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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Jennifer, Cool. Oh, and I think I found the issue with the dithering. I had it set to port 4300 which is for PHD and not 4400 which is for PHD2. I also "connected" Stellarium to APT. Just need to read

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James: Thanks. I was aware, but until it breaks I will leave it alone. Maybe one day I will get a little crazy and change it.

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Jennifer, I was looking into your suggestion and just wanted to give you a heads up... "Note that Stellarium supports ASCOM telescopes natively since version 0.19.3. There’s no need to use StellariumS

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Jennifer, Thanks, I will look into that. I was able to calibrate and guide with PHD2 last night, so I think that is good to go. I do have another question, but it may be better suited for the APT or P

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James: If you want to have a visual aid will need a planetarium program to use with APT such as Stellarium or Cartes de Ciel. Once you choose your program you will have to configure APT for the progra

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Jerry, Yeah, that makes sense. Now that it looks like I got ASCOM and PHD2 running, though I need to see if it will calibrate, hopefully tracking will work now that it's running over serial. With that

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You must realize that you cannot move north from the north celestial pole. All directions are south. You cannot move east or west either away from the north celestial pole (NCP)

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OK. So it appears the it is moving. Starting point: End point: After running this test I discovered something that I hope isn't an issue. This is what I ran into. 1. Set the position indicators back t

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Are the RA-Dec or Alt-Az numbers displayed in POTH moving as I described. This seems like it might be working. For an aiudible verification, do the 5000 pulse guide a bunch of times then park the moun

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Doug, I followed your steps. ASCOM connected over serial. POTH connected to PMC8. POTH controls move the mount. Connected PHD2 to POTH driver (camera also connected). Using the manual controls don't "

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Great point jerry At a guide rate of .5 sidereal, a 5 second pulse from PhD will move the mount all of 37.5 arc seconds. (15’/sec * 5 sec * .5). So easy to miss The reason PHD fails to calibrate via “

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Hi Jennifer, James, Yes, I think in order to send manual pulse guide commands, you may have to connect the camera, although I have not tried using the manual guide without the camera to see if that is

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OK. I ordered one that specifically states it is the FTDI version. Should be here tomorrow. That still doesn't explain why it works with ASCOM but not PHD2. Especially if PHD2 is using ASCOM as a prox

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James, Yup. That cable uses a Prolific chipset, not FTDI. Unless something changed (Wes? Jerry?), Prolific's were specifically not recommended for this application, in more than one post. - Bob

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That cable seems to have the Prolific PL2303 chip.You should get a cable with FTDI chip. My first cable also had the Prolific chip and did not work. Regards, Andreas James Everson <jeverson.biz@gmail.

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