I have a scope that includes microswitches for limits, wonder if I should replace them with optical switches? Pros and cons for either?

Hello, I am contemplating upgrading and/or ordering a new Mesu mount with Renishaw absolute encoders. I requested some price information from Renishaw about a 26 bit rotary optical encoder with a 150

I'm in the process of refurbishing an old large military telescope. The scope has no controller, but includes huge direct drive torque motors and servo amplifiers. The original system included 3 diffe

I'm still in the learning phase with a Servo1 and thought I had got everything setup, but it often resets when slewing? I used servoconfig to get everything setup, then using sitechexe I bring up the

My scope has no problem slewing 180 deg in altitude. When I manually slew the alt up and past 90 degrees SitechExe won't start. I would think while tracking satellites it would be better to track thro

Using a splitter on the hand pad so I could connect both the wired pad and the wireless at the same time. When I did this it mostly worked, but the wired hand pad down button stops working. Should thi

I sent a question to Dan about the MoveAxisXXX commands in the TCP protocol, but it occurs to me that there might be people in this group who have experience with them. Does anyone here have it implem

My Sidereal Technologies Servo Configuration Utility - Version 1.30 Compile Date : 11/0/11 is missing some help files. I do not fine the program for download on the main website downloads, where shoul

Hello, What is the best way to slew to arbitrary coordinates using just sitech.exe? I have been selecting a star in the provided star database that is in the neighborhood and using the hand pad to sle

Dan I have transitioned from SGP to NINA full time for my imaging work. I have the new Mesu 200 Mk2 with an Esprit 150 imaging with the QHY600. The Mesu has given me amazing results so far and I'm sti

Hello I am planning to change from USB to Serial connection from the SiTech Servo I to my computer. As I don´t want to place the computer next to the mount but rather on a more protected place in my o

I'm sure back when the software was first written, the screen resolution of most PCs/Laptops was a lot less than it is today. I have a difficult time seeing the tiny text on the screen of my Laptop (1

This post is way off topic but perhaps someone can point me in the right direction. I have an electronic focuser on my DOB. I don't think the mfg. has any bearing on my problem so far. This setup work

that should have been called the ServoConfig.cfg.... If I place long/lat in the ServoConfig.cfg file in the ServoConfig folder, will the two apps pick it up? I was thinking about using a GPS dongle an

Hello, I am devastated! My Sitech (.095Z) PC crashed. All settings in the sitech.cfg were lost: starting with the name, position, all mount parms, PointXP, etc. I set the basics. Did a simple offset i

Is it possible with either of the servo controller models to have a setup in a dome where nightly multi-star alignments can be skipped? Maybe just a tune-up sync with one star after a GOTO?

Hello my name is Marco and I am from Germany. since last Saturday I own a Mesu 200mk2 with a Servo II controller … just setting up an inside test rig for playing around and find all the right configur

Hello I discovered something strange I would not expect … if I hit the upper “fast slew” jog button in the Sitech exe software a few times . Very often the moving direction of my axis change direction

The problem appears to be fixed. I'm completely unfamiliar with ASCOM, but managed to point it to the SciTech DLL, which I had not done to begin with. Now I just have to learn enough about ASCOM to un

I have a new Servo II on the bench, with only 12V and USB connected, and this controller has never been connected to a telescope. I'm using a fresh install of SiTech 095Z and current driver just downl