m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 AS-1289 Remote controlled Antenna switch Preliminary Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Table of contents Statement of Conditions .............................................................................. 3 General Description ..................................................................................... 4 Step by step AS-1289 setup ........................................................................ 5 Hardware .................................................................................................... 7 Back ..............................
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 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.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 General Description The Antenna switch is designed specially to be used for remote (over the Internet) controlled systems, but can of course be used in other applications also. The switch can be manually controlled via an internal web interface. The switch 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 Switch is easily configured via modern USB and WEB based user interfaces.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Step by step AS-1289 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. Remove the top cover of your Antenna Switch. 3. Check that the Jumper JMPx is in the EXT position. 4. Apply 12V DC (good stabilized power) to the unit, either via the 2.1/5,5 DC-jack (see hardware chapter) 5.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 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. For detailed information about Dynamic DNS services see the Dynamic DNS chapters under Configuration with WEB-Interface. 14. Configure the units Dynamic DNS settings (see chapter Dynamic DNS Setting). 15. Now it’s time to configure your remote router.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Hardware Back On the bottom side the antenna connectors are located according to the pictures above. The antenna switch is normally delivered with SO-239 jack but can also be ordered with N connectors. Power The Antenna switch should be powered via the 2.1/5.5 DC jack on the back of the AS1289. 12V DC Pin no PWR + - + 12-15VDC (centre) GND Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Front 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. ETHERNET The unit can be connected to both 10 and 100 Mbit/s Ethernet based TCP/IP network. The Antenna Switch can be configured for different connection types for Ethernet port, Auto, 10HDX, 10FDX, 100HDX, 100FDX and Auto-with-preferred-10FDX.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 ANT 1-5 LED A red LED indicate the selected antenna ANT5/ON LED A Green flashing LED is indicating normal status. (Visible through ANT5 hole) LINK LED A yellow LED besides the Ethernet connector indicates the status of the Ethernet interface LNK Ba-AS1289-PA1 Yellow LED indicates link OK, flashing LED indicates traffic Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Configuration with Microbit Setup Manager The initial settings of the network parameters are easiest done with the Microbit Setup Manager. The Setup Manager is a software which runs under Windows on a PC and connects to the RC via USB (an USB cable is supplied with the AS-1289).
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 FW/HW Click on the "Get" button and the version of the firmware will show up in the upper window. Go to the page www.remoterig.com and under downloads you can find the latest firmware. If there is a newer firmware available download it to your desktop, unzip it. Change to the "FW-update" tab. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 FW update Click on the "Select file" button and browse to the file with the new firmware, it should be something like “1216H-CRC_v1.23_2011-10-04.bin” depending on the version and release date. When you have selected the file click on the "Update" button and the update process will start, the text in the bottom field will change to "Updating firmware".
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Setup A new window wills pop-up with the basic IP settings. Change the settings so they fit into your local network and press the "Save" button to save the new settings. The Antenna switch will restart again and when the text "Device connected" shows up again in the lower field of the Setup-Manager, you can click on the "Setup" button again to verify the changes. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Net info Click on the “Get” button to read the IP setting currently in use by the Switch. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Initial IP setup The default Ip settings from the factory is 192.168.0.236. The net mask is 255.255.255.0, gateway and DNS is 192.168.0.1. To be able to contact the AS-1289 via the network you must configure the units to fit into your home network. You can check your network configuration from your PC. On the start menu select Run. In the Run dialog box enter cmd. You will get a DOS-window. At the DOS-promt enter ipconfig.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 The Netmask is 255.255.255.0 the Netmask in the AS-1289 should be the same The Default gateway 192.168.0.1 the Gateway and DNS server(*) in the Antenna Switch should be the same In this case all the default IP setting will be OK. (*) In most cases the Gateway and the DNS server is the same and the IP of the router. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 In another network, this is the result of the ipconfig command. Your PC IP address in this example is 192.168.128.10 this means that the IP of the AS-1289 must have IP:s in the area 192.168.128.2 to 192.168.128.255. The Netmask is 255.255.128.0 this the Netmask in the RC should be the same The Default gateway is 192.168.128.1 the Gateway in the AS-1289 should be the same In this case you must change the IP:s of the Antenna Switch.
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m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Configuration with WEB-interface Before you can use your Antenna switch AS-1289 you must configure it. The unit will have the default IP addresses 192.168.0.236. The net mask is 255.255.255.0. The configuration is easiest done via the web interface. Be aware of that your PC must be in the same net e.g. having an IP-number between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254 and not be the same as the AS-1289.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 The info page shows some static information about the Antenna switch as firmware revision etc. and also the basic IP-configuration. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Set Antennas The Set Antenna page is the page you use for manual antenna selections. If you have connected the switch a radio for automatic switching you first have to disable the automatic selection with the OFF button on the bottom line. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Temperature/RH A 1-wire temp or/and humidity sensor can be connected to Bus B, If it’s connected you can see the readings on this page Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 IP Settings The IP Settings menu is used to setup the initial IP parameters needed for the unit to connect to the IP network. Down below the settings are described more in details. The Antenna switch are default configured for a DCHP. It will then ask the router for a IP-address. It’s handy to use DHCP when installing but it is recommended that you change the settings to DHCP = off and setup a fixed IP. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Parameter Setting Unit ID (Banner) Text, whatever you want, that will be shown at the top of the web-page (within brackets). Used to identify different units. “empty” (default) “text” Select between a fixed IP address and DHCP. Fixed IP address is recommended. No (default) Yes IP-address (only when fixed IP-address is used) 192.168.0.236 (default) nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn Net mask (only when fixed IP-address is used) 255.255.255.0 (default) nnn.nnn.nnn.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Web page user Web page pwd Ba-AS1289-PA1 Enable password protection for the web by entering a username (this field) and a password (next field). If this field is empty the RC will not ask for password. Some of the pages are still accessible but no editing is possible. “empty” (default) “username” Password for the web pages and telnet connection. “empty” (default) “password” Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Antenna settings At the Antenna settings page you can enter a text string which describe the antenna you have connected to the antenna ports. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Serial Settings The Antenna switch can talk direct to a radio CAT port also if the serial adapter 1216R is connected to the pin header P1. The back of the AS-1289 is prepared in advance for the installation of the 1216R. The serial parameters are set on the Serial page. This settings has no effect when you have connected the Antenna switch to the RRC over IP Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Advanced settings On the Advanced settings page you have to select which protocol you will use depending on your radio. You can select some modes which only listen and do not send any questions. Elecraft K3 uses the Yeasu settings. This setting are used both for control via the serial port and over IP. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 When connection to a ICOM radio you must know the CI-V Address (hex) the radio are set to. In the example below the switch is connected to a rig with CI-V address 66. The Contr. Address sets the CI-V address of the antenna switch itself. If you have more than one equipment which is a “controller” you may have to change the address to a different one. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Dynamic DNS setting The Antenna Switch has a Dynamic DNS client to be used when the Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses dynamic IP addresses instead of fixed IP address. The AS-1289 supports our own free Remoterig dynamic DNS service and DynDNS which is not free for new users anymore. You can choose to use one of them. The Dynamic DNS client checks what IP address your router has got from the ISP and sends the information to the Dynamic DNS:s service DNS server.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Remoterig dynamic dns service The Remoterig dynamic dns service only support equipment from Remoterig and Microbit like this Antenna switches, the RC-1216H, the RRC-1258 and the WebSwitch 1216H etc. The Remoterig dynamic dns service do not need any registration it’s automatically generated based on the serial number on the equipment. To activate the Remoterig dynamic dns client select “ddns.webswitch.se” from the drop down on the Dynamic DNS settings page.
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m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 DynDNS dynamic DNSservice The Antenna Switch also supports the commercial dynamic DNS service DynDns. Earlier this was a free service, it’s still free for old users but not for new. If your router has a DynDNS client you can also use that one, and do not activate more than one DynDNS client at the same LAN segment. DynDNS do not accept multiple updates from same IP.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Parameter Setting Dynamic DNS check interval Sets how often the external IP address of your router should be checked, value in minutes: Dynamic DNS host name Own host name Username Password Ba-AS1289-PA1 Off (Dynamic DNS client disabled) 10 20 30 40 50 60 180 600 1440 Sets which DNS service you will use ddns.remoterig.com (our own free service) members.dyndns.org (commercial service) Domain name registered at DynDNS.com. Example: my-radio-site.ham-radio-op.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Ping Settings The Antenna switch has a Ping Watchdog function which can be used as an extra security. This function is quite common in network equipment. It can be set to ping an IP address and when it does not get any answer, it will make a hard reboot of the unit. The status of the ping watchdog can be checked at the status page. If you use this function, be sure that the IP-address you have chosen to ping is a IP-address which is always reachable.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Enable ping watchdog IP address to ping Ping Interval (seconds) Startup delay (seconds) Failure count to reboot Ba-AS1289-PA1 Enables the function. No = Function is disabled Yes, test = Function enabled but it will not actually reboot, can be used for test Yes, reboot = Function is enabled. IP address to ping is entered here, In normal cases use the Gateway IP. Interval between the ping is sent. (1-65535, default 300 s) Delay before the first ping is sent.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Radio RRC Settings At the Radio RRC settings page you setup the connection to the Radio-RRC if you want the Antenna switch to talk to the radio via the RRC. Note the RRC must be connected to the radio CAT port via COM2 if it should work. IP-number and port should match the settings in the Radio-RRC. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Antenna selection At the antenna selection page you can decide which antenna you want to use at different frequencies. First select which antennas you want to be automatically selected on the bottom line. Then you can enter the frequency ranges in the boxes to the left, ant mark which antenna port you want to be active for each range. If you want the antennas to be deselected eg.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Application firmware upgrade The application firmware can be updated over the Internet via the web interface when bugs are fixed and/or new functionality is implemented. You don't have to be where the Antenna Switch is located to do the updates. Download the new firmware from www.remoterig.com and save the file on your computer (it has a name like 1216H-CRC_v4.01_2014-01-04.bin). Connect to the Antenna switch and select 'Application-upgrade'.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Bootloader firmware upgrade This follows the same steps as the application firmware upgrade procedure above. Restart device Restart device can be used if you want to reset and restart the Antenna Switch without saving any changes (before apply changes) or just for ordinary reset. Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Networks and Firewalls One of the major obstacles when trying to remotely control something is the fact that the Internet Service Provider (ISP) forces us to use dynamic IP addresses. We can never know, from time to time, which IP address our modem / firewall / router has on its outside interface (the IP address you will try to connect to).
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Portforwarding A typical setup screen for activating port forwarding is shown below. There is one row assigned for each port (service) all refereeing to the IP of the Radio-RRC and the AS-1289 at the 5th row. . Ba-AS1289-PA1 Microbit 2.0 AB 2010. All rights reserved (reparerad) a User manual Rev.
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m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Appendix D - Technical Data Product/Art no: Antenna Switch AS-1289 Frequency Range: 1,6-55 MHz Characteristic impendance: 50 ohm Outputs:(*1) 5 Inputs: 1 Supply voltage Local: 12-15V Power consumption Local: <200 mA Connectors: PTFE dielectric N or SO-239 SWR (1.8-50 MHz): <1.17:1 Insert loss (1.8-30 MHz): <0.04 dB Insert loss (50 MHz): <0.07 dB Power rating (1.8-30 MHz, SWR <1.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Appendix E - Safety and Regulatory Information FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
m crob t USER MANUAL AS-1289 Disclaimer The author has written this document to the best of his knowledge, but does not guarantee that the contents will satisfy the desire and expectation of the reader. The author or Microbit takes no responsibility for damage or injuries of any kind that may arise from the use and miss use of the product or information contained. The author do not warrant the accuracy and correctness of the information contained.
