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!The hardware
!!How to connect Power
* Plug DC jack 5,5 outer, 2,1 mm inner size.
* Connect 12-15V DC power voltage. Current dependency to connected antenna switch, alone controller about 60mA.
!!Front side
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-front.png|noborder]
* '''LCD''' - shows selected antenna - first line Input/Output 1, second line Input/Output 2
* '''MENU''' - light button. For activate press button more than 0,5 second. Green light signals if manual control activate.
* '''ENCODER''' - rotary encoder primary move cursor, after activate MENU you can select antenna outputs manual or back activate BCD inputs.
!!Rear side
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-rear.png|noborder]
* '''DC POWER''' - input jack 5,5/2,1 mm size for DC power between 12-14 Volts. Same Power on pin8 ANT outputs.
* '''ETHERNET''' - OPTIONAL module for controlled switch manual over simple web page.
* '''microSD''' - not implemented.
* '''BCD IN''' - band data inputs activate two levels, dependency to JP8 jumper
** HIGH - TTL voltage input
** LOW - grounded input (contains own 1k pull up resistor)
* '''PTT TRX''' - grounded activate input PTT from transceiver (contains own 1k pull up resistor)
* '''PTT PA''' - PTT continues from TRX to this output for power amplifier. If detect collision between inputs band, this output will be deactivate.
* '''ANT''' - six outputs, will be in two levels dependency to preset JP1 and JP2 jumper. Also 12V DC power and ground available.
** ULN if use internal driver ULN2803A - open collector 500 mA each outputs
** UDN if use internal source 12V power driver UDN2580A.
!!Left side
* From the left side is accessible USB mini connector from Arduino NANO, which is usable for upload new firmware.
!Diagram
*'''Schematics''' [rev 0.3 .SVG|https://remoteqth.com/hw/6x2-antenna-switch-control-03-sch.svg]
*'''PCB''' [rev 0.3 .PDF|https://remoteqth.com/hw/6x2-antenna-switch-control-03-pcb.pdf]
*'''Interactive BOM''' [https://remoteqth.com/hw/6x2-antenna-switch-control-ibom-03.html]*['''Interactive BOM'''|https://remoteqth.com/hw/6x2-antenna-switch-control-ibom-03.html]
*'''Block'''
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-block.png|noborder]
!Board preset
Before opening has to be '''removed eight screws'''
**'''three''' on left side
**'''three''' on right side
**'''two''' on rear side, near double cinch.
!! LCD contrast
* with potentiometer RV1 - near left side LCD module
!! Inputs BCD Levels
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-01.png]
* '''JP8 to HIGH''' - activate BCD inputs with TTL signal level (1k ohm pull-down resistor).
* And uncoment line in firmware{{#define inputHigh // enable input High level (default)}}
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-02.png]
* '''JP8 to LOW''' - activate BCD inputs to ground (1k ohm pull up resistor).
* And coment line in firmware{{//#define inputHigh // enable input High level (default)}}
!!Outputs Antenna switching
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-08.jpg]
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-07.png|noborder]
'''This jumper must be set dependency to used U4 and U7 IO chip - {.redka#id color: #f23f37;}do not change before change chip!{/}'''
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-03.png]
'''ULN''' - for ULN2803A open collector driver - switching antenna relay with grounded outputs.
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-04.png]
'''UDN''' - for UDN2580A source 12V power driver - switching antenna relay with 12V power outputs.
!Cable connect
*'''BCD IN - '''Input band data from TRX 1 or 2
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-05.png|noborder]
*'''Antenna outputs - '''Switched anntenas for TRX 1 or 2
[https://remoteqth.com/img/wiki-6x2-06.png|noborder]
*'''PTT TRX - ''' input PTT cinch from transceiver (grounding activate).
*'''PTT PA - ''' output PTT cinch to power amplifier - if controller detect collision, disconnect signal from transceiver PTT.
*'''12V - ''' DC Power input (positive center) 12-14V. Same Power on pin8 ANT outputs.
!Firmware
!!Upload
Band decoder settup is performed via firmware source code. It is compile and upload to device with [Arduino GUI.|https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software]
*'''For beginners''' [Getting Started with Arduino|https://arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage].
* '''Connect''' mini USB connector on left side enclosure.
* [Download|https://github.com/ok1hra/antenna_switch_controller] source code and open in GUI.
* Select menu
** Tools/Board/Arduino nano
** Tools/Procesor/ATmega328
** Tools/Port/<your port>
* If enable Ethernet
** Download ethernet2 library https://github.com/adafruit/Ethernet2
** Find and open file '''Dhcp.h''' and replace line{{from
int beginWithDHCP(uint8_t *, unsigned long timeout = 60000, unsigned long responseTimeout = 5000);
to
int beginWithDHCP(uint8_t *, unsigned long timeout = 6000, unsigned long responseTimeout = 5000);}}
!!Configure
*'''Description antennas''' - show on LCD and web page, firt and last line do not change{{char* ant[] = {
"All OUT off", // <-- do not change this line
"160m Vert.",
" 80m Dipole",
" 40m Moxon",
" 30m Dipole",
" 20m 2x 5el",
" 10m 4x 6el",
"M-off->BCD", // <-- do not change this line
};}}
* '''Inputs level''' - changing inputs level also need set JP8 jumper. Before opening enclosure has to be '''removed eight screws''' ('''three''' on left side, '''three''' on right side, '''two''' on rear side).
**Set '''JP8 to HIGH''' - activate BCD inputs with TTL signal level (1k ohm pull-down resistor). And uncoment line{{#define inputHigh // enable input High level (default)}}
**Set '''JP8 to LOW''' - activate BCD inputs to ground (1k ohm pull up resistor). And coment line{{//#define inputHigh // enable input High level (default)}}
* Number of inputs{{#define Inputs 6 // number of antenna used}}
* Number of ports{{#define Ports 2 // number of - IN/OUT pair devices and LCD lines (support from 2 to 4)}}
* LCD culumn{{#define LCDculumn 16}}
* Serial Echo, show status on serial interface{{//#define serialECHO // enable TX echo on serial port
#define SERBAUD 9600 // [baud] Serial port baudrate}}
* '''Ethernet -''' before enable in firmware need open enclosure and instal optional module USR-ES1.{{//#define EthModule // enable Ethernet module}}
** Ethernet addres may be get automatically from DHCP server - for enable uncoment line{{#define __USE_DHCP__ // Uncoment to Enable DHCP}}
** Static IP address (if DHCP disable) set in this lines{{IPAddress ip(192, 168, 1, 220); // IP
IPAddress gateway(192, 168, 1, 200); // GATE
IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0); // MASK
IPAddress myDns(8, 8, 8, 8); // DNS (google pub)
EthernetServer server(80); // web server PORT}}
!!!BCD IN OUT matrix table
Set the last two lines (value between 0 to 6) how outputs represent BCD input value.
{{---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Input levels
BCD-1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
BCD-2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
BCD-3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
BCD-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Band # input 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
(Yaesu Band) 160 80 40 30 20 17 15 12 10 6m
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V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
*/ { 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 4, 0, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }, /* --> ANT-1 OUTPUT
*/ { 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 4, 0, 5, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }, /* --> ANT-2 OUTPUT}}
This example activate non WARC bands.
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