FODTrack was/is a parallel port controller. 73, Joe kks0d
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jim Jerzycke Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 7:40 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fodtrack Serial rotor controller on HamLib I would suspect it's using the Yaesu GS-232 protocol. Jim KQ6EA On 06/22/2014 06:08 PM, Greg D wrote: > Hi folks, > > So all this talk about Gpredict got me to look at updating my own > setup, which pre-dated the modern Gpredict capabilites. But being so > archaic, I need some help connecting the dots... > > I have Gpredict / Hamlib talking to my Yaesu FT-736R radio for Doppler > tracking just fine, but the rotor is a problem. My controller is > home-brewed, and emulates the subset of the "Yaesu serial protocol" as > output from the original DOS version of FODTrack. The syntax is the > letter "W" followed by the Azimuth, a space, the Elevation, and > terminated with a carriage return (hex 0d). Both the Az and El are > whole decimal integers. When I moved to Linux and Predict (the > ncurses version) in 2002, I modified the software to copy that same > syntax, and all was fine. > > Tab forward over a decade to my question: What model "Yaesu > controller" was FODTrack thinking it was talking to? I need to find > an equivalent model for Hamlib's rotctl daemon, and none of the > choices seem to match. They all seem to want to talk to a single > rotor (Az or El, not both). Is there an equivalent model, Yaesu or > otherwise, that accepts "Waaa eee\n" for Az + El positioning? > > Thanks, > > Greg KO6TH > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
