Hi,
I'm just starting my deploy of indi on a raspberry pi for my set up, but I'm starting to think that putting two of them in place would be better, as to reduce cabling and potential tangles of wires as the scope moves. My current idea is:
Pi 1 on scope, with gphoto, V4L2 (Pi cam), and focuser (DIY, when I get the chance)
Pi 2 on mount with an astroeq/eqmod device
My question is, which is best to act as primary? If Pi 2 is the primary, does all network traffic (ie, all those photos) go through from Pi1->Pi2->Ekos? But if I make Pi 1 primary, is there an issue with latency for commands to the astroeq?
I'd be running both of them from their own power source, and possibly wifi connections to remove even more cabling. If I do it this way, only the Dec motor cable runs the risk of any tangles. And everything should be nice and neat.
Or am I over thinking this? Would there ever be a risk of getting cables tangled and its easier to run them all from one Pi?
I'm just starting my deploy of indi on a raspberry pi for my set up, but I'm starting to think that putting two of them in place would be better, as to reduce cabling and potential tangles of wires as the scope moves. My current idea is:
Pi 1 on scope, with gphoto, V4L2 (Pi cam), and focuser (DIY, when I get the chance)
Pi 2 on mount with an astroeq/eqmod device
My question is, which is best to act as primary? If Pi 2 is the primary, does all network traffic (ie, all those photos) go through from Pi1->Pi2->Ekos? But if I make Pi 1 primary, is there an issue with latency for commands to the astroeq?
I'd be running both of them from their own power source, and possibly wifi connections to remove even more cabling. If I do it this way, only the Dec motor cable runs the risk of any tangles. And everything should be nice and neat.
Or am I over thinking this? Would there ever be a risk of getting cables tangled and its easier to run them all from one Pi?