Thanks for all the suggestions. I don't know what I did to fix it,
but...it's working with Hyperterm now. I disconnected the cable,
tried it on another port, put it back, and it's working now.
Wish I could use HRD rotator, but HRD does not support the M-Squared
rotator controller :-(
On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Ryan Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com> wrote:
> I use HRD rotator. It works GREAT with what I have (Green Heron/Prosistel).
>
> Ryan, N2RJ
>
>
>
> On 9/27/10, B. Nowak <n8snm@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Kelly,
>> Try N1MM rotor control. I cannot control my rotor (Alfa Spid) with DX4WIN
>> but works FB with N1MM.
>> GL
>> Brad - N8SNM
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kelly Johnson" <n6kj.kelly@gmail.com>
>> To: <TexasRF@aol.com>
>> Cc: <guy_molinari@hotmail.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 3:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RS-232 control of M2 Rotator
>>
>>
>> That's a good point, however, the rotator controller does not respond
>> to the commands I send it through hyperterm. Clearly, I could have
>> entered the wrong commands, but the mere fact that I can't get the
>> rotator to respond correctly OR output printable characters OR respond
>> to CAT programs which has native support for this controller suggests
>> that something isn't right :-)
>>
>> I'll log the non-printable characters tonight and see if they make
>> sense. Thanks for the suggestion.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:39 PM, <TexasRF@aol.com> wrote:
>>> Would those unprintable characters perhaps be the data you are looking
>>> for?
>>> Many devices like this return ascii values that require further
>>> manipulation
>>> to derive actual position data.
>>>
>>> US Digital encoders for example return three characters, first is device
>>> address, second is most significant byte and finally the least significant
>>> byte. The address is discarded or used for verification, the ascii value
>>> of
>>> the second character is multiplied by 256 and added to the ascii value of
>>> the third character to give position data. That number is further
>>> manipulated to allow for the resolution of the sending device.
>>>
>>> I don't have first hand experience with the M2 unit so all of this may
>>> well
>>> be irrelevant.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Gerald K5GW
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 9/27/2010 2:29:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
>>> n6kj.kelly@gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>> As I mentioned in the original e-mail: this port was known to work
>>> properly with other applications in the past. I will double-check
>>> when I get home to make sure that is still the case.
>>>
>>> I am not using a null modem cable. If I were, then I'd get no data
>>> from the rotator controller rather than a response that appears to be
>>> sent at a different baud rate. Everytime I power cycle the rotator
>>> controller, it outputs data that I can see in hyperterm.
>>> Unfortunately, the data is just a few unprintable characters; the kind
>>> of thing I usually expect to see when the port configurations are not
>>> correct.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Guy Molinari <guy_molinari@hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Have you verified that the port on the computer works when connected to
>>>> another device?
>>>>
>>>> Also, another problem is proper cabling. Are you using a "null modem"
>>>> cable (pins 2 and 3 reversed at each end)? Or is it a straight through
>>>> cable (not reversed).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:02:41 -0700
>>>>> From: n6kj.kelly@gmail.com
>>>>> To: guy_molinari@hotmail.com
>>>>> CC: towertalk@contesting.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RS-232 control of M2 Rotator
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I'm aware of that. I have hyperterm set up for 8-N-1. I've
>>>>> tried that combination with nearly every baud rate possible, but still
>>>>> nothing.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Guy Molinari
>>>>> <guy_molinari@hotmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > There are 3 parameters for RS-232 communication.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 1) Baud rate
>>>>> > 2) Parity bit (0 or 1)
>>>>> > 3) Number of stop bits (0, 1 or 2).
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I believe the M2 rotator is expecting none for the parity bits (0) and
>>>>> > 1
>>>>> > stop bit.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 73,
>>>>> > Guy, N7ZG
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:31:04 -0700
>>>>> >> From: n6kj.kelly@gmail.com
>>>>> >> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>>>>> >> Subject: [TowerTalk] RS-232 control of M2 Rotator
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I'm trying to remote my home station. The last piece of the puzzle
>>>>> >> for (non-QRO) operation is the rotator. I've tried several things to
>>>>> >> get RS-232 control of my M-Squared rotator to work, but so far no
>>>>> >> luck. The rotator control box seems to be trying to communicate. I'm
>>>>> >> using the standard M-Squared control box. I see data coming back from
>>>>> >> the rotator, but it appears to be the wrong baud rate. I've tried
>>>>> >> every baud rate (including the one that the manual claims should
>>>>> >> work)
>>>>> >> so far with no luck. I've tried controlling it with Hyperterm and
>>>>> >> with DX4WIN. Neither works. This serial port works fine for other
>>>>> >> purposes. This is a real RS-232 port; not a USB-to-serial converter.
>>>>> >> Anyone got any tips before I call M-Squared?
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