Hi

To keep our shipboard navigation computers running in case of a power
blackout they are run off of 24 VDC. Some of the non-critical computers use
an UPS. I think the UPS would help you. They are cheep in the states.

John

J & R Linse, Consultants
Headley, Hants., England

-----Original Message-----
Date: 01 June 1999 19:23
Subject: Re: [M]: LX200 Robotic Observatory help on LPT


>Marc,
>
> I would make my dome controller smarter than that. The
>computer controlling the dome should require a specific
>command string to open the dome. I sounds like in your case,
>a change of state of the line is all that is required.
>
>Mike Gregory
>Dallas, Texas
>
>>the parallel port (LPT2). Since I'm not physically there to monitor the
>>situation this may result in inadvertantly opening the dome. Does anyone
>>know how to prevent the parallel port from being triggered during initial
>>startup of the computer or have any ideas re some kind of switch to turn
the
>>dome control off during startup?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>>Marc Castel
>>Wild Flower Ridge Observatory
>>
>>
>>
>>

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