[APBeta] Problems connecting to AP1200 or to ASCOM

[Paul Rodman]

On Jan 2, 2009, at 12:17 PM, James Miller wrote:

> Thanks for the heads up on ASCOM - I will steer clear of it until  
> you give the all-clear.  However, I still have a basic problem that  
> I cannot connect to my AP1200 directly even without ASCOM (something  
> that worked fine previously)...  Any hints about where I should look?
>
> Particulars are:
>
> Dell XPS laptop
> Windows XP
> Prolific chipset based USB to Serial converter
> Astro-Physics 1200 GTO CP3
> Astroplanner 2.0b11

Well, the telescope connection code has been _completely_ rewritten  
for V2, and includes new functionality that I have gleaned from the  
vendor-supplied documentation. Undoubtedly this will require some  
debugging.

A good start is to edit the Mount parameters and set the "Show data  
flow to and from telescope" option ON. This will (in theory) give you  
a trace of the raw commands/responses being used, and might lead to  
throwing some light on the matter.

As I've mentioned, once I've conquered some of the more obnoxious bugs  
elsewhere, telescope control is on my short list.

Paul R.

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