[Kstars-devel] www/sites/edu/kstars
Jasem Mutlaq
mutlaqja at ikarustech.com
Thu Oct 5 15:58:44 CEST 2006
SVN commit 592719 by mutlaqja:
slovin at AstroLinux:~/Projects/kstars> cat svn-commit.tmp
Updating INDI information page in the website. It was pretty old. I made
it a lot simpler and to the point. I removed the ccd page since folks
should look up such information in INDI's site.
CCMAIL:kstars-devel at kde.org
D ccd.php
M +3 -104 indi.php
M +1 -2 menu.inc
--- trunk/www/sites/edu/kstars/indi.php #592718:592719
@@ -1,123 +1,22 @@
<?php
$site_root = "../";
- $page_title = 'Telescope Control';
+ $page_title = 'INDI';
include ( "header.inc" );
?>
-<h2>Introduction</h2>
+<h2>What is INDI?</h2>
<table border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td colspan="2" valign="top">
-The revolution of modern Astronomy is largely due to computers. Vast <i>farms</i> of robotic telecopes scan the skies in completely automated fashion recording and analyzing data of interest. New supernovae, comets, minor planets, and variable stars are discovered frequently thanks to the automated nature of research-grade, and recently amateur, telescopes.<br/><br/>
-
-Professional Astronomers have enjoyed for decades the expensive setup offered to them by research-grade telescope. But now amateur astronomers can track and enjoy thousands of the gems in the sky with computerized GOTO systems. While the traditional sky chart approach to locating objects in the sky still has its merits, GOTO systems provide a one-click solution to locating almost any object in the heavens.<br/><br/>
-
-KStars provides a very convenient and intuitive interface to control many GOTO telescopes. We hope that you find KStars helpful in sailing the heavens! <i>Bon voyage!</i>
+<a href="http://indi.sf.net">INDI</a> is a control protocol used in several astronomy applications to control astronomical instruments. KStars is an INDI Client. That is, it can use INDI to control many telescopes, CCDs, focusers, and other instruments supported by INDI. Using KStars & INDI, you can track your telescope's movements, and you can tell the scope to move to any location in your map. Furthermore, you can connect to your CCD camera and download images directly to KStars for viewing and editing.<br/><br/> Since INDI supports Video4Linux devices, using your webcam for astronomical purposes is easy with KStars. You can <a href="http://indi.sf.net/kstars.png">stream video</a> and save snapshots or capture images using KStars automated Image Capture tool. Thanks to INDI server/client architecture, you can remotely control all your instruments even if they are located in different locations. And with KStars Script Builder, you can write complicated scripts using a simpl
e GUI to orchestrate your automated observation runs. <br/><br/>KStars conforms to INDI Wire Protocol v1.6. For more information on INDI in KStars, please refer to the KStars' <a href="http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/kstars/">handbook</a>. To find if your device is supported by INDI, please refer to INDI's <a href="http://indi.sf.net/devices.html">devices</a> page. If you're having trouble with INDI in KStars, you should check out INDI's <a href="http://wiki.kde.org/tiki-index.php?page=indi">Wiki</a> and INDI's <a href="http://indi.sf.net/faq.html">FAQ</a>.
</td>
<td><a href="screens/moontracking_chunk_big.png"><img alt="Telescope Tracking" src="screens/moontracking_chunk.png" width="320" height="240"/></a></td>
</tr>
</table>
-
-<h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
<hr />
-<h3>What can I control from KStars?</h3>
-
<p>
-From KDE 3.2, KStars can control most <a href="http://www.meade.com">
-Meade</a> and <a href="http://www.celestron.com">
-Celestron</a> computerized telescopes. Many telescope systems emulate one of these telescopes; but, nevertheless, we're working on adding support to ACL-based telescopes among other systems.
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Specifically, the following models are supported:
-</p>
-<ul>
-<li><b>Meade</b><br/>
-<ul>
-<li>All Autostar based telescopes</li>
-<li>LX200 Classic</li>
-<li>LX200 GPS</li>
-<li>LX200 16"</li></ul>
-</li>
-<li><b>Celestron</b><br/>
-<ul>
-<li>New GT</li>
-<li>NexStar 5i/8i</li>
-<li>NexStar GPS, CGE, AS-GT</li>
-</ul>
-</li>
-<li><b>Other</b><br/>
-<ul>
-<li>Astro-Physics AP</li>
-<li>Astro-Electronic FS-2</li>
-<li>Argo Navis</li>
-<li>Losmandy Gemini</li>
-<li>Mel Bartels Controllers</li>
-<li>Sky Commander</li>
-<li>Temma Takahashi</li>
-<li>Vixen SkySensor 2000</li>
-</ul>
-</li>
-</ul>
-
-<h3>My telescope is not supported, what can I do to get it supported?</h3>
-
-<p>
-Simply send an email to <a href="mailto:kstars-devel at kde.org">KStars Development Mailing List</a> with your telescope specifications and we'll try to work with you on the support issue.
-</p>
-
-<h3>What operations does KStars provide to control the telescope?</h3>
-
-<p>
-It depends on the particular telescope you're running, but the minimum three operations are Slew, Track, and Sync, which you can issue directly from the sky map. Your telescope must be aligned for those operations to perform correctly. Some telescopes offer you more operations like site management, slew modes, focusing, parking, and more. You can access the telescopes extended features from the INDI Control Panel in the Devices Menu.
-</p>
-
-<h3>Wait a minute, what's the difference between Slew, Track, and Sync exactly?</h3>
-
-<p>
-The command <i>Slew</i> orders the telescope to move to a particular target, and once the telescope reaches its target, the telescope keeps tracking that target at a <i>sidereal</i> rate (i.e. the rate at which stars move across the sky). This works well for stars, Messier objects, and about everything outside our solar system. But solar system objects travel differently across the sky and so the telescope must <i>Track</i> the objects as they move. <br/><br/>Therefore, you need to issue a track command if you want to track an object with non-sidereal motion. Sync on the other hand is used to synchronize the telescope's internal coordinates with that of an object you select.
-</p>
-
-<h3>Can I control my telescope remotely?</h3>
-
-<p>
-Yes. You can start an <i>INDI</i> server on the machine connected to your telescope and the server will listen to requests from KStars clients. Once you're connected, you can control your telescope directly from the sky map. For a detailed description over this feature, refer to the <a href="http://docs.kde.org/en/HEAD/kdeedu/kstars/indi-remote-control.html">Telescope chapter</a> in the KStars manual.
-</p>
-
-<h3>Do I need to re-align my telescope after every use?</h3>
-
-<p>
-No. KStars can <i>park</i> your telescope after any observing session. The telescope should be aligned the next time you use it.
-</p>
-
-<h3>I don't have a serial port, how can I connect to my telescope?</h3>
-
-<p>
-Many modern laptops do not have a serial port. You will need a Serial To USB adapter that is supported under Linux. You need to refer to your adapter's documentation to find which ports they provide (e.g. /dev/ttyUSB0 .... /dev/ttyUSB9).
-</p>
-
-<h3>Do I have to use the Telescope Setup Wizard everytime I need to connect to my telescope? Is there a quicker process?</h3>
-
-<p>
-The wizard's goal is to facilitate the connection to the telescope, but there are several ways to connect to your telescope and they are described in the <a href="http://docs.kde.org/en/HEAD/kdeedu/kstars/indi-remote-control.html">Telescope chapter</a> of the KStars manual.
-</p>
-
-<hr />
-<h2>Projects and Sites using KStars</h2>
-<ul>
-<li><a href="http://mvsa.noobie.ca">Small Radio Telescope MVSA</a></li>
-<li><a href="http://www.lin4astro.org/">Linux For Astronomy</a></li>
-<li><a href="http://lnx.manoweb.com/astro/telescope/cable/">How to build a serial cable for Celestron NexStar telescopes</a></li>
-</ul>
-
-<p>
-Are you using KStars in your project? Drop us an <a href="mailto:mutlaqja AT ikarustech DOT com>">email</a> and we'll add your project here!
-</p>
-
-<hr />
-<p>
Jasem Mutlaq<br />
<a href="mailto:mutlaqja AT ikarustech DOT com">mutlaqja AT ikarustech DOT com</a>
</p>
--- trunk/www/sites/edu/kstars/menu.inc #592718:592719
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
$this->appendLink("Community Forums","http://kstars.30doradus.org", false);
$this->appendLink("Scripts & Addons","http://kde-files.org/index.php?xcontentmode=643", false);
$this->appendLink("Handbook","http://docs.kde.org/development/en/kdeedu/kstars/", false);
- $this->appendLink("INDI Telescope Control", "./indi.php");
- $this->appendLink("INDI CCD Control", "./ccd.php");
+ $this->appendLink("INDI", "./indi.php");
$this->appendLink("AstroInfo Project","./astroinfo.php");
$this->appendLink("i18n","./i18n.php");
$this->appendLink("Kstars-devel ML","https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kstars-devel", false);
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