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Originally Posted by troypiggo
Mind if I ask some questions about that Mount Hub Pro also?
Focuser - I've read it will control my Moonlite focuser, but from the photos I've seen it appears there's 2 interfaces on the hub for focus control. One looks like a serial adapter and I assume that's for the hand controller? And one looks like a RJ11 phone type adapter, which I think the SkyWatcher motor focusers use. Is that right? So I'd need a RJ11 to small stereo earphone type jack that the ML focuser needs at its motor?
Power - I see different types of power connections. Some RCA, presumably for the dew heaters? And some 2.1 or 2.5mm 12V plugs, and it looks like they supply 4 cables with it. So what type are the remaining power connections?
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The serial conection is for the focuser itself. Robofocus and Moonlight steppers use serial connections, neither my robofocus or Moonlite have a stereo jack input??? Are you using the stepper motor or the other version? The focus function will only work with the stepper motors. The phone type adaptor is where you plug in the supplied hand controller for the focus function if you want to use it manually (there is a switch manual/PC control on the hub).
All the power conections (4 each side and three on one end) are 2.1 mm connectors, they supply 4 short cables with the hub which is what gave me the idea to mount it on board. That is fine as meade, celestron, QHY, FLI use the 2.1 jack for power supply. The four ports along each side of the hub are controlled by software. The RCA jacks are indeed for the dew heaters.
and these can be set via software or manually by using the pots on one end.
Mark