I have two telescopes that use Gemini and on both I simply default Guide to "LX200" and
it works without a hitch....sometimes simpler is better.

Dr. Clay
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Arkansas Sky Observatories
Harvard MPC/ H43 (Conway)
Harvard MPC/ H41 (Petit Jean Mountain)
Harvard MPC/ H45 (Petit Jean Mtn. South)
http://www.arksky.org/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill J Gray" <pluto@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [guide-user] Gemini v4.0 & Guide8


> Hi Ron,
>
> This ought to be straightforward: you can either tell
> Guide you have a Meade (LX200-type) scope, or go through
> ASCOM.
>
> I'd recommend the former route, if you can do it,
> because it's somewhat simpler: you just plug in the scope,
> tell Guide you have a Meade scope, and you're off to the
> races. You _may_ have to make one small change, one that
> helps Guide get around an oddity in how the Gemini replies
> to slew commands:
>
> http://www.projectpluto.com/rare_q.htm#gemini
>
> But that's about it.
>
> If you're using Guide in combination with software that
> relies on ASCOM, then Guide will have to do so as well;
> ASCOM doesn't "play well with others" in this regard. Its
> default behavior is to grab the scope, then not surrender
> it; all commands must go through ASCOM. In that situation,
> you should look here:
>
> http://www.projectpluto.com/update8d.htm#ascom
>
> for info as to how to get Guide to work through ASCOM.
>
> -- Bill
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