iKarus Stellar Mate Plus, User Manual

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Every time the StellarMate Mobile App is connected to StellarMate, it syncs both time and
location information from the tablet/phone GPS. If the SM App is not used (for example,
when using Ekos on a PC/Mac), then StellarMate relies primarily on RTC as the time
source.
In KStars, it is possible to specify the Time Source . Click on Settings → Configure KStars
→ INDI.
By default, KStars is the source of all time and location information. The KStars time
depends on the system time for StellarMate, and therefore depends on the RTC. If
StellarMate is connected to the internet, the system would also synchronize the time to
online time servers and synchronize the RTC clock accordingly. Now both the internet time
and RTC clock are again in sync to account for any drifts that might build up in the RTC.
After connecting the SM App to StellarMate, the KStars’ location is updated to the
tablet/mobile GPS location. You can also change the KStars location from Settings →
Geographic and then select or add a new location.
Tip
You can use StellarMate App to quickly synchronize StellarMate Plus time and
location. The time and location are automatically set whenever the App
communicates with StellarMate. Afterwards, you may continue to use the SM
App, or use Ekos to setup your astrophotography workflow.
Therefore, in KStars, the time and location information MASTER source can be selected