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//This is the first release of my program for controlling rotors using
//the Z-World Micro-2g controller board. I have tested it on a G-2700SDX
//and a G-2800SDX, it should also work on a G-1000SDX I just haven't
//plugged it in to be sure. With the addition of relays it should also
//be able to control other rotors that have analog position circuits.
//
//The positioning algorithm does make use of the Yaesu 90 degree overlap
//that gives 450 degrees of rotation. It will pick the shortest distance
//to rotate for bearings in the overlap region.
//
//The default rotor setup is for a G-1000/2700/2800sdx with the left stop
//at north. A dumb terminal program can be used to set other parameters
//but they will not be saved yet if power is removed.
//
// the com port setting is 9600 baud, 8 bit, no parity, one stop bit
//
//the commands available from the com port are:
//
// n == select rotor number n as default rotor to control
// valid values are 1,2,3,4 (only '1' has been tested)
//
// C == print heading for default rotor
// Cn == print heading for rotor n
//
// Pm == turn default rotor to preset m (m=1,2,3)
// default presets are 1=45deg, 2=90deg, 3=180deg
// Pnm == turn rotor n to preset m
//
// Lm == load default rotor preset m with current heading
// Lnm == load rotor n preset m with current heading
//
// S == stop the default rotor
// Sn == stop rotor n
//
// T == print tolerance values
// Tn x == set tolerance for rotor n to x (default x=20)
//
// Mqqq == turn default rotor to heading qqq
// X4rMqqq == same as Mqqq. CT puts 'X4r' in front of the M
// command, don't know why, but this works with it anyway.
//
// Z == print calibration values
// ZnL mmm == read a/d value for rotor n Left stop which is at
// a bearing of mmm, save as left end calibration value
// ZnR mmm == same as above for right stop
// ZnD mmm == assign degree range mmm to rotor n
// ZnL xxxx=yyy == manually assign rotor n Left calibration voltage
// xxxx to bearing yyy
// ZnR xxxx=yyy == same as above for Right stop.
//
// ? == print some interesting info
// V == print a/d values
// R == print rotor control bits (L/R for all 4 rotors)
//
//examples:
//setup g-1000/2700/2800 for north stop (these are defaults)
// Z1L 3990=000
// Z1R 2440=090
// Z1D 450
//setup g-1000/2700/2800 for south stop
// Z1L 3990=180
// Z1R 2440=270
// Z1D 450
//
//turn rotor to 35 degrees
// M035
//
David Robbins, K1TTT K1TTT@arrl.net