Hi Rod, Most likely, you installed ASCOM v5 platform over the top of an existing v4 platform, so you "inherited" the existing SkyCommander driver. This is recommended way to install v5, if an earlier version is already installed.
I just supplied a copy of the driver to one person, and I'm trying to contact the original author to see if we can get a stand alone installer for the older driver. Thanks, Peter Eschman --- In [email protected], "Rod Mollise" <rmoll...@...> wrote: > > Don't think so, Beaudreaux. If so, how come my copy of ASCOM 5 has Sky > Commander as a selection when I have most assuredly not loaded a driver for > 'em...hmmm...? LOL > > > Peace, > Rod Mollise > Rod's new book: > _Choosing and Using a New CAT_ > Available Now! > > <http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Mahony > Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 8:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [skychart-discussion] Re: Sky Commander > > I'm afraid it's the other way around. Older versions of ASCOM had several > drivers, including SC, included automatically. This changed with ASCOM v5. > From the second paragraph of the ASCOM readme file: > > "How to Get Drivers > > The ASCOM Platform does not include the drivers themselves..." > > -John > > > --- In [email protected], "Rod Mollise" <rmollise@> > wrote: > > > > Negative. You don't have to install a separate SC driver anymore...it's > > included with the v5 package. Just "configure," and choose Sky Commander > > from the pull-down. > > > > > > Peace, > > Rod Mollise > > Rod's new book: > > _Choosing and Using a New CAT_ > > Available Now! > > > > <http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland> > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Mahony > > Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 7:23 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [skychart-discussion] Sky Commander > > > > > > You'll need the ASCOM "platform" at > > <http://ascom-standards.org/index.htm> > > and you'll also need the ASCOM driver for the SkyCommander from the same > > site. > > > > Well rats, I just remembered they don't have an SC driver listed there > > anymore. They did with previous versions of ASCOM. I don't see it on > SC's > > webpage either. This sounds like a question for the SkyCommander yahoo > > group... > > > > If you manage to solve that problem, then for CdC v2.7x you'll also need > > CdC's ASCOM plug-in from CdC's download page (for v2.7) at > > <http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/download.html> > > I'm not sure how that's handled for CdC v3. > > > > -John > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: ndrewa222us <ndrewa222@> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 5:09:17 PM > > > Subject: [skychart-discussion] Sky Commander > > > > > > Hello Group, does anyone know what I would need to have the Sky > Commander > > > > > interface with SkyChart. I have the DSC and SkyChart and I can > > > make > > > my own cable. I just need to know > > > how to get them all to work together. I have both > > > versions of SkyChart. Thanks.
