It is possible to connect directly to the tracker via USB for local testing.Īlso, note that I designed an auto-leveling tripod mount for the tracker. Using VNC, it has also been run remotely on a Windows computer. Communication with the tracker may also be performed via Wi-Fi and VNC. This auto-tracking camera system was designed and run on a Linux system. Also, the 3D printing files are supplied in STL format. The python code is specifically for star tracking. The code for the Raspberry Pi, Arduino processor and the camera capture bash script is supplied. Information on the celestial coordinate system and conversion may be found at these two sites:

Information on all these may be found online. Using VNC to connect with computers on a network.Installing and configuring the Arduino IDE.

Installing and configuring the Raspberry Pi OS.The celestial coordinate conversion maths.This project digs deep into a few areas, here's some assumed knowledge: The platform may also be manually controlled via a joystick. The first version, described here, is specifically to track stars and operate a Raspberry Pi HQ camera to take a series of long-exposure images that can be stacked to enhance the image. The purpose of this project is to design a system that will automatically track stars or satellites. Logic Level Converter Bi-Directional Price: $3.20ĭC Water Pump (DC2.1 Connector) Price: $4.90 Raspberry Pi Pico W with Soldered Male Headers Price: $15.05 Is there a handshake (e.g.PiicoDev Ultrasonic Rangefinder Price: $9.70 As I am a newbie I do not know how the communication is established between the PC (EQMOD) and my mount controller (Arduino). I have been trying to connect my Arduino controller using EQMOD (using the LX200 ascom driver) or through ASCOM device hub but I have been unsuccessful - there is no serial connection. I have also managed to send Stellarium the RA & DEC position so that my telescope shows up in Stellarium (using the #:GR# and #:GD# Serial.read. I have writen the code so the RA motor does the tracking and the joystick can move the telescope. I have an old Super Polaris GEM (old C8) which I have updated with new nema 17 steppers and my own Arduino / Joystick controller.

Hello - This has probably been developed/solved already but I could not find a source for it.

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