iKarus Stellar Mate Plus, User Manual

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Selecting the correct driver
Selecting the appropiate driver for your mount usually depends on two factors:
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Mount model.
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Connection method (Cable, WiFI, Bluetooth..etc).
Mount Driver Connection Method Comments
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HEQ5
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EQ6 \ EQ6R Pro
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AZ-EQ5 \ AZ-EQ6 Pro
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EQ8 \ EQ8 Pro
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EQ3 Pro EQM-35 Pro
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Orion Sirrius \ Orion, Atlas
EQMod Mount EQDirect Cable
This cable is a DIRECT cable from mount to your device. No handset is connected nor
required in this setup.
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Astroshop.eu EQDirect Cables.
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OPT Corp EQDirect Cables .
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HEQ5
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EQ6 \ EQ6R Pro
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AZ-EQ5 \ AZ-EQ6 Pro
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EQ8 \ EQ8 Pro
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EQ3 Pro EQM-35 Pro
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Orion Sirrius \ Orion, Atlas
EQMod Mount Bluetooth
Use a Bluetooth adapter from Mount to your device. You must pair and trust the
Blueooth dongle first from your PC/Device. The dongle should create a serial port
(e.g. /dev/rfcomm0) that you need to select when connecting to the mount.
Quite a few EQMod blueooth dongles have been obsoleted. Therefore, it is generally
NOT recommended to connect to your Mount using bluetooth.
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HEQ5
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EQ6 \ EQ6R Pro
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AZ-EQ5 \ AZ-EQ6 Pro
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EQ8 \ EQ8 Pro
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EQ3 Pro EQM-35 Pro
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Orion Sirrius \ Orion, Atlas
EQMod Mount Synscan Wifi Adapter
Select Network in EQMod Connection tab. Ensure IP address is correct before
establishing connection to the mount. Do not use EQMod Mount driver to connect to
any Alt-Az mount via the dongle, EQMod Mount driver can only operate Equatorial
Mounts.
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AZ-GTi (With Equatorial Wedge) AZ-GTi Equatorial WiFi WiFi AZ-GTi mount must be running firmware v3.37+ (Right ARM, AZ/EQ Dual Mode).
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AZ-GTi (Alt-Az)
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All SkyWatcher Dobsonian GOTOs
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All Orion Dobsonian GOTOs
SkyWatcher Alt-Az WiFi WiFi (Native) or Synscan WiFi Adapter
WiFi Native is the WiFi that comes with the mount built-in without any external
adapters.
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Any SkyWatcher/Orion with Synscan
Handset (HC)
Synscan
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Older Synscan HCs come with
RJ11 plug. You need Serial-to-USB
adapter cable from HC to
PC/Device.
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Modern Synscan HCs come with
USB Type-B port that you can
connect directly via a USB cable to
your device (no serial to USB
adapter is required).
Synscan driver offers a limited subset of features compared to other drivers. If possible
connect using EQDirect cable or WiFi.
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SkyWatcher Virtuso SkyWatcher Virtuso WiFi
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SkyWatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro SkyWatcher Star Adventurer 2i WiFi