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- Wed Aug 09, 2006 8:03 am
- Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
- Topic: Guiding a Skywatcher EQ6 Pro mount
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9036
I have a 120mm Apo on the EQ6 Pro mount. Have you had any experience with this setup? No, not directly. Is the mount supported? Because this mount includes an autoguide port, it should be able to work with the GPUSB. If you know where there is a copy of the manual for the mount online, I could look...
- Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:48 pm
- Forum: Third-Party Hardware and Software
- Topic: JMI Mototrac V controller problem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20990
Were the voltage readings you measured positive or negative (using pin 2 to the negative lead of your voltmeter)? It is possible that the Mototrac V is an "active high" device. If so, we can try the GPUSB-AH to see if that solves the problem. I will email the folks at JMI and see if they can give me...
- Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:53 pm
- Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
- Topic: Problem with GPINT test.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7421
About six months ago, I worked with another customer on modifying a Vixen DD-1 hand-controller. It turns out that the way Vixen designed their hand controller is different than CG-5 type hand controllers. CG-5s use "active low" switches, and thus are directly compatible with the Shoestring GPINT-PT ...
- Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:49 pm
- Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
- Topic: help with communcation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11428
Paul, I have never tried Maxim Essentials myself, but it should support the GPINT-PT directly. You only need to use an ASCOM driver with Essentials if you are using the GPUSB. As for your error, are there other parallel port options that you can select from Essentials? Try them all and see if one of...
- Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:43 pm
- Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
- Topic: Celestron Celestar 8
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15953
- Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:40 pm
- Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
- Topic: Losmandy Disabled Sidereal Tracking
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13349
- Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:38 pm
- Forum: Third-Party Hardware and Software
- Topic: What cameras work with Guidedog?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11886
- Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:35 pm
- Forum: New Product Ideas?
- Topic: Motors for the Losmandy GM-8 and G-11
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13644
The Sky does not support the GPUSB. The GPUSB is really intended as an interface for autoguiding during astrophotography exposures. The minute corrections made during autoguiding are very small, whereas the fast slewing typically done for GOTO functionality is at a much higher rate. In theory, what ...
- Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:20 pm
- Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
- Topic: Can the GPINT-PT be used on a Laptop that only has USB?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5453
- Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:03 pm
- Forum: Third-Party Hardware and Software
- Topic: JMI Mototrac V controller problem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20990
OK, based upon the Mototrac V manual on the JMI website and the fact that you have an "official" Shoestring RJ-12 cable, this should work. So let's try some voltmeter tests and see if we can figure out what is wrong. Where the RJ-12 jack bumps up out of the GPUSB, there are exposed metal contacts th...
- Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:42 pm
- Forum: Third-Party Hardware and Software
- Topic: JMI Mototrac V controller problem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20990
- Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:05 pm
- Forum: Third-Party Hardware and Software
- Topic: JMI Mototrac V controller problem
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20990
Jim, I don't recall the details of your order, did you purchase the RJ-12 cable from Shoestring Astronomy? Try downloading, installing and running GPUSBCheck from: http://www.store.shoestringastronomy.com/downloads.htm The instructions for what to do with GPUSBCheck are in the GPUSB User Manual, als...
- Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:24 pm
- Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
- Topic: GPUSB ASCOM Installation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12313
When the GPUSB ASCOM installer is run, it puts some files in their proper places, then it runs a script to be sure the driver gets registered. One of the things the script attempts to do is to find a GPUSB attached and open up communications to it. I believe the error you are seeing is due to not ha...
- Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:39 am
- Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
- Topic: DSUSB Connector
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5752
The output of the DSUSB is a 3.5mm stereo jack. The input to a Canon Digital Rebel (300D) or Digital Rebel XT (350D) is a 2.5mm jack. So, the DSCBL-01 has a 3.5mm plug on one end and a 2.5mm plug on the other end. All of the extension cables have 3.5mm connectors on them, and come in male-male or ma...
- Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:10 pm
- Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
- Topic: Vixen Starbook/Sphinx Update
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8563