2015-12-11 5.00 Major update! New features: Added full support for CEM25/CEM25-EC and upcoming new mounts. Added full support for ASCOM Dome interface. Added full support for Windows 10 RTM /v1511. Added full support for High DPI settings for some ultra-high resolution display when using Windows Vista /7 /8 /8.1 /10 (*). Everything looks much better now. iOptron Commander itself removed dependency to ASCOM platform (**). Redesigned entire user interface. The main interface is much smaller right now. If you (re)open any dialogs, it will recover to the position where you last put them. Migrate some star catalog from 8407 Hand Controller. You may now directly slew these objects in iOptron Commander. Can read and clear alignment model now. Can set different guiding rate for RA and Dec axes. Mount Settings has been redesigned. Camera & Optics has been redesigned. Aperture Diameter and Aperture Area will be sent to ASCOM interface. Language settings will be auto "remembered", and change of language will cause every opened windows changes language immediately. Improvements: Improved transmission error correction. Many parameters now transferred using a higher precision format. Bug fixed: CEM25/CEM25-EC can now only be set 10 degrees max past meridian instead of 30 degrees. Lots of other minor bugs fixed. Passed test with ASCOM platform 6.2/ASCOM Conformance Tool 6.2.58.0 under Windows 10 v1511 64bit edition. Minimum requirement: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7 /8 /8.1 /10 with .NET (dotNET) Framework 4.0 installed. iOptron CEM25/CEM25-EC mount with 8408 hand controller firmware 151020 and later, RA, Dec firmware 150818 and later. Or iOptron CEM60 /CEM60-EC /iEQ45 Pro /iEQ45 Pro AA Mode/ iEQ30 Pro with firmware 151016 and alter. Note(*): .NET (dotNET) Framework 4.6 and later is required. Note(**): This means you can directly connect to any iOptron mounts since 2014 with iOptron Commander.exe in any PC without ASCOM platform present. But if you want to use the ASCOM interface, ASCOM platform itself still must be installed. 2015-03-12 4.00 Major update! New features: ASCOM driver and iOptron Commander now can connect to iOptron Mounts via Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection. Added native support for iOptron StarFi. Sync from PC time now available. You may migrate the time, Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time settings of your PC to the mount by one click. Improvements: Increase compatibility with third party software. Bug fixed: Sometimes the driver reports incorrect SideofPier. Sometimes the driver reports incorrect coordinates and status. Note: This version only support for CEM60, CEM60-EC, iEQ45 Pro EQ mode, iEQ45 Pro AA mode and iEQ30 Pro with mainboard firmware 150228 and later. 2015-01-16 3.20 New features: Added support for iEQ30 Pro. Multi-instance of ASCOM driver now shares the same value of TargetRightAscension, TargetDeclination, SlewSettleTime, Elevation and IsPulseGuiding. PulseGuide and IsPulseGuiding now supports guiding simultaneously in both North-South and West-East directions. iOptron Commander now displays Local Sidereal Time and Side of Pier. Added meridian settings in iOptron Commander. Improvements: The default behavior of direction button in iOptron Commander has been changed to agree with some customers' request. You may change the behavior in the Preference button. Bug fixed: Sometimes the driver reports incorrect SideofPier. Sometimes the iOptron Commander will freeze during the auto-guiding. Note: This version only support for CEM60, CEM60-EC, iEQ45 Pro EQ mode, iEQ45 Pro AA mode and iEQ30 Pro with firmware 141229 and later. iOptron Remote Control Center has been renamed to iOptron Commander. 2014-08-21 3.00 Major update! New features: This version is natively support multi-connection from ASCOM compatible applications. The new iOptron Remote Control Center can be opened standalone (not required hook to any ASCOM compatible applications), and also can be used with other ASCOM compatible applications simultaneously. You may establish any links to ASCOM driver at any time when the iOptron Remote Control Center is opened. Note: This version only support for CEM60, CEM60-EC, and iEQ45 Pro EQ mode, iEQ45 Pro AA mode with firmware 140825 and later. Establish a link with ASCOM driver will automatically start the iOptron Remote Control Center. The control center must remained opened to make ASCOM driver works properly, if you really do not want to use it, please minimize the window. You should manually close the iOptron Remote Control Center when you do not want to use the ASCOM driver any more. 2014-05-05 2.60 ATTENTION! From this version, the driver will only support for CEM60, CEM60-EC, iEQ45 Pro EQ mode, iEQ45 Pro AA mode. Eliminate support for ALL earlier products. Minimum Requirement has been raised to .NET Framework 4 (match with the ASCOM platform 6.1). Added support for iEQ45 Pro. Greatly improved support for CEM60/CEM60-EC (Some new features may need Mainboard firmware version 140430 or later). Added MoveAxis, SetPark, DestinationSideofPier feature. Fixed some bugs in Park, Unpark, SlewSettleTime and SideofPier. Note: Windows XP users should install .NET Framework 4, we recommend Windows Vista and Windows 7 users install .NET Framework 4.5.2, Windows 8 and later users do not need to install any additional .NET Framework. 2014-04-23 2.40 Added support for CEM60/CEM60-EC. Added support for ASCOM Platform 6.1. Passed ASCOM Conformance Test under Conform Tools 6.1.0.53. Passed test under Windows 8.1 Update 1 64 bit, 32 bit should also works. 2013-07-25 2.30 The error messages of remote control panel was eliminated. Remote control panel can now automatically adjusts timeout of the COM port. Passed ASCOM Conformance Test under Conform Tools 6.0.0.49. Passed test under Windows 8 64 bit, 32 bit should also works. 2013-05-13 2.22 Further improved stability in control panel. Improved detection of PulseGuide command. 2013-03-21 2.21 Disabled auto refresh in control panel. Fixed some bugs. 2013-03-15 2.20 Added support for iEQ45 AA mode with 8407 hand controller. Added support for SlewSettleTime. Improved compatibility with third party software. Improved stability of remote control panel. 2013-02-06 2.10 Added support for ZEQ25 with 8408 hand controller. Improved program stability. Passed ASCOM Conformance Test under Conform Tools 6.0.0.47. 2012-08-08 2.00 Major update! Added control panel to remote control iOptron telescope. It cannot be used with ASCOM at the same time. Fixed set UTC bug. Increased time before timeout of RS-232 port to compatible with more USB to RS-232 converters. Added some ASCOM "Action" commands. Note: If you want to remote control iOptron telescope to auto guide via RS-232 port, please connect to control panel first, tune every settings, then disconnect it from control panel. After that, you may use ASCOM to control the telescope. 2012-05-09 1.02 Added support for SmartEQ with 8408 hand controller. 2012-02-28 1.01 Improved transmission efficiency. Fixed sync bug. Fixed Daylight Saving Time bug. 2011-10-26 1.00 Initial release. This program requires ASCOM platform 6 or later and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Only support iEQ45 and iEQ30 with 8407 hand controller. Passed ASCOM Conformance Test under Conform Tools 6.0.0.43. Passed test under Windows XP 32 bit and Windows 7 64 bit. Windows XP 64 bit, Windows Vista 32 bit and 64 bit, Windows 7 32 bit should also works.