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Equinox Pro Changelog

What's new in Equinox Pro 7.2.2

Oct 3, 2014
  • Fixed iEQ45 control bug.
  • Fixed comet display bug.

New in Equinox Pro 7.2.1 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Fixed stupid scope protocol bug.

New in Equinox Pro 7.2.0 (Apr 14, 2014)

  • Updated iOptron iEQ45/ZEQ25 protocol.
  • New Canon framework.
  • Added support for Canon EOS M and T5.
  • Added full frame and APS-C SV outlines.
  • Added slew detect script command.
  • Fixed a star number start-up bug.
  • Removed Equinox Image communication.
  • Removed the old NexStar 5 and MCU protocols.
  • Reduced the price.

New in Equinox Pro 7.1.4 (Sep 23, 2013)

  • Added support for SBIG STXL cameras.
  • New Canon framework.
  • Added support for Canon EOS 6D, 1D C, 700D, 100D.
  • Changed DSLR lens outlines to match full frame.
  • Added J2000 coordinates to a script search.
  • Fixed Temma II star sync bug.
  • Fixed an ecliptic line bug in 360¡ view angle.

New in Equinox Pro 7.1.3 (Jan 5, 2013)

  • Went back to old Canon framework.

New in Equinox Pro 7.1.2 (Jan 3, 2013)

  • Focuser connect uses selected serial port.
  • New Canon framework.
  • Added support for Canon 5D Mark III, 1D X, 60Da, T4i.
  • Added unlimited number of Canon exposures.
  • Fixed multiple bulb Canon exposure crash.
  • Fixed NEO magnitude error.
  • Added SBIG STF and STT camera preferences.

New in Equinox Pro 7.1.1 (Mar 21, 2012)

  • Compiled with latest LLVM compiler.
  • Added support for iEQ45 mount.
  • Found a work-around for a Gemini 2 firmware bug.
  • Fixed 134 deg character bugs.

New in Equinox Pro 7.1.0 (Feb 10, 2012)

  • Tour Exposure works with Canon cameras.
  • Tour Exposure works with Nebulosity.
  • Added custom horizon to below horizon check.
  • Added photo horizon to below horizon check.
  • Added SynScan to scope protocol.
  • Added a simulated sync function to SynScan.
  • Added a Find Object toolbar item.
  • Fixed the Version Check at launch bug.
  • Fixed a Canon 600D bug.
  • Fixed a Canon 1100D bug.

New in Equinox Pro 7.0.3 (Dec 12, 2011)

  • Scope View coordinates save/restore.
  • Updated GPUSB code.
  • Added MoonLite focuser support.
  • Added FCUSB focuser support.
  • Fixed menu select bug.
  • Fixed Tour EI Exposure bug.

New in Equinox Pro 7.0.2 (Oct 7, 2011)

  • New icon (forced by Apple).
  • Fixed a Canon T1i bug.

New in Equinox Pro 7.0.1 (Sep 21, 2011)

  • Added Lion full screen mode support.
  • Reversed pinch/zoom directionn.
  • Reversed scroll wheel zoom direction.
  • Removed grey window outline in full screen mode.
  • Fixed a possible hang on launch after upgrade.
  • Added J2000 option for Find panel RA/Dec entry.
  • Fixed a possible webcam crash.

New in Equinox Pro 7.0.0 (Aug 4, 2011)

  • Intel Mac and OS X 10.6+ only.
  • Developed with Xcode 4.
  • Compiled with LLVM compiler.
  • Tested with OS X 10.7 Lion.
  • Added swipe and pinch gestures in sky and SV display.
  • Uses Canon 2.10 framework.
  • Added H.264 compression to webcam movie option.
  • Canon movie uses H.264 (Norm) and tiff (max) formats.
  • Modified bulb/manual exposure requirements for 60D.
  • Added date/time overlay and movie options for SBIG AllSky.
  • Fixed the webcam blank frame movie bug.
  • Fixed Canon movie crash with long movie recording.

New in Equinox Pro 6.16.0 (May 6, 2011)

  • Added support for the SBIG AllSky.
  • Added NexStar Off track mode selection.
  • Added ServoCat support.
  • Added polar alignment function.
  • Added Temma II slew button lock option.
  • Faster Canon Live View and movie fps.
  • Fixed the Retain Polling selection bug.
  • Fixed the webcam movie crash bug.
  • Removed the Earth Window.

New in Equinox Pro 6.15.1 (Mar 7, 2011)

  • Faster MPCORB database processing.
  • Optional switch between Comet/MP and MPCORB without download.
  • Scope View support for SBIG ST-i outline.
  • Added relay times to webcam guide status.
  • Added Alt/Az rotation to the Scope View window.
  • Fixed a number of Scope View display bugs.
  • Fixed LX200 site command bug.
  • Fixed webcam calibration bug.
  • Fixed NexStar GPS mode bug.

New in Equinox Pro 6.15.0 (Feb 1, 2011)

  • Info Panel display is optional.
  • Faster startup.
  • Support for Canon 60D.
  • Click in Canon image for 5X scale.
  • Support for SkyFi/StarSeek WiFi.
  • Better scope slew response with fast polling.
  • Scope quit button works with on/off selection.
  • Current Canon file/movie path displayed in tool tip.
  • Tool tips on/off no longer requires a relaunch.
  • Fixed Canon exposure abort bug.
  • Fixed nexStar sync bug.
  • Fixed a communication problem with StarMap Pro.
  • Fixed several minor memory leaks.

New in Equinox Pro 6.14.2 (Jan 3, 2011)

  • Added cities lists to rebuild.
  • Added Canon download progress bar.
  • Fixed NOMAD download bug.
  • Fixed startup cities list bug.
  • Fixed Tonight display bug.
  • Fixed Canon 5X movie bug.

New in Equinox Pro 6.14.1 (Dec 14, 2010)

  • Several bug fixes.

New in Equinox Pro 6.14.0 (Dec 13, 2010)

  • Name changed from Equinox 6 to Equinox Pro.
  • Compiled with a new Xcode compiler.
  • Data folders now in user location.
  • New Comet/MP server.
  • Automatic download of MPCORB data.
  • Added Rebuild Database function.
  • Simple installer.
  • Several bug fixes.
  • Equinox LE discontinued.

New in Equinox Pro 6.13.1 (May 12, 2010)

  • Scope/focuser control with PR-EZ1 remote.
  • Compiled with new Canon framework (v2.8).
  • Compatible with new Equinox Image release.

New in Equinox Pro 6.13.0 (Apr 6, 2010)

  • Custom dome control.
  • Digital Dome Works support.
  • iOptron MiniTower support.
  • Webcam hot pixel detection.
  • Faster serial thread.
  • Find dialog displays filtered out objects.
  • More SG-4 bug fixes.
  • LX200 slew button bug fix.

New in Equinox Pro 6.12.3 (Dec 28, 2009)

  • Fixed off-screen window bug.
  • Save event date/time in iCal.
  • Allow manual Optec focuser operation with temp probe failure.
  • Changed the parsing code to handle the new NOMAD format.
  • Fixed some SBIG SG-4 bugs.
  • Improved photo horizon update speed.
  • New voice commands interface.

New in Equinox Pro 6.12.2 (Oct 12, 2009)

  • Find dialog "clear" function.
  • Tour function can read Astroplanner exported plans.
  • Connect to Shoestring Astronomy's DSUSB device.
  • Compiled with Xcode 3.2.
  • Work-arounds found for Snow Leopard problems.

New in Equinox Pro 6.12.1 (Aug 2, 2009)

  • iPhone's Starmap Pro (v1.3) can set Equinox site.
  • GPS scopes can set Equinox site.
  • New Canon framework (v2.6).
  • Compiled with xCode 3.1.3 and GCC 4.2.
  • External setting for Canon bulb exposures.
  • Fixed SBIG SG-4 exposure bug.

New in Equinox Pro 6.12.0 (Jul 1, 2009)

  • Tonight object altitude window.
  • Webcam flat frame processing.
  • Webcam avg/sum frame number popup menu.
  • Sky Commander / Losmandy DSC protocol.
  • Fixed Canon 5D Mark II bug.
  • Closest NEO bypasses magnitude limit.
  • Fixed several minor bugs.

New in Equinox Pro 6.11.0 (Apr 20, 2009)

  • SBIG SG-4 autoguider support (preliminary).
  • Stark-Labs PHD and Equinox 6 communication.
  • iPhone Starmap Pro and Equinox 6 communication.
  • LX200 GPS 'Pulse Guide' commands used for guiding.
  • Canon camera disconnect improvements.
  • Canon 5X Live View arrow keys work.
  • Canon file and movie path saved as preferences.
  • New Canon framework (v2.5.2).
  • Lens outlines based on Canon lens angles.
  • Tour files can include SIMBAD search files.
  • Option to retain scope control with SV window closed.
  • Path plot will display time (vs. date) for short durations.
  • Webcam calibration Min Move value added.
  • SI units correction.

New in Equinox Pro 6.10.5 (Jan 19, 2009)

  • Added Canon DSLR WB control.
  • Added Canon DSLR Live View movie.
  • Allow MPCORB format in Soft00Bright file.
  • Fixed several minor bugs.

New in Equinox Pro 6.10.4 (Dec 12, 2008)

  • Added MPCORB minor planet database.
  • Prevent Canon LiveView doing an auto shutdown.
  • Canon delay time setting works on first exposure.
  • Added Track Selected Object menu item.

New in Equinox Pro 6.10.3 (Nov 21, 2008)

  • Added arrow key moves to Canon Focus 5X image.
  • Improved Canon Focus operation.
  • Fixed a keyboard shortcut conflict.

New in Equinox Pro 6.10.2 (Nov 12, 2008)

  • Fixes a problem with USB webcams and the IOXperts driver.

New in Equinox Pro 6.10.1 (Nov 3, 2008)

  • Uses latest Canon framework (v2.5).
  • Mirror lockup simulated with Canon Live View.
  • Focusers can use Canon Live View for autofocusing.
  • Canon Exposure Adjust slider works with exposed images.

New in Equinox Pro 6.10.0 (Oct 20, 2008)

  • Added Canon EOS and Rebel DSLR support.
  • Added an "other" deep sky filter.
  • Added Gemini, LX200 and NexStar alignment stars filter.
  • Fixed a memory leak bug.

New in Equinox Pro 6.9.1 (Sep 6, 2008)

  • Added a flip E/W preference for SBIG outline.
  • Fixed several minor bugs.

New in Equinox Pro 6.9.0 (Aug 15, 2008)

  • SIMBAD search in Find panel.
  • Half hour GMT time zones added.
  • Galactic center drawn in sky display.
  • PPC install bug fixed.
  • NexStar 5 protocol bug fixed.

New in Equinox Pro 6.8.6 (Jul 7, 2008)

  • Rewrote the scope slew button code for LX200 and Gemini.
  • Fixed a Find dialog bug for short IDs (like M3).
  • Added a Flip 180� function to eyepiece 10 (SBIG).
  • Fixes several minor bugs.

New in Equinox Pro 6.8.5 (Jul 1, 2008)

  • bug fixes only

New in Equinox Pro 6.8.4 (Jun 23, 2008)

  • Tour image exposure with Equinox Image.
  • SV window minimize retains polling.
  • Space bar halts scope slewing.
  • Several Temma II bugs fixed.
  • Lots of minor bugs fixed.

New in Equinox Pro 6.8.3 (Jun 9, 2008)

  • Click NOMAD stars for information.
  • NOMAD RA and Dec Grid option.
  • NOMAD color and font preferences.
  • Webcam movie frame timestamp (UTC).
  • Webcam movie codec and quality menu.
  • Camera outline rotation in SV now CW/CCW.s

New in Equinox Pro 6.8.2 (May 26, 2008)

  • NOMAD reference stars in Scope View window.
  • Several minor bugs fixed.

New in Equinox Pro 6.8.1 (May 8, 2008)

  • New Earth Window (Leopard only).
  • Fixed a multi-screen bug.
  • Separate Tiger and Leopard installers.
  • This is the last Tiger version.

New in Equinox Pro 6.8.0 (Apr 21, 2008)

  • Photo horizon feature (Leopard only).
  • Adds ESO DSS downloads.
  • Adds SkyView DSS downloads.
  • DSLR Scope View outline rotation.
  • Fixes several Temma II control bugs.
  • Can read comet names with the MPC's new format.

New in Equinox Pro 6.7.2 (Mar 4, 2008)

  • Adds precession and parallax for comets and minor planets.

New in Equinox Pro 6.7.1 (Feb 5, 2008)

  • Version 6.7.1 fixes a number of minor bugs.

New in Equinox Pro 6.7.0 (Feb 2, 2008)

  • Webcam dark frame and stack (Leopard only).
  • Find Object substring search and list.
  • Shortcuts preferences.
  • Anti-alias stars can be turned off.
  • Fine adjustments in Solar System window.
  • Several improvements to the Tour function.
  • More accurate camera outlines in SV window.
  • Database endian check.
  • Many changes for more intuitive operations.
  • Lower cost Limited Edition (LE) version offered.

New in Equinox Pro 6.6 (Jan 3, 2008)

  • GPUSB autoguide support.
  • Improved webcam display and autoguiding.
  • Deep Sky object outlines in Scope View window.
  • Deep Sky object outlines in Scope View printout.
  • Finder View menu/Angle added (star hopping).
  • SBIG camera models added to eyepiece 10 menu.
  • SBIG outline in SV window without EI running.
  • SBIG outline can be manually rotated (shift key).
  • Fixed a version check bug.

New in Equinox Pro 6.5.3 (Nov 23, 2007)

  • Fixes several bugs with Astroplanner communication.

New in Equinox Pro 6.5.3 (Nov 20, 2007)

  • Redesigned webcam interface (Leopard only). 2. Star data sent to Astroplanner. 3. Command click clears DSS image in Scope View.