ASC1 and a potentiometer for the azimuth ?

[john_robot]

Hi, I am thinking developing a dual axis mount. Just want to know if I use potentiometer for the azimuth can ASC1 get its position?

 

[Titanium]

The ASC1 natively supports reed type switch and supports optical and hall effect with the OHR adapter created by Magic Static.

 

[john_robot]

Thank you for the reply. Can we use potentiometer for the skew ?

 

[Titanium]

If you are asking if a potentiometer can be used in the polarity servo design to provide positioning feedback, yes. Satellite polarity servos incorporate a potentiometer to provide feedback for movement of the PWM step motor.

This article may be of interest for servo motor control:
http://www.jameco.com/jameco/workshop/howitworks/how-servo-motors-work.html