX G – SCHEMATICS/ PCB LAYOUTS 92
APPENDIX H – POLARIZATION SENSING WITH A POTENTIOMETER 102
General Description 102
An Example 106
APPENDIX I – REPLACING THE SA 8840 CONTROLLER 107
APPENDIX J – REPLACING THE RSI/ SATCOM 4010 CONTROLLER 111
APPENDIX K – DRIVING 36VDC MOTORS 112
Single Speed 36 VDC AIU for an Antenna with TVRO-type Actuators 112
1.0 Scope 112
2.0 Smart Booster 112
2.1 Smart Booster Modifications 113
2.2 Smart Booster I/O 113
2.3 Smart Booster Documentation 114
3.0 RC2500 Interface to the AIU 114
3.1 Wiring Diagrams 116
APPENDIX L – REPLACING THE ELECTROSPACE 93C-23 CONTROLLER 125
APPENDIX M – REPLACING THE HARRIS 7022 129
APPENDIX N – REPLACING THE NPL 9000 132
Setting Soft Limits for RC2500 Controllers which Replace the NPL 9000 135
Introduction 135
Setting the Soft Limits 135
Corrupted Limits Alarm Messages 135
Soft Limits Theory of Operation 135
Resetting the Limits 136
APPENDIX O – REPLACING THE ANDREW APC 100/ APC 300 138
LMKDS Input 138
Antenna I/O Connector 139
Auxiliary I/O Connection 140
Setting Soft Limits for RC2500 Controllers which Replace Andrew Products 141
Introduction 141
Setting the Soft Limits 141
Corrupted Limits Alarm Messages 141
Soft Limits Theory of Operation 141
Resetting the Limits 142
APPENDIX P – USING THE RC2500 144
APPENDIX Q – WORKING WITH THE SA 8151 145
APPENDIX R – WORKING WITH THE SSE ANTENNA INTERFACE UNIT 148
APPENDIX S – ANDREW PLUG COMPATIBLE CONTROLLER 150
Hardware Description and Interconnects 150
Resolver Input Connector, J2 151
Auxiliary Input Connection, J4 152
Motor Control Connector, J5 153
Software Features 154
Setting Soft Limits for RC2500 Controllers which Replace Andrew Products 154
Introduction 154
Setting the Soft Limits 154