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Handbook for the SX Midi Filter Wheel - Issue 1, January 2019

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Handbook for the Starlight Xpress Midi Filter Wheel with OAG

Thank you for your purchase of the Starlight Xpress Midi Filter Wheel. We hope that

you will enjoy using this advanced SX unit, which offers many unique features. This

handbook will help you to put it into operation and to understand its capabilities.

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Summary of Contents for Midi Filter Wheel

Page 1: ...ank you for your purchase of the Starlight Xpress Midi Filter Wheel We hope that you will enjoy using this advanced SX unit which offers many unique features This handbook will help you to put it into...

Page 2: ...sors which permit up to 7 unique filter positions to be defined The control software can specify a particular filter without prior knowledge of the location of position 1 so the filters can never get...

Page 3: ...them in the desired numerical order according to the engraving on the plate Re assemble the wheel by reversing the sequence of operations above Installing the software No drivers are required for the...

Page 4: ...other types may be employed if they have a C mount 1 inch threaded input collar Fit the guide camera onto the C mount ring and slide the ring onto the OAG tube Use the small lock screw to fix it about...

Page 5: ...These reports are both of a fixed length of two bytes The PC sends the output report and the filter wheel about 1ms later will send an input report in response The output report data is formatted thu...

Page 6: ...nd 2 Data 3 Checksum 4 Select Filter 0xA5 1 New Filter number 4 1 2 3 Request Current Filter 0xA5 2 0x20 4 1 2 3 Get Filter Total 0xA5 3 0x20 4 1 2 3 Input Data to PC Description Header 1 Response 2 D...

Page 7: ...delay of several seconds before the response is sent back This is the time taken for the wheel to complete between one and two rotations When completed filter 1 is selected Do not send any new reques...

Page 8: ...Purchasers CONDITIONS OF GUARANTEE 1 The equipment shall only be used for normal purposes described in the standard operating instructions and within the relevant safety standards of the country wher...

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