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Features
- Simple, clean interface
- Any number of exposures or exposure duration
- Initial delay prior to sequence start
- Delay prior to each image (e.g., mirror lockup stabilization)
- Delay after each image (e.g. for writing image data)
- Optional Mirror-lock signal
- Continual status showing what step is being done and how many exposures have been collected
- Countdown timer showing total time remaining
- Support for ShoeString Astronomy's DSUSB adapter (Windows and OS X)
- Support for serial port triggers via the RTS data line (Window and OS X)
- Support for parallel port triggers via the D0 or D1 (pin 2 or pin 3) lines (Windows)
- Support for Hap Griffin's IR-based Nikon serial port adapters (Windows)
- Support for Pierro-Astro's EOS long-exposure adapter
- FREE
Recent Updates
v1.9 (4/1/08)- Abort button bug fix
1.8 (2/22/08)
- Fixes to AF mode to work with mirror-lockup
- Fixes on Macs for newer DSUSB adapters
- Saves AF mode across sessions
- Pressing Start during a capture no longer causes problems
v1.7 (2/1/08)
- Control over auto-focus (AF) pin added with settings for None, only at the start, and held open during the whole exposure. This last mode is required for newer Nikon cameras.
- Bug fixed for using Pin 3 on parallel ports
1.6 (11/9/07)
- Mirror lockup pulse lengthened
- Text entry fields widened
- Leopard support.
v1.5
- Maximum values for each field increased to 9999 to allow for longer exposures, greater # of images, etc.
v1.4
- (1.4a) Fixed bug in parallel port pin 2 use
- Fixed display in Windows for users with screens set to higher DPIs
- Fixed timing drift that would slightly lengthen exposures
v1.3
- Serial port triggers added to Mac OS X version. Common (and inexpensive) Prolific USB->Serial adapters verified along with Keyspan adapter
- COM 5-8 added as choices on PCs
- Pin 3 (aka D1) option added for parallel ports
- Final fix of signal logic for Hap Griffin's IR-based adapters
v1.2b
- Adjustment of timing for IR-based adapters
- Dialog at startup indicates that the default is to connect to a DSUSB and, when not present, to prompt the user for a parallel / serial port
v1.2
- Scripting of captures added
- Logo now red during sequence capture
v1.1
- Mirror-lockup control added (signal sent at start of "Before Frame" delay)
- Mouse-over tooltips added
- Parallel port support added (Windows)
- Support for Hap Griffin's IR-based Nikon serial port adapters (Windows only)
