NEW SETUP FOR SUN

[p1taylor]

Hi All,    I have got my AZ-GTi all set up with  AZ-GTI Mount PC Connect EQMOD Cable for PC to Hand Control Port Cable Directly and my Lunt 60mm h-alpha scope in the observatory as I ham just going to image the sun got to old to carry on doing dep sky which I have don sins 1950s, I have got the new 3.30 firmware right arm az/eq, what I was wondering will it be ok in AZ as it only takes about 120 seconds to get 1000 images or will it have to be EQ.

   peter

[JimothyC]

Yep you should be fine. but you can't use EQMOD drivers as these only work for equatorial mounts. Download the Synscan app https://skywatcher.com/download/software/synscan-app/, and the Synscan app driver for ASCOM https://skywatcher.com/download/software/ascom-driver/ 

Then once you've started the app up and connected the cable to the mount, go to the app settings and set the connection settings to be serial. This should connect the app to your mount via the cable. It will then ask you if you want to select Alt/Az or EQ. The ASCOM driver will then provide the interface between your imaging software and the Synscan app. 

Edited August 10, 2021 by JimothyC

[p1taylor]

Thanks for the setup info now got it all running OK, just need sum clear weather not all this cloud.

      peter