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SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

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Replied by Thomas Stibor on topic poor guiding / mount error

The Skywatcher Star Adventurer GTi have a payload of max. 5kg. How heavy is payload loaded on the mount?
I have the previous Skywatcher GTIi version of the mount, which suppose to loaded 5kg. But with 5kg payload you can technically not use the mount at all.
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Replied by Patrick on topic poor guiding / mount error

I have a very light payload atm only around 2.2kg incl the dovetail bar so that shouldnt be the problem. I do think it is the poor connection between the mount and my laptop.
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Replied by Thomas Stibor on topic poor guiding / mount error

Hello Patrick,

there is an excellent video by C. Buil (though in french only): La Star Adventurer GTi sous toutes les coutures
where he uses the mount in combination with a custom build 3D printed spectroheliograph (called Solex, Starex resp). In the last 3rd of the video he additionally measures periodic error etc...

I use the previous version of the GTi mount with my Canon 700D and Star Analyzer 100, and also with the Solex spectroheliograph and 420mm Refractor (all unguided).
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Replied by Stefan on topic SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

Hi Patrick,
last year I had similar communication problems with my sa gti under EKOS/Indi.
In my case the cause was the firmware. They fixed the USB communication in FW 3.4.3.
Im my case the errors were gone after flashing the newest FW.
Hope that helps.
Stefan
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Replied by Patrick on topic SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

You mean the firmware of the mount and not the indi driver right? Also have you tried the wireless connection as well or only via usb?
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Replied by Stefan on topic SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

Yes, my gti had an old firmware and with rpi/kstars it wasn't functional with that fw. Lots of communication errors and delays.
Never tried Wifi mount connection, I prefer a wired connection.
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Replied by Patrick on topic SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

I just checked my mount has the most recent driver so its definitely the wifi connection is causing all my problems. I will switch to usb and hopefully that will work. I also wanted to ask if you used any other program to connect to ekos like eqmod or something like that?
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Replied by Stefan on topic SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

In INDI I used the EQMod mount driver for the sa gti.
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Replied by Patrick on topic SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

im using a macbook sadly and that program is for windows only… you think it will work without it regardless?
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Replied by Stefan on topic SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

No, an implementation of the eqmod driver is in indilib.
You can choose the eqmod driver in the profile config .
While making that screenshot I notice, that now there is a "Staradventurer GTI" selection under skywatcher mounts.
That wasn't the case, when I used the sa gti with KStars. I had to use EQMod. Now it probably will be better to choose the "Staradventurer GTI" selection.
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Replied by Alan Archer on topic SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

Patrick,

There's an EQmod mount driver in KSTARS/Ekos in the Mount dropdown choose the Skywatcher section you'll find the Eqmod driver there.

Thanks

Alan
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Replied by Patrick on topic SA GTI poor guiding / mount connection

Okay thanks for the clarification!
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