I have used the IOGEAR converters for some time now. I am not sure which chip they have inside but they always worked fine for me with: Win 98, ME and now XP. drgert1 <drgert1@...>

That's correct, Dale. Keyspan uses the Prolific set. The ones that Hap Griffin sells on his site are very simple, but work well. They use the Prolific set, too. Hunter

Hi Dale, It's unfortunate that not many vendors offer or even know this detail. So many times you don't know it until you find out when installing the drivers. I have bought many cheap USB-serial

wildwood7711@... writes: It's not Ascom's job to change the co-ordinates of an object. All it does is translate the protocol from your computer program to the AP servo protocol. Maxim may

This one is has a Prolific. I believe the Keyspan units use this one as well. Can you name off some adaptors that have the FTDI chip? /dale

Hi Dale, Is it using the Prolific or FTDI chip set? You can check in the Windows driver properties. If the driver name starts with anything like PL... it's Prolific. The Prolific are known to cause

I came across a IOGEAR "USB PDA/Serial Adapter" (GUC232A) [1] for $30 at my local Microcenter last night, and was interested by its design. It's more "dongle-like" in that, as you can see from the

Hi all, I am building a custom tripod adapter for my Mach1 and need a confirmation about the thread of the six holes in the mount base: are those a 5/16? Thank you for any reply given! Clear

I see from the A-P website that the 3600 mount is coming very soon. I signed up kind of late, so I don't know whether I'll be in the first batch or not. Anticipating its delivery, though, it would

Thank you very much Howard Hedlund. POP tapped On Behalf plan mount

Hi POP! The mounting holes in the Mach1GTO's dec hub plate are 1/4"-20tpi tapped holes. Your plate will need 1/4" through-holes. They are in a 3.200" bolt circle at 90 degree intervals: 45;

I don't see why it wouldn't work, protocol-wise. This mini port replicator is essentially a standard USB hub. The only sticking point would be the additional power draw. /dale

Dale, Have you tried connecting a USB to Serial adapter to one of the USB ports to verify it will work? I have one now that I connect to one of the laptop USB ports for the mount that works. I am

Hello Group, My name is POP from Thailand. I just got the Mach1GTO lastweek. I plan to make a saddle plate by my own but don't know hole patern of the mount on the declination axis. Can anyone let me

I got my first AP mount this week (huzzah!) and can confirm that the Keyspan UPR-112 "Mini Port Replicator"[1] works fine with the GTOCP3. Confirmed in both Mac and Windows. What I think is nice

Holy Mount Man! Jim, that cornfused me just reading it....... :) Me Too (Obviously)! Jim Behalf Of AP two on a sell

Holy Mount Man! Jim, that cornfused me just reading it....... :) Scott Hammonds www.creatorsview.com --------------------------------------------- From: ap-gto@...

Hi Phil, I just hooked my new AP900 up yesterday using the Socket brand PCMCIA dual serial card and bought a straight through RS-232 cable DB9 Female to DB9 male. Works great with Sky 6. Connected

My laptop does not have a serial port (db9). So I purchased a USB-to-Serial converter and attempted to connect TheSky v6 to the AP900. No luck. Although the com port displayed in my XP device

Phil: You should be using a straight thru serial cable. The problem is probably your USB to serial converter, not all on the market work for this application. You should try different Com ports, I