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FeatherTouch ASCOM Driver Software Setup June, 2007            Copyright Starlight Instruments Inc. 2007             Preliminary documentation version 1.0    

 

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It is now possible to test the Focuser 

IN/OUT

 movement: 

 

If you have performed the setup starting from Maxim DL: 

 
In Telescope control, under the 

Setup

 tab – Focuser  - click on Connect. 

 

Click on the Focuser tab. 

 

 

 
Enter a value, say 300 in the Incremental box, and click the Move Out button while watching the 
focuser.  
After clicking the Move Out button a few times and confirming the focuser movement, try clicking 
the Move In button to verify that the focuser moves 

IN.

   

 

If you have performed the setup starting from FocusMax: 

 

Click on the Jog button in the FocusMax main window.

  

The Jog Focuser Windows appears: 
 

 

 
Enter a value, say 1000 next to the Out button, and click the Out button while watching the 
focuser.  
After clicking the Out button a few times and confirming the focuser movement, try clicking the 

In button to verify that the focuser moves 

IN.

   

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for FEATHERTOUCH

Page 1: ...Instructions FeatherTouch ASCOM Driver Use the instructions in this manual to download install setup and test the FeatherTouch ASCOM Driver We strongly urge you to read the entire manual before you be...

Page 2: ...L CCD from Diffraction Limited CCDSoft from Software Bisque If you do not wish to control autofocus through FocusMax for any reason Maxim DL does provide native support for ASCOM Users of CCDSoft will...

Page 3: ...Focuser click the Select button Select Feather Touch Focuser from the drop down and click the OK button Invoke the setup dialog by clicking the Setup button under Focuser in the main FocusMax window S...

Page 4: ...working against friction indicated by a clicking noise Note that this will not cause any damage to the focuser The procedure is used to let the driver determine the zero point If you are sure that the...

Page 5: ...click the Move Out button while watching the focuser After clicking the Move Out button a few times and confirming the focuser movement try clicking the Move In button to verify that the focuser moves...

Page 6: ...er down the focuser this position will be saved internally When you next power up the focuser and startup the driver FocusMax Maxim DL the focuser will advance all the way IN and in fact step several...

Page 7: ...d If moving a heavy load could minimize the effects of inertia by reducing this number Shows the distance traveled per step count depending on Focuser type and Step Resolution below Check this to reve...

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