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Originally Posted by pvelez
I have the ST cable running to the mount but presently have the connection via ASCOM using pulse guiding rather than the guider relays. Pulse guiding is enabled in EQMOD.
Perhaps the mount is confused by the additional cable? I had assumed that if Maxim were set to pulse guiding via ASCOM it would ignore the ST-4 cable.
Pete
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I am not sure why you would want to guide via EQmode. Maxim can indeed handle 2 cables running to the mount with ease and this is actually the best and most reliable way to do it. I use vixen mounts with a starbook so I can either guide via the LAN through the starbook (similar to what you are doing) or via the guider relay. When I have used the LAN alone through the starbook I have had very hit and miss sessions similar to what you have described. What I do now is set the guide tab to use "guider relay" and use the guide ports on the camera and mount. I then connect to the starbook via the telescope tab using an ascom driver. This method has proved 100% sucessful and only causes grief when I stuff up the settings (cal time or backlash etc). The advantage is the controller feeds mount position info back to the program automatically and you only have to calibrate the mount once for the evening even if you intend to shoot several targets. When you get Maxim sorted its pretty hard to beat.
Cheers
Mark