INDI Library v1.9.1 is Released

Bimonthly Stable INDI Library release introduces new drivers and fixes for existing ones. Some highlights:

• New AstroTrac 360 driver (Experimental).
• New Pegasus FlatMaster and UHC drivers by @chrysikos
• New Deep Sky Dad Field Rotator by @DeepSkyDad
• Core INDI Library improvements to base device and client classes by @pawel-soja
• Paramount TCP improvements by @interplanetarychris
• Spectrograph and Receiver classes by @iliaplatone
• OnStep improvements by @james-lan and @azwing
• RST-135 location and time fix by @jimmy-ck
• Dome OTA fixes by @jpaana
• Object Azimuth and Altitude added to FITS header by @jpaana
• Rainbow Focuser fixes by @murveit
• Support for CGX-L by @florian-steffen
• Fix crash in SkyWatcher API mount drievr by @Nekomeshi

INDI Library v1.9.0 is Released

Major INDI Library release v1.9.0 bring significant internal changes championed by @pawel-soja to modernize core INDI Library drivers and clients. New drivers for DeepSkyDad Flat Panel & Pegasus devices plus further improvements to PCM8 drivers.

INDI Library v1.8.9 is Released

INDI monthly update. In addition to driver improvements, major code refactoring is in progress by @pawel-soja to modernize and improve INDI aging code.

• From 1.8.8 to 1.8.9

  • 91bcd53 2021-02-24 Jasem Mutlaq Add missing exec
  • ab630cb 2021-02-16 Jasem Mutlaq Add more helpful messages for home position
  • 2698360 2021-02-16 Jasem Mutlaq Fix paramount home and sidereal rate
  • 1342022 2021-02-14 rishi-garrod Added labels for USB and Dew (#1355)
  • 71b4dbf 2021-02-13 Jasem Mutlaq Add entry for star adventurer
  • 3acd0f1 2021-02-13 Jasem Mutlaq Add motor rate and current to the config save
  • 162bd94 2021-02-13 Jasem Mutlaq Add CEM26 and GEM28. Migrate CEM40 and GEM45 drivers to iOptronv3 commands and remove parking restrictions. Fixes #1354
  • 186e45f 2021-02-13 interplanetarychris Final fixes for Celestrongps guider scale (#1353)
  • ace5d9e 2021-02-09 Jarno Paananen DDW state change fix part 2 (#1351)
  • 0b670b1 2021-02-07 Jasem Mutlaq Add preliminary support to inquire pier side for Paramount. Not tested yet
  • ef4e73f 2021-02-06 Jarno Paananen DDW shutter state fix (#1349)
  • 351095a 2021-02-06 Paweł Soja Separate useful macros to indimacros.h (#1348)
  • 4974cf2 2021-02-06 Jasem Mutlaq Add support to Pegasus Micro as well
  • 205f72f 2021-02-05 Jarno Paananen Fixes to handling of state changes in DDW driver (#1346)
  • aae54d9 2021-02-05 Paweł Soja Fix - PyIndi fails over missing symbol (#1347)
  • 0fe8fe1 2021-02-04 Jarno Paananen Updates to DDW driver (#1344)
  • 81e0b01 2021-02-02 Jarno Paananen Avoid DDW communication watchdog (#1342)
  • bb72af4 2021-02-01 Jarno Paananen Driver for Digital Dome Works (DDW) from Technical Innovations (#1341)
  • 47ed55f 2021-02-01 Jasem Mutlaq Increment version for SkyWAtcher Alt-Az
  • 3c222a5 2021-02-01 Jasem Mutlaq Add support for AZEQ6 as proposed by Dirk on INDI forums
  • fc26c01 2021-02-01 rishi-garrod Fixed Auto Dew for V2 and added Aggessiveness for V2. Fixed a few lit… (#1340)
  • 077d2a4 2021-01-30 Rick Bassham fix: add null pointer check to serial connect (#1335)
  • 45ae8e4 2021-01-23 Jasem Mutlaq Add saveConfigItems to WeatherInterface and utilize that in classes that inherit it
  • d523ba6 2021-01-23 Jasem Mutlaq Simplify code and use better variable names
  • 09420eb 2021-01-21 d33psky Integra85 driver sanity checks and improved user messages. (#1334)
  • fa59b72 2021-01-21 interplanetarychris Fix celestrongps guide rate scaling (#1331)
  • d6e9d74 2021-01-19 Paweł Soja DefaultDevice - D-Pointer implementation (#1327)
  • f01ad1f 2021-01-19 Lesage Franck Tracking can now be switched on/off (#1326)
  • 3e75b36 2021-01-19 Paweł Soja Refactoring - Widget decorators (#1324)
  • 022406e 2021-01-19 Ilia Platone indicom.c update for delay calculation (#1328)
  • 09a1e46 2021-01-18 pmneo Frame Based V4L Stacking and lazy stop capture for better loop perf (#1325)
  • 5b13bbf 2021-01-15 Rick Bassham Add snoop device to joystick controller (#1323)
  • ec3836b 2021-01-15 avarakin Fix for issue with manipulating output ports (#1322)
  • 7712811 2021-01-13 Jasem Mutlaq Temporary measure to prevent deadlock with some clients. Still requires long term solution
  • 4baca66 2021-01-13 Paweł Soja Refactoring - less dependencies between files / less mallocs (#1318)
  • ab26ac5 2021-01-12 Paweł Soja Refactoring/INDI::BaseDevice - D-Pointer implemented (#1320)
  • de9b046 2021-01-12 lantictac Sesto Senso 2: Workaround apply motor preset issue (#1319)
  • 428e0fe 2021-01-12 Jasem Mutlaq Starting libindi v1.8.9 development cycle
  • 74615e6 2021-01-11 Jasem Mutlaq Protect properties and messages when used in multiple threads. While this used to work fine, some conditions may led to corrupted data
  • c714f9c 2021-01-11 pawel-soja Indidriver/refactoring (#1313)
  • 978290d 2021-01-11 lantictac Sesto Senso 2: Motor settings (#1315)

INDI Library v1.8.8 is Released

Maintenance release for January 2021 with a few new drivers. Internally, a lot of improvements and modernization to the code base that should help with stability.

From 1.8.7 to 1.8.8

  + New HOBYM Crux telescope driver (#1295)
  + New Rainbow focuser driver (#1304)
  + New ActiveFocuser driver release (#1301)
  + 10Micron: UnattendedFlip handling, implements #1276 (#1298)
  + Bugfix/sat track lx200 julian day (#1305)
  + Improved serial port auto-search.
  + Refactor/satellite tracking properties -> Moving properties to a higher abstraction layer (#1300)
  + SkyWatcher Alt-Az driver improvements.
  + Indibase/refactoring - update INDI::Property (#1302)
  + Update of SmartFocus driver (#1275)
  + Add new helper methods to the AlignmentSubsystemForDrivers (Alt/Az) (#1308)
  + Streammanager/chrono - Fix the 24h time limit. (#1278)
  + Fix remote driver not sending properties to upstream server
  + Delay calculation in indicommon and indicorrelator (#1277)
  + Indidriver/refactoring - fix memory leak, increase performance (#1281)
  + Streammanager/refactoring (#1280)
  + Move absolute position bugfix (#1285)
  + Use of the common mkpath function (#1288)
  + Sesto Senso 2: Support for displaying 12V input voltage. (#1289)
  + Add Microsoft LifeCam Cinema to pixelSizeInfo (#1314)
  + Sesto Senso 2: Log & display firmware version (#1292)
  + fix: inline methods that use unlinked functions (#1312)

INDI Library v1.8.7 is Released

Nov. 2020 Release brings significant improvements to streaming and recording videos. Support for new drivers including Estatto focuser and Pegasus falcon rotator.

• New Esatto focuser support.
  + New Pegasus Falcon Rotator.
  + Fix QHYCFW3 driver handshake (#1229)
  + Support for AZ-GTi in Alt-Az mode.
  + Improve on deadlocks and integrity (#1243)
  + Rework/streammanager - fix recording subframe issue, add processing qeue, configurable limits memory/fps (#1254)
  + Baader SteelDrive II - feature, Adjustable holding and move current for stepper drive (#1257)
  + Do not block the stream thread when sending FPS status, fix frames discarding. (#1258)
  + Many bug fixes and additions supporting advanced Pulsar2 features (#1261)
  + Add support to connecting to all remote drivers without specifying an explicit driver.
  + Added Humidity, Pressure and Clouds to the WeatherWatcher driver (#1247)
  + Fixed Losmandy Gemini failed to complete park issue (#1239).
  + Set Eq Coords property state to OK & IDLE as needed (#1240).
  + 1st fix for CEM25p Slewing to home position while parked (#1245)
  + DSP Improvements (#1251)
  + Compatibility fixed for SteelDriver II. New firmware has more arguments. (#1253)
  + Full support for Fedora builds.

INDI Library v1.8.6 is Released

August 2020 release of INDI Library v1.8.6 introduces new drivers while providing fixes and improvements to existing devices and core framework.

  + New Pegasus PPBA driver.
  + New DomePro2 driver.
  + Add PierSide to indi_ioptron_telescope (#1120)
  + Fix Pier Side problem on Gemini mounts (#1122)
  + Goto mode selectable for Alt/Az mounts via an UI Switch. (#1136)
  + OnStep: Weather sensor (READ) support (#1142)
  + OnStep: Support for setting temperatures for dew heaters/focusers
  + Fix skywatcher altaz crash (#1151)
  + Add the focus temperature property to the focus simulator (#1152)
  + Logitech HD C270 webcam data added to v4l2_ccd driver (#1154)
  + Astrophysics park3 support (#1167)
  + Implement Parking for LX200 classic (#1164)
  + UDP support for skywatcherAPI (#1172)
  + LX200 FS-2 Park (#1165)
  + Telescope Simulator Parking to HA/Dec frame (#1174)
  + Update Pointing State determination. (#1179)
  + Feature Satellite tracking with TLE for 10Micron mounts (#1208)
  + Add focuser temperature to FITS header (#1209)
  + myFocuserPro2 Fix coil power command (#1195)
  + Updated TeenAstro INDI driver for firmware 1.2.0 (#1196)

INDI Library v1.8.5 is Released

April 2020 release of INDI Library v1.8.5 introduces new drivers while providing fixes and improvements to existing devices and core framework.

  + New PlaneWave EFA driver.
  + New PlaneWave Delta-T driver.
  + New SestoSenso2 driver.
  + New Lunatico DragonFly Rolloff driver.
  + New Lunatico Seletek Rotator driver.
  + New Radio Astronomy Interferometer Driver.
  + Fixed parking in Temma driver.
  + Improved Slew accuray for Celestron mounts.
  + Improved TeenAstro Mount driver.
  + Fixed declination issue in Rainbow driver.
  + Fixed Guide problem with StarSense.
  + Fixed AAG driver and Weather Parameters state.
  + Fixed OnStep Speed change
  + Added Park3 to AP mount driver.
  + Improved XAGYL driver.
  + Added hour axis offset to CCD Simulator.
  + Added FOCUSPOS to the FITS header.
  + Updated Telescope Simulator Driver.

INDI Library v1.8.4 is Released

Minor bugfix release with some highlights:
+ New TeenAstro Mount driver.
+ New DSP plugin for Signal Processing.
+ New INDI interface for correlators.
+ Draft for Pulse Detectors (revealers, dosimeters, cosmic ray).
+ Created SensorInterface and Spectrograph, Detector subclasses.
+ Celestron PEC control is added that provides seek index, stop, playback and record commands.
+ Celestron negative UTC fix.
+ Fixed iOptron mount firmware parsing.
+ Fixed version read in MoonLite focuser.
+ DeepSkyDad3 backlash compensation.
+ CCD Simulator bayer support.
+ FCUSB2 support.
+ Fixed complation on FreeBSD.

INDI Library v1.8.3 is Released

Minor bugfix release with some highlights:

  + New RainbowAstro Mount driver.
  + New Simulated Pier Side option for all mounts.
  + Added iOptron GEM45 support. (#1041)
  + Added *preliminary* support for iOptron iPolar. (#1043)
  + Update Celestron GPS Guide (#1048)
  + Bug fix: meridian flip working for longer polling intervals (#1042)
  + Update Celestron GPS Guide (#1048)
  + Added recording the absolute position of the focuser to the FITS header (#1052)
  + Fix enabling/disabling DMFC properties and remove dead code (#1050)
  + Enable saving/loading backlash steps and fix motor type select (#1055)

INDI Library v1.8.2 is Released

First release of INDI Core library after split from INDI 3rd party repository. It includes a few new drivers, and fixes to the client library build on Windows in addition to API fixes. Here are some highlights:

  + First release of INDI separate from INDI 3rd party repository.
  + New Pular Domes driver.
  + New MyFocuserPro2 driver.
  + New SteelDriverII focuser driver.
  + New Deep Sky Dad AF3 driver.
  + Fixed INDI Client build on Windows.
  + Fixed weather override functionality in INDI::Weather.
  + Fixed INDI Dome tracking.
  + Updated PCM8 driver to automatically detect mount types.
  + Serial communication polling period is configurable 1-30 secs.
  + Added ISGetConfigSwitch to read switch information directly from config.