Q: | What is INDI? |
A: | INDI is the Instrument-Neutral-Distributed-Interface control protocol developed by of ClearSky Institute. KStars employs device drivers that are compatible with the INDI protocol. INDI has many advantages including loose coupling between hardware devices and software drivers. Clients that use the device drivers (like KStars) are completely unaware of the device capabilities. In run time, KStars communicates with the device drivers and builds a completely dynamical GUI based on services provided by the device. Therefore, new device drivers can be written or updated and KStars can take full advantage of them without any changes on the client side. |
Q: | Do you plan to support more devices? |
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Yes. We plan to support major CCD cameras and focusers and extend support
for more telescopes. If you would like INDI to support a particular device,
please send an email to |
Q: | I do not have a serial port, how can I connect to the telescope? |
A: | Many modern laptops do not have a serial port. You will need a
Serial To USB adaptor that is supported under Linux. For example,
Keyspan™'s USA-19QW Serial to USB adaptor is well
supported under Linux and had been tested with KStars. You need to refer
to your adaptor's documentation to find which ports they provide (e.g.
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Q: | When I try to , KStars reports that the telescope is not connected to the serial/USB port. What can I do? |
A: | This message is triggered when KStars cannot communicate with the telescope. Here are few things you can do:
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Q: | KStars reports that the telescope is online and ready, but I cannot find the telescope's crosshair, where is it? |
A: | KStars retrieves the telescopes RA and DEC coordinates upon connection. If your alignment was performed correctly, then you should see the crosshair around your target in the Sky Map. However, the RA and DEC coordinates provided by the telescope may be incorrect (even below the horizon) and you need to Sync your telescope to your current target. |
Q: | The telescope is moving erratically or not moving at all. What can I do? |
A: | This behavior is mostly due to incorrect settings, please verify the following check list:
If you think all settings are correct but the telescope still moves erratically or not at all, then please send a report to
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