Telescope control

[mlois]

Hello. I am new here and on astrophotography.

I am using a Nikon D7000 with orion magnificent mini guider with PHD2 and an iOptron iEQ45 mount

I was trying software and equipment to get familiar with its use. i was able to get telecope control through my comp port with an RS232 usb cable; however when i click on the arrows to move the mount it does not. Am I doing something wrong? How do I get the mount controlled through backyard or if is not possible what are the N,S,W,E arrows for?

Thanks in advance

Mlois

[admin]

Your ASCOM driver may not have implemented the MoveAXIS commands, which is what I use to nudge the scope.

 

Please beware that the ASCOM Telescope controls in BYE/BYN are not meant to replace your full planetarium program.  It is a quick implementation to be used as a convenience only.

 

Send me the log files and I will be able to confirm (or not) if your ASCOM driver has implemented the MoveAXIS commands.

 

Regards,

[astroman133]

Are you connecting OK? Do you see values for Mode, RA, DEC, AZ, and ALT?

 

Assuming that your telescope driver supports MoveAxis commands, you need to press and hold the NESW buttons with the mouse, not just click on them.  The telescope only moves while one of the direction buttons is held down.

[mlois]

Thanks. Everyone. It does connect and has my position in RA,dec,lat and long. I believe I had the mouse clicked but will check and try again.

Where do i find the log file?

[astroman133]

The full log files are in "My Pictures\BackyardTEMP\logs".

[mlois]

here are the log files

thanks again for checking and the help

logfile-20150413-10h40m19s050-4716-2015-04-13.txt

logfile-20150413-10h40m50s801-backgroundworker-5584-2015-04-13.txt

[admin]

Thanks for the log files.

 

Yep, your ASCOM driver does not implement the MoveAxis commands

 

2015-04-13 10:43:46,197 [slew(Right)] INFO  - Telescope ASCOM driver does not impelment MoveAxis command: axisPrimary
 

[mlois]

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Thanks.

Do not use planetarium software i try finding stuff on my own and sometimes use goto

Mlois

[mlois]

Solved

[admin]

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Thanks.

Do not use planetarium software i try finding stuff on my own and sometimes use goto

Mlois

 

You are a brave individual, I admire your dedication!

 

Regards,