[APBeta] Telescope Connection Problem

[Jared]

I've been playing around with this a lot tonight.  It looks like it's
something between my BlueStar connector and AP.  If I connect the BlueStar
into the USB (acting like a USB->Serial) then it works just fine.  However
if I connect to it through BlueTooth (which creates a BlueTooth->Serial
connection) then I run into problems.

If I have the BlueStar turned on before I start AP then AP won't connect to
the telescope.  If, on the other hand, I start up AP and then power on the
BlueStar it connects just fine (most of the time)

I wonder if this is part of the BlueTooth bug that causes AP to take a while
to startup?

Jared

On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Mark Ritchie <markritchie at qx.net> wrote:

>  I am running V2 2.0b66 and I can connect to a CGEM mount using the ASCOM
> interface.  I loaded ASCOM 5.0a and the Celestron driver version 5.  I
> installed the ASCOM 5.5 update, but that caused issues, so I removed it.  I
> am running Windows XP SP3 using a Belkin USB/Serial adapter.
>
>
>
> I just got the beta version, so I haven’t had a chance to control the
> telescope under the stars, but it does connect just fine.
>
>
>
> I hope this helps
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> *From:* apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net [mailto:
> apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net] *On Behalf Of *Ken Harrison
> *Sent:* Monday, November 23, 2009 11:40 AM
> *To:* AstroPlanner Beta Testers
> *Subject:* Re: [APBeta] Telescope Connection Problem
>
>
>
> 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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