C executive is available for 8, 16 and 32bit ciscprocessors, a wide variety of risc processors, and dsp. Therefore, the ngcmax can work as a standalone system or in conjunction with a personal computer and software. Skysafari 5 pro setting up the pushto argo navis with skybt. This includes the lumicon, celestron advanced astromaster, orion skywizard, ouranos, microguider iii, deepspace navigator, jmi s ngc max, bbox, and probably some others. You can also use our skysafari software, running on a macos computer with. The mounting bracket, encoders, and ngcmax computer are each available separately. For computer operated goto telescope owners, the skyfi iii uses your computer s or your ios or android smart devices builtin wifi capability to point your telescope in the desired direction. Requires an additional cable to connect to telescope.
Regarding the now popular dscs flooding the market, ive been using jmis ngcmax their version of celestrons astromaster for the past few months on my old. Jmi telescopes ngcmax manuals and user guides, desktop. Skyfi is batterypowered for field use, and comes with a builtin rechargeable battery with up to 12 hours of life under continuous use. Database contains 1 jmi telescopes ngc max manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf. Black coiled cord and connector block, female d9 serial rs232 connector on the computer end. The orion starseek wireless telescope controller is also compatible with the following brands of telescopesmounts. These boxes have different prices and builtin object databases.
Jmi ngc max digital telescope computer farpoint astro jmi ngc max digital telescope computer. Ngc max computer with 9v battery already installed extension power cable accessory tray to mount to the center post of a standard meade or celestron tripod, or other mount. I am using a converter cable from the rs232 output of my ngc max computer to a usb. The jmi ngcmax computer only has a serial interface and can be used with a pc computer or as a standalone unit. If, for example, you check out the last few lines of the jmi driver source code. I have for sale a jmi ngc max computer in excellent condition. The interface can be accomplished with either the ngc max or a bbox and the appropriate interface cable and software. Ngc max computer with 9v battery already installed extension power cable accessory tray to mount to the center post of a standard meade or. Jmi ngc max plus bbox, cables and encoders astromart. Traincontroller is characterized by particularly simple and effective use as well as secure operation. Please note many of these telescopesmounts will require either the rs232 cable supplied by the manufacturer often included with the mount, a custom serial cable with correct pinout arrangement, or a usb cable. Jims mobile incorporated now offers encoders and hardware to mate its popular ngc max positioning computer.
Buy next generation computers for telescope guiding ngc. Telescope india, largest online astronomy store, galileo, celestron, meade, orion. Software guided telescope upgrade for ngc max serial cable allows either pc or pc using arium software software such as thesky ngc supermax with. Optional doscompatible file system,tcpip, and snmp are also available. Jmi ngcmax telescope computer by joe morris company seven.
The computer has a serial interface, and can be used with a computer or as a standalone unit. Developers of astronomical software can use the ascom standard to allow their. The jmi ngcsupermax computer has a serial interface, and can be used with a computer or as a standalone unit. Free shipping within the 48 contiguous us states only. Skyfi iii usb wireless telescope adapter skyfi3 overview skyfi iii is our wifitoserialusb adapter, designed for wireless telescope control. The ngcmax computer also includes a builtin serial interface that works just like the bbox.
This allows you to use the ngcmax as a standalone computer or, with an optional serial cable, you can hook it up to your pc. The celestron astromaster and jmi ngcmax are examples of such encoder. This can be used with the sample basic program provided in appendix d, or with a commercial software program which supports the ngcmax protocol such as software bisques t a special cable is required between the ngcmax and your pc. C executive and psx from jmi software systems, inc. Please contact us or jmi for more information about the. Jmi telescopes has adapted its ngc max digital setting circles for sky watchers 12inch collapsible dobsonian telescope. This jmi ngcmax advanced astromaster computer is an early model with software version 1. The ngc max output merely gives the ra and dec info, but no positioning. It provides fast context switching,small kernel size, and support for over 20 processors. If you have a computer controlled goto telescope, skyfi iii can use the wifi capabilities. The aimpoint of your telescope is represented by a graphicsgenerated starchart on the screen of your pc. The ngc supermax argo navis operates basically the same as the other max computers but with more modes and useradjustable parameters. This version of jmi telescopes ngc minimax manual compatible with such list of devices, as.
The mount will not need to be polar aligned when you are observing. The jmi digital setting circles were developed to be used with a wide variety of mounts and encoder arrangements. Meade stella wifi adapter for remote telescope control. Software bisque paramount me ii robotic telescope mount.
The unit will read briefly jmi and the version number of the software. User manuals, guides and specifications for your jmi telescopes ngc max desktop. Anyone have any experience with ngc max computer out there w a dob. The sgt max is essentially engineered to be an extension of your pc and thesky or many other software programs. I therefore need a programme which will read this usb port and produce positioning ra and dec the pc. Orion starseek telescope control cable orion telescopes. In order for the unit to work properly, information regarding the type of mount and the encoder ratio must be entered into the computer software. Skyfi, our patentpending wifitoserial adapter, is the only wifi device on the market specifically designed for telescope control. Company seven jmi rb16 reverse binocular telescope page. The scopecom ii module is powered by two aaa mah nimh rechargeable batteries. The kit includes the ngc max computer with encoders, gears and.
Download operators manual of jmi telescopes ngc minimax desktop for free or view it online on. The scopecom product eliminates these device limitations and provides serial data communications over a wifi network supporting both apple and android portable devices. Free software and database upgrades are available as a download from the internet. Lacerta, trademark specialising in telescopes and astro accessories. All of them, of course, require that the ngcmax be connected to the computer, and jmi does not include with the ngcmax the cable that you need. The orion starseek telescope control cable is not compatible with skysafari apps, only orion starseek apps. It features a timer, polar alignment help, identify mode, rs232 computer interface, and a 12,046object database no additional acessories. A real life introduction to the jmi ngcmax telescope computer. Tangent bbox ngc max astromaster rs232 interface cables connect your controller to your pc for remote control operation. The jmi ngcsupermax complete installation kit includes the ngcsupermax computer, cable, encoders, necessary gearspulleys, mounting hardware, computer mounting bracket, and instructional video. Buy jmi telescopes ngcmax complete installation kit featuring standalone or use wcomputer, timer, 12046object database, polar alignment help. The ngc max, and probably others, has a serial port that may be used with an external computer, so that the screen shows a dynamic star map, identifies objects, etc.
Database includes 8 planets, 25 user defined objects, 110 messier objects, 241 stars, and 7840 rngc objects. Jmi computer and encoder kit ngcsupermax argo navis. Model railroad computer control with traincontroller. When paired with stella, meade instruments wifi adapter soldseparately, you can even remotely control your goto. Apple requires each accessory to be designed specifically for one companys apps through a firmware identifier, so skysafari will not recognize the starseek tcc, nor will orion starseek apps recognize southern stars skywire cable. The scopecom wifi adapter also supports wifi connections using mac and windows computers. Appendix c rs232 cable assembly the ngcmax computer unit has an rs232 serial port which may be used to provide encoder position information to a personal computer pc. It also includes a free computer mounting bracket and a free instructional video. Consider purchasing an ngcmax complete installation and a serial cable for a system that will work both as a software guided computer with a pc and as a. This interface is necessary for connecting with the pc and planetarium software. Unfortunately, the designers at jmi chose to deliver encoder information over the computer link rather than ra and declination coordinates. Argo navis is also sold by jmi as the ngcsupermax and fully supports and is compatible with the bboxtangent protocol, but the current skysafari implementation has a bugnuancefoible that we will be dutifully reporting to tim and bill in the very near future. Jmi mini max or lumicon ngc sky vector computers help.
Because of its broad range of features traincontroller is perfectly suited for beginners and professional model railroaders. Jmi ngc max skywatcher mounts with synscan controllers lumicon sky vector. The extended length specified refers to the coiled cable being stretched out. Align, align star, az alt, catalog, encoder, fix alt ref, identify, ra dec, setup, sidereal, status, time, timer and tour. Olaf gottschall webserver, programming, customization and technical support. Ngc is jmi s designation for next generation computer. It is a memory chip that can be replaced to upgrade the computer to the highest version number available for that particular series.
Simulation curriculum support skysafari manual scope. It passes the encoder test, which means that it does correctly read the movement in decra, but i am getting bad warp factors and the manual indicates three possibilities of that. View online or download jmi telescopes ngc minimax operators manual. Anyone have any experience with ngc max computer out there. Sgt is an abbreviation for software guided telescope. The ngcmax has a builtin interface that acts just like a bbox. Stellaaccess is a fullfeatured night sky planetarium and observing app. With powerful and easytolearn editing tools, even inexperienced. Jmi high res encoders for tak em 200 jmi says the hardware is specific to the mount. But the attached computer must take over all functions, including the prompting for level me, pointing at particular alignment stars,guiding, calculating the conversions for ra. Ascom driver for digital setting circles the eks files. With traincontroller, we offer worldclass software for model railroad computer control.
Ngcmicromax computer with 245 object database a small, lightweight unit with an eightcharacter red led display that provides a realtime display of the telescopes right ascension and declination. Jmi telescopes max computer operators manual pdf download. One of the advantages of using software is that you can increase the database size from a few thousand to millions of objects. We did get a few soso nights during the weeklong star party, however, and i was able to see how my new friends pushto rig, a jmi ngc max and a laptop running thesky planetarium software, worked. Create a realtime link with a pc using planetarium software. The information provided to the personal computer by the ngcmax tells it about the angular position of the axes on your mount. Company seven jmi ngcmax telescope computer by joe morris. This can be used with the sample basic program provided in appendix d, or with a commercial software program which supports the ngcmax protocol such as software bisques t a special cable is required between the ngcmax. The simulation curriculum skyfi iii wifitoserialusb adapter is designed to allow wireless telescope control. The goal of the scope driver system is to a eliminate the need for telescope control. But the attached computer must take over all functions, including the prompting for level me, pointing at particular alignment stars, guiding, calculating the conversions for ra. If a software guided telescope is not pointed in the right direction, it may not capture the right image, and updating software could be a sizeable task.
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