[APBeta] ETX Telescope control

[Luis Batanero]

At 15:50 28/06/2009, you wrote:

>On Jun 28, 2009, at 3:37 AM, Luis Batanero wrote:
>
>>   testing the control of the telescope ETX-70AT, I noticed that I
>>can not connect. Noting that sends commands to the window I see the
>>data stream that sends #: GVN #, #: GR #, etc..
>>
>>   The correct commands are not prefixed with #. The # sign is used
>>as a suffix
>>
>>   The correct commands are: GVN #: GR #, etc..
>>
>>   This is a bug in the program, i think.
>
>I'll check into this. However, note that the Meade command protocol
>does not stipulate that commands _start_ with "#", only that they
>_end_ with "#". If you are sending commands, however, it's always a
>good idea to start by sending a "#" in case the the previous ending
>"#" didn't make it to the scope. The Meade controller ignores multiple
>"#"s.
>
>Paul R.
>
Yes, you are right, tested on version 1.6 and works with #, whereas 
in the Beta version does not get all the characters, you lose the 
last two (including the # final) and sometimes do not receive 
anything. There is a serious problem with the serial communication in 
the version beta.

Luis,