Overview

The TCF-S Control program has been designed for use with the Optec TCF-S series Temperature Compensating Focusers.

This help document provides instruction and assistance in using this standalone Windows program.  Optec has also developed an ASCOM driver for use with other ASCOM compliant software.  Visit the Optec download page to obtain the latest TCF-S ASCOM driver.  Drivers for Linux based software are being developed and will also be available from the Optec download page as they are available.  The effort is called the Instrument-Neutral-Distributed-Interface or INDI for short.  Visit the INDI page and check under Device Support for more information.

This Help document is organized into the following chapters:

•   Installation -

• About -
• License -
• Requirements -
• Installing -
• Starting -

•   Operation -

• Setup Variables -
• Mode -
• TCFparms.txt -

•   FAQ & Troubleshooting -

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• Error Codes

• Determining COM Port

•   Other Resources

Optec, Inc. makes no warranties either expressed or implied about TCF-S Control software. 

Please note:  These help files are sometimes updated.  The latest version can always be found online at:  http://www.optecinc.com/astronomy/software/docs/tcf-s_control/TCF-S_Control.htm

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