I have a permanent mounted AP1600. I do use APCC most of the time, but occasionally I use the keypad, so I will have to check to see if I have Autoconnect set to YES. Yours truly, Jack

Even if you have a permanent mount and have Autoconnect YES, there is no problem if you never change the clock time and daylight savings. Rolando

It's there for people who want to do it. Rolando

Jack, If you read the document, it says: "This applies primarily to permanently mounted systems that have their keypad’s Auto-connect feature set to “YES”." Peter ---In ap-gto@...,

Rolando, If I can leave the keypad alone, why is there a PDF listed on your website that addresses resetting time in the keypad semi-annually:

There are no park positions in any of the servo controls (CP1 thru4). None! All park positions are calculated RA/Dec numbers that are calculated by an external device. The keypad is an external

I want to make the group aware of a potential issue with the mount shifting on the base of the pier for those observers who set up and take down their mounts for every observing session. For

-----Original Message----- From: Marj marj@... [ap-ug] To: ap-ug@... Sent: Tue, Nov 6, 2018 4:57 pm Subject: RE: [ap-ug] Hawaii Astronomy Trip If anyone is planning a trip to the Big Island this

Hello all Could you please point me to the proper document describing the procedure to define a custom park position? This is for an AP1200 GTOCP3 with v2 chip and 4.19.2 keypad, non APCC. Thanks

https://telescopes.net/store/mounts-tripods/mounts/german-equatorial/astro-physics-1600gto-german-equatorial-mount.html I saw RA and DEC absolute encoders separately listed at bottom of above page on

https://telescopes.net/store/mounts-tripods/mounts/german-equatorial/astro-physics-1600gto-german-equatorial-mount.html you have to look under "Recommended Accessories" at bottom of above page. Scroll

Instructions are here... https://www.zdnet.co...ows-10-upgrade/ I stuck with windows-7-pro because I've spent too much time on softwares bleeding edge. But finally relented when this free

The absolute encoders are only sold in pairs – both RA and Dec. Please let me know where you found different information online and I will correct it. I apologize for the confusion. Clear

Thanks! -Walt

Thanks Ray, That all makes good sense. I also checked the speed of the CP4 WIFI, about 3 feetaway from the laptop’s external USB antenna, and I see the CP4 reception is 65Mpbs compared

Hi Joe, That's the way APCC is designed to work if you have the option to shutdown APCC enabled when the last connection to APCC closes. If you had two ASCOM client applications connected through

Hi Joe, The reason why there is not an Ethernet<->Wifi backup is that if you had both, it is very unlikely that you would ever need a fallback to a less reliable WiFi. IMO, a serial port cable to the

Hi Ray, Just noticed a strange thing when I use the “E-NETPOLL” utility, offered in the CP4 user guide. As soon as I closethis program’s response box, it triggers an APCC shutdown

Hi Ray, After a very long hiatus from astronomy as CP4 was infor repairs, I finally got around to checking it out with APCC – this time usingmore comms connectivity options than just my usual

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