Software Bisque Paramount 6 Series - Page 150

Paramount GEM User Guide
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Get Current Rates
Click this button to retrieve the current slew rates from the control system.
Save Rates
Click this button to permanently save the current slew rates to the control system’s firmware.
Calibrate Joystick
The MKS 4000 and MKS 5000 control systems both employ a mechanical joystick that can be used to slew the
mount after homing, however, the purpose of joystick calibration differs significantly between these two control
systems.
MKS 5000 Joystick Calibration
The MKS 5000 control system has an internal sensor that detects input from the joystick on the hand controller.
Clicking the Calibrate Joystick button initializes this sensor and saves the results to the mount’s permanent
internal memory.
When the joystick sensor is not properly calibrated, the Find Home command may fail unexpectedly and the
telescope status text on the Telescope window reads Not Homed.
• MKS 5000 joystick calibration is performed at the factory and should not need to be recalibrated unless
you are instructed to do so by Software Bisque.
• The hand controller does not need to be plugged in to the Electronics Box for successful joystick
calibration.
• Before calibration can be performed, the mount should be turned on and connected to TheSky
Professional. No other mount or software initialization is necessary.
MKS 4000 Joystick Calibration
The Calibrate Joystick button determines the center position of the hand controller’s joystick. If you plug in a new
hand controller, or the homing process fails unexpectedly, joystick calibration may be necessary.
Note that the MKS 4000 control system stops the homing process whenever the joystick is moved from the center
position. When the joystick is not calibrated properly, homing will also fail because the control system “thinks”
the joystick is not centrally located.
To calibrate the joystick
1. Plug the hand controller cable into the Joystick port on the Adaptor Panel.
2. Launch TheSky Professional.
3. Click the Connect command from the Telescope menu to connect to the Paramount.
4. Choose the Bisque TCS command from the Tools pop-up menu on the Telescope window.
5. Highlight Hand Controller in the list on the left side of the Utilities tab on the Bisque TCS window.
6. Click the Calibrate Joystick button.
7. Important! Choose the Save All Parameters To Mount command from the Commands pop-up menu on the
Parameters tab of the Bisque TCS window.