RESEARCH CONCEPTS RC4500 - Software Initialization

RC4500 Antenna Controller Chapter 1 Introduction
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1.4 Software Initialization
Upon powering up the RC4500, there are two identification screens that are displayed during a five
second software start-up.
RC4000 FIRMWARE BOOTLOADER
(c) RESEARCH CONCEPTS INC. 2014
SN:0 Last FW:AB-VWXYZ BL:1.1
Please wait ...
RC4500 MOBILE ANTENNA CONTROLLER
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LENEXA, KANSAS USA (+1)913-422-0210
RC45P-AB-VWXYZ v1.00 bn10
Software Configuration. The software configuration (FW:) field is presented in the form RC45R-AB-
VWXYZ:
RC45(ACU GUI Type)-(Mount Manufacturer/Model #)-
(Nav Sensor Option)(Tracking Option)(Remote Option)(Receiver 1 Option)(Receiver 2 option)
Descriptions of the software configuration designations are provided in the following tables:
ACU GUI Type
The RC4500 may provide optional support for a remote control Graphical User Interface.
CATEGORY
DESIGNATION
DESCRIPTION
ACU GUI Type
P
Remote Front Panel
Mount Manufacturer/Model #
The software within the RC4500 is customized to account for specifics of individual mounts. A particular
mount is referred to by a two character designation with the first character typically associated with the
mount manufacturer and the second character associated with a specific mount/antenna model from that
manufacturer.
CATEGORY
DESIGNATION
DESCRIPTION
Mount Manufacturer /
Letter / #
Example: V1 – Vertex 2.4m. DMK
Model Number
S1 – SweDish 1.5m. DA
A3 - AVL 1.2m. USA
N1 - Andrew 4.5m. TriFold
The RC4500's predecessor, the RC3000, supported over 200 different mount models from dozens of
manufacturers worldwide.