Thanks guys, ill give it a try again tonight with a dark frame and ill use Telescope for Autoguider output in case relays doesn't work for some reason.
Slowly getting it all down pat - figured out plate solving so pointing is now very accurate (don't know why it wouldn't work at Peter's place, works within 1-2seconds at home). Auto focus is sort of working, but offset values for filter wheel positions are giving me grief as well, although according to focus max the focuser position difference between each filter is minimal (~30 steps) so i probably don't need to do multiple focus points.
And it appears the issue i had with my M8 data at Peter's hasn't returned.
Now if only this wind would die down in Brisbane
