[amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor

[k6vug at sbcglobal.net]

" Some day it would be fun to build one from a Raspberry Pi.  <Puts at the bottom of long list...> "

Just fyi - it was pretty straight-forward to implement a small Arduino based CAT controller for a old Cornell Dublier Azimuth rotator.  The motor driver uses a off-the-shelf transformer to power the motor and is opto-isolated from the Arduino.  The unit connects to the laptop via a USB cable, and works very nicely with SatPC32 as well as HRD.  I plan to add a 2 line LCD display, just for kicks, although it is not really needed.  


73!Umeshk6vug



    On Friday, March 8, 2019, 11:37:52 AM PST, Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:  
 
 I believe there are no AMSAT LVB trackers available new.  But the Fox-Delta
is supposed to be a sort of clone if I remember right.  LVB works fine with
SatPC32.  Some day it would be fun to build one from a Raspberry Pi.  <Puts
at the bottom of long list...>