The StellarMate Plus Manual
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2. Click the Plus button
3. Once the new device is added, select the appropriate drivers from the list.
Please note that you may need to run some drivers from the Auxiliary class in
the following situations:
o Joystick: If you plan to use a joystick with your mount, select the
Joystick driver from the auxiliary list.
o SkySafari: To monitor and control your mount from SkySafari, select the
SkySafari driver from the auxiliary list.
o WatchDog: This driver is required for secure remote operation of
observations. In the case of communication loss, you can configure the
driver to perform a safe shutdown of your observatory.
4. Click the Save button to save your profile.
5. Click Start to start INDI server. If all goes OK, you should see a message in the
notification area.
13.4 Removing Profile
To remove an equipment profile, press the Minus sign next to it. Please note this
operation is permanent.
13.5 Auto Start
If you want to automatically start a particular equipment profile whenever
StellarMate is powered on, check the AutoStart checkbox.
13.6 Auto Connect
In addition to Auto Starting an equipment profile, you can also connect all
equipment which is equivalent to pressing the connect button for all the drivers.
The connection command is usually sent 2 seconds after starting the profile. To
enable auto connection, check the Auto Connect checkbox.
13.7 Starting & Stopping Server
Click Start to establish the INDI server. The list of active drivers running should
be displayed in the info box. Once the server is established, you can connect to
StellarMate from any INDI client.
Note
If you are using Ekos, you do not need to manually start/stop drivers in
the web manager. Simple check INDI Web Manager checkbox in Ekos
Profile Editor, and Ekos manages starting/stopping INDI drivers
transparently.
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