VK4GHZ Nextion for K3NG Rotator Controller Update 2021 10 23

VK4GHZ Nextion firmware for the K3NG Rotator Controller receives an update dated 2021-10-23.
This update works in conjunction with Anthony Good's, K3NG, latest release of rotator controller Arduino code, version 2021.10.19.04.
The primary change is the way the Nextion starts up and listens for the gSC (System Capabilities) variable sent from the Arduino.
In previous versions the Nextion would wait a predefined amount of time ~300 mS for the gSC message to come in, then proceed to process that message and then go to the designated start page.
However... on some occasions the Arduino was slow to send out the gSC message, and the Nextion wouldn't receive gSC before moving on.
Annoyingly, this would mean the Nextion is stuck in the basic Azimuth "cheese burger" mode.
Now, the Nextion will sit on the first splash page until the gSC message comes in. Once that has happened, the Nextion moves onto the4 second splash page and processes the gSC data, and then moves onto the designated start page.
Adam discusses the changes in this video.
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[@Aleziss]

anyone know how AC motors could have soft start/stop feature ?? I run the old G5500 AC and I would really like to have ramp up/down to ease stress on the antenna array and motor gears...

[@VK4GHZ]

I started developing a project with soft start/stop mid 2021. Life gets in the way, but I hope to return to it during 2022. This requires an ancillary MCU to manage that.