HitecAstro Mount Hub Pro v4.5x, User Manual

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Comment: Enables temperature compensated focusing when set to 1 and a slope
has been calculated, only if the focuser is in stepper mode. Set 0 to disable
temperature tracking.
Note: Enabling this in DC mode will lead to unpredictable results.
Is Step
Possible Value: 1, 0
Comment: Used to determine if the focuser is in stepper mode (1) or DC mode
(0). Used in conjunction with TempComp.
Connect to the Switch Interface
First set the switch interface to connected
Imports ASCOM.Utilities
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object , e As EventArgs) Handles Me .Load
Dim p As New Profile()
Dim DriverID As String = "ASCOM.MHPV4Switch.Switch"
p.DeviceType = "Focuser"
p.WriteValue(DriverID, "S_AscomConnect_Switch" , "True" )
End Sub
End Class
This exposes 10 values which can be written to with 1 to set switch on and 0 to
turn off as well as 3 values which can be set from 0 to 100 to represent the duty
cycle of the dew ports
Key Value Description
S1 Represents Power Port 1. Set 1 to turn on and 0 to
turn off
S2 Represents Power Port 2. Set 1 to turn on and 0 to
turn off
S3 Represents Power Port 3. Set 1 to turn on and 0 to
turn off
S4 Represents Power Port 4. Set 1 to turn on and 0 to
turn off
D1 Represents Dew Port 1. Set 1 to turn on and 0 to turn
off
D2 Represents Dew Port 2. Set 1 to turn on and 0 to turn
off
D3 Represents Dew Port 3. Set 1 to turn on and 0 to turn
off