I'll be back with the telescope next weekend. If anyone has gotten Stellarmate to work with an LX200 ACF, could you share your method for doing soi?

- What sequence do you use for startup? I used:
Start desktop computer
Start telescope with handset attached
Align telescope, get it to 'OBJECT' heading on the handset
Start the CCD
Start Stellarmate in hotspot mode. It has the CCD and telescope cables connected to it
Plug in Stellarmate USB cable into CCD
Plug in telescope to Stellarmate by connecting to the RS232 port on control panel next to the handbox port
Go inside to desktop. Connect to Stellarmate. CCD works fine, telescope returns 'Failure. Telescope is not responding to ACK!'

Next weekend, all I have left to try is different drivers (using the indi_lx200gps driver now); maybe the LX200 classic will work better). I can also try using my laptop at the telescope with a direct Ethernet connection to the stellarmate.

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