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. And why did I only notice this whilst watching the video? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V2021-05-09 Note: * This update will wipe your existing Nextion 3.5"/5.0" settings stored in EEPROM Make a note of any preset Az & name tags, UDF name tags, and config settings. Fix: • Assigning name to UDF4 name tag affected Preset name tag foreground colour due to overlapping EEPROM addresses. • Satellite page - Park button was visible if Park feature was not enabled. (Thanks Andrej S56VLV) Change: • Program.s - All EEPROM register addresses now properly defined here. 12 bytes allocated to azimuth & elevation presets, and name tags. Refer to EEPROM Table pdf. • Name tag length increased from 6 to 8 characters. YMMV with wide characters 'W' 'M' etc where screen real estate is limited. • MainGauges pages - 5.0" Bigger Expand button to access Big Gauges page • Diagnostics page - now responsive to features that are enabled. ie; Buttons hiddens if not relevant to Arduino feature settings. • Converter page - results window wider and smaller font to fit in result string. • 3.2" Bolder fonts on configuration pages to improve readability New: • Contest page - features 8 preset buttons. Presets are Azimuth only. ie; Elevation forced to zero. • Keypad page - short touch of CLR button will backspace. Long touch will clear entry (as it should have been). • Introduction of 3.2" version! This is a basic 'no frills' version squeezed into the limited 400 x 240 px screen that will suit an operator who wants a simple K3NG interface, but with much more functionality than what an LCD & switches can offer. There is no internal Moon/Sun/Sat tracking functionality, no help screens, no Rotor calibration page, and no set colours page, no ABC keyboard (and therefore no functionality associated with entering in alpha characters) ie; no Go To grid square, no Preset name tags, no UDF page. Colours can be changed by editing the .hmi file with the Nextion Editor.
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Video of latest changes and features
Adam discusses and demonstrates the latest changes.
Zip packages can be downloaded from the VK4GHZ K3NG Nextion Project page:
