is the motor smart?

[stevow]

Lets say that I've installed a motor (model HH), and made it work with a rcvr and say - 3 satellites. If I unplug the rcvr and plug in a different rcvr, how does the new rcvr know where in the sky the motor has the dish pointed. Does the motor tell the rcvr where it is at power up?

[pmb1010]

They are "sort of" smart...
They do work together, but there is no feedback from motor to receiver.
The receiver tells the motor where to go.

Receiver knows Sat Z is X degrees from reference point (based on Diseqc 1.2, or using USALS).

If the motor recognizes that the receiver was powered off, it typically goes to either zero or it's reference point, and re-establishes where it is.

In most receivers are "go to zero" or "go to reference" settings, to make the receiver and the motor recoordiante themselves.

[stevow]

Thanks. you've cleared things up a bit.

[drac2000]

I am not sure if motors are "that smart enough"
All it has is an automate with positions and numbers making links between them.
All is in the disecq protocol and the receiver of course.