PEGASUS ASTRO EQDir USB Stick for Skywatcher Mounts with DB9

With this accessory, you can control your mount without a handcontroller using EQMod via your PC.

The cable is available in two different versions:

RJ45 connector:

• Skywatcher HEQ5
• Skywatcher AZ-HEQ5
• Skywatcher AZ-EQ6
• Skywatcher EQ6-R
• Skywatcher EQ8
• Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro

DB9 connection

• Skywatcher EQ6
• Skywatcher NEQ6

EQMOD is the name of an open source software that allows you to control your mount from your PC. There are various solutions for connecting the PC to the mount. The component EQDIR in the name of many adaptors and interfaces means that a direct connection is established between the PC and the mount, so that the handcontroller is no longer needed. Such a connection can even be wireless.

You can find more information about EQMOD here: http://eq-mod.sourceforge.net/