A covercalibrator simulator has been added to the platform. Use the ascom profile explorer to find the system name for the devices you see in the chooser. Focuser control can be assigned to buttons or joystick. Ascom platform ascom website pcfc ascom driver allows connection to either pcfc or pcfc2 and either relative or absolute mode in order to run two pc focus control units to control two focusers, you will need two different and separate pieces of hardware pcfc and pcfc2 firmware and two sets of software pcfc and pcfc2 software. Drivers and software celestron telescopes, telescope. Ascom distributed architecture background and conceptual diagrams. Our builtin antivirus checked this download and rated it as 100% safe. If no focuser was previously selected, the ascom focuser chooser is displayed.
Ccdsoft ascom focuser plugin free download windows version. I cant seem to get the celestron focuser to work with sharcap using celestron focus driver using the aux cable connection. For ascom driver operation, it needs to be connected to a usb port. The size of the latest downloadable installation package is 430 kb. The eq focuser features a very simple interface and manual controller. Apr 25, 2020 download sky simulator for ascom for free. Robofocus 520 is a program developed by jon brewster email protected the software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 1. In this example, we will be installing the dual rotator software for a focuser running the dual port controller with both focus and. If in doubt just change its authentication level, its harmless. All moonlite software and drivers are located under the download tab at. Sky planetarium is a software application that was developed to act as a planetarium simulator. Click the remove or changeremove tab to the right of the program. Download the latest version from above and run setup.
How to control your ascom focuser driver using a gamepad. The shoestring astronomy store focus motor control products. For more information see the faq working with thesky section 2 please note. Udp server command table aug19 serial command table may20. The ascom platform is required for most of the drivers and other components. Ascom robofocus focuser driver free download windows. Celestron focuser with sharpcap celestron computerized. The platform can download current and announced future leap seconds from the. The latest setup file that can be downloaded is 417 kb in size.
You must press the properties button when connecting to the driver, then the focus chooser will display, select your ascom focuser. Controls the irf90 and hedrick focuser accessories that connect via the electronic focuser assembly efa, along with the deltat heater on planewave telescopes. Software sky planetarium as an avid amateur astronomer who also has interests in software development ive worked for many years, on and off, developing this planetarium software. Updated 10sep2008 to correct the installer it now registers this drivers focuser as well as its telescope, no changes to driver itself. Jun 20, 2014 page 1 of 2 super compact electronic focuser posted in atm, optics and diy forum. Jun 30, 20 download sky planetarium observe and analyze stars and constellations. Ascompad is a free, open source application that provides the ability to control ascom compatible telescope mounts and focusers using a standard gamepad. It was initially added to our database on 03262016. After the software installations are completed, the next step is to perform the ascom driver setup.
Platform 6 returns to a single installer for the whole platform, removing the need to install an update on top of the core platform and introduces a number of device interface changes to bring consistency to the information available. This page contains updates to components included with the ascom platform. Most of these plugins provde ascom compatibility with software bisque thesky 6. The diagram below shows how ascom differs from traditional astronomy instrument control architectures. When connecting to either of these scope types the eqascom user interface will appear. The result is the motor can be slightly tilted relative to the focuser knob, which can cause the focuser to bind when the motors clamping screw is tightened. The ascom logo has been restored to all start menu shortcuts. Start the moonlite non ascom utility program and connect to the controller.
Make sure to have the latest ascom platform from the download button is on the right of their front page. A manual operation by utilising the digital encoder on the side of the controller simulates the knob of your real focuser. Super compact electronic focuser atm, optics and diy forum. View the instruction manual for this product download 3264bit compatible drivers updated for windows 10 and earlier. Oct 25, 2019 the program will download images and feed the camera simulator with these. Buzzer can be connected to indicate some user interactions, so there is no need to pay attention on any blinking leds.
This ioptron electric focuser efocuser is designed for ioptron photron tm ritcheychretien rc telescope dualspeed focuser. Arduino ascom focuser pro2 diy download, develop and. Celestron focuser with sharpcap posted in celestron computerized telescopes. Focuser simulator included in platform focusmax client focuser interface. If i use the focuser controls on the left side the focuser goes into a runaway mode and continually moves the focuser. The only way to stop the focuser is to click on the halt button. The production load test setup consists of an atlas focuser horizontally mounted to a fixed base and loaded with a proline camera at the end of a 10 long aluminum tube.
A manufacturer of premium of traditional crayford style focusers and worm drive 2 axis rotating focusers. Download kepler camera ascom driver manual 1 mb pdf. The program will download images and feed the camera simulator with these. Turn the knob as it is the knob of your telescopes focuser. Dc focus motors dont provide absolute positioning repeatability like a stepper motor does, but we have tried the fcusb with thirdparty autofocusing. Your eyepieces are the first accessories you should learn to use with your telescope.
The core software installer installs all the software you need to operate an atik camera using our control program, capture, or a thirdparty program, including ascom drivers. Test the movement of the focuser, pick a positive number to goto and observe the focuser moving to that step count number. Uses ds1820 temperature sensor for temperature focus compensation and rotary encoder for manual focus change. When simulator and platform applications are running, the ascom logo has been restored to their associated task bar icons. I am able to connect to the mount using stellarium scope, astrotortilla and phd guiding provided i do the following 1. Full ascom support allows both focus and rotator to be used at the same time with 1 dual port controller. If i use a separate usb cable to the focuser instead of the aux connection, it work just fine using the celestron usb focus driver.
Focuser simulator now has a logging function and check box to enable this. The camera simulator will show a deep sky survey or artificial image based on the mount and focuser. And you can watch the changes that byn is making by examining the focuser position value in the simulator s popup window. The latest setup file that can be downloaded is 417 kb in. Sky simulator for ascom using an artificial sky or online dss images.
Move test on the platform 6 focuser simulator could fail intermittently on some. Oct, 2016 do it yourself telescope focuser with an ascom driver. Sharpsky project was successfuly implemented in my second version of astrohub, however this astrohub has been made to work with dslr. Arduino ascom focuser pro2 diy browse ascom drivers at.
When you run you ascom complient planetarium software you should now see eqmod ascom simulator and eqmod ascom eq56 appear in the list of avilable telescopes. The pcfc ascom driver provides a setup window that allows you to set the motor speed and pwm frequency as described above. The fov can be set to match any imaging chip by changing the cdc fov and the camera simulator image size. This camera driver simulator must for now connect to an ascom focuser and will apply image blurring based on focuser position. Focusaaf2 a simple winforms client application to drive the focuser. Focuser simulator now has a short delay after a move before ismoving returns false. Ascom absolute focuser developed using arduino nano board and visual studio 2008 for ascom driver.
Ascom is a manytomany and languageindependent architecture, supported by most astronomy devices which connect to windows and now linux and macos computers. This was built using visual studio 2010 and you will need the ascom platform 6. In comparison to the total number of users, most pcs are running the os windows 7 sp1 as well as windows xp. Nitecrawler focusers can be operated with ascom, moonlites utility program, and the skyx direct plug in. Ascom alpaca api reference how to use and implement the api. It works with moonlites dual port dro display controller only. After running it, click view last log file in the diagnostic. In fact i was able to port my arduino nano code to it in lust a few minutes. This is an ongoing project, so be sure to check the site for updates. Arduino ascom focuser pro2 diy version 2 of the myfocuser project.
It contains a set of common interfaces, engines, and tools that are used to support most ascom drivers and other components. The focuser can be controlled manually or by using ascom that astronomoical applications use for observation or taking astrophotography. The basic idea was to come up with a reliable inexpensive ascom compliant focuser. The tcfs can be used by itself or with a pc for automatic focus with some of the popular camera control software using the provided ascom compliant driver. Set the image size in sky simulator the same as in the program. Moonlite nitecrawler utility program is a non ascom focuser control program for operating the nitecrawler 2 axis. You can test byn with the ascom simulator focuser driver. Focuser simulator now has a short delay after a move before ismoving. Installation instructions, ascom 6 sp1, focusmax 3. It doesnt need to be attached to a computer for manual operation. The controller can be operated by pc using its usb2 connectivity. Oct 07, 2010 how to control your ascom focuser driver using a gamepad. Focuser operation uses 4 user definable presets to provide different resolutions of movement. I havent tried building it with any of the free express versions of vs.
Celestrons free planetarium app is an astronomy suite that redefines how you experience the night sky. Arduino ascom focuser mark2 diy astronomer stargazers lounge. You may have seen my earlier post on the focuser project. Sky simulator for ascom using online dss images or an artificial sky. This architecture applies to both windowscom and crossplatform alpaca technologies. If this dialog is not displayed, click on the system tab in the main focusmax window, then under. Now you can focus the telescope by pushing a hand controller button. Planewave interface 3 pwi 3 control software for irf90 hedrick focuser and deltat accessories on cdk12. Ascompad is a free, open source application that provides the ability to control ascom compatible telescope mounts and focusers using a. Starlight instruments when only the best focusers will do. All of our products are made in house in the us and are designed and machined with state of the art machining and turning centers producing outstanding quality and finish. Run the ascom diagnostic tool that installs with the latest ascom platform locate in windows 7. Ascom remote documentation how to install and configure ascom remote.
Download the celestron pwi telescope control software. This page lists items that the ascom initiative has made available for download. Download and install the most current ascom platform from the ascom download web site at. Developers should also see the platform tools updates and additional tools pages important. A new telescope dome focuser hub called device hub has been added to the platform. If you do not have your computer set for windows automatic updates, you must keep up with microsoft. With the focuser racked the whole way in press null to make it the zero home position. May 22, 2017 what i have noticed is that when i use the focuser controls on the right side it seems like a single pulse is sent to the focuser for all 4 speeds which is perfect.
Theskyx pro has a direct plug in for moonlite mini v2 controllers and nitecrawler focusers. Downloads from starlight industries starlight instruments. The ascom platform implements the ascom interface standards and provides. Upon installing, the program will start, you can hit ignore when prompted about nebulosity and phd not running, with the first run you should select the location of the nebulosity. Focus simulation is also accomplished by connecting the camera simulator to an ascom focus driver. Zero step count is now set at the racked in position. Eqmod ascompad download provides the ability to control. Oct 26, 2016 another step has been made to have automated astrophotography setup the focuser. Link to download ascom driver is at the bottom of this page. Performing the setup will configure the driver to the focuser travel limits, the step resolution and direction etc. The camera simulator will show a deep sky survey or artificial image based on the mount and focuser position. Ascom driver setup the purpose of the setup is to configure the driver software to your specific focuser installation.
Select focuser ascom simulator focuser driver or simulator focuser on system tab maxim 4. The last version, without onstep support, is available here. Crayford focuser from optec mechanically, the tcfs is a robust crayford style motorized focuser with high repeatability, no play and nearly zero backlash of only 33 microns 0. Be sure to check here periodically to make sure you have the latest versions of platform components. The rotator kit can be purchased separately, or it can be picked at the time the focuser is purchased and would be pre installed. The installer is located in the assets section at the end of these release notes. In your image aquisition program like ccdcielninaaptsgp you should select the ascom camera sky simulator and the mount telescope simulator. I dont have an issue with the ascom drivers with the. If you press it, speed of the motor will be reduced to 1. When you find the program ascom celestron telescope driver 5. With this simulator you can test focuser routine, centering using plate solving and sequences.
The image will be blurreddefocused based on the focuser position. Microsoft windows 10 security update, causes ascom drivers to. For further information, please read through the fcusb user manual thirdparty software that supports the ascom focuser standard will also work with the fcusb using the fcusb ascom driver. The program lies within system utilities, more precisely device assistants. Camera simulator the ccd will now reach the setpoint temperature in the default configuration. The image screen capture or selected is blurred depending on the focuser position relative to a predefined focus point. The tcfs focuser can easily handle cameras and instrument packages weighing up to 10 pounds. Our antivirus scan shows that this download is virus free. A gampad interface application for ascom focuser drivers, filter wheels and mount drivers if not using eqascom eqascom is the mount control driver, the other applications build upon this driver platform and may be thought of as plugins providing extra functionality and capabilities. The framework can be downloaded from the microsoft download centre please.
A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ascom celestron telescope driver. Focusdream dc motor usb ascom focuser controller astro. With the eqmod ascom driver, the user will be able to control the modded eq mount using any ascom based astronomy software at 0. This makes the poth, hub, pipe and ascom dome hub components obsolete and we recommended that you migrate to the device hub because the obsolete hubs will be removed in a future platform update. Feathertouch ascom driver needs ascom platform see link below click here to download the most current feathertouch ascom driver installer which interfaces your ascom compliant telescope control\camera software running on your microsoft windows compatible pc to the feathertouch motorized focuser.
We have updated the setup guide to include additional installation tips and details, you can download the most current setup guide from the focus motor webpage at. The installer will put a shortcut in your startup folder under scopefocus. Ascom compliant focuser 2 tcfs for sharplock focuslock. Arduino ascom focuser pro2 diy myfocuserpro2 is an ascom telescope focuser.
Diagnostics will no longer fail focuser simulator tests if maxstep has been. As of march 20, software bisques thesky x includes builtin support for controlling devices through their ascom drivers. A popular diy ascom focuser with more than 92,000 downloads. With this simulator you can test focuser routine, centering using plate. Deltat and deltaut prediction modelling was updated in april 2018 with the latest. Feathertouch ascom software setup starlight instruments. This program was designed to be a planetarium simulator with an emphasis on practical usefulness to the average amateur astronomer. Please note, it will not work with two single port controllers. Get project updates, sponsored content from our select partners, and more. Hi all i have a meade lx200 gps telescope and i downloaded the ascom driver for meade lx200gps and lx200r combined telescope focuser, 5. Telescopemount drivers ascom standards for astronomy.
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