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Click “Open Data File” and select the appropriate “.bin” file that matches your hand controller. 

 

 
Then click “Open”. Select “Main Program” in Update Type. 

 

Click “Start Download” 
It shows “Please reset GoToNova[GOTOSTAR], waiting for connection…” 
 
On the hand controller, press “MENU”, and using 

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 scroll to select “Set u controller”, press 

“ENTER”, then select “Upgrade firmware”, press “ENTER” and the upgrade will start. 
 
 

Содержание GoToNova 8401

Страница 1: ...GoToNovaTM 8401 Hand Controller Instruction Manual...

Страница 2: ...bjects 9 4 2 3 Comets 10 4 2 4 Asteroids 10 4 2 5 Stars 10 4 2 6 Constellations 10 4 2 7 User Objects 10 4 2 8 Enter R A DEC 10 4 3 Sync to Target 10 4 4 Electric Focuser 11 4 5 Set Up Controller 11 4...

Страница 3: ...C to Control an iOptron Mount 40 Appendix G RS 232 Command Set 41 WARNING NEVER USE A TELESCOPE TO LOOK AT THE SUN Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye Chi...

Страница 4: ...ing the easy to use hand controller and its large LCD screen you can easily set up the telescope and select where you want to go with the very friendly user interface The control system also allows yo...

Страница 5: ...ower ProTM GoToNovaTM kit and SmartStar PR 2 1 Key Description MENU Press MENU to enter the Main Menu BACK Move back to the previous screen or end cancel current operation such as slewing ENTER Confir...

Страница 6: ...e 8 line LCD screen which displays all the information as shown in Figure 2 The user interface is simple and easy to learn Figure 2 8401 HC LCD Information Screen GPS status When the power is turned o...

Страница 7: ...ntrolled by a number of popular astronomy software programs For astronomy software that does not have an embedded iOptron mount driver an ASCOM driver and related platform are needed Please refer to A...

Страница 8: ...ways to do so One is loosen the azimuth clutch lock a little and manually turn the mount to face south Then tighten the azimuth clutch lock again The other is turn on the mount Turn the mount facing...

Страница 9: ...is below the horizon In some catalogs those stars below the horizon will not display on the hand controller 4 2 1 Planets Sun Moon There are 10 objects in the Solar system catalog 4 2 2 Deep sky obje...

Страница 10: ...to 256 user predefined objects These objects need to be entered before they can be selected for slewing 4 2 8 Enter R A DEC Here you can go to a target by entering its R A and DEC numbers 4 3 Sync to...

Страница 11: ...Local Time screen will show Use the or key to move the cursor and the number button to change the time Move the cursor to the bottom of the screen use the or button to toggle between Y and N for Dayli...

Страница 12: ...e as N47 31 8 31 8 31 0 8 0 8 0 8x60 48 Set time zone Press or key move the cursor to the bottom of the screen to set the time zone information add or subtract 60 minutes per time zone Enter minutes a...

Страница 13: ...ite A clear sky outside is needed for GPS to communicate well with the satellites 4 5 3 Set N S Hemisphere Set north or south hemisphere 4 5 4 Set Display Contrast Use arrow keys to adjust LCD display...

Страница 14: ...for both DEC and R A To set the anti backlash value select the Set Up Controller menu and scroll down to the set anti backlash option and press ENTER Press ENTER A R A anti backlash will display To a...

Страница 15: ...s 4 5 13 Set Language Select hand controller language 4 6 Align This function is used for aligning the telescope In addition to Easy One Star Align the system also provides One Star Align and Two Star...

Страница 16: ...tar if it is blocked by the tree or behind the house Two Star Align results will be overridden if One Star Align or Sync to Target is performed after Two Star Align 4 6 4 Three Star Align Three star a...

Страница 17: ...o use this function a better GEM mounts with suitable polar scope 4 7 PEC Option Periodic Error Correction PEC is a system that improves the tracking accuracy of the drive by reducing the number of us...

Страница 18: ...M protocol such as PHD Guiding or Guidedog or an ST 4 guiding camera an extra ST 4 to HBX adapter is needed Please follow the guiding software for detailed instructions This function is not supported...

Страница 19: ...s in good condition Power drop along the extension cord has been known to cause this error message Also check all the plugs and connections 4 Check the hand controller cord Unplug it and re plug into...

Страница 20: ...d that most problems can be resolved by telephone So please call first to avoid returning the telescope for repair Call toll free in the U S 866 399 4587 or 1 781 569 0200 It is also strongly suggeste...

Страница 21: ...cal Specifications LCD 8 Line Display CPU 32 bit ARM Control Speed 9 speed 1 2 8 16 64 128 256 512 MAX Database GoToNovaTM 130 000 objects database USB Port Yes Protocol ASCOM Firmware Upgrade Yes PC...

Страница 22: ...ky Object Messier Catalog NGC IC Catalog UGC Catalog MCG Catalog Caldwell Catalog Abell Catalog Herschel Catalog Named Deepsky Object Messier Catalog NGC IC Catalog UGC Catalog MCG Catalog Caldwell Ca...

Страница 23: ...gn Easy One Star Align One Star Align One Star Align Two Star Align Two Star Align Three Star Align Three Star Align Disp R A Axis Error Disp R A Axis Error Test Anti backslash Test Anti backslash Pol...

Страница 24: ...12 Butterfly Cluster 6405 6 13 California Nebula 1499 14 Cat s Eye Nebula 6543 15 Cocoon Nebula 5146 16 Cone Nebula 2264 17 Cork Nebula 650 51 76 18 Crab Nebula 1952 1 19 Crescent Nebula 6888 20 Drac...

Страница 25: ...4 Pelican Nebula 5070 45 Phantom Streak Nebula 6741 46 Pinwheel Galaxy 598 33 47 Pleiades 45 48 Ring Nebula 6720 57 49 Ring Tail Galaxy 4038 50 Rosette Nebula 2237 51 Saturn Nebula 7009 52 Sextans B D...

Страница 26: ...26 Messier This table is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License It uses material from the Wikipedia article List of Messier objects...

Страница 27: ...taurus Cen 63 Perseus Per 20 Cepheus Cep 64 Phoenix Phe 21 Cetus Cet 65 Pictor Pic 22 Chamaeleon Cha 66 Pisces Psc 23 Circinus Cir 67 Piscis Austrinus PsA 24 Columba Col 68 Puppis Pup 25 Coma Berenice...

Страница 28: ...rtan 118 Merak 166 Sheratan 023 Alkaid 071 Cor Caroli 119 Merope 167 Sirius 024 Alkalurops 072 Cursa 120 Mesartim 168 Skat 025 Alkes 073 Dabih 121 Miaplacidus 169 Spica 026 Almach 074 Deneb 122 Mintak...

Страница 29: ...5 Psi Vel 221234 16 Gamma Leo 81298 Algieba 17 HR 4167 222199 18 Mu Vel 222321 19 Alpha UMa 15384 Dubhe 20 Zeta UMa 28737 Mizar 21 Iota Leo 99587 22 Gamma Cen 223603 23 Gamma Vir 138917 Porrima 24 Bet...

Страница 30: ...1 Download USB2COM driver cp210x zip file for 8401 from iOptron Website 2 Install cp210x usb2com driver Choose the appropriate driver for your OS In this case is a Windows XP operation system Double c...

Страница 31: ...31 Select I accept the terms of license agreement and click Next Using the default installation path c SiLabs MCU CP210x or specify your own path by click Change Click Next Then click Install...

Страница 32: ...USB cable to the USB port on your PC plug the other end of the USB cable to hand controller Turn on the power on the mount 4 Install the Hardware The computer will find a new hardware and show the fo...

Страница 33: ...r specific location and click Next Select Search for the best driver in these locations and check Include this location in the search Click on Browse and select the cp210x driver from directory c SiLa...

Страница 34: ...Next The computer will start to install the driver for the USB2COM When the installation is done click Finish If the computer shows find a new hardware screen again just repeat the steps in this secti...

Страница 35: ...computer communication with the mount via ASCOM platform and planetarium software applications However you need to find assigned COM port number for the USB connection To do so right click My Compute...

Страница 36: ...36 Double click on Ports COM LPT Find the COM number and write it down in the following figure it is COM4...

Страница 37: ...ix E Firmware Upgrade 1 Download and install Firmware Downloader from iOptron Website 2 Double click and open iOptron Downloader On the interface select appropriate port using pull down menu in this c...

Страница 38: ...Then click Open Select Main Program in Update Type Click Start Download It shows Please reset GoToNova GOTOSTAR waiting for connection On the hand controller press MENU and using scroll to select Set...

Страница 39: ...Flash Downloader 3 Use cp210x driver provided by iOptron The newest version from SiLab may not work properly for iOptron s hand controller 4 Screen is now blank wrong bin file make sure you have the c...

Страница 40: ...d from http ascom standards org 4 iOptron ASCOM drive download it from iOptron website http www ioptron com Files File iOptronAscomSetupV1 02 rar and 5 Planetarium software Some company integrated iOp...

Страница 41: ...offset from Greenwich mean time The offset can be entered in signed format 12 to 12 hours Command Sg sDDD MM SS Response 1 Set the current longitude The east is positive while the west is negtive Comm...

Страница 42: ...Get the current Altitude Command GZ Response sDD MM SS Get the current Azimuth Command GC Response MM DD YY Get the current calendar day Telescope Motion Command MS Response 0 if command accepted 1Obj...

Страница 43: ...RC3 Set moving speed by N S E W Keys to 512x Command pS Response East or West This command returns the side of the pier on which the telescope is currently positioned Position Command CM Response Coor...

Страница 44: ...cus adjustment will be slow If the FF command has been issued then the adjustment will be fast If neither FF nor FS is specified the power up default of FS is assumed Command F1 F2 F3 F4 Response none...

Страница 45: ...4X of sidereal Command SE Response 0 1 This command gets the slewing status 1 in slewing 0 not in slewing Command GAM Response 0 1 2 This command gets the current mount type 0 Altitude Azimuth type 1...

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