Starlight Xpress SXV USB2.0 Interface User Manual

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Using the USB2.0 camera and guider interface

The USB2.0 interface is an updated replacement for the original Starlight Xpress USB1.1
unit, released in 2001. Its main function is to provide a USB2 compatible high speed
interface for the MX5, MX5C, MX716, MX7C and MX916 range of CCD cameras, but it
also includes an interface for the SXV guide camera and for STAR2000 functions. These
features make the USB2.0 interface into a very useful upgrade to the non-SXV camera
range.

Installing the software:

The USB2 interface uses the same USB drivers as the SXV series of cameras, so if you
have an SXV-H9, H9C etc. already installed, you do not need to run the USB setup
program. Otherwise, find the ‘USB2setup’ folder on the software CCD and double click
on the ‘setup.exe’ file. Once this has been done, you should find ‘SXVIOinterface.inf’
installed in C:\Windows\inf and ‘SXVIO.sys’ and ‘generic.sys’ in
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers. A copy of SXVIOinterface.inf is provided on the CD for
users with SXV camera software already installed. This should be copied into
C:\Windows\Inf, otherwise the interface will not be identified correctly.

Once the files have been installed, plug the USB cable into the computer and USB2
interface box. The computer will report that ‘New hardware’ has been found and that it is
installing the software required for your new device. The boot name of your interface is
‘Echo3’ and it requires SXVIO.sys as a driver. If the computer asks you to find the
driver, point it to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\SXVIO.sys.

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