Our Grade School has been selected to participate in the NASA ARISS program. We are working to have our station setup for the scheduled October ISS contact. We are having a problem with the Alfa Spid rotor controller, in that it can see the port but cannot talk to it. This problem was duplicated by the technician at Hy-Gain (US Distributor). Has anyone else had a similar problem? If so, is there a solution? TNX 73, Bob KEØSDV
Hi Bob, Are you interfacing over USB, Serial, or Ethernet? Also is your controller the MD-01/MD-02 or the other version (I forgot the name, rot2prog maybe? The one with LED digital readout, not the LCD screen that the MD-01 has). We use the MD-01 style at VT, and in the menu screens you have to specifically select the interface (in our case Ethernet) in order for the controller to 'listen' on the right port. You also have to make sure you tell it which protocol to use (there are a few options) and make sure your host software is speaking the same protocol.
Hope this helps!
-Zach, KJ4QLP
We are using the Rot2Prog controller. It has a USB connector and a FTDI FT232RL USB to Serial chip. We can't get it to communicate with a computer in any way. The program we are using is SatPC32, but we've also tried different programs and computers.
Thanks, Bob
Bob Leavitt KEØSDV 740 Ramshorn Drive Estes Park, CO 80517 Phone: 970-480-1588 Email: bob@bobleavitt.com
On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 9:04 AM Leffke, Zachary via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
Hi Bob, Are you interfacing over USB, Serial, or Ethernet? Also is your controller the MD-01/MD-02 or the other version (I forgot the name, rot2prog maybe? The one with LED digital readout, not the LCD screen that the MD-01 has). We use the MD-01 style at VT, and in the menu screens you have to specifically select the interface (in our case Ethernet) in order for the controller to 'listen' on the right port. You also have to make sure you tell it which protocol to use (there are a few options) and make sure your host software is speaking the same protocol.
Hope this helps!
-Zach, KJ4QLP
Research Associate Aerospace & Ocean Systems Lab Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Bob Leavitt via AMSAT-BB Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2020 6:39 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Alfa Spid Rotor Question
Our Grade School has been selected to participate in the NASA ARISS program. We are working to have our station setup for the scheduled October ISS contact. We are having a problem with the Alfa Spid rotor controller, in that it can see the port but cannot talk to it. This problem was duplicated by the technician at Hy-Gain (US Distributor). Has anyone else had a similar problem? If so, is there a solution? TNX 73, Bob KEØSDV _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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