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

• 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

Support for MGEN-3

Click here for the support page for the MGEN-3

ASCOM Compatibility

With the Ascom program mgen.app, the Mgen-3 can be used with almost all CCD / CMOS control programs

Download the mgen.app here: mgen.app

The trick here is that the mgen.app is selected as the Ascom recording camera in the control software, and only then is the real recording camera selected in the mgen.app itself. This means that the mgen.app stands between the control software and the recording camera and regulates guiding and dithering which is no longer set in the control software. All other control commands, such as exposure, filter change, autofocus, live image, etc., are carried out normally via the control software. The surface of the Mgen-3 is also visible on the PC screen and can also be operated virtually.

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