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indi-astrolink4usb

astrolink4usb INDI driver supports AstroLink 4 USB device. AstroLink is now available with an integrated USB3.0 hub. The digital part power supply is galvanically isolated from the analog, and the data stream is opto-isolated as well. Out of the box focuser unipolar, bipolar, and microstepping control, regulated PWM outputs, switchable DC outputs, 5V regulated output, overcurrent and overvoltage protection, temperature/humidity/sky temperature sensors – all in one box. Advanced panel software with ASCOM multidriver support to control all functions.

Installing INDI server and libraries

To start you need to download and install INDI environment. See INDI page for details.

Then AstroLink INDI driver needs to be fetched and installed:

git clone https://github.com/astrojolo/astrolink4usb
cd astrolink4usb
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
make
sudo make install

Then indiserver needs to be started with AstroLink drivers:

indiserver -v indi_astrolink4usb

Now AstroLink can be used with any software that supports INDI drivers, like KStars with Ekos.