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by rpineau
Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:58 pm
Forum: Ultimate Powerbox
Topic: Ethernet port
Replies: 6
Views: 1136

Re: Ethernet port

People seem to think they would access the equipment connected to the PowerBox USB port over ethernet, this is not going the be the case. The current WiFi connection (and future Ethernet) is to control the PowerBox function, not the USB equipment. So you would still need a usb connection to your com...
by rpineau
Wed Sep 13, 2023 6:43 pm
Forum: Ultimate Powerbox
Topic: UPB2 PID/VID
Replies: 4
Views: 3442

Re: UPB2 PID/VID

UPBv2 FTDI chip :
Product ID: 0x6001
Vendor ID: 0x0403
by rpineau
Fri Aug 18, 2023 5:41 pm
Forum: Ultimate Powerbox
Topic: UPBv2 & Unity
Replies: 3
Views: 3245

Re: UPBv2 & Unity

There is the full documentation for the commands on their website so if you can program, you can build your own control app. I wrote a X2 plugin for TheSkyX that is multi platform so it's totally possible to control the UBPv2 without Unity but it requires some development (either from the applicatio...
by rpineau
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:27 am
Forum: Pocket Powerbox Advance
Topic: mounting the advanced Power Box
Replies: 1
Views: 2601

Re: mounting the advanced Power Box

https://pegasusastro.com/products/mounting-accessories/ You need the brackets : PEG-BRACK-UPBV2 And if you don't have a plate on top of your ring/scope, the mounting plate : PEG-APLATE I make my own plates from Delrin/Acetal as I have a CNC router , but the one from Pegasus is great if you can't mak...
by rpineau
Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:19 am
Forum: Ultimate Powerbox
Topic: I would like to know the polarity of power input cable (XT60)
Replies: 4
Views: 4746

Re: I would like to know the polarity of power input cable (XT60)

The polarity is indicated on the Ultimate Powerbox V2 itself :
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by rpineau
Tue Nov 29, 2022 6:58 pm
Forum: NYX-101 Harmonic Geared Mount
Topic: GX12 cable
Replies: 8
Views: 2133

Re: GX12 cable

Salut Gilles. Nos amis de Pegasus Astro ne parlent pas le Français ;) donc je vais tenter de répondre a tes questions : - Cable GX-12 ver allume cigar pas fournis en standard et je ne le vois pas dans leurs liste de cables... donc peut être une future options mais pas par défaut. - Charger 5A secteu...
by rpineau
Mon Sep 05, 2022 6:02 pm
Forum: Ultimate Powerbox
Topic: Upbv2 and Nuc11 power issue
Replies: 12
Views: 14479

Re: Upbv2 and Nuc11 power issue

I have a Gen 8 NUC that is supposed to work at 12V .. emphasis on "supposed". BIOS is up to date, all BIOS settings are set properly (as far as I can tell based on a large experience with PC hardware from consumer one to data center servers :) ), ... and it runs Linux Mint (OS doesn't real...
by rpineau
Mon Aug 15, 2022 8:02 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: UPBv2 TheSkyX
Replies: 11
Views: 5202

Re: UPBv2 TheSkyX

Sorry I missed your post above.. no power settings, which means this is an old version of TheSkyX that has no support for power settings ! Also all my plugin are 64 bits only so that might be why you got the error 217 as you version might be old enough to be 32 bit only. If you go to TheSKyX -> Abou...
by rpineau
Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:59 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: UPBv2 TheSkyX
Replies: 11
Views: 5202

Re: UPBv2 TheSkyX

This will bring the window in which you select the power control device you want to use : Screen Shot 2022-08-15 at 12.54.07.png Once selected you need to chose what serial port it's on by clicking on Power Control Setup -> Settings. Select the serial port corresponding to the Power box , then hit c...
by rpineau
Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:55 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: UPBv2 TheSkyX
Replies: 11
Views: 5202

Re: UPBv2 TheSkyX

Once the plugin is installed you need to select a power control in theSkyX , like any other devices (this is covered in TheSkyX documentation), the same way you would chose a camera. So got to Tools -> Telescope Setup : Screen Shot 2022-08-15 at 12.48.18.png Then click on Power control : Screen Shot...
by rpineau
Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:34 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: UPBv2 TheSkyX
Replies: 11
Views: 5202

Re: UPBv2 TheSkyX

Quick screenshot of where you need to select the device (here it's in the guider config but this also apply to the main imaging train config) :
PPBA_selection.png
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by rpineau
Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:25 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: UPBv2 TheSkyX
Replies: 11
Views: 5202

Re: UPBv2 TheSkyX

Hi. I wrote the plugin so I certainly can help :) The Pocket Power box Advance v2 should work in the same way as the original version. The plugin doesn't need any drivers so error 217 means the plugin was not correctly installed (and this could be my fault). The X2 plugin installer will install a fo...
by rpineau
Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: Ultimate Powerbox
Topic: [SOLVED] UPBv2 - USB3 Moravian C2-2600 not recognized
Replies: 6
Views: 2406

Re: [SOLVED] UPBv2 - USB3 Moravian C2-2600 not recognized

This is interesting. The spec for the UPBv2 state that each of the 4 ports can deliver up to 7A. The spec also state that the always on port can deliver up to 8A ... so this should be plenty for the NUC as , based on the spec, the always on port should be able to deliver one extra amp in comparison ...
by rpineau
Fri Feb 18, 2022 5:16 pm
Forum: Ultimate Powerbox
Topic: Ultimate PowerBox V2 and USB extender
Replies: 6
Views: 4106

Re: Ultimate PowerBox V2 and USB extender

The device I referenced above exists with ethernet cable (and fiber as seen). You can't just do passive wiring of USB to Ethernet as these are using totally different technology. So you need a pair of devices that convert the USB signaling (packets) to Ethernet (either pure Ethernet or TCP/IP in som...
by rpineau
Thu Feb 17, 2022 4:49 pm
Forum: Ultimate Powerbox
Topic: Ultimate PowerBox V2 and USB extender
Replies: 6
Views: 4106

Re: Ultimate PowerBox V2 and USB extender

To extend USB beyond the standard length you need specialized equipment like the Icron Ranger. This one can do more than 15m as it uses fiber links : https://www.icron.com/products/icron-brand/usb-extenders/fiber/usb-3-0-spectra-3022/ Also note that this one is pure usb 3.0 (not usb 2 or 1 backward ...
by rpineau
Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:10 pm
Forum: Ultimate Powerbox
Topic: Ultimate Powerbox V2 with ASI6200 or ASI120
Replies: 8
Views: 6548

Re: Ultimate Powerbox V2 with ASI6200 or ASI120

Bill, in TSX, did you go in the settings dialog for the camera and tried to lower the bandwidth to avoid the timeout ?
I set mine to 40 and it works a lot better than with the default value.
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Regards,
Rodolphe
by rpineau
Wed Apr 07, 2021 4:01 am
Forum: Pocket Powerbox Advance
Topic: TSX driver for Powerbox
Replies: 4
Views: 3618

Re: TSX driver for Powerbox

X2 power control plugin for the Pocket Powerbox Advance is now available :

https://rti-zone.org/software_x2powerco ... lugins.php

Rodolphe
by rpineau
Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:53 pm
Forum: Pocket Powerbox Advance
Topic: TSX driver for Powerbox
Replies: 4
Views: 3618

Re: TSX driver for Powerbox

Getting very close :
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by rpineau
Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:25 pm
Forum: FocusCube & Motor Focus Kit
Topic: Focus Cube and The Sky X
Replies: 3
Views: 3723

Re: Focus Cube and The Sky X

Sorry.. my fault.. I updated a bunch of links to be more generic and replaced macos with software in the url ..

Rodolphe