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Meade AutoStar #505 Cable

$ 9.99 - $ 14.99
Connect your Meade #495 AutoStar, #497 AutoStar, or LX-90 AutoStar controller to your PC's serial port.

This cable enables you to perform the following operations:

  1. Telescope Control: Use a personal computer to directly control a Meade AutoStar-equipped telescope through an astronomical software program with telescope control capabilities, such as Winstars, Meade Epoch 2000sk Sky or Starry Night Pro.
  2. Download from a PC: Download a new version of the AutoStar software or updated object information from the Meade web site to your AutoStar with Meade’s easy-to-use AutoStar Update (ASU) program.

Please see Meade’s website for complete instructions on using these Autostar functions.
 

This cable is functionally equivalent to the PC-to-AutoStar cable in Meade’s #505 connector set.

This cable will work with any software supporting the Meade 505 cable, including:

This cable works with any telescope supported by the #495 AutoStar or #497 ETX Autostar.
Handset
 Telescope
#494 Autostar
 Not Compatible
#495 Autostar
 All DS Models
 All DS-2000 Models
 ETX-60 / 70
#497 ETX Autostar
 All DS Models
All DS2000 Models
All ETX Models
All LX90 Models 
All LXD55 Models
All LXD75 Models
All LT Models 



This cable cannot be used as a replacement for the Meade #506 cable, which is required for use with the #494 Autostar. Note that some telescopes listed above (such as the ETX-60 & EXT-70) do not come with a #495 or #497 Autostar as standard equipment, but are compatible with the #495/#497 AutoStar. Please verify that you have a #495, #497, or LX-90 AutoStar before ordering. If your AutoStar does not have numeric keys, it is not compatible with this cable. If you’re not sure, please read this page carefully to determine which model AutoStar you have.

 

Most modern laptops do not have a serial port. If yours does not, you will also need an adapter to connect the serial (DB-9 RS-232) end of this cable to your laptop. We are now stocking this adapter: USB to RS-232 Serial Adapter

Cable versions:
  • 12' / 3.6m cable is black, with molded-on DB9 connector and round cable (picture 1 at upper left)
  • 25' / 7.6m cable is grey, with detachable DB9-to-modular connector and flat cable (picture 2 at upper left)

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