Finally got to tuning up my equipment this weekend. I updated Stellarmate and Synscan on my phone. For whatever reason, Synscan in station mode, no longer connects to Stellarmate hotspot..

After a being frustrated trying to get Synscan to connect (many attempts), I managed to get connected with a USB-RJ cable using the Skywatcher Alt-Az Wedge Indi driver. I'd rather run with a hardwire than the WIFI anyway, so Synscan not working is almost a blessing.

My problem is now which Indi driver is the right one…and how should I set the mount software.

Current setup
AZ-GTi - on a EQ wedge (with the EQ firmware installed - providing an EQ or Alt-Az setting on the mount)
Synscan sets AZ-GTi to Equatorial Mode


Driver options - from what I can find:
AZ-GTi Equatorial WIFI - this was my goto driver for wifi, very familiar with it…it doesn’t have a USB/Serial option…not an option for the cable approach.

Skywatcher Alt-AZ Wedge - this works, moves the mount
Skywatcher Alt-AZ - I would imaging this one will work but doesn’t handle EQ
EQMod Mount - this one looks like it will work too, it does connect but I have no experience with it

The optimal would be to have a USB/Serial option in AZ-GTi Equatorial WIFI...ie (WIFI or USB/Serial) - unless one of the other 3 does just that

Please advise - which diver and what special setups to use the AZ-GTi on an EQ wedge?

Ron

Hi Ron, welcome to INDI forums. I wrote a guide on this: www.indilib.org/telescopes/skywatcher.html

If there is something missing in the guide, please let me know so that I update it.

Hi Jasem,

The guide looks fine...but it only lists one driver for the AZ-GTi with an EQ wedge - AZ-GTi Equatorial WIFI

It does list 'Any' mount can use the Synscan driver, then refers back to the EQMod - but I'm not sure how to set the AZ-GTIi to use this driver

It doesn't mention anything about the Skywatcher Alt-Az Wedge driver...which does move the mount, but I haven't been able to fully test it yet.

AZ-GTi Equatorial WIFI - this was my goto driver for wifi, very familiar with it…it doesn’t have a USB/Serial option…not an option for the cable approach. If this driver had a USB/Serial connection option...ie AZ-GTi Equatorial WIFI or USB/Serial...that would be ideal.

I'm just not sure which of the other drivers will basically do what the 'AZ-GTi Equatorial WIFI' but be able to use a USB/Serial connection.

With the AZ-GTi Equatorial WIFI, I'd set the mount to use the EQ mode and when it did connect over WIFI everything worked well.

Ron

You can simply use EQMod driver directly if you want serial connection support.