Virtual Keypad software, version 1.5 - Copyright COMEC S.n.c. 2005-2013
User's guide

The virtual keypad software allows you to control remotely a 10micron
mount from a PC as if you were using the handpad.
The connection can be realized in the following ways:
1) PC serial port -> RS-232 port using a serial cable;
2) PC serial port -> GPS port using an adapter;
3) PC serial port -> HandPad port using an adapter;
4) using the LAN port in a TCP/IP network.

* System requirements *
- a PC with Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista or compatible
- a serial port or a TCP/IP network

* Configuration *
Open the Settings window (menu: Connection->Settings). Select the link mode
corresponding to your connection. For connections using the PC serial port,
you have to select the serial port used. For connections using the LAN, you
have to enter the TCP/IP address of your mount.
When "Beeps activated" is checked, the virtual keypad plays beeps just like
the handpad, otherwise it is silent.
To connect/disconnect from the mount, use the commands in the Connection menu.

* Usage *
The virtual keypad can be used with your mouse or with the keyboard.
The keys of the virtual keypad correspond to the PC keyboard as in the
following table:

HandPad                   PC keyboard
0 LIGHT           ->         0
1 COORD           ->         1
2 DATA            ->         2
3 DISP            ->         3
4 STAR            ->         4
5 PLANET          ->         5
6 MORE            ->         6
7 M               ->         7
8 NGC             ->         8
9 IC              ->         9
ESC               ->         ESC
MENU              ->         F2
ENTER             ->         ENTER
STOP              ->         F3
+ (up arrow)      ->         +, PagUp
- (down arrow)    ->         -, PagDown
N,E,S,W           ->         Direction Keys

Furthermore, you can use the normal a-z alphabetic keys for input into
fields that allow letters.

* Command line *
The virtual keypad can be used with the following command-line parameters:

COM=n                Sets the communication via the PC serial port COMn, using
		     the RS-232 or GPS port on the mount
KP=n                 Sets the communication via the PC serial port COMn, using
                     the HandPad port on the mount (if available)
IP=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx   Sets the communication via the LAN interface, using IP
                     address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx for the mount
LEFT=n               Sets the location of the left border of the window on the
                     desktop
TOP=n                Sets the location of the top border of the window on the
                     desktop
AUTOCONNECT=n        If n=1 the virtual keypad connects automatically without
                     waiting for the user, if n=0 the virtual keypad does not
		     connect automatically (default).

If command-line parameters are not provided, the virtual keypad uses the same
parameters of the last time it has been used.
