| 1 | = FCI Antenna = |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Most of the info on this page is proprietary and confidential to the manufacturer. Do not distribute!!! |
| 4 | |
| 5 | == Hardware == |
| 6 | |
| 7 | ==== IO Port ==== |
| 8 | || '''Pin''' || '''Name''' || '''Direction''' || '''Description''' || |
| 9 | || 2 || AHC_PWR_EN || IN || Connect to DGND to turn off the antenna head, leave floating (or pull to 12V) to turn on antenna head || |
| 10 | || 3 || PAT_CLK_232 || OUT || RS232 Levels, Antenna pattern change indicator || |
| 11 | || 5 || DGND || || || |
| 12 | || 9 || EXT_TX_232 || IN || RS232 Levels, Switch antenna between TX and RX, also requires commands via the CMD interface || |
| 13 | |
| 14 | To enable/disable the antenna from a Raspberry Pi or other microcontroller, the AHC_PWR_EN pin must be connected to ground through an NPN transistor as follows: |
| 15 | |
| 16 | TODO Diagram of circuit |
| 17 | |
| 18 | == Software API == |
| 19 | |
| 20 | ==== Commands ==== |
| 21 | |
| 22 | || '''Name''' || '''Format''' || '''Response''' || |
| 23 | || Configure Power Amp || <addr>'''x'''<padrive>''':'''<txgain> || drive: ...|| |