Switch on the Slider and wait until the start-up is finished (the LED's start-routine stopped and the Battery-/Status-LED is lighting / blinking).

• Use any WIFI capable gadget (Phone, Tablet, ...)
• Navigate to WIFI settings and connect to the "Slide & Pan" Hotspot
• The default password is the same like the SSID ("Slide & Pan")
• Make sure a WALN-Icon can be found in the gadgets statusbar
• Open the Browser of your choice and navigate to "192.168.1.1/app/"


• (One can also create a shortcut to the Homescreen)

Once connected to the Slider and navigated to the webapp/webpage:

• Navigate to the Control-Tab (🕹)
• Check if the battery is full (Status-Bar)
• Use the arrows to Pan or/and Slide
• Use the middle button to stop all movements
• Adjust the speed with the slider below the control buttons


• (Use the Lazy-Mode to save energy and stop power supply for steppers when they don't move)
• (Use the e-Stop-button in the Status-Bar to stop all movements - usefully in emergency)

Once connected to the Slider and navigated to the webapp/webpage:

• Navigate to the Timelapse-Tab (⏲)
• Check if the battery is full (Status-Bar)
• Define your favourite parameters for Photos (Number of photos to be taken) , Slide (The slide step in mm per step - so the distance the slider moves per step), Pan (The pan step in ° - so the angle the slider moves per step) , Photo Interval (How long should a photo last) , Step Time (How long should an interval last)
• Use the Preview-button to start a fast preview of the movement and verify your setup
• Also check the results for a possible Video in the Info-section right below the mask
• Start the timelapse


• (Use the Stop-function next to the i>Preview-button to automatically go back to the start)

Once connected to the Slider and navigated to the webapp/webpage:

• Navigate to the Milkyway-Tab (🌟)
• Check if the battery is full (Status-Bar)
• Define your favourite parameters for Photos (Number of photos to be taken) , Slide (The slide step in mm per step - so the distance the slider moves per step), Photo Interval (How long should a photo last) , Step Time (How long should an interval last)
• Pan will be set automatically to rotate the same speed like the earth which makes it possible to keep the night sky in the center of the frame
• Use the Preview-button to start a fast preview of the movement and verify your setup
• Also check the results for a possible Video in the Info-section right below the mask
• Start the timelapse


• (Use the Stop-function next to the Preview-button to automatically go back to the start)

No connection to the Slider is needed to set up a Timelapse / Milkyway shot. Just:

• Press the rotary encoder
• Rotate left or right to select a mode (By pressed rotary encoder)
• The LED's show the current selected mode
• (Left most LED) Idle: The Slider will go back to the Idle-State
• (Middle LED) Timelapse: A predefined Timelapse will start after releasing the rotary encoder
• (Right most LED) Milkyway: A predefined (Milkyway)-Timelapse will start after releasing the rotary encoder

The state of the Slider is divided into the three LED's:

• (Left most LED) Battery: Check the battery charging level/state:
  • Green: Fully charged
  • Orange: Half charged
  • Red: Battery low
  • Red blinking: Critical battery level


• (Middle LED) State/Mode: A predefined Timelapse will start after releasing the rotary encoder
• Red blinking: TODO


• (Right most LED) Camera: Check the camera state
  • Red blinking: Preparing for photo
  • Red: Photo
  • Green blinking: Wait short time after photo


• (Use the Trigger-Photo button in the App to trigger a photo manually)
• (Use the Dark-Mode to save power)