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Subject: Re: [M]: RE: New ETX with LX200 controls
From: Clark Williams
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Tue Feb 02 00:05:34 1999
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J Nordby wrote:
> Hmmm. I'm used to the RS232 being entirely separate from the hand
> controller on my still nicely working 1992 model LX200. I wonder
> whether RS232 commands issued through the ETX $150 hand controller
> will register appropriate screen readouts on it? Might be there could
> be some neat results out of some Doc Greiner style research on this.
> Might even lead to more undocumented commands for the LX200
> controllers?!?
The Autostar controller emulates the LX200 command set.
> Another question: could an electronics whiz design a device that
> could translate computer generated RS232 commands so that the ETX
> could understand them without the intervention of the optional $150
> hand controller?
The smarts are in the hand controller. The serial line connects to the hand
controller.
I suppose one could build a hand controller <g>, but then why would one do
that?
Clark
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J Nordby wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hmmm. I'm used to the RS232 being entirely
separate from the hand
<br>controller on my still nicely working 1992 model LX200. I wonder
<br>whether RS232 commands issued through the ETX $150 hand controller
<br>will register appropriate screen readouts on it? Might be there
could
<br>be some neat results out of some Doc Greiner style research on this.
<br>Might even lead to more undocumented commands for the LX200
<br>controllers?!?</blockquote>
The Autostar controller emulates the LX200 command set.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Another question: could an electronics whiz
design a device that
<br>could translate computer generated RS232 commands so that the ETX
<br>could understand them without the intervention of the optional $150
<br>hand controller?</blockquote>
The smarts are in the hand controller. The serial line connects to
the hand controller.
<br>I suppose one could build a hand controller <g>, but then why would
one do that?
<p>Clark
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<br><tt>Clark Williams <<A HREF="http://www.s-i-g-h.com">http://www.s-i-g-h.com</A>>
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<br><tt>Software Industry & General Hardware
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