Benefits
Joystick controls N-S-E-W movement as well as all 4 slew speeds.
Ability to swap N-S and E-W directions per preference.
Allows computer control of the telescope through its RS-232 port, without the Meade hand controller.
Includes cable.
For Meade LX200 version 3.xx software and above.
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Additional Information
When the LX200 Classic with version 3.xx software starts up, it expects a "handshake" with its hand controller.
Without that conversation, the telescope will not complete its start up, and thus cannot be used even by
sending commands through the RS-232 port. This device plugs into the Keypad port in place of the hand
controller, and completes the start-up handshake so the telescope can respond to control through the RS-232
port (using suitable third-party software).
The emulator is small and fits in one hand easily. It will blink a red LED three times a few seconds
after power on, when the start-up handshake has completed successfully. At that point you can control telescope movement
using the joystick, while looking through the eyepiece, and via the RS232 port via computer.
Clicking down on the joystick will toggle between the two speed ranges. Each range has two speeds. Pushing
the joystic all the way will engage the faster of the two speeds in each of the two ranges, so any of the four standard telescope
slewing speeds can be used.
A small hatch on the back of the controller hides two small switches for reversing the sense of N/S and E/W, so you can make
the joystick directions match your preference.
Please refer to this PDF document for usage instructions: Usage Instructions
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