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 ...
Welcome Jorgen I have the Gotostar With today's ever increasing light pollution in the UK, I have found it extremely usefully. Being able to find things in the...
Hello Jorgen, Whether the Gotostar/Gotonova is usefull for you or not depends on what you expect from it. I bought mine about two weeks ago and I think it is a...
Hi Folks, I am a new member of the group! Got recently a Gotonova, it is the USB version (no RS232) I wonder if there is an ASCOM driver that would support the...
Does anyone know if it's possible to change the rate at which RA and Dec is adjusted when one is NOT using Novastar in GOTO mode i.e. when moving the scope...
Welcome to group Antonio I to have the GotoNova, I haven't yet tried an ASCOM connection, but wondered if a USB to Serial Adapter would work. Not sure it will...
Hi Bob, I got the Silicon Labs Virtual Com Port driver and have it installed. Theoretically now I should be able to connect (via USB) using the VCP. I ...
Hi Bob, Currently there is one way to do it: issue a command over the serial/usb port. When I connect my gotostar to my PC and I start AstoArt and connect to ...
Hello Antonio, Have you already tried to approach the unit directly from your software (without an ASCOM) driver as if it were an LX200? Rgds Ger Dik...
Hi all, new to the group, me too, and similar problems. I'm trying to download the english firmware to the unit (it has the french firmware); as no serial port...
Is there anyone out there, who would like to share the latest news and expierences with this controller? What about computercontrol, upgrading software (if any...
Sorry, I sent the message before having it completed. I have the Gotonova USB version, latest version I think. Thus, my findings apply to this h/w version...
Hello Jorgen, Just check the latest e-mails in this group, then you will know what's going on. There hasn't been much activity lately though. By the way: do...
