Sharpcap plate solving

[Tomatobro]

Having watched plate solving in action I want to give it a go but I have a question regarding connectivity.

I use Charles Du Ciel and Sharpcap pro. My question is can I connect the mount via EQMOD to both Sharpcap and CDC at the same time if both software's are open and running on the same laptop? I am looking download an image from my ASI1600, plate solve using Astro Tortilla and have CDC update its position.

 

[Davey-T]

Don't use Charles De Gaulle 😂 but sounds a recipe for disaster trying to get lots of different software to co-operate.

Dave

[Thalestris24]

10 minutes ago, Tomatobro said:

Having watched plate solving in action I want to give it a go but I have a question regarding connectivity.

I use Charles Du Ciel and Sharpcap pro. My question is can I connect the mount via EQMOD to both Sharpcap and CDC at the same time if both software's are open and running on the same laptop? I am looking download an image from my ASI1600, plate solve using Astro Tortilla and have CDC update its position.

 

Hi

Yes, no problem - that's what Ascom is for . You just need to complete the appropriate SharpCap hardware settings. If you already have Astrotortilla and required index files installed, SharpCap seems to recognise that and does the plate solving on request. It doesn't seem to open Astrotortlla in order to work - it's all done from the SharpCap interface. You can set it to auto access the mount via Eqmod on startup. However, you need the mount powered up and connected.

HTH

Louise

ps yes, Cartes du Ciel or Stellarium are better than Charles du Ciel  

Edited January 14, 2020 by Thalestris24

[Tomatobro]

Opps I meant Cartes du Ciel.......

[MarcusH]

 I've never tried it with Sharpcap myself, but I have All Sky Plate Solver, CdC and PHD2 all connected to the mount (AZ-EQ6GT) at the same time and never had any problems.