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[TCWORLD]

Hi All,

There were some changes in the way EQMOD talks to mounts starting in EQMOD V2.00, specifically in that some new commands were added.

As a result of these changes, there are times when EQMOD may unintentionally put AstroEQ into programming mode, causing either connection issues, or corruption to the EEPROM.

I am working on a new firmware release to rectify the issue (should be done in a couple of days). For updates, see here: https://github.com/TCWORLD/AstroEQ/issues/24

Until then, I would advise sticking to EQMOD V1.29.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this.

Kind Regards,
Tom.

[TCWORLD]

A new version of the firmware (V8.12) and configuration utility (V3.9) have now been released. These should fix the compatibility issues.

Kind Regards,
Tom.

[Victor_M]

Hi Tom,

thank you for the information and for all your work in this proyect

best regards,
Victor

[astrocookie]

Hi Tom. Is your new version backwards compatible with older versions of EQMOD?

[TCWORLD]

@astrocookie Fully backward compatible with old versions of EQMOD.

[rfe3]

Hi Tom,
     I'm having a compatibility issue with EQMOD V200 still. I've downloaded the latest Config. Utility and drivers but it still won't connect. EQMOD can't find any ports even though I can communicate with the controller through the Utility. I don't know if it makes a difference or not but I have one of the first AstroEQ's that you sold and am still running it on Win 7 with EQMOD V1.29a(which works perfectly) I haven't used it in a few years because I got some new Toys that didn't need it but I have a hanker'n to use my old Vixen Super Polaris again.

many thanks,
Rick

Edit: Chris over at EQMOD modified me a special version of 1.29 to overcome some of my mount issues so I can use it but would love to be able to upgrade to V200 (also a special version he modded for me) at some point