Focuser Connection

[Moose]

I have a new celestron 8se with a celestron focus motor attached at the mount. The scope is connected to a pc usb via the mini usb port at the base of the telescope controller. The celestron cpwi software for slewing and focusing works fine.  I have a canon t7i attached to the scope and usb connected to the same pc. BYE connects fine to the camera. I have installed the ascom platform and the celestron ascom driver on the pc. BYE shows the ascom focuser and the telescope however when you select settings on either no com ports are listed.  In device manager com3 is shown associated with prolific usb. I assume com3 needs to show up in the settings dropdown?

[astroman133]

Your question should be directed to the author of the ASCOM driver for the focuser. I believe that the driver determines which port(s) have a focuser connected and shows them in the dropdown. If the dropdown is empty then no focuser was detected.

Do you have the focuser connected through the mount, or with a separate connection? I believe that they are different options. Documentation with the driver should help. 

[cvmbor@comcast.net]

The Celestron guys pointed out that I don't need to use the ASCOM connections in BYE to still use the BYE focus features. Did not occur to me. So I hook up and control the focus motor via CPWI and just view the results in BYE. So still no way to use both but a good work around.

[astroman133]

Sorry, but I don't believe that it is possible for BYE to be used to view and control your focuser without a connection through an ASCOM focuser driver (CPWI).

[admin]

actually you do, the only focuser connection has built-in is through ASCOM.  Can you elaborate on your workaround?