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Thanks for the info. Doug

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Thanks for the replies. Does anyone know the max seize micro SD card you can use with the Pi and Astroberry as I read people saying its 32gb and other stating its 128gb. If I were to put my USB3.0 GP cam into a USB2.0 port would this cause any problems. Doug

Thanks, I'll plug my mount, focuser, and guide camera into the powered hub and then into the USB 2.0 port on the Pi and my camera and filter wheel into the USB 3.0 port as the focuser goes into the camera hub. This will then leave me one USB 3.0 port available on the Pi for my SSD. Thanks for all the help. Doug

Hi Everyone, Thanks for all the help, it looks like I've now sorted this and have my ASI 1600 camera working Earlier today I did a few tests using 'lsusb'. And with nothing attached I saw the following which appears to be my powered hub. I then attached my Zwo ASI 1600MM to the powered hub and I got this so it looks like the Zwo ASI 1600MM is being recognised as BUS 001 Device 010: ID 04b4:6572 Cypress Semi Conductor Corp. However my camera was not loading when I started EKOS even though I had the Zwo Drivers correctly selected. I then followed the advice of Terry (Thanks Terry) and I took everything out of the PI and connected my Zwo Camera straight to it. When I ran 'lsub', I got the below which is similar to what Terry had This time instead of showing just BUS 001 Device 010: ID 04b4:6572 Cypress Semi Conductor Corp as it did when I ran 'lsusb' with the camera plugged into my hub it also showed the additional ID: 03c3:1603. With the camera still plugged directly into the Pi I set up a test profile for the camera alone and when I started Ekos it loaded correctly as per the below image. Having got the camera to work I then connected the USB for my filter wheel and focuser to the hub on the camera. I also attached the USB for my mount and guide camera directly to the USB 2.0 ports on the Pi . When I set up a test and ran everything it all worked as shown below.:) Hopefully now I'll be able to get everything sorted and can learn more about imaging with KStars/Ekos. I have just a couple of questions to finally get this sorted :- Would it be better to connect my mount USB and Guide Camera USB directly to the Pi using the USB 2.0 ports or am I best connecting them to the powered USB 3.0 hub. My guide camera is a USB3.0 camera but I think it will run on USB 2.0 just a little slower. At the moment I have an SSD connected to one of the USB ports, I could do away with this and add a larger Micro SD card, if I were to do this what is the largest size micro SD card I can use, its mainly for image storage which can get fairly large as we know. If I were to do away with the SSD I could then connect my guide camera directly to the USB 3.0 port which should make it a little faster. Thanks again everyone you've really helped me get this sorted. Doug

Hi, I think the first ASMedia entry may be the Startech hub but I'm not sure. The other two entries look like they may be the Zwo ASI camera but again I'm not sure as they could also be the Altair Astro GP Cam. I should know more when I remove the USB cables from the hub and put them in one at a time and run LSUSB, this will hopefully identify each piece of equipment and I can see if the ASI camera is being detected on the USB port Doug

Hi, Thanks, I'll give it a try later today. Doug

Hi, With regards to 'LSUSB' my idea today was to take all USB's out of the hub and put them in one at a time and run 'LSUSB' to identify which one is for which piece of equipment and if my ASI Camera shows up. Doug

Thanks for the reply, I did that yesterday but being new to Linux etc I could not work out what everything was and wasn't sure if it was seeing my ASI Camera. Here is an image I got of 'Lsusb'

Hi Stuart, Thanks for the reply. I've attached an image of my profile, if you need anything else plse let me know. Doug

Hi, I'm trying to set up Astroberry on my rpi4. I've got all my equipment working most of the time when using my DSLR but I cannot get it to work with my ASI 1600MM. I have replaced the DSLR with the ASI camera and Starlight Filter Wheel. The filter wheel is connected to the hub on the back of the camera. I'm running an ethernet cable from Pi directly to my router, I'm using a Startech powered hub and the original Pi power supply. I have one USB 3.0 cable running from the hub to the USB 3.0 port on the Pi. Having connected the ASI camera I start Ekos and I immediately get a pop up window stating 'No ASI camera detected. Power on?'. The filter wheel connects correctly through the hub on the camera but I cannot get the camera to work. So far I've removed the camera and checked it using the same cables with my laptop and everything worked correctly, I've tried different ports on the hub and checked everything as best but I cannot get the camera to work. Being desperate I've even ordered a new USB 3.0 cable to try even though I know the one I have is working. I'm very new to Linux so this isn't helping me resolve this problem. Has anyone come across this when using an ASI 1600MM with a Pi and if so how did you resolve it. I've asked the same question on the Indi Astroberry Forum but to date I've not had a reply. I've also copied over images and a log file to the indi forum to hopefully assist. Thanks Doug

Thanks for the replies, I'm very new to RPI, Linux etc however I'm using the lockdown to learn. I've set up my pi4 with Astroberry on a 32gb Micro SD Card and once it was all set up I made a copy of the card onto another 32gb micro SD card so I have a backup. Having done this I decided to try using an SSD that I had. I used a 16gb micro SD card and followed the James Chambers Guide. I got it all working and it appears to be much faster once it has booted us so I'm going to use my SSD going forwards. I have however made a few mistakes whilst learning how to operate things which meant I had to re-do the SD card and SSD as I did not know how to back everything up and this is the reason for my question. I am aware that the PI Foundation will update the software in the future so the PI4 boots from the USB 3.0, until then I'll keep using the SSD. I'll have a look at Win32 Imager etc and will get a back-up made Doug

Hi, I'm setting up my pi4 and have set it up to run from my SSD using the 'James Chambers' guide. Now that I've got it all working I was wondering if there is a way to copy/back-up an image of the SSD & SD card to my Win10 laptop in case their is a problem. Thanks Doug

Hi, I'd like to thank you very much for your help, it has been much appreciated. With all the help it looks like I have now managed to connect to the RPI to the internet by plugging the Ethernet cable into it from my router, this appears to be much more stable than using the Wi-Fi hotspot created by the RPI. I have also managed some updates and I will hopefully be able to enjoy it more and see if it will do what I want. No doubt I will have more questions as I start to set the RPI up but I will ask these on Indilib forum. Thanks again for all your help Doug

Thanks for the detailed reply. I have the time, I like some "FUN" and I have a little patience so I'll continue to give it a go. The SD card I'm using is a 16gb Panasonic Micro SDHC Card class 10 which I think is fairly fast and a decent brand. If I understand this correctly what I need to do is get everything sorted so that the RPI produces the Astroberry hotspot when it is turned on. I will then be able to see the hotspot on my laptop and connect to it. Once connected to the hotspot I can then connect to 'Astroberry Server' and in the future I will hopefully be able to control my equipment etc provided it is set up properly. On my mount I have the powered USB 3.0 hub and I will connect the USB cable from this to the RPI and then I'll have an ethernet cable running from the RPI to my laptop in the house. I will need to set up both the RPI and laptop so they communicate with each other over the ethernet cable, I think this is where a 'ssh' file comes in and some sort of viewing software such as Realvnc. I will also need some way of connecting my RPI to my internet to download updates etc and this is where I set everything up so I can connect the RPI to my home internet again using the ethernet cable or wireless internet (if I get it working). Are you able to confirm that this is correct so I can get it straight in my head and I know what my aims are and then I can break them down to achieve each one. Thanks Doug

Thanks for the reply. I'm having a play with an RPI 4 at the moment but I think I may end up getting a NUC in the not to distant future as I cant get the RPI 4 to work. Doug

Hi, Just a quick question If I attach the RPI to my router by an ethernet cable and start it up for the first time do you know what settings I'll need to change to access Astroberry. Doug

Thanks for the lengthy reply. I purchased the RPI4 and other items for it having done some research which I now think may have been wrong:(. I want to use the RPI 4 to control my mount and imaging rig, my initial intention was to place the RPI 4 at the mount and control it from my laptop in the house over an ethernet cable and on the odd occasion when out in the field from my tablet. Now I just want to get the thing working so I haven't wasted my money. Having done my research I believed a RPI 4 with Astroberry Server would be the way for me to proceed. I did have a look at ASIAIR but my research showed that this would only control Zwo Cameras and I use other types. I also looked at Stellar Mate but this just appeared to be a RPI with some licensed software on it and I thought I could do this by purchasing the RPI 4 and putting Astroberry Server onto it. I also read that Stellar Mate was based on a RPI3+ and I thought a RPI 4 would be better. I also looked at using a NUC but the cost put me off a little. I have now purchased having looked at peoples reviews etc the RPI 4 (4gb), Flirc Case, RPI power adaptor, 250gb SSD Drive and adaptor and a 15m Ethernet Cable. I also have the official RPI HDMI cable on route but this will take about a week. When I first read up on this I saw the beginners guide on this forum and thought I would be able to give it a go, as stated I cannot even get past stage 1 and think I may have made a terrible mistake. I have plenty of time on my hands due to the lockdown and the fact that I am semi-retired and I don't mind doing research and learning but everything I trty to do to get the RPI and Astroberry working fails and I end up having to re-format the micro SD card and try again. For some reason when I load the SD card into the RPI and switch it on my computer does not see the hotspot created by the RPI and therefore I cannot access Astroberry. On the odd occasdion it will allow me to access Astroberry but once I'm there I am unable to do anything else as the RPI/software appears to crash. I'll keep trying to see what I can do. Thanks again Doug

Hi, I've resolved the issue with the pop up boxes not being fully on the screen, I had to adjust the screen resolution. Still having to put password everywhere and after changing password in the software I now have to use 2 different passwords I cannot get Astroberry to work from the 'Astroberry Hotspot' without a monitor, keyboard or mouse. I can sometimes get into the software and when I do I change the settings as per the setup guide to try and get the software/RPI to use my home wireless internet., Having added my SSID and internet password the software states that it needs to re-boot. I then try the reboot and it then looks like my RPI/software crashes It does not reload Astroberry, the network settings don't show on my computer, hotspot and wireless connection missing and I cannot get the software to work. I end up having to re-format the micros SD and start again. I've tried about 5 times and have now given up or I'll end up kicking the RPI across the room :(. I've ordered a HDMI cable and I'm going to give it a go using a monitor, keyboard, mouse etc when it arrives which will take about a week. If this doesn't work then I'll have to try something else, this has been a terrible first day. Doug

Hi, My new Raspberry PI4 has just arrived and I am in the process of trying to set it up using Astroberry and the beginners guide by Ian (X6gas). Thanks Ian. I have managed to get the Astroberry softeware onto my Micro SD card and I loaded this into the RPI4 and have turned it on. I am trying to set everything up without a monitor, keyboard or mouse using my laptop. When I turned the RPI4 on I was able to find the Astroberry hotspot and when I signed into this I got the following which I hope is correct. I then went to the start-up page and connected to Astroberry and I have been having a look around the homepage getting myself acquainted with it. When I click on items under Preferences etc another box opens up but this is always to the right hand side of my screen and partly out of sight. I then have to drag and drop the box into the middle of my screen so I can see it properly. Can this be fixed and if so, how do I go about doing it. I've attached an image below to show what I mean. I've also found that I have to keep using the password to open certain items and after I've updated them, is there a way to turn the password protection off etc . Thanks for your help with this, I can see this is going to be a very big learning kerb for me but I'm determined to get it sorted so I can control my telescope. Thanks again Doug

Hi, Thanks for the reply, I'll have to look into this a bit further as I'm not sure I want to leave a fairly expensive NUC at the bottom of my garden overnight as it may disappear. Doug

Hi, I use a Startech 7 port USB 3.0 hub. I have used this for a number of years and find it to be very reliable. It is an active hub so you can plug a 12v supply into it. As the casing is metal I have use some heavy duty velcro on the back of the hub and on the mount. I just push it on when setting up and I've had no problems to date. I've attached a link to the hub but if you shop around you can get it a bit cheaper around £55.00. https://www.startech.com/uk/Cards-Adapters/USB-3.0/Hubs/7-port-usb-3-hub~ST7300U3M. I tried cheaper hubs but wasted my money as they could not deal with the data throughput then this hub was recommended to me and it's been great. Doug

Hi, If I were to look at purchasing a NUC, (mini PC) do I load my software such as Stellerium etc onto the NUC. Once I've done this do I connect the USB 3.0 cable from the hub on my scope to the NUC and then run a Cat 6 cable to my computer in the house. I'm just trying to understand how these work as I'm not brilliant with computers. If not what do I connect the NUC to so I can run the software. What spec of NUC would I need to run my scopec etc and ASI 1600. Thanks Doug

Hi, Thanks for the reply and the link. Ive read the thread and understand a bit better how the data rate is limited, and you won't know if it will work unless you try it. I'll have to look into ways off setting up my scope a bit more, bl--dy Council. Doug

Hi, Thanks for the lengthy reply giving me a few options. I currently use a powerful gaming computer to run my scope, focused, guide camera and imaging rig. It was the data transfer from the cameras over 15m that was worrying me, especially the ASI1600. I will not be using RasberryPI or Linux as I have very limited computer skills and feel this would be beyond me. My computer has a Cat5/6 socket and HDMI socket so I am interested in running Cat5/6 from my scope to the computer. I have 240v at the scope and I could use a transformer to get DC voltage. At the moment all my equipment plugs into the USB 3.0 powered Startech hub. Is there a way to come from the USB 3.0 hub that I have to my computer using the powered Avi/USB/HDMI extender that you mention and what do I need to look for. I would rather try and use Cat5/6 as this is good for 100m. I don't really want to purchase an Eagle or similar system due to cost. Thanks for your help with this. Doug