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Post by davy on Jan 3, 2018 23:18:24 GMT
OK,, get this one on Saturday
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Post by davy on Jan 3, 2018 23:24:25 GMT
I have a Cirago 6 port USB 3.0 hub with two extra 2 amp charging ports. I power the stick off one of the charging ports and velcroed it to the back of the hub. I had read a while ago that ZWO cameras didn't like unpowered hubs. Also, I think with an unpowered hub, your devices would get their power from the computestick's port. It may not work right with all that other stuff on there. Ordered a 7 port usb3 powered hub from eBay,, should be he Saturday or Monday
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Post by davy on Jan 5, 2018 17:29:09 GMT
Usb3 hub,, 4 port unpowered came today,,, 7 port powered still to come.
My oiii narrow band deep sky nebula filter came today, so the new kit is getting built up slow but sure,
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Post by davy on Jan 6, 2018 18:22:21 GMT
Seven port usb came,, found out when I opened the four port I could make it powered only needed a power lead plugged in. Went for PC stick they don't stick them in store,, web only from there business site,,pity they don't tell you this on line,,,muppets
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Post by Dragon Man on Jan 7, 2018 10:52:45 GMT
,,pity they don't tell you this on line,,,muppets
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Post by davy on Jan 7, 2018 17:40:19 GMT
that's the new pc stick ordered via the web ....
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Post by davy on Jan 10, 2018 0:05:31 GMT
Nothing new to report,, still waiting on kit getting delivered,, been side tracked a bit as well with pipe band duties,, charging on raising the bands profile in the town and district,,in charge of media ,lol. First committee meeting,,for me last night,, went well,,, was asked to design , update our logo/ badge and one of my designs was picked so pleased way things are going,, in process of getting t shirt's etc sorted out,, bit of hot vinyl printing,, baseball caps and mugs,,, bought a new hoop for carol's embroidery machine for her to do some polo shirts etc.. been 1000mph last fortnight,,,
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Post by oldstash on Jan 18, 2018 17:48:41 GMT
Thought this would suite your need right down to the ground(a new project !) - www.primalucelab.com/astronomy/eagle-control-unit-for-telescopes-and-astrophotography.html On the serious side now you have your Sky Watcher Wifi Adapter - there is a very good SynScan Ascom Mobile Driver for the Sky Watcher Wifi adapter ,you can now split your load over a number of "Windows 10 Sticks" - and still use Sky Safari 5 on you Android phone(useful when you need to get up close and personal with the kit outside) at the same time as running CDC or Stellarium on another Windows PC (connected by the Ascom SynScan Mobile driver) - say in your house or Obsys. You just need devices that support Ascom and Ascom loaded onto each "Stick" The bottom line is that the Sky Watcher Wifi Adapter together with Ascom Synscan Mobile driver your devices no longer have to be on one device but can still be controlled from the "central" pc - no real need for Teamviewer/RDP/VNC so long as your devices use Ascom (except Ski Safari which integrates nicely - Android only). For my Grab and go I can control my mount (simultaneously connected) by Sky Safari 5 and CDC and APT - the later (CDC/APT) runs in the house (in the warm) but Sky Safari gives me flexibility to be next to the mount - all done wirelessly - even my Canon DSLR runs wirelessly to APT / BYEOS. There is a caveat - if you are using a very fast frame rate CCD/CMOS(and large ROI) then I would connect via Teamviewer/RDP or VNC to view the Stack on the Stick - I am assuming you would be using Sharpcap as CMOS/CCD will generate a lot of TCP/IP data if you try to pass the data wirelessly - IMHO not a good idea. Goods news of course Sharpcap does allow Ascom connections/Control to/of mounts Using the above would could mean less USB HUBS ports(even no hubs) therefore maybe less ZWO heartache - to be fair its the 120mm (USB2) that hated USB hubs. I will be honest I still "wired" networking for my Obsys to house as it doesn't suffer interference (2.4GHz band is busy!! - and 5GHZ is expensive) - but for Grab and Go a dark sites Sky Watcher Wifi Adapter is a clear winner in my book. Anyway hats something for the melting pot.
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Post by davy on Jan 19, 2018 14:58:15 GMT
Hi stash,, yeah had seen the bit of kit you linked to before,, think it's came down in price ,😂, Just about got all my bits n pieces now,, ordered a aluminium bar to act as a handle and to mount the kit on,,, Swaying whether or not to buy a 10" monitor with HDMI,usb,bnc, RCA inputs,, around £60 mark on eBay.. Been busy with pipe band duties recently,, big changes getting implemented
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Post by oldstash on Jan 19, 2018 16:35:35 GMT
I watch with interest - remember you said about beta testing a certain bit of software(nod/wink) - how is that going ??
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Post by davy on Jan 19, 2018 18:58:22 GMT
Plodding along with the upgrades,, I just keep buying and upgrading as funds become available,, trying to create the urban legend of perfect set up,, I've never been totally settled with my set ups ,, probably like most,,,, feel as if it's not quite there yet But ,,,, I think I'm getting there..
Unfortunately it's a compromise between a few disciplines in astronomy,, I like the live view no waiting about for images but like the lovely 😀 stacked images,, I love the gadget side of the hobby and doing different things and this kind of holds me back but I think I'm close with what will make a good all round set up. Just need to get the computer stick side fitted and set up,, like the idea of more than one computer stick,, cheers stash. Once I'm fully functional I will be taking a more positive roll in alpha testing with sharpcap,, totally respect the time and effort robin outs into his software and we should actively support folk like robin ,,,who is supporting us in video astronomy.
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Post by davy on Jan 21, 2018 0:12:18 GMT
Update,, have all the kit that I should have to make a start but had a rethink on the mounting of the kit to the scope and decided to mount it in a abs project box.
I have ordered a 400mm x 60mm 6mm thickness allow bar,, This will be mounted on top of telescope scope rings.
I bought a HDMI extension and will cut abs box and got glue it to box,,this will allow me to add a monitor.. been looking at 10" HDMI,usb,rca and bnc input monitor, eBay approx £60.
The PC stick is powered by a 5v usb so u have a 12v to 5v usb converter on order,,, Lots of bits to add in 7 port usb 3 powered hub .. should look presentable
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Post by davy on Jan 21, 2018 14:00:54 GMT
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Post by ChrisV on Jan 21, 2018 22:48:34 GMT
Keep a bag on something over the pc stick. I've had one die from what I presume was moisture.
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Post by davy on Jan 21, 2018 23:28:43 GMT
Hi Chris.. PC stick getting mounted in a abs plastic project box
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Post by davy on Jan 21, 2018 23:55:43 GMT
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Post by davy on Jan 22, 2018 19:33:09 GMT
Yet another update lol
Alloy bar came today ,, nice 😁
Brought project box home from work tonight and the PC Stick fits in with room to spare,,dry fitted the PC stick and marked out bits I need to cut out for HDMI , usb connections,,, and a power button access.
Seven port a bit longer than project box ,,1/2" either side,, Cigarette adapter will get mounted on top of project box
Couple of slits in the back and side of project box will allow me to lose some of the excess cable from PC to usb hub.
One adapter to get to power ,, powered usb hub ,, then it's the full build.
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Post by davy on Jan 22, 2018 20:03:47 GMT
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Post by davy on Jan 23, 2018 20:10:14 GMT
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Post by davy on Jan 23, 2018 20:22:31 GMT
This what the upgrade looks like. Intel PC stick mounted inside box, the HDMI cable has been mounted inside the project box and hot glued into place, this holds the PC stick in place,, cut outs on side of project box are for power button access on PC stick,, big cut out is for usb 3 ,usb 2 and pc stick power input via mini usb. The PC stick is held in place with strips if leather hot glued to inside project box. Cigarette adapter us hot glued to tip of project box. The male cigarette adapter is powering the power usb hub. The usb on the cigarette adapter powering the pc stick.
HDMI cable is for HDMI monitor. One if the cigarette adapter ports is for the hitecastro dc focuser power .
Cables have been fed in and out if project box to keep it as neat as possible..
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