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    LX200 Classic RS232 Pinout 2

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    The document describes how to connect a personal computer to a LX200 telescope via an RS-232 cable in order to remotely control the telescope from a computer. It provides instructions on building an RS-232 cable to connect the telescope to the computer's serial port, along with a simple test program to verify the communication connection. Finally, it lists the LX200 command set that can be used to control the telescope from the computer.

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    LX200 Classic RS232 Pinout 2

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    The document describes how to connect a personal computer to a LX200 telescope via an RS-232 cable in order to remotely control the telescope from a computer. It provides instructions on building an RS-232 cable to connect the telescope to the computer's serial port, along with a simple test program to verify the communication connection. Finally, it lists the LX200 command set that can be used to control the telescope from the computer.

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    Serial port connection for the Meade LX200 classic telescope.

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    The document describes how to connect a personal computer to a LX200 telescope via an RS-232 cable in order to remotely control the telescope from a computer. It provides instructions on building an RS-232 cable to connect the telescope to the computer's serial port, along with a simple test program to verify the communication connection. Finally, it lists the LX200 command set that can be used to control the telescope from the computer.

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    LX200 Classic RS232 Pinout 2

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    The document describes how to connect a personal computer to a LX200 telescope via an RS-232 cable in order to remotely control the telescope from a computer. It provides instructions on building an RS-232 cable to connect the telescope to the computer's serial port, along with a simple test program to verify the communication connection. Finally, it lists the LX200 command set that can be used to control the telescope from the computer.

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    APPENDIX F:
    LX2OO PERSONAL COMPUTEB CONTROL 63524'l
    Remore opeBrion ol a compulerized telescope has only been Telescope
    alancifuld€ah lor mosl amateurastronom€rs- The realizal on
    Panel
    oi lully controlling a lelescope lhrough a peGonal ompuGr has
    previously been a staggeing proposillon involvlng high Connectot
    moretary cost and expe knowledge ol sollware and

    The LX200's lnl€mal software supporls the RS 232 inlerlace,


    requning ony a seial communicalon progam such as
    Procomm- Wilh a seia communicalion program, you czn use
    the indivduar commands lrom lhe LX200 Command Sel lo
    simulate keypad conlrol llnclions ol lhe LX200. Every Lv€oo
    comnand and mode is avalable to explore the Object L brary
    to adjust slewing speeds, or lo adjusr focus wilh the oplional
    *1206 Eleclric Focuser, iusl lo name a lew, with a simple BS'
    232line conreclion to vinualy any computer
    lf you a€ nol a prolessioml programmo( but wish lo explore
    re^ ole operalon ol rcLt200*[hyour compLle.lh"te are Fig.29: 1X200 Moduld Connectoi
    afiermark6t sofhrare programs availab e sp€cilicaly ior lhe
    LX200, includinq Astrosearch from Meade Insttuments corp,
    Whatlollows is a schemalic lor conslrucling your own FS-232
    cable, aprogEmlolesllheRs-232communlcalionlinocalled 30 0PEN COM119600,N,3,1,CD0,CS0,0S0 BS,' FOR BANDOM
    LX2o0 TEST, rho LX200 Command S€r, and LX2o0 DEMO,
    whch is a program that you can enler into your complter lo 50 koylS= INKEY$j iFkoyl$= THENGO TO50
    access lh6 object Library sl€w lo rho obj€ct, and cenler lhe
    70 tF koyl$ = C8R$(119) THEN GOSUB 200: AEM'w' koy
    30lFkeyl$=CHR$(101)THEN COSUB 200r BEM'e koy
    1. RS-232 Cable SOlFkeyl$=CHR$(110)THEN GOSUa 200 AEM'n koy
    Tho i.pul hardware uses a standard 6rns l6lephon0 jack 100 lF koyl$ = CHR$(115) THEN GOSUB 200: REa"4's koy

    conneclor, pra-allached ro a 6-conduclor llal lir6 lelaphone 105lF koyi$ ='x'THEN ENo: BEM To oxil bsl
    slyl6 cabl€ (ol any length, !p to 100'and perhaps €ve. more,
    dopending on lhe 9au9€ oilh6 cable). You wlllalso need eLlhor
    a g-pi. or25-pin FS.232 connector, whichevaryour compulor
    us€s lor lh€ serialpon, Al oi lhe above il6ms are avallabl€ al
    most oleclronics hardwaro storos. 220 lFkoyl$= w'THENa$-'1,:[iw{':PAINI$1,a$:FeMGOwosl

    Fig, 29 shows lhe 1X200 pircuis ior lho 6nine lelephono 240 lFk6yl$="o TFENa!= ]l:Mor',: PBINT n1, a$:nEM GO oasl
    .onnecroi Tho rable beow shows standard lBlr,4 compaliblo
    DB-g and DB-25se alportpin o!1s," and howlheyshould be 230 lFk6yr$='n TNENa$-'{:N,lit:PBINT 1,a$inEMGonodh
    connecled Io lho LX2006nine modular connecroi
    NoTE: Only 3 witos ate rcquned. 230 lFkeyr$ "'s"TNEN a$ -',{:Msl'': PFlNTlrl, at:FEM GO so!rh

    2. LX200 Test Program 300lFkey16=cHR$(32)THENGoTo 400 ELSE Go To 200


    Onc€ you have lhe FS-232 cable conslrucled you wlll wanl lo 400 RElr,l Thls slops mol on (by hilling SPACE baD.
    testlhecable, Belowisasimpleprogramcalled"LX200TEST' 4108$=',r:Oef :PRINTtl BS

    ihat is witten ln Gw Basic progamming Language and will 4204$= PFrNT *1, 8$
    'rrowrf:
    4308$. 0:On#:PRNT1'1,8S
    workwilhvinuallyanylBlv compaliblocomputer. Lx200TEST
    s an oilccrive program lo lully check lhe Fs-232 Ine 440 86= sosr',: PF|NT 1,B$
    communicallons lron yolr personal compuler to the LX200,
    aLlowing you to concenkaleon de-bugging yournS-232 cable.
    To enter lhe tollowlng program, tirsl load BASIC or GWBASIC To use the above program, conrecl Ihe comploled cable lo
    (whlchever yolr
    compuler system uses), then lype in the your PC seiaL port and lo lhe LX200 FS-232 Pon, Load BASIC
    followlng program- When complolo, be slre to savo ihe (or CWBASIC) ii not a ready loaded, and
    rur
    program as'LX200TST,BAS, "LX200TST.AAS." Nothing wil appearon lh€ complterscreen.
    Press any one ol lhe N S, E, or W (lowor case) keys on yout

    LX2OO FS.232 CONNECTOR PIN OUT COOE LEGENO

    DESCBIPIION TO DB-g CONNECTOR fo oB-25


    CONNECTOF CONNECTORPINf'*
    +12 VOLTS DC NOT USED NOT USED

    MISC, SEFIAL OUT NOT USED NOT USED

    PC RECEIVE DATA
    I\,IISC. SEFIAL IN NOTUSEO NOTUSED

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