Hi all, my Celestron Nexstar 6 SE does not have the RS-232 cable to connect my computer/laptop to the telescope; I have to buy Celestron's RS-232 cable then another RS-232 to usb cable both amounting to total of $53.05 (at Amazon). Does anyone know of a direct Nexstar to usb cable? The Nexstar end seems to be a standard phone plug. Thanks!
usb cable for Celestron Nexstar 6 SE
Started by ibase, 03/22/2008 07:43PM
Posted 03/22/2008 07:43PM
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Posted 03/22/2008 09:20PM
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Hernando Bautista said:
Hi all, my Celestron Nexstar 6 SE does not have the RS-232 cable to connect my computer/laptop to the telescope; I have to buy Celestron's RS-232 cable then another RS-232 to usb cable both amounting to total of $53.05 (at Amazon). Does anyone know of a direct Nexstar to usb cable? The Nexstar end seems to be a standard phone plug. Thanks!
Nope. The NexStar needs RS-232 serial data, so if your laptop doesn't have a serial port you will need either a USB - Serial converter cable or a serial PCMCIA card. It would be nice if Celestron and Meade produced usb -serial converters and cables in one cord, but they don't.
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