Last Updated: 16/02/2014 Version 7 includes a change to the microstepping mode being used. AstroEQ now has a user selectable stepping modes allowing used of all modes supported by the DRV8825 and A4988 chips. If you have legacy hardware, please read the "Upgrading from 6.x to 7.x firmware" file. The Arduino Mega variant of the design has been adjusted as described in the upgrade file to bring it up to date and as such, it is no longer considered legacy hardware. A small number of AstroEQ controllers are available to purchase. These can be bought from me on my website (http://www.astroeq.co.uk). AstroEQ has been rebuilt from the ground up to be the best AstroEQ firmware to date. There is also a redesigned set of hardware which no longer requires an Arduino Mega board to work. Instead it is based around an Atmega162 chip. Although this is not officially supported by the Arduino IDE, I have modified the bootloader to suit. An advantage of this change is that now the board can be built using entirely through hole components, and can be made for much cheaper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AstroEQ Arduino code, and Hardware schematics. AstroEQ is written and Designed by Thomas Carpenter 2012. With thanks Chris over at the EQMOD Yahoo group for help communicating with EQMOD. AstroEQ is an alternative to the expensive SynScan upgrade. The project acts as a gateway to connect the EQMOD Software (and hence ASCOM planetariums) to a motorised Equatorial mount that lacks Goto functionality. The EQMOD Project can be found at: http://eq-mod.sourceforge.net/ Works with EQ3, EQ5, HEQ5, and EQ6 mounts. Along With custom mounts. Current Software Verison: 7.2 Current Hardware Version: 4.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
