I'm disappointed that Celestron makes it so difficult to connect directly to a telescope mount with ASCOM ecosystem. #2 ram812 Vanguard Posts: 2,035 Joined: 10 Dec 2014 Posted 29 March 2024 - 12:46 AM Yes, the RS232 Converter to USB works on my Celestron mount. Though I image...
Driver version5.2.6.2for the PL2303GLchip in a recent revision Nexstar+ hand-controller. This is the same revision that the original poster seems to have, so it's just a matter of installing a newer device driver from Windows Update to make it work like mine. Edited by mlord, 11 June ...
Interface with other astronomy software is accomplished using the standard ASCOM driver system.CPWI was originally only compatible with the CGX and CGX-L mounts but as of April 2019, CPWI is compatible with all of Celestron's current computerized telescopes; visit their website for a full list...
exactly as listed, including installing the Prolific PL2303 Serial driver. Since I was updating over WiFi, I didn't think that serial driver was needed until it failed at first and I re-read some of this information. I also downloaded and used the Microsoft Java and not the Oracle Java. ...
. Device memory corrupted' message. On my HC, I would see error messages 16 and 17 indicating the HC could not communicate with the mount. Attempts to update the firmware via USB (after installing the Prolific driver) were also unsuccessful, as CFM did not recognize my connection over COM4...