The network issue I found was mainly a problem with the onboard wireless. I put an external 1200 Mbs adapter on the powered hub and then everything is instantaneous from 60 ft away.
The compiling, yes, that does take a long time. But once it runs, downloading to the SSD and running Ekos can only be marginally better with the NUC. I see very little lag there.
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I guess it's time to retire my old Cray 1. It was getting a little heavy for the rig, I have to admit. And it was sucking a lot of power.... kissing.png
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For anyone who has not seen this, check it out and distribute to your clubs:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeesaWU3wLo&t=4013s
Jasem, Rob, Eric and Hy, you delivered a great show last night. It was great for me to see some of you for the first time 'in person'.
You did a great job advertising Ekos. As for me, I will send this link to everyone in my club. Everyone reading this, please do the same.
Cheers and clear skies!
Jo
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This is my setup with a WhiteCat51, which is essentially the same as a RecCat51, except that it is white, not red.
I designed and 3D-printed my own autofocuser for it and I am driving it with MyFocuserPro loaded on an Arduino.
Works like a charm! Total cost of all materials: ~$ 40 plus an afternoon of soldering.
If anyone is interested, I would be happy to share the 3D STL files so you can build one yourself.
I think this design is superior, because it does not use a belt drive. There is virtually zero backlash in the setup.
And the focus it achieves every time is perfect! Look at the V-curve in the screenshot.
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