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INDI focuser driver for Waveshare Stepper Motor HAT for Raspberry Pi / Rock Pi

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I believe the way microstepping was implemented in the driver is for smoother and quieter motor movement rather than added precision. And a microstep position can only be held with constant power to the motor, which is not desirable. Your options are therefor to use gear reduction and backlash compensation.
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I've been playing around lately with the hardware DIP switches, and I found that the Modes switches are orientated in a very non-intuitive way.
Switches 123 belong to motor 1
Switches 456 belong to motor 2
The Mode table is organized as Mode 2, Mode 1, Mode 0 in the documentation. I found they actually correspond to the DIP switches in reverse order.
Mode 0 is switch 1 and 4
Mode 1 is switch 2 and 5
Mode 2 is switch 3 and 6

So to set it for 1/8 step you need to set DIP 1, 2, 3 to 1, 1, 0 respectively.

  
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Eureka!!!
Stubborn as I am I wanted to try the waveshare stepper hat again; all worked out perfectly. Soon the report with 150PDS
Ettore
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  Kevin,
Can't tell you how much I appreciate the work you have done on the Waveshare Hat focuser module.  I have been working on fabricating a motor bracket for my 1990's C8 and a Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 lens.  Attached photos of the completed brackets and presently performing software calibrations for travel parameters before attempting outdoor focusing tests.
I am using a 5:1 pulley reduction on the C8 and a 6:1 reduction on the Nikon lens.
Thanks again!
Bill G

   
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I'm glad it's working for you. I can't see your pictures, they say "You do not have permissions to access this page."
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Kevin,
I see that your RPi4 is attached directly to the scope. Does it have a cooling fan and if so are there no vibration concerns? I would love to fasten it to my mount but was concerned about vibration?
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Now I see your pictures. Nice 3d printed brackets :)

My Pi does not have a cooling fan. I never have problems with it overheating. But I don't live in the desert, where it can be 100 degree F at midnight.
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My INDI Waveshare focuser works great on the local RPI4. Have published camera, mount, gps, and Waveshare Focuser to INDI Webmanager. Trying to build remote profile via ethernet cable to notebook running Ubuntu 18.04LTS, Kstars/Ekos. Can see all RPI4 modules except for the Waveshare Focuser. Does the remote notebook need a Waveshare component loaded or should I be seeing it already?

Thanks

Bill

Super Polaris C8, Nikon D850, RPI4, Stellarmate OS, Waveshare Focusing Module, Waveshare hat and motor
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Yes, there's a file you need to install on the remote KStars machine so it knows about the focuser. Copy the "indi_wmh_focuser.xml" file to the remote computer. I think it's in /usr/share/indi (going from memory, I'm traveling right now)
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My mistake Kevin. Just ran across your install documentation where you clearly spelled out how to do this. Sorry - Bill
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I recently purchased an ODROID-N2+ to replace my Rock Pi 4b, which replaced my Raspberry Pi 4. It's a speedy little guy!

I updated the Waveshare driver to support the ODROID-N2 and N2+, since they have a compatible 40-pin GPIO header.

Enjoy!
-- Kevin
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I have a request.
Can you add seperate backlash settings for In and Out travels?
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