Need Help Re: Getting Gemini I to synch with The Sky 6 to get reliable Go-Tos
Hello Group,
I'm sure this topic has been discussed before, but I have just re-joined the users group after it moved from Yahoo.
I have been running my Gemini I in conjunction with The Sky version 6 for a number of years now, and it always worked extremely well, with go-tos that always put my target on the CCD chip.
Last night I encountered a problem after setting up for an evening of imaging.
Prior to last night, I always connected The Sky 6 to Gemini by clicking the "establish link" tab in The Sky.? After doing that, I would select a star, using The Sky, and then initiate a slew.? After the slew was finished, I would use the Gemini hand pad in Sidereal Mode to position the target star centered in the crosshairs of my 10X80mm finder. I then used the handpad to select "Align Telescope" followed by "Synchronize". After clicking on the command, the query is always "Synch on PC Object?).? I would click yes, after which the crosshairs on The Sky screen would center on the object.
Last night was different:
The first thing I noticed was that after establishing the link, The Sky crosshairs were NOT on Polaris (where they should be, as this is the "home" position of my scope.? Instead, the screen shifted to looking SOUTH, and the crosshairs appeared BELOW THE HORIZON!
I then manually moved the mount, using the handpad, to Arcturus, centered it in the finder, and then selected it on The Sky's screen.? I then used the "Synch" command in the handpad.? It asked if I wanted to synch on the "PC object" which I had selected on the screen.? I clicked yes, and the handpad said "Synchronized", and the crosshairs on The Sky's screen were centered on Arcturus.?? I thought I was now ready to go, but when selecting my first target and commanding a go-to slew, the scope started off in the wrong direction!!!
Long story short, I spent almost 2 hours trying to find a way to resolve the problem....without results. This left me with having to move the scope in sidereal mode via the hand pad to targets that were bright enough to be seen in my finder!? Very frustrating!
Can someone give me some advice on what I can do to solve this problem.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS PROBLEM CROPPED UP!? THE LAST TIME I USED THE SCOPE EVERYTHING WORKED AND THE GO-TOS WERE ACCURATE.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.
Ron Abbott
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Re: Info Skyfi vs Gemini 1
Thomas,
Modern G11 mounts have 2 horizontal locking bolts for the Elevation angle (Latitude) and two vertical bolts to hold the Azimuth mount rotation.??
You must loosen these bolts else you will not be able to adjust the mount for polar alignment by turning the large front knob for ELevation, or the rear small knobs for AZ.??
But if you loosen both sets (4 bolts) the mount may be too loose.? As you retighten these bolts your polar alignment again shifts.? It can be maddening to get the polar alignment set quickly due you this all-on or all-off behavior.??
My best solution is to add pairs of 3/8th ID Belleville spring washers like this () under the bolt top.? Here are photos of this simple improvement by adding spring washers.?
The springs allow you to gradually reduce the bolt force.??
I also add a stainless steel flat washer on top and bottom of the Belleville springs. This prevents marring of the anodized aluminum surfaces.??
Best of luck, Michael
I forgot to also ask: Is it normal for motors (first generation, not Maxtor) to heat up during mount operation? ? Thomas B. ? ? ? Thomas, ? Most likely, the tiny setscrews in the Oldham Coupler of the DEC axis are loose, so the motor is running, the gearbox is running, but the worm is not. Remove the black metal cover over the worm, and examine the Oldham coupler.? The most likely wrench to use on the setscrews is a 0.050 inch Allen Hex Key wrench. There are two setscrews per metal end of the Oldham coupler.? Be sure to tighten all 4 screws.? You should check the RA axis coupler too. And be sure to lubricate the worm with a good quality molybdenum disulfide ("Moly" or "MolyD" containing) grease.? Auto parts stores normally have these type for brakes or bearings. In the USA, I get CRC Brake and Caliper Grease.? It may not be available everywhere in the world. At this same time, look at the white plastic middle of the Oldham coupler as the worm is rotating.? ? When the worm turns, that white middle is only supposed to rotate, not shift up or down or in or out.?? The upper photo attached shows a badly aligned gearbox and so the coupler middle is clearly too high.? You must adjust the position of the gearbox to get that white center to only rotate.? The shift of the Oldham coupler is associated with periodic error.? It is tolerable on the DEC axis shown here, but not acceptable on the critical RA axis where it creates PE. No idea how to find the cable you desire in question #1. You will likely have to make that cable yourself.? ? Hi, how to show SkyFi first version to Gemini 1? I want to make a cable, eliminating the DB9 using only Plug, does anyone have the SkyFi - Gemini 1 RS232 pinout? Gemini uses 4-pin Plug and 8-Pin SkyFi. ? I also take advantage of it for two other questions, the DEC engine runs but the worm doesn't, what can it be? Worm too tight or bearing? The engines are first generation. ? ? Regards, Thomas Bianchi
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Re: Info Skyfi vs Gemini 1
I forgot to also ask: Is it normal for motors (first generation, not Maxtor) to heat up during mount operation? ? Thomas B. ? ? ? Thomas, ? Most likely, the tiny setscrews in the Oldham Coupler of the DEC axis are loose, so the motor is running, the gearbox is running, but the worm is not. Remove the black metal cover over the worm, and examine the Oldham coupler.? The most likely wrench to use on the setscrews is a 0.050 inch Allen Hex Key wrench. There are two setscrews per metal end of the Oldham coupler.? Be sure to tighten all 4 screws.? You should check the RA axis coupler too. And be sure to lubricate the worm with a good quality molybdenum disulfide ("Moly" or "MolyD" containing) grease.? Auto parts stores normally have these type for brakes or bearings. In the USA, I get CRC Brake and Caliper Grease.? It may not be available everywhere in the world. At this same time, look at the white plastic middle of the Oldham coupler as the worm is rotating.? ? When the worm turns, that white middle is only supposed to rotate, not shift up or down or in or out.?? The upper photo attached shows a badly aligned gearbox and so the coupler middle is clearly too high.? You must adjust the position of the gearbox to get that white center to only rotate.? The shift of the Oldham coupler is associated with periodic error.? It is tolerable on the DEC axis shown here, but not acceptable on the critical RA axis where it creates PE. No idea how to find the cable you desire in question #1. You will likely have to make that cable yourself.? ?
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On Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 12:36 PM Thomas Bianchi < thomas-bianchi@...> wrote: Hi, how to show SkyFi first version to Gemini 1? I want to make a cable, eliminating the DB9 using only Plug, does anyone have the SkyFi - Gemini 1 RS232 pinout? Gemini uses 4-pin Plug and 8-Pin SkyFi. ? I also take advantage of it for two other questions, the DEC engine runs but the worm doesn't, what can it be? Worm too tight or bearing? The engines are first generation. ? ? Regards, Thomas Bianchi
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Re: Info Skyfi vs Gemini 1
Thanks Wade Bickford for the information and experience regarding SkyFi 3 and pinout, a curiosity, as I would like to make the Plug 4P and Plug 6P cable avoiding ?to the DB9 .. I should do direct wiring eg. Tx-Tx, Rx-Rx, GND-GND or crossed Tx-Rx and Rx-Tx to avoid conflicts? For example, I saw Meade that she crosses them. ? Regards, Thomas B. ? ? Pinouts for Gemini I RS232 are given at: For Gemini I to SkyFi 3, I just made a cable with using the pinouts provided by that reference - a RJ22 (mini phone) connector on one end, and a RS232 D9 female on the other. ?It plugged directly into the SkyFi 3 D9 port and it works fine, running SkySafari 6 Pro on an iPhone. If you want to use the USB port on the SkyFi 3 module, the socket appears to have 4 terminals. ?Beyond that, I offer no guidance, as one of the USB pins (1) on the module may be carrying 5+V. ?I suggest submitting a request to Simulation Curriculum.
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On Jun 28, 2022, at 3:36 PM, Thomas Bianchi < thomas-bianchi@...> wrote: ? how to show SkyFi first version to Gemini 1? I want to make a cable, eliminating the DB9 using only Plug, does anyone have the SkyFi - Gemini 1 RS232 pinout? Gemini uses 4-pin Plug and 8-Pin SkyFi. I also take advantage of it for two other questions, the DEC engine runs but the worm doesn't, what can it be? Worm too tight or bearing? The engines are first generation. ?
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Re: Info Skyfi vs Gemini 1
Thanks Michael for the precious information, in fact I checked and the Oldham coupler screws were slow, tight now everything seems ok, thanks also for the advice on the grease to use (do I first need to clean the gears from the old one? The problem may have arisen from the grease to replace? Since I am there I wanted to ask for some simple information .. If I wanted to adjust the latitude of the mount (I took PolarMaster), it would be indicated not to damage the mount, loosen all 4 screws on the left and right sides, only the 2 vernier side or just one, the one near the latitude marks? ? Regards, Thomas B. ? ? Thomas, ? Most likely, the tiny setscrews in the Oldham Coupler of the DEC axis are loose, so the motor is running, the gearbox is running, but the worm is not. Remove the black metal cover over the worm, and examine the Oldham coupler.? The most likely wrench to use on the setscrews is a 0.050 inch Allen Hex Key wrench. There are two setscrews per metal end of the Oldham coupler.? Be sure to tighten all 4 screws.? You should check the RA axis coupler too. And be sure to lubricate the worm with a good quality molybdenum disulfide ("Moly" or "MolyD" containing) grease.? Auto parts stores normally have these type for brakes or bearings. In the USA, I get CRC Brake and Caliper Grease.? It may not be available everywhere in the world. At this same time, look at the white plastic middle of the Oldham coupler as the worm is rotating.? ? When the worm turns, that white middle is only supposed to rotate, not shift up or down or in or out.?? The upper photo attached shows a badly aligned gearbox and so the coupler middle is clearly too high.? You must adjust the position of the gearbox to get that white center to only rotate.? The shift of the Oldham coupler is associated with periodic error.? It is tolerable on the DEC axis shown here, but not acceptable on the critical RA axis where it creates PE. No idea how to find the cable you desire in question #1. You will likely have to make that cable yourself.? ?
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On Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 12:36 PM Thomas Bianchi < thomas-bianchi@...> wrote: Hi, how to show SkyFi first version to Gemini 1? I want to make a cable, eliminating the DB9 using only Plug, does anyone have the SkyFi - Gemini 1 RS232 pinout? Gemini uses 4-pin Plug and 8-Pin SkyFi. ? I also take advantage of it for two other questions, the DEC engine runs but the worm doesn't, what can it be? Worm too tight or bearing? The engines are first generation. ? ? Regards, Thomas Bianchi
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GeminiFi & Virtual TCP-COM Bridge
According to documentation from Losmandy on their GeminiFi WiFi adapter:
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"To use the adapter on a PC, you must create a TCP-COM port bridge. HW Virtual Serial Port software creates a TCP-COM bridge allow Windows based astronomical aplications comunicate throught WIFi moduls."
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I'm able to create a TCP-COM bridge as it shows up in Device Manager, have ASCOM Platform 6.6, and Gemini drivers installed, but getting everything configured and connected to the mount so it can be controlled via Cartes du Ciel, SharpCap, or Gemini Telescope etc. is proving difficult.
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Anyone with experience in this space??
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Re: Info Skyfi vs Gemini 1
Pinouts for Gemini I RS232 are given at:
For Gemini I to SkyFi 3, I just made a cable with using the pinouts provided by that reference - a RJ22 (mini phone) connector on one end, and a RS232 D9 female on the other. ?It plugged directly into the SkyFi 3 D9 port and it works fine, running SkySafari 6 Pro on an iPhone.
If you want to use the USB port on the SkyFi 3 module, the socket appears to have 4 terminals. ?Beyond that, I offer no guidance, as one of the USB pins (1) on the module may be carrying 5+V. ?I suggest submitting a request to Simulation Curriculum.
Wade Bickford
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Hi,? how to show SkyFi first version to Gemini 1? I want to make a cable, eliminating the DB9 using only Plug, does anyone have the SkyFi - Gemini 1 RS232 pinout? Gemini uses 4-pin Plug and 8-Pin SkyFi. ? I also take advantage of it for two other questions, the DEC engine runs but the worm doesn't, what can it be? Worm too tight or bearing? The engines are first generation. ? ? Regards, Thomas Bianchi
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Re: Info Skyfi vs Gemini 1
Thomas,
On question#2:
? Most likely, the tiny setscrews in the Oldham Coupler of the DEC axis are loose, so the motor is running, the gearbox is running, but the worm is not.
Remove the black metal cover over the worm, and examine the Oldham coupler.? The most likely wrench to use on the setscrews is a 0.050 inch Allen Hex Key wrench.
There are two setscrews per metal end of the Oldham coupler.? Be sure to tighten all 4 screws.? You should check the RA axis coupler too.
And be sure to lubricate the worm with a good quality molybdenum disulfide ("Moly" or "MolyD" containing) grease.? Auto parts stores normally have these type for brakes or bearings.
In the USA, I get CRC Brake and Caliper Grease.? It may not be available everywhere in the world.
At this same time, look at the white plastic middle of the Oldham coupler as the worm is rotating.? ? When the worm turns, that white middle is only supposed to rotate, not shift up or down or in or out.??
The upper photo attached shows a badly aligned gearbox and so the coupler middle is clearly too high.? You must adjust the position of the gearbox to get that white center to only rotate.? The shift of the Oldham coupler is associated with periodic error.? It is tolerable on the DEC axis shown here, but not acceptable on the critical RA axis where it creates PE.
No idea how to find the cable you desire in question #1. You will likely have to make that cable yourself.?
Best of luck, Michael
Hi, how to show SkyFi first version to Gemini 1? I want to make a cable, eliminating the DB9 using only Plug, does anyone have the SkyFi - Gemini 1 RS232 pinout? Gemini uses 4-pin Plug and 8-Pin SkyFi. ? I also take advantage of it for two other questions, the DEC engine runs but the worm doesn't, what can it be? Worm too tight or bearing? The engines are first generation. ? ? Regards, Thomas Bianchi
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Hi, how to show SkyFi first version to Gemini 1? I want to make a cable, eliminating the DB9 using only Plug, does anyone have the SkyFi - Gemini 1 RS232 pinout? Gemini uses 4-pin Plug and 8-Pin SkyFi. ? I also take advantage of it for two other questions, the DEC engine runs but the worm doesn't, what can it be? Worm too tight or bearing? The engines are first generation. ? ? Regards, Thomas Bianchi
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Re: Gemini I, Unplugged Motor wire while running
Pulling a motor plug out during running is undesirable but shouldn't cause damage.? Of course you need to plug it back in...but do this with a torch, power off to ensure the plug is aligned with the socket.? Get this wrong and it'll damage the motor or main PCB but putting motor drive onto the 5V line or %V line the motor plug in to ground...bad karma.??
Good thing is the repairers can fix this.?? But best thing is prevention, always plug the motor plugs in with plenty of light as the "key" for the socket/plug is not positive at best to locate.
After your even, you will need to redo a cold start and probably dump any pointing model and start again.?? Also Most parts are still available, although gamber replace you battery every year...maybe a little longer with CR2354 batteries and almost 2 years with the CR2450 batteries.?? The CR2032 can last from 3/4's of yr to 1 yr at best...depends upon a lot of things.? The more you use your system the longer the battery lasts as its reversed biased out of cct.?? I'm trying to see if I
Anyway enjoy...remember G1s are easily repaired and the same repairers (David (UK), Michael (USA) and I (the antipodes, Australia) ) can do G2s.?? I have a soft spot in my heart for the G1....it was ahead of its time and is still functioning well after ...well almost 20 years plus for some!? Most parts are still available.? .
Suffice to say....enjoy!
cheers
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Brendan
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Re: Trying to get my 2009 Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 functional again...
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Re: Trying to get my 2009 Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 functional again...
On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 09:38 AM, Ma Ol wrote:
Download the Gemini driver?
Gemini Telescope .NET (1.0.75, April 2020)
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AFAIK the latest version is 1.0.84.0 but I don't see it here in the files section. It is however in the Gemini 2 user group files section.? Opps, look in the files section drivers and system files and Geminitelescopeinstaller 1.0.84.0 is right there!? -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware?
? ?Astropheric Weather for Imagers - Click on my sig!
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Re: Trying to get my 2009 Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 functional again...
Download the Gemini driver?
Gemini Telescope .NET (1.0.75, April 2020)
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Re: Trying to get my 2009 Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 functional again...
Just an FYI...eqmod is only for Skywatcher mounts. Your Losmandy/Gemini mount will not connect to eqmod/EQASCOM.
Jim P.
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Re: Trying to get my 2009 Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 functional again...
Brian,
Yes, I'm very lucky.? I really didn't expect to succeed at this and was thinking I'd have to buy the Gemini 2 control box for about a thousand dollars.??
By the way, your astro photo album is "out of this world"? !? Really spectacular.? I hope I get there some day...
Rick
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Re: Gemini I, Unplugged Motor wire while running
The help from Paul and Michael got me half way home. ?I first did a full pin-out on all the cables. ?Then did a cold reset, and the SkySafari Pro display did reset as well. ?The red position circle now tracks a RA slew. ?Unfortunately, it does not move with a DEC slew. ?The motor on the mount slews, but the tracking circle is fixed.
Cooked an encoder on the servo? ?I have a spare low power servo, and will try replacing that next. ?If that fails, I will look further into the tips suggested by Michael.
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Re: Trying to get my 2009 Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 functional again...
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Re: Trying to get my 2009 Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 functional again...
Hi Rick
Wow that's great to hear. I was going to suggest resetting to HGM defaults but the battery swap may have done exactly that
EQMod is only for certain type of mount. For Losmandy Gemini you would use the Gemini Telescope.net (aka "the Gemini control "app"")
Brian
Miracle or miracles. I've got everything to work just be replacing the battery in the Gemini 1 control box. Then I changed all my virtual ports to 9600 baud. Now I have connectivity to Stellarium, APT, and the Gemini control "app". So I can do everything I need via the laptop now. Only holdout for me is that EQMOD won't connect.... thinks I'm using an EQ6R mount (which I usually do in fact). Haven't figured out how to change its mind into realizing that I'm using a Gemini. Even so, it doesn't affect anything as the EQMOD functionality is in APT and the Gemini "app" anyway. Still, I'll try to solve that one.
Rick
On Monday, June 20, 2022, 11:37:29 AM EDT, Michael Herman < mherman346@...> wrote:
Easiest, after you have found the fault, to send your G-1 main unit, and it's serial port cable, to a repairer for evaluation and if found damaged, for repair.??
I know David has often cautioned against using TTL type serial port chips, but I (and Chip privately too) use the ATEN UC232A device with excellent results for a my G-1 units.? ?And I made up a stock of coiled black serial port cables for G-1s.? If you need one or both I have the ATEN UC232A too.??
Repairers/evaluators are, as David said: David Partridge in UK , Bren Smith in Australia, and me in USA.??
Lastly there is no reason your G1 should go bad just stored in the closet.? If anything ...check your 3V backup battery.??
And set your serial port on your PC for 9600 baud.? See the Gemini-1 manual for details....attached.? ??
The G-1 serial port is sensitive and has unprotected TX and Rx lines. We repair a few per year on average.? ?After I repair those I protect those lines with additional devices behind the board.? Yours may have become damaged and/or its surrounding small capacitors blown up.? If you can't get it to work, we can usually repair them.??
Best of luck, Michael
Took my G11 Gemini 1 out of mothballs and want to connect it to my Windows 10 laptop.? Have a virtual serial port installed working via USB.? Used a generic FDTI RS232/RJ0 to USB cable and downloaded the Gemini driver at the ASCOM site.??
Identified the com# used to communicate with the mount and set the baud rate at 115200 as this works with my other mounts. Went to set drivers in EQMOD TOOLS but my mount isn't recognized. Also when I try using the Gemini "app" on its own, it doesn't recognize the mount.? So I ordered a Nexstar serial to USB cable as it was cheap and the only Losmandy specific cable seemed to come from Ukraine and I didn't chance ordering that one. But someone on Cloudynights Forum had success with the Nexstar cable, so...
Not sure what's wrong and why I can't get connectivity.? Possibilities are 1) need a firmware update but don't know how to get one or get it loaded onto the scope 2) cable doesn't work 3) the Gemini driver isn't for my old mount but some newer one or 4) your guess is as good as mine...
Any ideas?
Rick
-- Brian?
Brian Valente astro portfolio? portfolio astrobin?
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Re: Trying to get my 2009 Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 functional again...
Miracle or miracles. I've got everything to work just be replacing the battery in the Gemini 1 control box. Then I changed all my virtual ports to 9600 baud. Now I have connectivity to Stellarium, APT, and the Gemini control "app". So I can do everything I need via the laptop now. Only holdout for me is that EQMOD won't connect.... thinks I'm using an EQ6R mount (which I usually do in fact). Haven't figured out how to change its mind into realizing that I'm using a Gemini. Even so, it doesn't affect anything as the EQMOD functionality is in APT and the Gemini "app" anyway. Still, I'll try to solve that one.
Rick
On Monday, June 20, 2022, 11:37:29 AM EDT, Michael Herman <mherman346@...> wrote:
Easiest, after you have found the fault, to send your G-1 main unit, and it's serial port cable, to a repairer for evaluation and if found damaged, for repair.??
I know David has often cautioned against using TTL type serial port chips, but I (and Chip privately too) use the ATEN UC232A device with excellent results for a my G-1 units.? ?And I made up a stock of coiled black serial port cables for G-1s.? If you need one or both I have the ATEN UC232A too.??
Repairers/evaluators are, as David said: David Partridge in UK , Bren Smith in Australia, and me in USA.??
Lastly there is no reason your G1 should go bad just stored in the closet.? If anything ...check your 3V backup battery.??
And set your serial port on your PC for 9600 baud.? See the Gemini-1 manual for details....attached.? ??
The G-1 serial port is sensitive and has unprotected TX and Rx lines. We repair a few per year on average.? ?After I repair those I protect those lines with additional devices behind the board.? Yours may have become damaged and/or its surrounding small capacitors blown up.? If you can't get it to work, we can usually repair them.??
Best of luck, Michael
Took my G11 Gemini 1 out of mothballs and want to connect it to my Windows 10 laptop.? Have a virtual serial port installed working via USB.? Used a generic FDTI RS232/RJ0 to USB cable and downloaded the Gemini driver at the ASCOM site.??
Identified the com# used to communicate with the mount and set the baud rate at 115200 as this works with my other mounts. Went to set drivers in EQMOD TOOLS but my mount isn't recognized. Also when I try using the Gemini "app" on its own, it doesn't recognize the mount.? So I ordered a Nexstar serial to USB cable as it was cheap and the only Losmandy specific cable seemed to come from Ukraine and I didn't chance ordering that one. But someone on Cloudynights Forum had success with the Nexstar cable, so...
Not sure what's wrong and why I can't get connectivity.? Possibilities are 1) need a firmware update but don't know how to get one or get it loaded onto the scope 2) cable doesn't work 3) the Gemini driver isn't for my old mount but some newer one or 4) your guess is as good as mine...
Any ideas?
Rick
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Re: Trying to get my 2009 Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 functional again...
Easiest, after you have found the fault, to send your G-1 main unit, and it's serial port cable, to a repairer for evaluation and if found damaged, for repair.??
I know David has often cautioned against using TTL type serial port chips, but I (and Chip privately too) use the ATEN UC232A device with excellent results for a my G-1 units.? ?And I made up a stock of coiled black serial port cables for G-1s.? If you need one or both I have the ATEN UC232A too.??
Repairers/evaluators are, as David said: David Partridge in UK , Bren Smith in Australia, and me in USA.??
Lastly there is no reason your G1 should go bad just stored in the closet.? If anything ...check your 3V backup battery.??
And set your serial port on your PC for 9600 baud.? See the Gemini-1 manual for details....attached.? ??
The G-1 serial port is sensitive and has unprotected TX and Rx lines. We repair a few per year on average.? ?After I repair those I protect those lines with additional devices behind the board.? Yours may have become damaged and/or its surrounding small capacitors blown up.? If you can't get it to work, we can usually repair them.??
Best of luck, Michael
Took my G11 Gemini 1 out of mothballs and want to connect it to my Windows 10 laptop.? Have a virtual serial port installed working via USB.? Used a generic FDTI RS232/RJ0 to USB cable and downloaded the Gemini driver at the ASCOM site.??
Identified the com# used to communicate with the mount and set the baud rate at 115200 as this works with my other mounts. Went to set drivers in EQMOD TOOLS but my mount isn't recognized. Also when I try using the Gemini "app" on its own, it doesn't recognize the mount.? So I ordered a Nexstar serial to USB cable as it was cheap and the only Losmandy specific cable seemed to come from Ukraine and I didn't chance ordering that one. But someone on Cloudynights Forum had success with the Nexstar cable, so...
Not sure what's wrong and why I can't get connectivity.? Possibilities are 1) need a firmware update but don't know how to get one or get it loaded onto the scope 2) cable doesn't work 3) the Gemini driver isn't for my old mount but some newer one or 4) your guess is as good as mine...
Any ideas?
Rick
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