The StellarMate Plus Manual
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Most problems in operating your equipment with StellarMate are related
first and foremost to power problems. Therefore, please invest in reliable
power supply for all your equipment!
For many Mounts & Focusers that use RS232 connectors, you need to purchase a
Serial-To-USB adapter suitable for your Mount/Focuser model from the
manufacturer. When you plug in your Serial-To-USB devices, they are assigned a
specific port under StellarMate (e.g. /dev/ttyUSB0). However, this port is not
static. That is, next time you plug in the same device on another session, it might
get assigned another port (e.g. /dev/ttyUSB1). Since INDI drivers require the
port name to communicate with the device, this could lead to communication
issues. With the help of StellarMate Serial Port Assistant (Web or Ekos versions),
you can assign permanent designations for your devices so that they always get
the same port whenever they are connected
9.3 Wired Network
Some mounts support wired networked connection via a dedicated Ethernet port.
Depending on the mount manufacturer, the mount can be either connected
directly via an Ethernet cable (StellarMate to Mount direct), or the mount can be
connected to a wired router where it can be accessed over the network. Consult
the mount manual to find which mode it supports and what is the default IP
address and port of the mount once it is connected to the network.
· Direct Ethernet: When connecting a Direct ethernet cable without a router in
between, an automatic IPv4 address is created. The automatic IP address is
usually in the form of 169.254.XXX.XXX. In order for StellarMate to
communicate with the mount, the exact IP address and port must be specified
in the INDI Control Panel. StellarMate can also be configured to any IP address
manually in order to communicate with whatever IP schema used by the
mount.
· Ethernet LAN: If the mount can be connected to a router, it should be able to
obtain an IP address automatically from the router. Access your router
configuration page and find the IP address assigned to the mount. Use this IP
address in the INDI Control Panel in order to establish communication with it.
The port number should be listed in your mount manual.
9.4 Wireless Connection
Wireless mounts are usually connected either directly (via mount own Hotspot) or
they can be configured in Infrastructure Mode where they can join an existing
WiFi network.
· Mount HotSpot: When connecting a mount hotspot, make sure that all devices
including the laptop, tablet, StellarMate..etc are all connected to the mount
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