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Hi guys, thank you for the replies.
It seems I'm doing everything right but when the window opens to select the mount in EQmod, all I have is 'auto detect' or 'custom', the HEQ5/6 is not there.
No idea what I'm doing wrong!
The chip is a genuine item from Altair, it is updated, all the Ascom and EQmod bits are installed and the setting to 9600 and COM3 port is there but no way of picking the HEQ5/6 and thus click okay to confirm it in Stellarium. I've watched videos and I'm doing everything the same so really confused.
Any ideas what I could be doing wrong?
Thanks again for the help!
Matt
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Hi guys, really struggling with this.
My synscan handset has a line missing on the display so I bought a EQMod cable to connect the mount and control it from my PC.
I've got the Ascom downloaded and latest version, EQMod downloaded, I've been trying to get the Mount driver but keep coming up against a driver support site that wants me to pay $9.99. All the YouTube vids I've seen just let the driver install. I open Stellarium and configure to the telescope, I pick the Ascom HEQ5/6 but even though the 'okay' button is clickable nothing happens and my list of telescopes is empty. To confirm the mount is a HEQ5 Pro Synscan, although it is about nine-ish years old now.
I know on the Synscan handset there is a PC Direct mode but that means I have to use the handset with the original cable from an eighties printer nine pin thing. All I'm trying to do is control the scope without the need for the handset as the digits aren't displayed fully so very difficult to set up properly now.
Hope you can help before I'm completely bald!
Matt
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Thanks again Geoff, think I'm going to try when I'm feeling brave enough! Appreciate the detail, even I should be able to follow that without doing any more damage 🤣🤣
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Hi Geoff thank you for the reply. It was after a night of such bad dew we needed canoes to get to the 'scope! I might take it apart of in feeling brave and have enough to buy a new one if I F it up! Thanks again
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Ouchie! Oh well, V5 version when I can save up enough! Thanks for the reply 😁😁
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Hi guys, my handset has some missing lines which makes it really hard to guess what's the right number when setting up, does anyone know if the display can be replaced without buying a whole new handset? (HEQ5 pro) TIA!
I don't know which version mine is but it's about 7 years old now 😁
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Top marks to FLO, I asked a question by email, got a reply very quickly, ordered a cheshire collimating eyepiece after 2pm on Friday afternoon, delivered by Postman Pat this morning (Saturday)
Will definitely be using again and would recommend to anyone, special thanks to Martin @ FLO
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Maybe you have to use averted vision to see him:D
HEQ5 Driver for EQMod, via GS Server wants me to pay $9.99 - tearing my hair (what's left of it!) out!
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Hi Malcolm, thank you so much for the detailed reply.
I tried everything, I mean EVERYTHING, to no avail.
So, I installed CDC (as you mentioned it) and telescope is slewing to where it should and parking as it should! Took less than five minutes to set up after installing it.
Now to get used to CDC!
Thank you again, I really appreciate it
all the best, Matt