Electronic Focusing Motor RB Focus Merlin 3.0 Base Takahashi with 1A transformer

RB Electronic Focusing Motor Focus Merlin 3.0 with 1A transformer

Introducing the next evolution of our innovative autofocusing solution for astronomical telescopes, designed by and for astrophotographers. Our new flagship RB-Focuser Merlin 3.0, completely made in Spain using the entire CNC machining process in Aluminum. It brings the possibility to all hobby enthusiasts to get a high-end electronic focusing motor with the best performance that allows autofocusing the telescope without moving it to bright stars and with an impeccable precision far above the well-known Bakhtinov mask.

More power, sensors and connectivity, the RB-Focus Merlin 3.0 comes packaged with a variety of useful sensors including a digital thermometer, Sensorless AutoHoming™ and antennas that allow you to connect via Bluetooth in order to reduce cables and weight in the image train, plus a Dual Core processor that performs autofocus tasks independently of refreshing screen data and internal functions so whenever you ask it to focus despite being busy doing other calculations.

Manual control via a mobile APP, no more analog controls and old boxes with push buttons. The RB-Focus Merlin has the option to connect to your cell phone allowing people to focus even when they are doing visual or planetary.

Our Sensorless AutoHoming™ function now without the need for sensors allows you to automatically calibrate the telescope focuser in several directions, just as before, if by accident you move the focuser tube or want to pick up the tube manually at the end of the session to store the equipment in a carrying bag do not worry our ultra accurate home position auto sensing system will return the tube to the last focus point applied by the capture program which avoids loss of position and the need to remember what is the tentative focus point of the telescope. In addition, by means of the innovative magnetic field detection system of the motor, we will be able to determine if the focuser mechanism has the correct tension to avoid product slippage.

With a resolution of 16000 steps per revolution or just 0.7 microns, it is on par with the best options available on the market, for a price that is affordable for everyone. In addition to clockwork accuracy, its DirectDrive™ or direct drive technology avoids backlash problems in mechanical drives well known in other products and allows you to focus the scope manually when a computer is not available. In addition, we introduce our ultra-quiet motor system, InteligentSilentDrive™, which actively adjusts motor power as needed while maintaining completely noise-free operation. By working with the ASCOM and INDI standard, it is compatible with the most popular capture software on the market such as APT, SGP, NiNa, Voyager, KStars, EKOS and others. It comes with a simple controller that allows you to configure the product in a short time and adapt it perfectly to any path whatever the focuser that carries your telescope. All this technology presented in a small and discreet module of just 7 cm high and 280g.

We broke the myth that autofocusers are for advanced users with dedicated monochrome cameras, the product has been tested and is equally effective on dedicated color or DSLR cameras from the most basic to the most advanced models opening the possibility to every astrophotographer with a telescope either reflector or refractor to fully automate the photography sequences.

The integrated IPS LCD display, now with automatic shutdown, allows you to check the correct functioning of the electronic focuser at any time, view the saved settings and monitor the movements you are making in real time without the need to look up the value on the computer.

Normally products of this kind come with pages and pages of settings full of parameters, which makes the process of setting them up very tedious and ends up taking astrophotographers away from the great advantage of having an autofocusing telescope. In view of this we have adapted the software to work with basic and easy to understand settings for any astrophotographer without losing the functionality and control of more complicated devices, making once and for all one of the most advanced techniques in astrophotography available to all users.

Technical Specifications:

• Motor: Nema 17.
• Dimensions: 42mm x 60mm x 70mm
• Weight: 280g
• Torque: 4.5N/m.
• Precision: 0.7 Micron.
• Subdivision of steps: 16000 steps per revolution.
• LCD IPS display with rich full colors (with automatic on/off).
• Data interface: USB 2.0.
• Compatibility: ASCOM and INDI compatible software.
• Power supply: 12V DC.
• Power Connector: 2.1x5.5mm dc jack

RB Electronic Focusing Motor Focus Merlin 3.0 with 1A transformer