Rigel System’s is now offering nSTEP and STEPPER Motor Kits for camera lenses and telescope focus rings.
The new kits offer the ability to motorize your camera or telescope focus ring with Rigel System’s powerful stepper motor for the ultimate in accurate auto-focusing. The stepper motor has a 0.1-degree step size and easily lifts 8 pounds. The stepper can be quickly detached for manual focusing. It uses a standard 6-wire telephone cable and RJ12 connector.
The kits are available in two stepper motor options including a Belt Drive Stepper Kit (Image 1) which includes a includes crossbar, stepper and drive belt; and a Split Gear Stepper Kit (Image 2) which includes a stepper, ADM ring with stepper bracket, and split gear.
As noted by Leon Palmer, owner of Rigel Systems, “The belt drive is more flexible since it fits any size focus ring while the split gear uses our stepper bracket attached to a ADM dovetail ring to drive a large “split” which some users prefer over belt drive.”
The stepper motors are offered in a package with the USB-nSTEP controller which is fully ASCOM compliant so it will work with popular focus control programs. It can be operated for temperature compensation with the optional temperature sensor. The USB-nSTEP offers full step and half step control from a computer and a display of step count. USB and 12V battery power cables are included as well as software and ASCOM drivers for Windows.
There are two USB-nSTEP options. The USB-nSTEP version offers PC only operation with full control of the stepper motor from a PC.
Also available is the enhanced USB-nSTEP option that offers full control of the stepper motor in three ways: (1) with a PC; (2) manually using an included button controller; and (3) through a smart phone. With this version no PC is required using the button controller for manual-only operation, just the 12V DC stepper motor supply. And with an Android or iPhone, full standalone configuration and speed adjustment are available.
Rigel Systems has also announced the nFRAME camera rotator/framer is now available in two versions.
You can learn more at the Rigel System website.