Hi Andrew,
I will give these tests a go tomorrow & get back to you. Unfortunately, I am on night shift tonight & tomorrow night so, a bit time poor.
What tool/app do I use to see if I get an echo? I understand you used to be able to use Hyperterminal in XP but, that nolonger exists in Windows 10. I will give your PEC editor a go & see what information I can determine from it.
I'm also going to download stellarium to my Imac & see if I can get any sort of connection on the mac.
No 100% sure what firmware is loaded to the Auto Star at present. I presume it shows the firmware load on startup of the handset? I will take note when I fire it up.
Cheers
Carlton
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Originally Posted by AndrewJ
Gday Carlton
Have you tried doing a loopback test by shorting the Tx/Rx pins
and seeing if you get an echo???
My PEC editor can detect and scan all ports to try and find a Meade
and will log what it gets back.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/johansea/
It also allows you to send and read data manually, so can be used for loopback testing.
What firmware is in your handbox????
There is a known problem in A4S1 but it shouldnt affect getting a connection.
Andrew |