RC 2000A with Sonicview

[john_robot]

Hi guys.. do you have any idea how to connect my RC 2000A Satellite controller with my receiver Sonicview ?

 

[turbosat]

What exactly is a 2000a satellite controller, got a link or picture? which Sonicview do you have?

 

[john_robot]

pls check here..

http://www.researchconcepts.com/Files/RC2KA_Cut_Sheet.PDF

I got Sonicview 8000HD

 

[ACRadio]

The controller will just control 2 linear actuators. It has 2 controllers that will control orbital position as well as elevation for inclined orbit satellites. It will not interface with an MPEG receiver using DiSEqC commands so it will just be of benefit as a standalone positioner....but a nice one at that...

 

[john_robot]

Do you guys know any way to automate this device and my reciver ?

 

[FaT Air]

Simple answer, Uh-----No.
It wasn't designed for FTA use, so there is no interface, to automate it, commercially available.
If you really need it operable via your FTA remote/receiver, you'll have to design and build it.

 

[Stefan2K8]

Do you guys know any way to automate this device and my reciver ?

With your receiver there's no way to do so. However, it can be controlled by a PC with an RS-422 serial port and the appropriate software. That's the way it's done in headends. The bad news is the software to do so usually cost big bucks. Perhaps there's some free or low cost software out there somewhere on the internet to do, but I don't know enough about these to know if there is.

One other option might be to write your own software to do so. If you can somehow obtain documentation of the serial protocol and command set used and have some programming skills you might be able to write some batch files or VB scripts that might execute basic functions. Of course your on your own there.

 

[putney]

just sell it for a $1000 and buy a Gbox for less than $100

 

[john_robot]

.. I need it coz I'm going to have a heavy 3.8m Prodline dish.