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eq6update-config
What is eq6update-config?
eq6update-config is a utility for configuration of the EQ6 MCU Update Kit.
It is written in
Freepascal and distributed under GPL.
Use lx200ctl for motion control.
Download
Installation from sources
Unpack the archive:
bunzip2 -c eq6update-config.tar.bz2 | tar -x
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change to the base directory:
and run the commands:
The first command builds the package, the second installs it. Edit the Makefile
to change the installation directories.
Installation of the binaries
Change to the root directory
and unpack the archive:
bunzip2 -c <location of the archive>/eq6update-config.linuxelf.tar.bz2 | tar -x
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<location of the archive> is the directory where the archive is stored.
Usage
eq6update-config [options]
Options:
-d <device> Serial device (default: /dev/ttyS0)
-v Get version of EQ6 MCU update kit and exit
-h Help
-all Set all values
-o [l|r] Set telescope orientation to ...
l: left (default)
r: right
-pec [<b|e|0>] PEC (periodic error) control
b: Start PEC training
e: Stop PEC training
0: PEC off (default)
1: PEC on
-ra_n [<nnn>] Set RA backlash to the specified amount of steps (default: 0)
-ra_m [-|0|+] Set RA backlash mode
-: Always finish motion in down direction
0: Backlash only at the start of motion (default)
+: Always finish motion in up direction
-dec_n [<nnn>] Set RA backlash to the specified amount of steps (default: 0)
-dec_m [-|0|+] Set RA backlash mode
-: Always finish motion in left direction
0: Backlash only at the start of motion (default)
+: Always finish motion in right direction
-t [0|s|p|l] Set tracking rate
0: Disable Tracking
s: Sidereal rate (default)
p: Solar/planetary rate
l: Lunar rate
-p [0.3x|1x] Set movement rate used in 2x paddle movement mode (default: 1x)
-g [<nnn>] Set gearbox reduction ratio (default: 132)
-rg [0|1] Reverse gear direction
0: off (default)
1: on
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Examples
eq6update-config -g 100 -all
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Set gearbox reduction ratio to 100 and all other values to default
eq6update-config -ra_n 100 -ra_m -
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Only set RA backlash to 100 and RA backlash mode to "finish down motion"
eq6update-config -ra_n 100 -ra_m
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Only set RA backlash to 100 and RA backlash mode to its default ("backlash only at start of motion")
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