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INDI Library v2.0.6 is Released (02 Feb 2024)

Bi-monthly release with minor bug fixes and improvements

INDI driver for Pegasus Ultimate Power hub

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Yes they told me that too....11 months ago, and still no further forward.... :)
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I have just received the hub and hooked it up. It works a treat but I have to admit at present it is connected to my win10 laptop to try ☹. If they are 11 months further on hopefully something will materislise soon but I am not holding my breath!

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Yes I bought the hub last year, and a few months later I changed my set up to Kstars / Ekos, and then realised there was no driver for the hub, so I have to connect with windows to get it all up and running, then disconect the USB cable and connect it to my rpi3 so it works as a USB hub at least...works for now, but really want the driver... :(
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@astronerd: does the hub work for both power and USB distribution without the software? What happens if you just plug it into power and your Pi without doing anything in Windows first?
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Hi,
Yes it works for power and as a USB hub without being connected to a PC, but you have to initially connect it and set the power outputs to come on at start up, just do this once and then save the setting, then each time you power up after that, after a few seconds the power outputs will turn on.
Same with the USB hub that will always work as an external hub for the rpi as long as the power box has power...
And the sixth USB port is always on and can power a device with five volts up to three amps, I use this for powering my rpi3, all works like a charm...
But the INdI driver will be useful for all the other things like dew controllers and such like, which you need to control via a PC...
Hope that helps
BTW, it’s the best bit of kit I have ever bought... :)
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I’ll make INDIGO and INDI drivers soon. Peter
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wow that would be great Peter...
Pegasus Are onto the case I think, but after speaking to them again this week, they have new products in the pipeline and are very busy with those ATM..so it’s on the back burner...
If you have a power hub then great, if not and you require me to do any testing let me know...
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All poeer to your elbow, Peter!
I too think this hub is one of the most useful bits of kit I have purchasedand look foreward to being able to use it to its full potential with Stellarmate.

I was playing with it last night and concur with Astronerds comments on the usb and power connections availability but couldn't get the dew controller outputs or the focus input to work with the lakeside driver for my lakeside focuser or using the Pegasus DFMC or Robofocus indi drivers which must be close to working with it. I didn't check the environment sensor but did connect the RPi3 through the PC input.

If I can help with testing let me know.

Regards

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Hi,.
Yes I think it’s only USB and power that will work without an active PC connection, and the power will only work if set up to do so as I said in previous post..
I tried all sorts of power options and probably spent enough on DIY jobs or cheap options to have covered the cost of this hub, so my advice to anyone, is just buy it....lol
With the new update you can now have max and min focus points set, also have up to 4 profiles saved...it’s moving forward all the time...
But as you say, really look forward to being able to use all the features via INdI... :)
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UPB will hopefully arrive this week. INDIGO driver is already written, just waiting for the device. Peter
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Nice one Peter....can’t wait to give it a try....
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It arrived and I successfully tested it (just on macOS in the moment). I hope to make linux packages during the weekend. Peter

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