Dunfermline Astronomical Society

Finally got the remote feature to work in the capture software with the Mintron CCD Camera. I obtained the RS232 to RS485 converter and a couple of Din plug ends from Bernard at Modern Astronomy. The cable I used was rounded telephone cable and used just 2 of the colours which makes recognising the other end of the wire easier. Having solderered the wires to Pins 1 and 3, I connected them to the converter and plugged it into the 9 pin serial port on the PC.

I opened the G star software and clicked on the GStarCom button and Nothing happened!!! Wahhhhhh!  Having had a nice cup of coffee I calmed down and approached the situation logically. I then downloaded the stadalone version of the software and tried again. Same result !! ?? what was I doing wrong. I re read the comments on the web and it all became clear. You have to plug the cable in to the aux port with camera powered off and then power up the camera and then run the standalone remote program and this time Success!

I now can change the Mintron camera settings without going near the camera. Oh joy of joys.

Geoff