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Re: CP4 Firmware Upgrade Failure

Jack, Is your PC on a LAN and if so does the LAN have a router? -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of PEMPro V3:

By Ray Gralak · #69962 ·

Re: CP4 Firmware Upgrade Failure

Ray, Yes a typo. I did try 169.254.0.109. So I am still at a loss as to why I could not upgrade the CP4 firmware. I am still at the original version that shipped with the unit. Yours

By Jack Huerkamp · #69961 ·

Re: CP4 Firmware Upgrade Failure

Hi Jack, Maybe that's just a typo but I think the IP address should start with 169, not 168. -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author

By Ray Gralak · #69960 ·

CP4 Firmware Upgrade Failure

I found my Astro Physics username and password. I downloaded the latest CP4 firmware package and unzipped the contents into a folder on my desktop I printed out the installation instructions and I

By Jack Huerkamp · #69959 ·

Re: AP1100 CP4 pier crash

"The CP4 has those features now." Christopher, are you saying the CP4 has those safety stops without the use of APCC? Last year I had my one and only pier crash and unfortunately it burned out or

By Joel Short · #69958 ·

Re: AP 1200 won't unpark via APCC

Dan, One more thought... if there is a router on your LAN with an internet connection, what is the subnet of the LAN you are using? (eg. 192.168.1.0) If the CP4 is setup to accept a DHCP address

By Ray Gralak · #69957 ·

Re: AP 1200 won't unpark via APCC

Dan, I don't think anything is wrong with your CP4. This is probably a matter of how you have your network set up. Astro-physics includes some directions for LAN setup with the GTOCP4 but you should

By Ray Gralak · #69956 ·

Re: AP 1200 won't unpark via APCC

Ray, Thanks for the video. I was unaware of the Find feature in the Connection box which is very nice. Unfortunately, when I click on the Find button the window pops up but does not show any

By Dan Simpson · #69955 ·

Re: AP1100 CP4 pier crash

The CP4 has those features now. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

By Christopher Erickson · #69954 ·

Re: AP1100 CP4 pier crash

Could limits be programmed into the control box to stop this from being a danger? Sure would be nice if a meridian flip fails for some reason, power is left on and forgotten about, or if connected to

By Eric M · #69953 ·

Re: AP1100 CP4 pier crash

I meant I do NOT get a face on view of the control box. If I am seeing the yellow light on the ethernet port and I am mistaking it for the amber light on the CP4, I, sorry for the mix up.

By Rick Darden · #69952 ·

Re: AP1100 CP4 pier crash

There are 6 of us in the building and I can see everyone's lights. Reds, blues, yellows. I think I am seeing in true color.

By Rick Darden · #69951 ·

Re: AP1100 CP4 pier crash

You know I might be seeing the yellow light on the ethernet port. The cam angle is such where I do get a face on view of the control box. Is the yellow light on the ethernet port the normal on light

By Rick Darden · #69950 ·

Re: AP1100 CP4 pier crash

It is possible that the limited dynamic range of the webcam, in the dark observatory, is causing the sensor chip to be saturated by the comparatively-bright LED, making a red LED appear amber or

By Christopher Erickson · #69949 ·

Re: AP 1200 won't unpark via APCC

Thanks Ray, I'll take a look later this evening. I will say I did forget to check that there was power to the mount when I first started up today. The runaway at the end of my last session had caused

By Dan Simpson · #69948 ·

Re: AP 1200 won't unpark via APCC

nice tutorial and explanation Ray, thanks-- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com

By Brian Valente · #69947 ·

Re: AP 1200 won't unpark via APCC

Dan, Here is a link to the youtube video demonstrating park and unpark. To provide a baseline try to perform the operations I do in the video *exactly* the way I have done them.

By Ray Gralak · #69946 ·

Re: Mach1 (spring loaded vers) has gear slop?

I tried again and I think I got it. Slop seems removed again. I'll check night clear night. -- Ron Kramer https://www.facebook.com/Ron.R.Kramer

By Ron Kramer · #69945 ·

Re: Mach1 Unable to Find Home Position Suddenly

There is not a clock chip per se, so upon startup the mount must receive an accurate clock time. Once it receives that it starts an internal timer that keeps time until power is removed. Rolando

By Roland Christen · #69944 ·

Re: AP1100 CP4 pier crash

If that's the case, your mount is working properly. Do you still have an amber light when it is tracking? Rolando

By Roland Christen · #69943 ·

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