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\"Pulses<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pulses are captured from guiding applications like PHD2 which will send the guiding corrections to the driver in the form of individual pulses.  These pulses can be captured and displayed here to see the performance of guiding for the mount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GS ChartViewer<\/a> \u2013 ChartViewer is another program packaged with GS that allow external viewing of the Pulses Logs.  This allows logs to be viewed by others that have the ChartViewer program.  Locate GS.ChartViewer.exe in the install directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start<\/a> \u2013 Starts and stops the chart.  Pulse logs are automatically saved to the documents area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clear<\/a> \u2013 Removes any drawings on the screen only<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pause<\/a> \u2013 Stops the timeline from auto scrolling and allows the chart to be panned and zoomed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fit<\/a> \u2013 Readjusts the chart to fit the screen using the selected scale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoom<\/a> \u2013 Changes the mouse and arrow behaviors.  Use the mouse wheel or arrow key buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec Backlash<\/a> \u2013 Allows adjusting the Dec backlash while watching guiding live.   Refer to the section Backlash Compensate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pulse<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Capture<\/a> \u2013 Check to show and log a series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Type<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Ra Duration \u2013 Normal Ra corrections being process by the driver<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Ra Rejections \u2013 Rejected Ra pulses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Dec Duration – Normal Dec corrections being process by the driver<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Dec Rejections – Rejected Dec pulses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. RA PHD and Dec PHD \u2013 Displays the guiding performance from PHD2.\u00a0 If one is checked a connection will be made to the PHD2 server so make sure it\u2019s turned on in the PHD2 settings.\u00a0 The PHD Host IP is also required for the connection to work.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Rejected pulses are pulses that are not accepted to process by the driver and are typically too small.\u00a0 The rejection size is determined by the minimum pulse settings in the Main tab settings.\u00a0 Specific minimum settings are mount specific but typically 20 milliseconds is a good generic setting.\u00a0\u00a0 If lots of pulses are being rejected you might have to adjust the guiding application or adjust the minimum pulse setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Chart<\/a> \u2013 Selects a specific series to show such as Line, Column, Step Line, or Scatter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Point Size<\/a> \u2013 Some series can show specific points on the chart and this would determine the size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Invert<\/a> \u2013 Will invert the data so basically it will flip the data from above zero to below zero or visa-versa.         <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Scale<\/a> \u2013 Scale will determine the Y scaling to be used for all captured items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Quality<\/a> \u2013 Determines how much detail to show when zoomed out or in.  If set to low the farther you zoom out the less detail is shown.  The more you zoom in more detail will be shown.  Low is the best setting for performance and a higher quality will slow down zooming effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Animation<\/a> \u2013 Each series can animate how points are drawn on the screen.  Use this in conjunction with smoothness for different effects.  Any setting above 0 will affect performance of the chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    XScale<\/a> \u2013 How many seconds to show on the timeline<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Max Point<\/a> \u2013 How many points to keep in the series while the chart is being shown on the screen.  Larger settings can affect performance of the chart.  This can be useful if you pause the chart and scroll back to view the history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    PHD2 Host IP<\/a> \u2013 IP or host name of the PHD server.  This is required if capture is turned on for PHD items.  Localhost is the default computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n