Starlight Xpress SuperStar - Manual (Page 2)

SuperStar handbook Issue 1 March 2012
Installing the SuperStar:
A new 32 bit installation will require the driver files SXVIO.sys and Generic.sys, plus the
SXVIO_SuperStar.inf file. A 64 bit machine will require our 64 bit driver package ‘BlockIO64.zip’.
All are available from our web pages, if required (
http://www.sxccd.com/drivers-downloads ).
Running the ‘Setup.exe’ file on the supplied CD, will install the drivers and operating software
automatically. If you are installing manually, copy thes appropriate files into a convenient folder on
drive C and then connect the USB cable to the SuperStar. Point the installer at this folder when it asks
for the location of the drivers and you should see it set up the hardware as a ‘BlockIOClass’ device in
Device Manager.
The SuperStar control software is SuperStar.exe and the latest version may be downloaded from the
Starlight Xpress web site
http://www.sxccd.com/drivers-downloads , if necessary. Copy the exe file
and dlls into a folder on drive C and run the exe file to start the software. Alternatively, ‘PHD’,
‘AstroArt’ and ‘MaximDL’ support the SuperStar and may be preferred. Note that the SuperStar may
show up as an ‘SXV-H9’ or as ‘Unknown’ in some software, but should still work OK.
Using the SuperStar:
The SuperStar is generally used with a separate guide telescope, or via an off-axis guider. It is designed
to be inserted into a standard 1.25” focuser assembly, but also has a 25mm ‘C’ type camera lens thread
in the front to allow standard CCTV lenses to be attached. Please note that the chip to lens distance is
only 12.5mm and so a ‘CS’ to ‘C’ extension will be needed to permit a standard C lens to reach focus.