Salut again. The steppers should be OK, I am using the 0.9A version of those, so far in the testing phase they seem to work ok with moving the Dec. axis with a rather heavy SW 200/1000 200P reflector.

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I once worked for an architect who distilled the design process down to "Draw what you know, then fill in the stuff you don't know". I have an much older Orion Skyview mount that I am planning to adop

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I've used 48T:16T for a few EQ-5s successfully. You also have the option of 36T:12T.

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PROGRESS!! With some research, I found that the MiniPCB2 is a Teensy 3.2 board in Arduino. After installing the add-on, things began to make sense again. I had trouble establishing a connection betwee

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Just got word from them that the order can't be filled due to manufacturing defect. It's ok, my current BluePills are still working, anyway. I requested a refund--we'll see how that goes...

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If you use a laptop, you can start the align from it. If running Windows, then ASCOM should have that (I think). If running Linux, then the INDI control panel has that.

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In addition to what Dave said (AXISn_DRIVER_MICROSTEPS_GOTO having a value that is lower than AXISn_DRIVER_MICROSTEPS), you can change STEP_WAVE_FORM to PULSE for a 60% speed increase.

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Not that I need the work (right Dave?), Someone in E. Europe must have said a kind word. Now I'm up to my arse in STM32 orders. Nevertheless, these are my current offerings: STM32 Bluepill $30 kit, $7

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The only way to do this is to integrate the SHC in the case, as I did in this plastic food container. It consists in an R32+CNCv3+integrated SHC in the same box. I have also added a nunchuck to the SH

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The S6 Wiki page has been updated to say that v2.0 has a jumper not a button. https://wiki.fysetc.com/FYSETC_S6/ That newer version also has a 5V selector (from 12-24V or from USB).

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Of course then there's what those reduction gears/belts/etc. do to the tracking too. :)

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And BOY are those limits handy and work like a charm (trust me – saved my gear on EQ6) 😊

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Hi Luca, I’ve used 15T pulleys for the motorS and 60T for the worms. The belts are 158T and 6mm width.

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Welcome to the adventure! I’ve just completed my EQ5 transformation. I’ve used a Wemos R32 + CNC3 and LV8729 drivers and AliExpress NEMA 17 400 step motors. A very simple and cheap setup from the elec

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The time mismatch problem solved. The CDC didn't use actual system time, which was enabled through CDC. Now I am waiting for the clear sky for field testing. RTC DS3234 also added through SPI, Thanks

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Many thanks for the quick reply Khalid... I'm an old engineer, soldering is one of my good points ;) I build a lot of projects and write code so am familiar with the process but being over sixty thing

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Yes this is a limitation fort the D1R32. Mine gave me 4.4V at open circuit that drops to 4.2V when running a WeMos D1 Mini, a pair of LEDs and a passive buzzer. But the WeMos D1 Mini is definitively r

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