This tool is used to create or edit a telescope definition file (extension "tdf"). Usage is straight forward
The Telescope Name - This should be a recognizable string which will make it easy to chose your instrument from a list. Spaces in the name will be replaced by the underscore character. File names associated with the telescope such as the telescope definition file will have this string as the root part of the file name, so do not make the name too long as it will not display well in your directory listings.
AZ / EL Minimum - The minimum azimuth/elevation value in degrees that your telescope can move to.
AZ / EL Range - The total number of degrees that the telescope can move in azimuth/elevation.
AZ / EL Timeout - The number of seconds allowed before a azimuth/elevation stall is declared.
AZ / EL Error - This is the tolerance permitted in move and track tasks. If the position read is outside of the requested position by more than the allowed error, then an attempt is made to correct the position to within this range.
Park AZ / EL - Parking coordinates to which the telescope is moved when a Park task is implemented.
Move Sequence - Determines which axis of an AZEL move occurs first.
Latitude/Longitude - The geographical coordinates in decimal degrees of the telescope.
EW and NS Beamwidth - These are the approximate 3 dB beamwidths of the telescopes beam. These are used to create an approximate pattern of the beam on the Radio Eyes sky map.
Driver - The root name of the Driver that will be loaded by the Telescope Control Point Program to interface with the telescope hardware.
Device INI - Any special command string that will be sent to the Driver upon initialization. Filling in this portion may requires some knowledge of the drivers requirements. When the ASCOM telescope driver is used this parameter will point to the name of the specific ASCOM telescope driver ( in effect a driver pointing to another driver).
Save and Load buttons take you to the telescope driver directory where telescope drivers and definition files are all stored. Remember that if your Telescope Control Point is on a different computer you will have to transfer any driver files to that computer so that they will be accessible to the Telescope Control Point Program.
Exit - simply closes this tool. The Exit button does NOT save your changes. Use the Save button for that.