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Figure 2.
Pinout diagram of the RJ-11 (or RJ-14) to DB-9M serial
adapter cable.
Manufacturer:
Orion
Orion
Model:
StarSeek
StarSeek
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Module
Module
Connector:
6-pin
DB-9
RJ-11 (or
Male
RJ-14)
2
3
3
4
5
5
2
Manufacturer:
SkyWatcher
Model:
SynScan
Connector:
6-pin
RJ-11
5
4
3
2
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Sirius EQ-G, Atls EQ-G,
SkyView Pro GoTo,
SkyQuest XTg, XXg
6-pin RJ-11
5
4
3
2
Celestron
Meade
NexStar, CGE, CGEM,
ETX, LX-90, LXD55/75
CPC, SLT, SE
4-pin
4-pin
modular
modular
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
3
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serial cable yourself if you're handy with electrical things. It's
really just a simple "telephone" type cable, which will connect
the StarSeek Wi-Fi module's serial port directly to your tele-
scope's serial port. If you don't want to make one yourself,
perhaps you could have one made by an electronics shop
that does custom cables.
In any case, you'll need the pinout diagram for your tele-
scope's serial port. Figure 2 shows the meaning of the pins
on StarSeek Wi-Fi module's serial adapter cable.
Figure 2, combined with your telescope's serial pinout
scheme, will be sufficient to construct the needed cable. The
tables below and at left list the pinouts for the StarSeek Wi-Fi's
DB-9M cable adapter, and for some common telescope mod-
Orion
els/brands. Note that some telescope serial ports use a 6-pin
RJ-11 (or RJ-14) connector similar to the StarSeek Wi-Fi
StarSeeker
module's, while others use the smaller 4-pin modular "hand-
set" connector. Check your telescope manual for details, and
4-pin
expect some trial and error.
modular
Pins are numbered 1 to 6 from left to right when facing the
connector with the pins down and plastic clip up, as pictured
4
above. Note that the outermost pins (1 and 6) are not used on
3
any 6-pin RJ-11 (or RJ-14) connector.
2
Please note that Orion does not provide support for
1
building custom serial cables.
Meade
LX-200 Classic, GPS
6-pin
RJ-11
5
3
2
4
Losmandy
StellarCAT
Wildcard
Gemini
ServoCAT
Argo Navis
4-pin
6-pin
6-pin
modular
RJ-11
RJ-11
3
2
3
1
4
5
2
5
4
4
3
2
Starmaster
SkyTracker
6-pin
RJ-11
5
3
2
4
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