Support yaesug800dxa \\ dxa \\ 2800dxa \\ 5500 etc. One lower mast bracket is included with this rotor combination. If youre just starting out in satellite operation, the g5500 provides a complete azimuthelevation rotation system thats ideal for most all amateur applications. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g5500 software virtual g5500 ipoint all the difficult and challenging software required for this project has been written by others. Note that it is also possible to use the gs232 unit with the vk5dj rotator controller but there is simply no point. The ft3dr is the newest member to the system fusion ii c4fm digital voice technology line. So a new project was born, fixing my elevation rotor. The yaesu gs232b grants digital control of almost all yaesu antenna rotators and comes equipped with its own pic18c452 microprocessor and a 10but analogtodigital converter. Yaesu rotators that support this computer interface are models g 2800dxadxc, g 0dxadxc, g 800dxa and g 5500 rotators. I use nova for windows for my satellite tracking program into the 5500 s control box. Even with todays release 22419, rotator program with my yaesu g 5500 does not work stillno trackingand yes, the settings are done as per instructions. The gs232b also includes a db9 male connector for connection to your computer through the rs232c port. I have a yaesu g5500 elaz rotator and the ea4tx rcise interface board. Rotor control box can be modified to operate on 220240 vac.
The satnogs client interfaces with this rotator via the hamlib library. Feb 15, 2017 the other great software that i use for satellite tracking, rig control and automatic rotor control of my yaesu g 5500 is pst rotator. This page reports on how i interfaced to a friends g5500 rotator. While a commercial computer interface is available from yaesu, the satnogs project provides an open hardware design that is much cheaper. The yaesu brand is well known among ham radio aficionados and is synonymous with premium quality ham radios. Raj gaurav mishra, development of a ground station gs package suited. Heavy duty deluxe 450 degree turning radius wpreset, 23 sq. May 21, 2017 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 ser2net. Home amateur radio yaesu g 5500 elevation rotor g 5500 rotor elevation rotor repair after only three years being outside, but rarely used, my g 5500 elevation rotor did not rotate any more. The yaesu g 5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham satellites. G sooa or g 550 with the gx500 automatic control adapter. This project was started for vhfuhf sattelite eme work. The g 5500 features an interface jack for computer control and a full azimuthelevation rotation system with a rotation range of 180 degrees from the elevation rotator and a turning range of 450 degrees from the azimuth rotator. The satnogs project has an arduino shield that, when combined with k3ng arduino code, can act as a yaesu g 5500 controller for little cost.
Yaesu 7pin plugs are available from kinetic technologies see below. Complete azel rotation system if youre just starting out in satellite operation, the g 5500 provides a complete azimuthelevation rotation system thats ideal for most all amateur applications. I run a w0lmd sat tracker and nova for rotator software and it completes the package. Also, the satellite program does not track either and disconnects after a few minutes. The ft3dr is capable of 2 meters or 70 centimeter operation, 5 watts of power, offers a full color tft 320x240 lcd display, capable of aprs at 1200bps. The yaesu g5500 azel rotator is a popular rotor for use with ham satellites. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g 5500 software virtual g 5500 ipoint all the difficult and challenging software required for this project has been written by others. Putty, or similar serial comms software, and has a lcd display and manual control buttons on front panel which are not labeled and imo should be easy enough to add with a label maker. The calibration is done in hardware first and then in software. There are several ways you can interface to the yaesu rotators. I needed the hardware to interface between the shack pc and the g5500 and software to drive the g5500. I will donate parts, units, or specially customized software for dxpeditions. Click the download zip button to get the whole package of files.
Rotator controller using arduino and pstrotator g4hsk. From stationary multifeature communications equipment to portable devices, yaesu has consistently represented the best in communications equipment. Please click here to view the g5500 wiring diagram. Presently, i am using nova tracking and ars interface software. I was hoping with all the work done on the software that it was going to be a go. Satellite antenna system with tonna antennas and yaesu rotator g 5500 neven, 9a5yy. I have a yaesu g 5500 elaz rotator and the ea4tx rcise interface board. It is two independent conventional motor driven rotors one for azimuth and one for elevation.
I also have a yaesu g5500 controller used for azimuth and elevation. The youtube video to the right shows the yaesu unit in operation. The elevation rotator moves very smoothly and accurately as it should tracking designated satellites. This software simply takes the output from one of the many satellite tracking programs and converts the heading information from the tracking program. The yaesu g5500 provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of medium and largesize. This particular project is designed to interface the yaesu g5500 rotor system to an ibm computer. The satnogs project has an arduino shield that, when combined with k3ng arduino code, can act as a yaesu g5500 controller for little cost. However, it has started to misbehave again in both hw and sw.
The yaesu g5500 provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of medium and largesize unidirectional satellite antenna arrays under remote control from. Hrd yaesu g5500 control ham radio deluxe peer support. Pstrotator antenna rotator software application for radio. Each rotor is mechanicaly connected to a pot which provides an analog dc voltage proportional to the position of the rotor. This project is by no means unique, numerous interface designs can be found on the web this circuit design and software is an. The 7pin version used on the yaesu g 5500 rotators is a nanaboshi njc207pf japanese connector mfg.
Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g5500. Before i had access to a g5500 i did include the control codes in the shack unit software and provided a special menu item. From stationary multifeature communications equipment to portable devices, we have led the ham radio market for nearly half a century. Supplied with the g5500 was one 5pin mindin which controls azimuth. The 5500 is about the only game in town if you need an azel rotor for satellite work. G4hsk has a nice page documenting his project using this code, the pstrotator control software, and a yaesu g 5500 rotator. Yaesu g 5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems are specially designed to accommodate horizontal crossbooms to mount pairs of vhf and uhf directional antennas for space communications. If you elect to separate the elevation portion from the azimuth portion of this package an additional lower mast bracket gc038 will be required. This is a very simple arduino library intended to make it possible to easily control yaesu s g 5500 controller and the elaz positioner that it connects to.
Interface for yaesu g 5400 and g 5600 antennarotators i started to deal with earthmoonearth communications in the middle of 2005. I cannot say enough good things about codruts, yo3dmu. If nothing happens, download github desktop and try again. However, the azimuth rotator fluctuates back and forth within 23. Solidstate relays for quiet and reliable operation. Download free pdf for yaesu g5500 rotator other manual. Having got used to the g5500 the next challenge was how to automate the antenna tracking. It will provide clues for interfacing to other rotators. I spent a long time researching what people were using. Pdf nanosatellite ground station using software defined radios. Yaesu rotator computer controllers are interface devices that link your yaesu rotator controller to your computer via rs232 com connection.
Method 1 preferred because it maintains the safeguards of the yaesu controller and enables the use of the yaesu switches. It seemed to be an obvious solution to improve the boom length of the. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g 5500 controller for elaz antenna positioners. Raising and meeting the goal is the ultimate mission that yaesu has challenged for over 60 years. I recalibrated everythinghw and sw and it seemed to work fine. These units include the interface cables for the connections to the rotator controller and a pc serial port. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g5500 software virtual g5500 ipoint. Installation is easy on the commandline by just using. The yaesu g5500dc provide 450 azimuth and 180 elevation control of. This is an arduinobased rotator interface that interfaces a computer to a rotator or rotator controller, emulating the yaesu gs232ab and easycom protocols which are supported by a myriad of logging, contest, and control programs. Tennozu parkside building 258 higashishinagawa, shinagawaku, tokyo 1400002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca 90630, u. Rotor diameter 7 12 in, rotor height 12 12 in, mast diameter 1 12 2 12 inthe yaesu gdxa is a great antenna rotator for rugged applications with a wind load of 23 sq. Providing simultaneous control of 450 degrees of azimuth rotation and 180 degrees of elevation rotation, they are perfect for eme moon bounce and satellite communications installations.
May 10, 2014 yaesu g 450a antenna rotator unboxing and testing. The cabling was still ok, and the rotor motor tried to rotate, but no rotation happened. All trademarks mentioned on this page and in the code are property of their respective owners. Yaesu rotator computer controllers gs232b free shipping on. The g5500 is a common rotator for amateur radio azel applications. Gs232b rotator control interface board for yaesu g. Yaesu gs232a commands compatible for computer control. G soodxc g 1 ooodxc g 2800dxc awnuth rotator g 400 azimuth rotator. This software simply takes the output from one of the many satellite tracking programs and converts the heading information from the tracking program into simple motor movements. Each rotor is mechanicaly connected to a pot which provides an analog dc. The yaesu g 5500 is ideal for space communication antennas as well as many other amateur applications.
This armstrong method was eventually replaced with a yaesu g5500 providing. This particular project is designed to interface the yaesu g 5500 rotor system to an ibm computer running the nova satellite tracking software. Satellite tracker interface american radio relay league. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems g5500. However, the azimuth rotator fluctuates back and forth within 23 degrees. Rotor diameter 7 12in, rotor height 12 12in, mast diameter 1 12 2 12in, boom diameter 1 14 1 58inthe yaesu g5500 is ideal for space communication antennas as well as many other amateur applicat. How to connect dual 5pin gs232 to a single 8pin g5500 rotator. Discussion in satellite and space communications started. Since then many alternative, more costefficient alternatives have appeared on the home brew market.
The azimuth rotator features a turning range of 450, while the elevation rotator has a rotation range of 180. Compatible with yaesu g 5500, g 450, g 650, hygain and other ac motor rotors. I have a yaesu gs232 computer interface which has two 5pin slots, one for elevation and one for azimuth. Also the programming is straightforward and airy allowing. This is supposed to be connected to a yaesu g5500 rotator which has a 8 pin din slot. W7kkes yaesu g5500 azel rotor repair rotor repair hints and links received from the amsatbb group here are some pictures from the repair of the g5500 azel rotor which had been installed for 2. Im currently facing a little problem with our yaesu controller. Arduino library for interfacing with the yaesu g5500 controller for elaz antenna positioners.
Iss packet with uiss digipeating packet contacts through. Arduino rotator computer interface and controller radio artisan. I have had a g5500 azel rotator in service for about 8 years now. The g 5500 is a common rotator for amateur radio azel applications. View online or download yaesu g 5500 user manual, instruction manual. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator systems g5500 free. This is a very simple arduino library intended to make it possible to. Use the standard arduino process for installing and using this library. May 11, 2020 g4hsk has a nice page documenting his project using this code, the pstrotator control software, and a yaesu g 5500 rotator. Project home rotor microcontroller motor controller yaesu g 5500 software virtual g 5500 ipoint. Interface for yaesu g5400 and g5600 antennarotators. Yaesu g5500 azimuthelevation rotator, wired for 117 or 220 v, for satellites wind load. 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.
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