I use the StarGPS patch for the following reasons :
I like writing my own tours or modify northern hemisphere tours for the southern hemisphere and the only way to download tours to a Audiostar controller successfully is via the MyScope
With patched firmware you can read the values of your motor calibration and drive training and then you can download these values to a spare controller to be used with a particular scope without having to do a motor calibration or drive training.
StarGPS has now brought out a patch for the A4S4 firmware so now my dongle works and I have patched firmware!
The patch gives you the following options:
GPS :
1) GPS Setup
2) Status display pause
3) Location display pause
4) Skip Simple Align
Bug Fixes:
1) Fix Drive Train / Cal Sensor Resets
2) Fix :
3) Fix :
4) Fix :ED format
5) Fix No
6) Fix Tracking Rate writes
7) Fix MS below horizon slews
8) Fix Hbx FloatEdit
9) Fix :l# reboot via Park
10) Fix Help Hyperlinks
11) Fix Target
Enhancements:
1) Skip Simple Tour
2)
3) Clear Park Vars on Std Boot
4) Edit Train Drive
5) Edit Min Elevation
6) Increase Str ToFloat Precition
7) Increase Hbx Float Precition
8) Allow simple Hot plugging of APM909
9) Remove Encoder Flogging
10) AUX Enhance
I am not sure what all of them does but I know if you don't have a StarGPS dont't select the first 3 options . The StatPatch
I wonder if someone could give us more info on the selections of patch options.