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Old 10-03-2007, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by acropolite View Post
Roger, why don't you see if you can read the handbox config using meade's software. Also the comms port on the PC may be cactus, you can test that easily by making a loopback plug and using a terminal program such as hyperterm.
Com port on the PC is fine, as using TheSky I can control everything on the telescope except NSEW. To clarify, I have done the following from the PC:
- Park
- Set initialisation params (location, time, zone, etc)
- Goto location
- Sync
- Jog by x degrees/mins/seconds in any NSEW direction

I simply can't "move" in NSEW.

I haven't tried autoguiding but am assuming it won't work, as I expectit uses "move" type functionality not "jog" type functionality. Besides, it's near on impossible to centre an object using Jog - quite teadious.

Roger.
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