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Originally Posted by gregbradley
....You get used to instant connect with cameras that do have the driver on board and always keep running even if disconnected from the computer. Its just a handy upgrade.
Greg.
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Not sure what you mean by "driver on board"
All CCD cameras I have used to date have required drivers to also be installed with the PC's OS.
SBIG are a little different, in that they have a firmware upload on device connection. SBIG's driver checker makes it very easy to ensure the latest and greatest version is being loaded at startup.
I've been using SBIG's, literally for decades, and have never seen a coms link fail during capture. The camera either connected at start-up or it didn't.... hence your experience surprises me.
STX's are a little different. They have a built-in web server hence can be operated autonomously via an ethernet port...
In fact an i-pad and i-phone (or any web capable device) can be used to control the camera.