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Review on πŸ”Œ FTDI USB to RJ11 RJ12 Control Cable - Celestron Nexstar EQ6 PC Link: Hand-Controller RS232 Serial Converter Cable by Wayne Seba

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Requires modification to work

You have an Orion Atlas EQ-G mount and this cable will not allow the hand control firmware update to work. Opened the end of the USB port and changed RX and TX on the board, and now the FW update works successfully and the FW update utility can report the version numbers of HW, FW and database. It's funny that UART signaling has been around for decades, but people still swap RX/TX signals when connecting two devices. One star off for having to redesign the cable to make it work properly.

Pros
  • Great for a small home
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for the elderly