nexstarctl to run in windows online over linux online

We have hosted the application nexstarctl to run in windows online over linux online in order to run this application in our online workstations with Wine or directly.

Quick description about nexstarctl to run in windows online over linux online:

This module implements the serial commands supported by the Celestron
NexStar hand control (HC) and SkyWatcher/Orion SynScan HC. This applies
to the Celestron: NexStar GPS, NexStar GPS-SA, NexStar iSeries, NexStar
SE Series, NexStar GT, CPC, SLT, Advanced-VX, Advanced-GT, CGE, CGEM etc.
SkyWatcher: EQ5, HEQ5, EQ6 (Pro), AZ-EQ5 GT, AZ-EQ6 GT, EQ8 etc. and the
corresponding Orion mounts.

Communication to the hand control is 9600 bits/sec, no parity and one stop bit via the RS-232 port on the base of the hand control.

For extended example how to use this perl module look in to the distribution folder for nexstarctl.pl. This program is a complete console tool to control NexStar telesctopes based on NexStarCtl module.

To control network based telescopes nexbridge must be used on the remote site.
https: //sourceforge.net/projects/nexbridge/

Features:

• Can control network exported mounts with nexbridge
• nexstarctl - console tool to illustrate how to use the library and control your telescope
• All published NexStar commands are supported
• Full SkyWatcher / Orion support (HC firmware > X.38.6)
• Record / Play PEC data
• Download / uplod PEC data from/to the mount
• Set / Get mount backlash settings
• Set / Get autoguide rate
• Some AUX commands are supported since v.0.10
• Both Equatorial and Alt/Az mounts are supported
• Coordinates can be converted to the current epoch
• Works with Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Solaris and Windows

Audience: Science/Research, Developers.

Programming Language: Perl.

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