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Hi Petra,
I dont even plug my hand controller in anymore. I use a EQDirect cable for my HEQ5 Pro, which plugs straight in to the mount and into the USB port on my PC. Fire up Stellarium scope which autofires the EQMOD and off I go. Easy peasy.
For any fine control or repositioning, I use a PC based XBOX type controller which connects via EQMod as well and I use the joysticks to move the scope around. I then simply sync using CTRL-3 on the object in Stellarium and go a-wandering.
Without this sexy cable, you will need a USB/Serial adaptor, to plug into the EQ6 which I assume has a serial port on it. I used to connect via a USB/serial and the supplied serial/RJ11 telephone port on the handset prior to the dedicated cable, and I had to put the handset into PC direct mode for the EQ mod to work. Others may be able to verify what paraphernalia you will need to connect the PC to the scope as I am not 100% on what / how the EQ6 plugs in. I know you can buy a EQDirect for EQ6 from Bintel like my Eqdirect cable for HEQ5 should be around $40-$50 I think?
With the handset still plugged in, you can obviously still use the arrow keys to move the scope and even the goto functions still work, ultimately I ditched all this for simplicity as I simply now point and click in Stellarium, wait for it to slew, fine tune with the XBOX controller, sync and then from then on, simply use the mouse only from then on.
Cheers
Chris
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