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PMX and guiding
Hi guys.
has anyone else had an opportuinity to set up their PMX to guide via the ST4 port on the VersaPlate.
I finally managed to get everything set up tonight and was ready to try a simple bit of PHD calibration.
I am using a QHY5 and piggy-backing a 480mm FL guidescope on top of the astrograph. Nothing particularly heroic.
PHD does not seem to be making much of an impact on TheSkyX though. On that TCS page which shows that little graphic of the guide relays down the bottom, they did show as activating but not the way you'd expect. hen PHD was doing West and East calibration steps, the graphics for the relays showed the west and south relays being acxtivated. SImilarly, then NS steps were happening, the Nand E relays showed as activating.
And also, PHD displays the distances it instructs the mount to travel (in the bottom bar) but on this occasion, it did not actually show any distance/correction numbers for each step - probably 1 on 5 or 6 more like.
And for every step PHD said it was doing, the relays did not activate. Rather, they too only activated every ten or so.
I'm stumped.
ANyone able to offer guidance.
Peter
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