tried connecting via hand controller, no connection. There was a CFM bootloader message on the HC. Went back to NR using the HC. Got the expected warning but at least it connected. So on the Win10 laptop I am able to connect to the CGEM with NexRemote but I am never able...
But you will then discover that Windows 10 doesn't include a PL2302 driver (the Trustnet cable includes one). Then you will discover that with Windows 10 you also need the latest JAVA (Celestron is currently considering including a integral JAVA installer within CFM as this step causes so m...
III. Wired from Windows (via VMWare Fusion on Mac)-- I next installed CFM in Windows 10 Pro running in VMWare Fusion on my Mac. I put the HC back into boot mode, plugged it in, and Fusion asked me if I wish to connect the Prolific USB-to-Serial device to Windows or Mac. (Chose...
I was finally able to get mine updated. I joined TeamCelestron.com and downloaded CFM_2.8.9702 Although it is still in Beta, It was able to connect and update the mount without using MCUpdate. To be safe, I disconnected all other items(focuser, star align, etc.) as I didn't want th...
I have run CFM and did the connection test with my hand controller. I got a "CFM was unable to find a device." but it did show that all of my packages were successfully downloaded with no update activity. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ...
I have tried connecting to the mount with CFM and HCUpdate and both say no device found. I am wondering if anyone else has had this problem and where I should go from here. Thanks, Trevor This link helped me get past my issues with the update. ...
If you have the + model hand controller then you'll be using the CFM utility and not HCupdate, and you also won't have to put the hand controller into programming mode. You will however will need to pay careful attention to the type of mount CFM thinks your hand controller is attached...
outofdark, on 10 Dec 2022 - 06:25 AM, said: Sorry if I missed this... Has any body run this under Linux? What? You mean it can be run on systems other than Linux, too? Yes. Easiest place to run it is under Linux. Ditto for CFM too, by the way. ...
The Version command (under Utilities) will tell you what firmware is loaded into the hand controller and motor controllers. As mentioned earlier so will running CFM when connected to the hand controller. 2" eyepiece don't provide more light (objects viewed are NOT brighter). 2" eyepieces can...
Plan A. USB. Even using a borrowed new Mac laptop, and with the "prolific" USB driver installed. It never saw the telescope's devices. ( I aged 10 yrs, too! I wish CFM's UPDATE button included a download to reinstall my 10 yrs! Fortunately, I didn't run the telescope on battery...