[WriteLog] Rotator Control

[Ric Plummer]

Joe,
>From the HELP file, in SutUp Ports:

DCU-1: the COMM port is set to 4800 baud, no parity, 8 bits, 1 stop bit. No
INI settings affect this.

This explains the problem, but offers no 2400 baud solution

Ric KV1W


-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Joseph Young
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:12 AM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] Rotator Control


Hello,
I am still fighting a rotator control problem with WriteLog. The
rotator is the C.A.T.S. DPU-1800d
and it responds correctly to the HyGain DCU-1 control character set,
but only at 2400 baud.
In WriteLog I have set up for the correct Com Port and the DCU-1
format. Then I go to the device
manager and force the baud rate to 2400 with the correct number of
data bits, start, stop, etc.
When I command the antenna to turn (Radio, Antenna to this azimuth
(Value)) the rotator control
unit does not receive the command to turn to (Azimuth). This is very
confusing because using
another logging program that allows the baud rate to be set directly
in the program (to 2400)
the controller works every time. I am missing something somewhere.
Thanks in advance for any ideas on this one.

73 de Joe, W6RLL



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