Astro-Gadget EQStar+ User Manual Download Page 14

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Technical characteristics:

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Mount type: equatorial

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Power supply requirements: 12V, 3A, 5.5mm 2.1mm plug

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The center pin of the power connector is positive

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Compatible type of stepper motor (not included in the KIT): bipolar

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Current of the winding of the stepper motor: adjustable, 0.8 A (max)

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RA and DEC reduction ratio: adjustable (from 1:100 to 1:1300)

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Smooth acceleration and braking of the stepper motor

Summary of Contents for EQStar+

Page 1: ...EQStar Equatorial mount control system User guide AstroGadget 2018...

Page 2: ...planetarium at MD as a control of the telescope should be chosen or Celestron or SynScan as well as a mount German equatorial mount The following programs for MD works with CS include SkySafary Orion...

Page 3: ...Fig 1 CS in the PC control mode Fig 2 CS in the MD control mode...

Page 4: ...Fig 3 CS in astrophotography mode Fig 4 CS in offline mode...

Page 5: ...l mount control unit Joystick for a stand alone mount control DB9 USB cable for connection of EQStar to PC Set of cables for the motors connection Wi Fi adapter for mount control from the mobile devic...

Page 6: ...3 GETTING STARTED ON THE EXAMPLE MOUNT EQ5 3 1 PC control Install as shown in Fig 6 the drive motors of the axes on the mount Fig 6...

Page 7: ...6 x http www ascom standards org 3 5 Install EQMOD Ascom driver located on the CD software 3 6 Connect the DB9 USB cable to your computer s USB port 3 7 After turning on the power you will hear a bee...

Page 8: ...e planetarium CS After successful connections must be made to align to the telescope according to the instructions on the application EQMOD http eq mod sourceforge net tutindex html The telescope is n...

Page 9: ...nnect the joystick to the EQStar Press and hold the MODE button for 5 seconds until a long beep sounds EQStar has now switched to stand alone mode guided via the ST 4 port By default the guiding speed...

Page 10: ...is on the original CD If necessary data on the time and place of observation can be adjusted and saved in the CS If the data on time and the place of observation will not correspond to the actual one...

Page 11: ...e WEB interface as shown in the figure 7a Fig 7a In the planetarium program on the mobile device for example in SkySafari select the connection method by WiFi and write down the ip address and port in...

Page 12: ...If the star in the crosshairs of the planetarium finder corresponds to a star in the center of the telescope s eyepiece click Align on the control panel of the program Now the telescope knows the obje...

Page 13: ...l unit to the mount with the joystick of the manual control 6 3 After switching on the power beeps will sound that indicates that the CS is ready for operation and will begin tracking with a stellar s...

Page 14: ...ug The center pin of the power connector is positive Compatible type of stepper motor not included in the KIT bipolar Current of the winding of the stepper motor adjustable 0 8 A max RA and DEC reduct...