--- In [email protected], Sander Pool <sander_p...@...> wrote: > > > Reid451 (please use your real name),
And as mentioned in the group description, _PLEASE_ specify which version you're using, since the new V3 beta is _very_ different from v2.7x. > there is no need to open or recognize that plugin. In fact I'm pretty > sure CdC comes with the ASCOM plugin already provided. For v2.76, it's included if you download the "complete package", but not if you only download the "basic package". > If not then > simply copy the .tid file to the plugins directory. > > Now you need to install an ASCOM driver for your Atlas. Yes. The "ASCOM program" is three parts altogether: the ASCOM platform, the plug-in for CdC, and a driver for your scope (available either on the ASCOM site, or from your scope manufacturer). -John The manual for > your scope should tell you which one to get, a Celestron something or > other if I remember correctly. Then select ASCOM as the connection > mechanism in CdC and pick your scope from the ASCOM selection dialog > that comes up when you try to connect. > > Sander > > reid451 wrote: > > > > > > I'm new here, seeking an answer as to how to connect my scope to this > > program. I understand I need to do three things. 1) download CDC 2) > > download the "ASCOM Plugin 1.2" from the Cartes download page. 3) > > download the ASCOM program. > > > > I'm stuck on number 2. The folder created in my VISTA operating system > > after I download the Plugin will not open. I think it's supposed to be > > a .zip file, but the donwloaded file reads: ASCOM.tid and my computer > > doesn't recognize it. > > > > I've got a laptop running Vista, I've got an Orion Atlas mount, and > > I've got a USB to serial cable going from the scope to the computer. > > > > Thanks for any ideas! > > > > > > _ >
