Chris Westland Apr 4, 2000
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From: <sandymc456@...>
To: <guide-user@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 5:25 AM
Subject: [guide-user] Sky Commander & Guide via laptop
> This is probably a simple question but I need some help from anyone who
has
> successfully gotten their Guide 7 program to communicate to the Sky
Commander
> DSC via a laptop computer (laptop is a Pentium IBM ThinkPad running Win
95;
> Sky Commander is on a 12.5-in dobsonian reflector). I've been setting up
to
> begin an age of "paperless" observing: with a laptop outside, I won't have
to
> drag out all my books, references, preprinted charts, log books, etc since
> they will all be a mere click of a button away!
>
> I have all communications parameters on both computer & Sky Commander set
> correctly as far as I can tell (baud rates match, serial port enabled for
Com
> 1, start/stop bits and parity OK, laptop reports no interrupt conflicts)
and
> STILL get a message from Guide that the port is not answering ("error
reading
> port 1! 1 characters read: <-#>)? <grumble/mumble>. If someone has this
> configuration working, and doesn't want to bother others on the list, you
can
> email me privately with some advice on what I'm missing?
>
> I know this is minor (I've got Guide running great and configured to
personal
> preferences on the laptop and the Sky Commander works well also on the
> telescope). All I need is Guide to "go to" where the telescope is
pointed.
> And I know I can tell Guide this manually .... its just the principle of
the
> thing that I can't click on "slew Guide" and have it go where the
telescope
> is pointing. I just get irritated when my computer tells me it refuses to
do
> something it should be perfectly capable of <g>.
>
> Cheers,
> Sandy Mc.
>
> Sandra McNamara
> Stanford, IL N 40d 26' W 89d 13m
> EMail: SandyMc456@...
>
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