Logitech Joystick and Logitech Profiler Setup
Revision 20151207-0703

You can setup and test the following without connecting to a telescope.
Watch the numbers change 8 times faster than the joystick can change them.
Switch from button control (8x) back to the joystick (3x) after the ISS is in FOV.

This procedure will map/assign 2 buttons and D-Pad on joystick to send
 keyboard "ENTER", "TABS" and "Left Mouse Click".
Eliminates the need to bounce back and forth eyepiece to laptop to eyepiece.

This procedure allows you to send Timing Offset Increments Fine-x24 from
 joystick buttons or use Normal speed from joystick.
Fine-x24 is the Fine increment sent about 24 times per second on my laptop.
  This will probably vary from PC to PC.
Joystick sends Fine increments at about 3 increments per second.
  I use the Joystick after ISS is in FOV.

From 3x to 24x, that's about 8 times faster with joystick buttons.

This setup also allows you to send Alignment Adjustment Increments Up/Down-x21 from
 joystick buttons or Normal speed from joystick.
Up/Down-x21 is the Normal increment sent about 21 times per second on my laptop.
  This will probably vary from PC to PC.
The joystick sends Normal increments at about 3 increments per second.
  I use the Joystick after ISS is in FOV.
From 3 to 21, that's about 7 times faster with joystick buttons.

Before I realized the free Logitech Profiler would map joystick buttons to
 keyboard keystrokes, I had downloaded "Total Game Control" $20.00? which
 seemed to work on Logitech and other brand Joysticks.
For non-Logitech Joysticks, do a Google search for something
 like "game controller button mapping software"


Overview:

Following is a manual run of what we want the Joystick buttons to do for us while we are
 looking through the eyepiece, eliminating the
 need to bounce back and forth from eyepiece and laptop.

Start Satellite Tracker and make sure the ''ISS Monitor'' window on right side is open.
If not then click the ''ISS Monitor'' button at top right.
You should see the ''Alert when visible'' check-box at bottom right.

Click the ''Alert when visible'' check-box at bottom right.
  Joystick button 3 will be mapped below for a ''Left Mouse Click''
  Leave the Mouse on ''Alert when visible'' or this procedure will fail to work.
  Leave the Mouse on ''Alert when visible'' or this procedure will fail to work.

If the ISS is above the horizon and you have not started tracking,
Each time I click ''Alert when visible'' (button 3), I get a popup box saying ''Start tracking ....''
Pressing "ENTER" or (button 5) clears popup.
A fix to this is if ISS is above horizon,
 start tracking before you click the ''Alert when visible'' check-box at bottom right.  (Button 1)

Normal available speeds
Delay Coarse
Delay Fine
Advance Coarse
Advance Fine
Alignment Up
Alignment Down

We will use Logitech Profiler and add the following higher speeds
Delay Fine-x24
Advance Fine-x24
Alignment Up-x21
Alignment Down-x21

Click ''Alert when visible''
''Alert when visible'' is now selected.  A dotted line is around ''Alert when visible''.
Leave the Mouse on ''Alert when visible'' or this procedure will fail to work.
Press the ''Tab'' button once and selection moves to 'Start/Stop Tracking'' button.  (1Tab)
Press ''Tab'' again and selection moves to the Timing Offset ''Delay'' button. (2Tabs)
Press ''Tab'' again and selection moves to the Timing Offset ''Advance'' button. (3Tabs)
Press ''Tab'' again and selection moves to the Timing Offset ''Advance Fine'' button. (4Tabs)

Press and release the ''Enter'' key and watch Timing Offset ''Advance Fine'' increment.
I call this the ''Advance Fine'' adjustment speed.
Press and hold down the ''Enter'' key and watch Timing Offset ''Advance Fine'' increment at
 a very high rate.
I call this the ''Advance Fine-x24'' adjustment speed.

Press ''Tab'' again and selection moves to the Alignment Adjustment ''UP'' button. (5Tabs)
Press ''Tab'' again and selection moves to the Alignment Adjustment ''Down'' button. (6Tabs)
Press ''Tab'' again and selection moves to the Timing Offset ''Delay Fine'' button. (7Tabs)
Press the left mouse button and the ''Alert when visible'' is now selected.
  Back to our starting point for tabbing. (Button 3)


Initial profile setup:

Once you have Logitech Profiler setup, it remembers your new button mapping.
You only need to do the following once.
From then on, Connect Joystick.
Starting Logitech Profiler will automatically map your joystick buttons.

This is what I use in the procedure.
Logitech Wireless RumblePad 2 Hand Controller with 2 joysticks, 12 Buttons and one D-Pad
Logitech Profiler v5.10.127 Date 06/14/2010

In Profiler, select your Joystick model
Saved profile as "Satellite Tracker"
In Options->Global Profiler Settings, Selected "Apply persistent Profile"
Choose persistent profile "Satellite Tracker"


Setup these 5 new commands in Logitech Profiler

"1Enter" Sends an "ENTER" from keyboard (will increment/decrement selected value)
"4tabs"  Sends 4 tabs from keyboard  (will tab from "Alert when visible" to Advance(fine))
"5tabs"  Sends 5 tabs from keyboard  (will tab from "Alert when visible" to UP)
"6tabs"  Sends 6 tabs from keyboard  (will tab from "Alert when visible" to DOWN)
"7tabs"  Sends 7 tabs from keyboard  (will tab from "Alert when visible" to Delay(fine))

When "Joystick Adjust" on Satellite Tracker is checked,
 Buttons 1,2,3 and 4 are mapped to START/STOP Tracking.
 
I use Button 1 to START/STOP Tracking.  I don't want to reassign Button 1.   

Buttons 3, 5 and 11 were picked because they were under free and available fingers (Your choice).

Setup Button 3 for Left Mouse Click (right hand works best for me)
Optional: Setup Button 11 for Left Mouse Click (Optional for left hand)

Assign your new commands to these buttons
Assign new command "1Enter" to button 5.
If you press button 5, ENTER will be sent from keyboard same as pressing the ENTER key on keyboard.

Assign your new commands to D-Pad(Directional Pad)/POV(Point of View)/Top Hat
W(Left)  Delay Fine is assigned to "7tabs"
E(Right) Advance Fine is assigned to "4tabs"
N(Up)    UP is assigned to "5tabs"
S(Down)  DOWN is assigned to "6tabs

If up moves satellite down or left moves satellite right.
You can switch the above 4 assignments around to match your scope. 


Operation:

Plug Joystick into PC.  I plugin my USB wireless transceiver for wireless joystick
Get the transceiver light blinking when pressing a joystick button or moving joystick.

Starting Logitech Profiler will activate your newly assigned buttons.

Start Satellite Tracker.
Change your increment/decrement values at
OPTIONS-> Preferences
This procedure does not use "Timing Offset Increments Coarse".  Default is 1.
Set "Timing Offset Increments Fine" to 0.01
 (pick a higher value if holding down button 5 increments/decrements to slow on your setup)
Set "Alignment Adjustment Increments" to 1
 (pick a higher value if holding down button 5 increments/decrements to slow on your setup)

Left Mouse Click "Alert when visible"  Do not move mouse off of this.
  Button 3 will fail if mouse is not over "Alert when visible".
  Does not matter if checked or unchecked.  Now we know where we will start tabbing from.

Click button 3 or 11 to send a "Left Mouse Click".
  This selects "Alert when visible", now we know where we will start tabbing from.
Seven tabs will move you to the DELAY(fine) button.
Press the D-Pad "W" to send those seven tabs automatically.
You now have the "Delay(fine)" button selected.
Press Button 5 to send an "ENTER" from keyboard and Delay(fine) value decrements.
Press and hold down Button 5 to send repeated "ENTER's" from keyboard and
 watch Delay(fine) decrement rapidly.

Want to move to ADVANCE(fine), UP, DOWN or go back to DELAY(fine)?
Click button 3 or 11 to send a "Left Mouse Click".
  This selects "Alert when visible", now we know where we will start tabbing from.
Then press D-Pad W(Left/Delay), E(Right/Advance), S(Down) or N(Up) to tab to and
 select the proper button.
Press Button 5 to send an "ENTER" from keyboard and value will increment or decrement once.
Press and hold down Button 5 to send repeated "ENTER's" from keyboard and
 watch value increment/decrement rapidly.

Repeat above as needed to get satellite into FOV.

After satellite is visible in eyepiece, switch back from buttons to the joystick to control the satellite.

You can change the D-Pad mapping up, down, left and right to match your scope.

  If up is down and/or left is right.
Reassign tabs command to the correct D-Pad direction for your scope.
Example:
Reverse 4tabs and 7tabs for(E-W) and/or 5tabs and 6tabs to swap (N-S).

The above buttons work even when "Joystick Adjust" in Satellite Tracker is unchecked.

If "Joystick Adjust" is checked you get 7 assignments.

Button 1,2,3 or 4  STARTs/STOPs Tracking.  Button 3 is over-written in above assignment.

Left Joystick X-axis (Left/Right) is mapped to "Timing Offset Increments (Fine) seconds"
Left Joystick Y-axis (Up/Down) is mapped to "Alignment Adjustment Increments steps"

Jimmy
33.6N, 88.6W

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