AutoFocus Setup - Revision history

Leonardo: /* RoboFire Configuration Center */

2025-03-17T08:36:14Z

RoboFire Configuration Center

2022-04-23T15:34:13Z

AutoFocus Temperature Trigger Mode

2022-04-23T15:33:52Z

AutoFocus Temperature Trigger Mode

2022-02-14T16:05:18Z

VCurve Mode Tab

2022-02-08T13:21:00Z

Avoid different Thickness Filter

2022-02-08T13:20:39Z

AutoFocus Choice

2021-10-04T08:34:23Z

RoboStar General Setting

2021-03-13T10:41:40Z

Focuser Tab

2021-03-13T10:37:29Z

AutoFocus Temperature Trigger Mode

2021-03-13T10:37:16Z

TheSkyX @Focus3 Setting

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 **'''Focuser Progression:''' RoboFire Automata use a logaritmic search of position in power of 2 (1,2,4,8,16,32... focuser steps). If you focuser resolution is Low change the resolution of Progression from Default up to Low and Very Low Resolution. Lower is the resolution selected smaller will be the increment during the slope search in the First Light Wizard. Use it if you experience too big change in interval used by RoboFire with fast override of max HFD value in VCurve Limit Parameter. RoboFire need to find at least 3 point between the HFD Parameters selected inside the interval defined between Near Focus and VCurve Limit to allow slope calculation. Otherwise an error will be raise for few points usable for slope calculation.
 *'''Camera Parameters''':
-**'''Bit/Pixel''':  BIts per pixel of the imaging camera's sensor
+**'''Bit/Pixel''':  BIts per pixel of the data coming from the driver of the imaging camera's driver. Usually is 16bit.
 **'''Frame Width''':  Width in pixels of the autofocus frame - the focus star must stay in this frame during the autofocus operation.  Maximum size is 1024 pixels
 **'''Central Region''':  The percentage of the overall camera frame used as the central region.  Focus stars must be within this region

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−	{{Note\|In case of absence or failure of the Observing Conditions Control, Voyager will switch automatically to the focuser sensor for generating the trigger.}}	+	{{Note\|In case of absence or failure of the Observing Conditions Control or SQM Control, Voyager will switch automatically to the focuser sensor for generating the trigger.}}

	==RoboFire General Setting==		==RoboFire General Setting==

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	* '''Focuser Sensor''': this is the default option. Data about temperature for generate the trigger for AutoFocus will be readed from focuser temperature sensor		* '''Focuser Sensor''': this is the default option. Data about temperature for generate the trigger for AutoFocus will be readed from focuser temperature sensor
	* '''Observing Conditions Control [TEMPERATURE]:''' with this option the data about temperature for generate the trigger for AutoFocus will be readed from the observing conditions control configured in Voyager, and exactly reading the TEMPERATURE variable in the data set		* '''Observing Conditions Control [TEMPERATURE]:''' with this option the data about temperature for generate the trigger for AutoFocus will be readed from the observing conditions control configured in Voyager, and exactly reading the TEMPERATURE variable in the data set
		+	* '''SQM Control [TEMPERATURE]:''' with this option the data about temperature for generate the trigger for AutoFocus will be readed from the SQM control configured in Voyager. Be sure your SQM driver are of tupe observing conditions or reports this features.

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 **'''MIN Flux''':  Minimum (dimmest) flux of the focus star.  The number entered is multiplied by 1000 to determine the minimum star flux
 **'''MAX Flux''': Maximum (brightest) flux of the focus star.  The number entered is multiplied by 1000 to determine the maximum star flux
 *'''Camera Parameters''':
 **'''Bit/Pixel''':  BIts per pixel of the imaging camera's sensor

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 *<span style="color:#E37D6E;"><strong>Red</strong></span>:  Use extreme care when changing this setting - the wrong value can damage your equipment or the imaging session may fail
-==Avoid different Thickness Filter==
+==Avoid different Thickness Filter Set==
 Using filter with different thickness is something to avoid. This cause focus shift between set of filters and can cause autofocus failure.

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 *<span style="color:#E7C63B;"><strong>Gold or Yellow</strong></span>:  Use caution when changing as things may not work well or as expected
 *<span style="color:#E37D6E;"><strong>Red</strong></span>:  Use extreme care when changing this setting - the wrong value can damage your equipment or the imaging session may fail
 ==AutoFocus Choice==

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-*'''Degree''':  Minimum altitude allowed for the focus star when chosen by RoboStar for a VCurve AutoFocus. A star lower than this value will not be considered.
+*'''MIN Altitude for Candidate Focus Star''':  Minimum altitude allowed for the focus star when chosen by RoboStar for a VCurve AutoFocus. A star lower than this value will not be considered.
 *'''Wrong Focus Stars Manager''':  Click this button to bring up the RoboStar Wrong Focus Stars Black List Manager.  Add stars to this list that you do not want used as focus stars.  For example, a double star may not work as a focus star and could be listed here.    To add a star to the list, type its name in the Name field, click the Add button, and click OK.  Just add the name, and if that name exists, Voyager will add the star to the black list and also display the data for any other blacklisted stars
 {{Note|As of Voyager 2.1.1e, you can bring up the Wrong Focus Stars manager at any time, even when a sequence is running, by clicking the Wrong Focus Stars button on the Tools and Editor ribbon}}

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 **'''Focus Final Offset +/- Steps''':  If checked, Voyager adds / subtracts this value of steps when an autofocus operation is terminated with success. This option allows you to manage optics with a zonal defect or a collimation problem that cannot be fixed
 **'''Use Focus Final Offset only for Single Star Focus Mode''': if checked and Focus Final Offset +/+ Steps option is checked the offset will be added if the current focus running is a single star type
 ===VCurve Mode Tab===

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 * '''Focuser Sensor''': this is the default option. Data about temperature for generate the trigger for AutoFocus will be readed from focuser temperature sensor
 * '''Observing Conditions Control [TEMPERATURE]:''' with this option the data about temperature for generate the trigger for AutoFocus will be readed from the observing conditions control configured in Voyager, and exactly reading the TEMPERATURE variable in the data set
 {{Note|In case of absence or failure of the Observing Conditions Control, Voyager will switch automatically to the focuser sensor for generating the trigger.}}

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 *'''Starting Focus Exposure Time''':  Exposure length in seconds to be used by TheSkyX's @Focus3 autofocus routine
 *'''Sample Averaging Number''':  The number of exposures to take at each focuser position by TheSkyX's @Focus3 autofocus routine
 ==RoboFire General Setting==