If you had an earlier version of ASCOM, you still have the SC driver. This was a clear change in ASCOM. Old versions included several of the more commonly used drivers. Now they're completely separate.
-John ----- Original Message ---- > From: Rod Mollise <[email protected]> > > 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! > > > > > > > -----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" > 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! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----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 > > > > 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 > > > > I'm not sure how that's handled for CdC v3. > > > > -John > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: ndrewa222us > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
