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I have been suspecting that there is a subtle bug in the CP4 code for logical horizon limits for some time now. Sometimes my Mach1 with CP4 will not go East/West beyond some point near the meridian and it takes several unparks from known positions before it gets reset and everything goes back to normal. For me, it seems to mostly show up when using the hand controller. I have never been able to really narrow down the behavior or reproduce it on command. All I know is that it might take several restarts from a known park position to clear it.
Switching to a CP3 just makes sure that I will lose my PEM training in the CP4. And the CP3 too, of course.
I had a similar incident with my AP1200 w/CP4 and switched back to the CP3. Howard found that the coordinates in the CP4 were preventing the mount from moving east. I could use the N/S/W buttons to move the mount but not the east. How those coordinates became errant is beyond me. I was running ACP Expert when this occurred as usual and it had been a successful night of imaging. It happened when it was running the shutdown script and trying to park the mount before closing the roof. I was also using APCC Pro at the time as usual. NO clue as to how this happened Howard cleared it up ad has been running (sort of) since. With the bad weather it’s been more not running then running since. What I had not tried was manually moving it to say Park 4, kill power, and then reconnect with then doing a resume from Park 4. Maybe give that a try just in case. Won’t be dead on but maybe get you back in service and then recalibrate on a star or do an image link/plate solve to refine your position. -Steve Hello, Since March 2020 I’m using a GTOCP4 on my AP1200 without issues. Last night however, after some hours of imaging, when I issued a GoTo from TheSky to another object, the mount did not respond anymore (using APCC Standard on PC). A Park 4 command only gave a “slewing” window but the mount did not move. I got a motor stall error (only once), cleared it from the log and this did not come back after further attempts. Mount is well balanced. LED was amber. I checked the power cord and tried another power source, LED remained amber. Disconnected/reconnected power lead from CP4, LED was red first but then amber almost immediately. Disconnected from APCC, connected my handcontroller: LED remained amber, but I could move the mount E-W but in DEC only one direction (S) worked. Connected DEC lead to RA motor, same result – only one direction worked. Park commands did not work, GoTo’s did not work. I then changed the CP4 with the CP3 from my Mach1 mount and no more problems, all directions work, park commands work, GoTo’s work, LED is red all the time. Any idea’s, someone? CS, Geert This email has been scanned by BullGuard antivirus protection.
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I had a similar incident with my AP1200 w/CP4 and switched back to the CP3. Howard found that the coordinates in the CP4 were preventing the mount from moving east. I could use the N/S/W buttons to move the mount but not the east. How those coordinates became errant is beyond me. I was running ACP Expert when this occurred as usual and it had been a successful night of imaging. It happened when it was running the shutdown script and trying to park the mount before closing the roof. I was also using APCC Pro at the time as usual. NO clue as to how this happened Howard cleared it up ad has been running (sort of) since. With the bad weather it’s been more not running then running since. What I had not tried was manually moving it to say Park 4, kill power, and then reconnect with then doing a resume from Park 4. Maybe give that a try just in case. Won’t be dead on but maybe get you back in service and then recalibrate on a star or do an image link/plate solve to refine your position. -Steve
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> On Behalf Of Geert Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:43 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: [ap-gto] problem with GTOCP4 Hello, Since March 2020 I’m using a GTOCP4 on my AP1200 without issues. Last night however, after some hours of imaging, when I issued a GoTo from TheSky to another object, the mount did not respond anymore (using APCC Standard on PC). A Park 4 command only gave a “slewing” window but the mount did not move. I got a motor stall error (only once), cleared it from the log and this did not come back after further attempts. Mount is well balanced. LED was amber. I checked the power cord and tried another power source, LED remained amber. Disconnected/reconnected power lead from CP4, LED was red first but then amber almost immediately. Disconnected from APCC, connected my handcontroller: LED remained amber, but I could move the mount E-W but in DEC only one direction (S) worked. Connected DEC lead to RA motor, same result – only one direction worked. Park commands did not work, GoTo’s did not work. I then changed the CP4 with the CP3 from my Mach1 mount and no more problems, all directions work, park commands work, GoTo’s work, LED is red all the time. Any idea’s, someone? CS, Geert This email has been scanned by BullGuard antivirus protection.
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Re: New file uploaded to ap-gto
Actually, Rolando, you needn't answer the questions about dithering. I'm not happy with the performance of my Mach1GTO right now (delivered in Mar 2010). The optimal amount of dithering is probably the absolutely least important thing I need to look at. This past evening I did the Park1 to Park5 flip to work a different section of the RA worm gear. After running PEMPro, my tracking was even worse than before. I even had bad numbers in DEC, which I don't understand, since DEC has always been spot-on. The excursions of the RA worm are far beyond spec. It's never really been right, at least not since I first updated the PEC about a year after I received the mount. The mount sits in an observatory now, but during the first two years I used it as a portable. Maybe I knocked something out-of-spec when I was moving it around. I'll do a re-lube with Aeroshell 33, and then I may be talking to George.
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With my old FSQ-106, I use an L filter (cutting UV and IR). Star
images in L or B are very fine.
Christian
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Le 03/08/2020 à 02:24, Stuart a écrit :
I think the FSQn's were colour corrected for film
and people complained about the blue halos when super blue
sensitive ccd's came on the scene. It didn't bug me but I had
run out of things to image with it and wanted the AP130EDT for
visual and solar.
There is a certain quality to the images that
I like. I’m not sure I can describe it. My other scopes
come and go but I want to keep the FSQ
--
Stuart
http://www.astrofoto.ca/stuartheggie/
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Geert
Hello, Since March 2020 I’m using a GTOCP4 on my AP1200 without issues. Last night however, after some hours of imaging, when I issued a GoTo from TheSky to another object, the mount did not respond anymore (using APCC Standard on PC). A Park 4 command only gave a “slewing” window but the mount did not move. I got a motor stall error (only once), cleared it from the log and this did not come back after further attempts. Mount is well balanced. LED was amber. I checked the power cord and tried another power source, LED remained amber. Disconnected/reconnected power lead from CP4, LED was red first but then amber almost immediately. Disconnected from APCC, connected my handcontroller: LED remained amber, but I could move the mount E-W but in DEC only one direction (S) worked. Connected DEC lead to RA motor, same result – only one direction worked. Park commands did not work, GoTo’s did not work. I then changed the CP4 with the CP3 from my Mach1 mount and no more problems, all directions work, park commands work, GoTo’s work, LED is red all the time. Any idea’s, someone? CS, Geert This email has been scanned by BullGuard antivirus protection.
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Re: IP address of an AP1600 ?
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I will forward this to our customer service
guys.
Rolando
-----Original
Message-----
From: christian viladrich <christian.viladrich@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2020 4:51 am
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hello,
We've just tested the first procedure. The mount was
connected though a COM port and the Ethernet port.
(1) First, it launched the AP V2 driver.
Here is a screen copy :
It says that :
Ethernet Hostname is : GTOCP4_192
Your Ethernet IPv4 Address is : 0.0.0.0
(2) When we try to connect to 0.0.0.0 address, it
says "connection not found".
Isn't strange to get 0.0.0.0 as an ip address ?
Then we tried procedure number 2 (with the IP address
calculator). We got an IP address different to 0.0.0.0,
but could not connect to this address.
Any idea of any test we can try next ?
Christian
We are having a little bit
of a problem to find the IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
Hello Christian,
We have several ways to find the
mount on our web page. I have posted them below. Try
one of the "Find Mount" utilities and see if they
work:
- WiFi
Poll for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 Ethernet Application to find current IP
addresses and other network information. It also
can open the GTOCP4 or GTOCP5 webpage in IE.
Requires AP V2 ASCOM Driver and a serial or USB
connection to the control box. NOTE: We had
removed the link to this .exe file earlier since
it had caused a problem with firewalls and
anti-virus programs. It is now back on the
website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a
restricted area of the website. Both the
download and the zip-extraction will require the
same password that you use for downloading
Keypad firmware. Normal Windows extraction is
fine. A purchased copy of WinZip is NOT
required.
- Default
IP Address Calculator and Latitude/Longitude
Coordinate Converter This link
has two handy tools:
** IP Address Calculator - will take the CPx
serial number and return the default IP address
for the device. While the Wi-Fi poll and
FindMounts look at your actual system and find
devices, this only does a basic calculation
without looking into your computer.
** Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Converter -
Enter local coordinates in decimal degrees, and
press Calculate Coordinates to get the
Degree:Minute:Second format.
- Find
Mounts Java Applet to find
current GTOCP4 IP addresses and other network
information. Works for any computer - Windows,
Mac or Linux running Java. Requires the Java
Runtime Environment from Oracle (already
found on many computers) This also was placed on
the website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in
a restricted area of the website. Both the
download and the zip-extraction will require the
same password that you use for downloading
Keypad firmware. Normal extraction is fine. A
purchased copy of WinZip should NOT be required.
-----Original
Message-----
From: christian viladrich <christian.viladrich@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Sent: Sun, Aug 2, 2020 11:10 am
Subject: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hi,
I am currently on a mission at Astroqueyras
observatory (France). We
have two AP1600 mounts up there.
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the
IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We have the serial number of the mount. But when we
apply the procedure,
there is no way to connect to this IP address.
Any idea of what can be going wrong ? Is there any
way the scan the IP
address to find the address of the mount ?
Thanks for your help.
Christian Viladrich
Technical Support Group / Astroqueyras
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Re: New file uploaded to ap-gto
The implicit question is: how much dithering is too much? How much is not enough?
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Re: Should Park 1 and Park 4 be parallel?
All:
I can now confirm that this new process of leveling Park 1 / Park 4 to be parallel to each other works well and much better for me in this low latitude than trying to level the OTA with the DEC axis!
Daytime setup now back on track with this new "modified" process.
Thankyou all for your helpful commentary
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Re: Moving to a new imaging laptop
#APCC
Dean Jacobsen
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Re: New file uploaded to ap-gto
It takes me a lot more than "one or two guide moves" to get guiding again. There are a boatload of variables, so I cannot even conceive an answer to that.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: CurtisC via groups.io <calypte@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2020 5:11 pm
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] New file uploaded to ap-gto
This is an old thread, but this comment from Rolando on 05/06/2019 caught my eye:
"with MaximDL it takes only one or two guide moves to come back to the zero line. With the 28% Dec in PHD2 it takes 5 to 7 moves."
I'm using MaxIm DL. TEC140ED main scope, Baader Vario-Finder as a guide scope with an SX Superstar guider. The main camera is a QSI 683.
What amount of dithering are you using, Rolando? I've been using 3 pixels. It takes me a lot more than "one or two guide moves" to get guiding again. That's with 5 sec guide exposures.
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Sorry. I replied to an ancient thread ("New files uploaded"), and my reply is four pages down. Sorry. OK, this comment from Rolando from 05/06/2019 caught my eye: " with MaximDL it takes only one or two guide moves to come back to the zero line. With the 28% Dec in PHD2 it takes 5 to 7 moves."
I'm using MaxIm DL. TEC140ED main scope, Baader Vario-Finder as a guide scope with an SX Superstar guider. The main camera is a QSI 683.
What amount of dithering are you using, Rolando? I've been using 3 pixels. It takes me a lot more than "one or two guide moves" to get guiding again. That's with 5 sec guide exposures.
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Re: New file uploaded to ap-gto
This is an old thread, but this comment from Rolando on 05/06/2019 caught my eye:
"with MaximDL it takes only one or two guide moves to come back to the zero line. With the 28% Dec in PHD2 it takes 5 to 7 moves."
I'm using MaxIm DL. TEC140ED main scope, Baader Vario-Finder as a guide scope with an SX Superstar guider. The main camera is a QSI 683.
What amount of dithering are you using, Rolando? I've been using 3 pixels. It takes me a lot more than "one or two guide moves" to get guiding again. That's with 5 sec guide exposures.
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Re: Well Done, NASA & SpaceX
Ditto
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
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-------- Original message -------- From: Karen Christen <karen@...> Date: 8/3/20 2:23 PM (GMT-06:00) To: main@ap-ug.groups.io, main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: [ap-gto] Well Done, NASA & SpaceX
-- Karen ChristenAstro-Physics
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Karen Christen
-- Karen ChristenAstro-Physics
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Re: IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hello Howard
The other end of the Ethernet cable is plugged directly into the
PC. If you think this is worth, we can test with a network router.
Christian
Le 03/08/2020 à 14:00, Howard Hedlund a
écrit :
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Christian,
Your
Ethernet cable is plugged into the GTOCP4 on one end. Is
the other end of the cable plugged directly into the PC, or
is it plugged into a network router?
Mag.
7 Skies!
Howard
Hedlund
Astro-Physics,
Inc.
Phone:
815-315-7015
www.astro-physics.com
Please
include this e-mail with your response.
P
Consider
the environment before printing this e-mail.
An additional information, we've just tested the third
procedure (the one with JAVA) with the mount connected through
Ethernet. It says "No mounts found on any network".
Le 03/08/2020 à 09:51, christian
viladrich a écrit :
Hello,
We've just tested the first procedure. The mount was
connected though a COM port and the Ethernet port.
(1) First, it launched the AP V2 driver.
Here is a screen copy :
It says that :
Ethernet Hostname is : GTOCP4_192
Your Ethernet IPv4 Address is : 0.0.0.0
(2) When we try to connect to 0.0.0.0 address, it says
"connection not found".
Isn't strange to get 0.0.0.0 as an ip address ?
Then we tried procedure number 2 (with the IP address
calculator). We got an IP address different to 0.0.0.0, but
could not connect to this address.
Any idea of any test we can try next ?
Christian
We
are having a little bit of a problem to find the
IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We
have several ways to find the mount on our web page.
I have posted them below. Try one of the "Find
Mount" utilities and see if they work:
-
WiFi
Poll for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 Ethernet Application to
find current IP addresses and other network
information. It also can open the GTOCP4 or GTOCP5
webpage in IE. Requires AP V2 ASCOM Driver and a
serial or USB connection to the control box. NOTE:
We had removed the link to this .exe file earlier
since it had caused a problem with firewalls and
anti-virus programs. It is now back on the website
as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a restricted
area of the website. Both the download and the
zip-extraction will require the same password that
you use for downloading Keypad firmware. Normal
Windows extraction is fine. A purchased copy of
WinZip is NOT required.
-
Default
IP Address Calculator and Latitude/Longitude
Coordinate Converter This link has
two handy tools:
** IP Address Calculator - will take the CPx
serial number and return the default IP address
for the device. While the Wi-Fi poll and
FindMounts look at your actual system and find
devices, this only does a basic calculation
without looking into your computer.
** Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Converter - Enter
local coordinates in decimal degrees, and press
Calculate Coordinates to get the
Degree:Minute:Second format.
-
Find
Mounts Java Applet to find current
GTOCP4 IP addresses and other network information.
Works for any computer - Windows, Mac or Linux
running Java. Requires the Java
Runtime Environment from Oracle (already
found on many computers) This also was placed on
the website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a
restricted area of the website. Both the download
and the zip-extraction will require the same
password that you use for downloading Keypad
firmware. Normal extraction is fine. A purchased
copy of WinZip should NOT be required.
-----Original
Message-----
From: christian viladrich <christian.viladrich@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
<main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Sent: Sun, Aug 2, 2020 11:10 am
Subject: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hi,
I am currently on a mission at Astroqueyras
observatory (France). We
have two AP1600 mounts up there.
We are having a little bit of a problem to find
the IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We have the serial number of the mount. But when
we apply the procedure,
there is no way to connect to this IP address.
Any idea of what can be going wrong ? Is there any
way the scan the IP
address to find the address of the mount ?
Thanks for your help.
Christian Viladrich
Technical Support Group / Astroqueyras
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Re: IP address of an AP1600 ?
I will forward this to our customer service guys.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: christian viladrich <christian.viladrich@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2020 4:51 am
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hello,
We've just tested the first procedure. The mount was connected
though a COM port and the Ethernet port.
(1) First, it launched the AP V2 driver.
Here is a screen copy :
It says that :
Ethernet Hostname is : GTOCP4_192
Your Ethernet IPv4 Address is : 0.0.0.0
(2) When we try to connect to 0.0.0.0 address, it says
"connection not found".
Isn't strange to get 0.0.0.0 as an ip address ?
Then we tried procedure number 2 (with the IP address
calculator). We got an IP address different to 0.0.0.0, but could
not connect to this address.
Any idea of any test we can try next ?
Christian
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the IP
address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
Hello Christian,
We have several ways to find the mount on
our web page. I have posted them below. Try one of the "Find
Mount" utilities and see if they work:
-
WiFi
Poll for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 Ethernet Application to find current IP addresses
and other network information. It also can open the
GTOCP4 or GTOCP5 webpage in IE. Requires AP V2 ASCOM
Driver and a serial or USB connection to the control
box. NOTE: We had removed the link to this .exe file
earlier since it had caused a problem with firewalls and
anti-virus programs. It is now back on the website as an
encrypted ZIP file, and is in a restricted area of the
website. Both the download and the zip-extraction will
require the same password that you use for downloading
Keypad firmware. Normal Windows extraction is fine. A
purchased copy of WinZip is NOT required.
-
Default
IP Address Calculator and Latitude/Longitude
Coordinate Converter This link has two
handy tools:
** IP Address Calculator - will take the CPx serial
number and return the default IP address for the device.
While the Wi-Fi poll and FindMounts look at your actual
system and find devices, this only does a basic
calculation without looking into your computer.
** Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Converter - Enter local
coordinates in decimal degrees, and press Calculate
Coordinates to get the Degree:Minute:Second format. -
Find
Mounts Java Applet to find current GTOCP4
IP addresses and other network information. Works for
any computer - Windows, Mac or Linux running Java.
Requires the Java
Runtime Environment from Oracle (already
found on many computers) This also was placed on the
website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a restricted
area of the website. Both the download and the
zip-extraction will require the same password that you
use for downloading Keypad firmware. Normal extraction
is fine. A purchased copy of WinZip should NOT be
required.
-----Original
Message-----
From: christian viladrich <christian.viladrich@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Sent: Sun, Aug 2, 2020 11:10 am
Subject: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hi,
I am currently on a mission at Astroqueyras observatory
(France). We
have two AP1600 mounts up there.
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the IP
address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We have the serial number of the mount. But when we apply
the procedure,
there is no way to connect to this IP address.
Any idea of what can be going wrong ? Is there any way the
scan the IP
address to find the address of the mount ?
Thanks for your help.
Christian Viladrich
Technical Support Group / Astroqueyras
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Re: IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hi Christian, (2) When we try to connect to 0.0.0.0 address, it says "connection not found".
Isn't strange to get 0.0.0.0 as an ip address ? You need to enter an IP address. The driver does not perform discovery of the mount's IP address, so its default IP address is set to "0.0.0.0". -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-proAuthor of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.comAuthor of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver-----Original Message-----
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of christian viladrich
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 2:52 AM
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hello,
We've just tested the first procedure. The mount was connected though a COM port and the Ethernet port.
(1) First, it launched the AP V2 driver.
Here is a screen copy :
It says that :
Ethernet Hostname is : GTOCP4_192
Your Ethernet IPv4 Address is : 0.0.0.0
(2) When we try to connect to 0.0.0.0 address, it says "connection not found".
Isn't strange to get 0.0.0.0 as an ip address ?
Then we tried procedure number 2 (with the IP address calculator). We got an IP address different to 0.0.0.0, but
could not connect to this address.
Any idea of any test we can try next ?
Christian
Le 02/08/2020 à 16:19, uncarollo2 <chris1011@aol.com> <mailto:chris1011@aol.com> via groups.io a écrit :
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
Hello Christian,
We have several ways to find the mount on our web page. I have posted them below. Try one of the "Find
Mount" utilities and see if they work:
https://astro-physics.info/tech_support/mounts/servo/latlong-ip-calculator.html
https://astro-physics.info/tech_support/mounts/cp4-update/run/FindMounts_Secure.zip
https://astro-physics.info/tech_support/mounts/keypad_update/run/E-net_WiFi_Poll_2016-0711_Secure.zip
* WiFi Poll for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 Ethernet <https://astro-
physics.info/tech_support/mounts/keypad_update/run/E-net_WiFi_Poll_2016-0711_Secure.zip> Application to
find current IP addresses and other network information. It also can open the GTOCP4 or GTOCP5 webpage in
IE. Requires AP V2 ASCOM Driver and a serial or USB connection to the control box. NOTE: We had removed the
link to this .exe file earlier since it had caused a problem with firewalls and anti-virus programs. It is now back on
the website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a restricted area of the website. Both the download and the zip-
extraction will require the same password that you use for downloading Keypad firmware. Normal Windows
extraction is fine. A purchased copy of WinZip is NOT required.
* Default IP Address Calculator and Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Converter <https://astro-
physics.info/tech_support/mounts/servo/latlong-ip-calculator.html> This link has two handy tools:
** IP Address Calculator - will take the CPx serial number and return the default IP address for the
device. While the Wi-Fi poll and FindMounts look at your actual system and find devices, this only does a basic
calculation without looking into your computer.
** Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Converter - Enter local coordinates in decimal degrees, and press
Calculate Coordinates to get the Degree:Minute:Second format.
* Find Mounts Java Applet <https://astro-physics.info/tech_support/mounts/cp4-
update/run/FindMounts_Secure.zip> to find current GTOCP4 IP addresses and other network information. Works
for any computer - Windows, Mac or Linux running Java. Requires the Java Runtime Environment from Oracle
<https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp> (already found on many computers) This also was placed on
the website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a restricted area of the website. Both the download and the zip-
extraction will require the same password that you use for downloading Keypad firmware. Normal extraction is
fine. A purchased copy of WinZip should NOT be required.
-----Original Message-----
From: christian viladrich <christian.viladrich@neuf.fr> <mailto:christian.viladrich@neuf.fr>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> <mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Sent: Sun, Aug 2, 2020 11:10 am
Subject: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hi,
I am currently on a mission at Astroqueyras observatory (France). We
have two AP1600 mounts up there.
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We have the serial number of the mount. But when we apply the procedure,
there is no way to connect to this IP address.
Any idea of what can be going wrong ? Is there any way the scan the IP
address to find the address of the mount ?
Thanks for your help.
Christian Viladrich
Technical Support Group / Astroqueyras
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Re: IP address of an AP1600 ?
SeismicGeo
The first link will provide the ip address calculated from your Ethernet hostname.
Try opening a browser with: 169.254.0.192
On Aug 3, 2020, at 8:58 AM, Howard Hedlund <howard@...> wrote:
Christian,
Your Ethernet cable is plugged into the GTOCP4 on one end. Is the other end of the cable plugged directly into the PC, or is it plugged into a network router?
Mag. 7 Skies!
Howard Hedlund
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Phone: 815-315-7015
www.astro-physics.com
Please include this e-mail with your response.
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Sent: Monday, August 03, 2020 07:42
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Subject: Re: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
An additional information, we've just tested the third procedure (the one with JAVA) with the mount connected through Ethernet. It says "No mounts found on any network".
Le 03/08/2020 à 09:51, christian viladrich a écrit :
Hello,
We've just tested the first procedure. The mount was connected though a COM port and the Ethernet port.
(1) First, it launched the AP V2 driver.
Here is a screen copy :
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It says that :
Ethernet Hostname is : GTOCP4_192
Your Ethernet IPv4 Address is : 0.0.0.0
(2) When we try to connect to 0.0.0.0 address, it says "connection not found".
Isn't strange to get 0.0.0.0 as an ip address ?
Then we tried procedure number 2 (with the IP address calculator). We got an IP address different to 0.0.0.0, but could not connect to this address.
Any idea of any test we can try next ?
Christian
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We have several ways to find the mount on our web page. I have posted them below. Try one of the "Find Mount" utilities and see if they work:
-
WiFi
Poll for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 Ethernet Application to find
current IP addresses and other network information. It also can open the GTOCP4 or GTOCP5 webpage in IE. Requires AP V2 ASCOM Driver and a serial or USB connection to the control box. NOTE: We had removed the link to this .exe file earlier since it had caused
a problem with firewalls and anti-virus programs. It is now back on the website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a restricted area of the website. Both the download and the zip-extraction will require the same password that you use for downloading Keypad
firmware. Normal Windows extraction is fine. A purchased copy of WinZip is NOT required.
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Default IP Address Calculator and Latitude/Longitude
Coordinate Converter This link has two handy tools:
** IP Address Calculator - will take the CPx serial number and return the default IP address for the device. While the Wi-Fi poll and FindMounts look at your actual system and find devices, this only does a basic calculation without looking into your computer.
** Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Converter - Enter local coordinates in decimal degrees, and press Calculate Coordinates to get the Degree:Minute:Second format. -
Find Mounts Java Applet to
find current GTOCP4 IP addresses and other network information. Works for any computer - Windows, Mac or Linux running Java. Requires the Java
Runtime Environment from Oracle (already found on many computers) This also was placed on the website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a restricted area of the website. Both the download and the zip-extraction will require the same password that
you use for downloading Keypad firmware. Normal extraction is fine. A purchased copy of WinZip should NOT be required.
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From: christian viladrich <christian.viladrich@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
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Sent: Sun, Aug 2, 2020 11:10 am
Subject: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hi,
I am currently on a mission at Astroqueyras observatory (France). We
have two AP1600 mounts up there.
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We have the serial number of the mount. But when we apply the procedure,
there is no way to connect to this IP address.
Any idea of what can be going wrong ? Is there any way the scan the IP
address to find the address of the mount ?
Thanks for your help.
Christian Viladrich
Technical Support Group / Astroqueyras
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Re: IP address of an AP1600 ?
Howard Hedlund
Christian,
Your Ethernet cable is plugged into the GTOCP4 on one end. Is the other end of the cable plugged directly into the PC, or is it plugged into a network router?
Mag. 7 Skies!
Howard Hedlund
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Phone: 815-315-7015
www.astro-physics.com
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From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io]
On Behalf Of christian viladrich
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2020 07:42
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
An additional information, we've just tested the third procedure (the one with JAVA) with the mount connected through Ethernet. It says "No mounts found on any network".
Le 03/08/2020 à 09:51, christian viladrich a écrit :
Hello,
We've just tested the first procedure. The mount was connected though a COM port and the Ethernet port.
(1) First, it launched the AP V2 driver.
Here is a screen copy :
It says that :
Ethernet Hostname is : GTOCP4_192
Your Ethernet IPv4 Address is : 0.0.0.0
(2) When we try to connect to 0.0.0.0 address, it says "connection not found".
Isn't strange to get 0.0.0.0 as an ip address ?
Then we tried procedure number 2 (with the IP address calculator). We got an IP address different to 0.0.0.0, but could not connect to this address.
Any idea of any test we can try next ?
Christian
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We have several ways to find the mount on our web page. I have posted them below. Try one of the "Find Mount" utilities and see if they work:
-
WiFi
Poll for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 Ethernet Application to find
current IP addresses and other network information. It also can open the GTOCP4 or GTOCP5 webpage in IE. Requires AP V2 ASCOM Driver and a serial or USB connection to the control box. NOTE: We had removed the link to this .exe file earlier since it had caused
a problem with firewalls and anti-virus programs. It is now back on the website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a restricted area of the website. Both the download and the zip-extraction will require the same password that you use for downloading Keypad
firmware. Normal Windows extraction is fine. A purchased copy of WinZip is NOT required.
-
Default IP Address Calculator and Latitude/Longitude
Coordinate Converter This link has two handy tools:
** IP Address Calculator - will take the CPx serial number and return the default IP address for the device. While the Wi-Fi poll and FindMounts look at your actual system and find devices, this only does a basic calculation without looking into your computer.
** Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Converter - Enter local coordinates in decimal degrees, and press Calculate Coordinates to get the Degree:Minute:Second format. -
Find Mounts Java Applet to
find current GTOCP4 IP addresses and other network information. Works for any computer - Windows, Mac or Linux running Java. Requires the Java
Runtime Environment from Oracle (already found on many computers) This also was placed on the website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a restricted area of the website. Both the download and the zip-extraction will require the same password that
you use for downloading Keypad firmware. Normal extraction is fine. A purchased copy of WinZip should NOT be required.
-----Original Message-----
From: christian viladrich <christian.viladrich@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
<main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Sent: Sun, Aug 2, 2020 11:10 am
Subject: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hi,
I am currently on a mission at Astroqueyras observatory (France). We
have two AP1600 mounts up there.
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We have the serial number of the mount. But when we apply the procedure,
there is no way to connect to this IP address.
Any idea of what can be going wrong ? Is there any way the scan the IP
address to find the address of the mount ?
Thanks for your help.
Christian Viladrich
Technical Support Group / Astroqueyras
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Re: IP address of an AP1600 ?
An additional information, we've just tested the third procedure
(the one with JAVA) with the mount connected through Ethernet. It
says "No mounts found on any network".
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Le 03/08/2020 à 09:51, christian
viladrich a écrit :
Hello,
We've just tested the first procedure. The mount was connected
though a COM port and the Ethernet port.
(1) First, it launched the AP V2 driver.
Here is a screen copy :
It says that :
Ethernet Hostname is : GTOCP4_192
Your Ethernet IPv4 Address is : 0.0.0.0
(2) When we try to connect to 0.0.0.0 address, it says
"connection not found".
Isn't strange to get 0.0.0.0 as an ip address ?
Then we tried procedure number 2 (with the IP address
calculator). We got an IP address different to 0.0.0.0, but
could not connect to this address.
Any idea of any test we can try next ?
Christian
We are having a little bit of a
problem to find the IP address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
Hello Christian,
We have several ways to find the mount on
our web page. I have posted them below. Try one of the
"Find Mount" utilities and see if they work:
- WiFi
Poll for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 Ethernet Application to find current IP
addresses and other network information. It also can
open the GTOCP4 or GTOCP5 webpage in IE. Requires AP
V2 ASCOM Driver and a serial or USB connection to the
control box. NOTE: We had removed the link to this
.exe file earlier since it had caused a problem with
firewalls and anti-virus programs. It is now back on
the website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a
restricted area of the website. Both the download and
the zip-extraction will require the same password that
you use for downloading Keypad firmware. Normal
Windows extraction is fine. A purchased copy of WinZip
is NOT required.
- Default
IP Address Calculator and Latitude/Longitude
Coordinate Converter This link has two
handy tools:
** IP Address Calculator - will take the CPx serial
number and return the default IP address for the
device. While the Wi-Fi poll and FindMounts look at
your actual system and find devices, this only does a
basic calculation without looking into your computer.
** Latitude/Longitude Coordinate Converter - Enter
local coordinates in decimal degrees, and press
Calculate Coordinates to get the Degree:Minute:Second
format.
- Find
Mounts Java Applet to find current
GTOCP4 IP addresses and other network information.
Works for any computer - Windows, Mac or Linux running
Java. Requires the Java
Runtime Environment from Oracle (already
found on many computers) This also was placed on the
website as an encrypted ZIP file, and is in a
restricted area of the website. Both the download and
the zip-extraction will require the same password that
you use for downloading Keypad firmware. Normal
extraction is fine. A purchased copy of WinZip should
NOT be required.
-----Original
Message-----
From: christian viladrich <christian.viladrich@...>
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
<main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Sent: Sun, Aug 2, 2020 11:10 am
Subject: [ap-gto] IP address of an AP1600 ?
Hi,
I am currently on a mission at Astroqueyras observatory
(France). We
have two AP1600 mounts up there.
We are having a little bit of a problem to find the IP
address of one of
the mounts (it is OK for the second one).
We have the serial number of the mount. But when we apply
the procedure,
there is no way to connect to this IP address.
Any idea of what can be going wrong ? Is there any way the
scan the IP
address to find the address of the mount ?
Thanks for your help.
Christian Viladrich
Technical Support Group / Astroqueyras
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