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W2DRZ CT-2 Controller board. See below for further description - View Schematic (Note 1)
The PIC18F4580 processor is in the center. It and all other
IC's are mounted in sockets for easy replacement in case of
damage.
The five LED's are status indicators for use when checking
out the controller. Viewing the LED's is not required in normal
operation.
From
left to right, the 5 connectors in the front are listed below.
| Left | Female DB9 | For 9600 baud connection to controlling PC. Use a standard serial cable, female to male connectors. |
| Left Center | RJ45 | Female 8 pin modular data jack - Input for Incremental encoders. |
| Center | Male DB9 | Auxiliary connector for Parallel or Mouse interface and for PIC programming and debugging. |
| Right Center | RJ11 | 6 pin modular telephone jack - Input for Absolute encoders. Matches US Digital A2 encoder cabling. |
| Right | DIN 8 Jack | Input for +12 VDC, Outputs to drive position control relays, A/D Elevation and Azimuth inputs. |
Click on the links in the table for pinouts for all the connectors.
| At the front of the board (back side of
the picture above) is a push button and a set of 4 dip
switches. The push button is no longer used. The dip switches are
used to set the serial baud rate. Also shown is
an attached LCD display unit: More
information on LCD attachment and use of the switches. Note 1: On the CT-2 and LC485 board schematics, and as supplied, we use MAX481 line drivers. Normally this is fine, but if you should live in an environment with a strong level of noise or RF energy (like high tension power lines or a local high power TV station) then you might need line drivers that can handle higher static voltages. Replace the MAX481 chips with MAX13085EEPA line drivers. |