I have two questions about this very useful looking translation software:
1. It says it attaches to the Auto Guide port of any ST4 compatible mount, is a Celestron CG5 go to mount with its autoguiding port ST4 compatible?
Note - Just found CG5 is according to
http://www.store.shoestringastronomy...roducts_gp.htm
MOUNT COMPATIBILITY
Any mount with an ST-4 compatible autoguider port should work with these adapters. Mounts that we are aware of include the Losmandy GM-8 and G-11 (see note below), Takahashi EM-10 (must use the GPCNV-TAK guide port converter), Meade LX-200, Meade LX-90, Celestron Nexstar i-series, Celestron Celestar 8,
Celestron Advanced Series GoTo, Celestron CGE, Orion Atlas EQ-G style, Gemini G-41, Skywatcher HEQ5-Pro, Astro-Physics AP900 QMD, JMI NGT, Vixen SkySensor2000 (must use the GPCNV-SS2K guide port converter), and Tom O. Equatorial Platform. With modification, you can also add an ST-4 compatible autoguide port to your EQ style mount (see below).
2. It also says you can connect this via an LPT: port connector (providing it an unused COM1 -> COM4 port [thought they were only for serial ports?]) using a PYT1 St-4 guider cable, anyone know where can I get one or see the pin out configuration for this device?
Again its annoying that shoestring show you what a typical pin out is, but where is the CG5's pin out confirmed? Must search this to interface it to:
http://www.store.shoestringastronomy...ort_cables.pdf
Ah ha, solved this too on page 47 here
http://www.celestron.com/c2/images/f...dvancedsgt.pdf
Looks like this is almost a go, now I need the pinot for a parallel port, especially where is the power line or are power and ground actually not needed?
I envisage the freeware software Nexstar can run over a serial port into my CG5 hand controller and Meade DSI software can run over a parallel port into the Autoguider of the mount itself - how tricky!