S C O P E B I T S

Connection to telescope

Please select your Telescope platform.

MEADE LX200 (GPS), LX600 and LX850 MEADE ETX, LT, LX65, LX80, LX85* & LX90 CELESTRON GOTO SYKWATCHER GOTO

The telescope bridge is compatible with all LX200 or greater platfoms, a mount RS232 port is required.

Your bridge has a Meade specific mode, it can display the contents of your LCD screen on it's own oLED screen. While it does not display scolling text or everything your handset can display, it is great for basic functions. Works on Autostar 2 handset mounts only with newer firmware eg 4.2 (updatable via www.stargps.ca).
Your bridge has a Meade specific mode, it can display the contents of your LCD screen on it's own oLED screen. While it does not display scolling text or everything your handset can display, it is great for basic functions. Works on 497 and AudioStar handsets with newer firmware eg 43GN (updatable via www.stargps.ca).

*IMPORTANT - some EQ LX mounts have the AUX port polarity reversed, this is dictated by a small white sticker in the battery compartment. If in any doubt please use the USB power bank to power your Telescope bridge, and not use AUX.

The telescope bridge is not compatible with the newer USB enabled handsets. Handset software version should be 3+

The telescope bridge is not compatible with the newer USB enabled handsets. Handset software version should be 3+

Please be aware, it is always best practice to plug in the Telescope Bridge while the entire unit is powered down. Some telescopes, notably Celestron can have issues with "hot plugging" devices!

Screens explained

Default screen

This is the screen you will see depending on what mode you have selected.
Press the M button to cycle through available modes.
(Only modes available are shown)

Joystick
(if connected)

Move your scope using the Joystick. This screen will show you the motion etc.

See this guide.

Access Point

Press the M button for 2 seconds. This mode will create a Wifi network called "ScopeBits" and assign an IP address 192.168.4.1& port 4030. Connect to this SSID on your device and start your app such as SkySafari etc.

Router access point

Press the M button for 2 seconds. This mode will create a Wifi network called "ScopeBits_connect" and assign an IP address 192.168.4.1. Connect to this SSID on your device and goto the IP 192.168.4.1 in a browser to continue. See this guide.

Bluetooth control

Press the M button for 2 seconds. This mode will create Bluetooth service called "ScopeBits". Connect to this Bluetooth service on your device or in an app such as SkySafari etc.
(Not available on iOS devices)

USB serial port

Press the M button for 2 seconds. This mode will start a USB serial port @9600 baud. You may need to install USB drivers which are automatically installed on modern computers. Connect the Telescope Bridge to a computer using the USB-C cable.

Reset Wifi (Router)

Press the M button for 2 seconds. If you need to reset the current Wifi router use this option. It will remove the auto connect and default back to Access point mode. Re-run the setup mode again to change to a different Wifi network.

Update Bridge firmware

Press the M button for 2 seconds. This is only available if your Telescope Bridge is currently in Router access point mode as it needs to connect to the internet. New bridge firmware will be downloaded (Not scope firmware), installed and run. If it pauses for a long time, remove power and try again.

Firmware version

This screen will show you the current version, platform and your device's serial number.