Telescope Control plug-in - Revision history

Daggerstab at 15:20, 24 April 2012

2012-04-24T15:20:01Z

Obs30: Added comment for 64bit drivers for the Prolific 2303 based USB-to-serial adapter for Mac OS X 10.6. 64bit. Suitable driver: http://sourceforge.net/projects/osx-pl2303/

2011-05-06T22:05:10Z

Added comment for 64bit drivers for the Prolific 2303 based USB-to-serial adapter for Mac OS X 10.6. 64bit. Suitable driver: http://sourceforge.net/projects/osx-pl2303/

Daggerstab: + warning

2010-06-02T17:53:48Z

+ warning

Daggerstab: /* Supported devices */ + Sky-Watcher SynScan

2010-03-23T19:31:37Z

Supported devices: + Sky-Watcher SynScan

Daggerstab: link to the main page

2010-03-19T20:06:07Z

link to the main page

Daggerstab: /* Connection type */ spacing, wording

2010-03-19T19:56:19Z

Connection type: spacing, wording

Daggerstab: /* Main window */ spacing

2010-03-19T19:54:48Z

Main window: spacing

Daggerstab: more text, almost finished

2010-03-19T19:53:52Z

more text, almost finished

Daggerstab: + categories; text on cables and ports

2010-03-19T19:02:38Z

+ categories; text on cables and ports

Daggerstab: /* Using the Telescope Control plug-in */

2010-03-17T19:34:18Z

Using the Telescope Control plug-in

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−	<div style="margin-bottom:25px; background-color:~~#3d4045~~; padding:7px; border:solid 1px #847f93;">'''Warning:''' The information on this page is '''not''' up-to-date. The version of the Telescope Control plug-in released with Stellarium 0.10.5 is newer and has a slightly different interface. This page will be updated later.</div>	+	<div style="margin-bottom:25px; background-color:silver; padding:7px; border:solid 1px #847f93;">'''Warning:''' The information on this page is '''not''' up-to-date. The version of the Telescope Control plug-in released with Stellarium 0.10.5 is newer and has a slightly different interface. This page will be updated later.</div>

	:''See [[Telescope Control]] for general information about telescope control in Stellarium.''		:''See [[Telescope Control]] for general information about telescope control in Stellarium.''

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 :<pre>ls /dev/*</pre>
 :This will list all devices, the full name of your serial port should be somewhere in the list (for example, "/dev/cu.usbserial-FTDFZVMK").
 ;Device model
 :see [[#Supported devices]] below.

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		+	<div style="margin-bottom:25px; background-color:#3d4045; padding:7px; border:solid 1px #847f93;">'''Warning:''' The information on this page is '''not''' up-to-date. The version of the Telescope Control plug-in released with Stellarium 0.10.5 is newer and has a slightly different interface. This page will be updated later.</div>
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	:''See [[Telescope Control]] for general information about telescope control in Stellarium.''		:''See [[Telescope Control]] for general information about telescope control in Stellarium.''
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 ;Wildcard Innovations Argo Navis (Meade mode)
 :Argo Navis is a "Digital Telescope Computer" by Wildcard Innovations. It is an advanced digital setting circle that turns an ordinary telescope (for example, a dobsonian) into a "Push To" telescope (a telescope that uses a computer to find targets and human power to move the telescope itself). Just don't forget to set it to Meade compatibility mode and set the baud rate to 9600B. [http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showpost.php?p=554948&postcount=18]
 == External links ==

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-'''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''
+:''See [[Telescope Control]] for general information about telescope control in Stellarium.''
+----
 The Telescope Control plug-in allows Stellarium to control a telescope on a computerized mount (a "Go To" or "Push To" telescope) and offers a graphical user interface for setting up the connection.

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 ==== Connection type ====
-The topmost field represents the choice between the two types of connections, DIRECT and INDIRECT (see [[# Using the Telescope Control plug-in|above]]):
+The topmost field represents the choice between the two types of connections, DIRECT and INDIRECT respectively (see [[# Using the Telescope Control plug-in|above]]):
-−
 http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/9157/telescopecontrolconnect.png
-Depending on the chosen option, some other fields in the window become enabled or disabled.
+The type of connection determines what information should be entered in the other fields, so it is at the top.
 ==== Telescope properties ====

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 === Main window ===
 The plug-in's main window can be displayed by pressing Alt+0 or the "Telescopes window" button on the bottom toolbar.
 http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6854/telescopecontroltabtele.png

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 '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''
-The Telescope Control plug-in allows Stellarium to control a telescope on a computerized mount (a "Go To" telescope) and offers a graphical user interface for setting up the connection.
+The Telescope Control plug-in allows Stellarium to control a telescope on a computerized mount (a "Go To" or "Push To" telescope) and offers a graphical user interface for setting up the connection.
 It has been included as a static plug-in in Stellarium since version 0.10.3.
 This page covers version 0.1.9, the one distributed with Stellarium 0.10.3 and 0.10.4.
 == Using the Telescope Control plug-in ==
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 * '''INDIRECT CONNECTION''':
 ** a device is connected to the same computer but it is driven by a [[Telescope Control (client-server)|stand-alone telescope server program]] or a [[Telescope Control#Third party applications|third-party application]] ''that can "talk" to Stellarium'';
-** a device is connected to a remote computer and the software that drives it can "talk" to Stellarium over the network; this software can be either one of Stellarium's stand-alone telescope servers, or a third party application.
+** a device is connected to a remote computer and the software that drives it can "talk" to Stellarium ''over the network''; this software can be either one of Stellarium's stand-alone telescope servers, or a third party application.
 Most older telescopes use cables that connect to a {{wikipedia-en|serial port}} (RS-232), the newer ones use {{wikipedia-en|Universal Serial Bus|USB}} (Universal Serial Bus). On Linux and Max OS X both cases are handled identically by the plug-in. On Windows, a USB connection may require a "virtual serial port" software, if it is not supplied with the cable or the telescope. Such a software creates a virtual ("fake") COM port that corresponds to the real USB port so it can be used by the plug-in.
-=== Prerequisites ===
+Telescope set-up (setting geographical coordinates, performing alignment, etc.) should be done before connecting the telescope to Stellarium.
 === Main window ===
 http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/6854/telescopecontroltabtele.png
 === Telescope connection configuration window ===
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 ==== Connection type ====
 http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/9157/telescopecontrolconnect.png
 ==== Telescope properties ====
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 ==== Device settings ====
 http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9915/telescopecontrolpropdev.png
 ;Serial port
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 http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/1374/telescopecontrolpropcon.png
-Both fields here refer to communication over a network (TCP/IP). Doing something with them is necessary only for INDIRECT connections.
+Both fields here refer to communication over a network ({{wikipedia-en|TCP/IP}}). Doing something with them is necessary only for INDIRECT connections.
-'''Host''' can be either a host name or an IPv4 address such as "127.0.0.1". The default value of "localhost" means "this computer".
+'''Host''' can be either a host name or an {{wikipedia-en|IPv4}} address such as "127.0.0.1". The default value of "localhost" means "this computer".
-'''Port''' refers to the TCP/IP port used for communication. The default value depends on the telescope number and ranges between 10001 and 10009.
+'''Port''' refers to the TCP port used for communication. The default value depends on the telescope number and ranges between 10001 and 10009.
-Both values are ignored for DIRECT connections. (Unless a certain option is checked, but this is Advanced Use.)
+Both values are ignored for DIRECT connections. (Unless a certain option is checked, but this is [[#Advanced use]].)
 ==== Field of view circles ====
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 === Stellarium Virtual Telescope ===
 If you want to test this plug-in without an actual device connected to the computer, choose "Stellarium Virtual Telescope" from the "Device model" list. It will show a telescope reticle that will react in the same way as the reticle of a real telescope controlled by the plug-in. In this case, the value of "Serial port" is ignored.
 This feature is a (descendant?) of the "Dummy" type of telescope in [[Telescope Control (client-server)|the old way of doing things]].

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 * '''DIRECT CONNECTION''': A [[#Supported devices|device supported by the plug-in]] is connected with a cable to the computer running Stellarium;
 * '''INDIRECT CONNECTION''':
-** a device is connected to the same computer but it is driven by a [[Telescope Control (client-server)|stand-alone telescope server program]] or a [[Telescope Control#Third party applications|third-party application]] '''that can "talk" to Stellarium''';
+** a device is connected to the same computer but it is driven by a [[Telescope Control (client-server)|stand-alone telescope server program]] or a [[Telescope Control#Third party applications|third-party application]] ''that can "talk" to Stellarium'';
 ** a device is connected to a remote computer and the software that drives it can "talk" to Stellarium over the network; this software can be either one of Stellarium's stand-alone telescope servers, or a third party application.
 === Prerequisites ===
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 ;Serial port
 :sets the serial port used by the telescope.
-:The list contains the default values for the first four serial ports. On Windows, these are COM1 to COM4, on Linux these are /dev/ttyS0 to /dev/ttyS3, on Mac OS X the list is empty as it names its ports in a peculiar way. On all three platforms '''the list can be edited and new values can be added'''. (If you are using a USB-to-serial adapter, the default serial port of your telescope most probably is not in the list.)
+:The list contains the default values for the first four serial ports. On Windows, these are COM1 to COM4, on Linux these are /dev/ttyS0 to /dev/ttyS3, on Mac OS X the list is empty as it names its ports in a peculiar way. On all three platforms '''the list can be edited and new values can be added'''. (If you are using a USB cable, the default serial port of your telescope most probably is not in the list.)
 :To list all valid serial port names in Mac OS X, open a terminal and type:
 :<pre>ls /dev/*</pre>
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 * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxOP-thX2ts Controlling the Meade ETX-LS 6 with Stellarium], a YouTube video by John Kramer
 * [http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-581-0-0-1-0.html Ice in Space &raquo; Stellarium Telescope Control with a HEQ5/EQ6], an article by Karl van Louwersen on how to use this plug-in with StellariumScope and EQMOD