Re: Firmware Upgrade Error in RFU: "Could not open serial port."
Try what I had suggested if you would please -- lets just be sure. If indeed you had it correct we can put that to the side and move on. We'll get you there :) g.
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K9RX - Gary
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Re: Firmware Upgrade Error in RFU: "Could not open serial port."
Thank you for the reply Gary. I tried all of the above early in my troubleshooting; Verifying com port number (Servocat-sky and SCU wouldnt work if I had the port nunber wrong), checking the driver
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Jordan Ragsdale
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Re: Firmware Upgrade Error in RFU: "Could not open serial port."
Jordan, This suggests that you have not selected the "correct" serial port. Go to Device Manager | Ports Now unplug the USB cable to/from the ServoCAT. Doesn't matter, for this test, if the ServoCAT
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K9RX - Gary
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Firmware Upgrade Error in RFU: "Could not open serial port."
Greetings! My first post here. I have an older v5.9(ish) Gen3 Servocat from 2013 that I'm trying to upgrade the firmware to the newest (7.0). Its on an Obsession UC22. I'm following the instructions
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Jordan Ragsdale
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Dear Gary, first of all, I would like to answer to the group to tell that your assistance has been great over the years. The majority of the things you told me, have been tried already. I think it
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Filippo Scopelliti
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Filippo, Good day sir! I hope you are doing well. So ... first off there's no reason why the delay when changing directions (I assume this is on the ALT axis) should be more than a second if the
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K9RX - Gary
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Hello everybody in the group, thank you for mentioning my works. Even if over the last years, I received amazing and exceptional assistance, I still have some limitations. First of all, I just
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Filippo Scopelliti
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
No I live in rural Virginia with bortal between 3 and 4 so have nice dark skies. However todays modern Astrophotography filters largely make the light pollution a non-issue. The Optolong L-enhance and
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Mike
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
The one issue with my rotator also is thickness. I will need to shorten my truss poles some more. The primaluce stuff is very nice but a little to pricey for me. Philip Scopeliti who I believe may
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Mike
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
And remind me Mike - was this in a less than ideal location? Gary
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K9RX - Gary
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Thanks Mike, I have been thinking about adding a de-rotator. Since I purchased the Focuser from Primalucelab I will likely go with their de-rotator if/when I pull the trigger¡ªit weighs about a pound
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Richard
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Forgot to mention that the Cloudy Nights Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) forum is great and has lots of folks with dobs
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Mike
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Richard, There are quite a few of us servocat owners who image with our dobs. I have an 18¡± Dob that is also completely remote including electronic focuser (and recently a Pegasus falcon de-rotator
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Mike
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Gary, Each image (there were bunches of images to make this mosaic) were 10 second exposures each with 10 stacks. The MallincamSKY software averaged to reduce noise during the stacking process. I
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Richard
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
I have to say that is pretty darn nice! What are the details - stack depth and times? g.
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K9RX - Gary
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Thanks Richard for making people aware ? Mickey
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Mickey Huffman
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Hi Richard , I have yet to explore the full potential of my "Zamar" ,a SDM Pimped Obsession Classic # 305,. After buying shorter poles to reach focus I bought the Nexus 0.75 reducer flattener but
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Wes Smith
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Richard, Great system for achieving the data for each image. Jack Jack Huerkamp Jack's Astro Accessories, LLC 38388 Pine Street Pearl River, LA 70452-5192 985-445-5063 <mailto:mallincamusa@...>
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Jack Huerkamp
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
And with so many images I felt the need to create a MS Access database and capture all the camera, ArgoNavis, weather station, SQM meter etc with each image.
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Richard
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Re: ServoCAT on my DOB enables Astro Photos
Richard, You are doing remarkable work with that small sensor, but extremely sensitive camera. I look forward to what you can come up with when you get your new camera with 3.5 times the diagonal
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Jack Huerkamp
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