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:g-# Autostar II Only - Turn off GPS
:gps# Autostar II Only – Turns on NMEA GPS data stream.
Returns: The next string from the GPS in standard NEMA format followed by a '#' key
:gT# Powers up the GPS and updates the system time from the GPS stream. The process my take several minutes to
complete.
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During GPS update, normal handbox operations are interrupted. [Autostar II only]
Returns: '0' In the event that the user interrupts the process, or the GPS times out.
Returns: '1' After successful updates
G – Get Telescope Information
:G0# Get Alignment Menu Entry 0
Returns: A '#' Terminated ASCII string. [LX200 legacy command]
:G1# Get Alignment Menu Entry 0
Returns: A '#' Terminated ASCII string. [LX200 legacy command]
:G2# Get Alignment Menu Entry 0
Returns: A '#' Terminated ASCII string. [LX200 legacy command]
:Ga# Get Local Telescope Time In 12 Hour Format
Returns: HH:MM:SS#
The time in 12 format
:GA# Get Telescope Altitude
Returns: sDD*MM# or sDD*MM'SS#
The current scope altitude. The returned format depending on the current precision setting.
:Gb# Get Browse Brighter Magnitude Limit
Returns: sMM.M#
The magnitude of the faintest object to be returned from the telescope FIND/BROWSE command.
Command when searching for objects in the Deep Sky database.
:GC# Get current date.
Returns: MM/DD/YY#
The current local calendar date for the telescope.
:Gc# Get Clock Format
Returns: 12# or 24#
Depending on the current telescope format setting.
:GD# Get Telescope Declination.
Returns: sDD*MM# or sDD*MM'SS#
Depending upon the current precision setting for the telescope.
:Gd# Get Currently Selected Object/Target Declination
Returns: sDD*MM# or sDD*MM'SS#
Depending upon the current precision setting for the telescope.
:GE# Get Selenographic Latitude
LX200gps/RCX Only
Returns: sDD*MM#
The selenographic Position of the telescope. If the scope is not presently pointed to the Moon the scope will
return +99*99#
:Ge# Get Selenographic Longitude
LX200gps/RCX Only
Returns: sDDD*MM#
The selenogrphic position of the telescope. West Longitude is shown as negative. If the scope is not pointed at the
Moon +999*99# will be returned.
:GF# Get Find Field Diameter
Returns: NNN#
An ASCII integer expressing the diameter of the field search used in the IDENTIFY/FIND commands.
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:Gf# Get Browse Faint Magnitude Limit
Returns: sMM.M#
The magnitude or the brightest object to be returned from the telescope FIND/BROWSE command.
:GG# Get UTC offset time
Returns: sHH# or sHH.H#
The number of decimal hours to add to local time to convert it to UTC. If the number is a whole number the
sHH# form is returned, otherwise the longer form is returned.
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