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RC-1216H

Web based remote control for

SteppIR, ACOM-2000A, Expert 1K-FA,

Elecraft KPA500 and Rotators

User Manual

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Table of contents

Statement of Conditions..............................................................................4

General Description.....................................................................................5

Step by step RC-1216 H setup .....................................................................7

Hardware ....................................................................................................9

Front ...........................................................................................................9

Back .......................................................................................................... 11

Configuration with Microbit Setup Manager ..............................................12

FW/HW ...................................................................................................... 13

FW update.................................................................................................. 14

Setup......................................................................................................... 15

Net info...................................................................................................... 16

Initial IP setup ..........................................................................................17

Configuration with WEB-interface .............................................................21

IP Settings.................................................................................................. 23

Dynamic DNS setting ................................................................................... 26

Remoterig dynamic dns service ..................................................................... 27

DynDNS dynamic DNSservice........................................................................ 29

Application firmware upgrade ........................................................................ 31

Bootloader firmware upgrade ........................................................................ 32

Restart device ............................................................................................. 32

Networks and Firewalls.............................................................................32

Portforwarding ............................................................................................ 33

RC-1216H setup for SteppIR Antenna Control ...........................................34

Installation of the RC-1216H for SteppIR control.............................................. 35

Settings for SteppIR..................................................................................36

RC-1216H setup for ACOM 2000A control..................................................39

Installation with ACOM-2000A ....................................................................... 40

ACOM-2000A with ACOM-2000S Antenna Switch ............................................. 41

ACOM-2000A –230VAC Power switching ........................................................ 42

Settings for ACOM-2000A..........................................................................43

RC-1216H setup for Expert 1K-FA control .................................................48

Installation with Expert 1K-FA ....................................................................... 49

Edxpert 1K-FA –230VAC Power switching....................................................... 50

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Settings for Expert 1K-FA.........................................................................51

Error and Warnings...................................................................................... 54

AUX SW1 Relay ........................................................................................... 56

Serial port server ........................................................................................ 57

Using Setup Microbit Setup Manager to create a virtual serial port ..................... 58

RC-1216H setup for Elecraft KPA500 control.............................................62

Installation with Elecraft KPA500 ................................................................... 63

Elecraft KPA-500 –230VAC Power switching ................................................... 64

Settings for Elecraft KPA500 .....................................................................64

Error and Warnings...................................................................................... 69

AUX SW1 Relay ........................................................................................... 69

RC-1216H setup for Rotator control ..........................................................70

Installation example with Prosistel or AlfaSpid ................................................. 71

Rotator –230VAC Power switching ................................................................ 72

AlfaSpid Power switching .............................................................................. 72

Settings for Rotator control.......................................................................73

Appendix D - Technical Data .....................................................................77

Appendix E - Safety and Regulatory Information ......................................78

FCC Statement............................................................................................ 78

Safety Notice .............................................................................................. 78

Disclaimer .................................................................................................. 79

FCC / CE - Declaration of conformity .............................................................. 79

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Statement of Conditions

In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, Microbit

2.0 AB reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this document without

notice. Microbit does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of

the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.

All parts of the software are property of Microbit 2.0 AB. The hardware design, schematics

PCB layout, concept, graphics, user manual, etc. are property of Microbit 2.0 AB. The device

may not be disassembled, copied or reversed engineered.

Microbit 2.0 AB

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General Description

The RC-1216H is developed especially for remote control of Amateur radio accessories like

Antennas, Power Amplifiers and rotators via the Internet in a user-friendly and cost-effective

way. Lot of radio accessories are designed to be controlled from a PC via a serial port (RS-

232). Serial ports are not very convenient to transfer over the Internet. The RC-1216H acts

as PC against the connected equipment at the same time as it shows a more user friendly

web based user interface for the operator. The web interface is much more convenient to use

over the Internet as no special software need to be installed in the PC and it can be reach

from any Internet connected PC or other device like smartphones, pads etc. around the world.

For the moment the Remote control RC-1216H can be configured to control SteppIR

antennas, the ACOM-2000A Power Amp, Expert K-FA Power Amp, Elecraft KPA500 Power

Amp, Prositel and AlfaSpid Rotators, Yaesu rotators with GS-232B interface and other Green

Heron controlled rotators.

The Remote control unit RC-1216H system is connected to the Internet primarily via 10 or

100 Mbit Ethernet and fixed connections like DSL, cable and WLAN or 3G/4G Mobile systems.

The RC-1216H is easily configured via modern USB and WEB based user interfaces.

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SteppIR Control

ACOM-2000A Control

Expert 1K-FA Control

The RC-1216 can be

configured to remote control

a SteppIR antenna. The

controls are the same as on

the SDA-100 control box. You

can use Retract, Calibrate,

Bi-directional, 180 degree

switch etc. Frequency

adjustment can be done

manual or automatic.

The RC-1216 can be

configured to remote control

a ACOM-2000A Power

amplifier. The controls and

indicators are almost the

same as on ACOM-2000A

control Panel (RCU) so you

will recognize them

immediately.

The RC-1216 can be

configured to remote control

a Expert 1K-FA Power

amplifier. The daily used

controls and indicators are

available direct from the web

interface. The RC-1216H also

act as a serialport server so

you can connect with the

original PC-program in

parallel if you have to do

some setups.

Elecraft KPA500 Control

Rotator Control

The RC-1216 can be

configured to remote control

a Elecraft KPA500 Power

amplifier. The daily used

controls and indicators are

available direct from the web

interface.

The RC-1216 can be

configured to remote control

rotators. At this moment it

support Prosistel rotators

with the D-type control box,

and AlfaSpid rotators,

rotators controlled by Green

Heron control box, Yaesu

rotators with GS-232B serial

interface and other rotators

with serial interfaces using

the DCU-1 protocol

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Step by step RC-1216 H setup

Below follows a recommendation about how to proceed when setting up the system.

1. Spend some time to read thru this user manual to get familiar with the product.

2. Apply 12V DC (good stabilized power) to the unit.

3. Connect the unit with a CAT5 patch cables to the same Ethernet switch or router as

your PC which you will use to setup the system is connected.

4. Download the Microbit Setup Manager and the latest firmware from

http://www.remoterig.com to your PC. Follow the instructions about how to install the

Microbit Setup Manager (see chapter Configuration with Microbit Setup Manager).

5. Find out how your network is configured and configure the RC-1216H to fit into your

network (see chapter Initial IP Setup) with the Microbit Setup Manager. This has to be

done with both units.

6. Check the installed firmware version. If the one you downloaded from Remoterig is

newer, update the unit with the new firmware. (see chapter FW/HW about how to

update).

7. When you have configured the unit to fit into your network, Start your Web browser

and connect to the unite by entering the IP-address. If you get in contact with the

internal web server everything is OK.

8. Make the basic software configuration for your system which is described the later in

this user manual.

9. Prepare the cables needed for your PA, Antenna or Rotator according to the cable

drawings provided in this user manual and the manual of the connected equipment.

Double check your home made cables with an ohm meter before connecting them to

the units to prevent harm of any equipment. Microbit do not take any responsibility of

damaged units or connected equipment.

10. After preparing the cables connect them to the controlled equipment. Connect the

power to all equipment. Check with your web browser again that you are in contact

with unit and can control the connected equipment.

11. When everything works as it should on your local network it’s time to setup your

Internet router so you can reach the unit from the outside world over the Internet. If

you already have other equipment that you remote control you can go direct to 14 as

you don’t need to use a separate Dynamic DNS service.

12. The first thing is to determine if your Internet Service Provider (ISP) are providing you

with a fixed or dynamic IP-address. Fixed IP:s are rare so you probably have a

dynamic IP-address if you are not paying extra for a fixed one. A dynamic IP is no

problem but you need to use a dynamic DNS service. You can use Remoterigs free

dynamic DNS service or a DynDNS account. New DynDNS account are no longer free.

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For detailed information about Dynamic DNS services see the Dynamic DNS chapters

under Configuration with WEB-Interface.

13. Configure the units Dynamic DNS settings (see chapter Dynamic DNS Setting).

14. Now it’s time to configure your remote router. We recommend that you first enable the

remote configuring of your router, you may need it later. After that’s done configure

port forwarding (see chapter Network and Firewalls). When this is done your remote

control unit should be reachable over the Internet.

15. When back at the Control QTH try to browse to the Dynamic DNS address “Own host

name” you registered and entered into the remote control unit. You should get in

contact with the RC:s internal web server exactly as it was local, remember to use

:port number after the dyndns address if you have changed the webserver port from

80 for example http://sm2oan.mine.nu:8000.

Enjoy the remote controlling.

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Hardware

Front

RS-232

The RS232 connector is used for serial communication with the controlled equipment. Eg the

Power Amplifier, SteppIR control box, Rotator Control box etc. It has a male connector

configured like a PC. The communication parameter is set via the web interface.

Pin no

RS-232 Interface (9-pol D-sub male)

RXD (in)

TXD (out)

DTR (*Only used for Expert available after 2014-june-01)

GND

(* the DTR signal can be added easily by the user in older version)

RS-232

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ON LED

Green flashing light is indicating normal status.

USB

The USB-interface is used to initially set up the IP parameters. It can also be used for

downloading new software (can also be done via the WEB-interface). A USB-cable is included

with the product.

ETHERNETand LNK

The unit can be connected to both 10 and 100 Mbit/s Ethernet based TCP/IP network. The

RC126H can be configured for different connection types for Ethernet port, Auto, 10HDX,

10FDX, 100HDX, 100FDX and Auto-with-preferred-10FDX. Default is Auto-with-preferred-

10FDX which works best in most cases.

Pin no

Ethernet (RJ45)

Out [+]

Out [-]

In [+]

In [-]

LNK

Green LED indicates link OK flashing LED indicates traffic

Yellow LED indicates speed = 100Mbit/s (off = 10MBits/s)

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