Diffraction Limited Support Forum

  1. Learn and Discover (Public)

    1. How do I get technical support?

    2. News and Announcements

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      Latest: Boltwood Cloud Sensor III Firmware 17 Colin Haig, Apr 1, 2026

    3. My Astrophotos

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      Latest: M 17 Hubble Palette JoshuaHufford, Oct 26, 2025

    4. Forum and Web Site Issues

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      Latest: Starchaser SC-4 Manual error? Colin Haig, Jun 4, 2025

    5. Licensing Issues

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      Latest: Solved: Maxim DL suddenly won't start, says license expired. Gary Billings, Mar 21, 2026

    6. Off Topic

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      Latest: Orion PARSEC 8300C Hugo8300c, Apr 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM

  2. Technical Support

    1. How do I get technical support?

      How do I get technical support on the forum?

    2. Frequently Asked Questions (Public)

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      Latest: Updating camera firmware in Maxim Colin Haig, Mar 20, 2026

    3. SBIG CMOS and CCD Cameras and Accessories (Public)

      Cameras, Filter Wheels, Filters, Adaptive Optics, Differential Guiding, Spectrographs, Accessories
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      SBIG CMOS and CCD Cameras and Accessories (Public)

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      1. STC Series CMOS

      2. Aluma AC Series CMOS

      3. Aluma CCD Series

      4. Guiding and Adaptive Optics - StarChaser and AO

      5. Filter Wheels

      6. DL Imaging Drivers - Aluma, STC, StarChaser

      7. Retired and Legacy Models

        1. STF Series CCD Cameras

        2. STX and STXL Series Cameras

        3. Legacy Models - Community Support

      8. CCDOPS and SBIG Universal Driver (Retired)

      Latest: Loose screw Colin Haig, Apr 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM

    4. Cyanogen Software (Registered Customers Only)

      MaxIm DL, MaxPoint, Quick Fringe
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      Cyanogen Software (Registered Customers Only)

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      1. MaxIm DL

      2. Maestro

      3. MaxPoint

      4. Quick Fringe

      5. Scripting and Programming

      Latest: does maxim dl work with zwo cameras Sreilly, Apr 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM

    5. Observatory - Boltwood and MaxDome Systems

      Cloud Sensors, MaxDome II
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      Observatory - Boltwood and MaxDome Systems

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      1. Boltwood Cloud Sensors

      2. MaxDome II

      Latest: AC Power Supply Suggestions Doug, Apr 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM

    6. Demo User Tech Support (Public)

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      Latest: Connect STC-428M with Windows 11 Allen Lunsford, Feb 20, 2026