Stan, thanks alot, and all the others also. Well, I was just thinking of upgrading, now I will wait for a new version with the problem corrected. Thanks again- John EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Rowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 2:42 PM Subject: [Dx4win] Re: M2 RC-2800PX > John asked: > Hi, I am trying to get the newer version of the M2 Orion 2800 to work in > DX4WIN. I am not having any luck. My older version 2800 worked fine. Am I > missing something? Thanks- John > > ------- > I have the same problem, John, and as I understand it DX4WIN does not > operate the Orion 2800 with the new control board because there was an > error in the Orion documentation for those 2800s. The documentation > states that the computer must issue a command of A=xx.x to get the rotator > to turn to xx.x degrees and that is the way DX4WIN is programmed. > However, with the new control board, the command is Axx.x (no equal sign). > The old form of the command works with the older control board but not the > new one. According to Steve, the DX4WIN support man, the fix is easy to > program but will require a new release of DX4WIN, which will be issued at > a yet undefined date. > > I have the new control board in my OR-2800 and have tested the new form of > the command using Hyper Terminal. It works fine. Also, M2 has updated > page 11 of the OR-2800 documentation to correct the mistake. > > Steve, if I have stated the problem and solution incorrectly, please jump > in and set us straight. > > Stan - K6VWE > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > >
