I just received my new EQ6-R Pro yesterday! I setup last night and, of course, had a rough experience lol Clouds were rolling in and out and I could not figure out how to set it up with the laptop! I am posting this here with the hopes that someone will throw out some advice before I start setting up for the night and I can save a lot of time
The problem is there isn't a lot of posts yet on the newer EQ6-R Pro with the USB ports (1 on the mount, 1 on the hand controller), and the only thing I've seen recommended to use with the EQ6-R Pro is EQMod, which sucks!! That program is the most confusing, slowest software in astrophotography. I could not get the mount to track, either... it kept saying "
So I downloaded the other program actually recommended by Skywatcher in the manual, Skywatcher SynScan Pro. It is a little better, with a much cleaner user interface and you can actually use the
Maybe I am just spoiled coming from a Celestron mount, which has CPWI and worked flawlessly (as far as connecting goes). Am I missing something here? Is there a better program and should it be this difficult to connect to my laptop with a SynScan mount?
Lastly, is there a way to increase the slew speed when using the controls for the mount in
Any tips or tricks you guys have for using the skywatcher EQ6-R Pro, I am all ears! Any advice on automating the mount to control from the laptop? Thanks in advance and clear skies!