ASTRO-PHYSICS ASCOM DRIVER

Right click and select "Run as Administrator" 3. Provides control over reticle brightness. For more details please see this link:. The port selection is, however, the only aspect of this that we as end users have any control over. If mount communications fail the text at the top of the driver hand box will turn blue on yellow. Table Click a row to select it.

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Telescope/Mount Drivers

A Positive RA rate value means the mount will move clockwise faster than sidereal rate in the Northern Hemisphere, but slower than sidereal in the Southern Hemisphere. The mount will slew to the position selected in the Park To drop-down list box. To install the driver, simply click the link in the QuickLinks table under the "Latest Version" heading and either run the file or save it and run it later. If your installation screen does not match the contents of More information. Recalibrate reestablishes where the telescope is pointing, but does NOT redefine the position of the scope with respect to the mount.

The first aim of a bug report is to let us see the failure with our own eyes. The author provides a self-contained installer. If checked the PC's current time, date, and time zone will be set in the mount. Be ready to provide extra information if we need it. When hovering over system tray icon when driver window hidden: Also, if the weather is cloudy, you can browse through the extensive databases to learn a great deal about the sky and plan your next session. If you wait long enough up to 10 minutesthe executable driver WILL automatically release and exit.

The driver will calculate minutes and seconds after you press the TAB key or navigating away from the field.

Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver v

Top RS and Keypad serial ports: Checking this option changes that behavior. There are many options available for controlling your mount whether you are out for a night of observing your favorite objects without a PC your Keypad serving as your handheld computerconducting a public star party imagine using an iPad to "WOW" the kids or remote imaging APCC will allow you to control your mount in the comfort of your home.

Be aware that the latest platform update may also require the latest DotNet upgrade. The driver is ready to be used! June v reflects most of the changes in the release of the driver. In the Telescope menu, select Setup Show Log Window If checked the log window will display when logging is enabled.

Slew East Before Parking Sometimes when imaging a southerly object across the meridian the telescope may start to pass under the north side of the mount. The following options control what will be initialized by the driver: Click one of the blinking fields to abort the slew or park operation. Answer Yes to the "are you sure" security popup 4. To the left of the slash is the number of Telescope clients currently connected.

APJoga standalone application to "nudge" slew the mount by a specific distance. Lower RS serial port: It allows you to slew the mount precise distances from its current location. Move North and Move East, respectively.

Animated Lighting Software Revision 1. Each time you use Sync, you redefine the orientation of the telescope and counterweight shaft.

ASCOM and the Astro-Physics ASCOM V2 Driver

Set the countdown value in Hours, Minutes, and Seconds. This version has passed the Conformance Checker tests and has support for programmably changing pier side.

Features are limited, and end-of-slew detection may be unreliable requires adjustment of encoder resolution. Since it is astro-phyeics to use the latest versions of the platform, we provide the necessary links to the various web pages where the most current files can be found.

If checked sets the guide rate to the selected value 0.