Re: Hand Controller (HC) Won't Respond to Touch
It¡¯ll be 1st version that needs soldering down. ? Maybe try use a small plastic ¡°spludger¡± (use to take iPhones start) But sounds as if touch screen overlay is dead and you have to replace the
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Brendan
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Re: Hand Controller (HC) Won't Respond to Touch
Ken Where on the planet are you? I have some of the touch screens but I probably isn¡¯t economic for you unless you¡¯re in the UK David Sent: 24 February 2025 14:58 To: [email protected] Subject:
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David C. Partridge
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Hand Controller (HC) Won't Respond to Touch
I have a G-11/Gemini II that has not been used for a number of years. I recently decided to return it to active service given some new observing interests, and I found out that the HC won't respond to
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Kenneth Boquist
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
You may find it helpful to add an entry for gemini in your hosts table. Location in windows is \Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file. If you have a static address for the gemini you should add it
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Loren
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Hi All, I was able to reach the Gemini 2 through my PC by directly connecting the Gemini to my router using an ordinary ethernet patch cable, so everything is now up to date. Switching to terrestrial
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Don Bottaro
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Thanks for elucidating that. I stand corrected. Obviously I meant a switch. And he actually has one already he can use if he decided to pursue this path. F. X. Flinn e:
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F. X. Flinn
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Hmm, actually no.? As you must know the topography of a hub is quite different from a switch.? Hubs have been obsolete for decades, packet collisions made them very inefficient and slow on active
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Chip Louie
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
You will probably get ticking in terrestrial mode as the system has no encoder signals. ?But it won¡¯t be trying to move the Ra etc. the ticking is warning of motor stall (Aka no encoder signal
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Brendan
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
I connect both of my HGM Titan and G-11 with Gemini 2 directly to my PC using a standard Ethernet cable. You just need to make sure that the IP address is set up correctly. I've done it with the
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Rick Scott
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
ethernet switch = ethernet switching hub may depend on when you started doing local area networks ... for me it was 1989 F. X. Flinn e: <chair@...>fxflinn@... | m:802-369-0069
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F. X. Flinn
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Hi Don, You do not want to use any kind of hub, you want to use an Ethernet switch.? The 10/100/1000 Ethernet switches are cheap as peas, just buy one with as few ports as possible, you only need 2
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Chip Louie
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Chip Louie, Thanks - I think the cross-over cable adapter is a good way to go. I probably was not completely understanding the role of the cross-over cable described in the direct method instructions.
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Don Bottaro
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
The only caveat I have for you is about the 2.5 GB business. If your subscription is for gigabit speed and your router has a 2.5 port and that port is the one with the patch cord to your computer's
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F. X. Flinn
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
F.X. - Thanks for outlining this possibility. I can see that it could improve immediately and allow more connections down the road. I have a not-so-old Netgear 5-port switching hub so I can try this.
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Don Bottaro
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Hi Don, As others have mentioned the ticking so
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Chip Louie
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
I have ethernet cabling running from the house to my SkyShed Pod observatory and a dual scope setup with one controlled by a mini PC running NINA or SharpCap and the other controlled by an ASIAir.
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F. X. Flinn
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Hi Paul, Thanks for confirming that the ticking sound is no concern. I think you are right about connection configuration, so I am focusing on that now. The PC has 2 ethernet ports, one 1Gb
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Don Bottaro
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Hi Conrad. The PC is a NUC Chimney Rock (LLN11CRv7), running Windows 11 Pro. I chose it for its size and 12-19V power accommodation (most NUCs are 19V only) so that it might reside at the mount, like
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Don Bottaro
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Thanks Brendan - I will definitely switch to terrestrial mode. Don
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Don Bottaro
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Re: Is it possible to connect the Gemini II directly to a PC if the Gemini is not connected to the DEC/RA motors?
Thanks Jonathan, I will try a USB connection. I didnt know about using terrestrial tracking to silence the clicks - will try that too. Don
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Don Bottaro
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