20. Appendix 1 “Term 2K Short Guide”
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1. useful since they both can be directly accessed using the mouse pointer it is helpful to know that all the operations allowed using the virtual keys can be also performed using short commands directly typed on the PC keyboard The following one is the shortcut keys table 2K FA Equivalent shortcut key Function key from the PC keyboard INPUT ANT A lt L Ctri L L gt L lt BAND Ctrl B BAND gt B lt C Ctrl C C gt C TUNE U DISPLAY D lt gt ON N POWER P CAT T SET S OFF F OPERATE O Please bear in mind that OFF command either from virtual keypad or by shortcut key always asks for a confirmation to its amplifier shutdown operation by using the dialog form below Term _2K_USB Note it could happen that trying to connect the linear amplifier to the PC some problems could arise because other peripherals sharing the same USB internal hub conflicts to it To avoid this kind of conflict it is necessary to go to selective addressing Selective addressing thru USB port This options has been designed to allow a selective addressing of an EXPERT linear amplifier connected to any given PC USB port Differently from other similar devices using the popular FT232RL USB microcontroller where the most used way for providing selective addressing of a specific device is based upon its serial port ID p2. 20091119 Compressed zipp CDM 206 00 Release Info 31 12 2009 11 50 Rich Text Docume T AN232R 03_DriverPrelnstallation 31 12 20091121 Adobe Acrobat D oy Libraries JE Computer Local Disk C a STOREN GO D _ This application has the purpose of properly installing the USB drivers So let s double click using the mouse left button over the red ball icon of CDM20600 exe application and wait for its preparatory job completed As soon as CDM20600 exe starts running a DOS windows similar to one of the following picture will pop up for several seconds and it will disappear after its automatic preparatory job s completion C Users Eee PC AppData Local Tempickz 6SK4 DPInst Monx86 exe 32 bit O detected Co NUsers Eee_PC AppData Local Temp ckz_6 K4 DPInstx86 exe Installing driver F User manual EXPERT 2K FA The next step is to connect the PC and the EXPERT 2K FA using the equipped USB cable and wait the recognition of the new USB connection After then a notification windows will pop up as shown in the picture below Driver Software Installation Your device is ready to use USE Serial Converter vi Ready to use USB Serial Port COMA y Ready to use The USB port installation and setting is now complete Now that this fundamental step has been successfully completed the Term_2K_USB exe remote control application can be launched For this purpose a back step to the s
3. DATE IN PROGRESS 68 ON LINE F4 Wg H773 USB ID Not enabled 3 A final validation for the completed firmware update FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE FIRMWARE SUCCESSFULLY UPDATED ON UNE F WOR H773 USB_ID Not enabled As a very last action after a successful firmware update the linear amplifier performs a general auto restart operation and after then a full control of the updated device is given back for both local and remote operations The user is then enabled to check the result of his firmware update operation directly on the LCD display both real and virtual by pressing the CAT key twice This action will show This operation will update the display report as shown below TS Term 2K USB Rat 120512 View Help SYSTEM INFO EXPERT 2K FA Rel 12_65_12_G CE FCC COMPLIANT IN BAND ANT CAT O 1 46 m ibs ICOM M ON LINE Fe Wgm Ht 273 USED Net enabled
4. F User manual EXPERT 2K FA 20 Appendix 1 Term 2K Short Guide Overview With reference to what described at Section 15 USB RS 232 PORTS usage this appendix contains the following sections SW installation Term_2K_USB exe usage Term_2K_232 exe usage Firmware update The host PC must have a correctly installed Windows XP or a further release of Microsoft s operating system Windows Vista Windows 7 just a minimum RAM amount and hard disk space is required 20 1 SW installation The installation package is contained into a compressed ZIP archive named Term_2K_Package_2_0 zip which requires to be expanded in a working folder and then processed as hereafter described This package in recorded into the equipped CD or can be downloaded from our website www linear amplifier com Once the compressed archive Term_2K_Package_2_0 zip has been previously stored into a working folder It must necessarily be expanded that is all the files therein contained must be extracted and properly placed to the host system In this example the compressed archive Term_2K_Package_2_ 0 zip has been placed into a folder named Tmp which is contained into the local disk unit C as shown in the picture below di t Computer Local Disk C Tmp File Edit View Tools Help Organize qq Open New folder j z PE Pe sue ix a Name Date modified Type ME Desktop 4 Term_2K_Package_2 0 04 06 2012 10 52 eee i Downloads Recen
5. F i There is more than 1 USB device linked to the system yf Please disconnect all but the EXPERT linear amplifier and try pressing Acquire ID string again In such a case the user is invited to disconnect all the devices but his EXPERT 2K FA and retry again using the acquisition procedure above described In case the user detaches all the connected devices the linear amplifier as well the Term_2K_USB exe acquisition system would notify that by rising the following self explaining pop up message to the user Tam 2K SE There is no USB device linked to the system Please connect an EXPERT linear amplifier and try pressing Acquire ID string again F User manual EXPERT 2K FA In case of a successful acquisition process the following pop up notification message would be raised instead Term 2K USB a j USB_ID string A700embE has been LP corectly acquired thru the USB data link The picture above shows the acquisition report of a device whose ID String Property is A 700embB As explained earlier this parameter is unique to any specific chip so it doesnt allow duplicates As soon as the notifiation message gets validated using its OK key the dialog form previoulsy popped will appear properly filled in as the following picture shows Once the user validates the data acquisition by pressing the OK key marked in the picture above the Term_2K_USB exe internal database will be properly up
6. OK and CANCEL keys All the other communication parameters are set as follows Baud rate 115200 Bit per character 8 Parity check No and cannot be changed since they got programmed during the SW installation procedure As mentioned above the application usage is still the same as in ths USB interface version described earlier while the display window backlight changes to ivory white as shown in the picture below E Term 1k15 Rel 1205128 File View Help ff f S EXPERT 2K FA oll aCe ff fs SBT ius Butomatio Standby Term AK AKE Keypad NeUT ant at Le perwa sr aj LAND Band p 4 E ce BOWER cay SET Using the RS 232 port becomes a necessity when the device needs to be remotized via the Internet since most of the committed devices currently on the market don t implement a USB port feature To be noted that in this peculiar version ON and OFF keys got intentionally disabled Tha is because switch on and switch off operations on the linear amplifier are directly driven by the remotized transceiver see Section 13 2 REMOTE ON Connection on the User s Manual while for the serial interface cable wiring consult Section 13 5 Port Connector 20 4 Firmware update A very useful function of Term_2K_USB exe is the one which enables us to update the built in firmware of the linear amplifier To update the linear amplifier it is needed a suitable PK1 firmware file which must be d
7. al EXPERT 2K FA In case the EXPERT 2K FA were already switched on after the connection established by Term_2K_USB exe an immediate update on the current display contents would result In case the EXPERT 2K FA were switched off it would be turned on by using ON virtual key on the application keypad The same way all the other virtual keypad keys perform the same actions as their equivalent mechanical keys forming the real front panel keyboard of the EXPERT 2K FA T 2K FA State Automatic View menu is also equipped with the useful Home and Park items which have been especially designed to allow an automatic repositioning of the application along the PC desktop area In more details e Home Ctri H item positions the display window to the upper left corner of the desktop area and aligns the keypad to its bottom edge e Park Ctri N item leaves the display window where it currently stays and just aligns the keypad to its bottom edge The above described operations could be helpful whenever a quick and safe repositioning of the application windows is required Term_2K_USB JKeypad The Basic keypad item in View menu allows to set a reduced size keypad having fewer keys than the complete keypad which could be useful when no setting actions are required on the linear amplifier F User manual EXPERT 2K FA Note despite the keypad types Full and Basic are certainly
8. arameter e g COM1 COM2 etc or method is based upon a unique feature of the popular FTDI chip which is known as ID String Property This is a sequence of 8 alphanumeric characters programmed by the FI232RL s manufacturer during the production process which something similar to the MAC address peculiar to any PC LAN card From here the consideration that this unique coding parameter doesn t allow addressing ambiguity when correctly applied to FDTI chips connected to the same USB bus Preliminary programming for ID string property within Term_2K_ USB exe This special setting based upon an easy self learning procedure must be performed once and with the EXPERT 2K FA having previously put OFF LINE Select File Configure USB connection from the main menu as shown in the picture below F User manual EXPERT 2K FA A dialog window as shown in the picture below will pop up Term_2K_USB Configure connection FID device IO string SSO Enable ID Addressing Acquire D string Cancel The user is simply required to press the Acquire ID string key marked in the picture above in order to start the ID string characters acquisition process across the USB data link guided self learning procedure In case more than one USB chip are linked to the system directly or indirectly thru an external USB hub the following notification pop up window will be shown Term_2K_USB
9. are no longer needed to open a connection to an EXPERT 2K FA thru its USB link they can be temporarily disabled This operation is quite easy to perform After having recalled the Configure USB connection dialog form using its specific item contained into the File menu uncheck with a mouse click the Enable ID Addressing option as shown in the following picture and validate this entry using the OK button F 4 User manual EXPERT 2K FA FIO device ID string M Enable ID Addressing Acquire ID string This new setting will be notified in the application status bar with the Not enabled attribute following the USB_ID label as shown below OFF LINE F4 w 981 H 273 USBID Notenabled 20 3 Term_2K_232 exe usage To start running Term_2K_232 exe application it is necessary to step back into the Term_2K_Package_2_ 0 uncompressed folder and select the related filename as shown in the picture below Disk C Tmp Term 2K Package 20 Term_2K_Package 20 Br Search Tem 2K Package 2 0 p File Edit View Tools Help Organize Open New folder a fil 7 Name Date modified Type x Favorites WE Desktop FT 232 RL 04 06 201210 59 File folder p Downloads I 04 06 201210 07 Application Recent Places P Term 2k USB 04 06 20121016 Application 554 KB E pk mic Libraries A suggestion is to create a link to the application and to place it over the Windows desktop A double click using the le
10. dated and Term_2K_USB Configure connection FIO device ID string 47 00emnbB i Enable ID Addressing Cancel as a confirmation of that the application status bar will be properly updated as the following picture shows ane i User manual EXPERT 2K FA f Term_2K_USB Rel 120512_A File View Help OFF LINE F4 W 981 H 273 Once the above described steps get completed Term_2K_USB exe will only be able to recognize and address the EXPERT 2K FA whose unique ID String matches to the one written after the USB_ID label of the picture above As explained earlier this setting is permanent so there is absolutely no need to repeat the acquisition procedure described so far any time the user wants to connect to that specific EXPERT 2K FA unit Of course the acquisition procedure must be restarted again in case another EXPERT 2K FA linear amplifier would require to be addressed that is because another device has got by force of circumstances another ID String parameter to properly reconsider After having carried out all the setting and configurations steps listed in the earlier pages everything s ready for using the FI232RL selective addressing features described so far All the operations tied to the Connect Disconnect menu items are still the same as in the case of non selective addressing procedure A last note lf for whatever reason all the selective addressing capabilities
11. ft button of the mouse on the application icon should give out a result as the one shown in the following picture Bibi Term_2K_232 Rel 120512_B File View Help OFF LINE F4 W 981 H 273 Virtual Com Port COM3 Term _ZK_ 232 EXPERT 2K FA RS 232 terminal Copyright SPE srl 2012 After then select File Virtual Com Port setting KS Term_2K_232 Rel 120512_8 File View Help OFF LINE F4 W 981 H 273 Virtual Com Port COM3 lt BAND BAND gt lt C ce ESE The above mentioned menu item makes it possible to access the following dialog box which allows a direct setting of the desired COM x serial port for connecting the EXPERT 2K FA COM Pot QE Cancel With all the serial resources connected go to Control Panel gt gt gt Hardware and Sound gt gt gt Device Manager and choose a serial COM listed in the HW configuration but not used by other applications In case USB to RS232 serial converters are being used proceed as explained and check all the COM ports polled by the system To check a COM port identifier related to any given adapter disconnect it and detect which COM item disappears from the proposed list after that configuration change In case use that COM identifier to properly set the Virtual Com Port dialog box shown in the picture above The available selection range spans thru the COM1 COM256 set and it can be accessed using the framed slider placed above the
12. ownloaded from our website www linear amplifier com and then stored into a proper working folder Switch the linear on and keep it set to STANDBY mode during the firmware update job EXPERT 2K FA Solid State Fully Automatic Under these conditions the File Firmware update menu item is active and upon its selection it sets the EXPERT 2K FA to its firmware update mode FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE After then a dialog box will pop up and the user is allowed to select a proper firmware package whose data must be sent to the linear amplifier to update all its embedded functions In the example of the picture below a firmware package file named 12_05 12 G pk1 has been selected g Term IK USB Rel 139512 A olgg FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE Select a lt PK1 gt FIRMWARE PACKAGE file to install or CANCEL to reset F f User manual EXPERT 2K FA After a necessary confirmation by the user for validating the procedure the EXPERT 2K FA switches its display off and the overall control for updating actions gets transferred to Term_2K_USB exe application The main steps of firmware update procedure are the following ones 1 Checking and validation of updating firmware package FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE PACKAGE WALIDATION IN PROGRESS 2 A physical data sending of the new firmware from the PC to the linear amplifier FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCEDURE FIRMWARE UP
13. t Places l pk_mimc Libraries iz The next step is the archive expansion and this can be obtained by selecting the filename and then right clicking over it a local menu will appear and its Extract All item will pop up the following pre compiled form N tsermarusl EXPERT 2KFA Show extracted files when complete The proposed destination folder is good for our purpose so let s close this operation by using the Extract key marked in the picture above This final result will be a new uncompressed folder having the same name of the compressed one belonging to the original installation package Everything is contained into our working directory as shown in the picture below Sa So a Organize Open Includein library Sharewith New folder if pk_mix c Date modified Libraries E Computer Local Disk C a STORE N GO D _ pF F User manual EXPERT 2K FA Once opened the Term_2K_ Package_2 0 Term_2K Package 2 0 will show the following folder contents CU S Local Disk C Tmp Term_2K Package 20 Term_2K Package 20 File Edit View Tools Help Organize Include in library Sharewith New folder y pk mic Name Date modified Type 04 06 2012 10 59 File folder 04 06 2012 10 07 Application Term_2k_USB 04 06 2012 10 16 Application oy Libraries Computer Local Disk C ws STORE N GO D Where FT 232 RL is a folder containing the USB dri
14. tarting uncompressed folder Term_2K_Package_2_0 must be made and a double click with the mouse left button on the application filename must follow it as shown in the picture below Local Disk C Tmp Term 2K_Package 2 0 Term_2k Package 20 File Edt View Tools Help Organize al pen New folder h pk misc Name Date modified Type I FT232 RL 04 06 2012 10 59 File folder Term_2k_232 04 06 201210 07 Application Term 2k USB 04 06 2012 10 16 Application cy Libraries JE Computer E Local Disk C a STOREN GO D _ F f User manual EXPERT 2K FA 20 2 Term_2K_USB exe usage It is warmly suggested to create a link to the application on the desktop As a first try lets double click on the application s icon the USB symbol using the mouse left button just to see if everything works fine It is warmly suggested to create a link to the application on the desktop As a result the application window will show off as in the following picture i Term_2K_USB Rel 120512_A File View Help OFF LINE F3 W 733 H 205 USBID Notenabled This is the main window of Term_2K_USB exe application It is a realistic hardcopy of the EXPERT 2K FA LCD display and it is also equipped with a pop up virtual keypad having almost the same look and feel as the rear one placed on the EXPERT 2K FA front panel To activate deactivate this keypad the user must check uncheck the View KeyPad On Off men
15. u item as shown in the following screen snapshot E Term 2K USB Rel 120512_A File Yiew Help OFF LINE F4 W S81 H273 USBID Notenabled View menu also contains five items related to the application window size presets which can be either selected by the menu itself or by their equivalent F1 F5 shortcut keys Feel free to test all the View menu options in order to find an optimal ad comfortable vision of the display main window Term_2K_USB Rel 120512_A OFF LINE Fa F4 W 981 H 273 USB_ID Not enabled T S Anyway the display window can be easily redimensioned that is enlarged or reduced by acting on the right bottom corner of the window using the mouse as depicted in the picture above In case the user wants to restore the original size preset behind any F1 F5 key he must select the Fx preset and then press the Ctrl Fx key combination on his PC keyboard When Term_2K_USB exe gets launched an automatic Connect command also starts and if a USB link to the linear amplifier was already active it should have shown a result similar to the picture sequence above In case it won t happen the user can also try connecting using the File Connect menu item or using its equivalent Ctrl Q shortcut key The final visual result will be a bright backlight display and a function keys enabling on the virtual keypad F User manu
16. vers and an automatic installation program which must be run once to prepare the operating environment and that provides to sort out everything is needed USB drivers and their support files on the Windows host system Term_2K_USB exe_ is the remote control application that can be launched only after having properly installed the USB drivers Term_2K_232 exe_ is the remote control application especially designed to establish a connection using the special RS 232 serial port available on the EXPERT 2K FA Second Series rear panel that hardware is not available on First Series units After a left button mouse click the following folder report will appear File Edit View Tools Help Organize Open Include in library Share with New folder y pk mixe T Date modified 04 06 2012 10 59 File folder 28 10 2010 10 02 Windows Batch File 22 10 20091717 Application extens 29 10 2008 17 59 H File 28 10 2010 10 04 LIE File Libraries JE Computer Local Disk C ex STORE N GO D P F 4 User manual EXPERT 2K FA The most interesting thing for us is the CDM20600 folder which contains among the other things the CDM20600 exe Windows application marked in the picture below G Ww Jj Term_2K Package 2 0 FT_232 RL CDM20600 File Edt View Tools Help Organize Open New folder i pk mic o Name Date modified Type 31 12 2009 11 47 Application f CDM 2 06 00 WHQL Certified 31 12
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