CommandStar Lite - Revision history

W3AXL at 15:14, 18 February 2025

2025-02-18T15:14:47Z

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	=== Manuals ===		=== Manuals ===
	[[:File:6880309j98-d-commandstar-lite-installation-and-troubleshooting-manual compress.pdf\|Installation and Troubleshooting Manual]]		[[:File:6880309j98-d-commandstar-lite-installation-and-troubleshooting-manual compress.pdf\|6880390J98-D CommandStar Lite Installation and Troubleshooting Manual]]

	[[:File:~~6880309j99~~-~~d-commandstar-lite-operator-manual compress~~.pdf\|~~Operator~~ Manual]]		[[:File:2215042-4 Installation and Troubleshooting Manual Revision.pdf\|2215042-4 Installation and Troubleshooting Manual Revision]]

	[[:File:~~2215042~~-~~4 Installation and Troubleshooting Manual Revision~~.pdf\|~~Installation and Troubleshooting~~ Manual ~~Revision~~]]		[[:File:6880309j99-d-commandstar-lite-operator-manual compress.pdf\|6880309J99-D CommandStar Lite Operator Manual]]

	[[:File:6881011Y12-O SYSTEM DATABASE MANAGER MANUAL.pdf\|System Database Manager Manual]]		[[:File:6881011Y12-O SYSTEM DATABASE MANAGER MANUAL.pdf\|6881011Y12-O CommandStar Lite System Database Manager Manual]]

	== Software ==		== Software ==

W3AXL at 19:08, 17 February 2025

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-'''WARNING:''' the pinout listed in the service manual for the power connector is '''NOT''' referring to the blue 8-pin connector on the rear of the console. It is referring to the internal power connector footprint on the motherboard. Below is a verified working pinout reference for the CommandStar power connector:
+There are two types of power connector typically installed on a CS Lite console:
 [[File:CommandStar Lite Power Pinout.jpg|none|thumb]]
 The connector is a Positronic PLB-08 series connector, with the male end on the console and the female end on the power supply cable.
-Using this info, I have successfully homebrewed a power supply that can power the console properly.
+==== 8-Pin DIN ====
 === Manuals ===

W3AXL: updated software files and information

2025-02-17T18:57:29Z

updated software files and information

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 === CSDM-Lite ===
-CSDM-Lite is the "programming software" package for the CommandStar Lite. It supports both programming as well as real-time diagnostics and software upgrades.
+CSDM-Lite is the "programming software" package for the CommandStar Lite. It supports both programming as well as real-time diagnostics and software upgrades. CSDM-Lite will allow you to program the console, and will also provide printouts and cutsheets for wiring of your configured radios. Which is good, because the above service manuals only briefly touch on the console's pinouts and do not explain how various radios are interfaced. It also includes a LABELS program which can create printable labels for the console modules.
-The below ZIP contains the installer for the latest software release of CSDM-Lite. This also includes the last software release and several manuals.
+To use CSDM-Lite, you must first "login." The default login is SUPERUSER/SUPERUSER
-CSDM-Lite will allow you to program the console, and will also provide printouts and cutsheets for wiring of your configured radios. Which is good, because the above service manuals only briefly touch on the console's pinouts and do not explain how various radios are interfaced. It also includes a LABELS program which can create printable labels for the console modules.
+==== Windows XP ====
-[[:File:CommandStarLiteWIN.zip|CommandStarLiteWIN.zip]]
+==== MS-DOS ====
-To use CSDM-Lite, you must first "login." The default login is SUPERUSER/SUPERUSER
+[[:File:CommandSTAR DOS.zip|'''File:CommandSTAR DOS.zip''']]

W3AXL at 18:32, 17 February 2025

2025-02-17T18:32:54Z

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	~~== CommandStar Lite ==~~
	The CommandStar Lite is a standalone version of the CommandStar dispatch console that does not require an external rack of components to interface with radios. All connections are made from the rear panel of the console.		The CommandStar Lite is a standalone version of the CommandStar dispatch console that does not require an external rack of components to interface with radios. All connections are made from the rear panel of the console.

	=== Hardware ===		== Hardware ==

	==== Power Supply ====		=== Power Supply ===
	The CommandStar Lite requires a unique, impossible to obtain power supply. It provides the following voltages per the service manual (linked below)		The CommandStar Lite requires a unique, impossible to obtain power supply. It provides the following voltages per the service manual (linked below)
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	[[:File:6881011Y12-O SYSTEM DATABASE MANAGER MANUAL.pdf\|System Database Manager Manual]]		[[:File:6881011Y12-O SYSTEM DATABASE MANAGER MANUAL.pdf\|System Database Manager Manual]]

	=== Software ===		== Software ==
	The below ZIP contains the installer for CSDM-Lite, the Windows configuration tool for the CommandStar Lite. This program will install on the latest Windows 11, however you will have to enable Windows XP compatibility mode on the installer to run it.

	CSDM-Lite will allow you to program the console, and will also provide printouts and cutsheets for wiring of your configured radios. Which is good, because the above service manuals only briefly touch on the console's pinouts and do not explain how various radios are interfaced.		=== CSDM-Lite ===
			CSDM-Lite is the "programming software" package for the CommandStar Lite. It supports both programming as well as real-time diagnostics and software upgrades.

			The below ZIP contains the installer for the latest software release of CSDM-Lite. This also includes the last software release and several manuals.

			CSDM-Lite will allow you to program the console, and will also provide printouts and cutsheets for wiring of your configured radios. Which is good, because the above service manuals only briefly touch on the console's pinouts and do not explain how various radios are interfaced. It also includes a LABELS program which can create printable labels for the console modules.

	[[:File:CommandStarLiteWIN.zip\|CommandStarLiteWIN.zip]]		[[:File:CommandStarLiteWIN.zip\|CommandStarLiteWIN.zip]]

	To use CSDM-Lite, you must first "login." The default login is SUPERUSER/SUPERUSER		To use CSDM-Lite, you must first "login." The default login is SUPERUSER/SUPERUSER

W3AXL: W3AXL moved page Command Star to CommandStar Lite

2025-02-17T18:30:31Z

W3AXL moved page Command Star to CommandStar Lite

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W3AXL: /* CommandStar Lite */

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CommandStar Lite

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 == CommandStar Lite ==
 The CommandStar Lite is a standalone version of the CommandStar dispatch console that does not require an external rack of components to interface with radios. All connections are made from the rear panel of the console.
 === Manuals ===

W3AXL: /* Software */

2025-02-04T15:42:19Z

Software

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	[[:File:CommandStarLiteWIN.zip\|CommandStarLiteWIN.zip]]		[[:File:CommandStarLiteWIN.zip\|CommandStarLiteWIN.zip]]

			To use CSDM-Lite, you must first "login." The default login is SUPERUSER/SUPERUSER

W3AXL: /* Software */

2025-02-04T15:41:40Z

Software

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	=== Software ===		=== Software ===
			The below ZIP contains the installer for CSDM-Lite, the Windows configuration tool for the CommandStar Lite. This program will install on the latest Windows 11, however you will have to enable Windows XP compatibility mode on the installer to run it.

			CSDM-Lite will allow you to program the console, and will also provide printouts and cutsheets for wiring of your configured radios. Which is good, because the above service manuals only briefly touch on the console's pinouts and do not explain how various radios are interfaced.

	[[:File:CommandStarLiteWIN.zip\|CommandStarLiteWIN.zip]]		[[:File:CommandStarLiteWIN.zip\|CommandStarLiteWIN.zip]]

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== CommandStar Lite ==
The CommandStar Lite is a standalone version of the CommandStar dispatch console that does not require an external rack of components to interface with radios. All connections are made from the rear panel of the console.

=== Manuals ===
[[:File:6880309j98-d-commandstar-lite-installation-and-troubleshooting-manual compress.pdf|Installation and Troubleshooting Manual]]

[[:File:6880309j99-d-commandstar-lite-operator-manual compress.pdf|Operator Manual]]

[[:File:2215042-4 Installation and Troubleshooting Manual Revision.pdf|Installation and Troubleshooting Manual Revision]]

[[:File:6881011Y12-O SYSTEM DATABASE MANAGER MANUAL.pdf|System Database Manager Manual]]

=== Software ===
[[:File:CommandStarLiteWIN.zip|CommandStarLiteWIN.zip]]