Autoguiding issue. Is my GPUSB bad?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:08 am
Hi All,
I've been using my G-11 for almost 10 years with no problems. A couple of months ago, I was out trying to image and started having issues primarily no movement during guider calibration.
Here's my setup:
Losmandy G-11 with Gemini I level 4 ver 1.05. I don't know the PCB version.
Meade DSI Pro as my guiding camera
Celestron 80ED as my guide scope
Shoestring Astronomy GPUSB as my guider port
PHD Guiding 1.4. & 2.x
Explore Scientific AR-152 as my main scope (imaging visual etc)
My imaging camera is an SBIG STF-8300c (It has an integrated Guider port.)
I've used this setup problem free for almost a decade (with different tubes).
That night I set up as usual, and started the guiding routine which of course includes calibration. I could see the image and star on PHD and saw it was not moving despite the mount being sent commands to move to the west.
I tried rebooting, plugging and unplugging everything in different orders all to no avail.I tried a couple of different autoguider cables (one never used before) and that did not have any effect..
I checked the GPUSB using GPUSBCheck and I was able to change the LED Color, and turn it on and off. I did not have it hooked up to the scope when I tried GPUSBCheck.
I've had the mount checked out and refurbished by Losmandy and he checked the autoguider port and found no problems with it. So now I'm stuck, Did the GPUSB die, or is the issue something else?
Any help is appreciated,
I've been using my G-11 for almost 10 years with no problems. A couple of months ago, I was out trying to image and started having issues primarily no movement during guider calibration.
Here's my setup:
Losmandy G-11 with Gemini I level 4 ver 1.05. I don't know the PCB version.
Meade DSI Pro as my guiding camera
Celestron 80ED as my guide scope
Shoestring Astronomy GPUSB as my guider port
PHD Guiding 1.4. & 2.x
Explore Scientific AR-152 as my main scope (imaging visual etc)
My imaging camera is an SBIG STF-8300c (It has an integrated Guider port.)
I've used this setup problem free for almost a decade (with different tubes).
That night I set up as usual, and started the guiding routine which of course includes calibration. I could see the image and star on PHD and saw it was not moving despite the mount being sent commands to move to the west.
I tried rebooting, plugging and unplugging everything in different orders all to no avail.I tried a couple of different autoguider cables (one never used before) and that did not have any effect..
I checked the GPUSB using GPUSBCheck and I was able to change the LED Color, and turn it on and off. I did not have it hooked up to the scope when I tried GPUSBCheck.
I've had the mount checked out and refurbished by Losmandy and he checked the autoguider port and found no problems with it. So now I'm stuck, Did the GPUSB die, or is the issue something else?
Any help is appreciated,