Hello group My friend have asked me about possibility to work Meade Autostar #494 with ETX90. As i know #494 was't designed for this scope (autostar setup menu...
I purchased two from Bill Vorce at Telescope Warehouse within the last year. I installed one on my 8" newt. See Meade 1240 Focus Motor Retrofit.mht in the...
I am aware of that but it doesn't matter for my intended use . I'm just trying to figure out the simplest way (I'm lazy) to start decoding the Meade i2c...
Matt: I'm trying the same thing. I have a system with 492 motors, the simple handbox and a 494 handbox. I'm watching the signal at the az and el motor plugs,...
Another 'blonde moment' event for me: "First Light" with the RoboScope. It was clear last night. High altitude ice clouds and some high layer turbulence, but...
Hi Matt, I was thinking about this the other day. I've done a lot of embedded CPU programming and would love to implement a servo controller that is compatible...
There are many. I've been using the 2.6Ed for a long time and it works great. http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/patches/v26d.html ... From: pledgeastro...
I'll second that!, share what you learn with your probing with the group. I've done embedded stuff as well, and fpga programming, and it would be interesting...
... Which patch kit you need depends upon which version of the firmware you are intending to patch. Any of my patch kits with have a "4" or "5" as the last...
From the ReadsME: Upgrades to 31Ee Lunar Eclipse fixed in Tours Some serial commands fixed Note: Serial autoguiding commands only work with polar mounted...
Hi Dick, Question: Is there a way to modify your patch kit to change the default ratios when you add the 4504/114EQ? That way a reset would not reset them. ME...
A general thought: more crossover re batteries. The folks who pay attention to battery packs and chargers are the model airplane builders. A copy of r/c...
... Um... that could be taken two ways: (a) change the program so a RESET doesn't change the ratios to 1.368 If so: Not now.. When you reset an Autostar, it...
"YES, with a flurry of armwaves" That one got me ROTFLOL! I hope you were wearing your black pointed hat for that one. -Chris "the incorrigible apprentice"...
... the ... LED's . ... thank you all for the suggestions, I ended up sending Gary Russel from Russel Optics an order for other things including a Meade EC ...
Second light: First off: Anyone know where I can get just the gears for a DS motor unit? Or a cheap source for the whole motor units? Saw a guy on eBay,...
Thanks Dick, That is just what I was looking for. I guess my question was not quite as clear as I intended (too late with no sleep) as upon re-reading it...
I was in the middle of designing my Bartels based GOTO for my ancient pre-GOTO C-8 when I ran across this group....well attended group, I might add!. Anybody...
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Hi Matt, I was donig some searching for some more information about the Autostar <--> Motor protocol and I came across US patent #6,304,376 The URL is: ...
Hi all, Important day for me... I just created a new Yahoo Group 3D-AP ! Anyone interested in stereo astronomy pictures can join this group. Our goals will be...
Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scope-drive/files/circuits/LM629% 20Servo/ for a modification to an older Celestron C8 to convert it to a goto system....
Al- The link is good to the "circuits" folder, but then the trail dries up. I would like to see that conversion, and maybe ask you a few questions about it.......
