Setup guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- 1 General information (setting up microHAM and N1MM logger)
- 2 SO2R Setup at PA1M - microHAM MK2R+ and Station Masters and N1MM logger
- 2.1 Layout cabling
- 2.1.1 MK2R+ Station Master Connection diagram (by Joe, W4TV)
- 2.1.2 Shack PA1M
- 2.1.3 Stationmaster
- 2.1.4 Nr 6 - Port A - Antennaswitch (DB25F) microHAM DOUBLE TEN SWITCH
- 2.1.5 Nr 14 - Port B - bandpassfilter, sequencer (DB25F) ICE-419A BPF
- 2.1.6 Nr 5 - Port PA - Power Amplifier (DB15F)
- 2.1.7 Nr 13 - Port ROTOR - Antenna Rotator (DB15F)
- 2.1.8 StationMaster cabling
- 2.1.9 Setup Station Master
- 2.1.10 Setup uRouter
- 2.2 DOUBLE TEN Port lockout with Station Masters
- 2.3 Radio settings
- 2.4 microHAM Router setup
- 2.5 Station master setup
- 2.6 N1MM logger setup
- 2.7 MMTTY setup
- 2.8 PC setup
- 2.9 Errors and other problems
- 2.10 Detailed Cabling Diagrams
- 2.1 Layout cabling
- 3 N1MM - RTTY operation / settings
1 General information (setting up microHAM and
N1MM logger)
In this document information is gathered about setting up the freeware contest program N1MM logger
with the microHAM MK2R+ SO2R controller and Station Master banddecoder.
The original text from Joe, W4TV has been used as a start for this document and updated with texts
from Pete, N4ZR his SO2R−only document. Also information from the N1MM and microHAM reflector
are used and of course own trial and error.
This document has multiple sections. The information decribed is being used at the stations PA1T
(Timon) and PA1M (Thomas). Choices have been made depending on the equipment used at these
stations (PC, Radios etc). As an example: My PC has only 1 serial port so there is room for 7 virtual
ports in uRouter in combination with N1MM logger. The shack PC at PA1T has 3 serial ports, so only
5 virtual ports are left to use and the LPT port is used.
Id like to thank all who have written about the MK2R+ in combination with N1MM logger. Especially
Id like to thank Joe, W4TV and Pete, N4ZR for all information they have put on the web, reflectors
and in personal e−mail to us. Thanks to Tom, N1MM for adding the microHam protocol to N1MM
logger.
This information is placed on the web in the hope that it may help others in setting up the microHAM
MK2R+ SO2R controller. The setup below is working for us but might not work at your place. The
MK2R+ is a very complex hardware/software combination as it can be set up in so many different
ways.
73 Thomas
PA1M
1.1 General information
1.1.1 Firmware updates and router versions
It is neccesary to have loaded the CORRECT firmware version for each version of Router. Each
Router install file includes a firmware file. However, Router will only prompt for to load firmware if the
installed version is OLD (reverting is not expected). Comparing the change logs for Router and the
firmware for the MK2R, Router 7.1.5 requires firmware 4.2 Whenever firmware is changed, new
"Power−up settings" must be saved to the interface (except USB II) and power must be cycled in
order to properly initialize the controller in the interface. The firmware gets loaded to the interface −
leaving the file on the computer does no good. Having a mismatch between firmware and Router will
almost guarantee problems with PTT and switching.
Router tells the firmware of the MK2R at the bottom of the router Screen. Just before the Winkey rev.
1.1.2 Router software
The exe file (download) is the same for update or fresh install.
1.1.3 Info on the web (used in this guide)
Everything necessary to configure MK2R+ is in the manual:
http://www.microham.com/Downloads/MK2R_English_Manual.pdf
the same for the Station Master, a manual at:
http://www.microham.com/Downloads/SM_English_Manual.pdf
Support information from Joe : http://www.microham−usa.com/support.html
The MK2R+ setup Guide for N1MM (with LPT control):
http://www.microham.com/Downloads/MK2R_N1MM_Setup.pdf
and Pete's guide (with microHAM Protocol/USB control):
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/N1MMLogger/files/USB−only%20SO2R.pd
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