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LACERTA MOTORFOCUS 

15 

2016 

 

Shortcuts 

Esc (Press 1sec) 

Change the shaved and single Stepsnumber (display * or 1) 

Ent (Press 1sec)

Switch TempTrack function (display T or _ ) 

 

Direction buttons ( 

In

 / 

Out

 
The position counter starts from 0 normally, but this value is modifyable in the Menu. 
Normally, one time pressing the in/out buttons means the motor takes 1 step. If you 
would  like  to  switch  to  the  user  defined 

StepsPerClick

  mode,  just  press  the 

Esc 

button  for  1  second.  Then,  on  the  display  the  first  character  at  the  upper  row  will 
change to ’

*

’ with acoustic signal, and pressing in/out now takes the 

StepsPerClick

 

value  which  can  be  set  in  the  menu    (the default  value  is  50).  If  you  would  like  to 
return to 1 push / 1 step mode, just push again the 

Esc 

button for 1 second. The ’

*

’ 

character  will  become  ’

1

’.)    If  you  push  down  the direction  button  permanently,  the 

motor will accelerate continuously until it reaches terminal velocity. After releasing the 
button the motor slows down continously until it stopps. 
The position  cannot  take values below 0,  and  also  not  more  than  the 

PositionMax

 

value, which is setable in the Menu (default value is 15000). 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.  In  some  menus  the  value  input  is dynamic:  With  continuously  pressing  the 
button,  and  the    value  steps  are  more  than  10,  the  counting  will  be  in  tens.  If  the 
value steps  are  more  than  100,  the counting  will  be in hundreds.  If  the value steps 
are  more  than  1000,  the  counting  will  be  in  thousands.  If  the  counting  reaches  the 
limit, the opposite limit will be the next value. (Example: In case of 

GoStartPos 

menu 

the next value after 

65535

 is the 0 and inversely.) 

 

Function buttons (Ent, Esc, Goto) and menus 

 

Ent

 button 

 

Generally use for entering to menus and confirming.  
Switch on/off Temperature compensation (

TempTrack

) by pressing down for 1 

sec.  If 

TempTrack

  is active,  „

T

”  character  will  be shown  in the upper  row  on 

the display.  
Enter the Main menu by pressing 

Ent

 together with 

Esc 

button.  

 

Esc

 button 

Generally used to exit from menus, or cancelling changes. 
Switch between 1 step/button pressing and 

StepsPerClick

 stepping mode by 

pressing  down 

Esc

  for  1  sec.    „

1

”  or  „

*

”  is  shown  at  the  upper  row  on  the 

display.  
Enter the Main menu by pressing 

Esc

 together with 

Ent 

button. 

 

Goto

 button  

To reach the 

Goto 

quick menu, press this button for 1 sec.  

 
 
 

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...

Page 5: ...LACERTA MOTORFOCUS 5 2016...

Page 6: ...LACERTA MOTORFOCUS 6 2016...

Page 7: ...LACERTA MOTORFOCUS 7 2016...

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...

Page 9: ...LACERTA MOTORFOCUS 9 2016...

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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