I have the ability to set the tracking rates and slewing rates. I haven't figured out how to query what the currently selected tracking rate and slewing rate is. One status command you might be interested in is :X34# it will return something like m00# where the first 0 is for RA, second 0 is for DEC. The higher the number, the faster that axis is moving. m10# indicates RA tracking only while m54# would indicate a fast slew on RA, and slightly slower slew on DEC.

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