Hubble OnStep controller supports:
The INDI (WiFi), ASCOM(WiFi , Bluetooth and USB) under the LX200 protocol.
WiFi 802.11n /g/n connection with built-in website accessible from any browser from any
platform and the direct WiFi support for the Sky Safari and Stellarium
Bluetooth classic .2 support to host computer for the ASCOM connection and the direct
wireless support to Sky Safari & Stellarium
iOS App and Android Virtual Handpad Apps to control the scope with initialization,
configuration, alignment, and movement (Slewing and GoTo). You are strongly
recommended to use t e Android based OnStep Controller2 for t e initial setup!
Smart Hand Controller with about 30,000 objects. Although, you can fully control the scope
with initialization, configuration, alignment, and movement control (Slewing and GoTo)
without any other device needed; You are strongly recommended to use t e Android
based OnStep Controller2 for t e initial setup!
The Telescope Encoders for the extra accuracy in pointing and tracking
Real Time Clock (RTC): The RTC module maintains seconds, minutes, hours, day, date,
month, and year information.
You s ould never flas t e OnStep firmware on t e controller and t e andpad by yourself
wit out first consulting wit Hubble Optics; Failure to do so may damage t e controller and/or
and pad and will void t e warranty.
Safety
The stepper motors are powerful motors that can do extreme damage to equipment and human life.
Please be careful that your telescope doesn't move to a mechanical limit (such as the ground); You may
damage the motors or gears, and you may injure yourself or others. This product is NOT a toy; children
should not be allowed to operate it.
You must exercise proper safety precautions, including the wearing of proper clothing and avoiding use
in adverse conditions. Shock hazard! Bodily injury hazard! Any device using electricity is a shock and
bodily injury hazard. You must hook up the device properly and follow all safety precautions,
particularly when using electricity outdoors. If improperly hooked up or improperly operated,
electronic components can shock, overheat, melt, and explode. In particular:
1. Never operate when the equipment or cabling is wet or moist, even if there is only a possibility that
some of the equipment is wet or moist
2. All grounding points must be connected to the battery (-) terminal before turning on any equipment;
the grounds must never be disconnected while the unit is powered on
3. Power leads must not be reversed: instant component failure is a certainty; components will
overheat and can explode with violent force
. Please be careful that your telescope doesn't move to a mechanical limit (such as the ground). You
may damage the motors or gears, and you may injure yourself or others.
5. WARNING: T e DC voltages ig er t an 12 volts are deadly w en s ocked!!!!
2 Hardware Setup
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