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Connection issues. . .. again #ASCOM_V2_Driver
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My 1100GTO mount is back to its old tricks. It has been connecting fine for weeks, and all I did was change out the battery in the laptop, and last night all I got was “No response from mount” Restarted APCC, laptop, mount, traded out USB ports, cables, even connected to the mount WIFI.
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Roland Christen
My 1100GTO mount is back to its old tricks. Believe me, it's not the mount that's not connecting. It's strictly a computer issue. You have to go into Device Manager and find out which com port is available to the mount and then set the ASCOM driver to that com port.
I know, it always seems like the mount won't connect, but unfortunately it's the computer in every case.
Rolando
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From: David Woolf <go4itbass@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Thu, Sep 30, 2021 6:35 pm Subject: [ap-gto] Connection issues. . .. again #ASCOM_V2_Driver My 1100GTO mount is back to its old tricks. It has been connecting fine for weeks, and all I did was change out the battery in the laptop, and last night all I got was “No response from mount” Restarted APCC, laptop, mount, traded out USB ports, cables, even connected to the mount WIFI.
I'm no computer whiz. Is there a troubleshooting “flow” for this error? My mount is in an off-the-grid observatory. Could I take home the GTOCP4 and test connections that way, or does it need to be connected to motors and such? -- Roland Christen Astro-Physics
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Thomas Giannaccini
Is it not easier to use an Ethernet cable and the IP address?
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CN: HasAnyoneSeenMyNeblua
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ap@CaptivePhotons.com
Thomas Giannaccini wrote:
Yeah, I did that first, never tired USB at all. Worked first time and every time since, none of this COM-ports-musical-chairs windows is prone to. 😊
Thank you AP/Ray for providing IP!
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Peter Nagy
I agree with Thomas about using Ethernet cable and IP address. Always connects 200% of the time.
Peter
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Worsel
Not to overwork it, but I also support Ethernet approach.
Once the mount is connected to a router, you should be able to see the address assigned to the mount by either 1. Logging into your router 2. Using the Enet-WiFi-Polling utility that A-P provides CP4 https://www.astro-physics.info/index.htm?tech_support/mounts/cp4-update/cp4-update CP5 https://www.astro-physics.info/index.htm?tech_support/mounts/cp5-update/cp5-update Bryan
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When troubleshooting USB connections... 1. Try a new, quality USB cable. 2. Try a different USB port. 3. See what Device Manager is saying. 4. This time, really do try a quality USB cable, and not just pretend to do so. 5. Try a different USB cable and a diff PC. 6. Come to this forum with your hat in hand.
Not to overwork it, but I also support Ethernet approach.
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