[TowerTalk] Internet Control of M2 Rotator Controllers

[Paul Christensen]

Many thanks to all who directed me to PstRotator.  The software has client
and server modes, so that will be nearly ideal here.

Paul, W9AC

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Christensen <w9ac at arrl.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 12:44 PM
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Internet Control of M2 Rotator Controllers

Looking for ideas to control a pair of existing M2 RC2800PX rotator units
through 
the Internet.   The M2 control box has a DB-9 serial connection that can
be 
converted to USB with an adapter.  A dedicated PC is being installed at
the remote site, so we would like to run software control through the PC
rather than serial-to-LAN servers or station control hardware devices, at
least for now.  

I looked at DDUtil software but it seems that LP-Bridge may be needed to
negotiate data between the M2 controllers and DDUtil software.  I¹m not
opposed to that but we¹re looking for a simple and reliable way to get
this up and running, then possibly move to a more exotic means in the
future.  Anything that uses HRD in any way is absolutely not an option.
Tnx!

Paul, W9AC  


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