Thanks, just wanted to be sure.

That much I absolutely agree! That would be fantastic. Think of the possibilities-wifi enabled control-no more wires. No distance limitation-control the mount from anywhere in the world directly by

Really you guys. Let's be honest here. Any new designs should use USB. It is the industry standard for plug-and-play communications (has been for quite a while). Many computers, mostly laptops, do not

I could get behind Ethernet. I find the fascination with RS232 in astronomy circles to be puzzling. While there are certainly reasons that embedded industrial control applications still use them

Sounds like you fixed the problem. Rolando

I had a very frustrating night a few weeks ago with USB. While trying to connect my Dell laptop to my imaging system (QSI683 and Lodestar) I could not communicate with the Lodestar. I tried every USB

Gerald, The problem is probably not the serial port. The problem is probably with the USB converter you are using. If so, that is a USB problem, not a serial port problem. IMO, USB is the wrong way

Howard, Roland, or anyone at AP, I was wondering if you could comment on my post? Thanks. Gerald

Apparently, there are quite a few other folks that don't have a problem with USB. All of my other devices such as main camera, guider, and focuser all are USB. The only device I have an issue is the

Rolando.... Thank you for the response. I intend to purchase the rt angle polar scope and perhaps APCC at the first opportunity. I am hoping for that chance in November....I am on the notification

Very well put, Christopher! As a new arrival in this pursuit a couple of years ago, I did wonder at first about this "old" technology, but quickly realised the superiority of the RS-232 standard for

This is an absolutely wonderful post. It reinforces my decision with regard to the Astro-Physics GTO1600. I was never comfortable with the competition s USB oriented solution.

I'll also note that current generation MOBOs still have a Serial Connector. The correct Connector/Cable/Back plate is easy to find for 10 bucks. Maybe it's me, but using a 64 bit Win7 OS I have

<SNIP> "Roland, are your new mounts going to stick with the old serial port standard? I hope not." <SNIP> Careful what you wish for... Points to consider: * For better or worse, RS-232 Serial has

Hi Gerald, Laptops with serial ports still exist. For instance, some of the Panasonic Toughboooks still have a serial port which might have been a better choice than your Asus for outdoor

Thanks for the kind comments. Anthony, I was not looking for adding color due to a couple of reasons. Due to the high LP on this low object, will result in lot of color background noise. And mixing

Ray, I bought a new Win7 Asus high end laptop dedicated solely for imaging. I know of no current laptop that comes with a dedicated serial port. Mine didn't. These new laptops replace the desktop

Hi Gerald, Actually there are some desktop computers that still come with serial ports built in (e.g. some of the Dell Optiplex and Precision desktops). If you are using a desktop without a serial

All our mounts use the CP3 controller, same as always. Roland

Reboot the computer and don't let it go to sleep while connected. Change it under Power settings so it won't ever go to sleep or hibernate if you want to avoid such problems. How it's set up with the