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Do “plug & play” Bluetooth interfaces exist for the Merlin mount ?

April 26, 2017Bluetooth exist interfaces Merlin Mount plug & play

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Do “plug & play” Bluetooth interfaces exist for the Merlin mount ?

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Yes, there are two “plug & play” Bluetooth-TTL interfaces available for the Merlin mount for use with Papywizard. These Bluetooth-TLL interface modules replace the standard hand controller and draw the power they need from the Merlin head via the TTL interface connector. – Teleskop-Austria, an Austrian supplier, offers a fully assembled “plug & play” Bluetooth-TTL interface kit for the Merlin/Orion head, this has been designed by “Ursa Minor” a small Hungarian company : • The Teleskop-Austria TTL-Bluetooth inteface device • Ursa Minor, astronomical software and accessories – The Deltawave “PapyMerlin” Bluetooth module is another interface. The Deltawave “PapyMerlin” Bluetooth-TTL module has been designed specially for the Merlin + Papywizard project. Based on the original design by Fréderic Mantegazza (developer of Papywizard, AKA “FMA38” on the Autopano forum), built by the small German company “Deltawave Solutions” to specifications developed by Claude Vanhemmens (AKA “claudevh” on t