Please try this beta version of APCC Pro. It should fix both issues: https://www.apastrosoftware.com/apcc_download/APCC_Pro_BETA_Setup_1.9.1.5.exe -Ray

I was imaging this evening and suddenly the stars started streaking across the image (after about 2 hours running fine). It wasn't a fast slew and I watched it continue across several images (150s

I also get occasional Error Reading RA encoder or Error Reading Dec encoder. It seemed to start after I had an issue fixed with the control box several months ago. I figured out how to get to the

Roland, Here is an image with the results from accessing the mount with APCC to get the list of values requested, hopefully you have previously solved the issue. I have a C14 with HyperStar

I had a problem like that with my C14 when I first got it (used). It turned out that the mirror had come loose from the mount. Mirror flop was nearly a degree. I would center something near the

Ray, That looks much better. Thanks, Peter

Hi Peter, You have two choices: 1. Uncheck the box in the driver that says "Expand window to show all contents". You check the box to expand, and uncheck to restore. At least this was the intended

TSX and APCC play well together. No issues. However, TSX is a beast and for simple pointing I prefer SkySafari Pro. What's nice is that I can set it up on my phone and thus move the mount around

Hi Ray, It's been a long time since I've imaged. I setup my equipment indoors to make sure everything is working properly and of course everything works so far. One thing I noticed that if I click on

Maxim is not being run as administrator in my case. However, the MaximDL - ASCOM connection in this case is another instance where Maxim is not working as it should. It used to work in the past but

If MaximDL is being run "as administrator" in your first case, it can use a different COM port than when run as a regular user. That's because there can be two separate ASCOM driver instances running

Thanks Ray, will do on next clear evening. Just remember I live in Vermont ;-) Terri

SkyX connects to the mount via the ASCOM driver. You need to set SkyX up to connect to ASCOM mount. Make sure that the ASCOM driver is connected to an appropriate COM port. Use the computer's Device

You can slew from a planetarium program and Maxim is NOT stuck. It's only if you slew with Maxim. It has nothing to do with matching coordinate targets. A simple button push slew in Maxim causes the

It is NOT a problem with APCC! It does the same with APCC out of the loop. Maxim is not picking up the ASCOM driver status after a slew. It's as simple as that. Why it doesn't is a mystery. Roland

>>>It is caused by a high inertial load on the mount (large heavy scopes with lots of counterweights) that needs a higher damping factor in the control loop. Simple adjustment in software really. I

I am not sure to help here... Regarding the second point, as I see skyx, you may want to check this thread #71772 There was no maxim involved in my case but there was a problem stopping a slew

No, it is not SDE that is causing this. The Mach2 and our other encoder mounts do not have SDE. It is caused by a high inertial load on the mount (large heavy scopes with lots of counterweights) that

Configure TSX to use an ASCOM driver to connect to a mount, and select the Astro Physics V2 ASCOM driver as the driver for it to use.

I’m new to APCC and have been working my way around the program. I did browse the manual. I see the section where I can enter coordinates to slew to a target in APCC and I am able to grossly find