[amsat-bb] SatPC32, PSTRotator and 360 Degree Rotators

[KE6BLR Robert]

Perhaps you can insert an Arduino in the serial bus path to regulate your
end stop. I know Amazon has RS232 to TTL adapters. Seems like a fun project.

73

Robert
KE6BLR

On Sat, Jul 27, 2019 at 9:47 AM John via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Hi All,
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> For various reasons, we use PSTRotator to control our rotator/elevator
> stack
> - mostly due to the need for IP control of the ERC-M, which SatPC32 doesn't
> seem to natively handle.
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> It all works fine, for the most part, with the exception of the fact that I
> don't seem to be able to change my endstop value - normally this would be
> in
> the "Rotor" configuration settings, but since I'm leaving SatPC32 set to
> 'None' and having PSTRotator in 'Tracking' mode (it follows SatPC32's
> headings anyway), I can't see the option (it's not in the list) in order to
> pick South for my endstop instead of North.
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> I can choose between 90 and 180 degree elevation (we use 180 as we only
> have
> 360 degrees of azimuth), but does anyone know how I can make SatPC32
> understand the endstop being at the North instead of the South?
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> Many thanks in advance,
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> John (M5ET)
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