[M]: RE: [M] No Response returned from LX200
| Subject: | [M]: RE: [M] No Response returned from LX200 |
| From: | Andrew Jackson |
| Date: | Fri Jun 04 22:06:36 1999 |
In reply to my question about communicating with the LX200 John Linse kindly
gave a me a check list for setting up the link. It works if you follow it in
the correct sequence:
John Linse Said:-
1- Turn on tracking computer in the lab
2- Boot up ACP for example
3- Plug in RS-232 lead into scope
4- Plug in power lead into scope "DO NOT TURN POWER ON YET"
5- Align scope. Alt/Az
6- Turn power on scope
7- Handset reads MEADE, Sware ver # and then arrow pointing
toTELESCOPE on the handset.
8- DO NOT PUSH ANY BUTTONS ON THE HANDSET
9- ON ACP CONNECT The TIME and POSITION readouts come on. (Thanks
Bob Denny)
10- Set your SITE
11- Use Alignment Wizard for star alignment ACP knows you are in
Alt/Az IF prior to all this the scope computer was set for Alt/AZ mode
12- Then GO Pick your object itll work
Yesterday, I tracked the sun for most of the day. At about 1800 UT used GO
on ACP to slew to Venus. It was right in the field of view. Latter we
looked at M67. again using GO in ACP.
Thanks John
Andrew Jackson
andrewj@netvigator.com
gave a me a check list for setting up the link. It works if you follow it in
the correct sequence:
John Linse Said:-
1- Turn on tracking computer in the lab
2- Boot up ACP for example
3- Plug in RS-232 lead into scope
4- Plug in power lead into scope "DO NOT TURN POWER ON YET"
5- Align scope. Alt/Az
6- Turn power on scope
7- Handset reads MEADE, Sware ver # and then arrow pointing
toTELESCOPE on the handset.
8- DO NOT PUSH ANY BUTTONS ON THE HANDSET
9- ON ACP CONNECT The TIME and POSITION readouts come on. (Thanks
Bob Denny)
10- Set your SITE
11- Use Alignment Wizard for star alignment ACP knows you are in
Alt/Az IF prior to all this the scope computer was set for Alt/AZ mode
12- Then GO Pick your object itll work
Yesterday, I tracked the sun for most of the day. At about 1800 UT used GO
on ACP to slew to Venus. It was right in the field of view. Latter we
looked at M67. again using GO in ACP.
Thanks John
Andrew Jackson
andrewj@netvigator.com
