An alternative controller for Celestron telescopes.
Auxremote is a spring-boot micro service that communicates with a Celestron telescope using the AUX serial commands. It offers a high level HTTP api to control the mount and enables fully remote operation using the included INDI driver .
Mount <--> Handset <--serial aux protocol--> AUX-Remote <--http--> INDI_Driver <--indi protocol--> INDI_Clients
The following high level features are exposed via the HTTP api
- Park/Unpark
- Sync
- GOTO
- PEC operations
- PulseGuiding
No more star alignment or hibernation mode needed to enable remote use. No more fidilling with the handset by a human, the mount can be aligned remotely from a cold start.
This system is in beta state and is currently being used and tested at Ballyhoura Observatory .
Special thanks to Andre Paquette for his amazing work reverse engineering the AUX serial protocol without his work this would not be possible.
Use at your own risk. I can provide no guarantee against equipment damage.
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Build the indi diver. See the README in ext/indi-driver. Use the indi-driver with an indi client such as Kstars/EKOS
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Build the auxremote server side app. See the README in /app
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Connect your mount handset to the machine running the serverside app.