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Hi all.
I've just got a bit fed up running my Astro kit under windows / Ascom due to so many timeouts and crashes. I've just set up an Ubuntu desktop with Kstars and everything is working perfectly EXCEPT my focuser for which there appears to be no INDI driver.

It's a Hitech Astro DC focus controller which does actually connect using the shoestring fcusb but doesn't do anything.

I saw a thread on here from about 18 months ago where someone actually wrote a driver for another forum member based on the ascom file.

Just wondering if this is still possibles. My programming skills are long gone.

Many thanks
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Replied by Martin Rumsam on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

Thanks for the swift response. I'll give a go.
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Replied by Martin Rumsam on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

Almost there..

I've run cmake but with some issues (had to edit CMakeCache.txt with .INDI_MAIN_LIBRARIES:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindimain.so as it kept failing to find it.

When running make i get an error:

martin@Observatory:~/hitecastrodcfocuser/build$ cmake ..
-- Found INDI: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindi.so
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/martin/hitecastrodcfocuser/build
martin@Observatory:~/hitecastrodcfocuser/build$ make
Scanning dependencies of target indi_hitecastrodcfocuser
[ 50%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/indi_hitecastrodcfocuser.dir/hitecastrodcfocuser.cpp.o
In file included from /home/martin/hitecastrodcfocuser/hitecastrodcfocuser.cpp:21:0:
/home/martin/hitecastrodcfocuser/hitecastrodcfocuser.h:28:34: fatal error: indibase/indifocuser.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
CMakeFiles/indi_hitecastrodcfocuser.dir/build.make:62: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/indi_hitecastrodcfocuser.dir/hitecastrodcfocuser.cpp.o' failed
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/indi_hitecastrodcfocuser.dir/hitecastrodcfocuser.cpp.o] Error 1
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:67: recipe for target 'CMakeFiles/indi_hitecastrodcfocuser.dir/all' failed
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/indi_hitecastrodcfocuser.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:127: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

Was wondering if someone has any suggestions

Many thanks

indi library 1.3
ubuntu 16.04LTS 64bit
7 years 4 months ago #12614

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Replied by Jasem Mutlaq on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

I added Hitecdc focuser to official INDI, so no need to compile it, just use it from the PPA. So update kstars&indi and it should be there.
Last edit: 7 years 4 months ago by Jasem Mutlaq.
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Replied by Martin Rumsam on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

That's great thaks. I'll give a go.
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Replied by Jasem Mutlaq on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

Sorry there was a problem with the driver, please try to update again in one hour. The current one in the PPA won't work.
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Replied by Martin Rumsam on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

No problem. Thanks
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Replied by Martin Rumsam on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

Hi,
I gave it a go but it wouldn't connect.
In the INDI control panel it came up with the name = Perfectstar, Exec = indi_hitecastrodc_focus, Version =1.0. Device manager has it as version 0.1 Looks the same as the Perfect star driver with three presets. I believe the Hitec one has the option of 4 presets under windows.

Many thanks - Martin
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Replied by Jasem Mutlaq on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

If you're getting name = PerfectStar then libindi wasn't updated, please make sure you run
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y upgrade
. What's the INDI package version installed? Latest one is libindi - 1.3.1+r2742~201611250949
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Replied by Martin Rumsam on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

0Almost there I think.

Driver name is now correct.
Indi reports version (1.3~201611242138~ubuntu16.04.1)
But it still won't connect to the device unfortunately. Indi control panel reports 2016-11-26T10:58:10: Failed to connect to focuser: (null).
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Replied by Martin Rumsam on topic Focused INDI. Drivers

Panic over. Got it working now thanks. Not sure how but I edited the rules file for the focuser and replaced 04D8 and FAC2 with 04d8 and fac2 as reported by lsusb command. Whether this was the problem or not it's now working :)

Thanks for your assistance - Martin
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