Direct serial port. I position scope say on regulus. Select Regulus in CDC and right click and tell it to sync to object. Then I say click on Saturn and tell it to goto object, and nothing was happening. Brian
--- In [email protected], "Bob Rose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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" > <brisleycpc@> 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 > > > > >
