I've learnt something new that Skywatcher have produced an ASCOM driver. In the Toolbox "Setup" dropdown list, select "eqmod_sim.exe", then select "ASCOM Connect". A simple way to see it is to use the EQMOD Toolbox app. It allows you to play to your hearts content to get the hang of things. Once you have got all the above working, then try going back to APT and see if it still has problems.Ī very useful too is the EQMOD ASCOM Simulator. Do they reflect the RA and DEC you noted when the scope stopped? If you want to see what limits might have been set click on the "Spanner" button and a new window will show, the left-hand box in the Horizon section should list them. On the extended panel ("Spanner >" button) you will see a section that says "Mount Limits". Now press the "UNPARK" button.Ĭan you use the EQMOD ASCOM Panel "Slew Controls" to move the mount (tip: change the drop down value between RA Rate and DEC Rate sliders to 4 - otherwise your mount will move very slowly!)? Using these controls do you still have the limits on where you scope can point? What are the RA, DEC AZ and ALT readings when it's forced to stop. Once you mount is parked (the button shows as "UNPARK"), then mechanically align your scope approximately along the line of your equatorial mount. ![]() If the EQMOD Control Panel "Mount Position > RA, DEC, AZ, ALT" boxes don't have "PARKED" written in them, then press the "Park Status > PARK to Home Position"" button. OK, so now you have the EQASCOM driver talking to your mount, I assume you are now seeing the EQMOD ASCOM Panel (the one I showed in my post above)? The best way is to set the location in EQMOD, then use the APT option to get the "Location from ASCOM" and do the same in CdC. I've just been through a long session on another forum where it eventually turned out that the person had inadvertently switched their Lat and Long settings in just one of these. ![]() They must be identical in CdC (or your skychart program), EQMOD and APT. See the screen capture below for an example.įinally, if your mount isn't pointing where you expect it to, just re-check all your location settings. If APT syncs aren't applying, try the Sync button on CdC (or your skychart program) and see if that applies a sync. This will show the Alignment Panel which will show the Syncs as they are applied. Then select the "Notepad" button in the "Alignment/Sync" section. If you want to really check whether the Sync has done anything then on the EQMOD Control Panel select the Extension Page (Spanner + Arrows button). In both these setups all the mounts functions are controlled directly by EQASCOM (including time and date, RA and DEC values, etc.) I have now switched to a HitecAstro EQMOD Direct Adaptor ![]() I just used to skip all the settings and set it straight into "PC Direct" mode. I can confirm that when in this mode, the handset's settings are irrelevant. just use the handset as a "pass thru" device). I used to connect via the handset in "PC Direct" mode (i.e. I have an EQ3 that uses the same EQASCOM driver as the HEQ5/6 (and NEQ6 I assume). If not, then not! If you know all this already, then apologies. If you have, then below should be relevant. When you say you have an "NEQ6 with Ascom/APT", I assume you also have EQMOD (EQASCOM) installed, as it provides the drivers.
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