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Celestron SKYQ Support

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1- yes i know , i do that but i have to press again the button for moving ,, it's not continuous ??
2- Ok thanks keep me in the loop please.
5 years 10 months ago #25691

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Do not press "again", press and HOLD and when done, release
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Of course i hold it always ! but after 5 s of movement it stops by it self even when i hold the button ?? on right ascension and déclinaison ??
5 years 10 months ago #25711

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The nexstar evolution driver should support SkyQ as well, since the NSE have just SkyQ build in.
But note that I (developer) have only AltAz mount and did not test it on EQ variant.
The driver should work though. Note also that it is fairly new code and the scope needs to be supervised during operation.
Especially for EQ mounts. I would welcome any test reports and comments.
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Hi Jochym,
my mount is equatorial mount CG5 Celestron with a SKYQLINK adaptator. I will send you tests reports . thanks

Richard
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the mount is doing things that i d'ont understant. the mount location on Kstars is moving without command ??
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What is the trajectory?
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the trajectory is from Park (180° opposite of the real telescope position ) to 90° only on RA .

I buy this cable

[url=https://www.pierro-astro.com/materiel-astronomique/accessoires-informatiques/interface-usb-rs232-pour-montures_detail[]www.pierro-astro.com/materiel-astronomiq...pour-montures_detail[/url]
USB2 to mount connection witch driver do i use ? thanks
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5 years 10 months ago #25724

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Without alignment the driver thinks it is in AltAz config - thus it will be moving in strange ways on the map.
I understand the mount itself is not moving?
You need to start by making a three point alignment (it should work even on small triangle on the sky) by syncing on three stars. Then it should work at least approximately. I think we should implement EQ-AltAz switch for the driver. But it is difficult to implement the driver without the hardware.
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5 years 10 months ago #25725

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If you connect to the hand controler you use celestron nexstar driver. If you connect by wifi to skyq you need to use nexstarevo (AUX) driver. These are different protocols working on different levels and you cannot mix them at all.
For skyq first try with celestron skyportal android application. If it works - your setup is ok and the nexstarevo driver should in principle work as well.
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Ok , sync stars with Kstar without the the hand control ?
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Yes. Technically you can keep the HC connected but any movement done with it will probably confuse the driver.
So for starters just disconnect it. You can configure joystick as a controller and even map one button to sync function.
The really best way to do it is to use some camera with ekos solver to align the mount - but this is probably not an option for you.
You need to point the scope to three stars and sync on kstars - then it should be working fine.
OTOH this is really not what this driver was build for.
The Celestron/Simulation Curriculum app for your phone/tablet is much better for visual use (generic stargazing) - I am using it myself in this way.
The real purpose is to have full wireless control over the scope from kstars/ekos or similar program without using the HC to align and control the scope - but that really shines if you have some camera on the scope.
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