[APBeta] Fwd: APBeta Digest, Vol 44, Issue 3 - Problems with EQ6 SynScan Telescope connection.

Sat Feb 4 02:54:34 PST 2012

Hi Paul,
Update:
I did a check on the location refs on both the scope and those set in AP. AP allows you to be more accurate than the hand controller and found a slight difference so I reset them to be identical but it made no difference in connecting. I also checked the time and they are as close as I can physically get them.
I selected data flow and took a screen grab of the telescope communication window. See Attached

The first window shows it after a failed connection attempt.
The second screen shot after a successful attempt. (Note it took about 8-10 retries before it connected).
I did a couple of successful slews start and end shown
I saw a couple of time outs not linked as far as I know to any action on my part one recorded.
Finally I did a slew and an abort slew.
The telescope location X on the screen stopped at the Abort slew point, the telescope slowed down but carried on.
I had to refresh the screen after the slew to get the telescope position X to reflect the correct position.
Once it is connected it is seems to be OK.
Hope this is of help.

Bob.

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> From: Bob <webmail1000 at btconnect.com>
> Subject: Re: APBeta Digest, Vol 44, Issue 3 - Problems with EQ6 SynScan Telescope connection.
> Date: 29 January 2012 12:48:18 GMT
> To: <apbeta at lists.astroplanner.net>
> 
> Hi Paul,
> Update:-
> After a few hours away from the Mac I had another try.
> I selected AP and it opened. I had not updated as I originally planned.
> I went back through the sequence and selected my telescope and attempted again to connect.
> The same error occurred but this time it allowed me to open up the settings page.
> I looked at the settings and everything looked OK so I closed everything and tried to connect again and this time it connected.
> the sky map showed up it's location and slewed OK (still trying indoors) to the object selected.
> 
> I did a couple of slews and all was OK. I then tried again to abort the slew and you can hear the mount slow down for a few seconds but then it seeds up again and still continues on to the target.
> 
> I tried disconnecting and reconnecting a couple of times and it is very intermittent in if it makes a connection or not.
> I have not repeated the crash again.
> Is there a log file I can send you?
> Cheers,
> Bob.
> 
> 
> 
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>> From: Bob <webmail1000 at btconnect.com>
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>> Subject: [APBeta] Problems with EQ6 SynScan Telescope connection.
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>> Hi Paul,
>> 
>> I am running V2.0.1.b4 and I have been trying to sort out my telescope connection.
>> I have a Sky Watcher SynScan EQ6.
>> I align the telescope first and leave it on the last star alignment so I know where it is.
>> I then open AP and try to connect to the telescope.
>> 
>> If I select Orion:SynScan GOTO from the list and change the setting to EqNorth I cannot connect to the telescope.
>> It returns an error "Telescope not what was expected" or something like that.
>> 
>> If I select Celestron GPS it will connect to the telescope so I know the port and cable 
>> It seems to perform OK going to the object selected although I am trying this indoors so can't say that it is hitting the exact target but generally looks correct.
>> 
>> However I did try the abort slew and it doesn't stop. The arrow from the scope position to the slew target disappears but it carries on to it's destination.
>> 
>> I just went back in to telescope type and change back to Orion:SynScan and when I selected Eq North AP crashed.
>> 
>> I reopened AP and tried again this time changed the settings OK to SynScan but when I tried to connect it started the spinning beach ball. After 5mins. I decided to do a force quit.
>> Now I cannot open AP at all.
>> 
>> I now plan to download the beta again and see it it will run again but thought I would contact you while the even was fresh in my mind.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> Bob Sayer
>> 
>> 
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>> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:47:47 +0000
>> From: Bob <webmail1000 at btconnect.com>
>> To: apbeta at lists.astroplanner.net
>> Subject: [APBeta] Fwd: Problems with EQ6 SynScan telescope connection.
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>> OOPS got my e_Mail address mixed up. Not having a good day!
>> Cheers,
>> Bob.
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>> From: Bob <webmail1000 at btconnect.com>
>>> Subject: Problems with EQ6 SynScan telescope connection.
>>> Date: 27 January 2012 15:45:50 GMT
>>> To: support at astroplanner.net
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>>> Sorry Paul,
>>> Forgot to say I am running the Mac version on a MacBook Pro dual core 8GB
>>> OS -Lion.
>>> Regards,
>>> Bob.
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