Re: Mac & Gemini 2 connection
If Mac's automatically do the crossover, then I guess the answer then is elsewhere. Will try with different cable & connectors. Any way to test the ethernet slot on the Gemini itself?
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Re: Mac & Gemini 2 connection
Macs do the crossover automatically?
If you're connecting directly from the Gemini 2 unit to an ethernet port on your computer I believe you need a crossover cable instead of a patch cable.
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Best,
Glen
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Re: Mac & Gemini 2 connection
On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM, Kevin Rich wrote:
Just connect a standard network cable between the Mac and your Gemini II and assign a static IP address to the Mac interface on the same network as the Gemini II.
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That's the trick. Just make sure your Gemini IP address and Mac static IP address differ only in the last part of the IP address. If Gemini IP address is 192.168.0.111 then assign your Mac a static IP of 192.168.0.112. This page is for Windows configuration, but you can do the same thing with the Mac:
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Re: Mac & Gemini 2 connection
Here is what I am using for the connection.
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Re: Mac & Gemini 2 connection
Just connect a standard network cable between the Mac and your Gemini II and assign a static IP address to the Mac interface on the same network as the Gemini II.
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Anon,
I haven¡¯t done this recently and I have an Ethernet port on Mac.
I would first try turning the Gemini on first and then plugging it in and if that fails plug it an then turn on the Gemini.
On 8 Jan 2025, at 10:01?am, g3international via <g3international= [email protected]> wrote:
Hello everyone, I'm trying to connect my Mac to my Gemini 2 via the Ethernet connection (and an adapter to connect to the Mac). Unfortunately when I use the IP address of the Gemini, nothing happens and cannot connect to the Gemini.?
Anyone out there with some suggestions?
Thanks
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Paul
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Re: Mac & Gemini 2 connection
If you're connecting directly from the Gemini 2 unit to an ethernet port on your computer I believe you need a crossover cable instead of a patch cable.
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Best,
Glen
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Re: Mac & Gemini 2 connection
Hi ?,
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How are you trying to connect Gemini to your Mac? Is it just an ethernet wire from Gemini directly to the Mac ethernet port? Or something else?
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On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 06:01 PM, <g3international@...> wrote:
Hello everyone, I'm trying to connect my Mac to my Gemini 2 via the Ethernet connection (and an adapter to connect to the Mac). Unfortunately when I use the IP address of the Gemini, nothing happens and cannot connect to the Gemini.?
Anyone out there with some suggestions?
Thanks
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Re: Mac & Gemini 2 connection
Thanks for the suggestion. Tried both ways but did not work.
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Re: Mac & Gemini 2 connection
Anon,
I haven¡¯t done this recently and I have an Ethernet port on Mac.
I would first try turning the Gemini on first and then plugging it in and if that fails plug it an then turn on the Gemini.
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On 8 Jan 2025, at 10:01?am, g3international via groups.io <g3international@...> wrote:
Hello everyone, I'm trying to connect my Mac to my Gemini 2 via the Ethernet connection (and an adapter to connect to the Mac). Unfortunately when I use the IP address of the Gemini, nothing happens and cannot connect to the Gemini.?
Anyone out there with some suggestions?
Thanks
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Paul
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Mac & Gemini 2 connection
Hello everyone, I'm trying to connect my Mac to my Gemini 2 via the Ethernet connection (and an adapter to connect to the Mac). Unfortunately when I use the IP address of the Gemini, nothing happens and cannot connect to the Gemini.?
Anyone out there with some suggestions?
Thanks
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Re: ASCOM not connecting to mount
Hello. I once had a somewhat similar issue and the chooser worked when I selected Gemini Telescope.Net, rather than Gemini Telescope.Net 2. Good luck!
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On Jan 4, 2025, at 8:55?PM, gcheriton via groups.io <gcheriton@...> wrote:
? Greetings all, I am very hopeful I can find some assistance or suggestions with getting ASCOM and PHD2 connected to my G11 mount.
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I have Gemini 2 L5 2.1 and I'm connecting through USB on a Windows 11 computer. I downloaded and installed ASCOM platform 7.0.2 (current version) followed by Gemini.NET drivers v1.1.28 (also current)
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When I run the Gemini.NET plugin I am able to connect with the mount just fine, but when I try ASCOM Device Hub or PHD2 they can't connect.
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In ASCOM Device Hub, when I click on "Connect Telescope" it gives me a message saying "Telescope Connection Error: Unable to create the telescope object. Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
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When I go to Tools > Setup > Telescope Setup, click "choose" under Telescope Device, and try to open the properties for Gemini Telescope .Net 2 I get this error:
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Anybody encounter similar issue or have any hints on what could resolve it? I would greatly appreciate any advice.
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Re: ASCOM not connecting to mount
Hi Paul,
Thank you so much, I probably have a red hand-print on my forehead now from how hard I just slapped it. I had assumed one was for Gemini 1 and the other for Gemini 2.
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Cheers,
Glen
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Re: ASCOM not connecting to mount
Hi ?,
Use ASCOM.GeminiTelescope.Telescope (not 2) to connect. The 2nd one is for when you have two Gemini, and the first one is already setup and connected.
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On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 08:55 PM, <gcheriton@...> wrote:
Greetings all, I am very hopeful I can find some assistance or suggestions with getting ASCOM and PHD2 connected to my G11 mount.
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I have Gemini 2 L5 2.1 and I'm connecting through USB on a Windows 11 computer. I downloaded and installed ASCOM platform 7.0.2 (current version) followed by Gemini.NET drivers v1.1.28 (also current)
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When I run the Gemini.NET plugin I am able to connect with the mount just fine, but when I try ASCOM Device Hub or PHD2 they can't connect.
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In ASCOM Device Hub, when I click on "Connect Telescope" it gives me a message saying "Telescope Connection Error: Unable to create the telescope object. Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
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When I go to Tools > Setup > Telescope Setup, click "choose" under Telescope Device, and try to open the properties for Gemini Telescope .Net 2 I get this error:
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Anybody encounter similar issue or have any hints on what could resolve it? I would greatly appreciate any advice.
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ASCOM not connecting to mount
Greetings all, I am very hopeful I can find some assistance or suggestions with getting ASCOM and PHD2 connected to my G11 mount.
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I have Gemini 2 L5 2.1 and I'm connecting through USB on a Windows 11 computer. I downloaded and installed ASCOM platform 7.0.2 (current version) followed by Gemini.NET drivers v1.1.28 (also current)
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When I run the Gemini.NET plugin I am able to connect with the mount just fine, but when I try ASCOM Device Hub or PHD2 they can't connect.
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In ASCOM Device Hub, when I click on "Connect Telescope" it gives me a message saying "Telescope Connection Error: Unable to create the telescope object. Object reference not set to an instance of an object."
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When I go to Tools > Setup > Telescope Setup, click "choose" under Telescope Device, and try to open the properties for Gemini Telescope .Net 2 I get this error:
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Anybody encounter similar issue or have any hints on what could resolve it? I would greatly appreciate any advice.
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Re: Happy New year! Was Re: [Gemini-II_io] Dec Heavy Duty Tr Error after updating firmware
On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 03:00 AM, Rene Goerlich wrote:
Everybody,
Please let me add my best wishes! Many thanks to all those who made the development of Gemini Level 6 possible with a lot of patience, knowledge and skill and to all those who helped to test the new firmware, find bugs and made suggestions for features and improvements! Many thanks also to everyone who helped others. What a great community, Paul, David, Brendan, Scott, Tanya, Larry and Delaney, Chip and all the dedicated people in the Gemini Universe! It's a pleasure to be a part of it!
A prosperous, healthy, happy and peaceful new year to you all!
Best wishes,
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I want to extend my many thanks to the Gemini development team.? Your hard work and dedication over the many, many years has kept the Gemini system up to date.? I use a 2001 MI-250 (bought used in 2006) that used the very first version of Gemini (I now use G2 L6.1). I think back to those early days and compare to where we are now and WOW!? Keeping Gemini updated over the many years has allowed me to keep the old MI-250 chugging along even today.
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The Discussion Group here is an overwhelming wealth of knowledge.? I always seem to learn something or remind myself of something with every thread.? Thanks to all that respond and their usual quick response to the issues raised here.
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Best wishes for a prosperous 2025!
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Chris N
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Re: Happy New year! Was Re: [Gemini-II_io] Dec Heavy Duty Tr Error after updating firmware
On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 03:00 AM, Rene Goerlich wrote:
Everybody,
Please let me add my best wishes! Many thanks to all those who made the development of Gemini Level 6 possible with a lot of patience, knowledge and skill and to all those who helped to test the new firmware, find bugs and made suggestions for features and improvements! Many thanks also to everyone who helped others. What a great community, Paul, David, Brendan, Scott, Tanya, Larry and Delaney, Chip and all the dedicated people in the Gemini Universe! It's a pleasure to be a part of it!
A prosperous, healthy, happy and peaceful new year to you all!
Best wishes,
¸é±ð²Ô¨¦
PS: David, Brendan, I do love your fine sense of humor! Keep on! 8)
Am 31.12.24 um 10:56 schrieb Brendan via groups.io:
Thanks David. ? I¡¯d knew you¡¯d pipe up as I am not privy to the gore of the code. ? But yes it gave more torque.?
Us damn ¡°Aussies¡± we manage to upset most of the world ? ?And apologise more than once!?
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We¡¯ll have a new year before you ¡.wohoo¡.winning!. ?Happy new year toDavid, Paul, Rene¡¯, Chip, Michael, all crew at Losmandy and all good folk helping on these forums.?
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May 2025 be a good¡¯un to all?
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cheers
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Brendan
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Happy New Year Rene & Brendan,
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We had a solid year of interesting, fascinating and sometimes challenging events and changes.? The whole time you all (you know who they are) were there to help all of us through the year with our passion (obsession? mental illness?) for astronomy and all of her rabbit holes which this group tends to follow to the end.
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And thank goodness the L6 dev team followed them to the end!? The results speak for themselves, we have always had a good controller in the Gemini-2 but we now have an amazing up to date controller which IME is second to none.? I have been even busier preaching the Losmandy mount gospel and the updated Gemini-2 code makes it so much easier to demonstrate.? It's okay if it sounds a little cult like, that's a good thing due to our shared passion for these mounts because of the Gemini-2 and what they contribute to our hobby.??
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Anyway rather then continue to wander as I do I'll just say I wish you all another fine and interesting year together.??
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Cheers/Chip
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Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware?
Astrospheric - South Pasadena, CA?
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Happy New year! Was Re: [Gemini-II_io] Dec Heavy Duty Tr Error after updating firmware
Everybody,
Please let me add my best wishes! Many thanks to all those who
made the development of Gemini Level 6 possible with a lot of
patience, knowledge and skill and to all those who helped to test
the new firmware, find bugs and made suggestions for features and
improvements! Many thanks also to everyone who helped others. What
a great community, Paul, David, Brendan, Scott, Tanya, Larry and
Delaney, Chip and all the dedicated people in the Gemini Universe!
It's a pleasure to be a part of it!
A prosperous, healthy, happy and peaceful new year to you all!
Best wishes,
¸é±ð²Ô¨¦
PS: David, Brendan, I do love your fine sense of humor! Keep on!
8)
Am 31.12.24 um 10:56 schrieb Brendan
via groups.io:
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Thanks David. ? I¡¯d knew you¡¯d pipe up as I am not privy to
the gore of the code. ? But yes it gave more torque.?
Us damn ¡°Aussies¡± we manage to upset most of the world ? ?And
apologise more than once!?
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We¡¯ll have a new year before you ¡.wohoo¡.winning!. ?Happy
new year toDavid, Paul, Rene¡¯, Chip, Michael, all crew at
Losmandy and all good folk helping on these forums.?
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May 2025 be a good¡¯un to all?
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cheers
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Brendan
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Re: Dec Heavy Duty Tr Error after updating firmware
Thanks David. ? I¡¯d knew you¡¯d pipe up as I am not privy to the gore of the code. ? But yes it gave more torque.?
Us damn ¡°Aussies¡± we manage to upset most of the world ? ?And apologise more than once!?
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We¡¯ll have a new year before you ¡.wohoo¡.winning!. ?Happy new year toDavid, Paul, Rene¡¯, Chip, Michael, all crew at Losmandy and all good folk helping on these forums.?
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May 2025 be a good¡¯un to all?
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cheers
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Brendan
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Re: Dec Heavy Duty Tr Error after updating firmware
Slight technical correction, the change in the PIC code for 3.1 was the PWM ¡°level¡± that was allowed.? Prior to 3.1 that level was set to 1000 (43%).??? Version 3.1 increased that PWM value to 2000 (86%). The value for 100% PWM is 2300. ? That allowed a much higher value of torque in a potential stall condition and resolved the problem that a certain (very) sarcastic Ozzie reported. ? David ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Brendan via groups.io
Sent: 30 December 2024 22:20
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Gemini-II_io] Dec Heavy Duty Tr Error after updating firmware? Domenic?Lvl6 was released as a package that implicitly stated that the dspic33 servo controllers needed firmware upgrade as part of lvl6.? This is due to lvl 6 integrating upgrade in the servo firmware and using them for operation. All that said lvl6.0 ver included lvl3.0 dspic33 firmware all working together to improve Ra/DEC motor stall detection methodology to also assist worm mesh and balancing.?? But there were some "heavy duty Tr" and "Ra Stall" complaints (that motor wasn't generating as much power before "stall" was detected", compared to Lvl5). ? So and that was relaxed with Lvl6 ver 3.1 dspic33? firmware which was released very soon after. Basically this allowed greater encoder step count differences before indicating "Ra stall".?? This issue in ver 3.0 dspic33 firmware effected only a few users not all but it is recommended all users update to ver 3.01 dspic33 firmware in both Ra and DEC. If you are in Australia.....I can easily update your system to latest Lvl 6, HC and dspic33 firmware to latest level lvl 3.1 (have done many units including my own).? But of course prior to and after need to ensure all Gemini systems functions are operating properly: Ra rate; ST4; Serial; USB; LAN; HC; ASCOM etc?? Its easy for me I have all the test equipment and a number of programmers (I'm in Melbourne).
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Re: Dec Heavy Duty Tr Error after updating firmware
Domenic
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you press on my name in thread?
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This comes up with ¡°member profile¡± and ¡° all messages by this member¡±!
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Press ¡°Member profile¡± you will see my details and email ? Or see in Gemini FAQs
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if you can pop in ¡.gives me an excuse to clean my bench! ?Haha
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Cheers
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Brendan
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