I don't know how the 16" dob is connected to the Astro Devices Nexus, but if it doesn't use the USB port you maybe able to configure the Nexus to 'see' the 16" dob and the Smartstar (maybe not at the same time).įor SkySafari to control the Smartstar, I think you need to set the telescope to 'Meade LX-200 Classis', or at least this is how I connect to my iOptron iEQ45 mount through an ASCOM connection to my laptop which runs Wifiscope (ie. Unfortunately, you may need to modify the Astro Devices Nexus configuration to 'see' its USB port of the Smartstar hand controller as well. You should be able to use the Astro Devices Nexus to make the 'Smartstar G' mount USB connection into a Wifi connection. I would imagine this would involve some scripting? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.My understanding is that you have all the bits you need. Eventually I would like to arrive at automatically triggering a plate solve and realignment whenever a goto is completed. I guess my next goal is to try doing some plate solves. Bad camera? Any recommendations for a camera that works well for plate solving within Stellarmate? I did notice that the lightness of the images seem to vary greatly from one exposure to the next. Probably pretty common for inexpensive Chinese made cameras. The “Auto Detect” was great, being that SVBONY doesn’t show up in the dropdown list. I’ve been able to run a sequence of captures. I’ve spent a bit of time playing with the camera. This arrangement updates the telescope position in Kstars when Sky Safari does a GOTO and likewise updates the telescope position in Sky Safari when Kstars does a GOTO. It turns out that I didn’t need to use the Sky Safari driver within Stellarmate (although I did get it to work.) Sky Safari (through an Android tablet WIFI) connects directly to Nexus DSC / ServoCat (exactly as before).By connecting Stellarmate to the Nexus DSC hotspot and using “LX200 Basic” mount in the profile, I’m able to control the mount from Kstars. The setup was a bit different than I originally planned, but it is also simpler. I now have the Nexus DSC / ServoCat scope responding to “Goto” commands from either Kstars or Sky Safari. Not having used a single board computer before, the learning curve has been steep. I took the plunge and bought an RPI4, a cheap SVBONY camera and a copy of Stellarmate OS. Long version: Thank you all for your gracious help. Camera recommendations for plate solving? Resources for triggering plate solving after each “GOTO”? TLDR: Connection to Mount (Nexus DSC / ServoCat) seems to be working. ![]() Question: How can this be set up such that the Stellarmate acts as an intermediary between Sky Safari and Nexus DSC / SevoCat? Is it possible for Stellarmate to "see" the Nexus DSC / ServoCat as a mount and attach as a WIFI client, while still "seeing" Sky Safari through WIFI and acting as a host? In my current system, Nexus DSC acts as an adhoc WIFI network for connection to Sky Safari. On my system, Nexus DSC / ServoCat is functioning as a mount in that it receives goto/slew/alignment commands from Sky Safari via WIFI and then moves the scope to the target. Here is one point that I don't understand. It seems that using this driver/interface, goto/slew/alignment commands from Sky Safari can be sent to Stellarmate and sync commands from Stellarmate can be received by Sky Safari. I have a limited understanding of the Stellarmate system, but with what I've been able to glean, I see that a driver/interface exists for Sky Safari(wifi). I was trying to gauge whether my application using my current equipment was likely to be possible. Thank you for your reply and for your generous offer of support.
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