PEGASUS ASTRO PEG-EZYFOCUS Ezy Focus Hand Controller User Manual

: June 4, 2024
: PEGASUS ASTRO

Table of Contents

PEGASUS ASTRO PEG-EZYFOCUS Ezy Focus Hand Controller
INTRODUCTION
DEVICE CARE
What is inside the box
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
POWER
DISPLAY
FOCUS CONTROL
RED LIGHT
ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR
PRESETS
SETTINGS
Menu (Settings) Selection
SET OUTER LIMIT
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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PEGASUS ASTRO PEG-EZYFOCUS Ezy Focus Hand Controller

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing Pegasus Astro – EZY Focus Hand Controller. The EZY Focus Hand Controller is a perfect match for your Ultimate Powerbox v2 or Prodigy Microfocuser. This little device allows precision control of your motorized focuser. It also ensures a vibration free focus routine!

DEVICE CARE

Hand Controller’s electronics are protected from moisture but it is not waterproof and it should be kept clean and dry.
Excessive moisture for long periods of time can damage electronics and connectors
Do not allow solvents or chemicals to come into contact with the device
Store device indoor in a dry room when not in use for long time
Do not open the device enclosure

What is inside the box

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Use the RJ11 and connect one side to the EXT port of the UPBv2 or Prodigy Microfocuser. Connect the other side to the EZY Focus Hand Controller.
Power device after you connect the EZY Focus hand controller
EZY Focus will initialize, communicate with main device and display the motor position.

OVERVIEW

POWER

EZY Focus requires only the RJ12 cable for power and data exchange from main focus device.

DISPLAY

An 128×64 pixels red transparent film OLED display ensures that your night vision will not get affected. Brightness of the display can be tuned in settings menu.

FOCUS CONTROL

Motor position can be seen on the main display along with rate selection.

EZY Focus support two focus rates which each step count can be configured in settings menu.

By pressing the one time, you can select between Coarse and Fine Focus dates.
EZY Focus allows you to move motor focus position / focus steps in two different ways.
Use push-buttons to precisely move the focuser IN or OUT with a predefined step count. Every time you press the button, the motor moves to the predefined steps.
Turn digital knob clockwise for OUT or anticlockwise for IN focus. This knob simulates the knob of your focuser. Every click of the knob moves the motor to the desired steps.

When motor moves you can inspect in real-time, the position of the motor. Moreover, IN or OUT label appears on the top right of the display pointing in which direction the focuser moves.

RED LIGHT

A red colored LED light is located in front of the hand controller. You can adjust the brightness of this LED light in settings menu. There are 10 brightness levels you can select of. The main purpose of this light is support reading of astronomical maps. Therefore, its max intensity has been selected to keep your night vision unaffected. Please note that brightness level is automatically stored in memory. Each time the hand controller initializes, it will retrieve the brightness setting and adjust the LED light.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR

Hand controller includes a high-accuracy digiyal temperature and relative humidity sensor. A small hole in front of the device allows ambient air reach the sensor.
Sensor has the following features:

Relative Humidity Accuracy ±3% (typical)
Temperature Accuracy ±0.2°C (typical)
Excellent Stability at High Humidity

Ultimate Powerbox v2 automatically detects and uses this sensor (instead of stock sensor) to retrieve environmental values. (ambient temperature and relative humidity).
This means that when you have the Hand controller plugged into the Ultimate Powerbox v2 you do not need the stock env sensor of the UPBv2 anymore.

PRESETS

EZY Focus allows three (3) presets (focus positions) to be stored in memory. You can easily retrieve this motor position and command the motor to move to this preset.

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Preset menu shows the 3 (#) presets and the stored motor position in each preset.

Push knob to select each preset.
Turn knob anti-clockwise to reset preset.
Turn knob clockwise to enter the current position into selected preset.
Press to Save presets.
Press to Go To to selected preset / motor position.
To return to main display without saving, double click

SETTINGS

Press and hold knob for two (2) seconds to enter the settings menu.
Below settings menu is available:

You can easily move UP or DOWN / select menu items by pressing the buttons.
Another way to move DOWN to menu items is by pressing the knob.
To select a value for each menu item, select the menu item and rotate the knob clockwise (increase) or counterclockwise (decrease) and modify the value.

To exit settings menu, return to main display select “ >Exit” and rotate the

Please note that when you exit settings, all values are stored in Hand Controller’s internal memory. These values are also retrieved on controller’s initialization / boot.

Coarse
Define step count for the Coarse focus rate
Fine
Define step count for the Fine focus rate
Light
Tune the brightness (0-10) of Red LED light in front of the hand controller.
Units
Define Celsius or Fahrenheit degree for ambient temperature
Display
Tune display brightness (0-10)
Beep
Select if beeper should be ON or OFF
Exit
Exit settings menu and return to main display. All values are stored in memory during exit.

SET OUTER LIMIT

Press and hold button for 2 seconds to enable outer position limit. EZY Focus hand controller sets current motor position as outer limit position. The hand controller will not allow you to move beyond this position. When enabled, press and hold button for 2 seconds to disable outer position limit.