SkyProdigy Firmware Updates and External
Computer Control
The original SkyProdigy has a version of camera that is incompatible with
the current StarSense hand control and firmware. That version of SkyProdigy
has no RS-232 control capability and does not work with AUX devices (like
the Celestron GPS module).
The current SkyProdigy has the newer camera and uses the current StarSense
hand control. This hand control can be updated with CFM to the latest
StarSense firmware, it has RS-232 control capability and it does work with
AUX devices.
This change would have occurred in 2014, but I'm sure the shelf stock of old
SkyProdigy units were around long after that. The way to tell would be the
hand control version displayed in the menu: anything with an HC version of
1.06.13201 or higher is the newer version. (1.06.xxxxx is a higher version
than 1.1.xxxx).
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