[APBeta] Startup and scope control

[Bruce Pipes]

Paul,

I tried using APv2b53 last night to control my Meade 8" LX200R out at  
the observatory I use. When I started AP up, I noticed something I had  
seen before, namely that it was veeeerrrryyyy slow to start up (even  
though an hour earlier at home it had started up quickly). I found the  
source of the problem. Some of the other folks at the observatory  
control their scopes over a wireless local network.  Apparently, when  
I started my Mac up, it connected to the wireless network. It was this  
wireless connection that was causing the slow startup for AP. When I  
turned off Airport on my Mac, AP started normally. It was as if AP was  
trying to connect to the internet when it started. Unfortunately we do  
not have internet at the observatory.

When I finally got AP running, it connected to the scope and I was  
able to do a couple of high precision slews. I then connected to my  
camera with Equinox Image and started doing things like focussing and  
framing the image. At this point, when I tried to move the scope with  
the AP, it froze up. I had to force quit. As always, when I went back  
to APv1.6.1, everything worked flawlessly.

I hope this is helpful. If there is any other info I can send you, let  
me know.

Bruce