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AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography and livestacking

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Replied by Denis on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

For MS Windows just download archive from `x64-windows_archive`, unpack it anywhere and run `astra_lite.exe`

PS: you can connect to INDI server only remotely in windows version
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Replied by Osvaldo Paez on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

Thank you, I did not find it, now I look for it and download it.
If that's the idea, I have the INDI server in a RBPi4
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Replied by Denis on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

I am glad to hear it
Just notice: color theme in windows version must be selected manually (by Options -> Color theme menu). Linux version uses OS color theme
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Replied by T-Studio on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

wonderful
I've been longing for a live stacking app that works with SBCs such as RaspberryPi.

Is an ARM32 binary also possible?
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Replied by T-Studio on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

I tried the Windows version of the binary.

I was able to connect to the Linux INDI driver without any problems, and I could see the camera image.

I didn't really understand the effect of live stacking because I tried it with a simulation driver.
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Replied by Denis on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

Arm32 is possible but I have no idea how to build it (i build ARM64 binary directly at my Orange PI board). It is possible to build for ARM32 on x64 PC using cross-compilation but I'm still not familiar with this technology.
For live stacking there must be stars in the picture to align each image. For real live stacking you also have to make flat and dark image before.

The program lacks the ability to set the image viewing settings manually (like histogram in SharpCap). But I plan to do it before first release )
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Replied by Simon on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

I have downloaded new version 0.0.22 and POLLING_PERIOD error is gone.
But no image is received by AstraLite.
Here is INDI server log:
2023-04-19T20:58:23: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: root-INFO- exposure settings: CameraSettings ExposureTime=1.0s, AGain=21.0, FastExposure=False, DoRaw=True, ProcSize=(4056, 3040), RawMode={'size': (2028, 1520), 'true_size': (2024, 1520), 'camera_format': 'SRGGB12', 'bit_depth': 12, 'FITS_format': 'BGGR', 'binning': (2, 2), 'label': '2028x1520 BGGR 12bit'}
2023-04-19T20:58:23: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: root-INFO- reconfiguring camera
2023-04-19T20:58:23: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: picamera2.picamera2-INFO- Camera configuration has been adjusted!
2023-04-19T20:58:23: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: [0:01:21.837418094] [1748]  INFO Camera camera.cpp:1028 configuring streams: (0) 224x190-BGR888 (1) 2028x1520-SBGGR12
2023-04-19T20:58:23: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: [0:01:21.837928192] [1744]  INFO RPI raspberrypi.cpp:851 Sensor: /base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx477@1a - Selected sensor format: 2028x1520-SBGGR12_1X12 - Selected unicam format: 2028x1520-BG12
2023-04-19T20:58:23: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: picamera2.picamera2-INFO- Configuration successful!
2023-04-19T20:58:23: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: picamera2.picamera2-INFO- Camera started
2023-04-19T20:58:23: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: root-INFO- camera started
2023-04-19T20:58:24: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: root-INFO- got exposed frame
2023-04-19T20:58:24: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: picamera2.picamera2-INFO- Camera stopped
2023-04-19T20:58:24: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: root-INFO- preparing frame as BLOB: 6157440 bytes
2023-04-19T20:58:24: Driver /home/simon/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py: root-INFO- sending BLOB

And screenshot from AstraLite:
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Replied by Denis on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

Simon, Thanks for testing my program!

First, Is there any emulation for indi_pylibcamera?

Second, I want to see program logs. Select "Options -> Log level -> Verbose" and try to take another shot. Logs for windows are stored in %APPDATA%\.astra_lite\logs folder Please upload latest log to forum. I will look.
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Replied by T-Studio on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

Thank you for your contact.

Since the distribution I distribute is 32-bit, I wanted to add binaries if available.

tstudioastronomy.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-268.html

I don't know how to use it yet, but I'm looking forward to this app because it seems to have a function to do live stacking in RAM like SharpCap. (Stacking using saved images will be very slow on a weak machine...)
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Replied by Simon on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

@Denis First of all, your program looks really promissing, amazing work!
As far as I know there is no emulator for indi_pylibcamera driver. Here is GitHub project: github.com/scriptorron/indi_pylibcamera

My equiptment:
Raspberry Pi 4B 64 bit Bullseye with HQ Camera attached

What I did:
  1. freshly rebooted Raspberry PI
  2. I have started indi server like this: indiserver -v ~/Projects/indi_pylibcamera/indi_pylibcamera.py
  3. run astra_lite.exe on Windows 11
  4. set log level to very verbose
  5. pressed button Connect INDI
  6. pressed button Connect in Camera INDI panel
  7. switch to Camera & focuser tab
  8. pressed button Take shot
  9. waited for 2 minutes
  10. pressed button Stop
  11. closed astra_lite.exe

After pressing Take shot button progress indicator goes from 0/0 (gray color) to 1/1 (green color) but no picture gets displayed during process.

I have attached astra_lite logs and INDI output from terminal window.
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Replied by Denis on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

Thanks for logs! It looks like there is something wrong with parsing of incoming blobs in my program. I will rewrite it (but this takes some time).

PS: if to run INDI camera simulator (indi_simulator_ccd) will the result be the same?
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Replied by Denis on topic AstraLite - simple INDI client for astrophotography

T-Studio, sorry. Compilation for ARM32 is not priority task for me now. I plan to to 1) Driver crash recovery, 2) Preview image configuration by histogram before beta release
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