Hi Chris, Good for you! I'll give some quick replies below (not all points, just some...)
At 09:22 PM 9/8/2011 +0100, Chris Bloy wrote: >Hi Group, > >I have finally order the fibre glass pole from Moonraker of all places and >am awaiting its replacement after being damaged in post! > >Anyway, I have also received and played with my new shiny LVB tracker to >interface to the G5500 and have a couple of questions that may you guys >could help me with! > >a) I have calibrated the rotator with the G5500 and it would appear at 0 >degrees on the LVB tracker, the control box is at 0? If I use the controls >on the control box it moves about 2 degree to the stop point. Is this normal >or have I missed something as I have recalibrated several times! Have you done the needle calibration as described in the G-5500 manual? That is important, too. If I can get things within a deg or 2, that's usually about the best I can get...so you might be "there." >b) The tracker has a USB interface and uses a virtual serial port to >communicate with, but it seems to disconnect quite a lot when using NOVA >during the testing? A few months back I removed the USB interface and installed a MAX232 chip so I can use a "real" serial port. It is MUCH, MUCH more stable. It's bullet-proof like this, basically. I too had port issues using the USB interface; I urge you to move to serial if at all possible. >c) What are the recommended settings for NOVA as I am not sure I understand >them 100%! I know it uses the G232A command set and does control the >rotator, but I am not sure I have set the interface section correctly.. Do I >set the maximum azimuth to 450 and leave the azimuth setting to 0-360? Suggestion--move to SatPC32 so you can have full frequency control AND tracking ;) I loved NOVA in its day, but without frequency control it falls off my list pretty quickly... 73! Mark N8MH (okay, maybe I did comment on all points...hi hi). >Sorry for the questions, but I know how to use it once its been working, >just never had to create all this from stratch. > >I have checked the archive on AMSAT-BB and not found much to help, although >some hints to actually get the rotator talking did come from the group! > >Many Thanks, > >Chris Bloy - M0DQO > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
