New and Improved ASC1 firmware is now available for download - 20140401v1 at: http://titaniumsatellite.com/updates
Many of you may live in regions with strong electrical storms or static discharges. This new firmware revision addresses the problem that many of us have experienced through the years, the positioner count being out of calibration after a strong electrical storm or other electrical event. These electrical spikes are often read as sensor pulses by controllers. The positioner count will increase/decrease causing the count to be out of sync with the actual actuator position. After a electrical storm, service techs would get many telephone support or house calls to recalibrate the positoner count. The ASC1 will now ignore these erroneous switch counts that occur when the actuator is not active.
This firmware version also addresses reed switch bounce problems. Switch bounces are micro open/close cycles that can occur as a switch is opening or closing the contact. Switch design, the switch orientation and the age of the switch could increase switch bounce problems. These short "stutters" are often counted as extra cycles of the sensor and will cause additional pulse counts to be presented to the controller and result in the actuator stopping short of the actual saved satellite position. There is a fine line between processing high resolution cycle counts and ignoring undesirable switch bounce pulses. The testers reports suggest that this version is a great balance!
Thank you for your continued support of the ASC1 and for your feedback to make it even better!
- Modify - Sensor Circuit: Disables the sensor circuit (S1/S2) when the actuator is not in use.
- Modify - Sensor Circuit: Adjusts sensor sampling timing to minimize switch bounce effect, now ignoring switch cycles less than 5ms in duration.
Many of you may live in regions with strong electrical storms or static discharges. This new firmware revision addresses the problem that many of us have experienced through the years, the positioner count being out of calibration after a strong electrical storm or other electrical event. These electrical spikes are often read as sensor pulses by controllers. The positioner count will increase/decrease causing the count to be out of sync with the actual actuator position. After a electrical storm, service techs would get many telephone support or house calls to recalibrate the positoner count. The ASC1 will now ignore these erroneous switch counts that occur when the actuator is not active.
This firmware version also addresses reed switch bounce problems. Switch bounces are micro open/close cycles that can occur as a switch is opening or closing the contact. Switch design, the switch orientation and the age of the switch could increase switch bounce problems. These short "stutters" are often counted as extra cycles of the sensor and will cause additional pulse counts to be presented to the controller and result in the actuator stopping short of the actual saved satellite position. There is a fine line between processing high resolution cycle counts and ignoring undesirable switch bounce pulses. The testers reports suggest that this version is a great balance!
Thank you for your continued support of the ASC1 and for your feedback to make it even better!