Ad Astra Observatory

Jim,

That’s good to hear.

Thanks for the update.

James

—- “Jimbo S. Harris” <jimbo@jimbo.net> wrote:

> Hi James,
>
> Knowing how a unipolar stepper motor works, I was not at all surprised at
> this result, but I thought you should know.
>
> I just received the Robo-Focus motor for my new C-8 SCT (it attaches to the
> original focus knob). I was pretty confident that I could buy the “motor

> only” package, since you said in the documentation that your EasyFocus
> controller is pin-compatible with Robo-Focus. I hooked up the motor to the
> hand controller, and the motor responded perfectly to the hand controller
> buttons and also to movement commands from the PC (through the EasyFocus
> ASCOM driver, of course).

>
> In short, the EasyFocus controller can now control either of my imaging
> OTAs, by simply popping the cable off of one and hooking it up to the other.
>
> It would have been easy to pick a different pinout for your motor. Making
> sure it’s compatible has really enhanced my ease-of-use. The EasyFocus
> controller, which could have been just another accessory, has become a

> major player in my observatory.
>
> Thank you very, very much.
>
> Best regards,
> Jimbo S. Harris
> Newark, CA

>