ASCOM won't connect, although Arduino is talking

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ASCOM won't connect, although Arduino is talking

Forum: General Discussion

Creator: Rick Wayne

Created: 2025-01-16

Updated: 2025-01-18

Rick Wayne - 2025-01-16

Quick and simple: I have a MyFocuserPro2 on a Nano that was working fine, and after some mucking about with the wiring, I can't get the ASCOM driver to connect any more. Weirdly, when I plug into the Arduino with the serial monitor and issue a ":0#", I get a nice focus-position message back. ????

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brownrb - 2025-01-18

Hi Rick
The ascom driver does have a log feature which produces a detailed connection sequence.

It is probable that the firmware on your controller is outdated. Becuase the most recent ascom drivers, windows app etc will not work on older firmware version.

I would suggest the following
1. run the Clear EEPROM program on the controller to clear any saved data
2. program controller with latest firmware
3. remove ascom driver via control panel
4. remove windows app via control panel

Then download and install new ascom driver and windows app,

regards
Robert

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