The tailtwister brake solenoid finally failed so the dcu 1 problems are now. Listed under the software antenna rotor control category that is about rotor control. This includes hygain rotators using the dcu 1 or idiompress rotorez interfaces, select yaesu rotators using the idiompress rotorcard interface or almost any rotor using the green heron rt20 controller. My main reason was to use it with ham radio deluxe for nearautomatic control of my beams heading. Dcu 1 digital control unit dcu 1 digital control unit specifications. Large, graphic lcd screen 1 38 w x 2 58 h with large bright numbers and letters on an easytotheeye blue background blends in with most modern stations. Idiom press rotorez rotator control protocol ham supply idiom. Software service tool windows xpvista7810 32 and 64 bit for configuration and calibration. Ham radio deluxe is a radio cat control program with a fantastic logbook for your station. When using the decoder, it must be turned real slow or the readout jumps 1030 degrees. More then 72 different ones from 12 different manufacturers.
The rc1 boxes use the dcu 1 protocol, and work well with lp rotor software and ham radio deluxe programs. Telescopeman demonstrates the hygain dcu 3 rotor controller which is attached via usb cable to his computer. The program is designed as a standalone control panel for rotors using hygain dcu1 protocol. Rotor control software windows xpvista7810 32 and 64 bit. This is an arduinobased rotator interface that interfaces a computer to a rotator or rotator controller, emulating the yaesu gs232ab, easycom, and dcu 1 protocols which are supported by a myriad of logging, contest, and control programs. Lp rotor should work with all versions of windows from windows 95 forward. Gs232aaz or gs232aazelev or gs232aazaz or gs232baz and gs232bazelev or gs232bazaz and dcu 1. Lprotor should work with all versions of windows from windows 95 forward. The pstrotatoraz program can control not only rotors. Ham radio deluxe rotor control for amateur radio antennas. Antenna rotor control software for windows and linux matt roberts mattatkk5jydotnet published.
Lp rotor is a standalone freeware rotator control program for use with microsoft windows. Your antenna will automatically rotate to your desired direction precisely and. Arduino rotator computer interface and controller radio artisan. Rotor control software for directional amateur radio antennas integrating with logbook and satellite tracking, rotor control manages beam headings via any computer interfaced rotor controller. The program is designed as a standalone control panel for rotors using hygain dcu 1 protocol. Your antenna automatically rotates to desired direction precisely. Point and click operation with either erc provided software or many popular transceiver control and logging programs such as ham radio deluxe or n1mm. Connect the rotator interfaces to pc using the rs232 ports or usb to serial converters, and select. There are many manufacturers standards to most popular of which appears to be as follows. Hygain dcu1 pathfinder rotator controller, hygain dcu1. Configuration is accomplished by a combination of pcb jumpers and software settings, no soldering or major disassembly is required.
Hygain dcu1 pathfinder digital rotator controllers dcu1. Flex remote operation with rotor control flexradio community. Ham supply rotorcard dxa yaesu dxa and dxc series rotors. Dial in your beam heading and press the rotate button or let ham radio deluxe or similar software control your dcu 3. The innovative dcu1 pathfinder digital rotator control unit gives you automatic operation of your brake and rotor. Pstrotator supports separate antenna rotator controllers for azimuth and elevation control. Hygain dcu 1 pathfinder digital rotator controllers feature six presets for favorite beam headings, 1 degree accuracy and give you fully automatic or manual control of your ham series or tailtwister rotators. Hygain dcu1 or rotorez interfaces for hygain rotators, or the rotorcard interface for. It is designed to be used with the hygain dcu 1 or rotorez interfaces for hygain rotators, or the rotorcard interface for yaesu rotators. Dcu 3 digital controllers feature six presets for beam headings, 1 degree accuracy and gives you fully automatic or manual control of your ham or tailtwister rotators. It is designed to be used with the hygain dcu1 or rotorez interfaces for hygain rotators, or. Yaesu dxa rotorcard for computer control of yaesu dxa 800.
Here is a link to the latest version download site. Instructions how to build and use erc version 4 usb. The erc was another nice revelation in reliability and product support. Rotor controller interfaces most of my rotatable antennas use an azimuthonly rotator. Prosistel d and c, easy rotor control, rt21 and rt20 from green heron, dcu 1 hygain, ea4tx arswin, rc1 mds, rotor ez idiom press, yaesu az and yaesu azel gs232a and gs232b, m2 rc2800, alfaspid rak az and ras azel, easycomm, st3 fox delta, endeavour electronics autotracker, zl1bpu, egis, create rac825, vk5dj, f1te, dl7aot, lvb tracker. Erc support the control of most any rotator by a standard rs232, usb or laninterface. Aug, 2019 if you are looking at the dcu 3 i would second w8ndbs suggestion about checking out green heron. I decided to replace my ham iv rotator control box with the new dcu 2. It has computer control with rs232 passthrough and is compatible with many logging and contest programs as well. That project uses an arduino controller with some extra hardware to drive a yaesu rotor, and connect to a pc using the simple.
Mds rc1, and hygain dcu series controllers have computer control capability. This program is used every day with the rc 1 digital rotor control. Hygain dcu 3 digital rotator controllers feature six presets for beam headings, onedegree accuracy, and they give you fully automatic or manual control of your ham series or tailtwister rotators. It bought a new dcu 1 and tailtwister rotor 14 months ago. As much as 15 degrees off and no way to manually jog it to the desired setting. The innovative dcu 1 pathfinder digital rotator control unit gives you automatic operation of your brake and rotor. Erc version 4 usb assembled spiderbeam easyrotorcontrol. The rc1p is the pulse version for the alpha spid or orion pulse rotors. Yaesu sdx rotorcard for computer control of yaesu sdx 800. Rotor control software category is a curation of 10 web resources on. Rotor controller compatible whygain hamiv page 2 qrz forums. The innovative dcu1 pathfinder digital rotator control unit gives you. If a given software program does not support the rotorez protocol, usually configuring the.
Many modern control boxes such as the m2 rc2800px, green heron rt2x series, yaesu gs232, mds rc 1, and hygain dcu series controllers have computer. Hi burch, i am using a yaesu rotor with the green heron engineering everywhere software for direction control. Get it preconfigured if possible for your rotor, though. Hygain dcu1 pathfinder digital rotator controllers feature six presets for favorite beam headings, 1 degree accuracy and give you fully automatic or manual control of your ham series or tailtwister rotators. The downside of working with just about anything made is that the configuration for different rotors can be a bit intricate. Software for antenna rotor control worldwidedx radio forum. For azimuth only control use the pstrotatoraz program. Software guide easyrotorcontrol rotators driven by. Pstrotator antenna rotator software application for radio. With the rs232 rotorez serial upgrade kit, rotorez works with any logging or contest program that recognizes the idiom press rotorez protocol or the hygain dcu1 protocol the dcu1 protocol doesnt allow the while in motion bearing of the rotator to be read, however.
The controller was checked with the most popular logging or trackingprograms or with rotor control programs who communicate with such applications by dde. Install the pstrotator software on the both server and client pcs. Paypal will be the preferred method of payment online. Ham radio deluxe rotor control software for antenna rotors. Other rotor controllers not listed here support the popular gs232 or dcu 1 protocols. Vibroplex is the usa and canada distributor for erc. Dial in your beam heading and press the start button or let ham radio deluxe or similar software control your dcu1. Other control boxes such as the emotator can be adapted, with the latest in digital rotator control. I turn the yaesu rotor control unit itself onoff using a web powerswitch 7 ethernet controller for 8 ac outlets. A lesser reason was for remote control ability using programs such as logmein to add beam control to my remote abilities. Dial in your beam heading and press the rotate button or let ham radio deluxe or other control your dcu 3. The dcu 2 advanced digital controller can be used with any ham or tailtwister series rotator. Easy rotor control erc, ercmini, ercm erc are rs232, usb or laninterfaces for almost any rotator in the world. This includes hygain rotators using the dcu1 or idiompress.
I modified the factory controllers with the easy rotor control erc controller interface designed and sold by rene schmidt erc. Telescopeman demonstrates the hygain dcu 3 rotor controller which is. Erc can be used by many professional hamradio programs as they understand protocols like hygain dcu1 or yaesu gs232. The rt21 is a universal digital rotator controller that can be user configured for motor voltage and position feedback. It isnt that much more and the product is very good. Dial in your beam heading and press the start button or let ham radio deluxe or similar software control your dcu 1. My particular setup requires a pc at the remote but i see 4o3a has a rotor control smart unit that is directly. Dcu3 digital antenna rotator controller with programmable. Rotorcard dxa is fully compatible with any program that supports rotor control of either the hygain dcu1 rotor or idiom presss rotorez, as it shares the same command set. Includes all components to install it inside rotor controller. Rotor control software category is a curation of 10 web resources on, pstrotator, rotorcraft, satellite tracking with winrotor.
Ham radio deluxe rotor control software is pc control for amateur radio. The controller automatically releases and engages the rotor brake and have other. The rt21d is a universal digital rotator controller that can be user configured for motor voltage and position feedback. Listed under the softwareantenna rotor control category that is about rotor control. A nine pin db9 rs232 serial port connector offers access to. Jun 15, 2015 telescopeman demonstrates the hygain dcu 3 rotor controller which is attached via usb cable to his computer. It has some commands in common with hygain dcu1 protocol. With the rs232 rotor ez serial upgrade kit, rotor ez works with any logging or contest program that recognizes the idiom press rotor ez protocol or the hygain dcu 1 protocol the dcu 1 protocol doesnt allow the while in motion bearing of the rotator to be read, however.
Jul 15, 2016 hygain hamvii dcu 3 automatic programmable rotator. Rotorcard yaesu dxadxc inexpensive rs232 rotor control for yaesu dxa and dxc series rotors g800dxa, gdxa, g2800dxa, g800dxc, gdxc, g2800dxc. German manufacturer easy rotor control erc features interfaces that allow direct usb control of some 90 different antenna rotators. Lprotor software offers basic control of hygain dcu1 or rotorez interfaces for hygain rotators, or the rotorcard interface for yaesu rotators. Type gas plasma, amber filter scale 5 degree analog, 1 degree digital blanking target bearing 8 seconds total 30 minutes after no activity display life 30,000. Rotor control using the dcu 1 protocol allows control of the rc 1. The programmable controller is great to interface with software such as hamradiodeluxe, or others that enable you to control the rotor when. It has computer control with rs232 pass through and is compatible with many logging and contest programs as well. Rotorcard sdx is fully compatible with any program that supports rotor control of either the hygain dcu1 rotor or idiom presss rotorez, as it shares the same command set.
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