Gday Chris
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haha, it's probably reinstalling A4S1 over my A3S5, great
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More likely 5CE2, which is what it used to do.
If that had happened, your handbox would have been semi toast :-)
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Is there a better reference focussed on loading a different firmware into the handbox?
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StarPatch and my PEC editor totally replace Meades ASSuite and ASU when it comes to loading firmware or Tours etc to Audiostars.
To do firmware loading
you download and install the StarPatch loader utility
you download the rom "BuildAUA1F7.rom"
and the patch "PatchAUA1F7v03.spf"
into the StarPatch directory
You start StarPatch, then select the COM Port and handset type
You then use the dropdown box to select the *.spf file.
You will be presented with a default list of patch selections.
Unselect the StarGPS options at the top ( as you dont have a StarGPS lump )
You can chop and change the rest as required, but the defaults are a good start.
Hit go and it will load. ( And you get a proper progress bar )
If you want to edit/add Tours etc, you will need to use my PEC editor, as Meades ASU completely screws it up for the new memory models used in the 497EP and Audiostar handboxes. My app has full help file on how to do it.
You can also use my app as a means to detect if a Meade style scope is attached, as it has an autodetect function built in.
Andrew