BEAVER
NexDome controller
Latest Beaver news!
—January 2024: Beaver software and driver updated to version 1.2.
—March 2021: Lunático and NexDome join forces to develop the Beaver, a dome controller electronics and software for NexDome Dome Rotation and Shutter kits.
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New complete dome controller developed in collaboration with NexDome.
Available directly from NexDome!
Looking for automation for another type of dome? Check out our Caterpillar.
Includes ASCOM drivers for domes, and Indigo driver.
TheSkyX pro X2 plugin and INDIlib drivers very soon.
Technical specifications:
- USB and WiFi (both station and access point) enabled
- Rotation and shutter modules available
- OTA updates - rotation module auto-updates shutter module
- Connection to Hydreon rain sensor, Lunatico CloudWatcher
- Multiple safety measures: low battery level, rain, weather, missing of failed limit or home switch, comms problems...
- Complete auto calibration
- Advanced on-the-fly resync of rotation
- Very low power consumption (about 50mA, motors stationary)
- 12V operation