Yaesu G-5500 User Manual - Pera
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Maaa
Turn to aaa degrees azimuth, where aaa is three digits be-
tween “000” and “360 or 450: vary according to con-
troller type.” Rotation starts.
Msss aaa bbb ccc
This command, together with the [T] command, provides
automatic, timed tracking of moving objects or propagation
by the Control Interface itself. This command stores the
time value sss seconds to wait between stepping from azi-
muth aaa to bbb, and then to ccc, etc. (from “2” to as many
as “3800” angles may be stored with one command).
Note that this command is completely different than the [T]
command with only one parameter: when multiple parameters
are present, the first one is interpreted by the Control Interface
as the rotation interval sss, not an angle. Valid ranges are
“001” to “999” for sss, and “000” to “360 or 450: vary
according to controller type” for the angles. When this com-
mand is sent, the parameters are stored in the Control Interface’s
RAM, and the rotator turns to angle aaa and waits for a subse-
quent [T] command to begin the actual stepping. All numbers
must be 3 digits, space-separated. Stored values remain in
effect until another [M] command is issued (this may have no
parameters, in which case the “? >” error prompt is returned,
but memories are still cleared), or until the controller is turned
off or by toggling the GS-232A off and on.
T
See the [M] (above) and the [W] (below) command. Start
automatic stepping routine (both azimuth and eievation):
turn rotator to next sequentially memorized azimuth (or az-el
pair, for the [W] command), wait sss seconds, and turn to
next angle (or pair), etc. This command works only if a long-
form [M] or [W] has been issued since power-up or the last
reset.
N
Return serial number of currently selected memorized point
[nnnn], and total number of memorized points [mmmm],
in the form +nnnn+mmmm. Must be proceeded by either
a long-form [M] or [W], and a T command. Used only dur-
ing stepping (see [T] command).
The meaning of a “point” in this command following an [M]
command is only an azimuth angle, so in this case nnnn
and mmmm can range up to “3800” (the limit of avail-
able RAM in the Control Interface). However, when eleva-
tion is involved, a “point” following a [W] command is rep-
resented by both an azimuth and an elevation angle, in which
case nnnn and mmmm can range up to only “1900,” since
each “point” is a pair of angles.
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