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Personal Remote Observatory

“Merlino”

NSTRUCTION

ANUAL

Rev. 1.0.0 May 2021

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Содержание Merlino

Страница 1: ...L Rev 1 0 0 May 2021 All the pictures and contents here included are property of AVALON INSTRUMENTS The content may bot be reproduced published copied or transmitted in any way including the internet...

Страница 2: ...cription 6 2 2 Macro Editor Description and Use 12 2 3 Temperature Control and Timer description and use 15 2 3 1 Temperature Control 15 2 3 2 Timer functions 15 2 4 Start Position HOMING function des...

Страница 3: ...r 3G pen drive to be connected directly on the PC USB port shown as an example on the figure at page 5 Other solutions if available are possible such as the direct connection to an existing ethernet n...

Страница 4: ...n Total management control software Standard Features inox steel bearing structure see attachments resin coated outside Motorised open close remote controlled mechanical shutter PC with Windows softwa...

Страница 5: ...h will only become necessary in case of unexpected program crash Remember that in case of launch the program requires the administrator privileges in order to correctly work At the operating system st...

Страница 6: ...detail the single commands subdivided by functions Funzione Operazione Descrizione dell operazione Shutdown The Shutdown key starts the macro that sequentially executes the deactivation of all the per...

Страница 7: ...he button in order to close the observatory until complete closing of the roof occurs The indications of position of this are the same already described The system of Closing Opening is protect by saf...

Страница 8: ...turns dark Such button launches also the software of the StarGO mount management CCD CCD is the key that closes the mount electric power supply circuit It is of On Off type and initially it is in Off...

Страница 9: ...ftware When they are colored in yellow they are active and the relative software is operating Figure 3 shows the part of the main Merlino panel containing some environmental and functional information...

Страница 10: ...e right of figure 3 the first two windows indicate the service battery voltage and the temperature inside the electronic cabinet Clicking over the C simbol the measurement unit will change to F and vi...

Страница 11: ...for example during testing The leftmost colums delay contains the extimated time needed in seconds to complete the command execution This value is very important for those commands requiring to be co...

Страница 12: ...5V OUT TURN ON USB PERIPHERALS USB TURN ON MOUNT MOUNT TURN ON INTERNAL LIGHT Int Light TURN ON FLAT PANEL FLAT TURN ON DEW HEATER DEW TURN ON CCD CCD TURN OFF MOUNT MOUNT TURN OFF INTERNAL LIGHT Int...

Страница 13: ...l obtaing the following Such figure shows the Macro window during the execution of the commands Note that the commands already executed and those under execution are totally or partially colored in gr...

Страница 14: ...remote observatory They allow to define the moment of observatory opening or closing by automatically executing the Startup and Shutdown macros Merlino software supplies the two functions of closing...

Страница 15: ...y caused as well as the reaching of the time limit also by the occurring of some events making useless to continue the observatory operations such as the sky clouding and the consequent failure of the...

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Страница 17: ...erence notches to those printed in the mount it becomes more difficult when it is executed in remote Being this the first operation that is carried out just after the observatory startup it will be st...

Страница 18: ...18 Pressing the UNPARK key on the StarGO application the mount will be unparked and the moving commands will appear and become active in the StarGO...

Страница 19: ...led by clicking on the corresponding radio button available in the AUX tab Through these two windows it will be possible to move the mount in the two axes towards EST WEST or HIGH LOW direction in con...

Страница 20: ...device will notice the Alt Az error it will be really easy to the user to compensate it manually with the Polar Alignment tool commands After the correction will be performed another plate solve can b...

Страница 21: ...or the sky The software used for the management of the camera is that provided with it called EZPlanetry which can be launched by double clicking the icon placed on the desktop This will cause the op...

Страница 22: ...itch on the Internal Lights see the table at page 8 and use the slides on the upper left of the main screen Sometime it may be necessary to increase the maximum value of one of the three parameters To...

Страница 23: ...ry and the vertical positions to observe the status of the sky To move the camera through the two extreme positions two keys are available in the W Cam frame of the Merlino main GUI W Cam Up moves the...