Eqmod slewpad interface that allows a three button mouse to be used as a slew hand paddle. Aug 01, 2019 combining eqmod with synscan ppec and phd2 predictive pec. The time setting on your computer is out of sync and in violation of our user authentication policy. Pec correction in eqmod telescope driver indi forum. At this stage, any software that is able to understand ascom can use your mount. I would recommend that you make the first run at only three cycles. Its all on the eqmod website and in the videos on youtube. Previous month next month january february march april may june july august september october november december. When administered annually, pec core refresher provides the necessary refresher training to maintain the training certificates obtained through core compliance. I am not saying eqmod is bad software, just that it seems to provide a lot of ways for users to find themselves in states that are notcompatible with sgpro. Pec training on the skywatcher eq6r mount cloudy nights. Picture exchange communication system pecs pyramid. You would then guide until the pec record is finished up to 16 minutes.
Astronomy shed uk astronomy forum view topic pec training. Please note that later test releases for all eqmod project software may be available via the eqmod yahoo group. Setting up a skywatcher mount with ascom platform and eqmod. See software release notes below for full details of the changes. In order for pec to be applied a pec file must first prepared and loaded. It supports not only altaz mounts for visual observing, but also equatorial mounts for astrophotography. Eqmod controlling the heq5, neq6 and other mounts directly. Eqmod vs pec is designed to work alongside pulse guiding and can actually improve guiding performance when tracking on fainter guide stars. Periodic error correction pec and autoguiding in telescope.
I did do a forum search but could not find any reference to this before. Please adjust your pc clock to the correct local time before logging in. Phd2 works well with eqascom, but youll need to ensure you have the proper eqascom settings. We offer pec safety training including pec safeland training which is pec safetys basic safety orientation. Right click this button to get a menu of all the available displays or just repeatedly click it to cycle to the pec display. Core refresher is a standardized 1day safety training course that may be taken after completing core compliance to update training as required by employers or regulatory agencies. Eqmod pec and phd2 ppec together openphdguidingphd2. Joystick support for hand control of the telescope slew.
This will get you going with pec enabled and running with a fair. Alt az mount features encoders, locking power plug country dependent and belt drive. Then to replay the pec you would set the tracking rate to sidereal plus pec and it might take up to 8 minutes before the pec sensor turns on the pec playback. The eq6 skyscan controller has a fairly minimal feature set for the most part the included features are perfectly adequate and in use, the system works very well, locating objects from the built in database and tracking them accurately within the limits of the mounts mechanical hardware but there are a couple of omissions that would. The eqmod project eqmod ascom driver the eqmod ascom driver is a software module that allows direct control of synta mounts such as eqg, eq6, eq5, sirius, and upgraded older atlas mounts sold by orion usa or skywatcher. This is the android version of the synscan pro app and it is recommended for experienced users. The eqmod project consists of a suite of open source applications that can provide an alternative to the hand controller on supported german equatorial mounts using a pc and an easily built or purchased interface moduleyou are now in complete control of your gem. Taking images with ccd cameras and telescopes and enjoying general astronomy news and views. Can i use pulse guiding through eqmac or eqmod to do pec training automatically on an eq6. The mount should be equipped with a buildin wifi module or an external synscan wifi adapter. As i understand it, eqmac eqmod emulates the handset and will link to guiding software so the question is.
Hence my looking for an alternative hardware option like the mounts ppec. The system goes on to teach discrimination of pictures and how to put them together in sentences. Nov 03, 2015 looking over our requests for help over the last few months there is a distinct trend more than 75% of mount pointing flip issues are derived from users using eqmod. Eden, im very familiar with vs pec as you know from our pms but alas have has mixed success with it on the azeq6 there is recent discussion on this on the eqmod yahoo group. Gamepad support for hand control of the telescope slew. Click the drivers and software category link, then show more towards the bottom of the page and search for pec tool. Is the process or protocol for pec training an atlas pro azeq g mount using phd2 clearly documented anywhere. The training was performed automatically through my 80mm skywatcher short tube scope piggybacked on my lx90 using a meade dsi colour ccd camera with phd autoguiding software. Controlling the eq6 mount directly from a pc eqmod. Pecs consists of six phases and begins by teaching an individual to give a single picture of a desired item or action to a communicative partner who immediately honors the exchange as a request. Contractor management services compliance solutions. You then use pecprep to analysefilter this data in order to create a pec curve for eqmod to use. The orion atlas pro azeqg computerized goto telescope mount is the industry standard in either mode. Orion hdx110 eqg goto equatorial mount with tripod pier.
Unfortunately dithering isnt recommended when pec is recording. Then, navigate to the utility function pec training mode and press enter. The mount will receive a pec correction from eqmod and an autoguide correction from the st4, which one does it follow, and if it follows both at once, will it overshoot. The only things you need to do is select the number of cycles to run and make sure the auto apply is checked. Can ascom pulseguiding and vs pec be run simultaneously. Pec training via hand control or pulseguide sequence and playback. We asked steve richards to write an overview of eqmod with details on some of its many features and how to use them.
Aug 02, 2016 hello all since i have to breakdown and set up my imaging gear each session, the first 40 minutes postphd2 calibration is usually spent recording a pec curve in eqmod. Game controllerjoystick control of mount gps support using nmea streams user programmable tracking rates both on dec and ra pec training via hand control or pulseguide sequence and playback ring counter position accurate eqmod functions that may be supported. Pecprep also provides template based import that allows the user to specify custom file formats. Phd guiding is designed to be push here dummy simple, yet provide powerful, intelligent autoguiding of your telescope for both pcs and macs. Combining eqmod with synscan ppec and phd2 predictive pec. Is there a way, perhaps with a script, to start to start a sequence with guiding active, no dithering, and pec recording and have dithering activated. Then, slew to a star close to the celestial equator, and center it in the telescope eyepiece or imaging camera.
Pecprep is available in english, french, spanish and dutch and will automatically select the appropriate language based upon your windows settings. V4 handset starts to ship to replace the older v3 handset. There are threads on all, or portions of this topic already. Eqmod provides its own pec implementation and to use it all you have to do is capture an unguided log of star movement over several worm cycles this can be done with phd if you want. If it connects and shows details about the position of your mount congratulations you have set up ascom eqmod. Download the zip file, extract it to a folder and run the installer. This project has the source files for the public releases of the eqmod ascom driver, associated programs and an eqmod compatible hardware design. Synscan software is upgraded to accomodate features in altaz version version 3.
Translation to other languages is possible, please contact the eqmod yahoo group for details. For the astrophotographers looking to reduce periodic error, the synscan hand controller has built in pec training that can be configured while in the field. Jun 15, 20 eqmod is a popular set of software tools used by many astronomers to control the skywatcher heq5, neq6 and other mounts directly from a pc. Ive read the user manual and have seen a number of links indicating that phd2 would be very useful for training the periodicity out of the mount but im not clear how to put all the pieces of data together. May 02, 2019 eqmod connects the eq directly to a serial comms. The following shows the results of pec training on my polar mounted 8 lx90. The overarching goal of the human resources and readiness training center hrrtc is to improve unit readiness by providing fulltime national guard personnel in the fields of human resources and readiness with the essential knowledge and tools needed to do their jobs in the most effective manner possible. About the middle of the window there is a button with a wrench, click it to open the pec settings. Hi hoping for some help with my focuser connection problem using ascompad. Orion atlas pro azeqg computerized goto telescope mount. This is how you will be able to control your mount. The focuser in question is a one built to robert browns design an arduinoascom focuser2 pro diy the version in question uses a drx 8825 driver to control a nema 14 stepper motor.
May 28, 2019 the pec training procedure requires that you first polar align and star align the telescope mount. Eqmod is absolutely brilliant, i held back for a while as i was a bit synscan dependant, but with eqmod i get better gotos and alignment is a lot better, it grows with you, so if you just want to use it as a synscan replacement its fine, then as you get more advanced the other features come into play, you wont regret moving over, that i can definitely promise. Enable ascom pulse guiding and verify that sideofpier is pointing ascom once you have connected the mount and before you calibrate or guide in phd2, update your eqascom settings. Eqmod pec and phd2 ppec together openphdguidingphd2 wiki.
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