Ok, Syncing from the hand pad for initial alignment is an excellent way to bring polar AS scopes to alignment. I do this all the time. I thought you might have meant, "Syncing" the AS to the CdC position. The AS has done a poor job of implementing this in the past. Meade may have fixed this in later releases. I don't know, as I have not tested this in a few years. The ASII and the LX200 classics did a better job. You might want to try a serial logger and see if the data stream is being interrupted. If you are using a USB->Serial, remember that they are not all created equal. Bob
--- In [email protected], "brisleyastro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I do mean sync. > I am on a polar GEM, I have an object centered and I want the autostar > to think that is where it is. That was my understanding of the sync > command. What is there with that to confuse the autostar. (I have no > need to 'align' the autostar, as my polar alignment is excellent. > Tracking with toucam and 2x barlow, Saturn stayed in frame for over > 1.5 hours!) > I have tried different communication timeouts, currently back on 1000. > > What is interesting, I did a power off reset on the 497, entered > date/time etc. Then I went to the co-ordinate display mode. I could > then talk and move the mount! > > Not sure who is causing the problem, 497 or CDC. > Brian > >
