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Re: Error in AP driver

Ray Gralak <rgr@...>
 

Hi Pierre,

I am using Rev I of the firmware (CP3) and the value sent to the mount IS
retained after a power cycle. Which Rev are you using?

Also, if there is a bug in the hand controller firmware, it may be wrong
reading as well as writing. If I use PulseGuide and only Pulseguide to read
and write the Longitude looks correct with Rev I controller firmware.

Can you try a test using only PulseGuide to read/write and look at the
serial log?

-Ray

-----Original Message-----
From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...]
On Behalf Of phenrotay
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 8:45 AM
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Subject: [ap-gto] Re: Error in AP driver

Hi Ray,

No: unfortunately, the value written by PulseGuide is _not_ retained
properly after a power cycle if the longitude is East.
Last test I did was to set the longitude to W 6 50 then change the
longitude via PulseGuide to E 5 50, then click "send to mount"
button, then power cycle then select location 1 again on the
controller.
Then I inspected the longitude: back to W 6 50 - so the value was
sent but not accepted.

I'd appreciate to have AP to check what is going on: I am now
thinking that the AP controller returns an incorrect string for east
longitude when the Gg command is issued.

Pierre

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<mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> , "Ray Gralak" <rgr@...> wrote:

Hi Pierre,

So it seems that the problem might be fixed by changing the keypad
firmware
to write in the range -180 to 180 instead of 0-360. I think because
Pulseguide writes in the range -180 to 180 the value is retained
properly
after a power cycle.

-Ray

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of phenrotay
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 6:12 AM
To: ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [ap-gto] Re: Error in AP driver

Chuck,

as the AP protocol is extending the LX200, I read back the LX200
description
(http://www.meade.com/support/LX200CommandSet.pdf
<http://www.meade.com/support/LX200CommandSet.pdf>
<http://www.meade.com/support/LX200CommandSet.pdf
<http://www.meade.com/support/LX200CommandSet.pdf> > )
This indicates the presence of the sign, and that East longitudes
are
negative (so -180 to 180 is the expected range).
The trace from ASCOM - and the log from PulseGuide both show a
value
near 360 (but wrong: 355*50 for E 5 50).
Pierre

--- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com>
<mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> , "Chuck Faranda"
<mail_lists2@> wrote:

Okay, I guess the docs just left out the sign desination.

Thanks Ray

----- Original Message -----
From: Ray Gralak
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Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 2:59 PM
Subject: RE: [ap-gto] Re: Error in AP driver


Hi Chuck,

Negative values work just fine in the test I just did.

-Ray
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