Meade Autostar and serial-USB cable...

Started by JeanDorais, 02/07/2005 04:33PM
Posted 02/07/2005 04:33PM Opening Post
Does anyone have any experience in getting their Autostar to work with a serial to USB cable?
My new laptop doesn't have a serial port, and Meade only has that dinky serial cable connection. Was wondering if the serial-usb cable will work and if anyone has tried it.

Thanks,

Jean D.
Ottawa, ON
Canada
Posted 02/07/2005 05:22PM #1
I have done so. Works fine. The Serial-USB is just a generic cable.....Don't know the Brand name.

Alex
Posted 02/08/2005 07:23AM #2
Jean:

I don't think the Autostar gives you the option to use a USB cable. It's either COM 1 through COM 4 or you can plug one in at the blank spot say COM 5 but nowhere in the program does it give the option USB.

I'd like to use the USB also, but I had to run a separate serial cable.

Darrell

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