Still cannot get my Laptop to see my AS-GT mount. No matter what I do. Nothing works! I have even gone so far as reformatting my hard drive and installing...
10510
Littlebear
tomaspalmer
Oct 4, 2006 4:33 am
Get an RS232 diagnostic software tool and run some diagnostics on the laptop RS232 port. There are some free ones out there I assume you are using the same...
10511
brittleform
Oct 4, 2006 5:42 am
... if the ... I am assuming because the nexremote program communicates through the same port and has no issues connecting to the mount, that the port is ...
10512
Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Oct 4, 2006 7:48 am
... Try NSOL. This is available from Mike Swanson's NexStar site and is another way of controlling the scope. Check that you can both read the scope position...
10513
yves laroche
coram37
Oct 4, 2006 2:32 pm
Hi Derek, Did you try in connecting with Windows Hyperterminal? Did you get the error message “The serial port is already used by another program”. I’m...
10514
Tim Long
t_p_long
Oct 4, 2006 8:21 pm
The trick with troubleshooting this type of problem is to eliminate the possible causes until you have identified the problem. Eliminate each potential cause...
10515
brittleform
Oct 4, 2006 9:56 pm
... eliminate the ... each ... other ... port) ... to ... conclusive). ... going ... software. ... connect ... communicate ... you ... which ... getting ... ...
10516
mojaverider2
Oct 6, 2006 11:12 pm
Will ASCOM run under Microsoft Windows Server 2003? Thanks!...
10517
Douglas B. George
maximccd
Oct 6, 2006 11:21 pm
... Sure. Doug ... Doug George dgeorge@... Diffraction Limited Makers of Cyanogen Imaging Products http://www.cyanogen.com 25 Conover Street Ottawa,...
10518
sarmientomon
Oct 7, 2006 11:28 am
Hello, The site below describes the circuit modification that can be implemented on the EQ6/Orion Atlas/EQG that allows any ASCOM developer to control the RAW...
10519
raymondtltse
Oct 8, 2006 1:24 pm
Dear all, I have successfully installed Temma updated driver 4.2.28(30) into the notebook running XP to work with The Sky v5.00.108. So I know how to copy the...
10520
Salvo
masspro2001
Oct 8, 2006 4:11 pm
Hi all, Two simple questions: 1- is it possible to use the LXP driver with the Astro-Physics AP900 GTO mount? 2- Exists the souce code for the Astro-Physics...
10521
Brewster, Jon A (TDO ...
jon_brewster
Oct 8, 2006 10:50 pm
Hello, I don't know about #1. But is there a problem with the standard AP driver? Jon ________________________________ From: ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com ...
10522
Salvo
masspro2001
Oct 9, 2006 12:16 am
Hi Jon, now I have one AP900 with the 2.5 firmaware. I have developed a software that uses the LXP driver. Soon I will buy the new firmware and I don't know...
10523
Brewster, Jon A (TDO ...
jon_brewster
Oct 9, 2006 1:32 am
Hi Salvo, Did you make changes to the LXP driver? Do you just call the ASCOM entries, or do you use the Command pass throughs (like CommandString() etc) ? If...
10524
Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal
Oct 9, 2006 5:06 am
It seems kind of ludicrous to use the LXP driver for the AP mount when I spent so many hours developing a solid AP driver..... Ajai _____ From:...
10525
Brewster, Jon A (TDO ...
jon_brewster
Oct 9, 2006 2:41 pm
Hi Ajai, You're right of course. I'm mostly curious if the Telescope spec was inadequate in some way. We put a lot of energy into V2, but I'm always amazed...
10526
Salvo
masspro2001
Oct 9, 2006 6:37 pm
Hello Jon, I have found this mount in the observatory with the firmware 2.5, therefore I have adapted the software using the LXP driver , using many...
10527
mojaverider2
Oct 9, 2006 8:25 pm
Thanks so much for the quick reply Mr. George!...
10528
Brewster, Jon A (TDO ...
jon_brewster
Oct 9, 2006 9:38 pm
Hi Salvo, I have found this mount in the observatory with the firmware 2.5, therefore I have adapted the software using the LXP driver , using many CommndBlind...
10529
sarmientomon
Oct 10, 2006 3:27 pm
Hello, Has anyone seen the sourcecodes of astro32.dll ? I just need to confirm a couple of things. thanks....
10530
Boyer, William
wslboyer
Oct 11, 2006 12:14 pm
I believe one of the ASCOM standards (or recommendations - too lazy to look it up, right now) is to not display dialog boxes on the local machine that must be...
10531
sarmientomon
Oct 12, 2006 8:37 am
No need to reply, i got the C codes already. regards...
10532
ccsnastronomy
Oct 12, 2006 5:50 pm
Here at CCSN we are experiencing intermittent crashes while observing. We are running Ascom to control our TI Robodome, our Meade LX200GPS, and imaging with...
10533
Ulowetz, Joe
joe_ulowetz
Oct 12, 2006 8:57 pm
William, That's very interesting. Thanks for posting it. -Joe ... From: ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Boyer,...
10534
sarmientomon
Oct 12, 2006 10:51 pm
this may be a classic "memory leak" problem wherein the program does not release memory resources after a routine has exited. Or the routine was not able to...
10535
sternwarte_loehne
sternwarte_l...
Oct 13, 2006 6:20 pm
Hello ASCOM Group ! I've a problem with ASCOM Platform in combination with MaxIm DL. I use a Maksutov-Cassegrain system to autoguide my mount with MaxIm DL,...
10536
sarmientomon
Oct 13, 2006 11:45 pm
I noticed from the ASCOM sourcecodes that pulseguide is implemented as; SendPulseGuide ON command to mount sleep(duration) SendPulseGuide OFF command to mount ...
10537
Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Oct 14, 2006 12:23 am
The implementation is dependent on the capabilities of the mount. From the documentation: "This method returns immediately if the hardware is capable of ...
10538
Brewster, Jon A (TDO ...
jon_brewster
Oct 14, 2006 1:17 am
While we're on the topic, I've noticed an error in the Meade driver. It reports 0.0 as the guide rate for both GuideRateRightAscension and ...