How to connect a 10-micron GM2000 to ASIAIR PLUS

alainzu

Hi, I get many difficulties controlling my GM2000 mount by Asiair.
I am using a USB-RS232cable.
GM2000 HC is set in LX200 basic (COMEC 10micron not working at all).
Unable to command the mount using direction buttons and speed slider.
I need to use skyatlas to initiate a GOTO.
Plate solving is sometimes successfull, sometimes not.
Unable to calibrate guiding and to use guiding.
Unable to control tracking or park/unpark from Ipad
I would be very interested to get the settings if someone uses asiair control successfully.

Thanks for your replies

hyiger

alainzu

Not sure about the mount control but not being able to plate solve is usually due to a very long focal length or an exposure that is not long enough and you are attempting to plate solve on noise. What kind of scope and camera do you have? Not being able to calibrate guiding is due to the Air not being able to communicate with the mount.

There are quite a number of threads on CN on this subject of using your mount with ASIAir Plus. Here is one that may be relevant: https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/867392-help-with-imaging-with-scopes-on-a-10micron-gm2000-mount/

mhan

alainzu How did it go ? It has been some updates of AsiAIR since your post. Have you managed to get the GM2000 to work properly with your ASIAIR ? I am planning to order a GM3000, and want to use it with my ASIAir.

alainzu

Hello, I use a 1200 mm A&M 153@f/8 scope and a ZWO2400MM camera.
Perhaps, I should do the first plate solving on a large object such as NGC7000 to get it and then try other GOTO?

w7ay

alainzu I should do the first plate solving on a large object such as NGC7000

ASIAIR, although never admitiing it, uses astromtery.net code to perform Plate Solving. Astrometry.net uses asterisms of stars for performing Plate Solving. It neither recognizes nebulas nor planets -- in fact, the presence of those objects are detrimental to the SNR of the stars.

http://astrometry.net/summary.html

Chen

aax1980

Although this thread is a bit older, I’d still like to respond…

The combination of 10Micron and ASIAir doesn’t work ideally together – it’s similar to a professional camera and a smartphone app.

I use both products – the 10Micron in my observatory with the Pointing Model, which makes Platesolving unnecessary, and with a precision that makes guiding redundant. The ASIAir, on the other hand, is used for mobile setups or as a control for a secondary telescope when I want to quickly get a setup running.

The biggest advantage of the ASIAir for me is the extremely fast deployment time. The 10Micron, however, is more suited for stationary applications where maximum precision and performance are required. After a few nights, the advantage of ASIAir becomes less significant, especially when you need advanced planning functions that sophisticated sequencers like N.I.N.A. or SGP offer.