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Its nice sometimes when things do what they say on the box and is simple to use , which the hub certainly is.

Most kit inc cameras can be run of 12V dc so I just wired them to the hub.

You could also drive most mounts from this , but I have left mine to its own supply

I can now control all my gear from the pc consol inc all my cameras ,AO unit ,heaters ,moonlight focuser

Its very handy/ tidy ( well as tidy as it gets ) in my shed but would be useful for portable set ups as well

I must say that I am very happy with set up and leaves plenty of room for more kit, My wife will be so happy !

 

Link to Hitecastro

 

Below is Spec from Hitecastro

Mount Hub Pro Includes;

  • 8 individually selectable and controllable relay driven outputs to power all of your equipment. (plus three constant (always on) outlets.)

  • A 4 channel dew controller with individually selectable outputs.

  • A stepper motor focus controller compatible with many of today's most popular focusers (e.g. Moonlite, Robofocus)

  • PC software which allows all of the above to be controlled from the users PC (Windows XP, Vista)  Windows 7 currently under test.

  • Manual (Non PC based control of the Dew Controller)

  • Optional Manual 'Hand Controller' for focus operations

  • Coming Soon.  An ASCOM compliant driver to operate with your favorite third party ASCOM compliant application. (e.g. Maxim DL, CCD Soft etc)

  • USB Interface

  • Can deliver up to 15Amps of power to your equipment (via an appropriate power supply)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hitecastro Mount Hub Pro

I decided that my wiring mess in the shed needed a bit of a tidy up as It was getting out of control with 14 plug sockets for all the equipment

The hub looked like what I was looking for so I took the plunge !

Below are a couple of pics with my kit Installed

 

Notice the 12v mains supply for the Hub at the bottom ( not supplied with hub )

 

 

Pc Control Panel

You can rename buttons to suit your set up

 

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