RuralBill
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20 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:
Oh poo :-(
It seem it is only 320 x240 :-(
Yes another one of the reasons that camera is not used for Astro work....
Bill
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Your camer is a Toucam II and not a pro II that is your problem.....you have the wrong camera for astronomy use, it will,not be supported by the flashing software as they are not used for astronomy, for a few different reasons, one being they have a CMOS sensor and not a CCD which the others have, so no where near as sensitive....
sorry to be the bearer of bad news....
Bill
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1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:
That's the route I have followed, but wcrsmac says my camera isn't supported.
If it a Toucam Pro II to it will be an 840, not 820
it sounds like you just have the normal Toucam fun or XS which are no good really for astronomy, you need the Toucam pro or Pro II, they are the ones supported by the software, and used for astronomy...
the pro is white and shaped like an egg, the pro II is all silver with a stand on the bottom......
can you show a picture of it...
Bill
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2 minutes ago, Mick J said:
The 5th post (russ) in this original 880 thread may be of some help ?
Yep that's it, follow that guide and you will be fine....
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19 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:
Will a Windows 2K machine do - I have one in a drawer?
I don't know have never used one for the flash upgrade, I have the files needed but you also,need the software that does the actual upgrade too, and not sure where you can get that from, I have it installed but not the origonal install file.
if you do find it than you have to do a couple of things
first connect the Toucam to the XP computer with the Toucam drivers and start sharp cap so you get an image on the screen
then start the flash software and connect the camer to it while sharpcap is still running in the background, then select the upgrade flash Bin file, and start the upgrade, it will tell you when it is done.
then go back to sharpcap and the camera will be not working, so close that and unplug the camera, then plug back in and load the SPC900 drivers, then start sharpcap again and you should see that it is connected to a SCP900 camer now.
it is very important to have the camera connect o and running in sharpcap before and during the upgrade, or it won't work properly and you can mess up,the whole process and ruin the camera.
Bill
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Once the upgrade is done the camera will be recognised as an SPC900nc camera, and also has the features that come with it, so it's worth doing, drivers are here:
the win 7 drivers will work as far as I know, once flashed, that the ones I have used anyway.
Bill
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Hi,
the Toucam II WONT work with win 8 or 10 with its native drivers, you have to flash upgrade the camera with the newer
Philips SPC900nc firmware, and then it uses those drivers which will work.....
i can do the flash upgrade for you as I have the software and the firmware to do it, and the flash upgrade also can only be done on an XP machine
hope that helps
Bill
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12 minutes ago, Cornelius Varley said:
Have you looked here
Thanks for that, I think they are for the latest controllers, and not the much older ones like mine, but I will give them a try
thanks again.
Bill
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Hello all,
i have come across one of these starlight focus motor controllers to use and am looking for the drivers, and Ascom driver, does anyone on here know where I can download or has anybody got a copy of them.
Also does anybody know if this will work with a serial to USB adapter, and on what operating systems it will be compatible...
cheers
Bill
Path from house to observatory - ideas please.
in DIY Observatories
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I would use Cotswold chippings instead of pea shingle, as the chippimgs compact down and form a nice firm path but not rock solid, and peas shingle is harder to walk on and makes a hell of a noise when walking up and down.
i have had Cotswold all round my house for 10 years, best thing I ever did, put it down around 4" thick, within 18 months there is now a solid base with about 1" of loose chippings on the top, so nice and firm.
Bill