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1624 Michael <silo42@...>
qwerty7772003 Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
1:27 am
Hi all, I've just loaded on a usb to serial converter to control my Lx200GPS thru a usb port but am having problems. The usb/serial converter has loaded onto...
1625 Larry Weber
larryweberpl... Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
2:12 am
Go to the Start>Settings>Control Panel>System>Device Manager>Ports and see what port your usb to serial converter is using. Make sure there are no conflicts...
1626 Michael <silo42@...>
qwerty7772003 Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
3:14 am
HI Larry, Just tried your suggestion but still no-go. when I choose "Meade telescope and Focuser" I get a message saying " Failed to load driver.Only one...
1627 Larry Weber
larryweberpl... Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
4:02 am
"Generic LX-200" is an old driver that I would not bother with. You should use "Meade Telescope and Focuser" and I would also suggest that you get the latest...
1628 kja9983 <archerk001@....
kja9983 Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
4:42 am
Hi Bob, I will get on the Kick start, thanks for the URL. Regards, Ken ... of the ... if ... there ... a ... power-up. ... tried ... (http://www.cyanogen.com/)...
1629 Michael <silo42@...>
qwerty7772003 Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
7:25 am
Larry. I've loaded the new Meade driver (thanx for the link) and can connect using the normal com port, ie com1, with the serial cable using the "Meade and...
1630 Steven Laderoute
sladeroute Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
12:30 pm
Hello Michael Just wondering dose your converter come with drivers?? The reason why I ask is because I needed to load drivers for my converter. Go to start,...
1631 Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
12:53 pm
Another thought is to try using a terminal program, such as HyperTerminal, to send commands directly to the LX200. This will help to tell if the problem is...
1632 alan_awr2002 <og35@...>
alan_awr2002 Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
1:13 pm
Hi All, We have come across a problem in that our GOTO system won't work with ASCOM serial interface but it has been working for years with The Sky, SkyMap Pro...
1633 Michael <silo42@...>
qwerty7772003 Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
2:58 pm
I've loaded the correct drivers and can see in the device manager that the usb/serial converter is loaded at com2. I just cant seem to get Ascom to look at...
1634 Mel Bartels
mel_bartels Offline Send Email 		Feb 2, 2003
6:44 pm
... We use RTS to detect whether the computer is present or not (as well as using hardware flow control if it is supported). <<< I don't have a specific fix...
1635 Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal Offline Send Email 		Feb 3, 2003
7:37 am
It is written but not tested. It is on my list of things to do. I finally have my Gemini operational with L3 and now I just need to build a cable to talk to...
1636 Bob Denny
dc3dreamer Offline Send Email 		Feb 3, 2003
1:48 pm
... Yes, and probably harmlessly. I have added this to the DriverHelper.Serial object, and (invisibly) posted V2.1.1 of same to the ASCOM download site: ...
1637 alan_awr2002 <og35@...>
alan_awr2002 Offline Send Email 		Feb 3, 2003
10:19 pm
Thanks Bob and Mel, I will give it a go. Will be a day or so. When opening serial ports I have taken a defensive programming attitude in the past and always...
1638 Douglas B. George
maximccd Offline Send Email 		Feb 3, 2003
11:10 pm
... Okay, this sounds like an LX200 firmware bug, not a MaxIm bug. A workaround might be to have the ASCOM LX-200 driver momentarily change the slew rate...
1639 Mel Bartels
mel_bartels Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
7:18 am
... When opening serial ports I have taken a defensive programming attitude in the past and always asserted RTS even if flow control is not used because I know...
1640 Bob Denny
dc3dreamer Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
1:55 pm
... I'm the author of the LX200 & Autostar driver. I'd be reluctant to do this without some testing, and then only on LX200 Classics. But it does not appear to...
1641 Bob Denny
dc3dreamer Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
2:12 pm
... Yes indeed! I had intended to post a much longer reply to this, but I am way over my email/list hours for the last few days, so... Unfortunately, the...
1642 Douglas B. George
maximccd Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
4:50 pm
... As I understand it, using the autoguiding inputs on the LX200 classic causes the hand paddle buttons to behave strangely. It may also be affecting GOTO...
1643 dleemoon2002 <moon@...>
dleemoon2002 Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
7:02 pm
test...
1644 world_gazer <sigaranj...
world_gazer Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
9:03 pm
Hello all; Does anyone know if the simulator has any updated features. I appears some of the telescope methods provided for the simulator are not supported...
1645 alan_awr2002 <og35@...>
alan_awr2002 Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
9:05 pm
Dear Bob & Mel, The RTS patch did the trick! It has revealed a possible communication problem in that the interface is not understanding my standard LX200 ...
1646 Bob Denny
dc3dreamer Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
10:00 pm
Thanks for letting us know. -- Bob...
1647 Bob Denny
dc3dreamer Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
10:00 pm
You'll need a real LX200 for that. The simulator does not implement any particular serial line protocol. It just implements the behavior of a telescope....
1648 Dennis K. McLeod
mcleodus1 Offline Send Email 		Feb 4, 2003
10:01 pm
Hello: in the shells for the commands for commandstring and commandbool I have added: msgbox str exit sub Thanks Dennis ... From: world_gazer...
1649 argo1948 <argo@...>
argo1948 Offline Send Email 		Feb 5, 2003
12:07 am
... finally have my Gemini operational with L3 and now I just need to build a cable to talk to the computer. Ajai, Easy way to make a cable is to get an RS-232...
1650 Bob Denny
dc3dreamer Offline Send Email 		Feb 5, 2003
12:14 pm
I read through the discussions about focus offsets and the Camera standard. At present the Filter Wheel proposal has no provision for focus offsets. I propose...
1651 Douglas B. George
maximccd Offline Send Email 		Feb 5, 2003
3:30 pm
... Okay, sounds both reasonable and easy to implement. Gets my vote... Doug ... Doug George dgeorge@... Diffraction Limited Makers of Cyanogen...
1652 Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal Offline Send Email 		Feb 5, 2003
5:37 pm
Bob, Can you post the latest of the proposed standards (or send a link to where they are)? I have so many copies now that I am not sure which one is correct....
1653 Bob Denny
dc3dreamer Offline Send Email 		Feb 5, 2003
7:08 pm
Look at http://ASCOM-Standards.org/ ... == Bob...
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