Telescope Remote Control By: George Korody / Jeff Thrush
Equipment Control List Telescope Focuser Camera Dew Heaters Dome or Roll Off Roof
Telescope Control Software The Sky Desktop Universe Starry Night Meade’s Auto Suite
Remote Software VNC PC Anywhere IAServer IAClient Remote Desktop
Connection Methods Direct LAN Internet
Direct Connection 8 Conductor Inline Coupler Radio Shack Cat # CAT5 Line Driver RS232C 3000 foot range CAT5 Line Driver USB 150 foot range
USB Connectors USB 2.0 Active Repeater Cable 20 foot range
LAN Connection Wired CAT Mbps 10-Base T CAT Mbps 100-Base T Wireless A – 54 Mbps 5 GHz 60 foot range B - 11 Mbps 2.4 GHz 300 foot range G - 54 Mbps 2.4 GHz >300 foot range
Wired – Switch or Hub
Wired Network
Wireless Infrastructure
Wireless – Ad Hoc