# MX-HD ASCOM Initial Release Guide (User Distribution v1.0.0)

Last updated: 2026-04-08
Target driver: `ASCOM.MXHD.Telescope`

## 1. Installation

1. Right-click `MXHD-ASCOM-Setup-1.0.0.exe` and run it as Administrator.
2. Complete the setup process.
3. In ASCOM Chooser, confirm that `ASCOM.MXHD.Telescope` is listed.

## 2. Uninstallation

- Uninstall `MXHD ASCOM` from Windows "Apps & features".

## 3. Known Items for Initial Release

- PulseGuide is executed, but by MX-HD design, RA/Dec display coordinates are not actively updated during guiding. Because of this, Conform coordinate-change checks may report `ISSUE`.
- Because RA resolution is in one-second units, Conform's +/-10 arcsec checks may report `ISSUE`.

## 4. Log Locations

- Driver log:
  `%LOCALAPPDATA%\MXHD\ASCOMTrace\yyyy-MM-dd\ASCOM.MXHD.Telescope.*.txt.txt`
- Conform log:
  The folder specified by `-p` when running Conform
