/Dwarf2Lx200Adapter

Adapter to enable LX200 protocol on Dwarf2 smart telescope.

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Dwarf2Lx200Adapter

Adapter to enable LX200 protocol on Dwarf2 smart telescope.

Version 0.0.3 added Stellarium support

Select External Software and enter port 10015.For some reason you have to click Slew twice...

Version 0.0.1 added ability to configure Dwarf2 IpAddress so adapter can run from Windows

This is extremly early version that has not been fully tested yet, so expect unexpected. This is tutorial for windows, for other OS you will have to use executables/portable and install .Net7 runtime (linux arm,x86,x64, osx... supported)

  1. Turn on your Dwarf2 connect it to same network as your computer, and do calibration.

  2. To run this adapter from windows (64bit) first find IpAddress of your Dwarf2(use tool like Fing), download executables/win64/Dwarf2Lx200Adapter.exe

  3. Open command prompt in same location where downloaded exe is and run following command

Dwarf2Lx200Adapter.exe IpAddress
  1. Now take your app that supports LX200 (skysafary for example) and configure it with IpAddress of YOUR COMPUTER, not dwarf.
Settings -> Setup -> Scope Type: Meade LX200 Classic, Mount Type -- Equatorial GoTo (German)   
Connect via WiFi  
IpAddress: IPADDRESS 
Port Number: 9999  
Check "Set Time&Location"

GoTo should work now.

COM port support also added, you need com0com for that to be able to connect with Stellarium, but stellarium does not seem to send commands to app, so it is not working. If you want to play around just add com port after IpAddress e.g Dwarf2Lx200Adapter.exe 192.168.1.180 COM5

Version 0.0.0 You can brick your device if you are not carefull, you are using this on your own responsibility

This is extremly early version that has not been fully tested yet due to clouds.

This version is intended to be used to be installed directly on dwarf. If you want and know how you can alter IP adresses and build it for your own Windows/Linux PC

To install this follow this steps:

  1. Download executables/Dwarf2Lx200Adapter file
  2. Connect Dwarf to your local network, turn on photo so you can see stream and detect its IPADDRESS, using tool like Fing or similar.
  3. Using SCP command copy Dwarf2Lx200Adapter executable to usr/bin directory on Dwarf:
scp local_path_to_Dwarf2Lx200Adapter root@IPADDRESS/usr/bin/Dwarf2Lx200Adapter
scp local_path_to_libSystem.IO.Ports.Native.so root@IPADDRESS/usr/bin/libSystem.IO.Ports.Native.so

When prompted for password it is rockchip

  1. Using ssh command make file executable
ssh root@IPADDRESS
cd ..
chmod +x /usr/bin/Dwarf2Lx200Adapter
  1. Start Dwarf2Lx200Adapter with following command
./usr/bin/Dwarf2Lx200Adapter
  1. Now take your app that supports LX200 (skysafary for example)
Settings -> Setup -> Scope Type: Meade LX200 Classic, Mount Type -- Equatorial GoTo (German)   
Connect via WiFi  
IpAddress: IPADDRESS   
Port Number: 9999  
Check "Set Time&Location"

Dwarf should now try to calibrate, watch dwarf2 mobile app in astro mode to see the status When calibration is finished, goto should work(not tested)

Troubleshooting: SkySafary has some bad implementation when Setting time and location, so if it fails to connect after ~30 seconds, turn off Set Time & Location for every sunsequent connect. It is only needed on first connect. If it fails to connect after few sec it mens you got something wrong.

Fun facts: You can access stream directly by visiting:

http://IPADDRESS:8092/mainstream
http://IPADDRESS:8092/thirdstream