How to Upgrade StarSense Camera Firmware
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Linux users, Sascha Peilicke has an
excellent how to article
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To update the StarSense Camera firmware, you will need the Celestron
Firmware Manager (referred to as CFM for the rest of this
document)
from Celestron's web site:
https://software.celestron.com/updates/
Click the CFM folder and download the "zip" file and follow the directions
below.
OR
https://www.celestron.com/pages/manuals-software
Click the Drivers and Software category link, then Show More
towards the bottom of the page and search for the Celestron Firmware
Manager. Download the "zip" file and follow the directions below.
CFM uses Java (download the latest from
www.java.com) to work on
Windows, macOS and Linux.
Updating the camera also requires a connection between the USB port on the
camera and your PC or laptop. For details on the cable required, read
this.
Note that you can either connect your hand control at the same time or just the
camera - CFM automatically detects all connected devices and behaves
accordingly. Alternately, if your scope has Celestron WiFi (built-in on
the Evolution and Astro Fi, available as an add on for many mounts by using the
Celestron SkyPortal or SkyQ Link WiFi module), you can connect your PC to the
scope's WiFi network and connect without cables. This requires you to
change the connection method in CFM's Options/Connections menu to WiFi.
After downloading CFM, you must then "unzip" or "extract" it to a folder on
your computer. Don't lose track of the location of this folder as you will
need to navigate to it to start CFM later.
Upgrade Process
- Connect your PC/laptop to the USB port on camera or the scope's WiFi
network.
- Power up the scope to provide power to the camera.
- Open the folder where you unzipped and double-click CFM icon.
There might be two CFM icons - only one will open the orange CFM program
window.
- CFM will automatically scan for the
connected camera. After locating it, the top section of CFM will
state it has detected the camera.
- CFM will also automatically download all packages (firmware) in the
center section. Note that this can occur without being connected
to the camera - for example, if your scope is out in an
observatory without Internet access, you could start CFM while your
laptop is connected to the Internet and later take the laptop out to the
observatory.
- Once the download is complete, click the Update button in the
bottom section to load the firmware into the camera.
Additional Notes
- If you have problems getting CFM to load the firmware into the camera, close CFM, look in the folder where you unzipped CFM and delete
the Packages folder. Start the process again. Note it will
take a few minutes for CFM to download all the packages via the
Internet.
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