USB connectivity to PC?

Fornax LighTrack II Guiding
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Noticed there is a mini-USB port on the mount. Is it possible to use that for guiding with nina installed on a notebook / miniPC?

I think I've lost the guiding cable that came with the mount, worst case I have to start DIY'ing on this one:
https://lacerta-optics.com/information/FornaxLT-IIset_autoguiding_PIN_lt2.jpg
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I doubt it. AFAIK, it is there just to update the firmware. Not that they (Fornax) are explaining anything in the manual.
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Exactly, haven't found anything relevant in the manual.
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