Sorry that sentence is suppose to read "the control box isn't at 0 degree but at approx 2-3 degrees!"
Sent from my iPhone On 8 Sep 2011, at 21:22, "Chris Bloy" <ch...@photofuture.co.uk> 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! > > 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? > > 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? > > 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 AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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 AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
