Can someone tell me how I can tell what version Autostar Controllers that I have. I have two; one is from a recently purchased ETX-125PE and the other is from...
Look in the Setup --> Statistics menu item. Once there, scroll until you see the AutoStar version number. ... Mike Weasner Email: mweasner@... iChatAV /...
Mike Weasner
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Jul 5, 2008 10:06 pm
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Ok. The controller from the 90EC is version 1.1j and the controller from the 125PE is version 43Ea. Is 43Ea the latest version? How can I update version 1.1 to...
The latest version is 4.3Eg. You can update it using Meade's AutoStar Update application (Windows), AutostarX (Mac OS X), or Lin_Autostar (Linux)....
Mike Weasner
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Jul 5, 2008 10:48 pm
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Thanks. I'll do my homework first. I just downloaded ASU 4.6 for starters. bh ... From: "Mike Weasner" <mweasner@...> To: <ETXASTRO@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
Some additional details. StarGPS is Windows only. The #505 serial cable can be easily made using the cable info on the AutoStar Info page on my ETX Site. No...
Mike Weasner
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Jul 5, 2008 11:04 pm
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I think that the #505 serial cable came with my 125PE. It is a cable with an AUX connector on each end and then there is an AUX-to-serial adapter. bh ... From:...
I also found a very detailed update procedure from the Arkansas Sky Observatory: http://www.arksky.org/autostar.htm and I also downloaded the 4.3 Eg rom from...
The easiest way to do this--and maybe the safest way, is to download Meade's Autostar Updater program and let it get the update and install it for you. No...
What do you mean "let it get the update and install it for you". Will it go to the Meade site, download, and install?? bh ... download Meade's ... for you. ......
If your ETX PE came with the AutoStar Suite Astronomer Edition then yes, you got a #505 cable. It connects at the base of the AutoStar (and not the ETX AUX...
Mike Weasner
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Jul 5, 2008 11:33 pm
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Roger that. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope...and... The Urban Astronomer's Guide ...
Thanks: I used "AUX" only as a descriptor but I knew were it connected. I'm a retired tech writer and I'm allowed to mis-use words in my retirement. bh ... ...
Mike, You mentionioned "cloning" and a "cloning cable". Is there info for this on the Mighty ETX site? bh ... download Meade's ... for you. ... Behalf ... ...
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Mike Weasner
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Jul 6, 2008 12:21 am
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Isn't the clone cable the same as the #505 cable without the 232 adapter (as I previously described and supplied with my 125PE)? bh ... From: "Mike Weasner"...
No. It is a different style cable, as discussed in that article. ... Mike Weasner Email: mweasner@... iChatAV / AIM: mweasner@......
Mike Weasner
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Jul 6, 2008 12:35 am
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Mike: Check the instructions on the Meade #505 Instruction page: http://www.meade.com/manuals/505ccs/index.html#tc This implies that it is the 4-pin to 4-pin...
It would appear that I have lost a cable. The #505 kit contains a 4-pin to 6-pin six foot cable that I am missing. I might have thrown it out with the ...
See the cable section on the Helpful Information: AutoStar Info page on my ETX Site. Lots of info on cables. Sorry to hear you lost a cable but at least the...
Mike Weasner
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Jul 6, 2008 1:51 am
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In fact, I do not loose it. I am from Brazil... I buy a ETX-125 through craigslist from a old (and rich) man who buy it new, mount it in the room a couple of...
To learn about updating the AutoStar #497 see the article "AutoStar & Your Computer" on the Helpful Information: AutoStar Info page. There is also a tutorial...
Mike Weasner
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Jul 6, 2008 2:26 am
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Oops. Sorry. I mixed the emails. ... Mike Weasner Email: mweasner@... iChatAV / AIM: mweasner@......
Mike Weasner
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Jul 6, 2008 2:27 am
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Mike: It looks like I threw the baby out with the bath water. I have a 4-pin to 4-pin and a serial interface adapter. I apparently threw out the 4-pin to 6-pin...
... If your COM port is above 4, Meade's Autostar Updater won't simply find it (StarPatch might). ... That TinyURL isn't working for me, so try here: ...
Thanks for the info, Dick. I had to leave for the Rocky Mountain Star Stare right after I made the first post & just got back. Used an older version while...
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