Autoguiding settings for K3ccdtools V2

[[1ponders]]

I'd like some idea of suitable settings for "dead zone" K and Q constants for Dec and RA When autoguiding with K3 Version 2.4.7.891. I tried experimenting with settings tonight, but the wind was blowing about 20 knots. It may be able to deal with those little adjustments needed for error correction but a good gust of wind soon throws the program for a loop.

[gbeal]

Me too. Rob suggested some ages ago, when I first tried it, but I have had to "wing it" since then. Hopefully he will chime in here.
The program is good, but I would like to know how much better it could actually be. I have found just lately (new mount) that I can be guiding quite happily for a couple of minutes, and then it just dives off the screen. I suspect a guidestar that is not bright enough, but need more testing to confirm this.
Gary

[[1ponders]]

I had problems like that as well (last nights was the first chance I've had to use the new mount). I think I worked it out in my sleep last night though. Spent the whole damn night dreaming about cables and mounts. It was like a nest of snakes. Which is how I managed to work out what I was doing wrong.

I hadn't connected a serial cable from the laptop to the StarMate to actually carry any information for the mount to make adjustments.:doh: And that was after sending an email to Robby asking how to do it. :ashamed:

Straight down to Dick Smiths this morning to pick up a serial cable :P And a usb extension and a usb multihub (only one port on the Laptop)

I hope Robby chimes in. That will save me another night of experimenting.