Description:

Library:

• indiclient.py implements the client side of the INDI protocol for Python. It provides handy little functions to write INDI scripts easily. It provides a more sophisticated object oriented interface to write more complex INDI clients  (see documentation)
  
• gtkindiclient  implements methods to bind INDI objects to GTK objects. It provides handy little functions to connect widgets to INDI objects, hiding the complexity of GTK. (see documentation).
  

Requirements:

Installation for Windows:

• Go to Control Panel -> Programms -> Turn Windows Features On / Off
• The Windows Features Dialog will open
• Scroll to the bottom
• Enable Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Press OK
• Install the App "Ubuntu 18.04" from the Windows Appstore.
• When stating the app for the first time you will be asked to set your username and password, which you need to remember
• In the App type sudo apt-get install indi-bin and press Enter. You will then need to enter the password you defined above
• The download and installation will take some time.
• In die Ubuntu App run indiserver indi_simulator_ccd indi_simulator_telescope
• and keep the App open and running.
• Download DCD
• Unpack the archive using Winzip or any other file extractor you are familiar with.
• Follow these Instructions to install Python 3 and GTK
• Start dcd.py just same way you started hello.py in the instructions you just did.
• Connect to localhost on port 7624
  

Installation for Linux and other operating systems:

• sudo apt-get install indi-bin
• sudo apt install python-gi python-gi-cairo python3-gi python3-gi-cairo gir1.2-gtk-3.0
• run indiserver indi_simulator_ccd indi_simulator_telescope
• and keep the termial open and running.
• Download DCD
• Extract it tar -xvf dcd-*.tar
• cd dcd
• python3 dcd.py
  

Optional packages:

cd dcd/lib
python setup.py install
# This installs a mini C library to do gamma correction
# brightness and contrast adjustment
# The source is given in previewcrunch.c 

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