[TowerTalk] OR-2800PX Point and Shoot?

[Pete Smith]

But why roll your own?  N1MM Logger, for one, controls the Orion.  All 
you need is to add the RS-232 port.

73, Pete N4ZR

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On 3/4/2011 5:28 PM, Dave AA6YQ wrote:
>>>> AA6YQ comments below
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Pete Smith
> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 5:09 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] OR-2800PX Point and Shoot?
>
>
> Maybe no need to reinvent the wheel, *if* the 2800 can be equipped with
> an RS-232 port, and if it emulates one of the well-known rotator protocols
>
>>>> The RC2800P-A can be equipped with an RS-232 port. It has a well-defined
> protocol, but not one used by any other rotator controller (it's very
> similar to the RC2800PX protocol). Controlling it from an Arduino or PIC or
> 8051 or anything else that's Turing-complete and has a serial port would be
> straightforward.
>
>     73,
>
>          Dave, AA6YQ
>
>
>