What sort of cable do I need going from my GPUSB to my HEQ5?
So I have the usb cable from my guiding cam going to my laptop, then a GPUSB plugging into my laptop, which ends in the GPUSB device itself which has what appears to be a phone connection port.
What is the cable that runs from that into my HEQ5 mount?
My mount didn't come with a cable for that it seems.
You then control the mount with software called EQMOD (free).
PHD guiding (also free) to control your guiding.
I am not familiar with the GPUSB but I don't think you want to use it. I may be wrong and I am sure others may correct me
I think you need a rj12 cable of some sort to use the GPUSB.......
If your guide camera doesn't have a guide port (e.g. using a webcam), then use the GPUSB to connect to the mount using an RJ11 6P6C cable from memory.
Diagram: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BCg7Ox9nm...oguiding+3.jpg
Otherwise if your guide camera does have a guide port, then you get connect it directly to the mount, as per this diagram. An advantage of this method is one less cable from the computer. https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BCg7Ox9nm...oguiding+2.jpg
Either method doesn't give full computer control (e.g. goto, use with planetarium software etc) but will allow guiding. If you want the full control route then a EQDIR cable as per Jeremy's recommendation is the go, or you can buy/make a serial to RJ45 cable to connect to the Skyscan handcontroller which then connects to the mount like this: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BCg7Ox9nm...oguiding+1.jpg
Thank you, it seems as though attaching a serial cable on one end, and then attaching a cable to the mount might work for me.
I will see if it works. Thank you for helping me out!