User's Manual

INTRODUCTION

The Alpha 580 is highly reliable industrial remote control system. The versatile features of the

Alpha 580 permit its use in many different remote control applications. The system can be used

to control cranes, hoists, trolleys, mining equipment, building construction equipment,

automatic control systems, and many others.

The Alpha 580 radio control system incorporates numerous redundant safety circuits that

guaranty maximum security and ensure the system is resistant to outside interference. The

major features of the Alpha 580 are as follow:

* The system uses advanced microprocessors which utilizes highly evolved software that

have redundant error checking and correcting capabilities to ensure 100 % error-free

transmission, decoding, and control of the output relays. These highly evolved software

include CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check codes) and Hamming Codes.

* To insure maximum operating safety, the Alpha 500 series incorporate many safety features.

Some of these safety features include receiver self-diagnosing, transmitter pushbutton

self-diagnosing, transmitter low voltage detection/warning, and transmitter/receiver auto

shutdown after 1 minute of transmitter low voltage warning.

* The encoder/decoder system utilizes advanced microprocessor. The availability of 32,768

sets of unique ID codes will ensure that only commands from the matching control

transmitter can be carried out without any interference from other radio systems. A special

programmable integrated circuit is used to insure the unit can not simultaneously command

conflicting movements.

* Full SMT design for system stability.

The Alpha 580 radio control system consists of a transmitter handheld, and a receiver unit. The

transmitter casing is molded using an industrial strength composite material which is impervious

to dust, water, oil, acids, alkaline, heat, sunlight, and as well as being resistant to deformation

due to long term use in harsh environments. The pushbuttons are also constructed from

industrial strength composite material with a minimum of up to one million cycles. For power

saving, the transmitter unit uses special high efficiency power saving circuits that requires only

two “AA” alkaline batteries (UM-3).