USB2EQ5 Connection Problem

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bookworm
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USB2EQ5 Connection Problem

Post by bookworm » Wed Nov 04, 2020 9:55 pm

I have a Orion Sirius EQ-G that I am trying to connect to my computer. I purchased the USB2EQ5 cable, but I am not able to get the computer to fully connect.

It shows up in Device Manager as a COM Port (USB Serial Port). I've installed the virtual drivers.
When I try to run EQDirCheck for that COM, I get "Could not connect to EQ mount."

If I try to use EQASCOM, I get Connect Error: Port Not Available.

Any ideas on how to make this work?
Thank you.

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Re: USB2EQ5 Connection Problem

Post by dpanderson » Thu Nov 05, 2020 6:16 am

I've seen it install with both an incoming port and an outgoing port. Be sure to select the outgoing port.

Try different USB ports on you computer and if possible a different computer.

If that doesn't work, the best source of information is the EQMOD group at https://groups.io/g/EQMOD The EQMOD developers and a lot of knowledgeable users with experience on a wide variety of mounts are active there and can usually find an answer quickly.

I can also ship a second cable to you if you want to try it.
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