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Astronomy => Technical => Topic started by: MarkH on Jan 04, 2014, 19:45:59

Title: Spaghetti heads
Post by: MarkH on Jan 04, 2014, 19:45:59
Ok all you spaghetti heads, (esp Duncan and Julian) shoot me down in flames about cable management, but why can't hi-gain wireless usb units be used between computer and hardware? :twisted: :roll:
Title: Re: Spaghetti heads
Post by: The Thing on Jan 04, 2014, 20:38:40
Latency. Buggers up the guiding loop. Image download, analyse, send correction... Plus you are downloading light frames at intervals and other stuff like focusers maintain a connection. A direct connection with ASCOM, EQMOD and PHD has a latency of around 10-15ms (their is a tool in EQMOD Toolbox tto measure it).
Title: Re: Spaghetti heads
Post by: MarkH on Jan 04, 2014, 22:21:56
Thanks Duncan sort of explained :roll:
Title: Re: Spaghetti heads
Post by: julian on Jan 05, 2014, 10:04:10
Thanks Duncan
I just like lots of cables and it works. plus it gives you something to do at stupid a clock when it doesn't.
Title: Re: Spaghetti heads
Post by: MarkH on Jan 05, 2014, 13:23:38
I do have to say, lots of cables does look impressive, I think I'll have to make up a loom. I guess a lot of learning again. :roll: