Happy Holidays Everyone, I'm back trying to increase the resolution and accuracy of the declination drive on our telescope. We would put a Renishaw on this axis, but there simply isn't any room for it

Don, Thank you. That worked well. PlatSolve was able to find the catalog files. Strange enough I did have the folder PlateSolve3Catalog in the same place you mentioned

Thanks don

Hi Raphael, I know nothing about the Orion controller. So there is no way I can suggest to determine the tics/rev using the Orion system of control. But once you have SiTech controlling the servos,

The setting you show will prevent SiTech from doing a platesolve. Don W

Hi apologies if this has been cover already can someone confirm if plate solving is off I want it disabled so I can use Sky X and Voyager to do the solving.

Hi, Dear All I need to find out the number of encoder ticks of the motors of an Orion Skyquest XX 14 goto telescope, as I'm replacing the current tracking/go to system for Sitech Dual Servo

Dear All Has anyone tried to convert, or converted an Orion Skyquest XX series go to telescope to Sitech tracking/go to system? Any comments would be most appreciated.

Louis, Connect motor/encoder cables to controller Remove cover from controller Go to "Test and Tune" in ServoConfig and put motor in manual mode Move the slider to start motor turning Check voltage

Dear Don, I exchanged the cable from another motor on declination axis to test. The problem is still there. Therefore, the problem should be the encoder. I prefer replacing the whole motor assembly

Hi Louis, Then your problem is the cable or connectors, not the encoder. Don W

Hi Alvaro, Platesolve3 requires the catalogs to be correct and in the correct location on your PC. Here is the writeup on setting up Platesolve3 catalogs (from the readme file that comes with each

Dear Russell, I replaced the motor encoder with the telescope encoder. The situation is still the same. Louis.

Dear Russell, Are you mean that inputting 5volt to pin1 and pin4 by say a power supply? Then check the voltage change on multi-meter while rotating its shaft? Louis.

Hello, After about 6 months now I am working on the plate solving script, and the first thing I tried was to get the script to get the plate solving working independently.

Louis, You can check if the encoder is working with voltmeter. Make sure no static conditions present Remove encoder cover Supply only 5 volts to pin 4 of encoder and ground to pin 1. Turn encoder

Dear Russell, Yes, I have tested all the contacts with multi-meter. Confirmed that from the contacts on the encoder to the contacts on the controller are ok. I'm trying replacing the motor encoder

Louis, You really should try a new cable, sometimes a wire and pin connection can be lost when plugged into controller. Do you have a voltmeter? Russell

Dear Russell, Thanks for your tips. I did check all the contacts from the pins on encoder to the cable to controller 1 end. They all having good contacts. Is this means the problem is from the

Louis, This problem indicates no encoder signal to controller. Change the motor/encoder cable with a cable you know is good. Most problems are in the modular plugs of cables Russell R.