Well, you got me thinking. I know I loaded Ascom Platform 5 and the Platform update 5.5. I thought I loaded the Meade Classic 5.0.3 driver for Autostar telescopes, but I can't find it on my laptop, so I may not have. I just now downloaded it and installed it.
I'll probably fiddle around with it later today or tomorrow. I'll post the results. Travis --- In [email protected], John Mahony <jmmah...@...> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: travisedwin <travised...@...> > > > > Thanks for the quick replies and sorry about the slow reply. I was at a > > Star > > Party and there was no internet hookup. > > > Concerning drivers, as I noted in > > my original post I have the latest Ascom driver > > No, you said you had the latest _platform_, but the drivers are separate. > > The names vary a bit between what's listed on the Ascom driver page and the > scope chooser window, so I wasn't sure if you were using the right driver. > > -John > > > plus the "update" they note on > > the Ascom site. (As a part of reloading all the lost software on my laptop > > I had > > to replace Ascom, too.) And I've selected "LX200 plus Autostar" as my scope > > type. > > I'm using a USB to serial adapter to connect the 505 cable to my > > laptop (my laptop doesn't have any serial connectors). Do I need a null > > modem > > between the 505 cable and the USB adapter? I have one in my "parts I > > sometimes > > need" box, but I don't remember whether I used it in this setup or > > not. > > Thanks again for your help, > > Travis > > > > --- In > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected], > > > > John Mahony <jmmahony@> wrote: > > > > Are you sure those are > > the latest drivers? The current drivers as listed on the ASCOM > > site > > <http://ascom-standards.org/Downloads/ScopeDrivers.htm> > > are > > > > "Meade LX200 Classic and Autostar #494, #495, and #497 > > (combined telescope/focuser, 5.0.3)" and > > "Meade LX200GPS and LX200R > > (combined telescope/focuser, 5.0.0)" > > > > Those names may be > > abbreviated in the "scope chooser" window. > > > > The first one should > > be the correct one for your LXD75. > > > > -John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > > From: travisedwin <travisedwin@> > > > > > > I recently > > had a serious laptop failure and had to reformat my hard drive. A > > > > > consequence is that I had to reload all the software, including CDC. > > > > > > CDC > > > loaded fine and I put in the (new to me) Ascom > > Platform 2008 (V5_0) plus its > > > update and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. I > > set up the Com port to Com3. > > > > In my > > > last setup, I > > selected "LX200 and Autostar" as my scope type, which I did again > > > > > in the new setup. But when I tried to connect I got a "...unrecognized > > Meade > > > > > scope type..." error message. So I changed the scope to "Meade > > Telescope and > > > focuser." I still got the unrecognized scope message > > when I tried to > > > connect. > > > > It seems I went through > > this same problem when I originally set > > > up CDC way back when. But > > I can't remember what the solution was. > > > > Would > > > > > someone be kind enough to help me > > > out? > > > > > > Travis > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! > > > > > Groups Links > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ > > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/join > > > > (Yahoo! > > > ID required) > > > > > href="mailto: > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]"> > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > ymailto="mailto: > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]" > > > > > > > href="mailto: > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]"> > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > > > > > ymailto="mailto: > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]" > > > > > > > href="mailto: > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]"> > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > > > > > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! > > Groups Links > > > > > target=_blank > > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/ > > > > href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/join"; target=_blank > > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/skychart-discussion/join > > > (Yahoo! ID required) > > > > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > > > > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > > > href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/"; target=_blank > > >http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >
