[TowerTalk] Rotor interface help

[Larry Phipps]

Not that it will solve your problem, but one thing to watch out for, 
especially with Yaesu rotators, is noise from the motor causing problems 
with the PIC. You need to ground the controller well to minimize this. 
It usually manifests itself as lack of response from the interface, even 
though it may still accept commands coming in.

Your problem sounds like something else, but I thought I would mention it.

Larry N8LP
www.telepostinc.com



K8RI on TowerTalk wrote:
> Are your serial cables the ones where the data in and out lines cross or run 
> direct?
>
> Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
> N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
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>> Hi guys,
>>
>> This may be slightly off-topic, but I need some major assistance from
>> anybody who knows how to deal with COM ports under Win2K at an
>> advanced level. I'm trying to interface an IDIOM PRESS rotor card
>> into my station, but it's just not working no matter what I do. I
>> have well over 100 hours of labour into this problem and have
>> exhausted every bit of hardware knowledge I possess.
>>     
> <snip>> Cheers,
>   
>> Peter,
>> W2IRT
>>     
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