Hello,
I started to play with a Raspberry PI setup for nomad astrophoto, because I am interested on having the lighter setup possible (and taking battery weight into account makes it very interesting).
So a PI + Indi was the way to go.
But I soon had the feeling that using VNC to control it was too rude for a user interface and that basically required a second computer.
So I started to imagine, then to develop, a UI that would be fully usable on a mobile phone. It seemed quite possible for my own setup, since I basically only need to program guiding (phd2), and take and review DSLR shots.
It came to the point that it can now be used for theses simple tasks, and more:
* It can start/stop/pause phd2
* It can take shoots and review them
* It provides an access to all indi driver parameters
* It restarts softwares at startup or in case of failure
The UI is designed to fit a vertical screen and will adapt to the resolution (even below 640x480).
Clickable areas are big enough to keep the use easy, event at night in the cold, ...
For the hackers, the UI could also be displayed on a dedicated LCD display, using a browser in kiosk mode.
The whole thing is available as open source here: github.com/pludov/mobindi
Keep in mind that this is still "alpha" version, with some basic functionalities still missing. I still didn't have the opportunity to test it during a real astrophoto session.
I am now looking for testers, ideas, and contributors !
Ludovic
I started to play with a Raspberry PI setup for nomad astrophoto, because I am interested on having the lighter setup possible (and taking battery weight into account makes it very interesting).
So a PI + Indi was the way to go.
But I soon had the feeling that using VNC to control it was too rude for a user interface and that basically required a second computer.
So I started to imagine, then to develop, a UI that would be fully usable on a mobile phone. It seemed quite possible for my own setup, since I basically only need to program guiding (phd2), and take and review DSLR shots.
It came to the point that it can now be used for theses simple tasks, and more:
* It can start/stop/pause phd2
* It can take shoots and review them
* It provides an access to all indi driver parameters
* It restarts softwares at startup or in case of failure
The UI is designed to fit a vertical screen and will adapt to the resolution (even below 640x480).
Clickable areas are big enough to keep the use easy, event at night in the cold, ...
For the hackers, the UI could also be displayed on a dedicated LCD display, using a browser in kiosk mode.
The whole thing is available as open source here: github.com/pludov/mobindi
Keep in mind that this is still "alpha" version, with some basic functionalities still missing. I still didn't have the opportunity to test it during a real astrophoto session.
I am now looking for testers, ideas, and contributors !
Ludovic