Hello I have a question I believe is for Ajai, Could you be so kind to advise us RCX owners on when your beta verison ASCOM drivers will be released for this...
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Robert Burns
rdburns2002
Feb 1, 2006 2:01 pm
Certainly. Thanks for a great program. BTW, will being off a bit in collimation affect the repeatability of FocusMax finding focus? RB ... Robert, Thanks for...
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Larry Weber
larryweberpl...
Feb 1, 2006 2:22 pm
Robert, Yes collimation will impact the quality of the autofocus. It all depends on how much "a bit" is. This is of course hard to quantify. The...
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Ajai Sehgal
ajaisehgal
Feb 1, 2006 6:08 pm
I guess I do owe and update to the list! The RCX driver is basically complete. The reason that it has not been released in beta form is that there are bugs in...
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Dan
astromandan
Feb 1, 2006 11:26 pm
Merci Ajai for your update. Kind Regards, Dan Doolan ... been ... firmware ... to have ... the RCX ... to get this ... option. It works ... command ... would...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Feb 2, 2006 3:12 am
Robert -- ... Yeah... Try FocusMax's AcquireStar feature, which locates a lone suitable star somewhere near where you are, goes over there, focuses, then comes...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Feb 2, 2006 5:38 am
... OK, It's done. Along with other Changes from Chris Rowland to add double-byte character support to Serial. It's posted on the ASCOm Downloads page. It's...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Feb 2, 2006 5:41 am
Chris -- Look at the code in the VB-based drivers and read about the DriverHelper.Profile object. You need to set the properties then call Profile.Register()...
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chris mansfield
astroatm
Feb 2, 2006 11:00 am
Hi I'm trying to write my driver and can't get the slew methods to work. It seems to go to the target, at least in one axis, then always slews to Ra=0 and...
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Maarten Vanleenhove
mvanleenhove
Feb 2, 2006 11:05 am
Target RA should not be multiplied by 15 ! regards Maarten Vanleenhove www.supernovae.be...
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chris mansfield
astroatm
Feb 2, 2006 11:09 am
I use degree's for my Ra not Hours. Thanks, Chris ... From: Maarten Vanleenhove<mailto:maarten.vanleenhove@...> To:...
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Chuck Faranda
cfaranda24
Feb 2, 2006 11:22 am
It may be easier to offer ideas if the format your mount expects to see RA/Dec in was known. Is Ra = 0, Dec = 0 a default mount position for it's startup...
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chris mansfield
astroatm
Feb 2, 2006 12:16 pm
I don't have a mount per se ,I'm making a exe to control a stepper drive Anyway both Ra and Dec are in degree's. I'm trying to copy the Slew coords into a...
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Chuck Faranda
cfaranda24
Feb 2, 2006 12:33 pm
Both Ra and Dec are doubles, maybe your MoveToEq() is expecting a dd:mm:ss format? Good luck. Regards, Chuck Faranda http://ccdastro.net ... From: chris...
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Robert Burns
rdburns2002
Feb 2, 2006 2:50 pm
Bob, Thanks. I'm aware of the acquire star feature but I'm too cheap (teenagers in college) to buy Pinpoint right now. (Acquire star does require Pinpoint -...
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Maarten Vanleenhove
mvanleenhove
Feb 2, 2006 2:59 pm
I always use a planetarium program like Cartes du Ciel to pick a suitable star (mag 5-8) and make a automated slew... workflow: connect to telescope track...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Feb 2, 2006 6:01 pm
Chris -- Might I make a humble suggestion? Set your driver aside and write a simple little COM object with the following interface Mansfield.Tester: Property...
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sidleach
Feb 3, 2006 4:34 am
I used to be able to use ACP software with my Temma mount, but several months ago I downloaded a new version of the Temma driver from the ASCOM site and now...
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Larry Weber
larryweberpl...
Feb 3, 2006 4:49 am
Robert, Yes Acquire Star does require the full PinPoint. PinPoint is a great program and well worth it. However while you are saving up you can use the ...
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Chuck Faranda
cfaranda24
Feb 3, 2006 10:53 am
A bug was found in versions 4.2.20-4.2.22. So, try downloading the most current version 4.2.23 from the ASCOM site. It still may say it's version 4.2.22 on...
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Sid Leach
sidleach
Feb 4, 2006 7:31 am
Thanks, Chuck. I will do that. I appreciate the reply. Sid Leach http://members.cox.net/sidleach ... From: ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com...
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a.heidemann
anton_heidemann
Feb 4, 2006 9:06 am
Hello, I am very happy with my new AP900 mount except one item on it: The AP polar scope. It is not very precise. No way to do better then about 10 arc...
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Robert Burns
rdburns2002
Feb 4, 2006 2:21 pm
My problems arise when running the calibration wizard in PEMPro-1.50.91. First, pempro cannot stop tracking of the G11 automatically for the image scale/image...
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Ray Gralak
raygralak
Feb 4, 2006 3:56 pm
Hi Robert, I didn't mean to mislead you on the Gemini forum. The issue of starting/stopping the mount is not necessarily a problem, but a question for Ajai, if...
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Luiz Felipe S. C. B. ...
felipecbm
Feb 4, 2006 8:55 pm
I’m developing the software for a remote observatory. We already have implemented a web module written in Java that implements the interface and the database...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Feb 4, 2006 9:46 pm
I have recently completed a design project for a client that implements a controller for a roll-off roof. I am trying to decide if it is worthwhile packaging...
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Chuck Faranda
cfaranda24
Feb 4, 2006 10:35 pm
As you know, I have a similar device available. There may be some appeal with the 220v, especially in the European market. I sent one of my controllers over...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Feb 5, 2006 1:00 am
... I fixed the listing on the ASCOM site. Sorry - it's hard to keep up :-)) -- Bob...
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Chuck Faranda
cfaranda24
Feb 5, 2006 1:08 am
Yeah, lots of suggestions for added features caused most of the updates. A few bugs thrown in too <g>. Thanks. Regards, Chuck Faranda http://ccdastro.net ......
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Feb 5, 2006 1:26 am
Robert -- Be patient with the Gemini. It has (sorry to say, but I must be blunt) multiple issues when controlled by a computer (as opposed to using the ...
