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440g. With such a lightweight design, the motorized flat panel does not burden the dew shield or equatorial mount. Feature 2: WandererCover V3 only needs a USB cable to connect to the PC, no additional DC power cable is required (the USB port needs to be able to provide 1A current, it is recommended to use the WandererBox series or other powered USB hub).
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Pass the included nylon cable ties through the two slots of the WandererCover V3 and tighten them, and fix the WandererCover V3 on the telescope tube or dew shield. If the length of the cable tie is not enough, connect two cable ties together.
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WandererAstro Figure 1 After the connection is successful, (1) Click "Start Setup!" to set the opening position of the cover. (2) Move the cover to desired open position by clicking the “+1°”,“+10°” and “+50°” control button. (3) Click "Set current position to open" to confirm.
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There is a small probability that the motor gearbox will be damaged if the rotor stalls for many times. 2. After installing the WandererCover V3 on a new telescope, be sure to reset the open and closed positions.
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(Figure 3) Figure 3 After the installation is complete, open N.I.N.A. then you can see the driver of WandererCover V3. After selecting it, click to connect directly, and the driver will automatically search for the COM port. (Figure 4) Figure4 When using it for the first time, a message box of "Please configure the...
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WandererAstro Once connected, you can open , close or adjust the brightness. (Please note that WandererConsole and ASCOM are completely independent, please disconnect in N.I.N.A. when connecting WandererConsole, and vice versa, otherwise it cannot be connected.)
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First, download the firmware upgrade tool (Figure 5) and the firmware file (Figure 6) with a .hex suffix from www.wandererastro.com. Figure5 Figure6 After extracting the compressed file, click Xloader.exe to open the firmware upgrade tool (Figure 7).
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WandererAstro Select the downloaded firmware file with the suffix .hex, select the product model and the correct COM port, and then click Upload (Figure 8). Figure8 When you see "xxxx bytes uploaded", it means the upload was successful. If stuck in the Uploading process, try to upload again after reconnecting the USB.
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This is because the USB serial port driver is not installed, please visit the website and download the serial port driver. 4.3 The WandererCover V3 disconnects or does not respond after first operation? This is due to unstable USB 5V power supply. Make sure your USB port can provide enough power.
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