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INDI Library v2.0.7 is Released (01 Apr 2024)

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Wanderer astro

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Replied by Kirill on topic Wanderer astro

Thanks! Updating firmware indeed helped, and the problem is resolved.
BTW, since the official update instructions are only for Windows users, here is the command I ran in case it is useful for others using Linux:
avrdude -v -c arduino -P /dev/ttyUSB1 -b 115200 -p m168p -D -U flash:w:WandererRotatorM54.20240208.hex:i
This of course assumes avrdude is installed, and /dev/ttyUSB1 should be matched to whatever port the system assigns to the rotator when it is connected (this can be looked up in the system log by disconnecting the device and reconnecting it again).
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Replied by Gord Tulloch on topic Wanderer astro

Thanks for the Linux command line! I'm looking for the WandererAstro Lite V2 driver and Frank tells me it's a few days away.
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Replied by Satoru Murata on topic Wanderer astro

Can someone help a noob with installing this?

I'm running StellarMate OS on a Raspberry Pi4 and would like to use my Wanderer Astro Rotator Mini v2. I was able to install avrdude but that's about as far as I could get. I understand that the latest driver may still not be sufficient, but I'm hoping it'll be better than using the WandererRotatorLite Version 1.0 driver, which is pretty much useless. Thank you.
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Replied by Kirill on topic Wanderer astro

This new driver is not part of INDI 2.0.6. So you either need to build INDI from the source (github.com/indilib/indi) or wait for the release that will include the driver.
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Replied by Gord Tulloch on topic Wanderer astro

The avrdude update worked great on my RPi400 running Stellarmate OS.

I downloaded nou's astrosoft software to rebuild INDI and KStars with the nightly build, it's easy and it works. Just do the following:
sudo apt install git
cd ~
git clone https://gitea.nouspiro.space/nou/astro-soft-build
cd astro-soft-build
./install-dependencies.sh
./build-soft-latest.sh

Go for a liesurely coffee, read a novel etc. and it'll finish eventually :)
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Replied by Jasem Mutlaq on topic Wanderer astro

In StellarMate, you can do this:
update_indi_core
update_indi_drivers
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Replied by Gord Tulloch on topic Wanderer astro

Cool! Is there a way to update KStars as well?
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Replied by Jasem Mutlaq on topic Wanderer astro

update_kstars

If you want to use the latest beta. Though yesterday I pushed 3.6.9 with patched backported from 3.7.0
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Replied by Satoru Murata on topic Wanderer astro

I've applied all the updates described in the past several posts, and now, when I select Rotator Mini, EKOS fails to connect with the rotator AND my mount (HEM15).

If I select Rotator Lite, it will connect to the rotator, but not to my mount.

I guess I need to reset things? Man, I'm just so not used to this environment...

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/l1ysgp7422lcp52npq8l0/Screenshot-2024-03-03-at-21.24.45.jpg?rlkey=t5q31s3lnm71hrr9vaslt2tc0&dl=0

And I don't know why this image link doesn't work. Sorry.
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Replied by Kirill on topic Wanderer astro

The driver logs show that your rotator firmware is from last year, so you really need to update that and see if it makes any difference.

Download the latest firmware from the Wanderer site, go to the download location and use the avrdude command I provided earlier (make sure to look up the correct port in the system log and also substitute the firmware file name to the one you will have downloaded).

Can Ekos connect to your mount when you don't select any rotator at all?
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Replied by Satoru Murata on topic Wanderer astro

Nope...

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/almcxhbjuwlorz07d...fa4o8qys46asfhk&dl=0
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Replied by Gord Tulloch on topic Wanderer astro

Everything working great on my dev box, waiting for some decent weather to get it out to the observatory and try it under the stars. Thanks!
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