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Gregk
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 11/19/06

Loc: Gilbert Arizona

Help with pinout of eq-6 eq-5 mount controller
#5523625 - 11/16/12 11:21 PM

Looking the pin out of my EQ-5 mount Making a USB Direct EQMOD cable I know Ground is on Pin 5 (metered) of the RJ45 Cable but need RX and TX connections . Will check manual but not sure it is in there

Thanks

Greg

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Postmaster

Reged: 07/03/04

Re: Help with pinout of eq-6 eq-5 mount controller new

[Re: Gregk]
#5523930 - 11/17/12 08:21 AM

http://www.telescope.com/assets/product_files/instructions/29289_05-06.pdf Page 11.

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Gregk
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 11/19/06

Loc: Gilbert Arizona

Re: Help with pinout of eq-6 eq-5 mount controller new

[Re: ccs_hello]
#5524020 - 11/17/12 09:37 AM

Quote:

http://www.telescope.com/assets/product_files/instructions/29289_05-06.pdf Page 11.

Thanks Looking for RJ45 connections to the hand controller It's an 8 pin conncetor

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Postmaster

Reged: 07/03/04

Re: Help with pinout of eq-6 eq-5 mount controller new

[Re: Gregk]
#5524175 - 11/17/12 11:16 AM

Greg,

Here it is:
http://eq-mod.sourceforge.net/eqdirect2.htm

Also note that the Rx Tx signals are in TTL level, not RS232 level.

Clear Skies!

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Frank @ Van
member

Reged: 01/24/05

Loc: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Re: Help with pinout of eq-6 eq-5 mount controller new

[Re: Gregk]
#5524185 - 11/17/12 11:21 AM

http://ca.skywatcher.com/_english/05_service/01_download.php?ccid=38

It is the manual for the AZ-EQ6 mount, but I think the pinouts are the same.

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