Firmware Versions on the LCM Series
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Non-English Hand Control Owners - read
this. The
information below is for English-version hand controls. |
LCM scopes have two sets of processors. There are processors in
the hand control (HC) and there are processors in the base of the scope in a
section known as the motor control (MC). The MC firmware can be updated by
the owner (read
this).
There have been two versions of hand control available for the LCM:
- Hand control version 4.X. This hand control can be updated by the
owner. Read
this
for step by step instructions on upgrading the firmware.
- The NexStar+ hand control. This hand control can be updated by the
owner and began shipping with new LCM scopes in January 2012. It is
also available for purchase since February 2012. Read
this
for info on this new hand control and
this
for step by step instructions on upgrading the firmware.
For additional details about features on newer versions, check the
Manuals section of this web site.
Please
email me if you have a scope with different versions than listed here.
NexStar+ Hand Control
- 5.21.2064 - Several bug fixes, most significantly the RS-232 negative
declination bug in 5.20, problems with the international cities database,
problems with Auto 2 Star Align and the problem with NGC catalog entries
above 5462. Also reorganized the menu, creating a Hand Control menu to
access controls for the display and backlight.
- 5.20 - The first version for the new NexStar+ hand control. Features
are basically the same as 4.20, including unfortunately the RS-232
negative declination bug - if you connect a computer/PDA/smart phone to the
RS-232 port and direct a GoTo to an object with negative declination, the
scope will instead point to +90 declination. It is
recommended you upgrade to 5.21.2064 or higher.
Version 4 Hand Control (firmware files are named SLT or SLT_LCM)
Note: It is possible to use the NXS firmware on
the NexStar SLT. This will provide EQ alignment routines useful if you
have fashioned a way to polar align (use of a wedge) your SLT scope.
- 4.21 - Fixed the RS-232 negative declination bug found in 4.20.
- 4.20 - This version has a bug - if you connect a computer/PDA/smart
phone to the RS-232 port and direct a GoTo to an object with negative
declination, the scope will instead point to +90 declination. It is
recommended you upgrade to 4.21 or higher.
Fixed an error in the GoTo RA-Dec menu item. Hand Control now
reports immediately if the are communication ("No Response") difficulties at
start up. No Response errors now give a "Press UNDO to continue"
option. For mounts with a GPS module in use, changed the messages
displayed to clarify when the GPS was still attempting a link and when it
was successful.
- 4.17 - Original version for the LCM.
MC Versions
- 6.11 - Original version for the LCM.
Determining Versions
Use the Version
option on the Utility menu.
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