This VCP is still required for the A-P ASCOM driver to talk to APCC. It is then APCC that talks directly to the mount's CP over the chosen transport (USB/Serial, ethernet, wifi)

> On Oct 22, 2021, at 18:55, Thomas Giannaccini <tgiann3@...> wrote:
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> I plan to only connect my laptop to my AP 1100 GTO w/ AE via Ethernet cable. Do I still need to create virtual COM ports in the initial setup? I'm guessing that I can easily change this later but am trying to keep things streamlined.
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> Thank you in advance!
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> Tom
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