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LACERTA MOTORFOCUS 

14 

2016 

the Menu structure – Overview 

 
There are two menus available: The 

Main Menu

 contains all settings for backlash, 

step size, initial position, light and sound, motor currents, temperature compensation. 
The 

GotoSelect Menu

 contains the main positions and filter offset settings, so you 

can reach your important positions easily. 
 

GOTO quick menu

 (press GOTO button 1sec)

 

GoStartPos           

(GotoPos) 

After Ent ("Set" is displayed) change value with 
In/Out. Press "Ent" button to confirm, and once 
more and the motor moves to the desired 
position. 

GoFilt0Pos 

Only works if you're one of the "Offset" positions. 

Go Offset1 

  

Go Offset2 

  

Go Offset3 

  

Save Pos 

Save the current position to the "GoStartPos" 
function. After Ent ( "Set" displayed) change value 
with In/Out. press "Ent" button first to confirm, 
and once more, and the motor moves to the 
desired position.   *** 

SetOffset1 

input value  to offset the Go menu choices. 
Difference to Filt0Pos! 

SetOffset2 

input value  to offset the Go menu choices. 
Difference to Filt0Pos! 

SetOffset3 

input value  to offset the Go menu choices. 
Difference to Filt0Pos! 

 

*** If you want the position to be 
shown at startup, set the 
StartSavedPos  to "Yes". Main 
Menu/Handcontrol/StartSavedPos 
and set to "Yes". 

 

Main Menu (press Esc and Ent 1sec) 

Focuser 

HandControl 

Motor 

Backlash 

Step/Click 

hold current 

BacklChg 

Backlight 

move current 

BacklMultp 

Contrast 

Direction 

Pos.Max 

Volume 

  

TempComp  StartSavedPos 

  

TempTrackDir  FactoryReset! 

  

 

Summary of Contents for LACERTA MOTORFOCUS

Page 1: ...ery much for choosing our product The LACERTA MOTORFOCUS is an ASCOM compatible focusmotor controller with position feedback temperature and backlash compensation and exposure monitoring possibility I...

Page 2: ...austria at index php produkt MotorFocusLA Connection details Connections on the hand controller 12V DC socket 5 5 2 1mm center positive _ Off On switch _ USB B mini _ RJ45 Connections on the motor un...

Page 3: ...shows a wealth of status informations like position of your focuser temperature direction of movements backlash compensation filter slot and so on You may enter the menu by pressing Esc and Ent at th...

Page 4: ...ser CD from our website given above and extract the zip file to a folder Connect LACERTA MOTORFOCUS to PC and power supply using accessory cables Turn on the device The Operating System recognizes the...

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Page 8: ...e ASCOM driver The required setup exe is in the virtual user CD at x86 32bit OS or x64 64bit OS subfolder of ASCOM_driver folder ASCOM 6 1 platform is needed If it s not installed you can download it...

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Page 10: ...acoustic signal and flashing of device display indicate that the connection is created A character shows in the MOTORFOCUS display that the ASCOM connection is available For device parameters press t...

Page 11: ...after you can hear the acoustic signal and you can read Buttons released on the display After some seconds you can hear the signal again and the display reads Programming mode Now start the Updater pr...

Page 12: ...tatus When the uploading is in progress the display of the Hand Controller is dark and the LED light of the serial communication is flashing Red flashing is the sign of back reading When the process i...

Page 13: ...s some important Informations 1 1 step button pressing active or if the user stepping number is active A ASCOM connection is active or _ if inactive B Backlash compensation is active or _ if inactive...

Page 14: ...1 4 Go Offset2 5 Go Offset3 6 Save Pos Save the current position to the GoStartPos function After Ent Set displayed change value with In Out press Ent button first to confirm and once more and the mot...

Page 15: ...0 If the motor reaches the position limits an error message will be shown on the display with sounding a signal Use the In and Out buttons for scrolling up and down the menus and for changing values I...

Page 16: ...on The modified position is calculated by filter the wheel position and TempTrack corrections if it s activated This is the default filter position and this is the base from which the Offset values ar...

Page 17: ...ny position e g Pos 1000 Reset dial indicator and Backlash value Activate single stepping mode than move focuser further in the same direction e g Pos 1050 After that move back the focuser until the d...

Page 18: ...tly No compensation to Out direction To In direction the formula of the compensation is the following In Step Backlash BacklMultp Out Backlash BacklMultp In this case the final movement direction is o...

Page 19: ...atically This function is inactive after swiching on the device but it has function button Ent to reach faster this function Do not forget to set enough time between exposures for temperature compensa...

Page 20: ...he handbox are functionable Operations of different softwares are different E g the AA4 APT FocusMax and MaximDL refresh position data every second so the position adjustment on LACERTA MOTORFOCUS the...

Page 21: ...fsets Mostly the filtersets aren t quite precisely homofocal but near together so you can build groups which are referred to the 4 availabe positions Mostly the Lumi filter will be convenient to serve...

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