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Originally Posted by mickh
Hi Martin,
I wonder if there is an option to control a new EQ6R with a laptop remotely? E.g. Bluetooth or other? So the laptop could sit inside your living room. Or do they always need to connect by a physical cable?
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If you have a wifi network at home controlling Skywatcher mounts remotely is easy as long as the mount is within your wifi network range. Skywatcher sell a wifi module that plugs into the mount which has all the functionality of the handset control via an app. The app is free to download and can be on your laptop connected via your wifi network, or can be on either your mobile phone or IPad, which means you can control the mount locally just as if you are using the handset. It also facilitates connection via a number of programs e.g. Stellarium, APT, Skywatcher 6 etc.