Geoffrey Frost created a new topic ' star maps for plate solving' in the forum. 3 years ago

When I first started plate solving I was asked to download some star charts. I did a few but they took quite a time ( I am on 4G). The plate solve then worked. However I probably need to download the rest? Where do I do that?? Plate solve has never requested anymore.
Beginer question.

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Have just upgraded all software and now my LX85 mount is not moving via comands from INDI. See attached. System dead in the water 



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Geoffrey Frost created a new topic ' Drive letters.' in the forum. 3 years ago

I am running win10 remotely operating a stellar mate controlled LX85. EKos does not understand my pc drive letter H: 
Is there a restriction on drive letters?

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Geoffrey Frost replied to the topic 'Hypercam 183 crashes' in the forum. 3 years ago

My 183M crashes on 60 second exposures while running a 283 for guiding.
Is there still an issue here?

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Geoffrey Frost replied to the topic 'Meade LX85' in the forum. 3 years ago

Found the problem.
The LX85 ended up in high precision mode after a softeare update a while back. I left it like this due to other things that needed sorting.
Switched off the high precision mode and it now works from kstars. I did switch to the LX200 autostar driver which appears to have few less options but it still works. I will try the classic again.
Thanks for your help.
Just need to sort out the 8/12/16 bit camera operation then I might be able to take a picture.

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Geoffrey Frost replied to the topic 'Meade LX85' in the forum. 3 years ago

Thanks for the pointer. Align before connecting to kstars. I will give that a go. Does sound like my postion information is wrong. I might try without the GPS module. Did try thr aouto driver early on without much success but I might try it again. Have set the limits to 90 and zero and I still get the below horizon message. Pretty certain manual control works so all tends to point to not knowing the correct location.

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Geoffrey Frost created a new topic ' Meade LX85' in the forum. 3 years ago

Trying to get the mount to respond to stellarmate movement commands. It always replies below minimum elevation. Even after I have completed an align. It tracks okay. I can auto focus on a star, guide and take 60 second exposures of whatever happens to be in picture. But trying a goto in kstar just returns the same message.
I have the Pegasus UPB and a stepper focus motor plus a GPS module.
The mount is an LX85 Audiostar which I think lacks a certain amount of support from INDI. I use Meade 200clasic?
Any suggestions

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Geoffrey Frost created a new topic ' Stellar mate' in the forum. 3 years ago

Is it me or is the stellar mate a really flakey bit of software? Is it the app? What is the best thing to talk to the server? Where is the stellar mate manager? Where is thd USB serial port manager?
All my devices are connected but it connects and disconnects wifi on wifi off..
Where is the hotspot manager?
I am using pi 4 with the os. Should I have spent £200+ to get to the same place?
Is the pi up to the job??

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Geoffrey Frost created a new topic ' Joystick' in the forum. 3 years ago

It is not clear if the joystick can be used remotely? If the driver is on the server that is where the joystick needs to reside?

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Geoffrey Frost created a new topic ' LX85' in the forum. 3 years ago

Very new user here.
Using LX200 classic I can control the movement of my LX85. (Astroberry)
However the attached Meade microfocuser does not function. (A lot of temperature error messages returned)
I see the LX200 autostar has support for the focuser but does not appear to talk to the LX85 or focus unit.
Is there another option? LX85 is Audiostar.

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