[Kstars-devel] Boxdoerfer MTS-3 (Indi-?) Support

[Raphael Errani]

Hey,

thx for your answers! Well, of course I can try to program such a
indi-driver, but it seems as if I would have to talk C/C++ or is there a
way of writing the driver in python?

Raphael

Jason Harris wrote:
> Hi Raphael,
> 
> We'd be really happy to get a driver for this mount.  See the 
> documentation on writing drivers here:
> http://indi.sourceforge.net/manual/ch07.html
> 
> As Jan mentions, since you own the mount, you are really the best 
> qualified person to lead this effort!  Give it a try, if you have 
> trouble I'm sure we can help you, just post any questions you have to 
> this list.
> 
> good luck,
> Jason
> 
> PS- your English skills are very good!
> 
> Raphael Errani wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> Now I'm using Kstars for some time and, imho it is a great
>> sky-chart-program but yet it doesn't support my telescope driver.
>> I'm using a MTS-3 by Boxdoerfer, a German company that produces really
>> great telescope-controllers.
>> Yet, there aren't any official linux-drivers for this controller even if
>> the protocol the MTS-3 uses is really easy to understand.
>> I've written a little python-program that allows to communicate with the
>> MTS-3. (-> http://www.ewetel.net/~errani.schwiedel/mixed/mts.py )
>> It would be great if we could design a driver for using kstars to move
>> the mount with the MTS-3.
>> The communication with the MTS-3 is easy:
>> There are a couple of commands you can use with sending a single byte to
>> the MTS-3.
>> Other commands request a 32bit-integer or a 32-bit float to be loaded
>> into the controller's memory before calling the one-byte-command.
>> The controller tells you, how many half steps the motor has rotated so
>> you can easily check the mount's position.
>> It would be great if we could stay in contact and if I could help
>> developing a MTS-3-driver for Kstars.
>> Please excuse my bad english...
>>
>> Regards,
>> Raphael
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