arduino 1.2.5

Author: openastrotech

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker_v1.2.4.rar renamed to Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker.rar

@@ -10,17 +10,16 @@
 
   =======================================================================================================================================
 */
+boolean north = true; // change this to 'false' if youre in the southern hemisphere
 
 float speed = 1.000;    // Use this value to slightly increase or decrese tracking speed. The values from the "CAL" menu will be added to this.
 
-float RAsteps = 330; // 335.1417  // adjust this value to calibrate RA movement
+int RAsteps = 320;   // adjust this value to calibrate RA movement
 
 float RevSteps = 4096;
 // This is how many steps your 28BYJ-48 stepper needs for a full rotation. It is almost always 4096.
 // This code drives the steppers in halfstep mode
 
-// ======================================================================================================================================
-
 int RAspeed = 200;          // You can change the speed and acceleration of the steppers here. Max. Speed = 600. High speeds tend to make
 int RAacceleration = 1000;  // these cheap steppers unprecice 
 int DECspeed = 200;

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker_v1.2.4/OpenAstroTracker Control v1.0.exe renamed to Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/OpenAstroTracker Control v1.0.exe

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <LiquidCrystal.h>
 #define HALFSTEP 8
 #define FULLSTEP 4
+
 LiquidCrystal lcd(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7);
 
 #define motorPin1  2    // IN1 auf ULN2003 driver 1
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ int minDEC;
 int secDEC;
 float moveDEC;
 int DECselect;
+int printdegDEC;
 
 //Hour correction
 int hourHA = 0;

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker_v1.2.4/OpenAstroTracker_v1.2.4.ino renamed to Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/OpenAstroTracker.ino

@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ void loop() {
   //speedcalibration += inputcal / 1000;
   float trackingspeed = ((((335.1417 / 24) / 12) * RevSteps) / 3590) - 1 + float(speedcalibration);
 
-  float onehour = RevSteps * ((RAsteps) / 288);
+  float onehour = float(float(RAsteps / 24) / 12) * RevSteps;
   moveRA = (hourRA * onehour + minRA * (onehour / float(60)) + secRA * (onehour / float(3600))) / 2;
   moveDEC = (degreeDEC * float(164) + minDEC * (float(164) / float(60)) + secDEC * (float(164) / float(3600))) / 2;
 
   if (moveRA > (6 * onehour / 2)) {         //turn both RA and DEC axis around if target is below horizontal parallel
     moveRA -= long(12 * onehour / 2);
     moveDEC = -moveDEC;
   }
-  if (moveRA < (-6 * onehour / 2)) {         
+  if (moveRA < (-6 * onehour / 2)) {
     moveRA += long(12 * onehour / 2);
     moveDEC = -moveDEC;
   }
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ void loop() {
     case btnRIGHT: {
         menu += 1;
         while (menu > 5) menu = 0;
+        if (!north && menu == 3) menu = 4;
         break;
+        
+
       }
   }

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker_v1.2.4/a_inits.ino renamed to Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/a_inits.ino

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ while (tracking == 1) {
   break;
 }
 
-//if (stepperRA.distanceToGo() == 0) stepperRA.disableOutputs();
 
 currentSecs = millis() / 1000;
 
@@ -56,6 +55,11 @@ if (hourRA > 23) hourRA -= 24;
 if (hourRAprint < 0) hourRAprint += 24;
 if (minRAprint < 0) minRAprint += 60;
 
-
-int printdegDEC = degreeDEC + 90;
-if (printdegDEC > 90) degreeDEC = 0;
+if (!north) {
+  printdegDEC = degreeDEC - 90;
+  if (printdegDEC < -90) degreeDEC = 0;
+}
+else {
+  printdegDEC = degreeDEC + 90;
+  if (printdegDEC > 90) degreeDEC = 0;
+}

Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker_v1.2.4/b_setup.ino renamed to Software/Arduino code/OpenAstroTracker/b_setup.ino

@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 if (!pcControl) {
-
-
   lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
-
-  if (menu == 0) lcd.print(">RAs<DEC HA POL ");
-  if (menu == 1) lcd.print(" RAs>DEC<HA POL ");
-  //if (menu == 2) lcd.print(" RAs DEC>HOM<TRK");
-  //if (menu == 3) lcd.print(" RAs DEC HOM>TRK");
-  if (menu == 2) lcd.print(" RAs DEC>HA<POL ");
-  if (menu == 3) lcd.print(" RAs DEC HA>POL<");
-  if (menu == 4) lcd.print(" DEC HA POL>HEAT");
-  if (menu == 5) lcd.print("HA POL HEAT>CAL<");
+  
+  if (north == true) {
+    if (menu == 0) lcd.print(">RAs<DEC HA POL ");
+    if (menu == 1) lcd.print(" RAs>DEC<HA POL ");
+    if (menu == 2) lcd.print(" RAs DEC>HA<POL ");
+    if (menu == 3) lcd.print(" RAs DEC HA>POL<");
+    if (menu == 4) lcd.print(" DEC HA POL>HEAT");
+    if (menu == 5) lcd.print("HA POL HEAT>CAL<");
+  }
+  else {
+    if (menu == 0) lcd.print(">RAs<DEC HA HEAT");
+    if (menu == 1) lcd.print(" RAs>DEC<HA HEAT");
+    if (menu == 2) lcd.print(" RAs DEC>HA<HEAT");
+    //if (menu == 3) lcd.print(" RAs DEC HA>POL<");
+    if (menu == 4) lcd.print(" DEC HA>HEAT<CAL");
+    if (menu == 5) lcd.print("DEC HA HEAT>CAL<");
+  }
 
 
 
@@ -30,11 +36,11 @@ if (!pcControl) {
       lcd.print("m ");
       lcd.print(int(secRAprint));
       lcd.print("s");
-      //lcd.print("                    ");
+      lcd.print("                    ");
 
       //lcd.print(int(diamCorrection));   //for debugging
-      lcd.print("");
-      lcd.print(moveRA);
+      //lcd.print("");
+      //lcd.print(moveRA);
       //lcd.print("   ");
     }
     if (RAselect == 1) {
@@ -191,11 +197,11 @@ if (!pcControl) {
   }
   if (hPolarisPosition < -6) hPolarisPosition += 24;
   if (hPolarisPosition > 6) hPolarisPosition -= 12;
-  if (menu == 3) {
-    lcd.print(hPolarisPosition);
+  if (menu == 3 && north == true) {
+    /*lcd.print(hPolarisPosition);
     lcd.print("  ");
-    lcd.print(mPolarisPosition);
-    //lcd.print("Sel for Polaris");
+    lcd.print(mPolarisPosition);*/
+    lcd.print("Sel for Polaris");
     lcd.print("         ");
     /*lcd.print(int(hourRAprint));    //debugging
       lcd.print(" ");