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    I like the way you roll ? ✅ My next project ☺
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    That looks interesting, but I'm not sure about their dimensions; Bottom row; three holes 19mm apart (centre to centre). Second row; three holes 17.5mm apart - but both rows look the same length? What am I missing?
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    I'm using a cheap light panel and would like to do this - how can the ADU be checked? Thanks, Ady
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    Just to add for clarification (in case it helps) Skysafari *thinks* it is connecting to a mount, when in reality it is Synscan 'pretending' to be a mount by advertising an ASCOM interface on port 11882. Synscan takes the commands from Skysafari via ASCOM and then controls the mount through the connection you have already made (hence @R26 oldtimer saying make sure all is well with synscan, including alignment, before trying Skysafari.) Skysafari -> (ASCOM) -> Synscan -> (WiFi ) -> Mount Hope this helps Ady
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    when you are running skysafari on a different device to the one you are running synscan, you have to go through a convoluted way of finding out the real IP Address of the synscan device. With this, because they're both running on the same device, it's easy!
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    127.0.0.1 is a special ip address that equates to the computer/host itself - in other words it means the device running skysafari. Ady
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    Thanks for the update, @R26 oldtimer-one now on order... Ady
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    Alan, Sorry, my humour was a bit obtuse; I meant that I've downloaded the manual a few times but didn't actually spot the pinouts,and now that someone has pointed it out I feel a bit sheepish ?? ? ... (I blame electronic manuals - if I'd had a paper one I'd have spotted it. Probably ?) Thanks again for your help ☺ Ady
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    Alan, Thanks very much for your post, but there appears to be a problem with your link. When I click it, it says "Do you really want to download the manual for the THIRD time, Ady? Do you?"... ? ? ? ? Thanks for the pointer, exactly the info I needed - didn't expect it to be in the manual! And thanks also for the 3.3v/5v reminder. Ady
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    Hi I'd like to make my own FTDI EQDIR USB Adapter for my new(to me) AZ GTi mount... Does anyone know what the pinouts for the rj12 connector are? The 8-pin RJ45 connections are well documented, but I can't find a 6-pin RJ12 wiring diagram... Lynx astro do make one, so I know it is possible ? Thanks Ady
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    I know what you mean, but I would say you were just following instructions... Every time my update failed - sometimes after as little as 5% - it said to power on and off. Luckily for me, it always returned with a SynScan (no number) Wi-Fi SSID. Perhaps try the 4-hr reset and hope that the normal SSID returns. [4-hr reset is to switch on the mount and leave for at least 4 hours without connecting to the WiFi (not a problem for you - you can't ?), then power off and on] Good Luck! Ady
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    I posted this in the other thread; "Just thought I'd add some encouraging findings to this thread, as I managed to get out of the 'Firmware Update Failed' cycle. The beta firmware for the EQ mode 'AZGTi_RightArm_AZ_EQ_V0316' would not flash, failing at different percentages during the update (I think I tried about 6 times, each time trying to fight back the tears ? ). I then tried to flash the normal firmware 'AZGTi_motor_controller_firmware_0316' and it worked at the first attempt. I tried the EQ firmware again and that worked first time too. So don't give up if your GTi does get stuck in a failed firmware update cycle - try different firmware versions." Ady PS - any others had this success?
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    Just thought I'd add some encouraging findings to this thread, as I managed to get out of the 'Firmware Update Failed' cycle. The beta firmware for the EQ mode 'AZGTi_RightArm_AZ_EQ_V0316' would not flash, failing at different percentages during the update (I think I tried about 6 times, each time trying to fight back the tears ?). I then tried to flash the normal firmware 'AZGTi_motor_controller_firmware_0316' and it worked at the first attempt. I tried the EQ firmware again and that worked first time too. So don't give up if your GTi does get stuck in a failed firmware update cycle - try different firmware versions. Ady
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    I'm a big fan of skysafari, but the 'plus' version is good enough for me, and a bit cheaper...
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    That'll do it ?
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    Very, very nice ? I've got to ask what tripod you're using as well, as it sounds like a dream grab and go...
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    @SAW,What wedge are you using with that?
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    @noah4x4 I think I get it now - we probably qualify as "mutually exclusive" when it comes to offering advice on what kit to buy. Your speciality is the ratified air of EAA, and mine is low-end budget AP (or attempts thereof). No reason for us to fall out, but we are going to be offering drastically different advice that applies to very different audiences. Everything I use for remote automated AP doesn't add up to the cost of that £1,500 camera ? I think that £150 kodlix box is a cracking astro PC and would be an upgrade for me ?
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    Thanks for the heads-up about TV, noah. I will be uninstalling it if I have to pay for offline screen control, as there are other free options. EAA sounds very, very expensive. It is perhaps worth making it clear that your very high (for AP) remote setup is intended for that use. As I said before, when you first recommended 4K UHD on this thread I couldn't understand why someone would need anything approaching that it for AP.
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    Apologies for not correcting this earlier - TeamViewer allows connection between two local IP addresses without going via the Internet using the free version. I use it when at a dark site with no internet connection. Ady
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    Completely agree (although if you had your cloud storage set up, there's no reason not to use it). If you aren't an IT guru, the same applies as to imaging as a whole - start simple, then grow slowly; solving each problem as it occurs. Even with all the wifi and networking stuff I've got sorted, occasionally I save to a USB3 thumb drive on the astro PC and then walk the files up the garden ?.
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    Each to his own, but I'm not sure I understand the need for high quality images when remoting to an astro PC. I can do a whole imaging session (after first alignment and focusing at the mount) from my mobile screen if need be - although normally I do use a 7" tablet for all that extra screen space ? . I only view images remotely for framing - until the images are stacked and processed there's not much to look at... The resolution is of perfectly good quality. If I'm at a dark site, I use a portable WiFi router (running off 5v) to provide the tablet/phone connection, and it works fine. If you are starting out, just look to get a reliable network connection - wired or WiFi. Ady
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    I have had teamviewer issues with it 'detecting' commercial usage then putting a bar on the device until I emailed their support, but luckily this didn't affect all devices at the same time (phone, tablet and laptop), so I always had a means of connecting.
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    That's a good approach, Steve. Just to let you know when you do get round to it, if you are working via WiFi and there's a problem, plugging in the ethernet cable will automatically switch over to wired networking. Which means you don't have to interrupt that session to debug the issue ☺
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    I think your windows version (on both pcs) will determine whether you can use RDP or not. I never got on with it and use teamviewer instead, with is not Windows-variant dependent. You will have no problem booting up your 'headless' mini PC - it just works(once you've installed the OS and remote access software, of course ? ). When you log in remotely, you are providing the necessary keyboard/display for you to use, and the software will all carry on running when you disconnect. I started off using wired ethernet for my bottom-of-the-garden setup, but added a WiFi repeater in the garage and now run it wirelessly. HTH Ady
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