Antenna Rotor - Part 2
Continuing the tracker project, I managed to make some significant progress. As Demilson (PY2UEP) had cut the original motors, I did the same. The azimuth motor was too rusted and I eventually destroyed one of the coils (which I wanted to salvage the wire), but in the end the shaft went out. After removing the shaft, I broke the magnet with a hammer until there was any piece left. That way, the only thing that would be left there is the shaft and the hexagon magnet support. Motor shaft showing the hexagon support For the elevation motor, I made a...
Antenna Rotor - Part 1
A few years ago I bought a Pelco Câmera Rotor, model PT175-24P. This rotor is made for carrying a camera with up to 8kg, and contains two biphase reversable motors internally. My idea was (and is) to put a satellite dish coupled, and control its movement to track satellites. Then I could use it to receive Low Orbit Satellites. Internal Schematics The problem of the original system from pelco, is that they’re two 24V AC Motors, which would require a VFD (Variable Frequency Driver) to control the speed and a closed-loop system with a angle sensor. That would make it...
Introduction to FPGA
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Hacking a ESP32 into FPGA Board
Hacking a ESP32 into FPGA Board Colorlight Hub 5A-75B V6.1 Board Last year I saw a russian guy that found out that this cheap board (US$15~) had an Lattice ECP5 FPGA, which is compatible with Open Source Tool-chains for synthesis. He was running a RISC-V Core inside that and piping the serial through the ethernet ports. I wanted to get one and start playing by myself. These boards are relatively cheap, about US$15 and contains a Lattice ECP5 FPGA ( LFE5U-25F-6BG381C ), 4MB DRAM, Two Gigabit Ethernet and several level shifters for I/O. This is good because: That’s a very...
Hack a Sat - Talk to me, Goose
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