The rotator is designed to be mounted pipe to pipe or. The rtlsdr is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on dvbt tv tuners with rtl2832u chips. An inexpensive homebrew azimuth and elevation rotation system using an arduinoavr and the k3ng arduino rotator controller code. Updated 20200101 introduction this is an arduinobased rotator interface that interfaces a computer to a rotator or rotator controller, emulating the yaesu gs232ab and easycom protocols which are supported by a myriad of logging, contest, and control programs.
Rotator and software for dxhunting, contesting, remotecontrol, sat, eme, wx. Ea4tx arsusb rotator controller interfaces arsusbae. Our customersupport and the continous improvement of our products guarantee that you have fun building and installing our products. Raspberry pi satellite rotator interface our ham station. The satnogs client interfaces with this rotator via the hamlib library. The ga3000 is a tremendous aid in prolonging the life of your tower and rotator when turning very large arrays. The yaesu g5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham satellites. It is priced well under these and other competing rotators. I was searching for a azel antenna tracker for my dish and all i found was quite expensive. The g5500 is very easy to control as there is a connector on the back of the rotor control box for remote control. Point and click operation with either erc provided software or many popular transceiver control and logging programs such as ham radio deluxe or n1mm. The rotator control parameters such as minimum and maximum rotator speed, ramp, offset, over travel and others can be independently set for each rotator. The rt21 azel includes many of the advanced features of our renown rt21 controller, and includes the ability to run both an azimuth and an elevation rotator all in one compact package. Pstrotator supports separate antenna rotator controllers for azimuth and elevation control.
Use single ercm unit cables rotorcards for each rotator. Easyrotorcontrol erc are the innovative and easy to build rotorinterfaces for almost any rotator and software for dxhunting, contesting, remotecontrol, sat, eme, wx. I then started designing a rotator that follows the same pricipal as the satnogs one, but with bigger and stronger stepper motors and a smaller overall size. Ea4tx arsusb rotator controller interfaces are universal computer interfaces for automating your antenna rotator. The controller firmware emulates a yaesu gs232 rotor controller on its serial port and has been used successfully with the following control software. Our original product, the ultraportable rotor system was designed to turn an antenna as large as the super antennas yp3 3element yagi antenna. It is two independent conventional motor driven rotors one for azimuth and one for elevation. Ercshop easyrotorcontrol rotators driven by intelligence. The rotator should restore the lift arm to this home position. One of the many projects in the back of my mind is an antenna pointing system that tracks a target based on its aprs position report and hopefully, using ded reckoning, a continuous track, not just updating when it gets a packet. Arduino rotator computer interface and controller radio. Digimaster gs232b azel antenna rotator pc interface. The rotator control parameters can be independently adjusted. Slimlinecase kit for ercm desktophousing azel kit for ercm rotorcard kit for.
When using the updated firmware with ham radio deluxe 5. This design minimizes stress and wear, and practically eliminates the possibility of destructive water entry. Use the pstrotator software package sold by yo3dmu to control 2 rotators. This rotator is designed for large satellite antennas and comes complete with an electronic control unit. All spid rotators we supply do have the build in tracking interface with usb version as standard. Its heavyduty rubber bumpers eliminate the metaltometal fatigue that, over time, can damage tower installation, and it conveniently mounts between the rotator and the towers rotor shelf. Two yagis on two azimuth rotators in a stacked configuration with hygain rotators on each. Software all of the software and source code is in. Several people who saw the stepper controller asked about support for the yaesu g5500 azel rotor system. The rt21 azel rotator controller connects to our computer via a pair of usb cables.
Double metal worm gear drive reduction for holding position in the wind. Is this driving standard hobby servos with pwm, or is it driving some sort of standard e. The g5500 is a common rotator for amateur radio azel applications. The rt21 azel rotator controller is really two rotator controllers in a single box. Attached to the antenna rotator is manuels home made carbon yagi antenna. Antenna rotator project category is a curation of 27 web resources on, antenna rotator controller, kg4jjh, arduino rotator computer interface and controller, homebrew azel rotor and controller. The rest of the parts such as brackets and gears are all 3d printed. Desaulniers, ve2dx project manager, information technology. Simple azel antenna control control your antennas with a. Digital rotator controller for arduino using k3ng firmware. German manufacturer easyrotorcontrol erc features interfaces that allow direct usb control of some 90 different antenna rotators.
Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems g5500. This controller uses the yaesu gs232 command set to control a yaesu g5500 azel rotor. Updated 20200101 introduction this project is a homebrew azimuth and elevation azel rotation system using my arduino rotator controller. An arduino nano with optical end stops controls two tb6600 stepper drivers which control the motors. The remote control jack was included by yaesu to allow use of their gs232 rotor controller interface. That is exactly what i wanted for my rotor, and the k3ng team did a great job getting us a solution. The controller was designed to be compatible with the satpc32 tracking program and should work with any tracking program that supports the yaesu gs232 format.
This is not intended to be a complete stepbystep construction guide, but rather a description of how i. The lift arm should swing around to 0 degrees azel and stop. Using altaz mount with radio software for satellite. Tracking iss with arduino azel rotor controller the dxzone. Supports separate antenna rotator controllers for azimuth and elevation. All spid rotators are able to emulate hygain, yaesu and orion control units, is it compatible to almost any software. Click here for pictures of the new azel rotator alfa radio. Cheap computer controlled tv rotor for amsat satellites.
The yaesu g5500 azel clamshell rotator design utilizes 98 heavy 716inch dualstacked circumferential ball bearings to distribute load over the full diameter of the housing. After some search i found the satnogs project an the tracker they developt. However, all the azel rotors that im finding are severe overkill for my application and as such, much more than i want to spend. It can be easily interfaced with commercial rotator control units. This is one of the best, if not the best, feature rich, program for rotor control. Being compatible with yaesu gs232a interface, the arsusb does not require.
The arduino series of boards is an excellent choice for a satellite rotor controller. Portable rotation was created to fill a need for the portable operators that use directional antennas and need an easy way to rotate their antennas. Rotator controllers software green heron engineering. Youll be able to control your antenna rotor from your computer. While a commercial computer interface is available from yaesu, the satnogs project provides an open hardware design that is much cheaper.
Building a diy azel antenna rotator for satellite tracking. The available settings include such as minimum and maximum rotator speed, ramp, offset, over travel, and others. The yaesu g5500 is ideal for space communication antennas as well as many other amateur applications. It is mostly intended for testing the rotor interface and software. Wifi telnet to serial bridge was added lately and rotor can be controlled with pstrotor software remotely. The typical telescope altaz mount already moves in azimuth and. You might want to take a closer look at this issue. Azel testing and debugging, azel lcd enhancements, original north center code, azel rotator control connector pins this program is free software. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g5500 software virtual g5500 ipoint. The issue is that the dedication to delivering these underlying components of the software isnt matched up with a more intuitive user interface. Choosing a backup generator plus 3 legal house connection options transfer switch and more duration. If you operate the control box motor with the rotator not attached to manually sync with the control box. The satnogs client uses hamlib to speak to a rotator.
Azel rotor control for alliance u100 the azel mounting configuration of the alliance u100 rotors. If youre just starting out in satellite operation, the g5500 provides a complete azimuthelevation rotation system thats ideal for most all amateur applications. Using altaz mount with radio software for satellite tracking posted in mounts. It is clearly technically complex and it would be totally wrong to criticise the math being applied or indeed though yet to be proven for me the cat and rotator control side of the software. The rotator itself has been great with no problems. Our products are warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for 2 years. Easyrotorcontrol rotator interfaces by df9gr rene schmidt. This video, by francesco ik5xwa, demonstrate the final realization of an arduinobased azel antenna rotator the arduino controller, based on two allegro a4988 drivers connected to two stepper motors, is intefaced to a windows pc running orbitron. With this, we are able to support almost any commercially available rotator, and have the flexibility to support home built rotators that implement protocols like easycomm or yaesu gs232.
The alfa model rak rotator is a medium to heavy duty antenna rotator in the same general class as the hygain tailtwister or yaesu g2800 but with advanced digital features. Is there an ascom compatible antenna azel rotator or software to use a telescope mount for radio satellite tracking. Seems like a leapfrog method for moving my ioptron az pro altaz telescope mount would work for a directional radio antenna. This spid azimuth rotator type rak is a medium to heavy duty antenna rotator in the same general class as the hygain tailtwister or yaesu g2800 but with advanced digital features.