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bluetooth to the mount!
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Dick Locke
The skies have not cooperated much since my 900GTO arrived, but it's
been out a couple of times. Yesterday I was able to get a bluetooth connection going between my laptop and the mount. See http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm -Dick Locke
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Dennis Persyk <dpersyk@...>
Hello Dick,
Thanks for the informative web page. I was concerned about your advice regarding "re-synching": "So the strategy is to just slew to a bright star in the part of the sky you want to be in, re-synch the mount to that star after you slew, and then you will have good accuracy in that part of the sky." I thought sync is applied only to the first star of the session and Rcal is used thereafter to tweak the mount pointing to a given sector of the sky. I'm sure Roland will clarify this – it has only come up about a gazillion times in the past few years I've been on the list. Clear skies, Dennis Persyk Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net Hampshire, IL New Images http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm --- In ap-gto@..., "dtlnew" <dtlnew@...> wrote: it's been out a couple of times. Yesterday I was able to get abluetooth connection going between my laptop and the mount. See
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Dick Locke
Dennis,
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Thanks. Your description of when synch should be used is consistent with the instructions. What I was specifically doing was using "The Sky 6" synch command on the telescope tab of the object information menu. I have no idea if that does a sync or rcal, or something else! -Dick Locke
--- In ap-gto@..., "Dennis Persyk" <dpersyk@...> wrote:
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Jeff Young <jey@...>
Dick --
Did you need to use the BlueConsole's external 9V battery, or was there sufficient power on the mount's RS232 ports? -- Jeff. ________________________________ From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] On Behalf Of dtlnew Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 6:17 PM To: ap-gto@... Subject: [ap-gto] Re: bluetooth to the mount! Dennis, Thanks. Your description of when synch should be used is consistent with the instructions. What I was specifically doing was using "The Sky 6" synch command on the telescope tab of the object information menu. I have no idea if that does a sync or rcal, or something else! -Dick Locke --- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> , "Dennis Persyk" <dpersyk@...> wrote: > > Hello Dick, > > Thanks for the informative web page. I was concerned about your > advice regarding "re-synching": "So the strategy is to just slew to > a bright star in the part of the sky you want to be in, re-synch the > mount to that star after you slew, and then you will have good > accuracy in that part of the sky." > > I thought sync is applied only to the first star of the session and > Rcal is used thereafter to tweak the mount pointing to a given > sector of the sky. I'm sure Roland will clarify this - it has only > come up about a gazillion times in the past few years I've been on > the list. > > Clear skies, > > Dennis Persyk > Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net <http://dpersyk.home.att.net> > Hampshire, IL > > New Images http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm> > > --- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> , "dtlnew" <dtlnew@> wrote: > > > > The skies have not cooperated much since my 900GTO arrived, but > it's > > been out a couple of times. Yesterday I was able to get a > bluetooth > > connection going between my laptop and the mount. See > > http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm> > > > > -Dick Locke > > >
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Dick Locke
I didn't try without the battery yet, but I will this weekend. I
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doubt it will work, but I'll let you know... -Dick Locke
--- In ap-gto@..., "Jeff Young" <jey@...> wrote:
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Jeff Young <jey@...>
Dick --
Cool. I'll be very interested to find out.... -- Jeff. ________________________________ From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] On Behalf Of dtlnew Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 3:20 AM To: ap-gto@... Subject: [ap-gto] Re: bluetooth to the mount! I didn't try without the battery yet, but I will this weekend. I doubt it will work, but I'll let you know... -Dick Locke --- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> , "Jeff Young" <jey@...> wrote: > > Dick -- > > Did you need to use the BlueConsole's external 9V battery, or was there > sufficient power on the mount's RS232 ports? > > -- Jeff. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of dtlnew > Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 6:17 PM > To: ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [ap-gto] Re: bluetooth to the mount! > > > > Dennis, > > Thanks. > > Your description of when synch should be used is consistent with > the > instructions. What I was specifically doing was using "The Sky > 6" > synch command on the telescope tab of the object information > menu. > > I have no idea if that does a sync or rcal, or something else! > > -Dick Locke > > --- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Dennis Persyk" <dpersyk@> wrote: > > > > Hello Dick, > > > > Thanks for the informative web page. I was concerned about > your > > advice regarding "re-synching": "So the strategy is to just > slew to > > a bright star in the part of the sky you want to be in, > re-synch the > > mount to that star after you slew, and then you will have good > > > accuracy in that part of the sky." > > > > I thought sync is applied only to the first star of the > session and > > Rcal is used thereafter to tweak the mount pointing to a given > > > sector of the sky. I'm sure Roland will clarify this - it has > only > > come up about a gazillion times in the past few years I've > been on > > the list. > > > > Clear skies, > > > > Dennis Persyk > > Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net <http://dpersyk.home.att.net> > <http://dpersyk.home.att.net <http://dpersyk.home.att.net> > > > Hampshire, IL > > > > New Images http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm> > <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm> > > > > > --- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> , "dtlnew" <dtlnew@> wrote: > > > > > > The skies have not cooperated much since my 900GTO arrived, > but > > it's > > > been out a couple of times. Yesterday I was able to get a > > bluetooth > > > connection going between my laptop and the mount. See > > > http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm> > <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm> > > > > > > > -Dick Locke > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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rsampsonus
Hey Jeff,
I also use Bluetooth on my AP1200GTO and with the help of Howard from AP he sent me the pinout of Com port 1 and Com port 2 and I can say without a doubt the Bluetooth adapter will not work without a Power Source. I took an built a little additional circuit (DC/DC Step down Convertor)to come off the 12.0 Volt input connector where it mounts to the circuit Board.(Howard was a little concern with me initially leaching power off any of their current supplies as the regulator get warm with both servos motors are running, so I opted to build my own supply) The Convertor gives me 5.0 Volts to run my "Socket" Bluetooth adapter. Pin # 9 is open per the Pinout of Com 1 that Howard set to me. So I tie the 5.0 volts to pin 9 on Com port 1 to power the adapter. I am currently running a Pocket PC (IPAQ 2795) with the Sky with T-point (although I haven't had a chance to generate a pointing model yet in T-point). The only issue I am finding is running Bluetooth on the Pocket PC is battery life and I just purchased the heavy duty battery pack that has twice the standard battery packs capacity. I will post pictures of design and setup in a bit my personal life is a little busy currently. Best Regards and for Gods sake how about some clear Skies up here in the Northeast during a new moon, Ron S --- In ap-gto@..., "Jeff Young" <jey@...> wrote: On Behalf Of dtlnewweekend. I doubt it will work, but I'll let you know...40yahoogroups.com> , "Jeff Young" <jey@> wrote:or was there40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> ]On > Behalf Of dtlnew40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [ap-gto] Re: bluetooth to the mount!Sky > 6"else! >just > slew towrote: > > >a > > bluetoothGTO.htm <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm> >
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Dick Locke
This weekend I confirmed the Blueconsole adapter needs the 9v battery
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to work with the AP mount. I had some interesting guiding with the 900GTO on it's first field trip and will post more details as time permits... -Dick Locke
--- In ap-gto@..., "Jeff Young" <jey@...> wrote:
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Jeff Young <jey@...>
Thanks for the report, Dick.
I was hoping for the other answer, though. It would just be that little bit tidier.... Cheers, -- Jeff. ________________________________ From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] On Behalf Of dtlnew Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:06 AM To: ap-gto@... Subject: [ap-gto] Re: bluetooth to the mount! This weekend I confirmed the Blueconsole adapter needs the 9v battery to work with the AP mount. I had some interesting guiding with the 900GTO on it's first field trip and will post more details as time permits... -Dick Locke --- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> , "Jeff Young" <jey@...> wrote: > > Dick -- > > Cool. I'll be very interested to find out.... > > -- Jeff. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of dtlnew > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 3:20 AM > To: ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [ap-gto] Re: bluetooth to the mount! > > > > I didn't try without the battery yet, but I will this weekend. I > doubt it will work, but I'll let you know... > > -Dick Locke > > --- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Jeff Young" <jey@> wrote: > > > > Dick -- > > > > Did you need to use the BlueConsole's external 9V battery, or > was there > > sufficient power on the mount's RS232 ports? > > > > -- Jeff. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > > Behalf Of dtlnew > > Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 6:17 PM > > To: ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [ap-gto] Re: bluetooth to the mount! > > > > > > > > Dennis, > > > > Thanks. > > > > Your description of when synch should be used is consistent > with > > the > > instructions. What I was specifically doing was using "The Sky > > 6" > > synch command on the telescope tab of the object information > > menu. > > > > I have no idea if that does a sync or rcal, or something else! > > > > -Dick Locke > > > > --- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > > , "Dennis Persyk" <dpersyk@> wrote: > > > > > > Hello Dick, > > > > > > Thanks for the informative web page. I was concerned about > > your > > > advice regarding "re-synching": "So the strategy is to just > > slew to > > > a bright star in the part of the sky you want to be in, > > re-synch the > > > mount to that star after you slew, and then you will have > good > > > > > accuracy in that part of the sky." > > > > > > I thought sync is applied only to the first star of the > > session and > > > Rcal is used thereafter to tweak the mount pointing to a > given > > > > > sector of the sky. I'm sure Roland will clarify this - it > has > > only > > > come up about a gazillion times in the past few years I've > > been on > > > the list. > > > > > > Clear skies, > > > > > > Dennis Persyk > > > Igloo Observatory Home Page http://dpersyk.home.att.net <http://dpersyk.home.att.net> > <http://dpersyk.home.att.net <http://dpersyk.home.att.net> > > > <http://dpersyk.home.att.net <http://dpersyk.home.att.net> <http://dpersyk.home.att.net <http://dpersyk.home.att.net> > > > > > Hampshire, IL > > > > > > New Images http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm> > <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm> > > > <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm> > <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm <http://home.att.net/~dpersyk/new.htm> > > > > > > > > --- In ap-gto@... <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> , "dtlnew" <dtlnew@> wrote: > > > > > > > > The skies have not cooperated much since my 900GTO > arrived, > > but > > > it's > > > > been out a couple of times. Yesterday I was able to get a > > > bluetooth > > > > connection going between my laptop and the mount. See > > > > > http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm> > <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm> > > > <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm> > <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm <http://www.dl-digital.com/astrophoto/P2-Astro/AP-900-GTO.htm> > > > > > > > > > > -Dick Locke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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