Andrew Just following on from the below, I am wary of sending any commands to the scope unless I know it's safe. So - is it safe to do a Sync from within...
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tpiccian
Aug 1, 2011 8:27 pm
I am currently at the Summer Star Party hoping for a few more nights of clear skies. 2 nights ago I had some significant problems with Ascom 6 and Sky X. I...
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johansea
Aug 1, 2011 10:19 pm
Gday Peter ... No commands are "forbidden" as such, its all down to timing. Synch can safely be used at all times. What you must not do is remotely change ...
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Thouse
photon_watcher
Aug 1, 2011 10:25 pm
Tom, Just to verify, you are running TSX 10.1.10 with daily build 4980? ASCOM 6 works with zero problems (my system) with TSX Tom...
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Jeffrey A. Steinberg
jsteinberg48
Aug 2, 2011 1:13 am
Are you in Savoy, MA? Great site. Good luck. --Jeffrey ... Jeffrey A. Steinberg 914-374-7503...
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tpiccian
Aug 2, 2011 1:13 am
Yes. That's the version I'm using....
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tpiccian
Aug 2, 2011 1:13 am
Yes. 4980...
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autostaretx
Aug 2, 2011 2:00 am
... ?? How are you determining that it "doesn't seem to know"? (i.e. please report numbers) If the scope is polar aligned, and is PARKing (a real Meade PARK,...
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Bev & BillC
b_carberry
Aug 2, 2011 5:26 am
I've had various versions of ASCOM loaded on my laptop over the past few years and worked (with varying success rates) controlling my Atlas EQ-G through EQMOD...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Aug 2, 2011 7:07 am
Hi Dave, Your thought is spot on, this is the relevant code in Conform: m_Temperature = m_Focuser.Temperature Select Case m_Temperature Case Is <= -50.0...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Aug 2, 2011 7:46 am
Hi Bev or Bill, The Platform 6 installer checks the installation registry keys in the same way that the Control Panel does in order to determine which Platform...
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peter_0905
Aug 2, 2011 11:39 am
Hello Dick ... *** I don't have numbers but here is what I did: Scope was aligned for an active observing session. Date/time/LST were all correct. I clicked...
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normcatalunya
Aug 2, 2011 11:42 am
Hi everybody ...first post for me from the Pyrenees.. Just finished a pier setup here and have got eascom talking ok with HEQ5 mount via hanset at this stage...
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tpiccian
Aug 2, 2011 1:27 pm
Yes. And except for heavy dew, we had a great night. More to come this week. As for Ascom, backing out to version 5 didn't work at all so I reloaded version 6....
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astrobob0
Aug 2, 2011 6:30 pm
Hi im a Italian amateur astronomer i use ascom drivers with gemini extension for my Losmandy Gemini mount , it work well. But now ill try to use a serial...
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autostaretx
Aug 2, 2011 8:01 pm
Since we're drifting (careening?) into LX200gps-firmware-specific issues, we should probably take this over to the LX200GPS group. ... ? How are you checking...
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Dave Grennan
gremlinastro
Aug 2, 2011 9:05 pm
Roberto, You can fix this for your self by adding your friends focuser into the 'forceplatformversion' area of the ascom profile. Open the ASCOM Profile...
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johansea
Aug 2, 2011 9:39 pm
Gday Dick/Peter Just to address the last bit ... Whilst the 2 star bug is also tied into the date/time type bug ( in that it can corrupt the clock...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 2, 2011 10:25 pm
I need to clarify: "ASCOM 6" (the Platform) has nothing to do with TheSky X. When you say it works, what works? There is an X2 driver for ASCOM< a TelescopeAPI...
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Bev & BillC
b_carberry
Aug 2, 2011 10:26 pm
Thanks... will try that tonight....
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 2, 2011 10:27 pm
Still when trying Sky X and using the x2 plugin going to Poth Hub, Sky X turns gray after connecting and clicking on anything says that the driver or Sky X has...
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Thouse
photon_watcher
Aug 2, 2011 11:17 pm
Bob, It is 'TheSky Controlled Telescope driver for ASCOM' that works. Tom...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Aug 2, 2011 11:38 pm
Tom -- Thank you very much. I appreciate your taking the time to respond, and I hope I didn't come off as being too hard-edged before. When it comes to TheSky...
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josephgsauve
Aug 3, 2011 3:27 am
I see that there's a NOVAS3 interface and class in the ASCOM.Astrometry namespace in ASCOM Platform 6. I'm curious about the difference NOVAS2 and NOVAS2COM,...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Aug 3, 2011 7:22 am
Hi Joe, Initially I created NOVAS2 as a static class because that seemed like the best presentation of the functionality and can be used similarly to a DLL...
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tpiccian
Aug 3, 2011 7:36 am
Not a problem. Getting frustrated on a number of fronts here with limited clear skies and dumb mistakes on my part. I'm thinking of going with Sky x2 plugin...
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gremlinastro
Aug 4, 2011 12:14 am
Peter, Thanks so much for your kind feedback. I've uploaded the driveraccess logs for the conform test. They are in the files section in Dave Grennan folder....
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dc3dreamer
Aug 4, 2011 3:09 am
Please see the note I am about to post on an updated beta of the TheSky ASCOM-X2 driver....
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dc3dreamer
Aug 4, 2011 3:19 am
I have updated the Mount/Telescope X2 to ASCOM Converter for TheSky X <http://ascom-standards.org/Downloads/Plugins.htm> . For those of you who have been...
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Bill
williamgarylea
Aug 4, 2011 3:58 am
Thanks: I'm still looking at all this. Right now I'm playing with the timing of the responses from my mount. Trying to make sure that I get a good response...
