CAA 180 deg limit

Cnq0d701

I just received an EFW (7x2in) for my rig and now went to flip my CAA into 180deg as the EFW would collide with the mount if it were to rotate 360deg. My issue is that when I switched it to 180 mode, it seems to have remapped the range to some arbitrary number and not 0 & 180deg. I forget the exact numbers it's locked to but now I have to keep the CAA at a very odd angle in order to get the proper mechanical limits for my rig.

There should be an option for absolute limits or calibrated limits from the last plate solve. Some of our rigs won't allow 360deg for whatever reason. If we know that specific rotational angles would collide, we should at least be able to set a range (manually) that the CAA will avoid no matter any other logic.

keramos

Cnq0d701

I have a similar problem, don't know how to adjust the range see my post
https://bbs.zwoastro.com/d/25541-how-to-determine-caas-zero-position-and-how-to-influence-the-limit

Tech@ZWO

Cnq0d701 180deg limit is in case of damage your equipment. and you can switch to 360 and rotate your caa to a good position, then switch to 180.

Cnq0d701

I do that and then in 1 or 2 uses it changes itself to thinking it's opposite and then tries to rotate the opposite way causing a collision. I've used this about 10 times now and 5 of those times it rotated opposite to the 180deg limit I set causing a collision.

Before I added this, I could set everything up outside and operate it from in the house. Now I must be aside it on each change to make sure the CAA will not cause a collision or unscrew itself trying to rotate past a collision.

Cnq0d701

Tonight I'm going to try this process, Frame everything as I would like for the image and then manually disconnect the CAA so that it can image without worry.