Full Engineering Assessment · SKU MCAM-OBS-ENG-ASSESS

$795USD · includes the $299 scope plus system engineering

Turn a collection of devices into an engineered system.

A paid engineering report: inventory, maps, compatibility, architecture and a budgetary implementation path.

Tangible deliverables

System architecture

How control, state and interlocks should be arranged.

Compatibility matrix

Device by device, including the supported-path finding.

Power / control map

What can be switched, sequenced and recovered.

Network map

Hosts, links and remote-operation constraints.

Safety review

Weather, roof/dome and close-down consequences.

Driver inventory

Manufacturer, ASCOM, Alpaca and INDI as they actually exist.

Automation sequence

Open-up, observe, weather-safe, close-down, recovery.

Remote recovery

What can be diagnosed and restored without being on site.

Implementation roadmap

Phased work, not a shopping list disguised as engineering.

Preliminary BOM

Items to evaluate. Not a manufacturer affiliation.

Budgetary estimate

Range only. Final price follows scoped quote.

Architecture diagram

A diagram that belongs in the report, not a slide decoration.

Project process

MCAM does not begin by selling custom code.

We begin by understanding the observatory, then use the supported driver first.

1 Discover

Tell us what exists and what must change.

2 Assess

MCAM reviews hardware, software and interfaces.

3 Use the supported path

Existing manufacturer interfaces are preferred where appropriate.

4 Specify

Any actual gaps are documented.

5 Engineer

Integration or custom software is built only where needed.

6 Test

Hardware and interface behavior is validated.

7 Accept

The customer verifies the agreed scope.

8 Deliver

A versioned package, documentation or report is delivered.

9 Support

Maintenance and engineering support remain available.

Purchase Engineering Assessment — $795

Mandatory deliverable: MCAM Observatory Engineering Assessment Report.

Final feasibility depends on device documentation, firmware, supported interfaces, SDK availability, hardware access and required test scope. MCAM does not manufacture telescopes, mounts, cameras, domes or weather stations. Third-party names identify interoperability only. MCAM does not claim universal device compatibility, ASCOM certification, manufacturer affiliation, unattended safety without validation, 24/7 support, or that every ASCOM, Alpaca or INDI client is interchangeable.