... guess i am o.k. thanks ... the ... been ... anyway :-)...
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david3374
Jan 28, 2008 1:45 am
Hi, all. Does anyone know if Starry Night V6 can drive the Orion SkyView Pro equitorial telescope? Thanks. Dave...
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jackhuerkamp
Jan 28, 2008 1:46 am
Well I just updated to the latest version of ASCOM and also installed the ServoCAT and Celestron Telescope files. BUT - my CPC 1100 no longer can communicate...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jan 28, 2008 8:31 am
... Jack is using "a pair of AirCables" and that when he used a real serial cable (through a USB to serial adaptor) it was fine. So the problem is that the...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 28, 2008 6:05 pm
Jack -- See below... ... I wonder what helper he was using? The one from the 4.1 Platform? That would be 4.1.4, which I have with the date 01-Feb-2006. The...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 28, 2008 6:06 pm
... Since both are products of Imaginova, you might have better luck asking them, and you will definitely get the definitive answer :-)) -- Bob...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jan 28, 2008 6:26 pm
I think Jack is using the V5 version of ASCOM, with the serial drivers that that supplies. He may not have gone to Chiefland yet, his emails of Sunday said in...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 28, 2008 6:30 pm
... As far as I know, there is no ASCOM Dome driver for Observa-Dome. As a first step, I'd suggest you contact ObservaDome and ask them how you can control...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 28, 2008 6:32 pm
... I meant before he switched to ASCOM 5. I should have said "was using successfully", sorry... In any case, in ASCOM 5, the serial driver is the version you...
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jhuerkmp@...
jackhuerkamp
Jan 28, 2008 6:39 pm
Bob, I don't leave for CAV until this Friday, but I need to pack up the scope on Wedensday. If I can get it working with the AirCables by then, that would be...
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jhuerkmp@...
jackhuerkamp
Jan 28, 2008 10:36 pm
I just received this from Juergen of AirCables: Hi Jack, I assume the problem is in the timeout configuration of the software talking over Bluetooth. Bytes...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jan 28, 2008 11:12 pm
The receive timeout is 1 second in V4.1 and hasn't been changed. This is set in the driver. There is a serial logger, the registry files TraceOn.reg and ...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 29, 2008 1:22 am
... HEAR it? Does SkyTools talk? Or was that a typo? It would be nice if SkyTools would actually report whatever error is coming from the driver. I am...
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Jack Huerkamp
jackhuerkamp
Jan 29, 2008 3:11 am
Chris, The test with Hyperterminal worked when the cable was attached to thePC and it did not work with the AirCables. The only thing I added was Net 2X which...
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jackhuerkamp
Jan 29, 2008 3:14 am
Bob, SkyTools does vocalize (if you want) certain phrases, such as "Telescope Connected" when the link to the scope is established, "Telescope Slewing to...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 29, 2008 3:43 am
... I don't want to speak out of turn for Chris, but that pretty much eliminates ASCOM and the driver from the mix. There's still something wrong with your ...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jan 29, 2008 8:28 am
Yes, exactly. This demonstrates that it is not a problem in ASCOM or the Celestron driver. It is something to do with the AirCable. Get back to them with the...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 29, 2008 4:43 pm
Jack -- An afterthought... I do think that the AirCable stuff was operating on the hairy edge all along. It's possible you could have gotten to Chiefland and...
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jhuerkmp@...
jackhuerkamp
Jan 29, 2008 5:51 pm
Chris, Is there a way to adjust the timeout in ASCOM? Juergens of AirCables says that is the problem. I am at a loss as, although I am somewhat computer...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jan 29, 2008 9:23 pm
... If it was a timeout problem then sending a character or two in Hyperterminal would work. I'm sure that you waited several seconds for a reply. There's no...
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jackhuerkamp
Jan 30, 2008 3:11 am
Chris and Bob, Well I finally got the system to work. For 2 years I had the AirCables Serial set for 115Kb instead of 9600. Don't tell me how it worked ...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 30, 2008 4:17 am
... Most excellent! Now you know why I am often reluctant to endorse the "quick fix" (in this case reverting to old ASCOM) in the absence of real evidence of ...
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jhuerkmp@...
jackhuerkamp
Jan 30, 2008 1:27 pm
Chris and Bob, Well I shold have reported a 90% success last night with ASCOM 5 and the Celestron Driver. I forgot to mention that the keypad option did not...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 30, 2008 8:46 pm
... Communication problems of some sort that is specific to the Air Cables? Other than that, lacking a crystal ball, I can't guess :-)) -- Bob...
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R_Maret
Jan 31, 2008 4:11 am
I am running a Vixen SXD mount, with ASCOM 4.1, and Starrynight version 5.8.2 - The sphinx shows up correctly and I can connect. Everything appears to work but...
13806
Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jan 31, 2008 1:19 pm
... The first thing to try is asking Imaginova. Perhaps they can tell you which call to the driver is generating that problem. Another thing to try is to use...
13807
williams1951
Jan 31, 2008 7:41 pm
... ASCOM ... Observa- ... Automadome ... ASCOM ... As a first ... control your ... other program ... possibly the ... Thanks Bob, Observa-Dome couldn't offer...
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Steve Cullen
sgcullen
Jan 31, 2008 9:55 pm
I am getting the same error. I am installing on a machine in Australia but all of the regional/language settings on the machine are set to U.S. English. Any...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Feb 1, 2008 3:35 am
I never saw Gunnar's message (I read this group in Thunderbird). Strange... ALL WHO HAVE THE STRING ERROR: Before I make a guess on this one, please check the...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Feb 1, 2008 5:43 am
... It would sure be nice if they at least said they'd look into it. ... You'd have to control the scope via TheSky too, then select TheSky Controlled ...
