The Stellamate simply DOES NOT WORK with an LX200 GPS.

I am disappointed in the product and support. It just will not work with the mount and there has been no response from the developer after asking for the log, which was posted.

This weekend I tried for the fourth time -- with a different cable. All EKOS/INDI returns is "Failure. Telescope is not responding to ACK!' when attempting to connect.

- I have tried every Meade LX200 driver
- I have tried every USB port on the Stellarmate
- I have tried every available Baud setting
- I tried from 10 to 50,000 in various steps for the timing setting
- I tried TWO different cables
- I tried both RS232 ports on the LX200 control panel
- I tried /dev/mount through the Serial Port Assistant as well as directly inputting the USB port setting
- I have tried staring Stellarmate, then the LX200, then connecting the cable; connecting everything first, then starting Stellarmate, then the LX200; connecting everything then starting the LX200 then Stellarmate.

By the way, the error is returned EVEN IF the cable is only plugged into the Stellarmate and not the LX200!

The Stellarmate works without any issue on my LXD75 using Autostar driver. I can control the LX200 through the RS232 port using ASCOM drivers easily.

Since the port is fine, the Stellarmate hardware seems to work, and swapping cables did nothing ... this really seems to be a driver issue.

Has ANYONE gotten a Stellarmate to work with an LX200 GPS?

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