INDI Library

v0.7

• Currently in development.
• Target release date is Nov. 1st, 2010.
• Features:
  • Dynamic renaming of drivers upon run time.
  • Standard helper API to create and utilize INDI clients.
  • Standardized communication class (RS232, RS485, Modbus, TCP/IP..etc)
  • Ability to write/read XML configuration files for driver values to be loaded at run time.
  • Facilitating debugging and simulation of drivers.
  • New C++ framework to facilitate the development of new INDI drivers.
  • Multitude of new 3rd party drivers!
  • Several bug fixes for current drivers and framework.

v0.6

• Released November 18th, 2008
• INDI Library v0.6 is available for download from INDI SourceForge Download Page.
• While you can always compile INDI from source, it's recommended to download the RPM or DEB package for your distribution. These packages are tested and signed by the INDI development team.
• Changes:
  • Astrophysics mount is now working.
  • Apogee driver is now working.
  • New libindi structure to streamline development.
  • Drivers using Standard Property _REQUEST WO to make requests. This facilitates scripting and automation of drivers.
  • Updated inter-driver communication with INDI SNOOP.

v0.5

• Released April 15th, 2007
• INDI Library v0.5 is available for download from INDI SourceForge Download Page.

Ubuntu

You can download libindi 0.6+ via INDI's PPA in launchpad. All packages are download automatically for you!

Open the Software Sources menu by going to System->Administration->Software Sources. Then select the Other Software tab and click Add.

Next time you open Synaptic Package Manager, you should see all the packages listed under the PPA. Furthermore, you can search for libindi and any 3rd party INDI drivers offered by the PPA.

Alternatively, you can use the command line tools to install the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa

Then update APT's package information by running 'sudo apt-get update'. You can now install libindi by typing:

sudo apt-get install libindi

To install indi-sbig driver, type:

sudo apt-get install indi-sbig