Automating your Backyard Observatory Part 2 | Controlling your Roof in NINA

In this video I go over how to automate/control your roll off roof backyard observatory in NINA. We are joined by Glenn from the Astrobloke channel and show him the software and go over the install. Lastly we test our installation with an advanced sequence in NINA.
Special thanks to Bruce Garner - https://www.youtube.com/user/Br00se
Thanks to Glenn as well for helping me test - https://www.youtube.com/c/Astrobloke

Hardware - These are affiliate links
Arduino Uno - https://amzn.to/2X3otMu
Arduino Relay Shield - https://amzn.to/38O84Of
Arduino Screw Shield - https://amzn.to/3tnZ9wf
Sensors - https://amzn.to/3yMD9fO
You must insure you get sensors that are the normally closed type, normally open will not work correctly. The sensors I bought are no longer available, but I linked some above that should work. Any normally closes sensor should work.

Gate motor I'm using for roof - https://amzn.to/3zWGmdW
18AWG silicone wire - https://amzn.to/38PhxF2

Software Links
Adruino IDE- https://www.arduino.cc/en/software

RRCI Ascom- https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/cfar/rolling-roof-computer-interface-rrci-fb851f?f=1

SKYROOF- https://interactiveastronomy.com/support.html

Arduino Uno required modified code- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oEkFpWK0uaBSon9Ecq-tWgPqEEtIpN6L/view?usp=sharing


00:00 Intro
00:24 Overview and sensors
06:12 Hardware
11:50 Software
24:27 Setup and testing

I do participate in affiliate programs, so by purchasing your equipment through the links below, you are helping support my channel at no extra cost to you. I don't make much from these, but it does help offset the cost of video editing software and music subscriptions etc.

High Point Scientific link - https://www.pntrac.com/t/SENKSkhPRktDSEpLR01GQ0hHS09NSw

OPT link - https://bit.ly/3mGEJKD

Equipment I use:
Light Panel for flats - https://amzn.to/3aelcxd
EdgeHD 8 - https://bit.ly/333Xv6L
Telescope Counterweight - https://bit.ly/3kDP3VS
Celestron OAG - https://bit.ly/2PE86SV
Celestron 0.7 Reducer - https://bit.ly/338gddi
ZWO ASI174MM Mini Guide Camera - https://bit.ly/33b4omF
Mount: EQ6-R Pro - https://bit.ly/38eiuqp
Telescope: William Optics Zenithstar 81 APO - https://bit.ly/31Tw5jV
Flattener: William Optics 6aiii - https://bit.ly/3mzM7r5
William Optics Zenithstar 81 APO + Flattener - https://bit.ly/37VGIXb
Filter Wheel: ZWO EAF - https://bit.ly/2TFOmwA
Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro - https://bit.ly/37EpM6w
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro - https://bit.ly/31Yq2dK
Camera Combo ASI1600MM Pro + Filters + Filter Wheel - https://bit.ly/37TCEXu
Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm guiding scope - https://bit.ly/2HS11JX
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini - https://bit.ly/34Io431
QHY PoleMaster - https://bit.ly/2UQBdl0

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