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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Back Focus according to REV F, 3/17/11 ................................. 19 VISUAL ADAPTER, 700399 (7003991 AND 7003992) ............................20 2” Feather Touch Adapters for CDK700 ................................20 APOGEE IMAGE TRAIN with Alta Body, AFW50 Filter Wheel, and Monster MOAG ..................21 APOGEE IMAGE TRAIN with Alta D9 Body and AFW50 Filter Wheel ......................21 APOGEE IMAGE TRAIN with Alta D9 Body .............................. -
Page 3: Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of the CDK700. CDK700 Overview Unpacking The CDK700 comes in 3 to 4 crates. The mount and optics come in the first crate. The upper cage and the secondary mirror come in the second crate and the control box electronics comes in the third crate. -
Page 4: Unpacking The Mount
To open crate 1, one of the sides needs to be removed. To do this, you will need an electric Phillips screw driver. Remove one of the side panels as shown in the picture above. To choose the correct side look at the bottom of the crate. - Page 5 the lift bar as to take some of the weight off of the side plates holding the weight of the telescope. Step 2: Adjust the feet at the bottom of the base plate such that they touch the floor of the wooden crate. We will soon transfer the weight of the telescope to the feet.
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Page 6: Installation
2x4 braces. Telescope Installation The CDK700 as two major components that need installation. The first is the telescope and the second is the Telescope Control Box. And there are several issues to think about prior to installing the telescope. - Page 8 Telescope, there is an Ethernet cable that goes between the computer and the Control Box, and there is a USB cable that goes between the telescope and the computer. Control Box Computer CDK700 Ethernet USB for 7 control cables...
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Page 9: Electronic Panel Housing Dimensions
Electronic Panel Housing Dimensions The control panel is normally mounted on the wall of the observatory. The cables connect to the bottom of the box and should be routed down the wall, under the observatory floor over to the telescope and back up through the floor Telescope control Box Input ... -
Page 10: Software Installation
and the fans. The 24V power supply is for control circuit and the two 48V power supplies supply the 96V line voltage for the direct drive motors. Here are the power supplies: 1x of 12V Power Supply: PS-C12012 /501-1230, Manufacturer: Allied 1x of 24V Power Supply: PSP-24024 / 501-0190, Manufacturer: Allied 2x of 48V Power Supplies: PSP-480S48/501-0195, Manufacturer: Allied Software Installation... -
Page 11: Connecting The Mount To The Control Panel Box
PWI. PWI needs three programs to be "manually installed" on the users computer. 0. Before you begin, make a Restore Point on your computer. 1. Install ComACRServer.exe a. In the Windows Explorer: Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\PlaneWave Instruments\PlaneWave Interface\Drivers\ b. Right Click on ComACRServer.exe and select Run as administrator. -
Page 12: Connecting The Computer To The Control Panel Box And To The On-Board Accessories
which is at the base of the fork arms as shown in the picture below. Connecting the Computer to the Control Panel Box and to the on-board Accessories The Control Panel has an Ethernet connector so it can talk to the computer. Attach the Ethernet port at the bottom of the Control Panel to the computer via the Ethernet cable provided. -
Page 13: Connecting The Cdk700 To Pwi
Connecting PlaneWave Interface Software to the CDK700 The first step to connecting PWI to the telescope and the telescope accessories (focuser, rotator, tertiary rotator, etc) is to physically connect the computer to the telescope. Connect to the control panel box using an Ethernet cable. One end goes in the computer and the other goes in the control panel box. -
Page 14: Software Overview
Software Overview Once PWI is open, it will appear as seen on below the left. If you press the SHOW button on the left side of the PWI window it will expand the window as seen below on the right. You can then press the HIDE button to hide the expanded view of PWI. - Page 15 Scrolling down on the right hand scroll bar on the main PWI window, the next information section that comes up is RA/Dec, than Alt/Az. In the RA and Dec window, it displays the current RA and Dec of the telescope in hours, minute and seconds of right ascension for RA and degrees, minutes, and seconds for declination.
- Page 16 use the default of 5 seconds and 2 x 2 binning. But you will need to set your Plate Scale. And whenever you change the settings on this window, be sure to press the SAVE button. Scrolling down to Mount Settings: RMS Window: The Azm RMS and Alt RMS tracking errors are averaged over a time period.
- Page 17 MOUNT MODEL – Save Model as Default: This commands saves the current mount model as the Default mount model. The default mount model is opened when PlaneWave Interface is opened. SETTINGS – Edit Location: This command opens the Edit Mount Location dialog box. Here you enter...
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Page 18: Creating A Mount Model
Running the Telescope for the First Time Observing Session with Existing Mount Model Start up Session: End Session: Collimation Step 1 – Put the collimation tool with the laser in the back of the telescope. Step 2 – Make sure the laser is true to the backplate/mirror cell. Be sure to spin the laser to make sure that it is true. -
Page 19: Focusing
(.425”) 81.3mm (3.2”) Fully racked in 191.861mm (7.554”) Focal Plane 273.161mm (10.754”) Reference point on CDK700. Rotating Focuser, 600180 542.9mm (21.374”) from tertiary. NOTES: Tertiary to Focal Plane = 826.861mm (32.553”) Last Lens to Focal Plane = 400.361mm (15.762”) Tertiary to end of alt hub or “Reference Point” = 542.925mm (21.375”) Last Lens to end of alt hub or “Reference Point”... -
Page 20: Visual Adapter, 700399 (7003991 And 7003992)
2” Feather Touch Adapters for CDK700 For strictly visual use, it may be convenient to use a Feather Touch Focuser. For this use, the PlaneWave FTF2025BCR-2 adapter is to be used along with the Feather Touch Focuser, FTF2025BCR and used for straight through viewing. -
Page 21: Apogee Image Train With Alta Body, Afw50 Filter Wheel, And Monster Moag
APOGEE IMAGE TRAIN with Alta Body, AFW50 Filter Wheel, and Monster MOAG FP from racked in rotating focuser: 191.871mm (7.554”) U16 with D9 Body: 34.620mm (1.363”) AFW50 Filter Wheel 26.670mm (1.05”) MMOAG-CFW Adapter 5.08mm (0.2”) MMOAG 31.750mm (1.25”) 200394 13.970mm (0.55”) 200377 12.7mm (0.5”) 200361-2... -
Page 22: Fli Proline Body And Cfw3(.848) Or Cfw5 (.848) And Mmoag
FLI ProLine Body and CFW3(.848) or CFW5 (.848) and MMOAG FP from racked in rotating focuser: 191.871mm (7.554”) FLI Camera ProLine: 22.28mm (.877”) FLI CFW3-10 (or CFW5) 21.54mm (.848”) M MOAG to FLI (Astrodon) 28.83mm (1.135”) MMOAG (Astrodon) 31.75mm (1.25”) 200394 SecureFit to MOAG 14.0mm (0.55”) 200377 SecureFit ½”... - Page 23 Appendix A: Bolt Template for Pier Appendix B: Control Panel Enclosure Instructions...
- Page 24 Appendix C: Overall Dimensions of the CDK700 Appendix D: Glossary RMS: Tertiary:...
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