PHD 2 won't recognise EQ5 mount

[Cemaes2009]

I'm trying to get PHD 2 to control an EQ5 goto mount. I can connect to the QHY5L-II camera but then it will not recognise the mount.

At suggestions would be appreciated.

[Guest]

I need to ask few questions !!

1) did you install the ASCOM STANDARD ? https://ascom-standards.org/

2) Did you also install the EQASCOM driver ? https://sourceforge.net/projects/eq-mod/files/EQASCOM/EQASCOM_V200k_Setup.exe/download

3) Then, now it gets complicated,  how do you want to connect ? do you use USB > SERIAL adapter or via ST4? or how do you connect or attempt to connect it ?

bye

Martin

[Thalestris24]

Hi

If you are using the ST4 interface rather than pulse guiding then select 'on camera' for the mount. Make sure the qhy5l-ii is set to 8-bit mode. PHD2 is well documented - https://openphdguiding.org/PHD2_User_Guide.pdf

Louise

[Cemaes2009]

47 minutes ago, Thalestris24 said:

Hi

If you are using the ST4 interface rather than pulse guiding then select 'on camera' for the mount. Make sure the qhy5l-ii is set to 8-bit mode. PHD2 is well documented - https://openphdguiding.org/PHD2_User_Guide.pdf

Louise

Thanks Louise, will try that tomorrow,

Keith

[red dwalf]

as above, you need ascom platform and the eqmod driver, when you bring up phd 2, select the eq5,eq6 mounts and it should work.

are you using windows 10 ? if so you`ll need to roll back the prolific driver in the device manager also, the driver has a date of 2006 if i remember correctly, windows 10 updates the prolific driver to 2016 or 2017 and that sometimes doesn't`t work with the older eq direct cables.

[Cemaes2009]

16 hours ago, Thalestris24 said:

Hi

If you are using the ST4 interface rather than pulse guiding then select 'on camera' for the mount. Make sure the qhy5l-ii is set to 8-bit mode. PHD2 is well documented - https://openphdguiding.org/PHD2_User_Guide.pdf

Louise

Hi Louise, I've selected "on camera"  and tested in daylight today with the camera fitted in a 50mm stopped down finder scope.

Good picture as before but now I can operate the drive motors using the manual on screen guide pad.

Obviously had no stars to guide on so now need a clear sky!

Thanks for the help,

Keith

[Cemaes2009]

16 hours ago, red dwalf said:

as above, you need ascom platform and the eqmod driver, when you bring up phd 2, select the eq5,eq6 mounts and it should work.

are you using windows 10 ? if so you`ll need to roll back the prolific driver in the device manager also, the driver has a date of 2006 if i remember correctly, windows 10 updates the prolific driver to 2016 or 2017 and that sometimes doesn't`t work with the older eq direct cables.

It' loaded thanks,

Keith

[Cemaes2009]

17 hours ago, artem said:

I need to ask few questions !!

1) did you install the ASCOM STANDARD ? https://ascom-standards.org/

2) Did you also install the EQASCOM driver ? https://sourceforge.net/projects/eq-mod/files/EQASCOM/EQASCOM_V200k_Setup.exe/download

3) Then, now it gets complicated,  how do you want to connect ? do you use USB > SERIAL adapter or via ST4? or how do you connect or attempt to connect it ?

bye

Martin

Hi, I'm using SUB but hadn't set "on camera"

Thanks,

Keith