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You don't need ASCOM or Stellarium scope if you just want to drive the telescope.
I have a HEQ5 Pro with Synscan and have no bother connecting.
I suspect that you are having trouble with your USB-RS232 converter. Some work and some don't.
Stellarium will show connected as long as there is a USB-RS232 adaptor in the USB port even if the cable to the Synscan is faulty. Try another adapter. Does the cross hair appear on the screen but the telescope won't slew. If so then the problem may just be the connection speed. change the delay to 1.5secs this may fix the problem it did for someone else with a similar problem.
If you must use Stellariumscope and ASCOM there is a direct connection in the Synscan handbox so you don't need to buy an EQDIR cable. but if it is the converter that is the problem it won't work with ASCOM either.
Barry
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