Paramount GEM User Guide
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Restore Defaults Button
Click this button to reset the mount’s parameters to default settings. When prompted, click Yes to save the
settings to the control system’s flash memory.
Read All Parameters from Mount
Retrieves the mount’s parameters from the control system and updates the Bisque TCS window.
Save All Parameters to Mount
Choose this command to save the current mount parameters to the control system’s permanent flash memory.
Save the Bisque TCS Configuration File (Save As Command)
Choose this command to save the current Bisque TCS parameters to a file. (Files are saved using the extension
.tcs). This command allows you to store different mount configurations and retrieve them as necessary using
the Open command on the Commands pop-up menu.
Open a Bisque TCS Configuration File (Open Command)
This command allows you to open a Bisque TCS configuration file to set the Bisque TCS parameters.
Copy Parameters (From this Window to Clipboard)
Choose this command to copy a report of the current Bisque TCS parameters to the Clipboard in ASCII text format.
Use the Paste command from any text editor to view and save this report.
Example Bisque TCS parameters text file for the Paramount MX:
Bisque TCS Parameter RA Value Dec Value
----------------------------- ------------- --------------
MKS_INDEX_ANGLE , 3978 , 375
MKS_UNIT_ID_ , 5 , 5
MKS_ACCELERATION , 800 , 800
MKS_HOME_VEL_HI , 1600000000 , 1600000000
MKS_HOME_VEL_MED , 150000000 , 150000000
MKS_HOME_VEL_LOW , 5900000 , 5900000
MKS_HOME_REQD , 1 , 1
MKS_HOME_JOYSTICK , 1 , 1
MKS_HOME_INDEX_OFFSET , 0 , 0
MKS_CREEP_RATE , 0 , 0
MKS_GUIDE_RATE , -700964 , 700964
MKS_EMF_CONSTANT , 30 , 30
MKS_MAX_SPEED , 1080000000 , 1080000000
MKS_BASE_RATE , -44861734 , 0
MKS_MIN_POS_LIMIT , -6250000 , -8500000
MKS_MAX_POS_LIMIT , 2250000 , 2500000
MKS_PEC_RATIO , 8 , 8
MKS_HOME_DIR , 1 , 1
MKS_HOME_SENSE , 1 , 1
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