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Originally Posted by Starkler
My simple advice when flashing the firmware is to do whatever it takes to get the mount sitting next to a pc with a REAL hardware serial rs232 port.
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The only problem is this type of port is not supplied with motherboards or laptops anymore. It is old technology and manufacturers sell more when they offer 8+ USB2 ports rather then cutting down to include serial ports. Unless you have an old banger around you really have few options in this area. When I looked at Peter Wards website he lists the Nport USB to serial converter as a good option. I am going to hunt one of these down as both my mounts and focuser use the serial port. I just wish telescope manufactures would get the idea and move to USB2 which would remove the problem entirely.
Mark