Pegasus Astro Dual Motor Focus Controller Manual page 10

Click "Device". A drop down list of discovered DMFC controller will appear. Choose
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the Dual Motor Focus Controller and click "OK"
Press "Connect" button
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Application will connect to the controller and the "Connected" status will appear on
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the bottom taskbar.
Led status
You can operate the led indicator on the top of controller on demand. Click the circle "LED"
icon and switch on or off the LED of the controller.
Mode status
The mode selection of the controller is reported in this section of the taskbar
Mode will be reported as:
Stepper Motor
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DC Motor
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Notice that you cannot change the mode from the software. Switch the mode slider on the
left side of the controller enclosure to select mode
Motor Settings – Max Speed
It's critical to set "Max speed" of stepper motor. All stepper motors have limits in max speed
they can achieve. If you set a speed faster than your motor can support it probably jump
steps or make weird noise as it cannot operate correctly.
Connect to the controller
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Go to settings and check "Motor Settings"
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Set steppers motor "Max Speed" and click "Set". Setting will be saved to controller's
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memory (EPROM)
Power cycle controller to read new setting and configure motor output
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