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The SynScan
TM
AZ telescopes are designed to receive control commands sent from a computer
via the RS-232 port and RS-232 cable. Once connected, the SynScan
TM
AZ can be controlled by
most popular planetarium software program. The SynScan
TM
AZ will communicate with the
personal computer at 9600 bits/sec, no parity and stop bit. All angles are communicated with 16
bit angle and communicated using ASCII hexadecimal.
I
Description
PC Command ASCII
Hand Control
Response
Notes
Echo
Kx
X#
Useful to check
communication
Goto Azm-Alt
B12AB, 4000
#
10 characters sent.
B=Command, 12AB=Azm,
comma, 4000=Alt. If
command conflicts with slew
limits, there will be no action.
Goto Ra-Dec
R34B, 12CE
#
Scope must be aligned. If
command conflicts with slew
limits, there will be no action.
Get Azm-Alt
Z
12AB, 4000#
10 characters returned,
12AB=Azm, comma,
4000=Alt, #
Get RA-Dec
E
34AB, 12CE# Scope must be aligned.
Cancel Goto
M
#
Is Goto in Progress
L
0# or 1#
0=No, 1=Yes: “0” is ASCII
character zero
Is Alignment Complete J
0# or 1#
0=No, 1=Yes
HC version
V
22
Two bytes representing V2.2
Stop/Start Tracking
Tx
x= 0 (Tracking off)
x= 1 (Alt-Az on)
x= 2 (EQ-N)
x= 3 (EQ-S)
#
Alt-Az tracking requires
alignment
32-bit goto RA-Dec
r34AB0500,12CE0500
#
32-bit get RA-Dec
e
34AB0500,
12CE0500#
The last two characters will
always be zero.
32-bit goto Azm-Alt
b34AB0500,12CE0500
#
32-bit get Azm-Alt
z
34AB0500,
12CE0500#
The last two characters will
always be zero.
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