Rotators

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RemoteQTH server supports only the controll arduino opensource rotator interface/controller by K3NG (Asembly Manual).

What you need

  • USB/UART converter
  • Arduino rotator contoller

Rotators page setting up to 8 Arduino rotators controller connect to server via USB/UART interface.

Every interface must have a different serial number, to uniquely identify the server!

After set this form you can repluged your usb device or reboot server, for detection new USB rotator interface.

Configure Rotators

  • Name: for rotator can have maximum 25 characters (not required).
  • USB Vendor id: must have at 4 characters.
  • USB Product id:must have at 4 characters.
  • USB sn: must have at least 1 characters, and maximum 8 characters.
  • From Azimuth: must be number 0-450
  • To Azimuth: must be number 0-450

For finding id's and serial numbers USB device you can use a pop-up window on top of page. This window print dmesg message from kernel of system, After plug usb device you see

Every rotator also listen to an unique IP port: Rot1-8 is responsible port 91-98.

Configure Azimuth map

  • Your locator: locator format must be six characters in format XX##XX
    • XX The first pair (a field) encodes with the letters "A" to "R".
    • ## The second pair (square) encodes with the digits "0" to "9".
    • XX The third pair (subsquare) encodes with the letters "A" to "X".

Your Locator you can find here 1, 2, 3

New map can be generated for longer than ten seconds. Wait, eventually refresh this page.

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