System Settings Tab - microHAM microKEYER II User Manual

System Power displays the voltage at the +13.8 V input jack (+12V to +16V)
Enable sleep mode: When checked, microKEYER II will sleep when the radio power
(DB37, pin 1) is turned off and Router is not running.
CI-V port settings: The CI-V port will emulate an Icom
transceiver and "broadcast" the frequency data if Router
can determine it by polling the rig or reading polling data
from the logging program. The transceive broadcast can
be used to control peripherals that use Icom protocol.
There are five frequencies which can be broadcast: RX frequency, TX frequency, Operating
frequency, VFO A frequency or VFO B frequency. In practice, operation of each setting depends on
the transceiver and its CAT protocol. All options may not work with some tansceivers.
Baud Rate: sets the baud rate for the CI-V broadcast
Address: sets the "from" CI-V address for the CI-V broadcast
iLink port settings: sets the function of the TTL serial
lines on the iLink connector.
The iLink Port supports two optional modes:
Auxiliary (general purpose) serial port: When the iLINK port function is set to Auxiliary port, data
is transferred between the "Auxiliary" virtual port defined on Ports tab and the iLINK serial lines
without modification. Maximum data rate is 19,200 baud.
SteppIR: When Serial port function is set to SteppIR, microKEYER II can control a SteppIR antenna
using SteppIR's native protocol via the SteppIR "Data Out" Port. For information concerning the
"Data Out" port and the SteppIR native protocol, see the SteppIR "Transceiver Interface Users
Manual" at www.SteppIR.com
Controlling a SteppIR antenna in its native mode has two advantages over controlling SteppIR by
transceiver frequency only.
microKEYER II protects the antenna while elements are moving (retuning). Transmission
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can not be initiated using PTT while the antenna is retuning. When using VOX, microKEYER
II will not activate PAPTT to prevent a power amplifier from operating the SteppIR is tuning.
When operating in split frequency mode, the transmit frequency is sent to the SteppIR to
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prevent retuning between transmit and receive when operating with wide splits.
NOTE: This function does not replace the SteppIR controller, the original controller is still used.
Maximum data rate is 19,200 bps.
Important: The SteppIR controller MUST be switched into the GENERAL mode. Manual band
changes on controller front panel are disabled.
Connecting microKEYER II to a SteppIR controller or Auxiliary RS-232 device requires a TTL to
RS-232 signal converter like the microHAM iLink/SteppIR. Pin-out information for the iLINK port can
be found in the appendix.
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