Re: Mac drivers for DSI Pro?

In article <1185536252.486936.168320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
RMOLLISE <rmollise@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 27, 1:35 am, rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rob Johnson) wrote:
In article <_b2qi.5151$ib7.3024@trnddc02>,

"John Savage" <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I recently purchased a DSI Pro. Although I can use a PC if necessary, I
also use a Mac and would prefer using the latter if Mac drivers are
available for this camera. Are Mac drivers available for the DSI Pro?

Perhaps not, but a good place to try is to go to the IOXperts page at

<http://www.ioexperts.com/products/webcamx.html>

Their driver works for the Celestron NexImage camera, but that is
becauseit is essentially a ToUcam. If their driver does not work
with the DSI Pro, then there is a page you can use to submit info
in order to help them support your camera:

<http://www.ioexperts.com/FAQs/faq.html#howhelpusb_anchor>

Their list of unsupported cameras includes the Meade Captureview
(binoculars with a built-in video camera), but I don't know if that
has the same chipset as the DSI Pro.

It doesn't. None of these drivers will work with the DSI. It's purty
different, I understand, and that's why it has not been widely
supported. Oh, there is SOME 3rd party support for the DSI. K3CCD, Phd
Guiding, and Maxim DL do support it, but, unfortunately, that does not
help the original poster, as they are all PC apps. I would guess that
the reason for that is that they are actually using the Meade drivers,
basically, but I ain't computer literate enough to tell ya for shore.

Thanks for the information. I had been wondering myself about trying
a DSI Pro for guiding at one time, but now I am using a beta test unit
of the Starfish camera (which is now in production). I like this
camera a lot; it is very sensitive, and I can use pretty dim stars to
guide.

The two pieces of software that come with the camera are Starlink,
Fishcamp's own software, and a version of PHD Guiding that works on
the Mac. However, as you say, even PHD Guiding on the Mac probably
won't work since the PC version is most likely using the PC drivers
for the DSI Pro.

Rob Johnson <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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