I just wanted to be the first to post something. I'm still fine tuning the offsets to get reliable pointing from horizon to azimuth and 360 degrees. Still not there yet.
I hope this is the right place for this question. I also posted this on the group FB page but this forum is much more organized.
OK, let be straight here, I am not a programmer nor want to be. And if the question has been asked before I apologize in advance and I have read all of the threads in the Automation section.
I'm using the dome rotation kit firmware that came on my unit under ASCOM POTH and have downloaded the Celestron and NexDome drivers only.
There is a "Position Update in X sec" in the POTH window set for 9 seconds. Is there anyway to change this? My dome starts and stops many times when slaved to my mount (kind of sync'd).
I'm thinking if this timer was shorter the dome would move more quickly.
Reading online it looks like "Gem Offset" would be the distance from the mounting bolt to the middle of your OTA and would make a scope azimuth of 90 or 270 degrees result in the dome pointing a bit more south. Instead, at least in POTH Hub, it's how far to the side of the mount the center of the tube is so the dome adjustment is most apparent at north and south rather than east and west.
Then you've got the "side of pier" settings which sound to me more like that should be doing the north/south adjustments instead of the GEM offset.
I have some fine tuning to as well. I'm pointing out the slit about 190 degrees but can get sloppy after that. I run a side by side so my over all "objective width" is huge maybe 20". I want both scopes aiming out at the same time. The guide scope on one of them adds yet a bit more complexity. But I know it can be done. = )
I hope this is the right place for this question. I also posted this on the group FB page but this forum is much more organized.
OK, let be straight here, I am not a programmer nor want to be. And if the question has been asked before I apologize in advance and I have read all of the threads in the Automation section.
I'm using the dome rotation kit firmware that came on my unit under ASCOM POTH and have downloaded the Celestron and NexDome drivers only.
There is a "Position Update in X sec" in the POTH window set for 9 seconds. Is there anyway to change this? My dome starts and stops many times when slaved to my mount (kind of sync'd).
I'm thinking if this timer was shorter the dome would move more quickly.
Thanks, Steven
Reading online it looks like "Gem Offset" would be the distance from the mounting bolt to the middle of your OTA and would make a scope azimuth of 90 or 270 degrees result in the dome pointing a bit more south. Instead, at least in POTH Hub, it's how far to the side of the mount the center of the tube is so the dome adjustment is most apparent at north and south rather than east and west.
Then you've got the "side of pier" settings which sound to me more like that should be doing the north/south adjustments instead of the GEM offset.
Does SGP do the same thing?
I have some fine tuning to as well. I'm pointing out the slit about 190 degrees but can get sloppy after that. I run a side by side so my over all "objective width" is huge maybe 20". I want both scopes aiming out at the same time. The guide scope on one of them adds yet a bit more complexity. But I know it can be done. = )