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- ROTARY for DigiPoint (since version 3.33)
-
- 1. Copyright notes
- ------------------
- All parts of this program-package may only be copied unchanged, completly
- and free without requiring money or any other return service.
-
- All information, programs and circuit proposals are made with care. Never-
- theless no guarantee of proper function or responsibiltiy for damages caused
- by the usage can be assumed.
-
- Siegen, September 1993
-
- Frank Sperber, DL6DBN
- Ypernstr. 174
- D-57072 Siegen
-
- Time and efforts were spent to produce this software. In addition expensive
- tools (compiler, debugger) had to be buyed. Demonstate your appreciation
- for the opportunity to use ROTARY by a donation to:
-
- Frank Sperber
- Sparkasse Siegen
- Account-no: 1667625
- Bank-no: 460 500 01
-
- 50% of donations more than an equivalent of 10.-DM will support future
- amateur-radio satellites.
-
- 2. Installation
- ---------------
- ROTARY.PRG is made for DigiPoint (DP) and offers drivers to control your
- antennarotators via an AMSAT-DL/IF-100 or ROTOR-232 interface. Place
- ROTARY.PRG and ROTARY.CFG into the subdirectory (folder) SAT of DP, if
- it is not done by the DP-installation.
-
- Change ROTARY.CFG according to your system (see chapter 4). If there is
- ROT_CONF.APP, you may do it with this (see appendix A).
-
- If your computer does not have a "cookie-jar" installed or the installed
- one is too small, it is recommended to install COOKINST.PRG (see appendix
- B).
-
- 3. Functions of ROTARY.PRG
- --------------------------
- ROTARY.PRG is called by DP as childprocess. After its call ROTARY checks,
- whether to load ROTARY.CFG. It compares new and old angels of azimuth and
- elevation, and if one of them differs more than the necessary deviation
- the control is triggered. Some parameters are stored in a resident cookie
- named "DPR1". After that ROTARY.PRG terminates itself and DP takes the
- main control back.
-
- If ROTARY should command SAT-TRAX (see appendix C) a control-cookie "STXC"
- is installed to deliver information to SAT-TRAX. If the cookie cannot be
- installed (no jar or jar too small) this commanding cannot take place.
-
- 4. The configurationfile ROTARY.CFG
- -----------------------------------
- ROTARY.CFG is a standard ASCII-file. Each parameter starts at the beginning
- of a line, which must be terminated by <CR><LF>.
-
- The first line represents the number of the chosen driver (see 5.). Take
- car of using only a driver recommended for your computersystem. Others may
- cause a bus-error (2 bombs). Due to efficiency there is no security-check!
-
- The second line represents the necessary angle which must be exceeded
- between to following values of azimuth or elevation. It is an integer-
- value between 0 and 15 degrees.
-
- example:
- 11
- 5
-
- If SAT-TRAX should be commanded by name (driver-no. 14) the configuration
- must be extended by two lines for each satellite. The first line gives the
- satellite-name that DP sends to ROTARY (DP-spaces " " are changed to "_").
- The second line is the satellite-number of SAT-TRAX (refer to SAT-TRAX
- manual).
-
- example:
- AO-13
- 1
- RS-10/11
- 2
- KO-23
- 3
-
- 5. Interface-drivers
- --------------------
- ROTARY requires a rotator-system with azimuth-stroke in the south (180 deg)
- and an elevation-range of 180 degrees), systems like G(KR)-5400(B), G(KR)-
- 5600(B) or mixed systems G(KR)400/600 an G(KR)-500 and similar rotators.
-
- 0: no driver and interface used
-
- - AMSAT-DL/IF-100 interfaces
- A PCB with assembly-instructions (German) or a complete IF-100 can be
- obtained at: AMSAT-DL Warenvertrieb, Lohfeldweg 40,
- D-30459 Hannover, Germany
-
- 1: via DTR/RTS of Modem 1
- (ST, STE, Mega-ST(E), TT only, not FALCON)
- Pin 20(4) DTR is the CLOCK-Signal, Pin 4(7) RTS is the DATA-Signal.
- Pin 7(5) is ground. (values in () for Sub-D 9 connectors)
- The lines must be protected by a resistor of about 3.3 kOhms. +5V
- of the original AMSAT-DL interface (pin 21) must be connected to
- voltage S (pins 9, 18, 30 of the interface) via a 4.7 kOhms resis-
- tor. For the IF-100 you must only wire the given connections.
-
- (refer to figure [1] of German manual)
-
- Note: no further RTS/CTS handshake is possible, but X-ON/X-OFF. You
- should change it with the desktop-control-accessory. DP switches
- between several TNCs with these lines. When using only one TNC this
- driver may be used after the first call of ROTARY until DP is quit.
-
- 2: via bits 6/7 of port A of the soundchip
- (ST, STE, Mega-ST only, not Mega-STE, TT, FALCON)
- Bit 6 (pin 15) of the soundchip (YM2149 or AY-3-8910) is CLOCK while
- bit 7 (pin 14) is DATA. You must use an inverterstage for each line.
- 5V supply may be taken from pin 40 of the soundchip. AMSAT-DL inter-
- face notes see above no. 1
-
- [2] (see above)
-
- 3: via Centronics (D0/D1/Strobe)
- (ST, STE, Mega-ST(E), TT, FALCON)
- The printer-port is used. Beware of any further printeroutput via the
- centronics-interface.
-
- [3]
-
- 4: via the second MFP-chip of the TT, available at J602
- (TT only, not ST, STE, Mega-ST(E), FALCON)
- On TT's motherboard (near the VME-slot) is Jumper 602. You will need
- inverters like driver 2.
-
- [4]
-
- 5: via extended Joyport 1
- (1040STE, FALCON only, not ST, Mega-ST(E), TT)
- With this you cannot use the Joysticks 0 and 1 of the Joyports.
- [5]
-
- 6: via General-Purpose-I/O 0-2 of DSP-port
- (FALCON only, not ST, STE, Mega-ST(E), TT)
- Inverters or optocouplers needed.
-
- [6]
-
- - ROTOR-232 by Henninger-electronics
- This interface can be obtained at: HENNINGER-electronics,
- Untere Dorfstr. 24, D-38304 Wolfenbuettel, Germany
-
- 7: via MIDI-Out
- 8: via RS-232C, current serial
- 9: via Bios 6 (TOS 1.04) or Modem 1 (TOS 2.00 and higher)
- 10: via Bios 7 (TOS 1.04) or Modem 2 (TOS 2.00 and higher)
- 11: via Serial 1 (TOS 2.00 and higher)
- 12: via Serial 1 (TOS 2.00 and higher)
-
- Please refer to computer and interface manuals for wiring. Do not forget
- to setup correct baudrate etc. via the desktop-control-accessory.
-
- - SAT-TRAX commanding
-
- 13: Transfer of antennadirections to SAT-TRAX
- 14: DP-synchroneous switching of SAT-TRAX satellites
-
- Appendix A: Configurationprogramme ROT_CONF.APP
- -----------------------------------------------
- Not yet available.
-
- Appendix B: Cookie-jar installation COOKINST.PRG
- ------------------------------------------------
- If your computer has no cookie-jar installed (earlier than TOS 1.06) or
- the installed one is to small, COOKINST.PRG will install a jar or expand
- an existing one to 40 possible entries. Therefor place COOKINST.PRG on a
- very early position of the AUTO-folder of your BOOT-disk or -partition.
-
- Appendix C: Information about SAT-TRAX
- --------------------------------------
-
- Main data of SAT-TRAX
-
- Satellites: up to 25, any number can be calculated simultaniously
- in the background;
- Input/output: via GEM-window, -dialogues, via keyboard and/or mouse;
- Keplerians: of ORBIT, AMADEUS 1.8, ELSA, OSCAR-ST and DP can be
- used (DP by SAT-TRAX version 1.5 and higher);
- Drivers: for AMSAT-DL rotator-interface, Ricofunk IF-100 and
- Henninger ROTOR-232, ASCII-output for own develop-
- ments and software-interfaces to other programmes;
- Communication: information-interrogation and control by other appli-
- cations via AES-messages possible;
- Features: manual antennadirection-control possible;
- acoustic and visible alert at satellite aquisition of
- signals desireable;
- horizon-profile may be pretended;
- special communication with DP via ROTARY;
- Support of FPUs (MC68881 or 68882) on all systems.
-
- SAT-TRAX can be used as accessory or like a standard application. Its main
- information are shown in a window.
- (refer to figure [7] of German manual)
- For each satellite a-y an information-field is displayed:
- e.g.: AO-13 AO-10
- 305\-11 180/ 25
- Name and direction can be read, rising (/) and falling (\), being above the
- horizon (bold directioninformation) or desired alerts (bold name) are
- shown.
-
- For each satellite additional information can be obtained, including your
- four most wanted transponder-downlinkranges.
- [8] (see above)
-
- You may calculate two corresponding uplinkfrequencies for an observed down-
- linkfrequency.
- [9]
- Dopplershifts can be considerd. Via a proper driver the frequency-pair can
- be transferred to a transceiver.
-
- Currently (September '93) SAT-TRAX 1.47 is available at
-
- AMSAT-DL Warenvertrieb
- Lohfeldweg 40
- D-30459 Hannover
-
- The update to version 1.5 will be probably issued January '94. The proceeds
- from SAT-TRAX will directly support the Phase 3-D project.
-
-