astrodevice

We have hosted the application astrodevice in order to run this application in our online workstations with Wine or directly.

Quick description about astrodevice:

astroDevice is a software platform for the control of astronomical instruments (telescope mount, filter wheel, focuser and CCD) through a single interface. This platform manages any astronomical device through plug-ins. It can manage multiple devices of same type (eg two telescope mounts). astroDevice is an alternative to ASCOM and INDI by providing a common interface between each device type and astronomy software such as Starry Night, KStars, Skychart and Stellarium. The platform is based on a client-server architecture to provide the ability to control the astronomical devices remotely.

Features:

• Multi-OS (Windows, Linux and OS X)
• Based on a client/server architecture for provide the ability to control the astronomical devices remotely
• Drivers telescopes, cameras, filters wheels, focusers, rotators, domes and safety monitors
• Manage multiple devices of same type (eg two telescope mounts)
• Handles all astronomical devices through plugins

Audience: Science/Research.
User interface: Java SWT.
Programming Language: C++, Java.
Database Environment: JDBC, MySQL.

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