Hi Guys,
I received my QHY5 (from Gamma) yesterday. I plan to use it to autoguide my Nexstar 11 GPS (it has an ST4 compatible autoguider port) while I image with an 80ED mounted on top with an Canon EOS 400D.
I checked the firmware and it as VID:1618 PID:0901 which is the QHY CMOS.
The first thing I done was install the windows XP drivers in the QHY5 Qguider Drivers/Drivers directory on the CD Gamma provided. This worked fine and the red light on the camera came on.
I then copied the CCDSoft 5 drivers into the correct directory in CCDSoft (I own CCDSoft 5 as I have an ST-237a). I can then see the camera in the drop down list, but when I try to connect to it I get an error. Does CCDSoft 5 need different firmware? There is no documentation on this.
I then down loaded the demo of MaxIm /DL and copied the two files off the cd into the MaxIm directory as documented. Once again I can see the camera (Q-Guider) in the MaxIm drop down window, but when I try to connect to it I get the error saying "An error has occurred while attempting to communicate with the camera" The notes say you need the ALcc5 or CCD Labs firmware.
I exclusively purchased the camera to autoguide via my ST4 port, is there any other autoguding software I should try?
As mentioned above I run VIDPROGRAM and I see that it is programed with VID:1618 PID:0901 This is the QHY CMOS. So, do I need to reprogram the firmware to use CCDSoft or MaxIm /DL and if I do reprogram the firmware do I need to use different windows XP drivers other than the QHY5 Qguider Drivers that I initially installed?
Once last question, where can I buy a 1.25" nose piece for the camera? I need this to mount it to my SCT.
Any help that could be offered would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Stephen