The INDI Avalon StarGO driver is released as a 3rd party driver and requires INDI Library >= v1.7.5. To install the driver under Ubuntu:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install indi-avalon
This INDI driver interacts with the StarGO GoTo Control System from Avalon Instruments through a USB connection. It can directly drive Avalon mounts and other mounts that are controlled by StarGO.
Current features are:
The StarGO device also contains support for up to two stepper motors like focusers. The implementation herefore is at a very early stage.
Currently, the INDI driver only supports connections to the StarGO Control System through a USB cable. Please connect the computer running the INDI driver via USB to the StarGO device of your mount.
In order to establish the connection to the StarGO device, switch to the Connection tab and select the appropriate USB connection:
Select the appropriate USB device where StarGO is connected to. In case the device is not visible, press Scan Ports. The Baud rate can be left untouched as long as Auto select is set to Enabled, which leads to a automatic detection of the right baud rate. Please leave the Connection mode to Serial, changing to Ethernet has no effect.
Then switch to the Main Control tab and press Connect:
The main control tab is where the primary control takes place. As soon as Connect has been pressed, the entire set of option unfolds.
As you may know from the Windows/ASCOM client, you need to press Sync home before the mount reacts to slewing etc. The other controls on this tab are more or less straight forward:
Position the mount in its home position and press Sync Home on the Main Control tab. Now the tracking mode is enabled and the mount can be slewed to arbitrary positions. StarGO manages its own pointing model. Each time a Sync is called, StarGO adds a new entry in its pointing model.
The best results can be achieved, when plate solving is used for building up an appropriate pointing model.
On the options tab, you can setup various debugging options and scope properties.
Most of them are straight forward and general INDI functions. Maybe some need explanation:
With this tab you can manually slew the mount in all directions at different slewing speeds.
On the Site Management tab you can configure the location of your scope. If you are using KStars, it is recommended to set it through the Geographic Location of KStars and configure KStars such that it updates time and site for INDI.
Don't change anything here unless you know what you are doing.
This tab is dedicated to guiding options.
This tab displays the current firmware version.
AUX1 Focuser
Here you can control a focuser connected to the AUX 1 port of the StarGO device.
With this tab you can control a focuser connected to the AUX1 port of the StarGO device: