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To connect to the EQMod mount from a PC, Mac or a device like Raspberry PI, use a USB cable (if this is supported by the mount) or a EQDirect USB cable (such as those offered by Shoestring Astronomy). If you plan to use EQMod driver with AstroEQ, make sure to use the latest firmware v8.11+ as prior AstroEQ versions will fail to work with EQMod. Sidereal, lunar, solar and custom trackrates.

Independent slew speeds for both axes variable between x0.05 to x800 of the sidereal rate (step x0.05).

Multiple alignment point and alignment algorithm support.

In normal operation, higher level software, such as EKOS, will control the mount, but this document will utilise the INDI control panel GUI to explain the available features. The INDI control panel exposes data associated with the device and permits parameters to be set. For wired connections, using EQDirect cable is recommeneded.

However, this approach can be problematic and generally not recommended. The EQMod Mount driver can also be used with the Synscan controller if PC Direct Mode is enabled in the handset. It can directly drive SkyWatcher and similar mounts through a serial port (see EQDIRECT interface for more details), or any other mount hardware which uses this protocol. This INDI EQMod Mount driver interacts with a mount controller using the Skywatcher Protocol through a serial link. Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get install indi-eqmod Under Ubuntu, you can install it via:: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa The EQMod Mount driver is available for download as a 3rd party driver from INDI's download page.