controller for g5500 rotor
I am using a Fox Delta controller with my G5500. I am unable to calibrate it and make it function correctly. I do not see the controller that was available for years on the AMSAT website. What controllers are available to replace the FOX Delta? It will interface with sat32pc. Jim KI6WJ
Here's my answer to this same question about a month ago.
Here are some of the popular rotor interfaces in no particular order.
LVB Tracker from AMSAT https://www.amsat.org/product/lvb-tracker-complete/
ERC-M http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d79.html
EA4TX controller https://ea4tx.com/en/products-page/ars-usb/
Fox Delta ST2 http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st2-rs232.htm
Green Heron RT21 https://www.greenheronengineering.com/RT_Overview.php
Dave-KB1PVH
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On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 12:47 PM James Brown jimki6wj@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I am using a Fox Delta controller with my G5500. I am unable to calibrate it and make it function correctly. I do not see the controller that was available for years on the AMSAT website. What controllers are available to replace the FOX Delta? It will interface with sat32pc. Jim KI6WJ _______________________________________________ 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
ERC-M is my choice at the moment, seems to outperform the FoxDelta ST2 and the configuration options are way nicer!
Peter, 2M0SQL On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 at 17:55, Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1pvh@gmail.com wrote:
Here's my answer to this same question about a month ago.
Here are some of the popular rotor interfaces in no particular order.
LVB Tracker from AMSAT https://www.amsat.org/product/lvb-tracker-complete/
ERC-M http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d79.html
EA4TX controller https://ea4tx.com/en/products-page/ars-usb/
Fox Delta ST2 http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st2-rs232.htm
Green Heron RT21 https://www.greenheronengineering.com/RT_Overview.php
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Galaxy S9
On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 12:47 PM James Brown jimki6wj@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I am using a Fox Delta controller with my G5500. I am unable to calibrate it and make it function correctly. I do not see the controller that was available for years on the AMSAT website. What controllers are available to replace the FOX Delta? It will interface with sat32pc. Jim KI6WJ _______________________________________________ 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: http://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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Agreed, the through-hole kits are a doddle to build, the prebuilt smd kits are equally good, and in fact Peter is using my first ERC-M!
It was so good I bought another... And that's 3 I've put in production in different places now. The support on their Yahoo! Group is fantastic too.
73, John (XLX)
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) Sent: 29 August 2018 21:31 To: Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1pvh@gmail.com Cc: Amsat amsat-bb@amsat.org; jimki6wj@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] controller for g5500 rotor
ERC-M is my choice at the moment, seems to outperform the FoxDelta ST2 and the configuration options are way nicer!
Peter, 2M0SQL On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 at 17:55, Dave Webb KB1PVH kb1pvh@gmail.com wrote:
Here's my answer to this same question about a month ago.
Here are some of the popular rotor interfaces in no particular order.
LVB Tracker from AMSAT https://www.amsat.org/product/lvb-tracker-complete/
ERC-M http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d79.html
EA4TX controller https://ea4tx.com/en/products-page/ars-usb/
Fox Delta ST2 http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st2-rs232.htm
Green Heron RT21 https://www.greenheronengineering.com/RT_Overview.php
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Galaxy S9
On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 12:47 PM James Brown jimki6wj@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I am using a Fox Delta controller with my G5500. I am unable to calibrate it and make it function correctly. I do not see the controller that was available for years on the AMSAT website. What controllers are available to replace the FOX Delta? It will interface
with sat32pc.
Jim KI6WJ _______________________________________________ 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!
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official views of AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Roll your own with an Arduino. Cost about $40.
K3NG Arduino Rotator controller.
Example here built into a scrap case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9V7JaE_psE
On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 12:47 PM James Brown jimki6wj@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I am using a Fox Delta controller with my G5500. I am unable to calibrate it and make it function correctly. I do not see the controller that was available for years on the AMSAT website. What controllers are available to replace the FOX Delta? It will interface with sat32pc. Jim KI6WJ _______________________________________________ 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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