Month: January 2021

Adam shows you how he crams his 5.0″ Nextion touch screen and custom K3NG rotator controller board inside an $8 box.

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Nextion firmware V2021-01-07-01 update for K3NG Rotator Controller

New:
Screen Saver Dim To percentage value is user definable on Config page.
Was previously hard-coded to 5%.
Can now be set 0 – 50%.

Fix (5.0″ issue only):
Wrong default font … Read more...

VK4GHZ Nextion for K3NG Rotator Controller now gets a version for the NX8048K050 5.0″ Enhanced touchscreen.

The 5.0″ screen is nice!

Below are some comparison shots along side a familiar 3.5″ Nextion.

(5.0″ screen still has protective layer on top … Read more...

Nextion firmware V2021-01-06-01 update for K3NG Rotator Controller

New:
Rotator Protocol added to Features page
GPS icon added & GPS ‘Wait’ on Features Page if GPS enabled but waiting for fix

Fix:
Toggle center button removed – Arduino code doesn’t … Read more...

Nextion firmware V2021-01-01-01 update for K3NG Rotator Controller

New:
5.0″ version
Preset tags colour & font can now be changed
User Defined Buttons now have name tags
Initialize EEPROM button added
Toggle Center button added
Clock time now displayed on … Read more...