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Features
- Support for equatorial and altazimuth mounts
- Support for stepper motors in bipolar operation
- High Speed Goto
- SmartHandController, huge object catalogue include
- For german equatorial mount automatic meridian flips
- Mounts stops when limits reached (horizon and meridian)
- Initialization of date/time/location, time is stored with an RTC and a battery
- Alignment with two or three stars
- Backlash compensation
- Pulse-guiding with user defined Guide Rate
- 8 Recenter Speeds
- User defined slew rate
- Tracking rates for sidereal, moon and sun
- Parking functionality includes the ability to set any park position
- Home commands (move telescope to home position)
- Settings about SmartHandController and Webserver
- Compatible with SkySafari
- Compatible with ASCOM
- WiFi support
- Webserver interface
- Focuser optionally
- GNSS optionally
Documentation
- Short Manual
- SmartHandController: Menu structure
- SmartHandController: Icons
- SkySafari
- WiFi Interface
Tools for Windows
Assembly Instructions
- Main Unit V2.3.1
- Main Unit V2.4.1
- Mini Main Unit V2.4.1
- SmartHandController V0.1 1,3" OLED
- SmartHandController V0.1 2,4" OLED
Stepper driver
Options
Motor kit
- Astrophysics AP400 upgrade kit
- Losmandy G11 upgrade kit with bracket
- Takahashi EM200 EM11
- Vixen GP-D2 upgrade kit
- Vixen porta, Twilight and Co.