WaveNode INSTALLATION 1-2-3

Read first before Installing

Rev5 4/15/2006

1. Unpack the box and verify the DB25 cable, sensor(s), and control box (WN-1) are correct.

Plug the DB25 cable into your printer port and the back of the control box.
Plug the sensor inline with the antenna to be measured.
Use a short piece of coax between your transceiver (or Linear Amp/ Tuner /etc) and the sensor unit (<18 inches).

2. Plug the sensor into Channel #1 connector on the rear of the WN-1 unit.

Use the "Configuration" screen to select the sensors you are using.
The software default is for UHF-1 or HF-1 sensors, but you can click on the proper button for each sensor in your system.
There are 3 choices for each sensor: LP-1, HF-1 and UHF-1, and 8KW sensors.
Select the buttons that describe your sensors.

3. Power the WN-1 control box by either A or B below:

A. If using the station power supply to run the WN-1:

Run a wire from the 13V supply to the "PWR 1" terminal post on the back of the WN-1.
Run the supplied ground wire from the ground terminal on the back of the WN-1 to your transceiver ground terminal.
Do NOT run the ground wire from WN-1 box to your power supply.
The large (usually black) ground wire from your power supply to your transceiver must remain. It is carrying the large DC current your transceiver needs.

B. If using the "wall-wart" supply:

Plug in a 12V DC supply (3.5mm plug, +12 volt center pin) into the WN-1 supply plug.
Run the supplied ground wire from the ground terminal on the back of the WN-1 to your transceiver ground terminal.
The large (usually black) ground wire from your power supply to your transceiver must remain as it was. It is carrying the large DC current your transceiver needs.

C. If you wish to monitor DC voltage and current:

Run the +13.7V from your system supply to the "PWR 1" terminal on the back.
Run a wire from "MON 1" to your transceiver. This allows the WaveNode box to observe your power supply voltage and current.
Run the supplied ground wire from the ground terminal on the back of the WN-1 to your transceiver ground terminal.
The large (usually black) ground wire from your power supply to your transceiver must remain as it was. It is carrying the large DC current your transceiver needs.

Turn on the power to the WN-1 and observe that the "POWER" LED is illuminated.

4. WaveNode Software

Load the CD disk into your computer, and run the “setup.exe” file on the CD-ROM. The installation will proceed, and the necessary files will be transferred to your hard disk drive.
If a “shortcut” icon is not made available on your desktop, you can make one by right-clicking on C://program files/Wavenode/wn1/wn1.exe and placing it on your desktop. When the message box appears, click “Create Shortcuts here”.
If you wish to use the 800 x 600 screen resolution option software, right-click the C://program files/wavenode/wn1/wn1_800x600.exe and create the shortcut on your desktop.
The 800x600 software is provided for older PCs and laptops that do not support 1024x768 resolution.
Click on the “shortcut icon” you just created and the WaveNode software will run. Verify the "INTERFACE" LED on the WN-1 is blinking to indicate the interface is running correctly.
You are now up and running. Experiment with different software options and read the "Help" file to learn more about your new WaveNode system and its capabilities. Included in the Help file are topics regarding:

A. How your WaveNode works.

B. How to customize the screen appearance of your software.

C. How to graph SWR.

D. How to observe linearity, gain and histograms of power from your sensor(s).

E. How to set up the peak and averaging meter responses.

F. How to set up the SWR protection.

Your CDROM also has a section of documents for additional circuits, ideas, and information about your WN-1.

5. The Configuration Menu

The Configuration Menu is used to set and save WN-1 settings. Included are items such as Meter titles, Call sign, Meter scales, etc. This information is saved in an .ini-file. There are separate ini-files for 1024x768 and 800x600programs. Remember to configure your sensors, meters etc for both configuration files if you plan to use both screen resolution WN-1 software versions.

A WORD ABOUT PARALLEL PORTS

PC parallel ports come in SPP or ECP configuration as default. After-market Parallel Port cards usually support several configurations (EPP, ECP, SPP etc). You should configure this card to SPP or ECP mode when interfacing to your WN-1. Read the instructions that come with the card to configure it properly.

To work, PCI parallel cards assign a memory I/O address for the parallel port that must be set in the WN-1 software. Instructions to do this are available in the Hardware Support section of the WaveNode website. These instructions will guide you through the port card installation, and use of the configuration screen of the WN-1 software.

Usually the easiest way to allow several peripherals to work on a single parallel port is to use a 2-way or 4-way switch box. These switchboxes are available from WaveNode and are the most painless way to share the port with printers, multiple WN-1 units, or other station hardware devices.

Operations on LPT2 (If you have a second Parallel Port available) use the following procedure:

1. Go to the WaveNode Configuration Menu and Click on LPT2 Button. Save and Close the Menu.

2. LPT1 base address is 378, and LPT2 base address is 278. These are the default base addresses for the printer port.

3. If you experience a problem, these addresses may have been changed at some time on your computer, or your parallel port does not support SPP (Standard Parallel Port) configuration.

4. You can verify/set these using the Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Control Panel/Hardware/Device Manager.

5. You can set the LPT1 and LPT2 base address here.

The base address(s)must be set to 378 and 278, respectively, or the WN-1 software cannot communicate with the parallel port.

6. You can also check and set these base addresses in the BIOS menu when starting your computer.