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===== Technical details ===== | ===== Technical details ===== | ||
- | [[https://motion-project.github.io/|Motion]] was used to stream the output from the USB telescope to a port on the Rasperry Pi. This was then embedded in an img tag on the front end (refreshed twice a second). The movement buttons were PHP wrappers to a python command line program, [[http://lukecole.name/usb_missile_launcher|USB missile launcher]]. | + | [[https://motion-project.github.io/|Motion]] was used to stream the output from the USB telescope to a port on the Rasperry Pi. This was then embedded in an img tag on the front end (refreshed twice a second). The movement buttons were PHP wrappers to a python command line program, [[https://www.lukecole.name/research_and_projects/personal/usb_missile_launcher/|USB missile launcher]] ([[https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbmissile/|sourceforge link]]) |
This command line program took simple parameters to move the USB missile mount, for example to move the launcher right for 30 milliseconds: | This command line program took simple parameters to move the USB missile mount, for example to move the launcher right for 30 milliseconds: | ||
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==== Timelapse ==== | ==== Timelapse ==== | ||
{{:projects:bon-webcam-timelapse.mp4?500|Testing out a timelapse}} | {{:projects:bon-webcam-timelapse.mp4?500|Testing out a timelapse}} | ||
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+ | ==== Installing USBMissileLauncher ===== | ||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/usbmissile/files/usbmissile/1.5/USBMissileLauncher-1.5.tgz/download -o USBMissileLauncher-1.5.tgz | ||
+ | tar zxvf USBMissileLauncher-1.5.tgz | ||
+ | cd USBMissileLauncher-1.5 | ||
+ | sudo apt install libusb-dev | ||
+ | make | ||
+ | </code> |