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Pitchwise mount · test bench

Connect
the mount

  1. 1Switch the mount on. The light ring comes on.
  2. 2Press Connect, then pick “Pitchwise V1” from the list.
  3. 3Drive it, run a test or update its firmware.

Works in Chrome or Edge on a Windows or Mac computer. Nothing to install.

Joystick

Pan +0.00 · Tilt +0.00 °/s

Drag the stick, or hold the arrow keys (Shift for slow). Space stops.

Speed

Joystick top speed45°/s
Arrow key speed10°/s

Fine step

Moves one axis by an exact amount.

Set up a route

Sweeps the mount back and forth around where it's pointing now, the same way the phone app does, until you stop it. Good for long unattended runs.

Pan range90°
Tilt range30°
Speed10°/s

This run

Not running
Running for
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Sweeps
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Link drops
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Last reply
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Leave this tab openKeep the computer plugged in and stop it going to sleep. Download the activity log when you're done.
Results show in the activity log. Tests marked Runs until stopped keep going until you press Stop test.

Light ring patterns

Pick one to show it on the mount. Play them all shows each for 4 seconds; battery and charging at 5, 35 and 95%.

Light mode

Brightness255

Fault codes

Red flashes, then a pause.

Update the mount

Idle
On the mount
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Ready to install
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Over Bluetooth, about 30 seconds to a few minutes. Keep the mount on and nearby. It restarts at the end and this page reconnects by itself.

Progress

  1. Download the firmware
  2. Prepare the mountUp to a minute
  3. Send it over Bluetooth
  4. Check the image
  5. Restart and reconnect
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Motion tuning

        
Acceleration35°/s²

          

        
Joystick feel (1 = linear)2.0

          

        
Microstep

        
        
        
        
        

      

      

        

          
Send a command

          
Any console or app command. Replies show in the activity log.

          

            
            
            
          

          
          

          

        

        

          
USB cable

          
The mount's console over a USB cable, for when Bluetooth isn't working.

          

            
            
            
          

          
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Bluetooth

          
Adapter
Checking…
Link

            
Speed commands
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Write time
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From the mount
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