Thank both for the ideas.
I did try connecting on a Ubuntu computer that had never had any INDI libs installed before (or Kstars), and I got the same not defined in . error.
Also, the user is a member of 'dial out', and sudo did not change the errors.
Good news sort of, as I got things working, but the bad news is that I used a work around, and the cause and fix of the "error: Property CONNECTION is not defined in ." remains unknown.
Here is what I did to get connected:
This assumes that you have a fairly new (mine dates from 2019) SynScan EQ5 that has a USB port on its hand controller (not only serial ports). The old ones don't have the USB-B port, and this method would not be suitable for those.
Don't connect a PC USB to the autoguider serial port on the motor controller box (the one clamped to your tripod legs) or to the serial port on the hand controller directly (it won't fit in that port anyway) because it can damage your motors and hand controller (to do that you need a FTDI USB Serial Device USB to serial converter).
1. Intall kstars and INDI driver etc (in a terminal, to get one type CTRL+ALT+t)
sudo apt-get install indi-full gsc
sudo apt-get install kstars-bleeding
indiserver -v indi_synscan_telescope
Hi All
I am new to INDI and to EqMod, I usually control the mount via a handset.
In summary I am having a problem connecting to a SynScan EQ5 controlled mount (i.e. a SW EQ5 mount with the SynScan upgrade kit on it) (SynScan V 04.39.04).
The key error I get suggests, to me (although I have no expertise), that I am missing a configuration file, but I am not being given a name or location for this file:
"2020-09-03T14:44:25: Driver indi_celestron_gps: indi_celestron_gps dispatch error: Property CONNECTION is not defined in ."
or, if I try another driver:
"2020-09-03T14:36:07: Driver indi_synscan_telescope: indi_synscan_telescope dispatch error: Property CONNECTION is not defined in ."
Any help would be great, thank you. Here are the details:
Mount powered on, no telescope attached, gone through hand controller set up, but selected No at the star alignment step. I can use the hand controller arrows to move the mount, so the motors are okay.
Then I connect to PC via a FTDI USB to RJ11 RJ12 6P4C Serial Cable (PC USB to serial port on base of hand controller).
I have tried putting the handset in PC Direct mode, but that led to less of a response than normal mode.
The PC is running Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (as the Astronomy Linux special distro).
I uninstalled kstars and indi related libs, then:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indi-full gsc
sudo apt-get install kstars-bleeding
indiserver -v indi_synscan_telescope
dmesg | grep USB