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Now that the piggyback is no longer available from NLSA (Nova) for the Labjack what is available that uses a USB interface?
Les W4SCO
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Friends,
LabJack also makes the U3, a smaller unit similar to the U12 (and at a similar price). I have one and am working on integrating its driver into Nova for Windows. It should be ready within a couple of weeks. I don't know yet whether it will require a relay driver board or not.
73, W9IP
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Now that the piggyback is no longer available from NLSA (Nova) for the Labjack what is available that uses a USB interface?
Les W4SCO
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How about the G6LVB Tracker which is available as a kit from AMSAT UK:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25...
It comes with the USB option and is fun to build.
73, Stefan VE4NSA
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Friends,
LabJack also makes the U3, a smaller unit similar to the U12 (and at a similar price). I have one and am working on integrating its driver into Nova for Windows. It should be ready within a couple of weeks. I don't know yet whether it will require a relay driver board or not.
73, W9IP
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Now that the piggyback is no longer available from NLSA (Nova) for the Labjack what is available that uses a USB interface?
Les W4SCO
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Hi Stefan
How about the G6LVB Tracker which is available as a kit from AMSAT UK:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25... =86
It comes with the USB option and is fun to build.
Yes, it is of course very good ;-), plus a substantial proportion of each sale goes towards building ne satellites.
73, Howard G6LVB
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Les,
Take a look at the bottom of http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm where there are schematics for interfaces for both Labjack units. They are both easy to build. The driver chip isn't a RS part, but I picked up some from All Electronics with my last order for less than a buck each. Finding the 8 pin DIN connectors, or a cable, is probably a little harder. There are two different pin configurations. Over the years, I have acquired a couple besides the one which came with the Piggyback at hamfests and possibly Mouser.
Alan WA4SCA
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The article on page 15 of the Jan/Feb 2007 AMSAT Journal might be of interest. That controller does come with a USB option.
Kenneth - N5VHO
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Now that the piggyback is no longer available from NLSA (Nova) for the Labjack what is available that uses a USB interface?
Les W4SCO
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Alan P. Biddle
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Howard Long
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Michael R. Owen
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Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR]
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sco@sco-inc.com
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Stefan Wagener