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Appendix A. Controlling Maxim-DL using ACE


A1 Introduction.

ACE can control Maxim-DL version 4.XX and above. ACE can be located on one computer and Maxim-DL on another computer. Bothshould be on a local network with at least a 100 Mbs connection. Alternatively, but not recommended, both can be on the same computer.

Three pieces of software are required:

|Application|Computer |Notes |
|ACE |TELESCOPE |Telescope controllercontains a DCOM client |
|MaxImServ |CAMERA |A DCOM server supplied by ACE |
|MaxIm-DL|CAMERA |Version 4.xx by Cyanogen (Diffraction Limited) |

The system can operate with most versions of Windows™, but Windows-XP®is recommended. If service pack 2 is installed additional steps must be taken to allow the software to operate through the firewall. Screen captures shown below are from Windows-XP® SP2.

A2Installation

You must be logged on with an account having Administrator privileges.

Install Maxim-DL on the camera computer and load the latest updates.

Go to ProgramFiles/DiffractionLimitedand SHARE THE FOLDER AND ALLOW NETWORK USERS TO CHANGE THE FILES

Copy the directory ACE MAXIM INSTALL FILES located on the ACE CD-ROM to a convenient place on the camera computer. All the files youneed for the camera computer are located in this directory:

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A2.1 Installing the DCOM server on BOTH computers

Install the DCOM server, called MaxImServ, on the camera computer usingthe following steps:

a) Copy MaxImServ.exe and MaxImServ.DLL to the C:\WINDOWS\system32 or the equivalent directory for your operation system on the camera computer.


b) Run...