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SMD supports rotators with RS232 serial ports connected to uLINK DATA modules. Currently only Prosistel
rotators and RS232 port rotators compatible with Hy-Gain DCU-1 protocol (GreenHeron etc ...) are supported.
Since calibration and all parameters are under control of original controller, there are only two parameters
needed to be set for uLINK DATA module.
Protocol type
•
Router supports Prosistel and Hy-Gain DCU-1 protocols.
Baud rate
•
Communication speed between uLINK DATA module and rotator controller.
Supported speeds are 1200 – 19200Bd. For Prosistel rotators select 9600Bd, for other brand rotator
supporting Hy-Gain DCU-1 protocol please refer to its operating manual to match required data speed.
Each rotator – whether it is local, connected to uLINK ROTATOR, or connected to uLINK DATA module - has
several common parameters.
NAME
•
Specifies rotator name, max. 10 characters long.
LABEL
•
Specifies short rotator button label, max. 5 characters long.
NOTE: The NAME and LABEL fields are used to identify the particular rotator on other Configuration
Management boxes as well as for rotator identification on SMD display. Set them meaningfully.
CONTROL BOX
•
Sets assignment of the rotator to its Control Box. Control Box can be the internal SMD (local) controller,
uLINK DATA module or uLINK ROTATOR module. Only those choices valid for the selected rotator type
when the rotator was added to the list are shown. (See Configuration Management – Rotators chapter).
IMPORTANT: Only previously defined Control Boxes can be selected. Additional control boxes (modules or
SMD) must be added via the Control Boxes tab before they can be selected.
Type
•
Specifies if the rotator is an Azimuth or Elevation antenna rotator. At present only azimuth rotators are
supported. Support for elevation and combined AZ/EL rotors is planned.
Superior
•
Sets rotator which is superior to selected rotator – that is a rotator on which the selected rotator is
mounted. This special function was developed to support "rotator over rotator" configurations: rotators
mounted on rotating towers or to rotators mounted on a mast which is turned by another rotator. This
feature allows independent, True Azimuth Control of both rotators.
Tower
•
Sets assignment of the rotator to the tower. If two or more rotators are assigned to the same tower and
there is a request to move more than a one rotator at the same time, only one rotator will be moving at a
time, other will start to move only after finished movement of already moving rotator and after idle delay
timeout.
This function can significantly decrease torque load to the tower for stacked antennas using separate ring
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Rotators controlled by serial protocol
Common Rotator Parameters
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