Update to Orion's autoguider?

[zelonisv_bob]

Hi, all. Somewhere, I recently saw a reference to an update to Orion Telescope's autoguider software, but I can't find it again. Does anyone know about this?

 

Bob Z.

[admin]

Hi, all. Somewhere, I recently saw a reference to an update to Orion Telescope's autoguider software, but I can't find it again. Does anyone know about this?

 

Bob Z.

 

Do you mean the SSAG drivers?

 

http://www.telescope.com/Orion-StarShoot-AutoGuider/p/99565.uts

 

 

 

[dts350z]

Go to Orion's web site and find the product you want, then under the image on the left, click product support.

 

E.g. for the starshoot auto guider:

 

http://www.telescope.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=99565

 

There you will find the latest drives and versions of PHD2.

 

The direct link to PHD2 is: http://openphdguiding.org/

 

 

 

[astroman133]

I would also recommend that, if necessary, you install the ASCOM Platform from the ASCOM-Standards web site (http://www.ascom-standards.org), not from the Orion web site.  That way the ASCOM Platform development team will be better able to assist you and you are always sure to get the latest release of the Platform.

 

 

[jimwc6491]

Bob

 

PHD has a new version out (PHD2) it is still in Bata. I tried it once and it worked pretty good. 

looking forward to using it again. looks like they have most of the bugs out of it.

http://www.stark-labs.com/phdguiding.html

the link to the new version is on the right hand side of that page. Its a PDF file but has a download link.

[s3igell]

Actually, PHD2 v2.2.2a is out in Full Release, and is now an Open-Source Project centered at OpenPHD and supported on Google Groups at Open-PHD-Guiding.

[zelonisv_bob]

Thanks, s3igell. Wow, I have version 1.1.1.3 of PHD. I guess it's time to catch up. Thanks.

 

Bob Z.

[zelonisv_bob]

I would also recommend that, if necessary, you install the ASCOM Platform from the ASCOM-Standards web site (http://www.ascom-standards.org), not from the Orion web site.  That way the ASCOM Platform development team will be better able to assist you and you are always sure to get the latest release of the Platform.

 

Thank you, Rick and all others, for pointing me (I should say "guiding me") in the right direction for the PHD update, the ASCOM and Orion's support sites. I also need clear skies -- HELP needed!

 

Bob Z.