Hi All Am new to this so please excuse any daft or silly errors. can any one point me in the right direction to help solve this problem. I am trying to control...
Hello All Because of the problem with the "exception error" I have been having with Gotostar/ascom/CDC, I thought I would try to upgrade the firmware for the ...
In reply to Derek's firmware upgrade issues: When upgrading your firmware, did you change the filename in the settings dialog of the upgrade app? It defaults...
Hi All I have some additional details regarding the updating of the firmware. Some people have experiencd difficlties when upgrading the software. Some have...
Me too. I just ordered a gotostar and EQ5. Have to pay it off but will have it soon...ish. Looking forward to using it. Any other Australian users here? Also...
Hello, i´am using my GotoStar (with yellow LCD and usb) since february with a EQ5-Clone-Astro-5. I try since the beginning to set up and aligning the GotoStar...
Hi All I just joined the group today as I am thinking about changing my current GOTO setup for the GOTOSTAR. Unlike the more established GOTO systems available...
Hi everybody I have just ordered a GotoNova, the new name for the GotoStar, from Astronomica (Leeds, UK). They informed me that an American company has taken...
Hi Bob, And Welcome to the Group. That is interesting, I take it the company in question is Ioptron. I'm still deliberating between the Gotostar (now Gotonova)...
Hi Nidge Thanks for the welcome, yes the company is Ioptron. I will of course, post my impressions when the gear arrives. I live in Worthing on the south coast...
Hi Guys We now have the black Gotonova units in stock. I have posted an image on the re-designed (now black) handset into the photo section of this group. If...
Anyone know where the ASCOM drivers and firmware files have gone? The old http://www.nj-idea.com/INDEX2.htm site appears to have shot thru? Anyone know if the...
Hi I checked the original GOTOSTAR website and I was able to download the ascom driver. I have uploaded a copy of the file into the files section of this forum...
Thanks...I swear it wasn't there the other day..It is at least now. Ahhh I now see that the site http://www.nj-idea.com/INDEX2.htm was down yesterday...or...
Hello all-new to group. Does anybody know how you connect handset other than through power unit on motor i.e. if I connect usb to PC to update, do I also have...
Hi everybody Well the kit arrived on Monday morning, great service from Richard of Astronomica. I did a tabletop run to get used to the menu system, and was...
Hi all.! My name is Andrea Pierattini, i am the general manager for the italian company "Ottica Turi" situated in Pistoia; central part of Italy, near...
... of ... grinding on ... using ... plastic ... Dec Hello Bob, My experience of fitting the kit was similar-- I cut off the plastic lip at the bottom of the...
Hi Bob I am going to have the same problem as you, with installing any firmware updates. I have a computer near the telescope, but it is not connected to the...
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Hi Guys I don't have the new USB handset like you do , I have the older Gotostar with serial port, you may want to read my posts regarding the problems I had ...
Hi Derek Thanks for the info, it sound like you have a very similar setup to me with computers. I will certainly try your method with a pendrive when I upgrade...
Sorry Bob I don't know what flashing the bios is? I used mozilla firefox & downloaded update to desktop, then moved it all to pen drive. Then moved it all to...
Hi Folks, My name is Ger Dik and I am from the Hague, Holland. I own a gotostar since last saturday. I use it on a Vixen GP-DX mount and I have had one...
Welcome to the group Ger The upgrade problem I had was with a long (30mtr) serial cable, as soon as I changed to the supplied short one it all worked fine. ...
Hello Derek, Thank you for introduction. Your remarks are very helpful. The past couple of nights were cloudy, so I had the chance to find out more about the...
Hi Ger I have tried to control Gotostar via the ascom protocol as well using "CDC" carte du ceil. But had no luck, mount would talk to program ie: it updated...
Hello Derek, Thank you for your reaction. I already got the source-code of the ASCOM driver and I found a bug in it. The main problem however is in the ...
