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Originally Posted by JohnH
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BTW do you run TEC for guiding also, IR/UV cut in or out? And which s'ware do you use - the Maxim package or something else (eg PHD?). I want to drive the Sphinx mount via ASCOM (Ethernet) and image with a Canon 20D connected to USB and parallel ports....is that anything like your setup?
Thanks for the input guys!
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Hi John
Using the TEC is recommended for auto guiding, as it gives cleaner stars and removes potential auto guiding problems caused by noise and hot pixels.
Like you, I purchased the Orion SS for auto guiding but I have only had one brief attempt at this (a couple of weeks ago) using MaximDL Essentials and it failed to move the guide star.
I had the Orion SS connected to a USB2 port, with my mount connected via the 9 pin RS232 Serial connector on my Notebook computer. The ASCOM platform launched but the mount did not respond to the calibration commands from Maxim DL Essentials. As it was late, I didn't bother chasing the problem down so I will try again when I have recovered from Astrofest.
Cheers
Dennis