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PANOPTES User Guide
  • PANOPTES User Guide
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  • Building
    • Getting Started
      • Building Overview
      • Safety Guide
      • Parts Listing
    • Hardware Build
      • Camera Box
        • Camera Setup
        • Electronics
        • Hardware and Assembly
        • 4 Camera Design
      • Control Box
        • Electronics
        • Hardware and Assembly
      • Power and Network
        • Network Setup
        • Host Site (Mains) Power
        • UPS and Battery Backup
        • Power Distribution
      • Mount and Pier
        • Pier
          • Fabrication
          • Assembly
        • Mount
          • Assembly
          • Saddle Plate Rotation
          • Balancing
    • Software
      • Installing OS
      • Installing POCS
        • PANOPTES Unit Install
        • Developer Install
      • Arduino - Power Distribution
  • Deploying
    • Deployment Guide
      • Site Planning
      • Camera Focus
      • Polar Alignment
        • Overview
        • Drift Method
        • Procedure
          • Find Misalignment
          • Fix Misalignment
  • Running
    • Operating Guides
      • Automated Operation
      • Manual Operation
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2023 Project PANOPTES

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  • Bottom Plate
  • Support plate

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Top plate

The top plate shown below is designed to hold an iOptron CEM40 mount. If you plan on using any other mount, you will need a top plate of suitable dimensions and design it to hold your mount.

Bottom Plate

Support plate

This is an optional but recommended step, especially if your PANOPTES unit will be deployed at a site with moderate to high winds. The aluminum extrusions listed for the pier are lightweight with minimal size requirements. However, the pier is too lightweight for high wind sites, causing the pier to yaw and twist under high wind conditions. We recommend adding an aluminum support plate (as shown below) or buying extrusions of a larger width that is best suited to your site.