You then type "open 10.0.0.1 4030" and you will be connected directly to your Magellan. On a Windows computer you can open Telnet by pressing the "Windows Key + R" to get a command prompt and then type telnet which will open a screen like the first photo. You can also use PuTTY but you may still need telnet anyway, can't say for sure as I already had it loaded.
You will need to search "telnet installation" to get the setup procedure for your Windows or Mac Windows is simpler. Telnet is not preloaded on your computer. The cable pinouts on the Simulation Curriculum are also correct but this diagram is more easy to read and is specifically for the Magellan. Some older manuals did not make this very clear. Please note the RJ11 pin assignments used by Meade are not the same as a standard telephone RJ11 pinout. The photo below shows the correct cable configuration for the Magellan to Skyfi unit. See below if anyone wants to verify their cables and equipment. The only other issue I see, which may not even be a problem, is that the documentation for the LX200 Classic shows the return data string may have a "+" character in the :GR# command which the Magellan does not have. If this baud rate problem can be corrected I am confidant that Skysafari will be able to communicate through Skyfi to the Magellan 2 and probably Magellan 1. I monitored it by using the refresh button on my laptop to keep checking the 10.0.0.1/serial.html page while executing the connect command.
I have monitored the baud rate when executing the connect command through Skysafari and found that it was changing the baud rate to 9600(LX200 Classic) immediately after the connect button was clicked on. Once I used Skysafari to set the correct baud rate(300) and connected to the port through telnet I was able to directly type in the commands and get the responses expected. I have communication to my Magellan 2 hand controller by using telnet through my Skyfi 3 and Skysafari 6. **I know why Magellan never worked in Skysafari 5 - see next posting**
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