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APPENDIX A: COLLECTIVE RELEASE NOTES
Version 4.19.3 – 07-29-16
● Fixed display bug in Get Time / Location from Mount function. Time loaded from mount correctly; however, rst
display of time showed zeros in hours eld. Subsequent displays were ne. Time now displays correctly.
● Corrected version number returned by status command. Correct rmware version is now being displayed when
seeking keypad status via “3=Tools → 0=Status → (North Key) → Code Level: V4.19.3”.
● Claried New Setup Menus. The wording was changed on the “New Setup” screen in order to clarify the function. It
now says “New Setup / Start From / Park Position / Press: 1, 2, 3, 4”. (Previously it was “New Startup / Resume From
/ Reference Position / Press: 1, 2, 3, 4”.)
Version 4.19.2 – 01-19-16
“Auto-Connect: YES” will restore the last used location for all locations 0-9 when the mount is powered up again. In prior
versions, only locations accept 1-9 were remembered, not location “0” (hard-coded Astro-Physics latitude and longitude).
Version 4.19.1 – 01-18-16
Fixed variable reset in startup routine. Fixed a bug that prevented the keypad from slewing to a target object after the new
startup routine.
Version 4.19 – 01-18-16
● Fixed Park 1 leap-year related issue that caused incorrect movement. Although the issue would resolve itself on
March 1st, after the leap-year day of February 29, we felt it was important to x this problem since many people rely
on Park 1.
● New Park 4 Position. This position has been available in the AP V2 ASCOM driver and APCC for some time and is
now added to the Keypad.
● New Park 0 Position. This position allows you to park anywhere you wish. Simply move the mount (via the servo,
not the clutches) to the desired position and select Park 0. The mount will NOT start tracking when you power up
again.
● New Sync, Align, Resume Menu. This menu now offers new selections: “3=ResumeLastPosition” and “4=New
Setup”. “ResumeLastPosition” is used when you have parked the mount at the end of the previous session and wish
to begin a new session. Selecting it will initialize the mount and you’ll be ready for your rst object. If you select “4”,
the new Setup Menu will display.
● New Setup Menu. “New Setup” is only used when you are setting up the mount for the rst time or if you have
readjusted scope position via the clutches and wish to restart from a “Reference Position”. The “Reference Position”
can be either 1, 2, 3 or 4. If using “Reference Position”, you must be certain that your mount is actually in that
position, otherwise, the misinformation will cause the mount to be lost.
● New Park/ Mount Options Menu. In addition to the expanded park position selections discussed above, additional
mount types are available for selection: Mach1GTO, 1100GTO, 1600GTO and 3600GTO.
Version 4.18 – Not released
Version 4.17 – 10-20-08
● Version 4.17 replaces v.4.16 from 7-7-08 which had a bug that caused occasional random freeze-ups during
initialization of the mount, especially when resuming from Reference Park 1.
● Version 4.16 replaced v.4.15 from 3-24-08 which had a bug that only affected older keypads – Serial numbers
1490GTO and earlier.
● Eastern Longitudes. The accuracy of eastern longitude values that are sent to the mount has been improved by
including minutes in the calculation. We are unable to add seconds into the calculation at this time, due to memory
space limitations in the keypad.
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