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The Amsat upconverter version-4.2 has a serial interface on a 6-pin header near the LED row. Diagnostic messages and measured values are output here: | The Amsat upconverter version-4.2 has a serial interface on a 6-pin header near the LED row. Diagnostic messages and measured values are output here: | ||
- | **Level:** 3,3 Volt (for connection to a RS232 interface a 3,3V - RS232 converter is UNCONDITIONALLY required !) | + | **Level:** 3,3 Volt (for connection to a RS232 interface a 3,3V - RS232 converter is UNCONDITIONALLY required !)\\ |
- | **baud rate:** 9600 Bd | + | **baud rate:** 9600 Bd\\ |
- | **Data bits:** 8 | + | **Data bits:** 8\\ |
- | **stop bits:** 1 | + | **stop bits:** 1\\ |
**parity:** none | **parity:** none | ||
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The serial output of the downconverter is connected to the serial input of the upconverter. The serial output of the upconverter is connected to a computer via a 3.3V-RS232 level converter. In the computer you can then read all messages. The messages of the downconverter start with header " | The serial output of the downconverter is connected to the serial input of the upconverter. The serial output of the upconverter is connected to a computer via a 3.3V-RS232 level converter. In the computer you can then read all messages. The messages of the downconverter start with header " | ||
+ | Please note that due to a layout bug in the board revisions 4.2 and before a special workaround was needed. | ||
+ | This was corrected in board revision 4.3. | ||
==== Evaluation of the forward power: ==== | ==== Evaluation of the forward power: ==== | ||