Enhancing Your Stargazing Experience: Meade Telescopes Upgrade Control Console Review

I thought I bought the wrong item as I have the ZEQ25 and SmartEQPro mounts. Also, I've never seen a telescope control cable for these mounts that had a USB connector on one end and a DB9 connector on the other. They usually end with a serial connector that requires a serial to USB converter that contains the chips that do the conversion. Since this cable didn't have that configuration, I figured it might just work with the IEQ30 Pro mount. When it arrived I decided to give it a try and it…

Bought two cables, one for my iOptron ZEQ25GT mount and one for my classic Meade LX200 mount. Both worked great right out of the box and never caused any problems. I use these cables to control these mounts from Windows and Linux. No custom/dedicated drivers required. I haven't found any other straight USB to RS232 RJ9/12 cables that work with these brackets. You usually have to buy the official RS232 cables from Meade or iOptron and separately buy a USB to RS232 DB9 adapter which is more than…

Works. I've only tested him in my living room, but when he works here he has to work outside on a dewy night. The usual mount, which involves connecting the included cable via a USB-to-RS-232 adapter, feels clunky and archaic, and seems like a potential source of error when you're lying on the grass waiting to be stepped on or getting wet with dew . Or coffee. This new cable looks as good as any, is longer than I can imagine and works. Also, I now have a backup. . .Always good when you are away