Hardware compatibility list

Hardware compatibility list

This page lists some devices and the status of their Linux driver or software used to control it. Most devices don't need drivers but software managing them. Many devices not listed below are supported by the INDI distributed abstraction layer. If you have some devices, you shall add them to the list or leave comments on how they work with Linux. For now, if the experience you have is with a different operating system, like FreeBSD or Mac OS X, you can put it on this page too.

Cameras

INDI list of compatible cameras.

• For DLSR (reflex cameras), no need to make a full list of devices, they all can be controlled from the USB port using gphoto2. cccd can also use DSLR.
• QSI cameras have a control API made by the manufacturer and software using it already exists with lots of features (including autoguiding): GoQat.
• Atik cameras now supported by a non-free INDI driver. Code is being rewritten, but will remain non-free, for newer cameras support and easier maintenance.
• TSNK-lab ICX285AL cameras, QHY5, QHY6, QHY9, QHY8L and DSI2PRO are supported by cccd. The QHY5 and QHY6 cameras are also supported by Qastrocam-g2. oaCapture also supports the QHY5M.
• Apogee Alta and SBIG cameras are supported by the INDI-compatible XmCCD.
• V4L2 compatible devices (webcams and video grabbers for example) are handled by many capture and guiding software.
• Starlight Xpress cameras by GoQat and oaCapture
• Finger Lakes Instruments (FLI) supported by INDI
• The Imaging Source Firewire devices, in particular the DMK series cameras, using oaCapture, Coriander or GoQat.

And from external source, these cameras also seem to be supported:

• Moravian Instruments G0 to G4
• Andor

Telescope mounts or control devices

INDI list of compatible mounts (see the categories linked in this page too). Besides INDI, here's a list of mounts that are working with particular software.

• LX200-compatible mounts: Meade, Losmandy, Astro-Physics and so on.
• Skywatcher HEQ5 and EQ6 are supported by INDI drivers. Orion and Celestron mounts may be used with software compatible with Skywatchers.
• Takahashi Temma-type mounts are supported by Temma-tools, a free software whose last version was released in 2008.
• Paramount by Bisque is supported by RTS2
• Argo Navis is supported by Kstars at least, since 2005. It also seems that there is a Linux and Mac OS X-compatible software on the installation CD provided by the manufacturer.
• MCMTII is currently only fully compatible with Windows software, like PRISM or Ascom-compatible software. However, a setup console program for windows. A free alternative exists, but is not completely finished. It provides a basic command line utility and INDI driver and relative GoTo should work with CdC or XEphem.

Focusers

Many are supported by INDI, here is the list.

• Robofocus is supported by GoQat amongst others.

Filter wheels

Many filter wheels are made for a camera, and in this case, they are often compatible with software compatible with the camera. For example, GoQat supports QSI and Starlight Xpress filter wheels. INDI supports many wheels (list).

RS232 / USB converters

Most of them are handled by Linux, a list has to be done.

Linux kernel sources links: documentation on usb serial devices and drivers and list of files in drivers/usb/serial (= list of chipset names).

USB video grabbers

Many are handled by Linux too. The LinuxTV project has a wiki with a list of supported devices. Linux exposes these interfaces with the V4L API, so they can be used the same way as webcams.

The em28xx chipset is an example of chipset used by many consumer products (see list). See links CARDLIST.* on the left for lists of products embedding other chipsets.

• KÖNIG CMP-USBVG6 is being tested. Its embeds the Trident TM5600 chipset and the Xceive XC2028 tuner. Here is the internal Link to the test of the device.