Brainebula

Hi Cosmic, Would you by any chance be able to translate that for Mac users? I tried a direct USB from the Mac to the mount, and I've tried several USB serial cables from the Mac to the RJ45, but no success. The Mac OS has its own USB serial driver, and I can see the cu.usbserial entry when I connect an FDTI cable to the Mac but the Mac still doesn't see the mount. I'm not sure how to do it through the V5 HC's USB connector. Does the HC need to set the PC Direct setting? The Mac only lets me select the "cu.usbserial-########" logical connection but not a physical port or bit rate. And then there's your sequence of when to make the connection vs. when to power up which device. Also, could you please clarify what you mean by "Skywatcher handset driver (and .NET)". There's an additional driver available for the handset? And what is ".NET"? Sorry, I'm not sure if that applies to the Mac. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Happysoldered, I now have the EQ6-R Pro mount and am as yet unable to get my Mac to talk to that mount either through the mount's onboard RJ45 or USB. I've tried several FTDI cables from Amazon and also the Pegasus Astro EQdir USB Stick on both High Sierra and Big Sur. The Mac sees the "cu.usbserial..." cable (e.g., via "ls /dev/"), but it won't functionally "connect" to the mount. Do I need to use the hand controller to set the mount to "PC Direct", or are there other parameters I need to set, other than simply telling the software I'm using a "Sky Watcher SynScan" mount? I know the RJ45 on the mount is working (the hand controller works fine, and my iPhone also can control the mount via the SW WiFi adapter, but for some reason my iPad can't see the mount through the same connection!). I must be missing something pretty simple, no?

High, StevieDvd, sorry it too so long to reply. I've had zero success trying to get my Mac (High Sierra or Big Sur) to control the EQ6-R Pro mount. I can't get my iPad to talk to it either. I've tried both the RJ45 and the USB on the mount but I've not been able to communicate with that mount either way yet. The ONLY success I've had so far is with an iphone through a SW WiFi Adapter. I'm currently only using the mount for direct viewing and no photography, no autoguide, etc. The mount also works fine with the hand controller, so that -- plus the fact that the SW WiFi adapter works with my iphone -- makes me think the RJ45 on the mount is fine. But I my iPad can't talk to the mount through that same wifi adapter, and I can't get my Mac to see that mount yet. On the Mac I've tried Stellarium, AstroTelescope, and AstroPLanner and NONE of them see the mount. I'm thinking there must be some combination of preferences/parameters on the software, the Mac, and the mount (ie, set PC Direct first?) but I can't figure out any combination that works. Any guidance you can give me for getting my ipad or Mac to talk to that mount on any connector with any cable would be GREATLY appreciated.

Hi Keith, I realize it's over a year and a half later, but I just got the same mount and am wondering how you are controlling it with your OSX or IOS these days. It's still not easy and I'm hoping you found a solution! THANKS!