No need to enter any settings in iPhone.Ħ) Go to the "Connect" screen, and enter first time settings of IP: 192.168.0.3 and Port: 5000ħ) Press "Connect to Scope". **** in DCE position, see above ****Ģ) Plug the WiFi Adapter into the left RS232 port on the mount.ģ) Switch on the WiFi Adapter and connect to its WiFi signal with your iPhone. Open a browser and go to 192.168.0.3 which is the built-in config pages.Ĭhange the Transmit Timer (mS) box to 10 (default is 100)ġ) The WiFi Adapter should have the DCE/DTE switch in the DTE position. Install a virtual COM port on your PC with USR-VCOM utility. Set the slide switch on the adapter to DCE(F) So switch to DCE with stock #507 cable *****ĭ) An iPhone or iPad running iOS 6 or higher. **** I've since discovered that the DCE/DTE reverses TxD and RxD. Or buy a #507 and a "Mini Null Modem Male to Male adapter" : This way you can make the cable shorter and mount the Adapter near the mount without cable loops. The DB9 gender needs changing - the #507 has a female DB9, but the RS232 Adapter is female too. That's the one with a wide 6-pin RJ plug that fits the RS232 socket on the mount, not the #505 with narrower 4-pin plug that is used for updating the LX90/ETX type of Autostar: I used a 5V mini USB mains charger.Ĭ) Meade #507 data cable. You can also get packages of an uncased module plus antenna plus power supply for about £15 !!ĥ-27 Volt power source for the Adapter, either mini USB or bare ends.
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This company also sells them from the UK, just not at the moment I did this search ! The UK delivery was fast, and they sent me a PDF of the manual when I asked them to, so good service.Īppears to be the same as a USConverters WA232.
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You can use SkyFi (£245), or Meade Stella (£219), or something like this (£30) - Umm, difficult choice. The app is called ScopeBox and it's on half-price at the moment, £4.99 in the App Store.Ī) You will need a Wifi RS232 Adapter. You don't even need the Autostar II handbox to set up the mount. There's a complete WiFi replacement app for the Autostar II handbox available, running on an iPhone or iPad.