Moteck SG2100A DiSEqC Motor - Go to X (0) command.

[Yorks]

I bought one of these recently, and had a play with it before getting around to my installation.

I hooked it up to my TM1500 on a short length of cable, to test it was working ok, from the comfort of my armchair - using usals.

The go to x(0) or go to reference command, to send the motor back to 0 works as follows:-

If the motor is stationary at any position west of 0 degrees (or even at 0), then it will make 3 movements going easterly to approx 5 east, back to 1 east, and finally 0.

If the motor is stationary at any position east of 0 degrees then it will go westerly to 1 east, and finally 0.

This way the motor always approaches it's reset position from the same direction, eliminating any play/backlash (which incidentally shouldn't be present in a new motor).

Yorks.

[BGonaSTICK]

Interesting, didn't know that. Do you know what the raw command for this is?

[Yorks]

Afraid not. I presume that the macro for this will be stored on the motor and would be executable with the raw command? (If you've got one o' them clever boxes - and brains)

Unfortunately I am lacking in both. But I now appreciate all those precise little movements being made when I send the dish to '0' - and all in the name of backlash.

Yorks