ASIair Plus -Software / Hardware Spec

[groberts]

I have just taken delivery of a ZWO AM5 mount and a ASIair plus, and would like to control the mount and equipment via an Android tablet.

Couple of questions before purchasing a suitbale tablet:

• What are the minimum / best specs for the said tablet e.g. RAM, memory, speed, Android version etc.?
• What tablets are others succesfully using? 

FYI - I'm considering the Lenovo M10 Plus (3rd Gen) 10.6" Wifi - Tablet 128GB, 4GB RAM which comes with Android 12 installed.

Graham

 

Edited November 14, 2023 by groberts

[Elp]

The minimum requirements are listed on the ZWO product page. That tablet should be fine but more RAM wouldn't hurt.

[bosun21]

ZWO recommends 4GB and above. The Lenovo tablet I bought has 4GB and works just fine. I've even heard of tablets with less than 4GB working as well although I wouldn't risk it.

[groberts]

Thanks.

[bilbo]

All the work is done within the AA+,  The tablet is for remote display and sending instructions., Once you've told the AA+ what you want it to do it just "gets on with it".   Naturally the better the tablet the less problems you will come across. Wifi capabilities vary a lot.

If you have a decent laptop try running the Bluestacks  Android emulator.  I use it on my win10 laptop.  The laptop has proper antenna's giving a better signal/range than my both my Ipad and Ipad pro

Steve