One rotor can be assigned to and controlled through each account. 30 Rotor models are supported by Hamlib from 21 manufacturers. The screen shot shows the rotor configured for the Hamlib Dummy rotor which provides a rotor simulation.
Most settings options use a drop-down list of options. Click the down arrow on the right end of an option that uses a list from which to choose. Click the option you wish to set and that option appears in the settings box. Boxes that are filled from drop down lists are gray since they cannot be filled manually.
To save changes, click the cloud up arrow at the top of the window. If you make changes to Rotor Settings while a radio is running, restart the radio in the Tuner, Radio Basic or Radio Advanced windows.
Function |
Label |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
Rotor Manufacturer |
Manuf |
Select the company that manufactured your rotor. A special "Hamlib" manufacturer can be used for special purposes, see the Technical>Sharing Radios, Rotors and Keyers topic. |
Rotor Model |
Rotor |
Once you have selected a Manufacturer, the Model list shows all supported models from that manufacturer. |
Rotor Port |
Port |
The Port drop-down list shows all active ports connected to serial devices through a USB port. If you have a single radio connected to RigPi, there will be one entry in the list plus the rotor. With more than one serial device, pull the rotor USB connector out, refresh the page, and see what port is missing.
Rebooting RSS can cause the port numbers to change. See the USB ID item in the Other Programs Topic to see how to assign a name to the connection that does not change after a reboot.
For the Hamlib Dummy rotor use the value for Rigctl Port in System Settings plus 1. For example, to use Hamlib Dummy, set the Man to Hamlib, the Rotor to Dummy, and the Port to 4533.
To share a rotor, use the Rigctl Port for that radio plus 1. For example, to share a rotor assigned to radio port 4534, use port 4535 for the rotor, and Net rotctl for the Rotor. |
Rotor Baud |
Baud |
Baud rate for the serial connection to the rotor. |
Stop Bits |
Stop |
Number of Stop bits used by the rotor serial connection. |