APPENDIX A
Alt/Az motors control with the StarGo GUI
The kit is composed by two motors: the Altitude motor and the Azimuth motor, they are
controlled by the AUX1 and AUX2 port of the StarGo.
Alt/Az motors control with the StarGo Keypad:
With the StarGo Keypad it is possible to move the motors one by one.
Before to start moving one of them, it must be chosen the AUX port to
use first. Normally the first enabled is the AUX1, so by pressing
FOCUS +/- the motor connected with the AUX1 will move on
depending on the button pressed up or down in case of Latitude motor or
left/right in case of Azimuth motor.
By holding pressure on the Fn key and then pressing the FOCUS+ key,
it is possible to switch the control from the AUX1 to AUX2.
Alt/Az motors control with the StarGo GUI
With the StarGo.exe Software via StarGo GUI, it is possible to manage
the Alt/Az motors connected via AUX1 and AUX2 port.
The StarGo AUX1 port must be connected to the AZ motor connector via Rj cable while the
StarGo AUX2 port must be connected with the LAT motor connector via Rj cable. In order to
be as much as intuitive possible, the M-zero OBS comes provided of two couple of Rj cables,
each couple is composed by one white cable for the AZ motor and one black cable for the LAT
motor.
Starting from the StarGo_620_SP4 software version, it is available an intuitive tool that allow
more controls on the Alt/Az motors.
To enable this software version it must be checked the AUX as Motorized Polar Alignment
option in the AUX tab, as shown in the picture below.
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