Paramount User Guide
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Slew Axis Settings
These settings can be used to slew the RA or Dec axis using different four different “slew units”.
Units
Enter the unit of measurement to slew the selected axis.
Encoder Tics
specifies the smallest division or angular rotation of the DC servo motor. The relative
angular size of a Paramount encoder tic is one third of one arcsecond.
Degrees
slews the mount in angular degrees.
Arcminutes
slews the mount in arcminutes.
Arcseconds
slews the mount in arcseconds.
Slew
After entering the number of units to slew the mount in the adjacent text box, click the
Slew
button to
perform the slew.
By design, two
Slew
buttons and two unit input text boxes appear so that slews using two different units
can be performed.
Motor Index Angles
The MKS control system use a
motor index angle
number stored in the control system’s firmware to
properly initialization the DC servo motors. The servo motors used on the Paramount ME and the
Paramount MX models each have a unique motor index angle. The motors used on the Paramount ME II,
MX+ and MYT all have the same motor index angle (page 124). The
Motor Index Angle
settings allow the
control system to measure and record these angles.
Measuring and retrieving index angles is required when installing a new motor or a new control system
on a Paramount, only. Do not attempt to change or set the firmware’s motor index angles otherwise.
