Gday Chris The "506" cable is not a simple three wire connection It requires active electronics in the cable to make it work For details on the protocols ref ...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Dec 26, 2008 11:13 pm
Quite so. I was assuming this scope had a 494 AutoStar, which simply requires a basic serial cable. Rather than buying a #506 cable, or making one, it might be...
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autostaretx
Dec 27, 2008 1:50 am
Chris, your posts have confusing (and incorrect for this purpose) information/suggestions. The 494 does NOT use a "a basic serial cable", it uses a 506. (the...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Dec 27, 2008 3:16 am
Yes, I'm sure I'm confusing all these similar numbers. I'm confusing myself <g>. I should have just left the numbers off and recommended building the simple...
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Christian Tucci
discjockct
Dec 27, 2008 5:30 am
Where can I find the autostar manual?...
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Christian Tucci
discjockct
Dec 27, 2008 5:30 am
So which method will work?...
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Christian Tucci
discjockct
Dec 27, 2008 5:30 am
I DO have the 494 autostar with NO number pad. I think that would be the 494. Which method do I use for that? Chris's or Andrew's?...
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Christian Tucci
discjockct
Dec 27, 2008 5:30 am
OK. Quick question although not in this topic. To upgrade to 497 autostar I just buy the handbox and plug it in? That will just work with my ETX-80?...
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autostaretx
Dec 27, 2008 5:37 am
... Yes. To avoid burying the ASCOM group with Autostar-specific chatter, I invite you to join one of the many Autostar/ETX-related groups, such as...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Dec 27, 2008 5:38 am
For that you need the more complex cable, the one Andrew provided a link for. Or you need to buy the cable from Meade. Chris ...
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Erik Young
notparticula...
Dec 27, 2008 10:57 am
I think what you are running into is that it times out before completing the move. The controller only permits movement for a certain period of time before it...
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Paul Rodman
pjrodman
Dec 27, 2008 8:21 pm
... You too, huh? I installed ASCOM 5.0a to a "virgin" Win XP installation a few days ago (I also had to install the .NET stuff), I then downloaded and...
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rbethman
rbethman1
Dec 27, 2008 8:31 pm
Paul & "discjockct", For DJ, the essential info as to the 494 vs 497 has not been answered. Therefore, which cable you need is unknown. Paul, exactly WHICH...
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Fabrizio Tozzi
fabrolone
Dec 27, 2008 8:53 pm
Dear Sirs, some days ago I wrote a message about this matter. I received several "thanking"; email of fellow that was helped about it. I receive also a feedback...
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Paul Rodman
pjrodman
Dec 28, 2008 5:29 am
Well, although I have both an LX200 Classic and an Autostar 497, it is immaterial, since I can't get the driver to load under ASCOM - I just get the ActiveX...
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John Marks
jmarks99us
Dec 28, 2008 9:05 am
Uninstall the 5.0.2 driver reinstall the 5.0.1 driver then reinstall the 5.0.2 driver. Others having problems with the 5.0.2 driver have done this with...
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Robert Jocumsen
westwind_two
Dec 28, 2008 10:27 am
... is immaterial, ... ActiveX error. I don't ... an issue until I ... select the correct ... days ... same ... know why. ... I had the same problem with my...
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ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroup...
Dec 29, 2008 3:28 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ASCOM-Talk group. File :...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Dec 29, 2008 6:19 pm
If this is true, then the driver is really broken! The cardinal rule in driver design is " Do it right or raise an error ". So a call to move the focuser to a...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Dec 29, 2008 6:24 pm
Uninstall the 5.0.2 driver reinstall the 5.0.1 driver then reinstall the 5.0.2 driver. Others having problems with the 5.0.2 driver have done this with...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 31, 2008 1:59 am
A bit of light reading while you digest your turkey sandwiches... Arrays Considered Somewhat Harmful ...
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Douglas B. George
maximccd
Dec 31, 2008 3:47 am
... In order to convince me of this, you would have to write a test application that compares the two methods. The application does the same thing -- say some...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 31, 2008 4:45 am
We could have a whole discussion about whether the way to get more speed is to write better code, increase the clock speed or add more cores. But instead, I...
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Ray Gralak (Yahoo Gro...
raygralak
Dec 31, 2008 5:34 am
... If you want more performance how about more efficient languages and development environments? Maybe start with the first author you quoted (Eric Lippert) -...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Dec 31, 2008 5:40 am
In spite of Moore's Law I can't get my modern PC running and operating a word processor any faster or better than I could 20 years ago. Computer performance...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 31, 2008 6:35 am
Well that depends how you define "wasted". Me, I'm a visual person and to me, anything that makes stuff look better is an improvement. A lot of people I speak...
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Sander Pool
sander_pool
Dec 31, 2008 5:39 pm
Interesting subject. I've been doing some coding with cfitsio which as you know returns an array of doubles. In my C++ (CLR) code I encapsulated cfitsio in a...
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gves2000
Dec 31, 2008 6:52 pm
Hi all, Is there anyone who uses UTCDate to set the date on a Gemini controller? When I set the date it sets the month incorrectly (01 instead of 12). On...
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spacewalk3
Dec 31, 2008 9:05 pm
I just upgraded to the newly-released Ascom 5 platform. Now StarryNight Pro Plus 6.2.1 does not recognize that there is a valid plugin installed for scope...
