It looks to me like all that is needed is a slip ring for power. Surely a WISP will be able to figure out how to get data to/from the rotating units without using wires. :)
John Brett Hays wrote: > > Wow, an ethernet slip ring...bet that could cause all sorts of problems. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "WISPA General List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:54 PM > Subject: RE: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles > > >> I think a simple TV antenna rotator would do the trick. If you got >> an IP >> camera with dry contact outputs, like the Axis network cameras, you >> could >> wire up some relays connected to the outputs of the camera that would >> rotate the pole in either direction. The contact outputs on the axis >> cameras can be controlled through the web interface. You'd need a slip >> ring arrangement of some sort or limit switches on the rotator so that >> your ethernet and control cables don't get all wrapped up when the pole >> rotates, of course. >> >> Patrick >> >>> Tom, >>> I would try and look up something from the ham radio realm. They have >>> remote control systems for remote mounted radios. My idea would be >>> is you >>> can find something with a software package that can remotely control a >>> rotor. This rotor would have your AP and camera mounted to the short >>> section >>> of mast on top of the rotor. This could be an inexpensive TV antenna >>> rotor. >>> Off the top of my head I can't think of anything that I know does >>> this but >>> that's because I don't play with remote controlled radios much. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thank You, >>> Brian Webster >>> www.wirelessmapping.com <http://www.wirelessmapping.com> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Tom DeReggi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 11:21 AM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: [WISPA] Motor controlled rotating poles >>> >>> >>> For the longest time, I wanted to build a solution to do the following, >>> from >>> each of our Master Cell Sites.... >>> >>> 1) Rotate a IP Camera 360 deg (remotely over an IP connection) >>> 2) Rotate a Pole with a Trango Fox 5800SU on it 360 deg (remotely >>> over IP >>> connection). >>> >>> The purpose is two fold.... >>> >>> When Link quality severally degrades for a short period, either packet >>> loss >>> or rssi, >>> >>> 1) To discover/view when there is a third party worker working on >>> the roof >>> of our cell site. >>> (Who may be standing in front of antennas periodically or testing >>> gear >>> that interfers without getting pre-approved) >>> >>> 2) To do a spectrum site survey, on the fly in any direction, to >>> find the >>> least noisy channel, WITHOUT taking the primary sector antenna down >>> (offline). >>> >>> By having the radio and the camera on the same pole, it would help >>> confirm >>> which direction we were pointing exactly when doing the survey. One >>> of the >>> other requirements is that it won't turn more that 360 in one >>> direction to >>> prevent cable CAT5 breaking, and to ahve a refference of the starting >>> point >>> in deg, calibrated to a known direction (north 0 deg?). What would >>> REALLY >>> be cool, is if it had a speaker out put on the camera, so I could >>> yell at >>> the worker standing in front of my antenna :-). I'm aware that some >>> camera >>> may have an output for controlling a relay or servo motor, as some >>> solutions/platforms exist to mount and rotate a single camera attached. >>> Preferably, I'd like a solution that could rotate the pole itself. >>> Everything of course would need to be outdoor survivable, and strong >>> enough >>> that the pole would stay errect and safe at 200-300 feet up. My >>> thought >>> is >>> that maybe the controls could be initiated from the IP Camera >>> connections, >>> If I found a rotating platform/pole mount. >>> >>> Are there any mechanical hobbyists out there, that might suggest the >>> most >>> cost effective way to accomplish this? >>> (My goal is lowest cost, lowest cost, lowest cost, so I can afford to >>> replicate the solution at about 20 locations) >>> >>> Tom DeReggi >>> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc >>> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband >>> >>> -- >>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> >> -- >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
