INDI Library v1.8.0 is Released

INDI Library v1.8.0 is mostly a maintenance release to fix a few bugs in several drivers.

From 1.7.9 to 1.8.0

  + iOptron CEM40 driver.
  + QHYCCD CFW1 driver.
  + Decode ATIK firmware version correctly.
  + Apply gamma when downscaling 16bit to 8bit stream.
  + Improve reliability of sendBlob.
  + GPSD driver should use raw GPS time by default.
  + add watchProperty to make client only request and only process properties of interest.
  + Prevents indi_fli_wheel crash for FLI-CFW-1-8 model.
  + Fix communication issues in Vixen Starbook driver.
  + Fix Dew control and Current sensing on PPB.
  + Fix out-of-bounds access in 420p conversion in V4L2 driver.
  + Fix Atik guide ST4 pulses.
  + ASI Camera SDK 1.14.0715 update.
  + QHY SDK updated to 5.1.0.

INDI Library v1.7.9 is Released

INDI Library v1.7.9 is mostly a maintenance release to fix a few bugs in several drivers.

Highlights:

  + New Astromechanic Light Pollution Meter driver.
  + New FCUSB driver.
  + SestoSenso driver motion issues resolved.
  + LX200 drivers can operate over TCP.
  + Fix TCFS issue when temperature sensor is not connected.
  + Experimental support for KMTronic USB Relay Serial for Nikon cameras.
  + Fix RA drift with HEQ5 firmware 106.
  + Added dead-zones to joystick driver.
  + Update ASI EAF SDK to version 0.1.0524.
  + QHY SDK updated to 5.0.9.

INDI Library v1.7.8 is Released

Mid year release of INDI Library v1.7.8 comes with a few drivers and improvements to to existing drivers.

Highlights:

  + New Omegon EQ500X mount driver.
  + New TALON6 dome driver.
  + New Astromechanics focuser driver.
  + New DeepSkyDad AF2 focuser driver.
  + New Apogee CFW filter wheel driver.
  + Support for Radio Detector Streaming.
  + ScopeDome fixes and improvements.
  + Fixed Vixen Starbook version detection bug.
  + Fixed Avalon Stargo Connect/Disconnect issue.
  + Improved detection of Quantum wheel.
  + Update Celestron SCT focuser to prevent moves when not calibrated.
  + Improve Sync, Park, Focus Max in DreamFocuser driver.
  + Implemented UI for PWM Outputs for OnStep
  + Fixed subframe capture in QHY driver.
  + ASI SDK updated to v1.14.0425.
  + QHY SDK updated to 5.0.5.

INDI Library v1.7.7 is Released

A couple of new drivers and a lot of bug fixes and enhancements to the existing drivers and infrastructure. Here are some of the highlights:

  + New DreamFocuser driver.
  + New BeeFocus driver.
  + New Weather Safety Proxy driver.
  + Nexdome driver rewritten to INDI standards.
  + DSP & Radio Detector improvements.
  + Vixen Starbook driver received numerous updates and fixes.
  + Celestron driver supports focuser control directly.
  + Celestron driver resumes from last alignment. Fixed hibernation.      
  + Fixed QHY filter wheel issues & live streaming.
  + Fixed QHY temperature controls in manual and auto modes.
  + ATIK SDK updated & fixed filter wheel issues.
  + Fix bulb exposures initiated with shutter release cable on Pentax cameras.      
  + QHY and SDR drivers enabled back on MacOS.
  + Weather drivers offer a weather override toggle.
  + All iOptron drivers now park to Alt/Az coordinates.
  + Dome and Telescope scripts use safer methods to create temporary files.
  + Enhanced performance and reliability of SestoSenso driver.
  + Enhanced and extended telescope joystick controls.
  + ASI SDK updated to v1.14.0227. Fixed asynchronous image loading.
  + QHY SDK updated to 5.0.3.

INDI Library v1.7.6 is Released

First release of 2019 comes with quite a few new drivers across the board along with significant performance improvements to INDI camera and live streaming performance. Many drivers received significant updates to improve performance & stability, while a few were re-written from scratch to be in line with INDI standards. Here are some of the highlights:

From 1.7.5 to 1.7.6

  + New SBIG Adaptive Optics driver.
  + New Pegasus Ultimate Power Box & Pocket Box drivers.
  + New official Atik driver.
  + New Vixen Starbook driver.
  + New Avalon StarGo mount driver.
  + New ScopeDome driver.
  + New Lacerta MFOC focuser driver.
  + New DeepSkyDad AF1 driver.
  + New Talon6 RoR driver.
  + New Celestron SCT focuser driver (standalone).
  + New release for OnStep driver with numerous updates and fixes.
  + Synscan driver is written from scratch again with support for pulse guiding.
  + nFocus and nStep drivers are written from scratch to support all features.
  + Significant performance improvements in all camera drivers.
  + Support for compressed FITS files via fpack lossless compression.
  + DSP Library added to INDI driver.
  + INDUINO driver fixes and updates.
  + Update QHY driver and QHY SDK to v4.0.12
  + Numerous updates to INDI::Detector and Radio Astronomy drivers.
  + DSPAU updated to v2.0.7
  + Fixed SestoSenso absolute position saved value.
  + Fixed bug in Astrophysics driver for pulse guide > 999ms.
  + Fixed & improved Touptek drivers.
  + Fixed & improved Altair drivers.
  + V4L2 drivers reports Pixel Size plus Autodetect/Collection Link.
  + Correct order of Bayer pattern in DSLR RAW.
  + Fixed USBFocusV3 connection issues.
  + Improve indiserver message queue memory management.
  + SSAG driver abort fix.
  + Fix bulb exposures initiated with shutter release cable on Pentax cameras.
  + Fix negative declination issue in synscan.
  + Added fix for QHY5-M- CancelQHYCCDExposing* crash
  + Fixed Temma guiding with PHD2.
  + Fixed TCFS position and temperature.
  + Fixed race condition when using multiple devices that can park.
  + Fixes to INDI::Weather interface.
  + Initialize backlash on eqmod connect.
  + Focuser Interface should now natively support Focus Max Limit, Sync, and Reverse Direction.
  + Preliminary support for Websockets in INDI::CCD. It is off by default.
  + MacOS build fixes.

INDI Library v1.7.5 is Released

Few new drivers plus the usual improvements and bugfixes.

From 1.7.4 to 1.7.5

  + New Altair Cameras driver.
  + New Touptek Cameras.
  + New standalone QHY CFW driver.
  + New manual filter wheel driver.
  + New OpenWeatherMap driver.
  + New OnFocus driver.
  + Support for AZ-GTi driver via EQMod.
  + Support for Gemini SnapCap driver.
  + Support for FocusCube.
  + limesdr (Software Defined Radio) driver fixes & improvements.
  + MGEN driver updates and fixes.
  + RTL-SDR driver updates and fixes.
  + arduino driver updates and fixes.
  + Duplicate models handling in multiple drivers.
  + Add fallback shutters speed for some GPhoto cameras.
  + Add pier side support to Celestron and Synscan drivers.
  + Add focus limits to SestoSenso driver.
  + Major update to USBFocusV3 driver.
  + Added stream struct and some astronomic helpers to libdspau.
  + OnStep fixes and updates.
  + FocusLynx refactor and updates.
  + Geographic location update fixes in mount driver.
  + Parking support in SS2000PC mount.
  + TCFS refactoring and fixes.
  + WeatherWatcher socket bug fixes.
  + Fix Synscan J2000 epoch issue.
  + Fix DSUSB GPhoto bug when capturing short exposures.
  + Add option to force BULB by default in GPhoto driver.
  + Add XPIXSX and YPIXSX for logical binned pixel size.
  + Fix problem with handling XML entities between clients, servers, and drivers.
  + Fix feature stacking streamed frames to simulate absolute exposure.
  + Fix iOptron guide rates.
  + Fix iOptron calender setting.
  + Removed libapogee libboost dependency.
  + Removed Zulu prefix in FITS header timestamp.
  + Updated Morovian SDK (0.3.5)
  + Updated QHY SDK (4.0.1)
  + Updated ZWO SDK (1.13.0930)

INDI Library v1.7.4 is Released

Few new drivers plus improvements and fixes to existing drivers.

From 1.7.2 to 1.7.4

  + New Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD driver.
  + New INDI FFMPEG-based Webcam driver.
  + New ZWO USB2ST4 driver.
  + New Arduino ST4 driver.
  + New Weather Watcher driver.
  + Optec IFW to support TCP/IP.
  + Added color support for OGV recorder.
  + Pulse Command now turned on by default.      
  + Support for Park Positions 1/2/3/4 in Astrophsyics driver. Fixed pulse guiding.
  + Add DSLR temperature reporting.
  + Add support for GRBG pixel layout (8-bit) used by things such as NexImage 5.
  + Improved Pulse Guiding in EQMod.
  + Fixed EQMod DEC Inversion which caused issues with PHD2.
  + Fixex checksum error in maxdomeii. Implement dome motion buttons.
  + Fixed tracking issue in EQMod when using a joystick.
  + Fixex pier side reporting for 10Micron mounts.
  + Fixed protocol issue with ethernet connection to AP GTOCP4.
  + Fixed Celestron Pulse guiding.
  + Fixed occasional filter loading issues.
  + Add additional FITS Keyword SITELAT and SITELONG.
  + Add custom max filter count to trutech.
  + Add Zulu postfix to UTC time in FITS header.
  + Increase usbfs_memory to 256 for all USB cameras as it helps under ARM architecture.
  + SBIG, SSAG, Moravian, Radio, Fishcamp & FLI driver support under MacOS.      
  + Updated QHY SDK to 2.0.10.

INDI Library v1.7.2 is Released

A minor bugfix release.

From 1.7.0 to 1.7.2

  + Fixed live view, mirror locking, and ghost images in GPhoto driver.
  + Warn user when configuration files are owned by root.
  + Fix setting of GPS Interface in GPS derived classes.
  + Added camera download speed options to FLI driver.
  + Added NIR preflash for Moravian CCD if hardware supports it.
  + Several Pyrix rotator fixes.
  + Fix incorrect use of sizeof.

INDI Library v1.7.1 is Released

This is mostly a hotfix for INDI API version that was not updated properly to 1.7.0 in the previous release. It also includes fixes to Astrophysics driver in addition to more code cleanup and refactoring.

INDI Library v1.7.0 is Released

INDI development team is happy to announce the release of INDI Library v1.7.0. This new exciting release builds on the maturity of INDI Library and comes with many new supported devices and fixes for existing drivers. Here are some of the highlights:

  + Updated QHY SDK.
  + FLI drivers are now based on libusb rather than legacy kernel driver.
  + New CEM120 mount driver.
  + New Explore Scientific PMC8 driver
  + Several memory leaks were fixed.
  + Added support for background flushing for FLI CCDs.
  + Added preliminary support for CCD rapid captures on the millisecond range.
  + SX CCD driver updated to support ICX453 & M25C.
  + SX AO driver updated to emply INDI serial connection plugin.
  + Fix timing issue with GPhoto making it stuck in busy state after initial capture.
  + ASI driver enhancements. Video format recall fix.
  + MaxDomeII driver refactored and updated.
  + Several fixes for Gemini Integra driver.
  + Polling period for most drivers is now customizable.
  + GPhoto driver supported Abort exposure. Subframing fixes.
  + GPS driver can set system time from GPS source.
  + Astrophyics Experimental Driver with multi-parking support.
  + Numerous OnStep driver fixes and updates.
  + SkySensor2000 Pulse guiding support.
  + Prevent sandbox ACCESS_VIOLATION on Gentoo
  + Celestron driver refactoring and support for high-precision formats.
  + Fixed script execution in scripting gateways
  + Fix flags for Cygwin.
  + Fix non-standard POSIX C functions.
  + Replace deprecated usleep with nanosleep.
  + CCD & Telescope simulator updated so that can be used effectively in any combination with physical devices.

Thanks to all the great open source contributors who made this release possible: https://github.com/indilib/indi/graphs/contributors