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divers
sage
Reged: 01/21/08
Posts: 244
Loc: Apopka, FL
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First off - if this has been discussed a million times I apologize! If someone just wants to PM me with the answer that would be great. I need a detailed explaination on hooking up all this stuff. Been to the yahoo group and STILL confused.
Here is what I think I want to do.
DSI Pro is my guide camera. This should attach directly to the USB port on my laptop. I will download and use PHD. To send guide comments I THINK I should funnel all the commands using ASCOM and EQMOD directly to the EQDIR and then attach this to the hand piece port on the mount. So...PHD, EQMOD and Starry Night Pro v6 will all send commands into the hand set port. I will not need the autoguider port. I understand that POTH is no longer needed.
I would appreciate someone's response.
Robert
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Intes M703D 7" Mak
Siebert 7mmUltra and 13mmUltra and 36mm Observatory
Siebert 2x 2" Barlow
WO Carbon Fiber (2") Dielectric Diagonal
Giro 2 on a Losmandy tripod with 12" extension.
Sky Commander DSC
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Fabio Papa
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/01/05
Posts: 1121
Loc: Piacenza, Italy
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I think you got it right!
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Fabio Papa
Celestron C8 F/10
Vixen ED81SWT F/7.7
Orion Atlas EQ-G
Gruppo Astrofili di Piacenza
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Will
sage
Reged: 03/03/07
Posts: 211
Loc: O'Fallon MO
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This all sounds right. ASCOM drivers installed on the PC, PHD and planetarium software installed after. You're going to tell them both to use the "EQMOD ASCOM EQ5/EQ6" driver.
Serial cable back to scope using the EQDIR module. USB to PC for the camera. (Assume you've installed the drivers for the DSI already.)
Plug in the camera, turn on the mount. Load the planetarium software and configure to use the ASCOM driver. Verify it's talking to the mount, on mine I can hear the steppers whine slightly when it connects. Start PHD select the DSI for the camera and ASCOM EQDIR for the mount.
Seems like it should be more complicated but it's not, 2 cables for all that functionality. This setup does have a learnig curve but it's not bad and the payoff is unbelieveable.
OK well mabe not unbeliveable but still... cooler than the other side of the pillow.
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Will Day
Celestron C 80ED & C 100ED
Orion Atlas EQG
http://www.wsday.com/astrophotos
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DonR
professor emeritus
Reged: 11/15/06
Posts: 635
Loc: Georgia, USA
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Hi Robert,
You will also want some kind of directional controller for the mount, since you won't have the handset. Any USB joystick or gamepad should work for basic control. I use the Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2.
Cheers,
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Don
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Atlas EQ-G
Orion 8" f/4.9 newtonian
Orion 127mm Mak-Cass
Orion Skyview Pro mount
Orion 80mm guide scope
Canon Digital Rebel XT
Meade DSI
Philips SPC 900 NC webcam
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Will
sage
Reged: 03/03/07
Posts: 211
Loc: O'Fallon MO
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Good point Don, The Rumble Pad is the piece I left out of the explanation here. When I first ran this I realized in about 5 seconds I was going to need one. For me, remembering what all of the buttons do on the game-pad is the steepest part of the learning curve. I can't tell you how many times I killed my tracking without knowing how I was doing it.
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Will Day
Celestron C 80ED & C 100ED
Orion Atlas EQG
http://www.wsday.com/astrophotos
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divers
sage
Reged: 01/21/08
Posts: 244
Loc: Apopka, FL
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I am going to use my wireless joystick. A friend of mine said to label every button with glow in the dark labels!
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Intes M703D 7" Mak
Siebert 7mmUltra and 13mmUltra and 36mm Observatory
Siebert 2x 2" Barlow
WO Carbon Fiber (2") Dielectric Diagonal
Giro 2 on a Losmandy tripod with 12" extension.
Sky Commander DSC
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killerwolf
sage
Reged: 01/10/08
Posts: 281
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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ive been searching for awhile but havent found an awnser inorder for me to auto guide do i need stellarium installed also? or just use the dsi connected to usb and then usb to guiderport on the mount(or handset not sure) and use phdguider with the ascom driver installed. right now it just sits their and doesnt do anything with the mount, i tell it to park but nothing happends.
thx for all your help.
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Skywatcher syncscan HEQ5 200mm 1000mm/f
Skywatcher 80mm/400mm short tube
Orion EON 72mm
DSI pro, and Olympus 330
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