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DOVEDV10 - Bolts included?
sroberts84
Hi,
Does the new DOVEDV10 saddle ship with bolts, screws, etc for fixing to existing mount? Thanks.., S Roberts -- I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die. Roy Batty (Jan 8th 2016 - Dec 2019)
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Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2)
#Keypad
Roland Christen
If the curve is in Pempro it can load it to any mount controller. Just copying the curve from one mount to another without Pempro won't work.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: Dominique Durand via Groups.Io <dom33.durand@...> To: main <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Sent: Thu, Jan 23, 2020 6:02 pm Subject: Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2) #Keypad Thanks Rolando, it surprised me a little that the new correction curve calculated in PEMPRO for my Mach1 could not be used by the CP4 .... After having mastered the mach2 I will therefore think about the CP4 option for the mach1 .. I will still have to find a buyer for my CP3.
Dominique
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Re: Connections to the mount
r1300rs
So USB to the Mount via APCC pro, then the mount connection to TSXPro...server mode, virtual port, ASCOM?
Rick Kuntz MS, CCT cardiofuse observatory
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Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2)
#Keypad
Dominique Durand
Thanks Rolando, it surprised me a little that the new correction curve calculated in PEMPRO for my Mach1 could not be used by the CP4 .... After having mastered the mach2 I will therefore think about the CP4 option for the mach1 .. I will still have to find a buyer for my CP3. Dominique
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Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2)
#Keypad
Roland Christen
You cannot load the data directly from a CP3 to a CP4 because of the difference in the number of points. However, if you bring the curve up in PEMPro from the CP3, you can then use that created curve to load into the CP4. You can smooth out the steps and load it with a bit of finer detail that way.
Sorry for the confusion, I may have told George wrong since I did not fully understand how you were going to transfer the curve.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: Dominique Durand via Groups.Io <dom33.durand@...> To: main <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Sent: Thu, Jan 23, 2020 4:56 pm Subject: Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2) #Keypad George,
Thanks I understood. The transition to GTOCP4 is not so easy as that I will think about, it twice and meanwhile, I hope very soon, do what is necessary to master my new Mach2. The powerbox V2 is also waiting for it.
Regards Dominique
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Re: gtocp4
Suresh Mohan
Thank you Don
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Regards Suresh
On 24-Jan-2020, at 2:24 AM, Don Anderson via Groups.Io <jockey_ca@...> wrote:
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Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2)
#Keypad
Dominique Durand
George,
Thanks I understood. The transition to GTOCP4 is not so easy as that I will think about, it twice and meanwhile, I hope very soon, do what is necessary to master my new Mach2. The powerbox V2 is also waiting for it. Regards Dominique
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Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2)
#Keypad
George
Dominique,
The CP4 uses a refined positioning of points…more precise…and cannot apply the CP3 curve into it.
Regards,
George
George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-282-1513 Email: george@...
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Dominique Durand via Groups.Io
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 3:59 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2) #Keypad
George, Dominique
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Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2)
#Keypad
Dominique Durand
George,
DominiquePE and therefore PEC is linked to the frame and not to the box? I made in 2017 with PEMPRO a new measurement of PE on my mach1 and reloaded the resulting PEC on my GTOCP3 box. I still have the corresponding .ppc file saved on my computer. I do not understand why with PEMPRO I could not reload this file on a new GTOCP4. Does this mean that the GTOCP4 does not treat the .ppc file in the same way as the GTOCP3? Regards
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Re: gtocp4
Hello Suresh Whether or not to upgrade to the CP4 is a personal choice. It really depends on how you plan on using the new mount. You should study carefully the features of the CP4 controller (and the upcoming keypad upgrade software) and see if the new features are something that will enhance your astronomy and astrophotography experience. Don Anderson
On Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 08:51:55 a.m. MST, Suresh Mohan <drsureshmohan@...> wrote:
Hi friends , I own a Mach 1 and on my good day buy a AP 1100 . I have a gtocp3 controller that works super fine , pls tell me if I should buy a new controller and why ? Thanks for your time Suresh
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Re: New Keypad Software
Yves,
Unfortunately, this is not possible.
Clear Skies,
Marj Christen Astro-Physics, Inc 11250 Forest Hills Rd Machesney Park, IL 61115 Phone: 815-282-1513 Fax: 815-282-9847 www.astro-physics.com
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Yves Laroche
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 11:10 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: [ap-gto] New Keypad Software
I meant upgrading the board...adding more memory.
Yves
Le 23 janv. 2020 11 h 01, George <george@...> a écrit : Yves,
The older keypad design (less memory) can only be updated to v4.19.3. It cannot take v5.xx.
Regards,
George
George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-282-1513 Email: george@...
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Yves Laroche
Hi George,
Is it possible to upgrade the old keypad version (less memory) instead of having to buy a new one?
Best regards, Yves
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Re: Rotating pier adapter
#Polar_Alignment
r1300rs
Thank you Michael, very useful information.
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Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2)
#Keypad
George
Dominique,
You cannot transfer your PE from the CP3 to the CP4. You’ll have to run a new PE curve.
Regards,
George
George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-282-1513 Email: george@...
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Dominique Durand via Groups.Io
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 2:29 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: Upgrade to new keypad version (was RE: [ap-gto] Unguided imaging with Mach2) #Keypad
[Edited Message Follows] Dale,
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Re: Rotating pier adapter
#Polar_Alignment
r1300rs
I agree, if I had a lathe, this would be a piece of cake to make. A simple cap and flat plate that sits on top of the pier tube. Nothing to it.
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Re: Rotating pier adapter
#Polar_Alignment
r1300rs
Well, I have plenty of those (and often the mag difference or other metallic structures, can easily throw them off in the observatory); just walk around with one.
For this application, aside from owning a compass, is a mobile PierTech trailer observatory. Often, one cannot easily "park" this 9x9 device so that its internal pier is within 5 degrees of the NSP and many times you don't have a choice as to where to back it in a field and park in an assigned star party slot. Therefore, I need to rotate the mount as much as 270 degrees on occasion before I do my temporary pier modeling. I agree North is easy to find.....
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Re: Connections to the mount
Roland Christen
My preferred method is to connect my laptop to the CP via USB. The traffic rate from computer to the CP controller is very low, so no need for a high speed connection.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: r1300rs via Groups.Io <cardiofuse@...> To: main <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Sent: Thu, Jan 23, 2020 11:13 am Subject: [ap-gto] Connections to the mount Thinking of upgrading my MX+ (which has wi-fi and USB connection only) to the AP1600 with encoders (which has USB, serial, wi-fi and ethernet).
I use TheSkyXpro with T-point modeling, planetarium software AND the Camera Add-on for camera control. I generally use Phd for guiding which also connects to the mount. What is your preferred method of connecting to the mount? I was thinking of the ethernet connection (then use Wi-fi for LAN/VPN access). How then would I provide a second connection to the mount for TSX (plate solving) and Phd (guiding). The camera, filter wheel, rotator and other devices use native TSX ASCOM controllers. I'm sure this is simple but wanted to gather some opinions... Rick cardiofuse observatory
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Connections to the mount
r1300rs
Thinking of upgrading my MX+ (which has wi-fi and USB connection only) to the AP1600 with encoders (which has USB, serial, wi-fi and ethernet).
I use TheSkyXpro with T-point modeling, planetarium software AND the Camera Add-on for camera control. I generally use Phd for guiding which also connects to the mount. What is your preferred method of connecting to the mount? I was thinking of the ethernet connection (then use Wi-fi for LAN/VPN access). How then would I provide a second connection to the mount for TSX (plate solving) and Phd (guiding). The camera, filter wheel, rotator and other devices use native TSX ASCOM controllers. I'm sure this is simple but wanted to gather some opinions... Rick cardiofuse observatory
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Re: New Keypad Software
Yves Laroche
I meant upgrading the board...adding more memory. Yves
Le 23 janv. 2020 11 h 01, George <george@...> a écrit :
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Re: Controller Safety Cover
Michael Hambrick <mike.hambrick@...>
Another simple fix I recently implemented
was to loosely wrap the base of the mount with a lightweight space blanket
to keep dew from condensing on everything. The key phrase is "loosely
wrap". Once I get the scope pointed at the object and center it in
the camera, I wrap the space blanket around like a bath towel and fasten
it together with clothes pins. This is sufficient to hold the blanket in
place while the mount is tracking, but not so rigid as to put anything
in a bind.
Best Regards Michael Hambrick ARLANXEO TSR Global Manufacturing Support PO Box 2000 Orange, TX 77631-2000 Phone: +1 (409) 882-2799 email: mike.hambrick@...
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Re: Controller Safety Cover
Joe Zeglinski
Hi Steve,
Here is a VERY simple, inexpensive fix for the CP4 lack
of water-proofing.
I had TWO CP’4’s drown (probably) from dew rolling off
my OTA during several sessions, most likely as it slewed across the meridian
position – and in both situations, my CP4’s were attached to the top of the
AP-1200 axis – just as the original CP3’s were. This should not be done.
I eventually discovered that he water leak access point
on the CP-4 “case” is ONLY along that fairly large spaces surrounding the
ETHERNET housing. It was easy to stick two business cards into the crack.
Pointing this out over a year ago, AP’s only advice was NOT to position the CP4
on top of the mount. The early User Guide was then revised to add the warning
that the CP4 is not waterproof, only water resistant.
Now I see you have the same problem with your CP4,
even being mounted vertically to the pier side. That is good information,
since I now have my replacement, THIRD CP4 - “supposedly safely” attached - to
the side of my own pier, hoping any sudden rain, or dew, would simply
dribble straight down, past that connector’s sides.
There are in fact TWO REMEDIES to drowned CP4’s – even
without being rained upon:
Others who bought the early run of CP4’s – which still
had the traditional WHITE cases, as the CP3’s did – had no water
drainage corner holes, due to a production oversight, so the case
gradually filled up. My early CP4 case had to be drilled, after its
second drowning.
The good news is that it seems that ALL of the other
connectors on the CP4 case are higher quality, bolted down tightly from
behind, and their socket pins are probably high Military Grade,
well-sealed, quality, so even that potential moisture access point is
unlikely.
Only the ETHERNET connector is soldered to the circuit board, and is “free-standing” through the slightly oversized square panel cut-out, completely unsealed around its sides. I would also say, that the (later production)
BLACK painted CP4 cases likely do have those drilled drain holes, but may
still have rubber plugs when they arrive. Hopefully, after my two
disasters, AP now seals the Ethernet connector. But, if you have an
earlier production run, it would be prudent to apply those two solutions,
as I have done.
It should then be safe from drowning, with drain
holes present, their rubber plugs removed, and with the Ethernet connector sides
sealed, on a “VERTICALLY mounted” CP4.
Joe Z.
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