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DEEP SKY DAD FR1 MANUAL

Framing manually can be cumbersome, time consuming and inaccurate. That’s why we decided t

o create

Deep Sky Dad field rotator. Development was quite lengthy with many stages of testing different

approaches. Our top priority was preventing any tilt and still trying to make it as affordable as possible.

And now, it is finally finished! We have used innovative hybrid combination of precise milled parts and 3D

printed circuit enclosure.

Summary of Contents for FR1

Page 1: ...p Sky Dad field rotator Development was quite lengthy with many stages of testing different approaches Our top priority was preventing any tilt and still trying to make it as affordable as possible And now it is finally finished We have used innovative hybrid combination of precise milled parts and 3D printed circuit enclosure ...

Page 2: ...ur sensor size Features ASCOM supported INDI supported thickness 17 5mm weight 750g maximum payload 8kg M48 x 0 75 female thread on both sides optional hand controller optional M48 female to M48 male adapter power adapter NOT included Power requirements 12V 3A not included PC connectivity micro USB cable included ...

Page 5: ... be connected to the unit in some other program and tried to upload the firmware you will get Access is denied If you get timeout error try replugging power and retry the upgrade process Remote control Remote operation is supported via Micro USB cable or hand controller Below is a description of current control methods more will be available in the future ...

Page 6: ...omy softwares N I N A APT SGPro Voyager We will use N I N A for a short demonstration below Basic usage 1 Download unzip and install latest version of ASCOM driver from our website 2 Open N I N A navigate to Equipment Flat Panel 3 Select ASCOM Driver for DeepSkyDad FR1 4 Open ASCOM settings and select correct COM port 5 Click OK and connect to the flap ...

Page 8: ...8 FR1 Control Panel Windows If you wish to control our panel without 3rd party software you can do so in Deep Sky Dad FR1 Control panel ...