Just a thought.... are the drivers and apcc the latest versions?

OK. I am sitting in the observatory trying to get it to work. I am encountering the same problem. Here is exactly what I have done 1. I restarted the computer, just in case. No other applications are

I think the issue is with the asi air. I have experienced the same problem where it fails to move with a goto command from the asi air app. I either try multiple times or move it with the hand

Liam, thx for the quick reply. I am using the CP2 as my mount is from the early 2000's. I'm connected from the ASI Pro via a USB to serial cable. You don't think it could be the CP2 to dec axis cable?

Chris, What CPx are you using to drive the motors? A CP3 or a CP4? If the keypad has no issue moving the dec axis, then the motors and the mount are fine. I suspect a software issue or cable

Hi Greg, I hear two different questions. 1) What is the max permissible input voltage to the CP5? 2) Can I use a 24V battery charger. For question 1, no one likes to hear, "it depends". So, the

Hi Everyone I'm looking for some insight. Last night while using my AP900 mount, my software was sending the mount to a location in the sky and I could hear the dec axis motor but there was no

Last night I used the tracking limit explorer to define meridian limits for the first time and the process worked very well. My question involves keeping track of the correct limit file across scopes

Haha 😁.... So when I said well loved, I believe that this guy sat outside mostly. There was bug carcasses, dirt and grime etc, inside the cable routing holes, between the mating of the RA and Dec

Bryan, You can insert a Phillips screwdriver in the Tommy bar hole and use it for leverage to loosen the shaft adapter (there are no lock screws). However, my question is why are you removing

Hello all. Just joined, 1st post. So I just purchased a second hand Mach 1. It was well loved, and that's a good thing btw, but I am trying to disassemble the mount 8n a feasible manner so I can

Thanks. I'll try again in the daytime today just to see if I can get the connections to work.

If you already have virtual ports defined, then you don't need to do that step. After clicking the "Now" button you will see three popups in a row. Unchecking the "Keep on top" checkbox in APCC will

If the create button is there, click it. It should create a virtual port. Then use the APCC button to configure the V2 driver, then connect it. Does it work now?

In reality the minimum possible time for a GPS cold start is 12.5 minutes, but this is under optimal conditions where the receiver has a full view of the sky down to the horizon. Without that full

Thanks, Ray. Some follow-up questions 1. You say define and create the virtual ports. I have the "create virtual ports first" box checked and the ports are there so I don't know what else needs to

Christopher, Thanks for that insight on GPS clock accuracy. I realized it took several minutes for greatest geographical accuracy (often called 3D by GPS makers), but didn’t realize that the

Hi Marty, You are probably overcomplicating things. There is an option to auto-configure the driver in APCC. There is also a button in APCC to do a one-time configuration of the ASCOM driver.

Yep. The hows and whys are covered by the NMEATime author here: https://visualgps.net/NMEATime2/MoreInfo.html#GPS_PERFORMANCE

Only FWIW, SharpCap can access the GPS chip in my QHY174M-GPS cams and sync the PC clock to them. I always run GPS's for at least 20 minutes on-sky before I attempt to sync a PC to them before I