The current versions available for download are it for now. The firmware at this point is very stable. There are definitely new features that I want to add, but those are currently scheduled to be don

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Hi Bob, I don't recall anything specific, but I may have mentioned that I want to tweak the ASCOM driver to try and further improve the accuracy of the slews further. This is related to my calculation

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Hi Wade, I will take a look at your logs today.

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Hi Wade, I would like to take a look at your PHD2 guide log(s) if possible. I can do further analysis to help understand what is going on with your mount. If you don't mind posting them on the forum t

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Hi Jeff, Welcome to the forum, thank you for your iEXOS 100 purchase. I did a quick search for ASIAIR on the MAIN forum and found 140 messages that mentioned it. https://espmc-eight.groups.io/g/MAIN/s

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We reached 500 members strong today on the forum!! Please tune in to our OpenGOTO Community Live! Broadcast on the Explore Scientific YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/explorescientificofficial) You ca

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I would suggest that if you are having problems with specific applications on the new ASCOM 6.5 platform, that you report it to the Application developer and also to the ASCOM-Standards developers. Th

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Hi Bob, Thanks for your report... This post is very relevant. So if I can summarize, it appears that the Device Hub does not work the same as the POTH and is in fact, not operational as the POTH as it

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I would hate to admit to how many times I have dropped my test boxes here at my home office onto a hardwood floor from several feet, LOL. Just like a Timex, "it takes a licking and keeps on ticking!"

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Please tune in to our OpenGOTO Community Live! program this week for a chance to win an Explore Scientific 100-deg Apparent FOV Eyepiece We are on track to reach 500 members strong on the MAIN forum t

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HI Peter, Welcome to the forum. Please look over all the information available on our forum and on the Explore Scientific website and feel free to ask whatever questions you may have. Thanks!

Hi Harvey, It sounds like the Communication Watchdog timer is stopping the mount's tracking. This is designed to kick in when a program or in your case, the ASIAIR stops sending commands to the mount.

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Hi John, I don't know if you noticed it during the install of the new platform. You can check the box to install POTH if you want it. That and 3 other programs are not automatically installed with ver

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Hi Bob, The current release version of the PMC-Eight ASCOM driver is fully compatible with platform version 6.5. Future platform upgrades should never "break" previous versions of drivers that are out

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The new ASCOM Platform 6.5 has been released (a few days ago) and is available on the platform website. Please review this document prior to updating your platform. https://ascom-standards.org/Help/Pl

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We actually have increased the weight capacity for the EXOS 2 PMC-Eight mount to 40 lb. visual and 28 lb. for astrophotography.

Hi Dave, There have been no significant changes recently to the pulse guiding code, but there is a significant change that impacts the performance of the slews that you would definitely want to have.

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The vast majority of astronomical mounts from all the manufacturers use a dovetail based mounting system. There are two styles of dovetails in general usage, Vixen style, and Losmandy style. You have

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Hi, We offer a dovetail bar designed to mount DSLR to our mounts https://explorescientificusa.com/collections/mount-accessories/products/camera-dovetail-plate

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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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