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myFP2ESP8266: WiFi based Focus Controller

(c) Robert Brown, 2014-2025.
(c) Holger M, 2019-2021.
All rights reserved.

This project is protected by International Copyright Law.
Permission is granted for personal and Academic/Educational use only.
Software distributed under restricted License.

CONTRIBUTIONS

All the information and files for this project are free, and found on this site (look under Files menu). Gerbers are available for free and can be used on any PCB making site. If you have found this project useful, please consider a small donation as a thank you (using PayPal to user rbb1brown@gmail.com (Robert Brown).

VIDEOS

These videos are for the ESP32 but they are a good guide that can be followed for the ESP8266
- Part One: Download, Configuration and Programming
-- https://youtu.be/90KeSspN3e0
- Part Two: Post Configuration
-- https://youtu.be/L7l8xmROPz4
- Part Three: Using the Management Server
-- https://youtu.be/mZAmRB5WTw4
- Part Four: ASCOM and ALPACA
-- https://youtu.be/KklTVEl25hs
- Part Five: LINUX AND INDI
-- https://youtu.be/J_x2wu3q2Aw

These videos are from the Older Version up to v122, so there have been a lot of changes since then.
- myFP2ESP v201 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjKfe6tBCc
- myFP2ESP ESP8266 WiFi and ULN2003 part1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1UVqP6QM2Q
- myFP2ESP ESP8266 WiFi and DRV8825 Part2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UhIwJS8AEg
- myFP2ESP ESP8266 WiFi and L293D Shield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJeu5f40Hko
- myFP2ESP L293D ESP8266 Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeuAR6T15bY
- myFP2ESP DRV8825 ESP32 ASCOM FOCUSER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhkGDNLkp4A
- myFP2ESP Web Server https://youtu.be/wvPuq8IRIrA
- myFP2ESP ASCOM REMOTE Server https://youtu.be/GT1Z0U_KAHI

PCB

ESP8266

  • Gerbers available for each supported driver board
  • Driver boards, DRV8825, ULN2003, L298N, L293D Mini, L9110s, L293D Shield
  • Solderless versions, DRV8825, L298N, ULN2003

myFP2 ESP8266 CONTROLLER FEATURES

  • myFP2 ESP8266 WiFi enabled controller with 3D printed case
  • Full and Half Stepping for ULN2003, L298N, L293DMINI driver boards
  • Temperature Probe
  • OLED display
  • MDNS
  • DRV8825 stepmode set by jumpers
  • Backlash support, IN and OUT
  • Temperature compensation support in firmware
  • Three stepper motor speed settings (Slow, Medium, Fast)
  • Step Size in microns
  • Controller settings are saved in FileSystem
  • Controller settings can be saved and restored to/from a file
  • Powered from 12VDC supply

SOFTWARE OPTIONS

  • Full documentation and test code
  • Access Point mode
  • LocalSerial mode
  • Station mode (connect to an existing network)
  • Static or dynamic TCP/IP configuration
  • ALPACA Server (accessible to any ASCOM REMOTE Dynamic Client)
  • DUCKDNS
  • INDI support via myFocuserPro2 INDI driver (Serial or TCP/IP)
  • Management Server
  • TCPIP Server (supports ASCOM Driver, Applications)
  • MDNS
  • WEB SERVER [any web browser on any OS]
  • myFP2ESP32 ASCOM driver (over TCP/IP)
  • myFP2ESP32 Windows application (over TCP/IP)
  • myFP2ESP32 Linux application (over TCP/IP)
  • myFocuserPro2E Android application (over TCP/IP)

WINDOWS SOFTWARE

LINUX SOFTWARE

INDI SUPPORT

  • INDI driver - myFocuserPro2

HARDWARE OPTIONS

Stepper Motor

  • For ULN2003 the 28BYJ48 motor, connector, EMI suppressor, 5V or 12V
  • For DRV8825, NEMA14 0.9° 400 step motor, connector, EMI suppressor
  • For L298N, 28BYJ48 unipolar stepper motor and NEMA bipolar stepper motor

Temperature Probe

  • High quality GX aviation style connection (screw ring lock)
  • Available in 1m or 2m cable lengths
  • Reading can be adjusted via an offset for calibration purposes
  • Precision from 0.5° to 0.0625°
  • Temperature compensation, enable/disable, number of steps per degree, direction

Display 0.96” OLED

  • Text or Graphics mode
  • SSD1306/SSH1106 driver

NOT SUPPORTED

  • buzzer
  • Home Position Switch
  • Infra-red Remote
  • Jogging
  • Joysticks
  • LEDs
  • Presets
Source: Readme.md, updated 2025-03-09