Moonlight High Resolution Stepper Motor Quick Start Manual page 7

and the focus controller. Windows will state that it has found new hardware and needs to install drivers. When
prompted, select "Have Disk" and select the directory where the files were unzipped. The installer should then
complete the software installation.
Please make sure you have downloaded and installed the latest version of ASCOM
Please download our most current ASCOM driver from our website. Installation documentation and the drivers
are located here http://www.focuser.com/downloads.shtml Please see our tutorial for setting up the focuser to
run with Focus Max at
Generic serial commands can be used to operate the controllers if needed. Please see table below for
Command
Char #
1 2 3 4 5
: C #
: F G #
: F Q #
: G C #
: G D #
: G H #
: G I #
: G N #
: G P #
: G T #
: G V #
: S C X X
: S D X X
: S F #
: S H #
: S N Y Y
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Return
Variable
6 7 8
XX#
XX#
00# OR FF#
00# OR 01#
YYYY#
YYYY#
YYYY#
DD#
#
#
Y Y #
command set.
Serial Commands
N/A Initiate a temperature conversion; the conversion
process takes a maximum of 750 milliseconds. The
value returned by the :GT# command will not be
valid until the conversion process completes.
N/A Go to the new position as set by the ":SNYYYY#"
N/A Immediately stop any focus motor movement.
Returns the temperature coefficient where XX is a
two-digit signed (2's complement) hex number.
Returns the current stepping delay where XX is a
two-digit unsigned hex number. See the :SD#
command for a list of possible return values.
Returns "FF#" if the focus motor is half-stepped
Returns "00#" if the focus motor is not moving,
Returns the new position previously set by a
":SNYYYY" command where YYYY is a four-digit
Returns the current position where YYYY is a
four-digit unsigned hex number.
Returns the current temperature where YYYY is a
four-digit signed (2's complement) hex number.
Get the version of the firmware as a two-digit
decimal number where the first digit is the major
version number, and the second digit is the minor
N/A Set the new temperature coefficient where XX is a
two-digit, signed (2's complement) hex number.
N/A Set the new stepping delay where XX is a two-digit,
unsigned hex number. Valid values to send are 02,
04, 08, 10 and 20, which correspond to a stepping
delay of 250, 125, 63, 32 and 16 steps per second
N/A
N/A
N/A Set the new position where YYYY is a four-digit
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command.
otherwise return "00#"
otherwise return "01#"
unsigned hex number.
version number.
respectively.
Set full-step mode.
Set half-step mode.