Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 David Pavlich Postmaster Reged: 05/18/05 Posts: 6504 Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.38 X 90.... Starfish guider won't connect to PhD       #2574685 - 08/11/08 03:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I downloaded the drivers for the Starfish and installed them. I then tried to connect to PhD Guide and Nebulosity with the Starfish. It gives the message: Problem connecting to camera. I tried all of the settings; ASCOM, On Camera, GPUSB, etc with no luck. I loaded the drivers on 2 different USB ports. No change. The operating system is 32 bit Vista. Bob at Fishcamp said that the driver is compatible with the 32 bit system. So...what am I doing wrong? The Orion guider I had hooked right up. Do I need the GPUSB? Edit: I tried it in MaximDL. I have no experience with DL but I believe it hooked up under the "Guider" tab. It showed that the cooler wasn't available which it true because this is a non-cooler version. Thanks! David -------------------- A few scopes and mounts. Proud Member; PAS NOLA, Life expectancies would go WAY up if green vegetables smelled like bacon... Edited by David Pavlich (08/11/08 05:16 PM) Post Extras:       robjohn member Reged: 06/04/08 Posts: 98 Loc: West Hills, CA Re: Starfish guider won't connect to PhD [Re: David Pavlich]       #2577885 - 08/12/08 10:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   With my Starfish, I have to make sure that I do not have the guider attached to a USB port of the computer when I start the computer up. The guider disables whatever USB port is connected to it when the computer starts up. If I plug the guider into the USB after I have started the computer, everything is fine. I have a beta version of the Starfish, so this might have been fixed in the production models. Bob was going to look into it, but I have not heard from him in a while, so I don't know the status of this problem. -------------------- Rob Johnson Celestron 14" SCT | 8" SCT | 102mm f/5 | Ultima 8x56 ZenithStar 105mm f/7 | 80mm f/6 Vixen ARK 16x80 CGE | CG-5 Canon 50DH Starfish autoguider Post Extras:       David Pavlich Postmaster Reged: 05/18/05 Posts: 6504 Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.38 X 90.... Re: Starfish guider won't connect to PhD [Re: robjohn]       #2577955 - 08/12/08 11:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Rob. However, the computer was booted before plugging in the guider. I just downloaded Craig's latest version of PhD. I'll give it a try when I get a chance. Maybe that'll be the cure. David -------------------- A few scopes and mounts. Proud Member; PAS NOLA, Life expectancies would go WAY up if green vegetables smelled like bacon... Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 10 registered and 9 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Charlie Hein, FAB  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 117 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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