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Old 04-11-2022, 04:19 PM
SB (Chris)
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Originally Posted by Startrek View Post
Chris,
Are you connecting the EQ6-R mount from your laptop with USB through the handcontroller for EQMOD ( as you mentioned the handcontroller)
If so, EQMOD was designed to replace the handcontroller ( even though some folk still use it , which is PC Direct method )
PC Direct method of connection for EQMOD is risky ( refer my post above ) and not recommended by the developers of EQMOD

Here’s how to connect EQMOD to an EQ6-R mount with USB2A to USB2B max 5m long cable and use a planetarium software like Stellarium.
You can use other Ascom supported planetarium software with EQMOD is you do to want to use Stellarium.

NB: My document is 2 years old now so make sure you use the latest software and driver updates for Ascom and Windows etc…

Hope this is helpful…..

Cheers
Martin
Thanks Martin,
I used tha stand alone HC as that has the ability to set upper and lower limits. Then I tried connecting a PC to the Mount running the EQMOD software without success.

Are you saying that Stellarium can set upper and lower limits? I normally use Sky Safari with ASIAir.

Chris.
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