Software Bisque Paramount 6 Series - Commands Pop-Up Menu

Paramount GEM User Guide
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Initialization-Related
Parameter
Description
IR Enabled
If set to 1, then the infrared communications port is enabled (MKS 4000
only).
Hand controller rate 1
Hand controller rate number 1.
Hand controller rate 2
Hand controller rate number 2.
Hand controller rate 3
Hand controller rate number 3.
Hand controller rate 4
Hand controller rate number 4.
General Purpose I/O 1
General purpose output direction 1.
General purpose I/O 2
General purpose input/output toggle.
General Purpose I/O 3
General purpose output direction 2.
General purpose I/O 4
General purpose input/output toggle.
User-Defined Parameters
Acceleration
The motor's relative acceleration/deceleration setting. Lower numbers
(for example, 250) will yield slow acceleration/deceleration while higher
numbers (for example, 750) will yield very fast acceleration.
Max Slew Speed (%)
The percentage of the mount's maximum slew rate that is used to slew
the mount.
Track Rate (% Sidereal)
The mount's tracking rate, based on the percentage of the sidereal rate.
Non-sidereal Rate
The non-sidereal tracking rate in arcseconds/second.
Guide Rate (% Sidereal)
See page 114 for a description of this parameter.
Tics/Revolution
The total number of encoder tics per one complete revolution of the RA
axis, computed by multiplying the gear ratio by 2000. For mounts located
in the southern hemisphere, the RA value must be negative.
See Hemisphere Setup in the Utilities Tab on page 134 for details about
configuring the mount for the southern hemisphere.
Relative Home Sensor
Position
See page 115 for a description of this parameter.
Commands Pop-up Menu
Use the Commands pop-up menu on the Parameters tab to retrieve the current settings from the Bisque TCS and
to set the Bisque TCS settings.