Next generation meade autostar, now with audio files and an internal speaker. Meade autostar iii hand controller for ls telescopes opt. I purchased this meade hand controller used from a third party. Coil cord port connects the coil cord to autostar. It designed to control your computerized telescope from a laptop or pc through the various planetarium programs, connects to the usb port of the. Controlling a meade etx or lx200 with stellarium and.
Autostar suite2 is developed by meade instruments corporation. This is a win32 program which will attempt to communicate to your lx200 or autostar on whatever com port you select from a. Meade autostar 495497 usb pc interface cable 3m astro. Talking telescope app translates autostar text to synthesized speech through your pc speaker. Products include astronomical telescopes and accessories, eyepieces, ccd imaging equipment, astronomical software, spotting scopes, binoculars, and. Even the most novice observer will find himself or herself locating dozens of fascinating celestial objects the. If you have an active internet connection and your telescope with autostar is connected using the appropriate cable as listed above, asu will detect and install the correct autostar code directly from meade s web site via the upgrade autostar software now button. Autostar update autostar update is an application that functions to transfer the. The autostar ii has improved upon the previous model in many ways, such as an expanded 3. Compatible with all meade etx90 and 125 models, lxd75 and lx90 series telescopes, and other 497 autostar equipped models. Even if you still have your standard hand control, you can replace it with the audiostar to upgrade any of these scopes to.
Included in that price is an autostar 495497 handsetcomputer, handset cable, motor control circuit board and a new power input panel. Autobt is a wireless adapter for telescope control systems such as meade etx, lx90, lxd. A world leader in the manufacturing of telescopes, solar telescopes. Cables and holders for the handboxes are also available. Control your telescope from your computer, tablet and startphone. The autostar also stores the basic location information of your telescope. Upon installation, please use serial number 783a36800007296416. An autostar suite software cdrom is included as standard equipment with each lxd75, lx90, and lx200 telescope. This page provides information from meade and users on the meade autostar, audiostar, cables, and the autostar updater software. Meade telescope parts and accessories for sale in stock. Pc control of meade audiostar platform for astroimaging posted in meade computerized telescopes. Page 2 during a moving message, this key decreases message speed. Audiostar and autostar handbox controllers as supplied with meade telescopes.
However, its old and you can only connect one piece of equipment at a t. It is a digital astronomy application for your meade telescope. Youll find a planetarium, an image processing application and the allimportant camera control software, called autostar envision. Updating your telescope firmware meade instruments. If you do not mind trying another software program, try cartes du ciel. Cartes du ciel is a free program much like stellarium that i think is the best freeware out there. The meade usb to serial cable provides the capability of using the usb port on a personal computer to connect to a. The numerous options will turn your lx200 into a true professional astronomical instrument. Controls any meade telescope with a 494 autostar, allowing telescope control from. Pc control of meade audiostar platform for astroimaging. I have tried to connect my laptop to autostar and do things like garbage collectreload the autostar software. The ascom platform installs the plugin which allows users to control the following telescopes from within starry night.
The open architecture of the meade autostar permits the update of operating software, the. When used with appropriate software it allows for telescope control from the pc, downloading software updates, and cloning one keypad to another so you can share user created. It includes a planetarium program with a database of 19,000,000 stars and deep space objects for display on your computer screen. Meade instruments corporation meade autostar update. Computer control of lx 200 lx200 series meade 4m community. The autostar stores the location of stars in a database. Ascom driver for meade autostaraudiostar based telescopes. Allows connection of a meade 497 autostar or meade autostar keypad to a pc serial port using meade autostar suite software, available for free download at. The lpi can be used as an autoguider to control meade telescopes through the autostar suite software. Repair or upgrade your telescope, or surprise the astronomer in your life with meade replacement parts for his or her telescope. In addition, cartes du ciel has a built in driver for the meade lx200. The first video shows how to set up hardware and the second, software configuration. This software package integrates the telescope with a windowsbased pc or laptop computer for an enhanced range of performance features.
Celestron ultima 2000, nexstar 5, nexstar 8, nexstar 11 gps and nexstar 114 gt telescopes will not work with other nexstar models. A world leader in the manufacturing of telescopes, solar telescopes, microscopes, optics, binoculars, for amateur astronomers and. The meade lpi lunar planetary imager camera is a small 640x480 color camera that is used with a computer with an usb interface. This meade audiostar talking computer hand control is a replacement for a lost or damaged meade hand control from any meade telescope that uses a standard nontalking 30,000 object database autostar hand control etx premier and later, lxd55 and lxd75 scopes, lx90, etc. Additionally, update your handboxs or your telescopes firmware. A revelation of advanced electronic and software design, the exclusive patentpending meade autostar system, included as standard equipment with every lxd55series telescope, permits an amazing range of capabilities never before offered on telescopes in this price and aperture class. So actually there are two parts to updating the drivers for meade telescopes using autostar firmware. Question about using the dslr control under the image tab started by n7oq, 29 sep 2008.
Meade wireless autostar ii remote control black specs cnet. Astroplanner is a software application for macintosh and windows computers that facilitates. Meade s dsi camera control and basic image processing software. The open architecture of the meade autostar permits the update of operating software, the loading of events such as comets, satellites, and minor planets, and allows you to share or clone this information with other autostars. Meade instruments autostar suite roveretoastronomia.
Select objects from the planetarium display and have your telescope automatically slew to those objects. Updating your telescope firmware the open architecture of the meade autostar audiostar permits the update of operating software, the loading of events such as comets, satellites, and minor planets, and allows you to share or clone this information with other autostarsaudiostars. Meade autostar rj9 usb pc interface cable allows you to connect the meade 495497 autostar or meade audiostar keyboard to the usb port of a pc or laptop using the meade autostar suite software. The meade lpi camera is operated with the meade lpi camera program that is a part of meades autostar suite.
The new component permits thesky to use dc3s astronomers control panel acp to control meade lx200 type telescopes rather than connecting directly to the telescope. It can be used for a rapid telescope targeting with help of mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets. As mentioned in the earlier post, i have tried with another cable as well, with no change. Page 16 autostar ip setting the brightness control to values greater than zero brightens the image, while values less than zero will darken it. Autostar suite is a digital astronomy application for your meade telescope. This software provides an efficient way to transfer, browse, modify and distribute digital media. It turned out the unit had an older fw version and was not compatible with my telescope even though i could see my telescope model number in a menu selection. Worlds leading manufacturer of astronomical telescopes for the serious amateur astronomer. You can find a wide variety of new and used meade telescope parts to meet the needs of any. Connect the 6pin cable side to the rs232 port on the telescope control panel, and 9pin serial side to. Meade astrofinder software displays a realtime interactive star chart on your computer screen that constantly shows you where your scope is pointing, so you can locate targets. Compatible with any telescope controlled by autostar telescope control system.
We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to. If you applying patches or using the cable information, be certain you check the versionmodel number first to. Next generation meade autostar iii is compatible with the meade ls lightswitch telescopes. Arkansas sky observatories meade autostar updating. Supports all meade lx series telescopes with autostar i or autostar ii including. Meade wireless autostar ii remote control black sign in to comment. Manufacturer is meade instruments, 10932 hasty avenue, downey, california 902414026. Generally, you must use both the contrast and brightness controls together to achieve the desired results. Meades dsi camera control and basic image processing software. Meade software autostar suite software autostar suite software. This amazing computerised celestial object locating system plugs into the telescopes handbox port allowing a quick telescope alignment. The atc advanced telescope control software is finally available for all the meade lx200 owners. When i switch on the power switch, i hear the quick beep as i always used to hear when starting up. It offers a completely automatic management of the aim and the guide of any sky object.
This is a pc to autostar or audiostar connector cable only. It was written to run on a windows pc to allow you to control a limited number of functions while running imaging software from the pc so that the autostar hand controller is not used at the pc. It provides many other functions and utilities to help users. Actually there are two parts to updating the drivers for meade telescopes using autostar firmware. The second video of two showing how to use stellarium and stellarium scope to control a meade etx or lx200 telescope from a computer. Meade lx200 and autostarequipped robotic telescopes such as the etx 90125 and lx200 gps. Has anyone successfully used a pc with an ascom driver to obtain full remote control of a meade audiostar telescope while simultaneously using backyard eos software to control a meade jmi or micro focuser. See the autostar feedback page for other autostar user comments. The meade autostar the autostar is the brain of the computercontrolled telescope. Hi,i would like to connect my etx90 to my lap top and run it using something like the sky software. Connect the 4pin cable side to the bottom of the handbox and 9pin serial side to stella. It looked just like one i was attempting to replace. Autobt meade autostar 497, audiostar bluetooth adapter. The unit was clean however, the grommet around the connect was missing.
The supplied software, meades autostar suite, includes a driver for the camera and enough bonus applications to keep even the most ardent tinkerer busy for weeks. Includes astronomer inside software and a 100,000 object database. Designed to be the ultimate platform for remote digital astronomy with your meade telescope, the autostar suite astronomers edition contains tools for dome. To control the focus, movement and goto radec on a meade lx200gps telescope. Controlling the telescope comes entirely from the autostar. Allows you to both operate and update your autostar equipped meade telescope form your computer.
This meade autostar iii hand controller is a replacement controller designed for the meade ls lightswitch telescope series that allows the an observer to easily control their telescope for automatic location of night sky objects. A world leader in the manufacturing of telescopes, solar telescopes, microscopes, optics, binoculars, for amateur. Skysafari 6 pro ios skysafari 6 pro android skysafari 6 plus download. Etx90 connected to a laptop posted in meade computerized telescopes.
Meade autostar ii controller lowest prices free shipping. Meade audiostar hand controller telescope controller. I have used meades autostar suite without problems. Controlling a meade telescope with stellarium requires a quick and simple hardware and software setup.