Dinoboy

Hi Steve sorry it has taken so long to reply, problems ,problems. Anyway I got your file and read it throughly, that is only the first reading. The cables I mention are for slewing, there is one for power from the Eagle Core to the mount but the one I mention is for controlling where the mount points it is a rs232 that fits into the bottom of the handcontroller then into a USB adapter which goes into my usb3 port on my laptop, but it seems not to work when connected to the Eagle Core.

THi you really are going for it but where can I find the pdf? As it may have some information that I am missing, I have tried various places on the Primaluce site but no luck. I really want to control my mount remotely as I suffer very quickly now when my legs get cold, I have a cable that works on both of my mounts (Celestron AVX and Skywatcher eq3-2) but when I put it on the Eagle I get nothing !!! Why should the cable work on my mounts using Stellarium or Cartes du Ciel but not through the Eagle? Please let me know where I can locate the pdf file. Thanks.

THi you really are going for it but where can I find the pdf? As it may have some information that I am missing, I have tried various places on the Primaluce site but no luck. I really want to control my mount remotely as I suffer very quickly now when my legs get cold, I have a cable that works on both of my mounts (Celestron AVX and Skywatcher eq3-2) but when I put it on the Eagle I get nothing !!! Why should the cable work on my mounts using Stellarium or Cartes du Ciel but not through the Eagle? Please let me know where I can locate the pdf file. Thanks.

Thanks for your replies, firstly I should have waited for the ASI but even that has its issues, such as where to fit it, certainly on a small scope such as my Explore Scientific. Secondly the instruction manual is English first then Italian. I am using a Samsung Talet A for control which is at the moment fine. Yes any chance of returning the unit has gone so I contacted them an asked about adapters for Explore Scientific ed80apo but as yet no reply. As you say we are not having the best conditions here in the UK so testing things out is an issue. Your master of English is far bettthan mine is of Italian but if a publication such as an instructional manual is going to other countries then it should be easy to understand and not refer to pages that do not exist in the language the instructions are being translated too. How can anyone follow instructions if they are to follow on on pages that are either not there or have not been translated?

Hi thanks for your replies. When EQMOD appears on the screen it switches between the ‘ Park’ screen and some coordinates. What I have done is uninstall and reinstalled it. Not yet had a chance to try it yet, but that really is not the answer because if it happens again I still need to know whether I have done something wrong. Brown dwarf, I tried as you suggested but the red box just stayed the same, red.

Hi, yes I get on that screen but where it says ‘unpark’ it just will not do it !!!

Hello I am looking for some advice, I hope someone can answer both or one question. Is there a way of parking my mount back to home in Cartes du Ciel. Also I cannot unpark my mount whilst in EQMOD anyone know what I need to do?

Hi, just about got all the kit I need just waiting for the 350 mm bar. My first thoughts are that when everything is in situ it looks a right mess with all the cables. I have the Core fitted onto my Explore Scientific ed80apo Scope on top of my AVX mount. I also bought a Sesto Senso focuser but it does not fit so I ground down the inside of the collar on the Sesto, it was .26 too small but now I cannot get it to work, thelarger focus collar just spins so the whole unit is rotating. There are two cables that need to goto the mount, one forpower and the other from the guide camera, the only , that I have found, camera that works is a 120 mm-s. I finally settled on the longer vixen bar so I could get balance. I bought Primaluce cables for my canon camera, Sesto and power. Finally I would say save your money.

Hi I have just purchased the Eagle Core and with it came an instruction manual. Your post says that on page 68 there are instructions on how to connect the unit to the Eagle Core but my manual stops at pp60. Can you advise me further as I am having trouble connecting. I have also tried to control my AVX mount by using the required cable and adapter but no luck there, so I have purchased an adapter as suggested in the manual. Just waiting for that to arrive but I cannot see that working better than the two adapters I already have.

Hello there I have been looking at the Primaluce Eagle Core and with all the extras I would need the cost is in excess of £800 so I have been looking at alternatives such as the ASIAIR, I quite fancy the new on that comes out Jan/Feb next year, but I, as always, have questions. I have a Sesto Senso focuser, will the air support that and will it work 100%? What other cables will I need; my kit consists of an AVX mount, Canon 600d camera and an Explore Scientific ed80apo scope. I will purchase a ZWOASI 120mm-s for the guide scope I will also buy. Will everything work ok?

All I know is that the camera is a ZWoASI 120mm, I also have a zwo120 mc. Both of which I got around a year ago. They are round and have a 1.25 nose piece.

Hi, I really am confused, I have been looking at thePrimaluce Eagle Core, with everything I would need to buy it would be in excess of £800.00 but that would allow me to use my Canon 600d as my main imaging camera and Iwould need to buy a new ZWO 120mm-s camera for the guide scope, it never ends. Anyway would the ASIAIR allow me to use my Canon and would the ZWO camera I already have (zwo 120mm) work on the guide scope? Also would my Primaluce Sesto Senso focus work with the air? My scope is an Explore Scientific ed80apo and my mount is an AVX.

Hi, in the latest version of Stellarium you do not need to download StellariumScope, the system will not let you, what you must do is hit the Telescope icon on the foot of the screen then select your scope and away you go or not in my case. Everything works ok when I use Cartes du Ciel but not Stellarium!!!! Been trying for weeks even in discussions with Grant from FLO. I have been looking instead at the Primaluce Eagle Core.

I have a similar if not the same issue. I have downloaded various drivers and purchased various cables, I can control my mount (Skywatcher eq3-2) using CdC but no other programs. I have Stellarium, the latest version, and have been trying to sort the problem with Grant, we have spent an inordinate amount of time but cannot get Stellarium to move my mount. My laptop is just s few weeks old (Dell 15 5000) with an i5 processor, I am not that computer literate so that could be wrong. when I am in CdC there are a couple of lines that move when I mouse the screen, anyone know how to get rid of these lines? i am going to download the Skywatcher driver mentioned by BrendonC. How many more drivers do I need. As I say CdC works every time so I don’t want to mess that up.

Hi, my Canon 600d died on me after a few minutes in the cold, I have a battery grip that holds two batteries and they had been on charge all day. After some discussion with knowledgeable folk it became clear that the batteries had died dew to the cold. Anyone have any idea how to prevent this?

Hi, this has been discussed here before but I am struggling, I set my mount (AVX) to North and turn on the SkyPortal I then connect and align but the scope moves in the wrong direction, why? I have checked the settings for my location and everything seems to be alright. Even when I ask to go back to home, the scope is invariably pointing to anything but home, I line up both sets of marks before I begin. I must be doing something wrong. I have looked for definitive instructions but they all seem to just say what SkyPortal can do. Maybe the setting up is easy but I must have something set wrong. Can anyone help please?