Use the standard arduino process for installing and. The g5500 features an interface jack for computer control and a full azimuthelevation. Please click here to view the g5500 wiring diagram. Presently, i am using nova tracking and ars interface software. Arduino rotator computer interface and controller radio. Its heavyduty rubber bumpers eliminate the metaltometal fatigue that, over time, can damage tower installation, and it conveniently mounts between the rotator and the towers rotor shelf. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation. Here are some pictures from the repair of the g5500 azel rotor which had been installed for. The yaesu g5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham. Im currently facing a little problem with our yaesu controller. I have a yaesu gs232 computer interface which has two 5pin slots, one for elevation and one for azimuth. Satellite television free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g5500 controller for elaz antenna positioners. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g5500 software virtual g5500 ipoint.
Hi folks, i have a g5500 rotator and gs232b controller. Ive been using rotctld with yaesu g5500 and gs232b, and its been working great. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g5500. The yaesu g5500 is ideal for space communication antennas as well as many other amateur applications. Yaesu sep kit g5500 separation kit for g5400 g5500 azimuth elevation rotators. Interface for yaesu g5400 and g5600 antennarotators i started to deal with earthmoonearth communications in the middle of 2005.
It is two independent conventional motor driven rotors one for azimuth and one for elevation. Discussion in satellite and space communications started by kd9isn, sep 6, 2019. If nothing happens, download github desktop and try again. How to connect dual 5pin gs232 to a single 8pin g5500 rotator. Before i had access to a g5500 i did include the control codes in the shack unit software and provided a special menu item. The azimuth rotator features a turning range of 450, while the elevation. This project is by no means unique, numerous interface. Pstrotator antenna rotator software application for radio astronomy whitham d. One of the big enhancements for me is the manual flip mode for rotor control. I was very active on satellites so have a ft736, trackbox, g 5500 rotator, landwehr preamps etc. Buy yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator, wired for 117 or 220 v, for satellites. Home amateur radio yaesu g5500 elevation rotor g5500 rotor elevation rotor repair after only three years being outside, but rarely used, my g5500 elevation rotor did not rotate any more.
This question is very similar yaesu g5400b rotator controller problem, with a bit of a twist. I needed the hardware to interface between the shack. Vr500 radio programming software yaesu radio software. G4hsk has a nice page documenting his project using this code, the pstrotator control software, and a yaesu g5500 rotator. Satellite antenna system with tonna antennas and yaesu rotator g5500 neven, 9a5yy. Each rotor is mechanicaly connected to a pot which provides an analog dc voltage proportional to the position of the rotor. Com document library gs2328 computer control interface for yaesu antenna rotators i he gs2328 provtdl digital control of most models of yae. Complete azel rotation system if youre just starting out in satellite operation, the g5500 provides a complete azimuthelevation rotation system thats ideal for most all amateur applications. Wifi telnet to serial bridge was added lately and rotor can be controlled with pstrotor software remotely. Yaesu g5400b rotator controller problem stack exchange. Satellite tracker interface american radio relay league. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems are specially designed to accommodate horizontal crossbooms to mount pairs of vhf and uhf directional antennas for space communications. Since then many alternative, more costefficient alternatives have appeared on the home brew market. Describe your experience with the yaesu g5500 azel and tell us why you give it the rating you did required.
Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator, wired for 117 or. I am driving the controller through a usbrs232 converter prolific pl2303 converter from a raspberry pi. If youre just starting out in satellite operation, the g5500 provides a complete azimuthelevation rotation system thats ideal for most all amateur applications. The yaesu g5500 provide azimuth and elevation control of medium and largesize unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control from the station. Pstrotator antenna rotator software application for. My rotator interface for a yaesu g5500 is still a bag of parts on my workbench, so i did not test that functionality yet, but i will post an update when i do. I was using the old fodtrack parallelportdrivendosbased controllersoftware.
I spent a long time researching what people were using. View online or download yaesu g5500 user manual, instruction manual. G 5500 g 800 g 800dxa g 800sa yaesu the radio the yaesu brand is well known among ham radio aficionados and is synonymous with premium quality ham radios. The yaesu g5500 provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of medium and largesize unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control from the station operating position. Hamlibdeveloper rc2800prkx2su support by rotctlrotctld. Using a yaesu g5500 or as part of our ariss telebridge station a spidras azel rotor the manual flip mode takes full advantage. Method 1 preferred because it maintains the safeguards of the yaesu controller and enables the use of the. From stationary multifeature communications equipment to portable devices, we have led the ham radio market for nearly half a century. The yaesu g 5500 is ideal for space communication antennas as well as many other amateur applications. W9ke satellite tracker software project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g5500 software virtual g5500 ipoint. W9ke satellite tracker g5500 project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g5500 software virtual g5500 ipoint. I also have a yaesu g5500 controller used for azimuth and elevation.
Tennozu parkside building 258 higashishinagawa, shinagawaku, tokyo 1400002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca 90630. The yaesu g5500 requires two six conductor control cables not supplied. Interface for yaesu g5400 and g5600 antennarotators. The azimuth rotator features a turning range of 450, while the elevation rotator has a rotation range of 180. The g5500 control box has a connector on the back that allows complete control of the rotors through. Review of commercial rotator controllers hardware libre space. Tower shock absorber joint g2800dxa the ga3000 is a tremendous aid in prolonging the life of your tower and rotator when turning very large arrays. Works with windows 7 32 and 64 bit or windows 8 and 8. Rotor repair hints and links received from the amsatbb group.
Rotator controller using arduino and pstrotator g4hsk. I have a yaesu g5500 elaz rotator and the ea4tx rcise interface board. Download free pdf for yaesu g5500 rotator other manual. Yaesu g450a mediumduty rotator systems are the entrylevel rotator and controller that are perfect for small hf beams, a tribander or vhf and uhf antennas up to about 10 sq. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems g5500. To get around the need to constantly wire up the g5500 controller every time i wanted to use it, i took the route of using a raspberry pi3 as a tcp serial server, which isnt so hard todo using. Having got used to the g5500 the next challenge was how to automate the antenna tracking.
All the difficult and challenging software required for this project has. Yaesu g5500 azimuth elevation rotator combo for satellite work. Introduction this article describes the pstrotator application software pstr. The calibration software has a basic method similar to the fox delta, and a more precision method you take voltage measurements every 15 deg if your rotator is nonlinear my old g5400 has become ornery so this helps. Yaesu gsdx g sdx gsdx service manual and specs yaesu g2800dxa g 2800 dxa g2800dxa service manual and specs yaesu g2800dxc g 2800 dxc g2800dxc service manual and specs yaesu g5500 g. I have done all the calibration and the controller appears to be working fine. Hrd yaesu g 5500 control ham radio deluxe peer support. This particular project is designed to interface the yaesu g5500 rotor system to an ibm computer running the nova satellite tracking software. The elevation rotator moves very smoothly and accurately as it.
The yaesu g5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham satellites. How to connect dual 5pin gs232 to a single 8pin g5500. The cheap rotor controller is a full function usb controller for the yaesu g5500 rotor system that. Adms3 software software program memories and other setting of the yaesu vr500 radio.
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