Meade LPI-G Camera and CPC Celestron base
John Matthews
Lawrence Lopez
I thought PHD was supposed to be easy to use. my camera is not listed, I was told the ASCOM drivers need to be installed and they are but PHD not seeing it. My mount is not in the list either. No directions anywhere and suggestions were not help. This sucks.
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Robert Sapovits
I've used the LPI-G for guiding and while it works, there are
better cameras. Meade does a poor job with software and drivers.
To see if you have installed the drivers correctly, open the
device manager menu. With the camera plugged in, check to see if
it is listed under "Cameras" or "Imaging Devices". If it is and
there are no conflicts (no exclamation point), go to PHD2. If
there is, try plugging the camera into another port, or if you are
using a hub, bypass it and go directly into the computer. Meade
cameras don't play well with other devices and often the drivers
will not install with other devices sharing USB. Also, if you
used the drivers from the CD and can't get it to work, try
downloading the drivers from the website. OR . . Do the opposite
if you used the downloaded drivers. Some folks have had problems
with the most recent drivers.
Once installed correctly, open "Connect Equipment" (the little USB
plug icon on the lower left). On the pull down menu, look for
"ASCOM Meadecam Driver". Click the two arrow icon to its right
and choose the Meade camera. Then click the wrench icon just to
the right of the two arrow icon and make your camera settings.
The defaults are a good place to start. Hit connect or connect
all.
There is a second way to connect to the Meade as well. At the
"Connect Equipment" screen, look for "Windows WDM-style webcam
camera". This allows you to use the camera in video mode.
Sometimes it is easier to connect to this than the ASCOM driver.
If you have done all that and still can't see the camera, try a
restart with only the camera plugged into the computer. Also, try
the Meade software (SkyCapture) and see if that will connect to
the camera.
I'm sorry I can't help with your base, but I lot of what I wrote
above is applicable to installing it.
I think you might be confusing "easy" with "simple". I've been
doing astrophotography for about three years now. There ain't
nothin' "easy". But (at least for me), its a boatload of fun.
It's like being back in school except you have to teach yourself.
(I probably would have learned a lot faster with a mentor or by
joining a club, but I don't like people very much and prefer to
DIY.) Some nights, I honestly feel like Mr. Science, although I'd
freeze my ass off in just a lab coat. Take your time. Research.
Expect to spend many nights under beautiful clear skies trying to
figure out a problem. Try and do as much set up as you can during
the day. When asking for help, always try to provide as much info
as possible. At some point, things will start to gel.
Bobby
I thought PHD was supposed to be easy to use. my camera is not listed, I was told the ASCOM drivers need to be installed and they are but PHD not seeing it. My mount is not in the list either. No directions anywhere and suggestions were not help. This sucks.