My astronomy project:
Setup astroserver with Raspberry Pi3

Content:

1. Change from Windows to a Linux astroserver
2. Collecting information and demands on the astroserver
3. Installation of Ubuntu Mate, setup WIFI
4. Installation of vino VNC, setup screen
5. Installation of KStars on Raspberry (Old, don't use this instruction !)
6. Test of controlling the Canon camera in KStars/Ekos (Old, don't use this instruction !)
7. Test of controlling the mount with INDI EQMod in KStars/Ekos (Old, don't use this instruction !)

Related projects:

• KStars / Setup GPS Raspberry
• KStars / Setup WIFI Hotspot Raspberry
• KStars / Linux commands and udev rules
• Setup astroserver with Raspberry Pi3
• Setup astroserver with Raspberry Pi4
• Setup astroserver with Raspberry Pi5

Note:
I take no responsibility for what are written here, you use the information at your own risk!

7, Test of controlling the mount with INDI EQMod in KStars/Ekos:

How to setup the INDI and Ekos for your devices you find in the introduction movie by Jasem Mutlaq and linked help files in the beginning of this page.

Start to read this information about INDI EQMod:

• http://indilib.org/ devices/ telescopes/ eqmod.html INDI EQMod info

I don't think there is any need to install EQMod, it should already be there if you have downloaded the versions of Ubuntu and KStars as I did. You can follow the procedure from part 4 above when installing the camera. First select the mount you have in the Profile Editor and save. Then connect.

When I tried to connect to EQMod I got an error.

I think this is a common problem when first try to start up communication. You must have the right to establish contact or to send command out through the serial port.

Give this command in terminal:

• sudo adduser $USER dialout

With help from INDI and Jasem, just type it exactly as it is, don't change anything! Then you will be asked to type in your password. If it accepted, restart Raspberry and then try to connect to EQMod once again.

If you succeed you shall have this window, now you can setup your EQMod or what kind of mount you have.

Under the options menu you find where you setup your main telescope and guide telescope data. I don't know why it's under the EQMod data.

Note:
I have now put this project on halt. Looks very promising but the computer is a bit slow to let it work the way I want. Maybe I can have two or more Raspberries, but I wait until I have a Raspberry to buy that's fast enough.

Update:
I found this project very interesting and fun. I spend a lot of time on it also. Can I use this for something else? I'm think of a not so complex system, something that I can use as a transportable astrophotography setup with only control of the camera and the goto mount. And no PC, some Android pad or smartphone instead. I shall investigate and if I find that it's possible I start a new project around this.