I'm looking at the configuration in the source code, and I wondering if it's possible to use both WiFi and USB without reflashing.
I'd like to be able to have a single controller work from my Android phone for visual, and to be able to connect a USB cable when I've got my imaging laptop set up.
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the firmware requires a reprogram to use either local serial or wifi, too difficult to get them to play nice together.
But if you have an imaging laptop you could create a hotspot on your laptop that the controller can connect to.
It is very likely that the existing bluetooth and local serial support is deprecated in the next release.
For the other esp32 projects, this is already the case or already slotted to occur on the next release.
regards
Robert
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The serial port is well covered by other focusers.
For the esp32, it is better used as a diagnostic/trace tool whilst the focuser runs on Wifi. And so that is where the use of the serial port is headed.
One has to to remember that a lot is being asked of the chip, with a lot going on, it is
pretty remarkable that it can do all it is doing right now. these are pretty serious and intensive things, ascom server, web server, admin server, tcpip server etc, I am still amazed to this day
how it manages to cope with all of that.
Cheers
Robert
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My thought is that I've already got wires running for my camera already, so an extra wire is no big deal.
I suppose the target setup is for it to be entirely transparent (i.e. turn on and forget), and the only thing you need to connect for is if you want some info from the controller.
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Hi Tom
Wires? With a ESP32 WiFi controller?
Serial is not always the best answer. More data means higher baud rates to be effective (keep lengthof data transfers down). Higher baud rates means more chance of noise and errors in transmission/reception of data.
If have phone will travel. Personally I like to use my 10.5 inch tablet for monitoring things and let the computer connect via ascom remote. Ans I can also plug the tablet via usb-usc adapter to monitor serial port messages if required (but not on cold nights).
Cheers
Robert
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I'm looking at the configuration in the source code, and I wondering if it's possible to use both WiFi and USB without reflashing.
I'd like to be able to have a single controller work from my Android phone for visual, and to be able to connect a USB cable when I've got my imaging laptop set up.
Hi Tom
the firmware requires a reprogram to use either local serial or wifi, too difficult to get them to play nice together.
But if you have an imaging laptop you could create a hotspot on your laptop that the controller can connect to.
It is very likely that the existing bluetooth and local serial support is deprecated in the next release.
For the other esp32 projects, this is already the case or already slotted to occur on the next release.
regards
Robert
Thanks for the reply Robert!
I'm a bit surprised that local serial is likely to go away.
The serial port is well covered by other focusers.
For the esp32, it is better used as a diagnostic/trace tool whilst the focuser runs on Wifi. And so that is where the use of the serial port is headed.
One has to to remember that a lot is being asked of the chip, with a lot going on, it is
pretty remarkable that it can do all it is doing right now. these are pretty serious and intensive things, ascom server, web server, admin server, tcpip server etc, I am still amazed to this day
how it manages to cope with all of that.
Cheers
Robert
My thought is that I've already got wires running for my camera already, so an extra wire is no big deal.
I suppose the target setup is for it to be entirely transparent (i.e. turn on and forget), and the only thing you need to connect for is if you want some info from the controller.
Hi Tom
Wires? With a ESP32 WiFi controller?
Serial is not always the best answer. More data means higher baud rates to be effective (keep lengthof data transfers down). Higher baud rates means more chance of noise and errors in transmission/reception of data.
If have phone will travel. Personally I like to use my 10.5 inch tablet for monitoring things and let the computer connect via ascom remote. Ans I can also plug the tablet via usb-usc adapter to monitor serial port messages if required (but not on cold nights).
Cheers
Robert