[acropolite (Phil)]

The Sharpsky unit will run quite happily without any PC connection, a prerequisite for integration with your choice of controller software is installation of the Ascom platform (a free download). Ultimately I intend using Main Sequences' Sequence Generator Pro once I work out that can of worms.
I downloaded the latest Ascom 6 platform and installed, followed by the Sharpsky pro software which was included on a mini CD with the kit. The unit is firmware updateable so the disk also includes a firmware bootloader. At this stage I've run up SGP and tested the focus options.

Some screenshots of the various options available on the Sharpsky via the Ascom client.

Image 1 Ascom chooser showing the Sharpsky selected.
Image 2 Focus motor settings including range etc.
Image 3 Manual Paddle settings, including increment adjustment for all 4 focus step options.
Image 4 Temperature compensation options and temperature logging (a temperature log can be saved in the root directory of your HDD.
Image 5 Dew Controller output settings, note this sets the output level presets which are manually selectable via the toggle switch.