Watch on Youtube: MGEN-3 One Button Quick Start Guiding

The MGEN-3 is here!

• The new, much stronger hardware enables the new self-learning AI multistar guiding,
• the large color display makes operation more pleasant
• and with the new quick start function ("push one button") guiding starts with just a single push of a button

Nevertheless, of course, if you want, you have full manual control of all parameters ... but who wants that when the AI ​​continuously parameterizes itself in the background?

The first copies have already been delivered.

• Stand Alone or PC App controlled // stand alone or controlled via PC App
• Selflearning (AI) adaptive guiding or manual modes // Self-learning adaptive guiding (AI) or manual setting
• Easy to use: one button push guiding or manual control // Ease of use: just one button and guidet, or manual control
• Enhanced high sensitivity with real time darkframe correction // Improved sensitivity with real-time dark image deduction
• Multistar guiding for extra high subpixel precision // Multistar guiding for improved subpixel accuracy
• Polar alignment using digital Scheiner method // Polar alignment using digital Scheiner method
• DSLR / CCD Exposure Control // DSLR / CCD exposure control
• Dithering modes available // various dithering modes available
• Guidelog displayed and saved // Guidelog display and saving
• Arbitrary binning modes // Freely selectable binning modes
• USB powered (5V), typical 240mA / 1.2W // USB powered (5V), only 1.2W!
• Aux port for additional equipment // AUX port for additional accessories
• continuous development, new features // ongoing development, new functions

accompanying apps - in the support tab

Support: Apps for the MGEN-3

• Virtual Interface - App for controlling the MGEN-3 via the PC
• Sky Emulator: PC app which simulates stars for the MGEN-3 - to get to know and test
• Text Translator: To translate the MGEN-3 menu texts into other languages ​​(your help is welcome!)

Technical specifications

Camera

• Chip: CMOS AR0130CS mono
• Diagonal 6mm
• Resolution: 1.2Mpx
• Cooling: passive via housing
• Power supply: via USB
• Data: via USB2
• Telescope-side connections: T2, M28.5x0.6 filter thread, 31.7mm socket / other adapters optionally available
• automatic dark image deduction to increase sensitivity

handbox

• large color display (night modes available)
• 2x USB
• micro SD card slot
• Power supply 5V (USB), type 240mA
• Snap socket for camera trigger control
• additional serial output (3.5mm)
• WiFi module integrated

scope of delivery

• MGEN-3 hand box
• MGEN-3 camera
• 2x USB cable (for power supply and camera connection)
• Autoguider cable (ST4 standard protocol) (Please note, some iOptron mounts do not use a Meade LX200 standard ST4 protocol and might even damage the MGEN-3, so if you use an iOptron mount, please ask the manufacturer if the guide port is a standard ST4 protocol without extra voltage in it...)
• 4 GB micro SD card