Hello Tom, I have just done a check on my RockPi4c board and as expected there is no piggpiod daemon running under
Ubuntu. I downloaded the library like this:
wget github.com/joan2937/pigpio/archive/master.zip
unzip master.zip
cd pigpio-master
make
sudo make install
Everything worked fine with no error messages, however when I start the daemon with sudo pigpiod, I get a message
"Sorry - this system does not appear to be a raspberry pi - aborting". So there is obviously somewhere a hardware check
which needs to be removed...
You have any idea?
Helmut
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Hallo Tom,
Thank you very much for the Info. Since the Rock Pi4c+ Board came without OS, I have installed
Ubuntu 22.02 and full indilib with Ekos/Kstars. So this part is working flawlessly. I have an ASIAIR
Pro from which I took the powerboard and driver indi_asi_power cannot connect.
And now it's clear why It is not working: since it is not an original Raspbian Installation, there is no
pigpiod daemon running under Ubuntu. I am not sure if I can install it with sudo apt-get install pigpio, I shall give it a try. Maybe you have a tip for the Installation...?
Helmut
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I have purchased a powerful SBC in RaspberryPi format based namedRockPi4cplus powered by a Rock RK3399-T chip.. I have successfully installed
UBUNTU 22.04 on a 250 GB 2230 NVME ssd sitting on that board, I have configured a VNC server and today I installed all indi libs and full Ekos/Kstars.
Everything is just working fine, mount, ASI cameras, focuser, rotator, all works flawlessly. Now I have put the board on top of an ASIAIR pro electric board via
the 40-pin-GPIO interface, which also powers the RockPi 4cplus board up, however, the 4 12volt output ports do not worke since the used indi driver
ASI_Power fails to start. Is someone out there within our community having an idea where to look to get the driver working?
Any hint would be appreciated,
Thanks in advance
Helmut
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High Laurent,,
don't be afraid about differencies between your and my config.txt file.
Just add with an editor (use notepad or notepad2 as editor, because it is important that the end-of-line info is written in Linux standard.)
So just run windows notepad and add the lines
#Enable 12v gpio output
gpio=18,12,13,26=op,dh,pu
just ahead of the section [all].
Note that lines beginng with an "#" are commentary lines, so these lines have no effect.
Give it a try, and reboot your Pi4. It will work.
CS,
Helmut
Cologne/Germany
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As already discussed the ASIAIR Pro (which is a Raspberry Pi4) can be operated with the SM OS. Just flash the SM OS to a fresh microSD card and boot
the ASIAIR pro up. However, as mentioned by Laurent.Wolff, in this "normal" Stellarmate configuration the 12 volts power output ports do not operate.
I have an ASIAIR pro in use, the 12v ports are configured "on" or "off" in the ASIAIR app. If you turn on all 12v ports in the App, then the power ports are
immediately available upon booting the ASIAIR with the ASIAIR OS, no need to start the app on the tablet, so the configuration is stored within hardware
configuration.
I had a closer look on the ASIAIR pro microSD card and looked into the file config.txt. The power outlets are configured there, when they have been turned on
previously by the ASIAIR app.
So, I took the Stellarmate OS microSD and edited it's config.txt.
Simply change the config.txt in the [pi4] section and add 2 additional lines in front of the [all] section like this:
[pi4]
# Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack
dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
max_framebuffers=2
# I2C Bus
dtoverlay=i2c3,pins_4_5
#Enable 12v gpio output <
new line
gpio=18,12,13,26=op,dh,pu <
new line
[all]
#dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
I have attached the config.txt file for those of you who are not familiar with file editing. Just copy the config.txt to the root directory of the SM microSD card.
When booting up the ASIAIR pro with the edited SM microSD card, the power outlets are available upon bootup.
I have successfully operated both the camera cooler and the electronic focuser using the 12V power ports with Stellarmate.
Hope this helps anybody who wants to operate the ASIAIR Pro with the much more powerful Stellarmate OS!!!!!!!
CS,
Helmut
Cologne/Germany
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Hello Jasem,
How can we get the command set ?
I have the official ASCOM driver of the ESATTO focuser available.
If I can help somehow I would be glad to do so...
Helmut
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I see that INDI supports the PrimaluceLab SESTOSENSO motorfocuser.
Is there a chance for support of the new PrimaluceLab ESATTO 2" motorized focusser ?
Helmut
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Hello All,
I have now created a VM based upon KUbuntu 18.04 LTS.
I installed the full INDI package including KStars/Ekos and all 3rd party drivers (GSC) with no problem
and the VM works flawlessly. So the problem ist really related to KUbuntu 19.10.
Thanks to all for your suggestions!
Clear Skies
Helmut Zimmermann
Cologne/Germany
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Hello,
I did exactly what you suggested:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt dist-upgrade -y && sudo apt-get clean
Then I got the message that all packages were up-to-date and no package was added nor updated.
When trying to install
sudo apt-get install indi-full gsc
I again receive message that package gsc cannot be found...
Helmut Zimmermann
Cologne/Germany
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Hello,
I added this ppa, but I get a warning that THE NIGHTLY LIB IS INTENDED FOR TESTING ONLY AND NOT FOR PRODUCTION USE.
After adding the indinightly repository I get the same error message upon installing gsc:
Package gsc cannot be found....
So adding the indinightly rep does not resolve the issue.
Helmut Zimmermann
Cologne/Germany
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Hello fellow Astronomers,
I just installed a virtual machine under Windows 10 running KUbuntu 19.04 and installed INDI library.
I added the repository with
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa
sudo apt-get update
and did a full install
sudo apt-get install indi-full gsc
However I get message that package gsc cannot be found.
Then i did install of KStars/Ekos package with
sudo apt-get install indi-full kstars-bleeding
Upon opening INDI Web server to configure my INDI environment I have only acouple of CCD cameras available, no ZWO Asi Camera and also
other drivers are missing.
How can I install the gsc package???
Any hint is highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Helmut Zimmermann
Cologne/Germany
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Hello Andy,
this is what I did to re-install libgphoto2:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mutlaqja/libgphoto2
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y indi-libgphoto2
sudo apt-get update
Hope this helps you as well.
Clear night skies!
Helmut
Cologne/Germany
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I have resolved the issue by re-installing indi-libgphoto2.
Now my camera is no longer detected as "PTP class camera" but as "Canon EOS 80D" instead.
Now triggering the shutter and capturing images with gphoto2 works flawlessly both in "Bulk" or "Manual" mode.
In KStars/Ekos the camera is now connected and I'm asked for the sensor resolution. After input of sensor resolution
I can trigger liveview and capture and download images.
Works now like a charm !
Thanks to all for your suggestions!
Clear night skies!
Helmut
Cologne/Germany
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Thank you for the info.
But how can I choose a gphoto driver? The INDI server panel at the start of Astroberry offers a drop-downl-list with pre-configured INDILIB drivers.
And the only choice there is the "Canon DSLR driver"...
How can I figure out which driver gphoto2 is using??? When I try to take an image with gphoto2 the shutter is released, but no image is stored and the camera
hangs and displays "busy...".
Helmut
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