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MCFirmwareLoader Manual

This document provides instructions for updating the firmware on a Skywatcher motor controller. It outlines the requirements needed, including a PC running Windows, the motor controller with firmware version 2.00 or above, a SynScan hand control with the appropriate firmware version, and cables. The steps are to download the firmware loader application and latest firmware file, connect the SynScan hand control to the PC and mount, put the hand control in PC Direct Mode, run the loader application to select the firmware file and update the motor controller. Troubleshooting tips are provided in case the update fails or cannot connect.

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MCFirmwareLoader Manual

This document provides instructions for updating the firmware on a Skywatcher motor controller. It outlines the requirements needed, including a PC running Windows, the motor controller with firmware version 2.00 or above, a SynScan hand control with the appropriate firmware version, and cables. The steps are to download the firmware loader application and latest firmware file, connect the SynScan hand control to the PC and mount, put the hand control in PC Direct Mode, run the loader application to select the firmware file and update the motor controller. Troubleshooting tips are provided in case the update fails or cannot connect.

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Skywatcher 

Motor Controller Firmware Loader 
Operation Manual 
1. Requirements 
 A PC running Windows OS with a serial port or a USB‐to‐Serial adapter. 
 Motor Controller with firmware version 2.00 or above. (This is a hardware limitation. Version 1.xx motor 
controller cannot be upgraded to version 2.xx.) 
 A  SynScan  hand  control  with  EQ  firmware  version  3.22  or  above,  or  a  SynScan  hand  control  with  AZ 
firmware version 3.05 or above. 
 SynScan hand control’s mount‐to‐hand control cable and PC link cable. 
 
2. Preparation 
 Download MCFirmwareLoader application package from www.skywatcher.com. Extract the contents of 
the compressed file to a folder on the PC, for example, C:\SynScan. 
 Download  the  latest  firmware  file  for  your  mount’s  motor  controller  from  www.skywatcher.com  and 
save it into the same folder. 
 
3. Update Motor Controller 
1) Connect  a  SynScan  hand  control  to  the  telescope  mount.  Connect  the  SynScan  hand  control  to  a  PC’s 
RS‐232 serial port with the PC‐link cable (The same cable which is used to update the firmware of the 
SynScan hand control). 
2) Turn on the power. 
3) On the SynScan hand control, finish the initialization but skip the alignment routine. 
4) On the SynScan hand control, press the UTILITY button, then press the scroll up button to choose menu 
“PC Direct Mode” and press the ENTER button. Now the SynScan hand control acts like a communication 
relay between the mount and the PC. 
5) Run MCFirmwareLoader.exe on PC. 
6) In the MCFirmwareLoader window, click the “Browse” button to choose a motor control firmware file 
whose extended file name is “MCF”. 
7) In  the  MCFimrwareLoader  window,  click  the  “MC  Version”  button.  The  application  will  detect  the 
connection to the motor controller and display the firmware version number in the window. Please note 
that only motor controller with firmware version above 2.00 can be updated.   
8) In the MCFimrwareLoader window, click the “Update” button. The application will start to program the 
new firmware into the motor controller. 
9) The application will show a percentage number in the window to indicate the updating progress.   
10) After the firmware update finishes, the application will show a green bar in the window. 
 
4. Troubleshoot: 
 If the application prompts that it cannot connect to a motor controller, click the "MC Version" button or 
the “Update” button again to try connecting one more time. 
 If  the  update  fails  halfway,  close  the  pop‐up  window  ,  wait  several  seconds  and  press  the  "Update" 
button again. If the application prompts that it cannot connect to a motor controller, turn the power off 
and  repeat  the  above  process  again  until  it  succeeds. Ignore  the  “No  link  to mount…”  message  on  the 
SynScan hand control when the power is turned on. 

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