Howdy all,

I do Radio Astronomy at home using a custom built 1 meter antenna. I am experimenting with drives and controls to eventually add tracking capability to my scope. I 3D printed a slew drive which had good results moving the scope in elevation; I suspect it will do even better in azimuth based on my testing.

docs.google.com/presentation/d/10aHnodI9...7&rtpof=true&sd=true

I am using the Waveshare motor hat to manually drive the motors but would like to integrate with KStars, Stellarium, or the like. I have reviewed some projects already, and other literature (like Radek's github.com/rkaczorek/astroberry-diy, and Kevin's www.indilib.org/forum/focusers-filter-wh...or-raspberry-pi.html), but they seem focused on focusers (ba-dump). Also I've read that the microstepping has been a concern.

However, for my application pointing errors are not critical as my beamwidth is so large. Can anyone offer any help on how to modify some of the offerings so that I can control two motors in an Alt-Az configuration for slewing and tracking purposes?

Thanks,

Nathan

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