Does anyone use the Moonlight focuser and rotator with an RPI3?

I am considering getting a moonlight and focuses; however, if it does not work well with INDI on RPI3 I will hold off for now.

Thank you

This is actually quite interesting product and I am considering getting one as well!! I just emailed them and asked for the command set.

Hi,

Well I don't own the NiteCrawler so I don't use a rotator system but I own a CRL2.5 with the HighRes stepper motor module controlled by the miniV2 box. The mini v2 is connected to my RPI3 and it works perfectly. I hope they will communicate the NiteCrawler's specs to Jasem in order he can add the rotator support. It would be very interesting

Regards,

Davy

It is great to know the CRL works perfectly.

I am hoping Moonlight has away to make the Nightcrawler or its like to work with my EdgeHD 11. As I use the Celestron OAG it is a bit of a challenge with the back focus, so I may be using their CHL instead.

Is it reasonable to think the CHL/Nightcrawler would preform similarly with the CRL?

Hi,

Please let me know, did Moonlight provide the command set?

I hope to learn this week if the focuser will work with my kit. If it does, and can work with RPI3 I may look to order it.

Thank you

Nope they did not respond again. Perhaps you can ask them about it. They have have been busy or something.

Will do. I am expecting an update this week on whether they have a solution to fit in my back focus limit. I will ask right after that and report back.

Cheers!

Ok so I just received the command set today, but who has the rotator to test?

I hope have it in about four weeks, and will let you know as soon as that happens if no one has it before then.

There are delays with the LiteCrawler - a version of the NightCrawler that may work with my C11 - so it will be a bit before I can test with it.

In evaluating the purchase, is it likely that the INDI drivers can allow for:

1. Remembering the focus point for later taking flats?
2. Remember the rotation for a CCD sequence so that flats can be taken later
3. Auto rotate to find a star for guiding when using an Autoguider?

Coding is not foreign to me, I would just need to setup the environment sometime, if it can help.

I am still waiting on the LiteCrawler for my C11.

Has anyone been able to try a NiteCrawler with Ekos?

I am wondering if I should continue waiting or look for another solution. If the focuser and rotator do not work with Ekos, I may need to look elsewhere.

I'm still waiting for mine, so it will definitely work with Ekos, just a matter of time.