What you appear to be missing is the installation of an appropriate ASCOM driver to handle the scope. The Platform alone does not have any. You need to visit...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
Jun 2, 2012 11:47 pm
Hi All, Â I've been working on the second version of the IVideoCamera interface and came upong a usecase for video that changed things a little. There are...
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autostaretx
Jun 3, 2012 12:20 am
I should have mentioned that the method of adding the RTSEnable and DTREnable Key values with Profile Explorer is covered in the ASCOM Platform Help, which is...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Jun 3, 2012 1:51 am
This could be useful. A few comments: Metrec is the only Windows/DOS meteor detection software in common use that doesn't use DirectShow to access the standard...
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rdobosz@...
rdobosz...
Jun 3, 2012 7:41 am
Thanks Dick it seemed to work, i did everything you said then had to goto the driver in the profiler and point it to the com that telescope was sitting on. ...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
Jun 3, 2012 8:54 am
Hi Chris, Â Thanks for your comments. Â An ASCOM driver would be an advantage as digital video cameras support much higher frame rates and are becoming more...
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autostaretx
Jun 3, 2012 5:24 pm
The time-out means that ASCOM sent a command to the scope, and is expecting a response. One did not arrive in the allotted time (5 seconds, i think). No,...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jun 4, 2012 9:08 am
Have you been able to test this Joe, Chris...
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dwsubc2000
Jun 4, 2012 11:07 am
Hi Chris, I was using your previous version which worked perfectly. I just installed your latest beta and tried to load my Nexstar 4SE in my DSSR software and...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jun 4, 2012 11:44 am
... It looks as if some experimental changes that I thought I had removed have leaked into this version, I'll remove them and try again. Thanks for spotting...
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ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroup...
Jun 6, 2012 1:38 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 : /Celestron...
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Chris
scope_sapiens
Jun 6, 2012 1:45 pm
Version 5.0.28 has been uploaded, please give that a try, it should have removed the dependency on mscomct2.ocx. Chris...
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astrowhwiii
Jun 6, 2012 9:03 pm
hello all hoping for help on understanding basic telescope control. i have a mount that i typically control with ascom via laptop using maxim dl. i was hoping...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jun 7, 2012 1:44 am
The point of ASCOM is very similar to that of printer drivers, that is, it provides a standard method for applications to connect to locally-attached devices....
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autostaretx
Jun 7, 2012 3:45 am
What you would require is a program (app, if you wish) running in the laptop that: (a) appears as a (supported) telescope to the WiFi connection established...
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Dave Wilson
dwsubc2000
Jun 7, 2012 12:27 pm
Hi Chris, 5.0.28 installed OK. The clouds rolled in before I could give it a real workout but all the motors seem to respond as expected. I tried it on my HEQ5...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jun 7, 2012 12:39 pm
Thanks Dave, The roundabout slew is a property of the Celestron scopes and is done to compensate for backlash. There's nothing that can be done about it by ...
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knocker.patrick@...
knocker.patrick
Jun 7, 2012 10:14 pm
Hi everybody, I try to create an ASCOM driver for a roll off roof and I don't know where to start. Is there a sample code for a driver for a roll off roof in...
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astrowhwiii
Jun 7, 2012 10:14 pm
thanks for taking the time to reply shame there isn't an app like POTH for the android that would communicate sheesh think even a game controller works -bill w...
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Chris
scope_sapiens
Jun 7, 2012 10:23 pm
The intent is that a roll off roof is a dome with no azimuth control and the shutter operating as the roof. CanSetShutter is true, just about every other...
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autostaretx
Jun 8, 2012 12:55 am
If your scope is/was (for example) a Meade LX200gps, you could connect a WiFi-to-RS232 adapter to one of its serial ports (for SkySafari to use), and your PC...
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Mel Bartels
Mel_Bartels
Jun 8, 2012 1:15 am
Users are operating the SiTech controller with a wireless serial to Bluetooth adapter that is plugged into the controller. SkySafari on the iPhone operates the...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
Jun 8, 2012 4:33 am
I don't know what to take from the lack of comments. I am also a little surpriced as in the previous discussions there were a number of people that wanted...
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Patrick KNOCKER
knocker.patrick
Jun 8, 2012 10:52 am
Thank you Chris, Yes in fact I understand the parallel between the dome and the roll off roof. The methods and properties specific to ASCOM are detailed enough...
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Chris
scope_sapiens
Jun 8, 2012 11:16 am
Patrick, Load the Platform 6 SP1 components if you haven't already done so. Start with the VB.NET template, choose the ASCOM Driver VB template and select the...
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Patrick KNOCKER
knocker.patrick
Jun 8, 2012 2:10 pm
Thanks Chris, I Will go on this yahoo group. I've already downloaded the V6 SP1 version of the Ascom plateform. Patrick ... Thanks Chris, I Will go on this...
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autostaretx
Jun 8, 2012 2:52 pm
Thanks Mel, but that's only half of the original request... The original poster *also* wants to have MaximDL on a PC simultaneously voting on what the scope...
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Mark
mclewis123
Jun 8, 2012 3:18 pm
Hristo, My guess as to why you are not getting many comments is two fold ... 1) I don't think most folks really understand what impact the buffered vs. every...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jun 8, 2012 4:05 pm
Clarification: you need the ASCOM Platform Developer Components <http://ascom-standards.org/Downloads/PlatDevComponents.htm> available from...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jun 8, 2012 4:59 pm
The developer section of the ASCOM website has info sufficient for someone skilled in VB.NET to develop drivers. Do look at all of the info there. It will save...
