PCB out on order, silks shown here: http://home.comcast.net/~lynol1000/guide_output_web/guide_out_proto.htm PCB size 1 inch x 3.7 inches, fits in Radioshack...
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Hello there ! The bug in my sample code has been cleaned. Ccs gave me a nice link. I don't actualy know if I should better use the EQMOD protocole or the LX200...
Hi Thx8411, IMHO, you may have to decide what you'd like to use the arduino board for. Completely (or partially) replacing the autostar 497 (one side is the DS...
... At this point, we're at the "something electronic is broken" stage. For one experienced in electronics repair, it -could- be trivial (such as the voltage...
Yup...'something broken' most likely. I'll give the voltage regulator a test, otherwise consign the handset to the bin. Will try and connect the computer panel...
... Um.. you wrote "495"... do you really mean a 494 (no numeric keys on the keypad)? If the latter, and you have a 506 cable/converter set, then you won't get...
I will use the EQMOD protocol, it's cleaner and smarter. I also have an EQ5 and some stepper motors. I will then have a common interface. Thanks for your...
Do you know if the generic protocol has allready been introduced in the eqcontrol dll, or should we write a new dll ? In this case, I certainly would work on...
Thx8411, EQControl.dll interface to PC is an abstraction of what the intelligent motor controller board's actual tasks. It's a small shim (may be just few...
Hi Dick Thank you for all your advice! The handset is def a 495 handset. I tested the voltage regulator and it is outputting 5V, so it must be something more...
... The AUX input is *not* an rs232 input. It's an *output* (for addressed, packeted, messages) from the Autostar's third channel (for focusers, reticle...
Hi! I have read the posts "Al's non ds motor interface" with LMD18245. Is this also possible with a L298? Someone knows a circuit? I have a standard L298 board...
High a.riese, I´m too from Germany and own some non DS-motor complete electronics with 18245 plus some special DC motors. If you are interested email at...
Picked up a TLP227A, Photo Mosfet Relay. 2 of the -2 or four of the single version fit in same socket as the PS2501, pinouts overlay the ps2501. They can drive...
I'm a member of the Lima Astronomical Society in Lima, Ohio www.limaastro.org We have a black tube Celestron 14 that was purchased around 1983. The club has...
Hi Thx8411, We are currently extending the EQMOD protocol to talk to other mount protocols. The first selected was the NexStar protocol. The next will be the...
I have uploaded a sample 506 interface (including the I2C protocol) into the files section. It includes the hardware (based on microchip though) derived from a...
I threw out all the parsing in the 0.31 version of the 506 clone, was too risky so went to sending just one byte at a time, slow as sin but works 100% of the...
Hi With all of the ST4 enabled scopes out there you would think it would be a cross the board standard - but it's not. What is needed for some without a ST4...
The 506 clone I did does that, input from ST4 and output to Meade 494 series handboxes. Sending 'serial' guide commands out serial is quite a bit easier than...
Hi Gene, The 690 version of the code addresses the speed issue. It works at high speed and I have successfully uploaded data (not firmware). As you noted in...
Please contact John directly for the source if interested until we can find a home for it. The only issue I had is egroups and any potential commercial use as...
Howdo folks. I've finialy found the time this weekend to start building the gears for my Dob. I plan to wrap 2 nylon threaded rods around a 18 inch wooden...
John's source is available here (with his permission): http://www.geocities.com/lynol1000/as_506_clone_source/index.htm I have also asked John to make the...
An interesting thermopile (non-contact thermometer) Provides sensor and dsp inside, direct readout temperature (in degK) of sensor die and thermopile reading....
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