[Kstars-devel] Meade test

[jb]

Hi Jasem, 

Which version of Kstars do we need, please ?
(Does my KDE 3.4 kdeedu package is OK or not)

Clear skies,

					JB

Le Vendredi 22 Avril 2005 11:29, Jasem Mutlaq a écrit :
> On Friday 22 April 2005 2:39 am, Jeff Woods wrote:
> > I have an LX-200.  What do you need done?
> >
> > Jasem Mutlaq wrote:
> > >Hello,
> > >
> > >Anyone has any of Meade LX or ETX series telescopes? I'd like to perform
> > > a quick, but urgent test.
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >- Jasem
>
> Hello Jeff & Jb,
>
> Thank you for your responses.
>
> It seems that there is a bug in the lx200 driver that has to do with
> setting longitude of a site; this bug only affects people who reside in the
> eastern hemisphere. The problem was in convention used for longitudes. We
> have KStars, INDI, and Meade. Each represent the longitude differently. In
> INDI, longitudes are counted eastward from Greenwitch (0 to 360).
>
> EASTERN LONGITUDES:
>
> For KStars: 0 to +180
> For INDI: 0 to +180
> For LX200: 0 to -180 (This is internal representation, on keypad it will
> display "0 to 180 E" I believe).
>
> --------------------------------------
>
> WESTERN LONGITUDES
>
> For KStars: 0 to -180
> For INDI: 360 to 180.
> For LX200: 0 to 180 (This is internal representation, on keypad it will
> display "0 to 180 W" I believe).
>
> --------------------------------------
>
> As for the test, I'd appreciate it if you can perform the following:
>
> 1. There is no need to align/setup your telescope, just hook it up and turn
> it on.
>
> 2. USING THE KEYPAD (not KStars), set your current site longitude to 000.
>
> 3. In KStars, make sure "Geographic location" update is checked in
> "Configure INDI" under the device menu.
>
> 4. In the device manager, start an "LX200 Generic" driver (selecting
> generic is important). Click run service and set your port in the INDI
> control panel and connect.
>
> 5. If everything goes alright, please check the new longitude value for
> your site FROM THE KEYPAD (ignore values from KStars). Let me know your
> actual longitude, and whether KStars longitude matches LX200 or not.
>
> 6. Repeat the above experiment again. Set the site longitude manually in
> the keypad to 000, but this time, if you performed the original test for
> western hemisphere, now start KStars and selects a location for some city
> in the eastern hemisphere. If the original was for eastern hemisphere, just
> select some city in the western hemisphere. Repeat the test, and let me
> know if the values match or mismatch.
>
> That's all. Your help is highly appreciated!
>
> Cheers,
> Jasem
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