Thanks. I am signed up on so many overlapping groups that it is hard to keep track of which one I am corresponding on. I will post on the CGE group. Gwen Gwen ...
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gfisch9862
Jun 1, 2009 10:13 pm
All, Well, I got the Meade LX200R driver to stop throwing exceptions by un-installing everything and starting over, now the driver launches but says it cannot...
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Rick Edwards
littlechum55...
Jun 2, 2009 1:18 pm
And what kind of computer are you using..I just hooked up worldwide telescope to my vista laptop  and had to go to radioshack and get an adapter cord for the...
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arlenbee
Jun 2, 2009 2:34 pm
Please note that this won't run that great on an old computer. Tried on a Windows 2000 with Pentium 3 ~ 466 MHz (I think) Ram 766 MB. This computer has other...
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arlenbee
Jun 2, 2009 2:43 pm
1.Can ASCOM be driven via Telnet? 2.Does it send data in return?...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Jun 2, 2009 2:54 pm
ASCOM is just an interface spec, along with a few optional helper routines driver developers can use if they like. There is nothing about physical interface...
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gfisch9862
Jun 2, 2009 4:15 pm
Thanks for the info. I'm using a Gateway MC7801 laptop, 64-bit. It's the one with the orange-red backlit keys. It works fine using Telet talking directly to...
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Rick Edwards
littlechum55...
Jun 2, 2009 7:33 pm
So you have 4 usb ports..that's what I use is a usb because my vista has a port for a video..which I use but I don't have a serial port. That's why I let ascom...
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Arnold C. Ashcraft
wa2guf
Jun 2, 2009 9:36 pm
I am the technical committee chairman for a club of amateur astronomers (AAI) located in Cranford NJ. We operate Sperry Observatory on the campus of Union...
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Joe Ulowetz
joe_ulowetz
Jun 2, 2009 9:47 pm
Arnold, I don't know if this would help you, but an alternative approach would be to use simple servo motors and install the Gemini control hardware. Gemini...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jun 2, 2009 9:56 pm
The easiest way to write an ASCOM driver is to start from one of the templates available for Visual Studio (or Visual C# Express or Visual Basic Express). ...
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keith.campion@...
keith.campio...
Jun 2, 2009 10:08 pm
I'm trying to use my Meade LX90 with PHD. I've downloaded the relevant driver (Meade Classic) but on clicking properties I get a 'failed to load driver:...
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Peter Eschman
peschman2001
Jun 2, 2009 11:03 pm
Arnold, Another option would be a custom servo drive system from Astrometric Instruments (astrometric.com). We installed one on an old 16" f6 newtonian Cave...
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Niall Saunders
njsgps
Jun 2, 2009 11:57 pm
Yep, I am having the same (or very similar) problem. That said, we DID manage to get PHD up and running on a second PC, and get it to talk to the Autostar I on...
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Arnold Ashcraft
wa2guf
Jun 2, 2009 11:57 pm
Joe: Would this work without optical encoders? The way the mount is configured gives us no good place to fit encoders. The SmartMotors seem to know where...
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Gareth Bestor
tiritea
Jun 3, 2009 12:05 am
Go back a couple days in the message postings. The subject heading yer looking for should be obvious... :-) again, kudos to Bob (i'm just the messanger) ! - G ...
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arlenbee
Jun 3, 2009 12:16 am
For instance, if I could use something like Telnet or Hyperterminal to drive the telescope from, say, a linux or mac, or another windows pc. Using RA and Dec...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Jun 3, 2009 12:35 am
ASCOM provides a standardized set of methods and properties which are accessible via the Windows COM interface. You could write a driver that interfaced to any...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jun 3, 2009 12:58 am
Man, you should join the ASCOM-X group ;-) In theory, DCOM (Distributed COM) enables COM components - of which ASCOM drivers are a flavour - to communicate...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jun 3, 2009 7:07 am
Hi Arnold, The problem with a non astro driver is that you need to do all the coordinate conversion and error correction yourself. This is pretty easy if you...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jun 3, 2009 7:34 am
... Has there been any progress on ASCOM-X since I left it because of the lack of progress? ... I'd put it stronger than that, it's a recipe for disaster. ...
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autostaretx
Jun 3, 2009 1:39 pm
... I might suggest (as a working, but non-ASCOM, example) Meade's Autostar Suite. Although it is mostly set up to talk to COM ports, it also offers the option...
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Joe Ulowetz
joe_ulowetz
Jun 3, 2009 8:11 pm
Arnold, The standard servo motors used with Gemini include built-in optical encoders. As long as the clutch doesn't slip, the mount knows exactly where it is...
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arlenbee
Jun 3, 2009 8:38 pm
SAY!!!!!!!! How do you use command prompt with ASCOM?...
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arlenbee
Jun 3, 2009 9:40 pm
I am going to make a command line interface to start with. How do I tell the generic hub (hub.exe) to move the telescope to a certain location. I looked at the...
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nessus359
Jun 3, 2009 9:51 pm
I have CCDSoft configured to use FOCUSAPI (FocusAPI to ASCOM Mapper) to control a moonlite CR2 focuser via a Moonlite controller. The Moonlite Controller uses...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jun 3, 2009 10:38 pm
I would recommend looking at something like Windows PowerShell if you want to control ASCOM drivers from the command line. Powershell will let you load a...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jun 3, 2009 10:43 pm
BTW, Windows PowerShell 2.0 also lets you run remote commands and sessions... so actually it's not far from your original Telnet request. Best regards, Tim...
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Jim Jones
foofaw2001
Jun 4, 2009 12:23 am
Run a script from the command line? Jim...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jun 4, 2009 1:27 am
Tell me what you want to do with an ASCOM driver and I'll whip up a script that will run from the command line. "ASCOM" is a driver architecture. Drivers...
