Qhyccd Qhycfw3 User manual

Third generation filter wheel safety instructions and precautions

Safety instructions:

1. Do not insert your fingers into the round holes on the filter wheel, otherwise the filter disc may

cause finger injury.

2. The copper nails in the filter wheel cannot be disassembled, otherwise the filter wheel will loosen

and affect normal use.

3. When the camera uses the control line to control the filter wheel, it is forbidden to use the USB

cable to connect the filter wheel at the same time to prevent the power supply from damaging the

filter wheel.

4. For the frameless filter, when using the screw to press the lens, it must be pressed by the plastic

gasket, but not directly with the metal nut of the screw. Otherwise there is a risk of crushing the lens.

Precautions:

1. Open the package, check the product, check whether the accessories are complete, and check the

"Filter Wheel QHYCFW3 Accessories Table"

2. Before installation, you need to prepare the tools needed to install the filter wheel: tweezers,

medium cross screwdriver, clock screwdriver.

3. After the installation is complete, please use the software to control the color wheel rotation to

see if the rotation is smooth and whether every position can come. Whether there is a serious card in

the middle (if there is a slight card in the middle, it will not affect the use, the color wheel will

continue to rotate until it reaches the target).

4. Do not push hard when installing the filter wheel. Failure to do so may result in bearing crushage

and other malfunctions or damage.

Important Notes:

QHYCFW3 support two socket mode. One is the 4PIN QHYCFW socket. If your QHYCCD camera has

the 4PIN socket you can connect it directly with QHYCFW3. There is the 12V power in the 4PIN socket

. So it does not need any extra power supply. If you have no QHYCCD camera or the camera has no

4PIN QHYCFW socket. You can use the USB socket to connect with the computer. And the QHYCFW3

can be powered and controlled with USB port. Please note the current requirement when using the

USB cable is higher (780mA) than the USB2.0 port can supply and some computer will limit the

current to 500mA. In this condition, QHYCFW3 can draw the power from the QHYCFW socket port

(the 6PIN RJ11 port in the QHYCFW3) and you need a 12V to RJ11 cable to power the QHYCFW2.

When using this method. The current drawing from USB cable will reduce to less than 100mA when

motor rotating. (* The 12V to RJ11 cable is in the standard item list after 2019.4).

Third generation filter wheel port introduction:

1. Control port switching button: This button is used to set the interface mode. There is two

mode: USB control mode and 4PIN conrol mode. If you use the USB cable to control QHYCFW3 you

need to select the USB control mode. If you use the 4pin QHYCFW socket cable to control the

QHYCFW3 from QHYCCD camera, you need to select the 4PIN control mode. This switch button is

inside the case. You can push it on and off. But since it is inside the case, you can not know which

position it is. So QHYCFW3 has a LED indicator to tell you of it. When the filter wheel is powered on ,

if the indicator light flashing for one second and it is red color, the filter wheel is in the USB control

mode; if green color the filter wheel is in the 4PIN control mode.

2. Status indicator: Each filter wheel hole position corresponds to a specific color. And this indicator

will display if the CFW3 working in the USB control mode or the 4pin control mode. When power on

the QHYCFW3, it will be on for one second then off. If it is red color, the QHYCFW3 is in USB control

mode. If it is green, the QHYCFW3 is in 4pin mode. the indicator light is off to prevent shooting light

pollution the indicator light is off to prevent shooting light pollution

3. Reset button: After pressing, the filter wheel hardware is reset, the turntable returns to the initial

position, the default hole 1

QHYCFW3 uses the drivers and accessories involved

1.USB cable

2.QHY9 filter wheel control line, 4pin serial control line

(QHY series camera matching accessories)

3.12V power splitter

(QHY9 camera power supply for filter wheel)

4.CP210x_VCP USB to serial port driver

(USB must be driven when controlling the filter wheel)

5.ASCOM driver, QHYFW[RS232]ASCOM driver

QHY cameras use ASCOM drivers when using third-party software (Max, SGP, etc.) to control the

filter wheel; QHYFW[RS232]ASCOM driver is required when using third-party software to control the

filter wheel in USB mode.

Filter wheel standard accessories

1. Filter wheel body

2. Two inch extension tube

3. M4 metal hand screw

4. Filter fixing nails, including gasket

(Note: 1.25 inch is threaded, no such accessory)

5. Filter wheel connected to camera control line

(Note: Because QHY9 is connected differently with other QHY cameras, please contact the agent if

you purchase QHY9 filter wheel)

Third generation filter wheel connection QHY174/178/290/21/22/23 Instructions:

This description applies to QHY174, QHY178, QHY290, QHY21/22/23 connection filter wheel

The third generation filter wheel filter wheel mounting adapter ring is installed inside the filter

wheel. To avoid cumbersome, we have already installed it at the time of shipment.

The first step is to install the filter: the medium filter wheel standard version and the thin plate have

5 holes 2 inches and 7 holes 36mm two models of the wheel, the filter is mainly divided into

frameless lenses and framed lenses.

Frameless filter installation:

1. First, we unscrew the eight screws on the back of the filter wheel and open the filter wheel.

2. We put the frameless filter on the hole of the filter disc. We need the spacer to be placed in the

three circular grooves around the filter. The number of the spacer depends on the thickness of the

filter. Keep the gasket and filter thickness consistent. For example, a 0.5mm lens requires only a

∮2*4 red spacer (0.5mm thick), and a slightly larger spacer is placed over the placed spacer to cover

the edge of the filter. . To push a 1mm lens like this, you need 2 ∮2*4 red gasket gaskets. However,

the 2mm lens does not need to be padded, just use a slightly larger spacer to fix it.

3. Finally align the hole of the gasket with the standard lens fixing screw and tighten with a Phillips

screwdriver. Install the filter in turn using the above method, and you can successfully install the

filter on the filter tray.

Installation with framed filters:

1. First, we unscrew the eight screws on the back of the filter wheel and open the filter wheel.

2. Framed filter is installed with special screws made of M2 screw with gasket and M2 screw guide.

The standard 7mm requires two spacers, and the other can adjust the number of spacers and the

number of guide posts according to the height of the frame. Thereby achieving the desired result.

3. Place the screw with the spacer into the three grooves around the filter and tighten the screws.

Install in order until the installation is complete.

Step 3 Close the top cover

Attach the upper shell to the alignment position and secure the eight holes on the edge of the filter

wheel with eight flat head screws. The filter wheel is installed.

Step 4 Install the camera

1. Fix the camera and filter wheel with M4*10cm and M4*3.5cm hand screws. For symmetry and

beauty, place two M4*10cm thumbscrews under the camera and M4*3.5cm thumbscrews on top of

the camera. The state of the screw is as shown in the figure below.

2. Insert the front end of the camera into the ring of the filter wheel, and then screw the screw in the

position shown above. Make sure you have to tighten and the camera will be fixed.

Step 5 Install the telescope

The other side of the filter wheel can be connected to the telescope by screwing on a standard M54

(M) to 2 inch ring.

Step 6 Power connection

The crystal head 4pin control line is used to connect the QHY camera, directly inserting the crystal

head into the interface of the filter wheel, and the other end is connected to the interface on the

camera.

Finally, use software for verification. During the normal rotation of the filter wheel, the multi-color

lamp will continue to be bright. When the filter wheel turntable stops, the multi-color lamp will be

extinguished; the color of each of the three color lights in each filter hole position will be different

(each filter) The hole position corresponds to one color). The specific control method is shown in the

third part.

Third generation filter wheel connection QHY9 instructions:

The third generation filter wheel filter wheel mounting adapter ring is installed inside the filter

wheel. To avoid cumbersome, we have already installed it at the time of delivery. The status is as

shown below.

Step 1 Install the filter