From: Kevin in Fort Davis <fsm79734@gmail.com>

Date: June 23, 2016 4:57:39 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Camera compatibility with Astro IIDC?

Thanks as always, Milton - good to know.  This was suggested to me as a camera we might get, but my first thought was "I wonder if it's compatible with Astro IIDC?".  That settles it for me, as I have no plans to go down the Windows rabbit hole.  Let's hope PGR continues to develop their cameras to the IIDC protocol!

-Kevin

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Milton Aupperle maupperl@gmail.com [Astro_IIDC] <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi Kevin;

No it isn't.

The only USB cameras that will work are from PGR. PGR implemented the IIDC protocol to control the cameras over USB 2. Everyone else uses a custom I/O protocol and follow no standards.

I don't believe any of the any of the PGR USB 3 cameras will work either. They require USB 3 protocols and for throughput USB 2 is not fast enough.

Lastly, as far as I know, no one is maintaining a list of what cameras are compatible anymore.

Milton J. Aupperle

On 2016-06-23, at 2:54 PM, "Kevin in Fort Davis fsm79734@gmail.com [Astro_IIDC]" <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Does anyone know if this camera:

http://www.highpointscientific.com/zwo-asi1600mc-cooled-usb-3-color-cmos-camera-asi1600mc-cool

is compatible with Astro IIDC?

Also, is there a list somewhere that someone maintains, which is relatively up to date and includes which cameras are compatible with Astro IIDC?

Thanks all!  -Kevin