Forum by DL7UCX

Hi Ben,
and the Team,


I have got AlfaSpid antenna controller. Moreover, I can make it pretend some other controllers too:
Orion
Hygain (protocol DCU1)
Yaesu (protocol GS232)

(RS232: 1200N1, 8bits)
data rate bound 1200, 1 STOP bit, no even parity bit)

Unfortunately,
the RS232 communication can be set as per the above specification only.

Will You please have a look at it,
how the controller could be incorporated in UCXLog
please ?


Yours,
Alec/SP2EWQ

Shifted to "Interfaces".
Possibly not a new topic ...

73 Ben

Ben,

sorry,
as I do not know the procedure on this forum,
could You respond whether I should be happy that
You are going to do something about it,
or the shifting means something completely opposite,
please?

My best 73,
Alec/SP2EWQ

Alec,

I shifted your topic because it was wrong placed in "News" (not in "Interfaces").

I think we have now 3 users interested in SPID rotor control.
I tend towards the Yaesu protocol but can't test it.
Because it needs an additional COM port, it's not really simple to realize.
So it will take some time...

73 Ben

Ben,

that is absolutely great news.
I am more than willing to betatest anything You want to.

BTW,
if You decided on SPID-protocol, the software would be
required to add 360 degs up to the actual bearing.
I mean, if the antenna was to be turned to 50 degs,
UCXLog should send 410-degs command to the controller.

Anyway,
I am looking forward to testing the new feature
whichever protocol You will have chosen.

Yours,
73,
Alec/SP2EWQ

Alec,

Yaesu protocol GS-232 is added in UcxLog 6.42 Beta 3.

73 Ben

Ben,

the rotor works great!
Big thanks for adding the feature.

73,
Alec