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Subject: Re: [M]: Pictor416: Pinout of GUIDER Jack
From: Bob Fiolek
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sat Nov 16 00:07:17 1996

On Fri, 15 Nov 1996 17:36:41 Jack wrote,
>
>Several months ago, I purchased a Pictor 416 camera system
> and after a
>couple of days I noticed that the control box was labeled
> "Pictor 416" and
>the 201 autoguider was labeled "201XT". I checked with the
> dealer I
>purchased it from and he said to check with Meade Support.
> Called John
>Piper and he said the systems with the control box labeled
> "Pictor 416XT"
>were the same as the ones labeled "Pictor 416" as long as it
> had software
>version 2 in it, as it was a name change only. A friend of
> mine just
>purchased the 416XT system and in the kit was one(1) RJ
> telephone type
>cable with a note stating that this cable was to be used from
> the control
>box "Guider" jack to the LX200's CCD jack ONLY as the pinout
> was different
>than the other jacks(RS232 and LX200). This cable also has
> one end with
>blue shrink tube on it and the note said to make SURE the
> blue end went
>into the control box. I had not tried the 201XT autoguider
> until last
>Saturday night and I stopped short because I feared something
> might "blow".
>My kit did NOT have this blue ended RJ cable, only 3 black
> cables and all 3
>are the same. Does anyone have any information on this
> pinout of the
>Pictor Control Box? Have I gotten a mis-matched system? Any
> info is
>appreciated.
>
>Jack Wikoff

Hi Jack

My 416 came with 2 black cables and 1 silver cable. The silver
cable is for connecting the control box ccd port to the lx200
ccd port but only if you are going to use the 416 to autoguide.
On your system one black cable goes from the control box rs232
to the computer serial port. the second goes from the control
box lx200 port to the lx200's rs232 port. The third cable goes
from the 201xt to the lx200's ccd port. According to my manual
pinouts for the control box guider jack are:
pin 1 - +5 volts
pin 2 - ground
pin 3 - left
pin 4 - down
pin 5 - up
pin 6 - right
Also my silver cable doesn't specify a certain end to be pluged
into the control box both ends are the same.

Bob Fiolek Allen Park, Michigan
RFiolek@gnn.com
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