Hello,
I am having an issue connecting Stellarmate OS/KStars/Ekos/INDI to my mount over the network. Specifically, I am working with the following:
- Stellarmate OS 1.5.7 (IP: 10.250.250.1)
- Losmandy GM-8 Gemini
- Elfin EW-10 Wi-Fi serial adapter (10.250.250.10)
For software testing with Windows I'm using:
- USC VCOM software
- TheSky6
What I expect to work
When I try to connect to the Gemini serial connection over IP, I receiver the error in the log:
An attempt at a work around
I created a virtual com port with the following:Attempting to use the /dev/virtualcom0 results with the following. The first attempt to connect produces the ERROR message. The second attempt to connect produces the WARNING message:
Proof of concept - does the network serial adapter actually work?
With Windows, if I create a virtual COM port with USC VCOM, I can successfully connect to and control the Gemini mount over WiFi with TheSky6.
Stellarmate OS - Working right after connecting to the mount with Windows software!
If I exit TheSky6 and disconnect the Windwos virtual COM port and then startup Stellarmate OS, and create the /dev/virtual0 device, Stellaramte OS/KStars/Ekos/INDI will connect to and control the Gemini mount!
Here is the log when successfully connecting with /dev/virtualcom0:
First time lucky
Now seeing StellarmateOS/KStars/Ekos/INDI working, I manually Disconnect, then immediately try to Connect again - and it does not work:
What I've learned and the outstanding question:
- Does Stellarmate OS work with a Elfin EW-10 Wi-Fi Serial adapter to connect with a Losmandy Gemini? Qualified No
- Does Windows and TheSky work with a Elfin EW-10 Wi-Fi Serial adapter to connect with a Losmandy Gemini? Yes, no problem
- Can Stellarmate OS work with a Elfin EW-10 Wi-Fi Serial adapter to connect with a Losmandy Gemini, using a manually created virtual com port? Yes, but it looks like other software needs to initialize the Losmandy Gemini first.
- If Windows and TheSky6 "initializes" the Gemini, will the INDI Connection Mode "Ethernet" work like the /dev/virtualcom0? No.
Any advice on how to get Stellarmate OS/KStars/Ekos/INDI to work as expected (Using the INDI Control Panel "Ethernet" Connection Mode) would be much appreciated.
Thanks