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Originally Posted by Tandum
I don't see how it's possible to have a guide camera without a PC. You need to pick a guide star in the first instance and calibrate which way the camera has been plugged into the scope.
If you are talking about embedding that functionality into the camera, why would you, you'd still need a pc to talk to it to set it up. Easier to make drivers for it that PHD/Maxim etc can use.
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Couldn't drift show the embedded software which way the camera was oriented after a few pixels worth of movement? Couldn't the embedded software then chose the brightest x number of points that moved together as its 'guide star'?
Focus could be with a near parafocal EP, or it could be auto too, or may not turn out to be that critical depending on the guiding algorithm ... all problems to solve to be sure, but the solution to them seems not too hard at first glance. (Famous last words in programming
). I still think this camera could/should be stand alone.
To answer Bojan's original question: I would help if I had the time spare, but sadly work at the moment means I can't make any commitments. In any case I moved from C to C# and PHP a few years ago and my embedded device programming's resticted to the one AVR chip.
On another semi related topic: Are you thinking about lowering the price on your 40D yet Tandum?
- Mike