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Originally Posted by lacad01
Gary, from my reading of the SkyFi product it's a Wifi to serial adaptor so I'd assume you would still need the EQDIR dongle between the mount and SkyFi unit (if it's an EQ mount) or it could be attached to the serial port on the handpad. The item in Peter's post appears to be an all in one Bluetooth-to-serial/rs232-to-TTL signal converter thus eliminating the need for a separate EQDIR dongle.
I've been following these EQMOD threads as well as I've recently hooked up my mount using EQMOD but via the handpad and it's working like a charm. Am waiting for EQDIR dongle from Shoestring and have been tossing up the idea of going Bluetooth serial but the pricing of adaptors is a bit prohibitive unless I go for a Chinese eBay one.
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Be wary of the EBay ones. I was frustrated at not being able to get the AirCable working so I went to EBay and bought a $50 one. Trouble is that there is no way in the settings to control the handshaking in the setup for the serial port so I wasn't able to get it to talk to the mount either. That's why I kept looking. I have an Ipod Touch with the Carina software on it but becuse I am into imaging rather than visual, I need a serious computer in the observatory already so the Carina device would be just another computer to control. Their system would be great for someone into visual observing though.
It'll take a couple of weeks for the BluEQ to get here but in the meanwhile the guy who makes them is in these forums under the name KenFoland. Send him a PM and have a chat to him. He's a disabled vet who makes these things to keep himself active and engaged.
Peter