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๐Ÿ”ญ Skywatcher Optical Telescope Control Serial Converter Review

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Description of ๐Ÿ”ญ Skywatcher Optical Telescope Control Serial Converter

6ft in Length, New Original FTDI chipset from UK . Environment PVC material & Pure Copper Wire, Central Package. USB to RJ45 Cable for Skywatecher Telescope Control Cable for EQ6-R AZEQ6 AZEQ5, PC to Skywatcher Mount directly, Don't need the hand control box . PC to Skywatcher Telescope cable, It need use the third software of EQMOD ASCOM software.It is easy to use in daily life . please ensure your device pinout is match with this cable , please buy it carefully. This skywatcher cable is Support: All windows system, Win7/8/10/xp/mac/linux/android,etc

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

WORKS PROPERLY - Skywatcher EQ6-r Pro

I bought my EQ6-R Pro in December and wanted to connect it for direct PC control without manual control. Found this item at a much better price than anywhere else. Once connected, the laptop found the drivers with no problems. Registered as COM4. With the EQMOD ASCOM HEQ5/6 driver in the AstroPhoto Tool (APT) I can easily connect and control my scope. Tracked the moon for over 5 hours during a lunar eclipse and several other astrophotography projects. Not sure why this cable is 80% cheaper than

Pros
  • USB RJ45 Cable for Skywatecher Telescope Control Cable for EQ6-R AZEQ6 AZEQ5, Mount PC directly to Skywatcher, no hand control box required.
Cons
  • Little things

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Has worked great from the start.

I have been using my computer for several years to control an Orion Atlas mount via a USB to serial converter connected to a handheld controller. It worked as a "SkyWatcher" tool via ASCOM but never properly with EQMOD. Moving the crosshair was enough, but I couldn't use the EQMOD alignment or other features. I saw this $15 cable and thought it was too good to be true, but at that price I could afford to be wrong. It wasn't there :). I already had the latest ASCOM and EQMOD installed on myโ€ฆ

Pros
  • 6ft long new genuine UK FTDI chipset. Environment Material PVC and copper wire, center pack
Cons
  • Available in white only

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Wouldn't connect. - USB cable

my new EQ6-R. I'm not a fan of hand controls and wanted a cable to bypass mine. It looked just right and the price was right. It arrived, I successfully installed the FTDI drivers (a bit startled because it only has 3 pins connected, but it's actually correct), plugged it into my mount, found the correct COM port and booted the Stellarium Scope. but no connection. I've tried shortening my USB extension cords, thinking that the ones I'm using might be too long (although the cord itself is shortโ€ฆ

Pros
  • This Skywatcher cable supports: all Windows systems, Win7/8/10/xp/mac/linux/android etc.
Cons
  • outdated