Canon EOS 70D only taking 30 secs? - by: mlarsson
Hi! I just found out that my Canon EOS 70D, set to "M", only takes 30 secs of images, despite the setting in Ekos being more (like 90, 120, 300 secs). The same setting (M) is what I use with Backyard...
View ArticleAstrometry index files - by: noste99
Hi, I am preparing my setup for a real test to night. I have a FOV for my telescope + CCD of 27.5' x 20.6'. From the tutorials I read that I need to install index file ranging from 100% to 10% of FOV....
View Article[SOLVED] Canon EOS 70D only taking 30 secs? - by: mlarsson
Hi! I just found out that my Canon EOS 70D, set to "M", only takes 30 secs of images, despite the setting in Ekos being more (like 90, 120, 300 secs). The same setting (M) is what I use with Backyard...
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first remote picture !!!! - by: Gonzothegreat
nova.astrometry.net/user_images/1013104#annotated Taken with a 314L+ , single 10sec exposure. It is my first picture, taken from my remote observatory in Germany and 100% remotely controlled from HQ...
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Raspberry Pi 3 has been released! - by: ggkids
Hello, just surfing here is the news: www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-on-sale/ It seems to be faster and have a wifi built in...could it be the right time to have Ekos running on it in a smooth...
View ArticleAstroberry PiFace - by: Kaczorek
For all Raspberry Pi geeks. PiFace support for INDI is on the house! Astroberry PiFace provides a set of INDI drivers for PiFace addon boards to Raspberry Pi: PiFace Relay Plus, PiFace Motor Extra,...
View ArticleCanon 30 seconds issue again.... - by: mlarsson
Hi! Here we go again, with the 30 secs problem for Canon EOS. This time it is my newly modded 350D, that refuses to take exposures longer than 30 secs. This one does not have a dedicated B (bulb)...
View ArticleHTTPS access to the forum - by: Jochym
Would it be possible to enable https access to the forum? It will significantly increase the security of the forums. Right now the uid/pass is transmitted in cleartext not exactly safe... The...
View ArticleMissing button icons in EKOS under Ubuntu 15.10 - by: noste99
Hi, Having installed KStars with EKOS last version under Ubuntu-Mate 15.10 all is working fine. I am able to connect to the RPi2 running the indiserver with the drivers for mount and ZWO ASI 120MC. The...
View Articleegmod control - by: bmorrelltx
i am just getting started with a EG8 using egmod. I want the mount to find its home position and there are no controls for doing that. When I turn my mount off and come back to it later it does not...
View ArticlePolar Alignment with Ekos - by: Kaczorek
Hi everybody! Has anybody tried to use Polar Alignment Mode with Ekos to measure Az Error and/or Alt Error? I've been recently trying to use it with no success - each time I get different measurement...
View ArticleBest hardware for mobile autonomouse observatory - by: noste99
Hi, Having discovered the world of Raspberry Pi type processor boards, I tried to experiment with the different components I would like to use for a mobile and autonomous observatory. With the new RPi2...
View ArticleArduino focuser project and INDI? - by: mlarsson
Hi all! I'm considering building a motorfocuser capable of autofocus, using the arduino unit. I found this project: sourceforge.net/projects/arduinofocuscontrollerpro/ However, in this project there...
View ArticleStarlight Xpress Trius 825 Mono not detected - by: giorgio_ne
Hi All, I've installed indi server on my raspberry pi2 running a new install of Ubuntu Mate: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indi-full I've also...
View ArticlePHD 2.6 and Ekos external dithering support - by: supernov
A way to be able to use dithering via PHD 2.6 and EKOS would be so awesome, just to have that extra granular information (when needed to dive into guiding problems) and to have another way to polar align.
View ArticleBaader Diamond Steeldrive not working - by: anderslange
Hi Guy's I've just purchased the new Baader Diamond Steeltrack focuser together with the Baader Diamond Steeldrive motor-focuser. I have been insured by Baader that the protocol of the new Diamond...
View ArticleArduino Basic switcher interface - by: joe90
Hi New be to the Forum . Firstly I would like to thank you for a most amazing interface. I have managed to put the necessary parts together and I am controlling my telescope ccd through Raspberry...
View ArticleGuiding to user specified position - by: camielseverijns
Hi, For my spectrography application, it would be useful to guide to a fixed user specified position that matches the position of the fiber feeding light to the spectrograph. What it be possible to add...
View ArticleProblem with mirror lockup with Canon 350D - by: camielseverijns
I have tried to image with my Canon 350D while mirror lockup is enable a few seconds before the actual exposure starts which is a new feature of the gphoto driver. This camera needs an USB to serial...
View ArticleI-Nova CCD - by: nounouche
Hello, I installed the new indi-inova-1.2.2-CCD driver for I-Nova . Unfortunately, I do not see the camera in the menu of the CCD. With the old drivers .... yes !! Do you have an idea ?? Sincerely Daniel
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