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Stellarmate mount control with network serial adapter (Losmandy Gemini and Elfin EW-10)

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Hello,

I am having an issue connecting Stellarmate OS/KStars/Ekos/INDI to my mount over the network. Specifically, I am working with the following:
  • Stellarmate OS 1.5.7 (IP: 10.250.250.1)
  • Losmandy GM-8 Gemini
  • Elfin EW-10 Wi-Fi serial adapter (10.250.250.10)
For software testing with Windows I'm using:
  • USC VCOM software
  • TheSky6
What I expect to work
When I try to connect to the Gemini serial connection over IP, I receiver the error in the log:An attempt at a work around
I created a virtual com port with the following:Attempting to use the /dev/virtualcom0 results with the following. The first attempt to connect produces the ERROR message. The second attempt to connect produces the WARNING message:
 

Proof of concept - does the network serial adapter actually work?
With Windows, if I create a virtual COM port with USC VCOM, I can successfully connect to and control the Gemini mount over WiFi  with TheSky6.

Stellarmate OS - Working right after connecting to the mount with Windows software!
If I exit TheSky6 and disconnect the Windwos virtual COM port and then startup Stellarmate OS, and create the /dev/virtual0 device, Stellaramte OS/KStars/Ekos/INDI will connect to and control the Gemini mount!
 
 

Here is the log when successfully connecting with /dev/virtualcom0:First time lucky :-(
Now seeing StellarmateOS/KStars/Ekos/INDI working, I manually Disconnect, then immediately try to Connect again - and it does not work:
 

What I've learned and the outstanding question:
  • Does Stellarmate OS work with a Elfin EW-10 Wi-Fi Serial adapter to connect with a Losmandy Gemini? Qualified No
  • Does Windows and TheSky work with a Elfin EW-10 Wi-Fi Serial adapter to connect with a Losmandy Gemini? Yes, no problem
  • Can Stellarmate OS work with a Elfin EW-10 Wi-Fi Serial adapter to connect with a Losmandy Gemini, using a manually created virtual com port? Yes, but it looks like other software needs to initialize the Losmandy Gemini first.
  • If Windows and TheSky6 "initializes" the Gemini, will the INDI Connection Mode "Ethernet" work like the /dev/virtualcom0? No.
Any advice on how to get Stellarmate OS/KStars/Ekos/INDI to work as expected (Using the INDI Control Panel "Ethernet" Connection Mode) would be much appreciated.

Thanks
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