Help me build an antenna positioner for antenna driven by actuator with reed sensor

[ghettoman]

i want to make a antenna positioner .the antenna is drive by a satellite dish actuator with a reed sensor.anyone can help me?

thank you

 

[techie]

It is just a magnetic reed switch. When the motor rotates, it opens/closes. You just need to tie a pullup resistor like you wireup a push button and connect to the port pin of a microcontroller. Rest is software.

 

[ghettoman]

easy to say hard to make.this will be my first encounter with uc.so.....anybody can show me any link?found one with avr but the software is not complete

**broken link removed**

 

[metlizza]

https://www.qsl.net/dg5dbz/bascompool/

here you have Load 535_dish.bas positioner vith 80c535 written in basic.
maybe can help you...

 

[ghettoman]

loks a bit hard to make but as an info is very good.thank you

ghettoman

 

[petro_Mejia]

try this one and help me too.