RE: Telescope Control Software for Satellite

From: Walter Ridgewell (wridgew1@memlane.com)
Date: Fri Mar 21 2008 - 23:38:14 UTC

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Hi Derek, 

I use a PC tablet (no serial ports...) with a Meade ETX70 and have a Keyspan
USB to RS-232 (Model USA-19HS) converter that works like a charm. The
'network' plug on the telescope as I recall is TTL level not standard
RS-232. The Meade supplied cable I have is not a straight thru, it has
circuit box between the phone jack and the DB-9 serial port connector.


Walter Ridgewell - VE6CQL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek C Breit [mailto:breit_ideas@hotmail.com]
> Sent: March 21, 2008 2:54 PM
> To: SeeSat-L@satobs.org
> Subject: RE: Telescope Control Software for Satellite
> 
> That worked perfectly.. Thanks..
> 
> It has just dawned on me that I have never used this laptop to control
> my
> LX200 and that it does not have a serial port..
> 
> Maybe the empty Network "phone jack" will work directly with the RS-232
> port???
> 
> Or something that slides into the laptop card slot??
> 
> Seems I have just found my next project.. Like I did not have enough of
> those!
> 
> Derek
> www.poyntsource.com/New/index.htm
> 

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