Hi Steve - This is a good place to start. https://espmc-eight.groups.io/g/MAIN/files/User%20Contributions/iExos%20and%20AsiAir%20-%20Getting%20Started%20Guide%20-%20Aug%2021,%202020.pdf -Steve

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Steve It was confusing at first for me as well. But the tech help at Explore Scientific pointed me in the right direction. True you will need a DB9-USB w the FTDI chip set. I found them on Amazon. The

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Hey Tyler. Pleas send me a procedure for linking the PMC8 & asiair . This would make my life a whole lot easier. Thanks Dino

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It's super simple and i can walk you through it no biggie. send me a email at Tyler@...

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Hi, I emailed Bresser with this question earlier but they didn't know the answer & directed to ask here. Although I should have checked before I bought it (I can still get a refund as I only have it o

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Dear reader, I apologize in advance for the big explanation however, I am just trying to provide every detail so someone is able to help. Ever since I got the iExos 100 I have not been able to use it

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I think I found the problem. Using the .bat file provided in this thread: https://espmc-eight.groups.io/g/MOUNTS/topic/dhcp_static_ip_issue_with/77617950 does NOT work for me. Everything seems to be s

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Paul: Suggest you determine what wifi channel you are operating on. Also what the WiFi environment looks like around your place. In my view you should use your dongle to change the wifi channel to one

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Chuck, Thanks for your answer, but you didn't read the opening post correctly. The Explorestars application AND it's database are correctly installed on this computer. The database zip has been extrac

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Paul, you will get this "PLEASE WAIT" message if you haven't yet downloaded the Explore Stars App database to your computer. Here's the link: https://explorescientificusa.com/pages/microsoft-windows-1

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Hi Guys, I have the PMC-Eight now almost 2 months, and still have to get my first session under the stars. I still have problems connecting the laptop with explore stars to the PMC-Eight. It has been

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I don't think the amount of weight factors in too much as I first noticed the motion using the ETX90 where two counter weights at the very top of the bar will balance it. The second video Mario posted

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I have been doing planetary imaging on my exos2 and I experience the same rocking motion. It caught my attention when I noticed the sound of my motors had a rhythm that matched the rocking motion on t

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First off, thank you for that detailed analysis Jerry, appreciated. The old post was an interesting read, I appreciate the difficulty of making changes to the chip and it sounds like increasing the cu

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Hi Mario, There is a documented 1.3 second oscillation in the motor driver chip which I have talked about previously ( https://espmc-eight.groups.io/g/MAIN/message/3894 ) as some of our customers iden

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Mine does the same thing whether it is using ExploreStars on the Android tablet or Ascom through a wired connection. With the motor cover removed it will pulse like the second video as soon as it is u

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Mario What does the asiair use to drive the pmc8? Does it use the Es ascom driver? Surging during lunar viewing makes no sense relative to the pmc8. If the moon is moving in steps it is because the mo

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Hi Wes, I'm using an ASIAir Pro in both Sidereal and Lunar tracking mode with the iExos connected via serial cable. I'm not sure if that makes a difference or what others have been using when experien

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Mario Are you using explorestars? If so are you in P or T mode? Wes

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Quick note, some others seem to be observing this same behaviour: Appears here with lunar observation...link This view of the iExos internals that seem to oscillate in time to what is being observed t

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