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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon kevinferrare

Question regarding pooling rate

Open vzr314 opened this issue 4 years ago • 2 comments

If PHD2 sends RA+# command over ST4 interface, for how long this "button" should remain pressed? What happen if you hit RA+ button on your remote? How many steps single press of buttons make?

vzr314 avatar Dec 16 '20 02:12 vzr314

More important is how your ArduinoST4 ASCOM driver handle PulseGuide duration opcodes?

vzr314 avatar Dec 24 '20 20:12 vzr314

Hello @CyberianIce !

It remains pressed until RA0, RA- or RESET is issued, so the telescope will move until told to stop. If you hit RA+ on the remote, it probably won't affect the move. The number of steps depends on your specific mount and the duration of the press.

PulseGuide takes in input a direction and a duration, the driver then sends a command to the arduino to start the move in that specific direction, waits for the specified duration and then stops.

Hope this answers your questions.

kevinferrare avatar Jan 26 '21 07:01 kevinferrare