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DIRECT COM PORT ROTATOR SUPPORT
Posted: 11 Dec 2020, 20:36
by kp4m
It would be awesome to support any rotator through a com port.
Perhaps the command and protocols could also be user-modified by a configuration file.
Support DCU-1 protocol among others.
Re: DIRECT COM PORT ROTATOR SUPPORT
Posted: 11 Dec 2020, 21:18
by G4POP
Why not use PSTRotator?
Re: DIRECT COM PORT ROTATOR SUPPORT
Posted: 11 Dec 2020, 23:38
by kp4m
PSTRotator is already supported.
A new feature to support Rotator directly will eliminate the need of additional software just for moving a rotator using the call sign information about azimuth for LP and SP.
PSTRotator is not just for moving a rotator, is an application with a multitude of functionality, and it is an overkill and extra cost that is not necessarily justified for just moving a rotator.
The protocol for DCU-1 is as simple if not simpler than the one to send commands to pstrotator.