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by Rich
Sun Oct 16, 2016 10:49 am
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: GPINTCheck indicates movement in Dec, but not RA
Replies: 3
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Re: GPINTCheck indicates movement in Dec, but not RA

Looks like I'm OK, Doug. The high/low voltage tests showed what they should have: either 3.7 vdc or 0.6 vdc as I checked the pins in the sequence shown in the link you provided. I also tried another ear-pressed-to-the-motors test. This time I did detect an audible difference when the RA+ and RA- but...
by Rich
Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:03 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: GPINTCheck indicates movement in Dec, but not RA
Replies: 3
Views: 8231

GPINTCheck indicates movement in Dec, but not RA

After a lapse of several years, I'm returning to astrophotography. I'd planned to dedicate a Windows XP Dell laptop to guiding my Losmandy G-11 (non-Gemini) mount, using the LPT port, GPINT-PT, and the cable (pin 1 to pin 1, etc.) that I bought from Shoestring Astronomy several years ago. Before usi...
by Rich
Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:18 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: Interface hardware for Losmandy non-Gemini G11
Replies: 2
Views: 4883

Thanks very much, Doug.

Rich
by Rich
Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:47 am
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: Interface hardware for Losmandy non-Gemini G11
Replies: 2
Views: 4883

Interface hardware for Losmandy non-Gemini G11

I have a laptop with a parallel port, a serial port, and 2 USB ports. I plan to use it with a DSI and MaxDSLR to guide a 1996-era, non-Gemini Losmandy G11. The Shoestring Astronomy Products page recommends using the GPUSB adapter with this mount, and *not* the GPINT-PT product that fits the parallel...