Hello Sion Chow,
I have placed information on LCD selection for the LVB Tracker on the LVBTracker.com . These were generated from problems we experienced in selecting LCDs for the complete tracker box.
The ethernet interface has only been tested by building a handmade interface board between the Lantronix part and the 28 pin Tracker box socket. The Lantronix software driver does essentially what the FTDI software does for the USB module - it converts the serial data between the LVB processor and computer serial port (real or redirected) to either USB or ethernet communication. The computer tracking software thinks it is taking out a standard serial port and the LVB Tracker processor thinks it is taking through a RS232 serial port.
If you have a special program on the computer to generate rotor data into a USB port or Ethernet port you can use the modules. Essentialy you are just faking the computer tracking software into thinking it is still talking through a serial port and using a USB or Ethernet connection between the two.
73, Gould, WA4SXM
----- Original Message ----- From: 9w2qc@9w2qc.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 2:53 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker Questions
Dear All,
Greetings from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I have built one LVB Tracker complete kit from AMSAT-UK, and am extremely pleased with it. Now I would like to build another unit, but this time from scratch. I have two questions about this tracker, which I hope someone can help me clarify.
- Can someone kindly advice a suitable LCD panel for this tracker?
Would the Powertip PC1602ARU-HWB-G be compatible with this tracker? (RS Part Number 466-6452)
- I am also very interested into the Ethernet interface, but have no
clue on how this works. I know a suitable unit is produced by Lantronix but that is about it. Could someone kindly advice what do I need to get the Ethernet interface going? Is there an evaluation kit readily available like the one from FTDI for the USB interface?
Any help and advice is really appreciated. Thank you very much in advance.
73, Sion Chow Q. C., 9W2QC.
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