Right Ascension/Declination; Homing Required Before Slew; Allowed From Joystick; Home Axis - Software Bisque Paramount ME User Manual

Paramount ME User's Guide
Software Bisque recommends that you do not make changes to any of the values unless
you have a clear understanding of how the change will effect the mount's operation. For
example, if you set the Minimum Limit to –4,000,000 instead of -3,250,000, the mount
may collide with the right ascension stop if the mount is under joystick control or PC
control.

Right Ascension/Declination

Click the appropriate option to modify its limits.

Homing Required Before Slew

Clear this option to allow the mount to be slewed (via TheSky6 Professional Edition or
joystick) without homing.

Allowed from Joystick

Mark this option to allow homing by double-clicking the button on the top of the joystick
controller.

Home Axis

Click this button to home the selected axis.

Set Index Offset

This button sets an internal DC-servo motor parameter required for proper mount
operation, and should not need to be modified.

Velocity High/Medium/Low

Enter the relative velocity for the mount's slews.

Direction S1, S2, Index

Enter the index angle for the servomotors. This value is "factory-programmed," and should
not be modified.

Minimum Limit, Maximum Limit, Set Limit Options

You can set the software limits for each axis to ensure the telescope does not attempt to
slew through a hard stop. The right ascension limits are visible by looking at the South
side of the mount. The declination hard stops are set at –90º declination (or 90º
declination in the Southern hemisphere). When the software limits are set properly, the
mount cannot run into a hard stop, as the motor will decelerate to the internal limit.

Slew Between Limits

Click this button to successively slew the mount to its limit positions, in both right
ascension and declination. This feature is used to test the mount, and run in the gears at
the factory.
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