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">markritchie@qx.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 class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I hope this helps</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Mark</span></p>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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 class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">Can someone confirm that
they're at least successfully able to connect with a Celestron mount using a
Windows machine with AP? <br>
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Thanks,<br>
Jared<br>
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<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 class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">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>
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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>
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I'm using a Bluestar adapter for interfacing with the telescope. Is this
a common problem or is this something new? <br>
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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>
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Thanks,<br>
<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);">Jared<br>
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