iKarus Stellar Mate Plus, User Manual

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The StellarMate Plus Manual
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Connection Status
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Green : device is connected.
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Yellow : connecting to device.
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Red : connecting to device failed.
Connection Mode
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Serial: For mounts, filter wheels, and focusers that are connected via a Serial-to-USB
adapter. To connect to serial devices, you need to select the port and baud rate.
StellarMate provides the detected system ports in a dropdown menu to select from, but
you can also enter your own port manually.
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Network: For any network-enabled device (e.g. Mounts over WiFi like SkyWatcher AZ-
Gti).To connect to networked devices, ensure they are connected to the same network
where StellarMate is connected to. You need to enter the hostname or preferably the IP
address of the device in addition to the connection port and connection type (TCP or
UDP).
Baud Rate : Set the devices baud rate
Connect All : Connects to all the devices and closes the Port Selector
When connecting a serial device, you can specify the port by selecting from the dropdown
or typing it in the text field