Starlight Instruments Electronic Focusing System
Starting Price: $300.00
Price as Configured: $300.00
Price as Configured: $300.00
Brand: Starlight Instruments / SKU: SI-EFS
Starlight Instruments' Electronic Focusing System (EFS) is the next step in stepper controllers. The EFS works through any ASCOM compliant software.
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This system comes standard with the digital hub, hand controller. The motors are an option and can be selected from the "Related Products" below so that you get just the right one.
The control box and hand control are lightweight and compact. The control box is 4.13" (105mm) long, 2.87" (73mm) wide and 1.1" (28mm) thick.
The EFS system draws a maximum 1 amp of power @ 12V and can be controlled by a standard USB cable. The motors connect to the EFS control hub via Ethernet cable and the hand controller is connected to the EFS control hub via RJ11 cable.
The hand controller has an innovative feature in that you can change the number of steps the focuser moves from 1 step, 10 step, or 100 step increments. This is done by pressing the knob on the hand controller. Each step speed has an LED light mode, RED 1 step, Amber 10 step, 100 Green step.
All cables are supplied with the EFS. The motor is not included in the base price.