[APBeta] Compare Telescope Computer Settings/ Telescope Control panel

[Ken Harrison]

Paul,
Retried all the scopes listed in the AP drop down list - no difference! (
The Celestron Ulima2000 gave better and more solid Mimic Panel info, but
crashed on "slew to home"!)
The Auto-detect came up with nothing either.
The HEQ series mounts by Skywatcher use the Synscan V3 hand controller (
similar to the Celestron), and the manual recommends "Celestron NexStar 5i
or Celestron 8/9/11 GPS"
In the Appendix B of the manual it gives some details of the RS232 commands.
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/swtinc/customer_support.php?class1=1&class2=180

Under CdC V3 the ASCOM ( V5.5) driver comes up as "Celestron Telescopes"
(V5.0.14) and a selection of "NexStar 8i or 8iSE" works very well as does
the "Synta Skywatcher mount"
Don't know what else I can offer at the moment....
Ken


On 08/12/2009, Paul Rodman <paul at ilanga.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Dec 8, 2009, at 3:57 AM, Ken Harrison wrote:
>
> > Cashes. Error log sent.
> >
> > Telescope Control Panel  - No option to change tracking rates??? Greyed
> out??
>
> Is there a document available somewhere that describes the protocol used by
> the mount you're using? The NexStar 5/8 protocol is very rudimentary, so I'm
> guessing it's using a superset thereof.
>
> Paul R.
>
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