Lacerta FMC, User Manual

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sufficient for all focusers. To avoid collisions, do not use a value greater
than what our focuser allows.
StartSavedPosition:
If the value is Off, the starting position will be 0 when switched on.
In the case of the On value, the starting position will be the stored (current
at power-off) value when switching on.
Position:
It is possible to overwrite the current position. The value entered here will
be the current position entered in the device! It is advisable to use it with a
fully wrapped focuser and with a value of 0 so that the limits cannot be
exceeded.
Danger of collision!
DirectionOfRotation:
It is used to set the direction of rotation of the motor. Increasing the
position value should cause the engine to move the draft outward. If this is
not the case, the direction of rotation must be changed. (CW or CCW)
Step size:
It provides ASCOM with information about the movement of the focuser
per motor step in microns (1 = 0.001mm).
Install and use the Lacerta FMC ClickOnce application:
Extract the " LacertaFMC_PC_v1.0.1.2.zip " file to a temporary directory. then start the
setup.exe file from there and follow the instructions. Let's run the application:
After connecting, you can see the name of the connected device and the firmware
number at the bottom of the window. After entering the values, press Enter to
activate the Save button, press Enter again to load the entered data into the
controller.
Adjustable values:
Backlash:
Its value should be 0 if the compensation is to be used from a PC
program. If we still want the FMC to perform backlash compensation, enter
the desired value here. The FMC performs backlash compensation using
the uncounted step method: for every change of direction, it takes the step
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