Keep in mind that Hamlib is still ALPHA level software. A lof of stuff hasn't been tested thoroughly, and the API may change without publicized notice. Please report bugs and feedback at the e-mail address given in the REPORTING BUGS section.

-m, --model=id

Select rotator model number. See model list.

-r, --rot-file=device

Use device as the file name of the rotator to operate. Default is /dev/rotator (may be a symbolic link to the actual device).

-s, --serial-speed=baud

Set serial speed to baud rate. Uses maximum serial speed from rotator backend capabilites as default.

-L, --show-conf

List all config parameters.

-C, --set-conf=parm=val[,parm=val]*

Set config parameter.

-l, --list

List all model numbers and exit.

-v, --verbose

Set verbose mode, cumulative (BUG, ERR, WARN, VERBOSE, TRACE).

-h, --help

Show summary of options and exit.

-V, --version

Show version of program and exit.

NOTE! Some options may not be implemented by a given backend and will return an error. This is most likely to occur with the --set-conf and --show-conf options.

Please note that the backend for the rotator to be controlled, or the rotator itself may not support some commands. In that case, the operation will fail with a standard error message.

A summary of commands is included below.

P, set_pos

Set position: azimuth and elevation.

p, get_pos

Get position: azimuth and elevation.

K, park

Park the antenna.

S, stop

Stop the rotator.

R, reset

Reset the rotator.

M, move

Move the rotator in a specific direction.

C, set_conf

Set a configuration parameter. It is safe to give "Token" a value of '0' (zero). "Value" may be a string up to 20 characters.

_, get_info

Get misc information on the rotator.

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