... Yes, it works here now, too. We weren't able to access it for a while, for some reason. Doug -- Doug George dgeorge@... Diffraction Limited ...
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Paul A
messier572001
Jul 21, 2012 5:11 pm
I would like some advice please, to solve an ongoing problem that I have, with my Gemini L4, and Windows 7 Laptop. The problem goes like this. I'm using Gemini...
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Rick Burke
astromanrick
Jul 21, 2012 5:58 pm
Paul, From what I have read on this forum and others, not all USB cables work with all devices. Too long a cable (> 10-15 ft) can, but not always, cause issues...
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Chris
scope_sapiens
Jul 22, 2012 7:48 am
I agree with what Rick says about some USB to serial converters. I had a Prolific converter that was fine with a shorter cable but impossibly unreliable with...
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Howard
htrott
Jul 22, 2012 10:41 am
Hi: I finally tried out the new 5.2.10 update for TheSky Controlled Telescope tonight, hoping to use the Pulse Guide capability, but ran into a problem. MaxIm...
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Paul A
messier572001
Jul 22, 2012 1:55 pm
Thank you every body, for getting back to me. It looks like the problems are all cable length related. I have a short R232 cable that I will try with this...
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Paul A
messier572001
Jul 22, 2012 2:10 pm
I have now almost, abandoned using the R232-USB converter. I had issues again this morning whilst I was doing some solar viewing. I fired up my other laptop....
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rockjockjared
Jul 22, 2012 3:50 pm
I would try some different usb to serial converters. I have my Gemini plugged in through one of these dual converters. ...
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Paul Brierley
messier572001
Jul 22, 2012 5:27 pm
Would this be suitable I wonder? http://www.tronisoft.com/prod.php?id=2448 It is a USB to Dual Serial Adapter (USB to Twin RS232) - FTDI. ... -- Regards Paul A...
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paulkccd
Jul 22, 2012 8:06 pm
Reports from Gemini users seem to favor using FTDI-based USB to serial converters. No issues with connectivity and these work well with 32- and 64-bit Windows....
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jul 22, 2012 9:41 pm
... This driver is written in VB6 and so is 32 bits only. It would need a total rewrite to be made compatible with 64 bit applications. Is MaxIm now 64 a bit...
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Howard
htrott
Jul 22, 2012 11:04 pm
Hi Chris: Thanks so much for answering me so quickly. My MaxIm executable appears to be 64 bit (it's in the x86 program files directory). I wonder if it would...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jul 22, 2012 11:40 pm
A program being in the Program Files (x86) folder generally indicates it is 32-bit. On a 64-bit OS, * Program Files contains 64-bit (x64) stuff *...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jul 22, 2012 11:59 pm
I agree with Chris' advice to use a serial port card rather than a USB converter. Those converters take all manner of design shortcuts, we’ve seen all sorts...
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Howard
htrott
Jul 23, 2012 12:25 am
Hi Tim: Oops, I've been "seeing" x64 instead of x86 all along - quite the hallucination ;)! Anyway, thanks for clearing that up - looks like I'm out of luck on...
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Paul Brierley
messier572001
Jul 23, 2012 6:30 am
Hi Paul, This is what I use now. An ESU-1001-R10 RS232-USB converter. This is going into a 5mtr RS232 cable, to the G11/Gemini. Do I need a shorter RS232...
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Chris
scope_sapiens
Jul 23, 2012 6:43 am
There's one possibility that may help - POTH. Select the POTH hub in MaxIm, then, in the POTH setup, select the TheSky controlled Telescope. POTH can connect...
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Howard
htrott
Jul 23, 2012 8:31 am
Hi Chris: Thanks so much for the suggestion. Looks like cloud and rain here (south-western BC) for the next couple of days :(. I'll report back when I get a...
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paulkccd
Jul 23, 2012 12:17 pm
Hi Paul, I've not used this device myself, so can't say if it works.. A 5m cable should be OK, but if you are seeing errors, perhaps the cable is bad, or your...
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mihalco
Jul 23, 2012 4:39 pm
I think there is some mis-information going around confusing things here. MaximDL is a 32-bit application. ASCOM Diagnostics is built "any-cpu", so on a...
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Paul Brierley
messier572001
Jul 23, 2012 4:52 pm
Hi Paul, I've solved the problem, I think. I tried again this evening and it wouldn't connect. I then plugged in my USB powered HUB into my Aspire laptop and...
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Howard
htrott
Jul 23, 2012 5:21 pm
Hi Kurt: Thanks very much for clearing up that confusion. Any thoughts on why I couldn't get MaxIm DL to PulseGuide with the new driver for TheSky-Controlled...
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mihalco
Jul 23, 2012 5:34 pm
Hi Howard, I don't use that setup, so I don't have anything useful to offer. Are you using the Latest SkyX and X2 Ascom drivers as described here? ...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jul 23, 2012 8:02 pm
I missed the point about the diagnostics being used to report that the driver was 32 bit only. If MaxIm can select the driver it's fine. It looks as if, in...
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Vesa Kousa
vesku55v
Jul 23, 2012 8:07 pm
Hi Even you choose "Control via=ascom direct" in Maximdl you have to have st4 cable between your camera and mount. Try that. BR Vesa...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jul 23, 2012 10:55 pm
This has nothing to do with X2 unless you are using X2 to go OUT from TheSky to an ASCOM-compliant mount that is not supported by TheSky (in which case just ...
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Howard
htrott
Jul 24, 2012 1:49 am
Hi Chris, Vesa, and Bob: Thanks very much for your messages. It looks now like I will be alright, and I should find out for sure tonight, as the clouds are...
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John R Pierce
geepierces
Jul 24, 2012 2:20 am
... that would be an OLD PC, since the legacy serial port was on the ISA bus, and no mainstream chipsets made in the last 5+ years have the ISA bus support...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jul 24, 2012 3:00 am
There are serial ports cards available that work on most, if not all, modern busses, including PCI, PCI Express, PCMCIA and ExpressCard - check...
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John R Pierce
geepierces
Jul 24, 2012 3:49 am
... yes... I even have one in my desktop system, a 4 port PCI-Express card, works great for my serial port connected weather station, my old serial port...
