TrekFi - WiFi module, for direct control of EQ mounts SkyWatcher, ORION - $49.

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TrekFi is a wireless adapter for direct control of mounts SkyWatcher, ORION.

Connect TrekFi instead of hand controller SynTrek or SynScan and get wireless GoTo!!!

The WiFi module settings are made from the WEB interface.

The WiFi module works as an access point and can be used to connect all your astro devices to a single network!

GETTING STARTED:

1. Connect the Wi-Fi adapter TrekFi instead of the manual controller on the mount.

2.Turn power on the mount.

3. Then on your PC or mobile device, connect to an access point with SSID - TrekFi.

If the device asks for a password during the connection - enter the line "12345678" and click "OK".

This adapter allows full control of telescope`s mount through the WiFi of a laptop or PC, works on SkySafari Android app too.

Allows full control with any planetarium software ASCOM compatible like Stellarium, Cartes Du Ciel, Maxim DL, EQMod and others.

Allow pulse guiding. A game-pad can be plugged on the laptop or PC to get manual control.

For use the adapter on PC you need to install EQMod and ASCOM platform:

EQMod

ASCOM

To connect EQmod to TrekFi you need to install a bridge TCP to COM. This can be done, for example, using the free utilities com0com and com2tcp or other applications. No SynTrek or SynScan handset needed.

To work with mobile devices, you need to install the:

App Virtuoso

and

SkySafari

applications for Android. App Virtuoso provides a bridge between the mounts and the SkySafari application.

 

Setting up the Virtuoso App:

1. Click on the "Mount" button and the "Waiting for connection" line.

2. In the menu that appears, select "Wifi Devices" and click "Yes".

3. Click "Accept Changes".

Now you can control the mount from Virtuoso. Next, you need to align the mount to 2 stars.

To do

1. Click on the "Tracking" button and the line "Aligned".

2.Choose the first star and press and press "Accept".

3.Press the "Aligned" line again.

4.Choose the second star and press and press "Accept".

After aligning the telescope, you can connect SkySafari.

 

Control telescope on the sample program SKY SAFARI:

1.After downloading the program, go to Settings, «Settings» button.

2.Scroll down to «Telescope» section and click on the «Setup» button.

3.Select the type of equipment used «Scope Type - SynScan» and type mount «Mount Type - Equatorial Goto (German)», also select the wireless connection type in Section Communication Settings -« Connect via Wi-Fi ».

4.In IP address, type the address (127.0.0.1) indicated on your TrekFi adapter.

5.In the Port field, enter - 4030.

6.Return to the main menu and press the Connect button.

If done correctly, you will hear a pleasant sound, and the screen will display a crosshair with concentric circles showing where looking telescope, and on each side there will be buttons move the telescope along the axes of the mount.

You can now direct the telescope at the object using a large database of celestial objects Sky Safari, why use search - «Search» button and select an item from the list, then click «GoTo». It is also possible to direct the telescope at an object on the screen, which you need to click first on it and then on the button «GoTo». For more details how to use all the features of the program, see its official website Sky Safari.