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Originally Posted by NJB
I had the serial set to navis, and tried setting it to meade, but nothing changes.
I am obviously missing something simple, but can't see it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Noel,
Thanks for the post.
In order for the planetarium program and Argo Navis to successfully intercommunicate
one needs to specify to both which telescope protocol is to be used and which
serial communications rate (i.e. the Baud rate).
Argo Navis supports a variety of telescope protocol emulations.
One of the most commonly supported protocols for planetarium programs is
the Meade protocol. If the Argo Navis STARTUP protocol is chosen to be 'meade'
then it will emulate a Meade LX-200 device and just about every planetarium
program in existence supports that protocol.
Cutting to the chase, recommend you perform the following -
Dial up MODE SETUP, SETUP SERIAL.
Select the serial port your SkyFi device is plugged into it (either 1 or 2).
Set a BAUD rate of 9600 for that port.
Set a STARTUP command of 'meade' for that port.
Press EXIT to save the changes to non-volatile memory.
Then power the Argo Navis OFF and then power it ON again.
This will ensure the new STARTUP command starts.
On the planetarium side, select a telescope type of Meade LX-200
(if there is a selection of a generic LX-200 and a LX-200 GPS, choose the generic).
Set the communications speed to be 9600.
Use whatever dialog the program provides to establish a connection.
The planetarium program and the Argo Navis will then begin to communicate.
Before you perform an alignment, the Argo Navis will output a default
RA of zero hours, minutes and seconds and zero degrees Dec. This may be
below your current horizon and may not display. Once you perform a valid
alignment, you should obtain the ability for the planetarium to show where your
scope is pointing as you move the scope.
Best Regards
Gary Kopff
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