Hi All
I am new to INDI and to EqMod, I usually control the mount via a handset.
In summary I am having a problem connecting to a SynScan EQ5 controlled mount (i.e. a SW EQ5 mount with the SynScan upgrade kit on it) (SynScan V 04.39.04).
The key error I get suggests, to me (although I have no expertise), that I am missing a configuration file, but I am not being given a name or location for this file:
"2020-09-03T14:44:25: Driver indi_celestron_gps: indi_celestron_gps dispatch error: Property CONNECTION is not defined in ."
or, if I try another driver:
"2020-09-03T14:36:07: Driver indi_synscan_telescope: indi_synscan_telescope dispatch error: Property CONNECTION is not defined in ."
Any help would be great, thank you. Here are the details:
Mount powered on, no telescope attached, gone through hand controller set up, but selected No at the star alignment step. I can use the hand controller arrows to move the mount, so the motors are okay.
Then I connect to PC via a FTDI USB to RJ11 RJ12 6P4C Serial Cable (PC USB to serial port on base of hand controller).
I have tried putting the handset in PC Direct mode, but that led to less of a response than normal mode.
The PC is running Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS (as the Astronomy Linux special distro).
I uninstalled kstars and indi related libs, then:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indi-full gsc## Warnings:
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsbig.so.4 is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsbig.so.4.9.9 is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmtpricoh.so.9 is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libRicohCameraSDKCpp.so.1 is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmtpricoh.so is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsbig.so is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmtpricoh.so.9.3.0 is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libRicohCameraSDKCpp.so.1.1.0 is truncated
/sbin/ldconfig.real: file /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libRicohCameraSDKCpp.so is truncated
sudo apt-get install kstars-bleedingI set up a profile in kstars (Tools -> Ekos) and tried to connect through that. My INDI Control Panel - Kstars window settings are as in the example elsewhere on this site. If I click connect here I get a yellow and then a red light and time out errors. Nevertheless, for testing, I ran the driver in a terminal and attempted connection in HNSKY (because I found it the simplest path to navigate to a connect button to run a test connection). Configure Kstars has an open logs directory button but clicking that does nothing. So here I give you the terminal output as a log.
indiserver -v indi_synscan_telescope2020-09-03T14:31:00: Driver indi_synscan_telescope: pid=2907 rfd=3 wfd=6 efd=7
2020-09-03T14:31:00: listening to port 7624 on fd 4
2020-09-03T14:31:00: Driver indi_synscan_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.GEOGRAPHIC_COORD
2020-09-03T14:31:00: Driver indi_synscan_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.TIME_UTC
2020-09-03T14:31:00: Driver indi_synscan_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_PARK
2020-09-03T14:31:00: Driver indi_synscan_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_SHUTTER
2020-09-03T14:36:06: Client 0: new arrival from *********** - welcome!
2020-09-03T14:36:07: Driver indi_synscan_telescope: indi_synscan_telescope dispatch error: Property CONNECTION is not defined in .
2020-09-03T14:36:50: Client 0: read EOF
2020-09-03T14:36:50: Client 0: shut down complete - bye!
2020-09-03T14:36:50: Client 0: new arrival from *********** - welcome!
2020-09-03T14:36:51: Client 0: read EOF
2020-09-03T14:36:51: Client 0: shut down complete - bye!
EQmod (in Kstars) required a guide camera to be chosen, I don't have one connected (that's another linux driver issue) so I chose it by name in the drop down, but it is not connected.
I apologise if I have left out key information, but I am in very unfamiliar territory with this.
I can add that:
dmesg | grep USBusb 1-1.2: Product: FT232R USB UART
usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic
usbserial: USB Serial support registered for FTDI USB Serial Device
ftdi_sio 1-1.2:1.0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter detected
usb 1-1.2: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Thank you for your time and patience!
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