Currently we are on track to reach 500 by around August 1st. We are planning on giving out a big prize on our Explore Alliance OpenGOTO Community Live! program when we reach 500 members. Please tune i

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As a newbie to the whole astronomy/astrophotography hobby, I would like to see topics/videos on setup right from unboxing product, right to polar align to operating ExploreStars. Manuals are fine, but

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Hi Jerry, I believe I have I just successfully loaded the latest firmware onto my iEXOS100. I have tested the mount controls and all worked OK. Is there anyway of actually confirming the latest firmwa

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A new poll has been created: What topics most interest you and that we talk about on the Explore Alliance OpenGOTO Community Live! broadcast? Are there any new topics that you may want us to discuss?

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Tim Robertson of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers interviewed me a couple of months ago. Here is the ALPO Observer's Notebook Podcast https://soundcloud.com/observersnotebook/the-obser

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iEXOS 100 I think I got it done, via USB, though I am not sure!

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Hi Bill, What mount do you have?

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Bill You load the configuration manager on your PC. You need a usb to serial interface cable with FTDI chip. And you will need the driver for the FTDI usb to serial adapter cable. This will enable you

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I'm another iPad user, but have a PC I could use to do the firmware update. What programme do I install to get this "PMC-Eight Configuration Manager Firmware Update tab"?

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Hi Jerry, i was just wondering, on my EXOS 2 PMC-Eight Mount , I have it set to operate on serial port, not wireless. If I do this update to the mount, will it change it back to wireless ? thanks, kev

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Chris Moses has released the Beta version of the updated PMC-Eight Configuration Manager 1.0.4. You can find it here for download from the User Contributions File Directory https://espmc-eight.groups.

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Thank you so much Jerry. That explains things perfectly. Harry

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HI Harry, The original 9TX version of the firmware delivered only applies to the G11 and EXOS2 (Model 2A circuit assembly - "big board") have the communications watchdog enabled. The 9TXa version has

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Clarification Previous Question Jerry, I believe what I, and others have called the “B” version, is actually the “Watchdog Disabled” version of the firmware update. Thanks, Harry

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This is a question for Jerry regarding “B” firmware. Jerry, I see people changing to the B firmware version to keep their mounts tracking if somehow ExploreStars were to enter a sleep mode. Example, t

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I want to announce that I added a new hashtag #VIDEO to allow us to highlight messages that have links to videos. This will help everyone find videos that will help explain issues or provide instructi

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I use ExploreStars on Android tablet only because it doesn't work on W7.

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I use a MacBook Pro with Kstars and Stellarium

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We are currently testing the updated Windows version and will announce when we will release it.

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HI, I run wifi using both Android App on tablet, and wifi using W10. I wish that the W10 version was identical to the Android version. Doug Doonan

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