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INDI

What is INDI?

INDI is a control protocol used in several astronomy applications to control astronomical instruments. KStars is an INDI Client. That is, it can use INDI to control many telescopes, CCDs, focusers, and other instruments supported by INDI. Using KStars & INDI, you can track your telescope's movements, and you can tell the scope to move to any location in your map. Furthermore, you can connect to your CCD camera and download images directly to KStars for viewing and editing.

Since INDI supports Video4Linux devices, using your webcam for astronomical purposes is easy with KStars. You can stream video and save snapshots or capture images using KStars automated Image Capture tool. Thanks to INDI server/client architecture, you can remotely control all your instruments even if they are located in different locations. And with KStars Script Builder, you can write complicated scripts using a simple GUI to orchestrate your automated observation runs.

KStars conforms to INDI Wire Protocol v1.6. For more information on INDI in KStars, please refer to the KStars' handbook. To find if your device is supported by INDI, please refer to INDI's devices page. If you're having trouble with INDI in KStars, you should check out INDI's Wiki and INDI's FAQ.

Jasem Mutlaq
mutlaqja AT ikarustech DOT com

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