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- Page 1 Instruction Manual Omegon® Push+ Mini mount Art. Nr. - 55041 Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this document in any form is expressly prohibited other than for individual use only. All text, images and labels are property of nimax Gmbh.
- Page 2 Instruction Manual Congratulations on the purchase of the new Omegon® Push+ Mini mount. This mount with a dual encoder-system is compatible with most telescopes equipped with a Vixen-Style dovetail. The Dobson-style telescope mount reads the absolute encoders positions and transmits this information via Bluetooth® to a smartphone, tablet or computer.
- Page 3 3.2. Powering Push+ base. In order for the digital encoders and the electronics built around it to work and transmit the axes absolute positions of the telescope - a power supply is required. The Push+ is designed to work with a 12Volt DC power supply. We recommend using a field battery for that purpose.
- Page 4 Rotate the foot-base (part 10) if necessary so that the bubble shows horizontal levelling – figure 4. Now, without touching the level, rotate the Push+so that the level is aligned with the next foot-set – figure 5. Adjust the foot-base if necessary. Proceed likewise to the last of the foot-set, this one should confirm that the base is levelled.
- Page 5 7. How to pair Push+ to a device or computer? Pairing is done as you would do with a cell phone or other device. First power the Push+ by using the supplied power cable or by using a power supply as mentioned in 3.3. as soon as Push+ is powered the red LED will start to blink.
- Page 6 7.3. Selecting COM port for apps such as SkyCharts (Cartes du ciel) When pairing a device to a computer via Bluetooth® a COM port is automatically assigned to the device so that the it “talks” to the computer and vice-versa. To determine which port corresponds to the Push+ please follow these steps.
- Page 7 Step 6 we now need to selected he Outgoing port. Select “Outgoing” if not already selected Step 7 Click on the drop-down menu and select “Push+” Figure 12. Select “Outgoing” and “Push+” Step 8 From the Service tab select “Dev B” Step 9 Click “OK”...
- Page 8 Step 2 Select “Encoders” if not yet selected. Step 3 Click “OK” Figure 16. Select “Encoders”. Step 4 Click on “Control panel” to configure the encoder pulses. Figure 17. Select “Control panel” Step 5 Select the “Encoder Configuration” tab and change so that it reads as shown: Type: “Intelliscope”...
- Page 9 Step 7 Select “Port Configuration” tab and change so that it reads as shown: Serial Port: use the data from 7.3 Step 10 Speed: “115200” Data bits: “8” Parity: “N” Stop bits: “1” Timeout (ms): “1000” Interval Timeout: “400” Step 8 Click on “Save Settings”...
- Page 10 8. Which software and apps to use? 8.1. SkySafari® from Simulation Curriculum one of the most popular existing planetarium app is SkySafari® from Simulation Curriculum®. This planetarium app shows the sky on a device screen (they have both Android® and iOS versions) and allows telescope control.
- Page 11 10. How to configure the settings to SkySafari®. SkySafari® has many features that are not covered by the existing instruction manual. To configure SkySafari® to be used with Push+ please follow these steps. - Tap on the SkySafari® icon on your device to start the app. - Now from the menu bellow tap “Settings”...
- Page 12 11.1. Connecting SkySafari® App to Push+. Make sure you followed all the steps mentioned above in 11. this is really important as without this information SkySafari® will not be able to work with Push+. It is very important at the point to exit the app and re-start it. Important! After the settings in 11.
- Page 13 12. Troubleshooting with SkySafari®. The most common problems as described bellow. Problem Solution If the connection cable (figure 15) is not properly installed the Cross-hair does not move encoder position is not read. Please check cable connection. There is a big difference between the position read by the encoders SkySafari®...