[APBeta] Telescope Connection Problem

Ken Harrison kenm.harrison at gmail.com
Mon Nov 23 08:40:20 PST 2009


I have an HEQ5pro which under PC Control ( Keyspan adaptor usb>Serial Comms
2) usually works under Nexstar 5/8 commands.
When I try under V2 I get an error message saying comms not connected. ( The
telescope window, also comes up blank)



On 23/11/2009, Jared <jwellman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Can someone confirm that they're at least successfully able to connect with
> a Celestron mount using a Windows machine with AP?
>
> Thanks,
> Jared
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Jared <jwellman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure if this has been reported yet or not...or if it's part of the
>> the ASCOM issue.  I just wanted to make sure that this is a real unreported
>> issue before I go and file a bug.
>>
>> Anyways, whenever I attempt to connect to either my NexStar SE mount or my
>> CGEM AP almost always takes about 15-30 seconds and then says it can't
>> connect.  Using the same connection port and settings I can open up Starry
>> Night and it connects almost immediately.
>>
>> I'm using a Bluestar adapter for interfacing with the telescope.  Is this
>> a common problem or is this something new?
>>
>> I'm using Windows 7 32Bit. This has been happening for a while now.
>> Eventually it will connect after closing and opening AP enough times.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jared
>>
>>
>>
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