Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums
Privacy Policy |
Please read our Terms
of Service | Signup and
Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User
deepskyguru
sage
Reged: 08/26/04
Posts: 250
Loc: Poway Ca. San Diego County
|
|
Is it functional? What is it used for?
--------------------
Orion ED80 on LXD75 Mount with Orion ST80 for guide scope.
Meade LXD55 AR5 AT
Meade DS80
Meade ETX60
Edmond Astroscan (Paid $50.00 at RTMC! one of the original Astroscans Love that little scope!!)
Meade DSI II Color, DSI Pro
http://www.scopehead.com
|
CigTech
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/28/04
Posts: 1271
Loc: Largo, Fl
|
|
It is for a focuser motor or a GPS mod.
--------------------
Keep looking up,
CigTech
Orion AstroView 120mm
LXD55-Autostar Pier
Meade LPI
|
Rushwind
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/11/04
Posts: 2133
Loc: Newark, CA
|
|
It's my understanding that it's an RS232 port of some kind. Is that true?
Jimbo
--------------------
Order of the Unblinking Eye
G-11 D70 ST4 8"f/5 AT66ED (Rig)
I used to shoot film.
|
jrcrilly
Refractor wienie (sort of)
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 24363
Loc: NE Ohio
|
|
Quote:
It's my understanding that it's an RS232 port of some kind. Is that true?
Jimbo
Hi, Jimbo.
It's a communications port but doesn't support RS-232 because it lacks level shifters - runs at +5V and 0V. On the LX90 scopes it's used to connect a port expander module which adds an autoguide port and a focuser control port. Meade never really implemented any accessories for it on the other models on which it appears (ETX, LXD55/75).
--------------------
John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Tak FS-128 F/8 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, SP/SS2kPC
ST-10XME, ST-2000XM
|
Rushwind
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/11/04
Posts: 2133
Loc: Newark, CA
|
|
Is that what's meant when people talk about the "LX200 command set"?
Jimbo
--------------------
Order of the Unblinking Eye
G-11 D70 ST4 8"f/5 AT66ED (Rig)
I used to shoot film.
|
jrcrilly
Refractor wienie (sort of)
Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 24363
Loc: NE Ohio
|
|
Quote:
Is that what's meant when people talk about the "LX200 command set"?
Jimbo
Hi, Jimbo.
The LX200 Command set is the set of commands implemented in the Classic LX200 and LXD650/750 mounts for remote operation. They are sent to the mount via the normal RS-232 port. Later models (Autostar, Autostar II) recognize these commands plus an expanded set, including some fine motion commands intended for use in serial autoguiding setups.
--------------------
John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Tak FS-128 F/8 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, SP/SS2kPC
ST-10XME, ST-2000XM
|
Rushwind
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/11/04
Posts: 2133
Loc: Newark, CA
|
|
Gotcha, thanks. 
Jimbo
--------------------
Order of the Unblinking Eye
G-11 D70 ST4 8"f/5 AT66ED (Rig)
I used to shoot film.
|
|
8 registered and 10 anonymous users are browsing this forum.
Moderator: Charlie Hein, lineman_16735
Print Thread
|
Forum Permissions
You cannot start new topics
You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled
UBBCode is enabled
|
Thread views: 959
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
