smd100

Thanks for your help, Malpi12! Sorry about the links - I've fixed them now. Yes, I have the Star Discovery mount without integrated wifi, but have a Synscan wi-fi adaptor - this one: https://www.ozscopes.com.au/skywatcher-wifi-adapter.html As the fw loader, I am using the 2nd link you refer to above: "Windows program: Motor Controller Firmware Loader - WiFi, Version 1.76" which connects to the mount fine and reports the motor controller fw version. I see what you are saying about the firmware I have downloaded though - it probably is designed for the mount with built-in wifi. But I am unable to find anything for my Star Discovery mount (i.e. the one without built-in wifi). Am I right in assuming that there is no fw update for my mount version (i.e. nothing beyond v2.18.A2)? I can't find any info about fw for this mount anywhere! In terms of your question: "Did the mount not work with the original firmware?" - yes, it does. But there are a couple of updates in the v3.36 release notes for the wi-fi version fw that would be good to have. Cheers, SMD

Hi, Newbie here - can anyone please help? I have acquired a Skywatcher Star Discovery mount (shown here - https://skywatcheraustralia.com.au/product/150-750-star-discovery-pro-synscan-reflector/) with an external plugin wifi adaptor. I have successfully updated the firmware on the wifi adaptor to v1.07 (first item on this page http://skywatcher.com/download/software/accessories/ ) Now I am trying to update the motor controller firmware - when I run the motor controller firmware loader (second item on this page - http://skywatcher.com/download/software/motor-control-firmware/ ), it reports that my motor controller firmware is v2.18.A2 (very old). The 4th item on this page says "Motor controller firmware for the AZ-GTi, AZ-GTe, Virtuoso GTi, Skyliner series Dobsonian GOTO(with Wi-Fi) and Star Discovery(with Wi-Fi) mounts" - and is version 3.36. But when I try to update the firmware using the firmware loader software, it says "Not a valid motor controller firmware file". Where is the latest motor controller firmware for my Star Discovery GOTO mount? Thanks for any advice... SMD