I just checked again. It does look like AP attempts to connect to the BlueTooth device (again just by seeing the light drop off of the BlueStar for a second.) <br><br>I'm able to connect just fine with Starry Night or even with PHd for guiding. <br>
<br>Jared<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Bob <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bobrose@comcast.net">bobrose@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Paul,</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">You might want to not blame
Microsoft as much on this one. I am using Aircable Bluetooth and have similar
results as Jared except I can connect via Bluetooth using other programs. If you
start AP with BT active it will seem to connect just to see if a scope is there.
Then immediately drop the connection. AP might not even be waiting to see if the
scope responds. It does this without the “Connect to scope” checked. I am basing
this on watching the paring lights on the BT devices, not actual serial
exchange. Normally I should not see an attempt in paring except when I command a
program to make a BT serial connection. </p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Bob</p></div><div><div></div><div class="h5">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left" lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b>
<a href="mailto:apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net" target="_blank">apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net" target="_blank">apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul
Rodman<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 23, 2009 8:15 PM<br><b>To:</b>
AstroPlanner Beta Testers<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [APBeta] Telescope Connection
Problem<br><br></font></div>There are definitely issues with BlueTooth and AP
V2. I have not yet resolved them. It would seem the BlueTooth port is not
being closed properly. I'm still trying to figure out if it's my fault, my
compiler vendor's fault, or Microsoft's fault. Could even be all three.
<div><br></div>
<div>Paul R.</div>
<div><br>
<div>
<div>On Nov 23, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Jared wrote:</div><br>
<blockquote type="cite">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. <br><br>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) <br><br>I wonder if this is part of the BlueTooth bug
that causes AP to take a while to startup?<br><br>Jared<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Mark Ritchie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:markritchie@qx.net" target="_blank">markritchie@qx.net</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">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.</span></p>
<div><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"></span><br> </div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">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.
</span></p>
<div><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"></span><br> </div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">I
hope this helps</span></p>
<div><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"></span><br> </div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Mark</span></p>
<div><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"></span><br> </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <a href="mailto:apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net" target="_blank">apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net" target="_blank">apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Ken Harrison<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 23, 2009 11:40
AM<br><b>To:</b> AstroPlanner Beta Testers<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [APBeta]
Telescope Connection Problem</span></p></div>
<div><br> </div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have an HEQ5pro which under PC Control ( Keyspan
adaptor usb>Serial Comms 2) usually works under Nexstar 5/8
commands.</p></div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I try under V2 I get an error message saying comms
not connected. ( The telescope window, also comes up blank)</p></div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br><br> </p></div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>On 23/11/2009, <b>Jared</b> <<a href="mailto:jwellman@gmail.com" target="_blank">jwellman@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:</span> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal">Can someone confirm that
they're at least successfully able to connect with a Celestron mount using
a Windows machine with AP?
<br><br>Thanks,<br>Jared<br><br><br><br></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Jared <<a href="mailto:jwellman@gmail.com" target="_blank">jwellman@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal">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.<br><br>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. <br><br>I'm using a Bluestar adapter for interfacing
with the telescope. Is this a common problem or is this something
new? <br><br>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.<br><br>Thanks,<br><span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">Jared<br><br></span></p></div>
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