Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G mount. Two different Win7-64bit laptops. EQDIRECT cable from Shoestring. Drivers successfully installed for cable via ShoestringAstronomy web site. ASCOM Platform 6.2 installed. Device driver shows port appearance on com 4 immediately when plugging cable into any/all of the four USB ports.
Problem: Either laptop cannot see my mount via EQASCOM. One of these laptops used to work when it ran the 32 bit version of Win7. I should've left well enough alone.
I've tried to reassign all available com port numbers via device driver with no luck. Using EQDIRCheck tool, no matter which port number (1-7) is assigned, it doesn't see the mount either.
There are no issues indicated in device driver, and all cameras work properly. I'm thinking that somehow I may have a broken lead in my USB2EQ5 Interface Cable, so I've ordered another to be sure. The first one has only been used three times before putting it away over two years ago, before my cross-country move. I'm just now "dusting off" the equipment for use again.
Any suggestions?
My sincere thanks.
Eric
Cannot connect to EQMOD using EQDirect cable
Re: Cannot connect to EQMOD using EQDirect cable
Solution obtained from EQMOD yahoo group.
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Re: Cannot connect to EQMOD using EQDirect cable
Glad to hear you are back up and running.