Paramount ME User’s Guide
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DB9 port (on pins 2, 3 and 5).
The port provides nine “generic” lines of through-the-mount
cabling.
Auxiliary port two. This is one of two “generic” ports that
can be used to supply power to the Instrument Panel’s
auxiliary ports for accessories such as dew heaters (page X56X).
Please carefully read “XAux 1 and Aux 2 Port SpecificationX” on
page X25X for details about this port.
Auxiliary port one. This is one of two “generic” ports that
can be used to supply power to the Instrument Panel’s
auxiliary ports for accessories such as dew heaters (page X56X).
Please carefully read “XAux 1 and Aux 2 Port SpecificationX” on
page X25X for details about this port.
Input port for a pulse focuser. This port is identical to the
Focus port on the Adaptor Panel.
To control a pulse focuser from TheSky6 Professional
Edition, first plug the pulse focuser into this port (or the
identical port on the Adaptor Panel), establish
communication with the Paramount ME, and then click
Telescope > Options > Focus Control.
25-pin parallel port. If your camera has a parallel port
interface, then plug the camera’s parallel cable into the port
labeled Parallel on the Adaptor Panel, and then use a short
parallel cable to connect the Parallel port on the Instrument
Panel to the camera head.
Aux 1 and Aux 2 Port Specification
The manufacturing specification for the size of the Paramount ME Aux 1 and Aux 2 ports
on the Instrument and Adaptor Panel calls for a 2.1 mm “power” plug (this is a bit of a
misnomer since the Paramount ME’s Aux ports are not actually powered). “Lock ring”
plugs that fit inside the auxiliary ports can be purchased from Mouser Electronics
(http://www.mouser.com), the name of the part is a Kobiconn DC power plug, part
number 171-7391.*
*Critical Note
The size of the Aux port connectors on your Paramount ME could be 2.5 mm instead of 2.1
mm. Although Software Bisque tries to ensure the 2.1 mm manufacturing specification,
the Instrument and Adaptor Panel boards are manufactured outside Software Bisque by a
third-party electronics manufacturing house, and to date, a handful of Adaptor Panels
have been shipped with Adaptor Panels that use the 2.5 mm plug for the Aux ports.
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