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IPARCOS

IPARCOS (Indi Protocol Android Remote COntrol Software) is an INDI client for Android. It features an INDI control panel, a mount and focuser controller and a database of objects to point the telescope.

Features

• Mount and focuser controller with directional pads and speed controls
• Database full of objects to which you can point the telescope directly from the app
• INDI control panel compatible with every device (BLOB properties not yet supported)
• Languages: English, Italian and French (partial translation)

Screenshots

Installing IPARCOS

• From Google Play: no more available, please upgrade to Telescope.Touch
• From the .apk file:
  • Allow apps from unknown sources in the Android settings (Settings → Security → Unknown sources)
  • Download and install the latest release from the GitHub project page

Usage

1. Prerequisite

• Minimum Android version: 5.0
• An INDI server must be running on the remote computer.
• You must have network access to the server.
  • To achieve this, the Android device and the remote computer can be placed on your home network.
  • Alternatively, you can create a wireless network with your Android device and connect the remote computer to this network.

2. Connection:

• Choose the server address in the list or press on "Add server" to add a new server in the list
• Optionally, you can change the port number if you do not use the default value for the INDI protocol (7624)
• Click on "Connect"

3. Use the INDI control panel

• Click on the gear icon in the navigation bar to display the control panel
• Use the tabs to switch between the devices
• The properties of the device are displayed in a list. Click on a property to edit it or show the details.

4. Control the telescope motion

• Press the joystick to display the telescope motion control panel
• The buttons will be enabled or disabled depending on the devices features.
• If the device is not connected, the properties may not appear and the buttons will be disabled

5. Focuser control

• Supports speed control, focus in/out and absolute position

Developed by

• Marco Cipriani (@marcocipriani01)
• Romain Fafet (@farom57)

Thanks to

• @theChef613 for his support and testing

Used Libraries

• INDIForJava, LGPL v3 license
• DragListView, Apache 2.0 license