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PMC-Eight ASCOM Driver 6.0.0.3

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@ExploreScientific ExploreScientific released this 14 Aug 16:12
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PMC-Eight ASCOM Driver 6.0.0.3.

Changes:

  • Syncs Wes McDonald's WiFi/TCP pacing fix from the public wifi-fix branch.
  • Re-enables a measured 25 ms post-reply delay in the WiFi command path to avoid dropped commands when polling over TCP.
  • Bumps driver assembly and installer metadata to 6.0.0.3.

Installer SHA256 is published in SHA256SUMS.txt.

PMC-Eight ASCOM Driver 6.0.0.2

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@ExploreScientific ExploreScientific released this 11 May 19:00

Public Explore Scientific PMC-Eight ASCOM driver source release.

Assets:

  • ExploreScientific-PMC-Eight-ASCOM-Driver-6.0.0.2-Setup.exe: Windows ASCOM Platform installer.
  • SHA256SUMS.txt: checksum for verifying the installer download.

Install notes:

  1. Install the ASCOM Platform on Windows first.
  2. Download and run the setup executable attached to this release.
  3. Select the Explore Scientific PMC-Eight telescope driver from your ASCOM-compatible application.

This public package includes the current public PMC-Eight Universal Firmware Configuration Tool package files and the 20A02.1.8.3.bt firmware binary.

PMC-Eight Quickstart Software Package

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Refreshed 2026-08-14 to include the latest mirrored Wes McDonald PMC8 Tools packages: PMC8 Dashboard v0.2.6, ESP32 OTA v2.3 / ES4.2.30, ESP32 Serial Flash v1.0 / ES4.2.3, and mount firmware 20A02.2.0.1. Quickstart ZIP SHA256: a121cf5ec4d5adaa6a2aa1b6c4ae21157b08e21c972b3d51240f1f45761342a2.