So this connects up to the transmit of COM2 of the board. The transmit and receive are always on the other side of the plug/jack.įor the Audiostar, the data to the audiostar is on the end, opposite position of the ground (black) When you look at the RJ connectors, reference the black wire. To figure out the RJ11 and RJ9 pinouts on the audiostar and Aux ports. If you understand schematics you can see how simple this is. The circuit consists of the esp32 dev module, obtainableįrom a number of sources including Sparkfun Here are a few images of the board and the "completed" project. Nothing else is needed but to build the M2Wifi/M2BT box below.
#MEADE AUTOSTAR SOFTWARE PC#
#MEADE AUTOSTAR SOFTWARE BLUETOOTH#
One connects the computer the same wayĪny wireless device is connected using Wifi or Bluetooth setup in the Computer's operating system. The wireless device is built in.Īll one needs to do is to plug in the GPS and the handset, turn on the scope and the rest is automatic. One for the handset (RJ11) and the other for the StarGPS (RJ9). Meade2WifiBT has two RJ connectors, and RJ11 and RJ9. This Meade2WifiBT device solves that problem at a fraction of the price of a commercial wireless adapter. This becomes an issue when an aftermarket GPS and a wireless adapter is desired. The handset provided by the telescopes usually has only a single accessory input. As a result a device that adds wireless to the handset Amateur astronomers found that having the computer a remote ability, that is wireless, is extremely convenient.
#MEADE AUTOSTAR SOFTWARE ANDROID#
Stellarium on my laptop, and the slightly more expensive android version on my smart phone and love it. A number of those are available and require connecting the computer to the More on that in the next section.Īnother useful feature is controlling the telescope using a celestial navigation program on a computer. Amateur astronomers found this feature very useful so there are a number of after market solutions. The older telescopes did not have an option ofĪ GPS built in. One can enter the location manually or use GPS to get an accurate and precise position. Telescope with GoTo capability, those that have a handset that allows identifying a celestral object and automatically points to it, require a knowledge of the time of dayĪnd the location. Schematic is also included althought very simple.
It is straight forward to make the Autostar/Audiostar wireless withĪ bluetooth module and that was the last project. This project shows how you can make your Meade telescope Autostar/AudiostarĬonnect wirelessly to your laptop or computer wirelessly using either Wireless with Wifi and Bluetooth and GPS enabled