Chris and Steve, Again I thank you very much, Got the updated driver installed it, things look completely different, I will let you know this weekend how...
... have ... as ... Yes, I have a 1 second timeout. I will increase it if a GPS module is present. I don't want to increase it globally because I have to use ...
Hello, I am in the middle of developing an ascom driver for a new focuser. Whenever I run my Visual Studio development environment I get a message tellign me...
I have this same problem. The only way I could get rid of it was to actually install FocusMax 2.2. I had to keep a copy of FocusMaxV2.2.0.msi in my C:\Temp...
Yes, something is weird with the MSI system. I have the same problem with Maxim (and have for years) that it somewhat regularly insists on reinstalling itself...
... There is a known Microsoft bug related to Windows Installer and Microsoft Office (believe it or not) that caused this kind of behaviour; it was fixed some...
Oh, I believe it. I had this problem when I was running Windows 2000, and now still that I'm running XP. AFAIK I have the latest Windows Installer- the...
Thanks to the keen eye of Brendan a major bug in my ASCOM Temma driver is fixed. You can DL the update at http://ccdastro.net/iprojects.html. Thanks, Chuck ...
Hey all, Where can I find docs on DriverHelper? I have the latest ASCOM download but can't find docs for that class anywhere. Thanks in advance! -Marc...
If you have the latest platform installed, then it will be on your start menu under Start | ASCOM Platform | Helper Component Reference (I think - not 100%...
Aha. Those darned developer components. :) No wonder it doesn't show up. I'm just using the ASCOM API so I don't consider myself a developer in the sense that...
Chris, Thanks for your reply, yes that darned 7 didn't have angle brackets did it ... sorry about that! I look forward to the build, I have sent a mail to your...
... Even with the increased timeout value this could cause problems because the driver will be taking longer to return the UTCDate than Maxim's polling ...
Ok I eventually found how to get rid of this annoyance. Run Regedit, and search for focusmax. Make sure whole word only box is not ticked. Eventually you will...
Be cautious with this. I did the same thing in an effort to fix my problems with Maxim, and the next Maxim update I tried to install failed. I had to do a...
Pardon my posting this message which applies only to astronomers in Arizona, but I didn't know how else to get the word out... I'm flying from Falcon Field,...
I'm working on some hardware and software which will communicate with various mounts on the market. In addition to the "normal" 9600 Baud 8-N-1 and Tak 19200...
My hardware documentation says it uses 1200 baud, no parity, 8 bits, 2 stop bits, however it seems to work with 1 stop bit. BUT, there is probably little...
I must be missing something really basic here but I am not following you. Beyond Baud rate which I mentioned below I am not getting what speed you are talking...
I'm not sure what language you are using but there is a serial comms library on MSDN that is done in C#. It can be imported into any .net language and is...
Bob and Tim I am writing firmware for a microprocessor based unit that will, among many other things, snoop the serial connection between the PC and mount...
Ah I see. Most modems actually detect the connection parameters by analyzing what they receive. The Hayes "AT" command preamble was chosen to facilitate this...
I could do the Baud rate detection quite easily but the parity difference gets a little dicey. Also this is a "snoop" of the normal mount communications so...
Chris, Doesn't really matter. I have had the problem both with my LX200 and the telescope simulator( used to test various configurations easily ) I have...
