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In the next VK4GHZ Nextion for K3NG Rotator Controller NX8048K050 release (V2021-05-21) I’ll include the ability to toggle between the standard Big Az Gauge and your own custom gauge background.

This was inspired by the great idea of Andrej, S56VLV.

Switching to a custom azimuth background image is achieved with a long touch at the center of the Big Az Gauge.… Read more...

Both 3.5″ and 5.0″ Nextion touchscreens for the K3NG Rotator Controller receive an update.

This release also introduces a new “no frills” version for the NX4024_K032 3.2″ Enhanced Nextion HMI.

Change log:

V2021-05-10
Already!

3.2 " Fix: 
• Parking page - touching Return button showed another button image.

Both 3.5″ and 5.0″ Nextion touchscreens for the K3NG Rotator Controller receive an update.

Change log as follows:

V2021-04-06-01

Change:
• Splash page - timer 'tmrReadySC' (that waits xxx mS before expecting to see
  global system capabilities data from MCU) timing has been increased/relaxed.

Both 3.5″ and 5.0″ Nextion touchscreens for the K3NG Rotator Controller receive an update.

Change log as follows:

V2021-03-23-01

New:
• BigGauges page featuring larger Az/El gauges.
  Intended for manual (non tracking) operation ie; similar to using a real Yaesu G-5500 controller.

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

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 for navigation buttons (Clock & Grid) being set for virgin
EEPROM.… 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 of screen, so tends to look dull)

NX8048K035 V2021-01-06-01

First release of 5.0″ version.… 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 appear to process Yaesu
commands from Nextion.… 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 Features page

Fix:
Satellite title bar character length extended by several characters – long names were being cropped!… Read more...

Updated 15/04/2021 – insertion point revised for v2021-04-07-01 ino file

Project Update December 2020

VK4GHZ Nextion for K3NG Rotator Controller firmware v 2020-12-17-01 update brings “User Defined Function” buttons for those wanting to experiment with triggering their own custom code.… Read more...