I switched from using a Celestron focus motor to a ZWO EAF on my C11 Edge HD because I like the fact that I can focus the telescope without having the computer on when I am just doing visual observing.

I'm using KStars ver. 3.5.3 on a Mac mini. Everything worked fine when I used the Celestron focuser (the other things I have in this profile are the Losmandy Gemini mount, two ZWO cameras and the ZWO EFW). I replaced it and installed the ZWO EAF. I made a new profile with the EAF. Whenever I run it it reports a crash and indicates that it will attempt a restart. So I haven't been able to use EKOS with the EAF.  This does not happen when I use INDI Web Manager. I can connect to the INDI server with iINDI and the EAF works just fine.

I have KStars ver. 3.3.6 on my MacBook Pro laptop and made a profile to include the EAF. I simply plugged in the USB cable that connects into my Mac Mini, and low and behold, everything worked. So this must be an issue with KStars ver. 3.5.3. I deleted it, downloaded a new copy and reinstalled it. Same result.

Anybody else have this issue? I don't have the download for KStars 3.3.6 anymore, so is it possible to download that from somewhere so I can roll back the version?

Hans 

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I was able to get my Celestron focuser working on a Raspberry Pi 4 with Astroberry by setting up the focuser in Ekos. Everything went well, and Ekos seems to run the focuser just fine. It did crash at the end of calibration but once I restarted it worked just fine. I also have a Losmandy G11 and a ZWO camera and guider with filter wheel, and everything got along ok.

So how can I operate the focuser when I am using the telescope purely visually. Every time I change eyepieces I'll need to re focus, so I'd like to have my eye in the eyepiece but my keyboard and monitor are at a desk. Does anyone know of an INDI client that can run on my iPhone so I can focus at the telescope? Is this something iINDI can do?

Thanks in advance.
Hans

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