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Electronic Automatic Focuser

Detailed Installation and

Operations Manual

苏州振旺光电有限公司

Suzhou ZWO Co.,Ltd.

Thank you for purchasing the ZWO EAF. This guide will give you a brief introduction to the installation of

your new Electronic Automatic Focuser. Please take the time to read it thoroughly and if you have any

other questions, feel free to contact our support team at

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Summary of Contents for Electronic Automatic Focuser

Page 1: ...Ltd Thank you for purchasing the ZWO EAF This guide will give you a brief introduction to the installation of your new Electronic Automatic Focuser Please take the time to read it thoroughly and if y...

Page 2: ...lation 7 Dimensions 8 Connecting your EAF 9 Software Installation and Configuration 11 Connecting EAF to your Astronomy Software 12 ASIStudio 12 ASIAIR 13 Sharpcap 17 FireCapture 18 Sequence Generator...

Page 3: ...signed for installation across a wide range of Optical Tube Assemblies The flexible mounting system allows installation across refractors Newtonians Cassegrain and many other telescope designs The acc...

Page 4: ...stallation for use on a variety of refractors Newtonians schmidt cassegrain and other Optical Tube Assemblies Versatile mounting bracket system with other adapters available for purchase ASCOM INDI co...

Page 5: ...ocuser motor and controller 2 Motor Bracket for attaching the body to the OTA focuser assembly 3 Flexible Coupling to attach the focus motor shaft to the OTA focuser drive shaft 4 Mounting Hardware Sp...

Page 6: ...ary imagers can use ZWO s ASICAP or other third party software packages such as Sharpcap FireCapture Deep sky astrophotographers can enjoy support from ZWO s ASIAIR or other well known packages such a...

Page 7: ...S Optics Astro Tech Feather Touch SharpStar telescopes SkyRover telescopes Explore Scientific telescopes We recommend you refer to this instruction to confirm whether your telescopes and focusers are...

Page 8: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 8 5 Dimensions...

Page 9: ...telescope focuser with a suitable sized wrench Install the flexible coupling on the telescope focuser shaft and tighten the lock screw Attach the bracket to the focuser and then fix it to the EAF body...

Page 10: ...camera hand controller or the temperature sensor For curved focusing seats such as those on the Sharpstar and the Feathertouch focusers you only need use the original locking screws and 3 spacers to...

Page 11: ...n of ASIStudio has native support for the EAF Other software packages will require the use of an ASCOM driver EAF ASCOM drivers can be found on the ZWO website https astronomy imaging camera com softw...

Page 12: ...AF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 12 8 Connecting EAF to your Astronomy Software ASIStudio Take ASICap for example 1 Open the focuser control panel 2 choose the focuser that you connected 3 Set suitable settings...

Page 13: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 13 ASIAIR The newest ASIAIR App version supports Manual Focus and Auto Focus 1 Tap the Focuser icon on the top navigation bar to enter the Focuser Settings page...

Page 14: ...ay Temp shows the environmental temperature in Celsius format with an extra Temperature Sensor comes with the ZWO EAF A kit or the EAF inner temperature without one Position Info Current shows the EAF...

Page 15: ...how the Focus Control Pad switch the move step size which is set in the Fine Slow Step and Coarse Fast Step options by tapping the text button Slow Fast Max Step Limit the max step that the EAF can mo...

Page 16: ...gs All the settings have the meanings as the title or the tip text tells AF EXP here the value is a common setting if there is no ZWO EFW is connected and only effects while AF is enabled in Autorun m...

Page 17: ...ways manually or automatically AF runs automatically in the Autorun progress if any of the options are enabled in the above settings Trigger it manually by tapping the AF icon on the Focus Control Pad...

Page 18: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 18 FireCapture 1 Open the focuser panel in settings menu 2 Check Use ASCOM Focuser 3 Choose ZWO Focuser in ASCOM panel...

Page 19: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 19 Sequence Generator Pro Maxim DL Pro 1 Open Observatory panel in Focuser 1 option click Choose 2 Choose ZWO Focuser in ASCOM panel...

Page 20: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 20 Nebulosity To be added The SkyX 1 Open Telescope menu and select Telescope Setup 2 Select Focuser Setup...

Page 21: ...he settings of ASCOM focuser 5 Choose ZWO Focuser Additional Installation Information There is significant torque from the EAF stepper motor We recommended setting the 0 position and the maximum numbe...

Page 22: ...to the focus seat stroke 9 Manual Automatical Focus Control Your EAF is able to be manually controlled and there are two ways to achieve this One is via the optional hand controller and secondly via...

Page 23: ...doc 23 ASIStudio ASIStudio supports both manual and auto focus Take ASICap for an example of how to manually do focusing 1 When the image looks very fuzzy use coarse button 2 When the image looks sli...

Page 24: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 24 3 Done 4 Goto ZERO position...

Page 25: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 25 And then take ASIImg for an example of autofocus 1 Turn on the camera 2 Click the EAF icon in the Vertical Tool Bar...

Page 26: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 26 3 Click the AF icon in the Horizontal Tool Bar 4 Set EXP value and choose the bin mode...

Page 27: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 27 5 Click the Run button and wait a moment 6 Done...

Page 28: ...ommend you head over here https www yuque com zwopkb asiair focus Sequence Generator Pro SGP s autofocus is very easy to use When using SGP please set the freewheel setting in the ASCOM driver to 0 to...

Page 29: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 29 3 Set the Auto Focus parameters as below 4 Set the focuser backlash settings...

Page 30: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 30 5 With the telescope roughly in focus before you start click the run button to start the autofocus procedure...

Page 31: ...drawing a V curve tracking the stars HFR value Once the curve is complete SGP will drive the focuser to the best measured value FocusMax Step 1 Set up the camera Open the software click System to ente...

Page 32: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 32 Step 2 Select the ZWO Focuser in the dialog and click OK Step 3 Next connect the EAF Click the Connect button and wait for the connection to be made...

Page 33: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 33 Step 4 Next set the Backlash Compensation and Camera Control Step 5 Set the Exposure and Focus Mode...

Page 34: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 34 Step 6 Open the Vcurve dialog box and set the number of steps per move generally set to 10 Run the autofocus routine...

Page 35: ...EAF Manual EAF_Manual_EN_V2 5 doc 35 After the V curve is drawn the focuser will be driven to the optimal focus position...

Page 36: ...Click the Coarse Button and move the focuser out by 1000 steps Next set the fine tuning steps to 10 and move the focuser in and observe that the focus knob on the side of the focus rotates Click the f...

Page 37: ...of steps in the Set Backlash settings box If you want to measure the backlash setting more accurately then chose Step Size 5 in the fine step setting and repeat the above steps 10 Warranty and Return...

Page 38: ...by a fall or any other accidental failures after purchase The customer must pay for shipping when shipping the EAF back for repair or replacement If you get a faulty EAF please contact us as soon as p...

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