
- MEADE AUTOSTAR II 8 PIN VS 4 PINHBX FOR FREE
- MEADE AUTOSTAR II 8 PIN VS 4 PINHBX SERIAL
- MEADE AUTOSTAR II 8 PIN VS 4 PINHBX MANUAL
Meade #505 Connector Cable Set for Meade 497 AutoStar and AudioStar Equipped Models Specifications.
The six pin with ferrite bead on the wire bundle goes to the mating connector nearest the power plug. The 2 pin has 2 possible plugs to fit into.-End of Original Message-The nine pin is obvious. I do not know where the two 6 pin go and there are 2 available plugs.
USB compatible with addition of Meade USB Adapter, sold separately The nine pin was easy since there was an open 9 pin connector for it. I bought: (1) the Meade USB/RS232 adapter cable (2) A female RJ11 to female DB9 end adaptor for Autostar and compatible devices (from SoftwareBisque) (3) A 15-foot, four-conductor telephone-type cable terminated with a male RJ11 modular plug on one end ('telephone-type' plug) and a male RJ22 modular plug on the other end (from SoftwareBisque). Allows for telescope control from the PC, downloading software updates, and cloning one keypad to another so you can share user created databases. MEADE AUTOSTAR II 8 PIN VS 4 PINHBX SERIAL
Comes with a 3 foot 4 pin to 4 pin cable, a 6 foot 4 pin to 6 pin cable, and a 6 pin to RS-232 serial interface adapter. For use with #497 AutoStar and AudioStar keypads as supplied as standard equipment on Meade ETX-90, ETX-125, LXD75, LX80, LX90, and other models.
Celestron Ultima 2000, Nexstar 5, Nexstar 8, Nexstar 11 GPS, NexStar CPC and Nexstar 114 GT telescopes (will not work with other Nexstar models).
MEADE AUTOSTAR II 8 PIN VS 4 PINHBX FOR FREE
PC to AutoStar or AudioStar connector cable only Allows connection of a Meade 495 or 497 AutoStar keypad, or Meade 497 AudioStar keypad to a computer USB port using Meade AutoStar Suite software, available for free download at Meades website. Meade #505 Connector Cable Set for Meade 497 AutoStar and AudioStar Equipped Models Features. NOTE: USB compatible with addition of Meade USB Adapter, sold separately. For use with #497 AutoStar and AudioStar keypads as supplied as standard equipment on Meade ETX-90, ETX-125, LXD75, LX80, LX90, and other models. Software not included.Ĭomes with a 3 foot 4 pin to 4 pin cable, a 6 foot 4 pin to 6 pin cable, and a 6 pin to RS-232 serial interface adapter. Allows connection of a Meade 497 AutoStar or Meade AudioStar keypad to a PC serial port using Meade AutoStar Suite software, available for free download at When used with appropriate software the Meade #505 Connector Cable Set allows for telescope control from the PC, downloading software updates, and cloning one keypad to another so you can share user created databases.
MEADE AUTOSTAR II 8 PIN VS 4 PINHBX MANUAL
Though they are labeled as 'Unused' in the LX200 manual pins 2 and 6 are actually an extra RS232 port (pin 4 is a common ground). This Meades AutoStar II hand controller works as a replacement controller for the compatible telescopes. The Meade #505 Connector Cable Set is a PC to AutoStar or AudioStar connector cable only. To know if the problem is parts incompatibility, try the following. About the Meade #505 Connector Cable Set for Meade 497 AutoStar and AudioStar Equipped Models.