Virtuoso Telescope Control
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About Virtuoso Telescope Control
Virtuoso App is a driver for Altazimutal and Equatorial Mounts from SkyWatcher, made by Armazém do Telescópio, specially designed to work with SkySafari. it can connect to the telescope directly by appropriate Wifi, Bluetooth and USB serial Devices. It is also possible to control the app throught a computer using The Stellarium Control Protocol. Optimized to run in tablets with screens of 7'' or more, altought it also runs in lower screens models.
Features:
- Connection with the telescope: Wifi, USB Serial or Bluetooth(Only direct connect)
- Integrated Control Panel
- 2-Star alignment
- Control throught SkySafari(Tablet or smartphone) and Stellarium(Requires external computer)
- Automatic track
- Track rates: Sidereal, lunar, solar, king and custom
- Park function
How to use it:
In Virtuoso app:
- Choose connection type(Bluetooth, Wifi or USB) by tapping over "Waiting for connection"
- Choose the device you want to connect by tapping over it, or in case of a Wifi-RS232 device, insert the IP/Port of the device and tap in "Accept Changes". In case of the driver starts to complain about I/O errors, check if the telescope and the device are properly powered on and try again.
- Choose the mount if the driver don't detected it automatically
- Choose the mount type(Altazimutal ou Equatorial)
- You're ready to go
In SkySafari
- Go to Settings > Telescope > Setup
- In Equipment Seection session, Select "SkyWatcher Synscan"
- In Mount Type session, choose Alt-Az goto, Equatorial Goto (Fork) or Equatorial Goto (German), according to the type you choose for you mount.
- In Communication Settings, choose "Connect via Wifi" and insert "IP Address": 127.0.0.1 and "Port Number": 4030
- Go back to the main screen of the app
- Tap in Telescope, then Connect
- You're ready to go!
Features:
- Connection with the telescope: Wifi, USB Serial or Bluetooth(Only direct connect)
- Integrated Control Panel
- 2-Star alignment
- Control throught SkySafari(Tablet or smartphone) and Stellarium(Requires external computer)
- Automatic track
- Track rates: Sidereal, lunar, solar, king and custom
- Park function
How to use it:
In Virtuoso app:
- Choose connection type(Bluetooth, Wifi or USB) by tapping over "Waiting for connection"
- Choose the device you want to connect by tapping over it, or in case of a Wifi-RS232 device, insert the IP/Port of the device and tap in "Accept Changes". In case of the driver starts to complain about I/O errors, check if the telescope and the device are properly powered on and try again.
- Choose the mount if the driver don't detected it automatically
- Choose the mount type(Altazimutal ou Equatorial)
- You're ready to go
In SkySafari
- Go to Settings > Telescope > Setup
- In Equipment Seection session, Select "SkyWatcher Synscan"
- In Mount Type session, choose Alt-Az goto, Equatorial Goto (Fork) or Equatorial Goto (German), according to the type you choose for you mount.
- In Communication Settings, choose "Connect via Wifi" and insert "IP Address": 127.0.0.1 and "Port Number": 4030
- Go back to the main screen of the app
- Tap in Telescope, then Connect
- You're ready to go!
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
- Equatorial movements in strict mode, including mount flip when passes the meridian limit
- Orion Merlin/Telestrack support
- Many bug fixes
- Two experimental features: backlash and Point Alignment Enhancement(PAE)
- Many thanks to Charles Linn, Cathy & Tex for the bug reports and testing(Sorry for the long absence)
- Equatorial movements in strict mode, including mount flip when passes the meridian limit
- Orion Merlin/Telestrack support
- Many bug fixes
- Two experimental features: backlash and Point Alignment Enhancement(PAE)
- Many thanks to Charles Linn, Cathy & Tex for the bug reports and testing(Sorry for the long absence)
More downloads Virtuoso Telescope Control reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads Virtuoso Telescope Control reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
More downloads Virtuoso Telescope Control reached 500 - 1 000 downloads
Price update Price changed from $9.99 to $10.00.
What are users saying about Virtuoso Telescope Control
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Easy to connect mount via BT2EQ5 dongle. No need for laptop and eqascom when on a trip away from home base. Opened up a whole viewing experience. Thanks
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I purchased the bluetooth adapter and it works perfectlly with my Skywatcher Star Discovery. Good job!
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It's saying license failed, you need to purchase this driver in order to use it but the app was free and I got it here.
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This is so so hard for use
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1) For an "astronomical" application I find it a little strange that it doesn't have a "Night Mode" (low light, red color and tones only) . 2) Could be even more used (or usefull) if the application offers a "generic" BT/WiFi connection settings, and not to be a dedicated tool for SkySafari and Stellarium software only. Some of us, use use other planetarium and telescope control softwares, but we need a "virtual SynScan" tool.... so maybe you can do something in this direction also :-) Other than the above 2 items I find the app to be great one, very usefull and easy to use. Keep up the good work ! PS: after the 2 items above are updated, I'll give 5 full stars to the app, until then it get's only 4 stars from me ;-)
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I love this app and I gave it four stars can someone just tell how set it up
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Using it with merlin mount and ursa minor BT interface. 90mm mak-cas and sky safari 4 plus.
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I purchased the bluetooth adapter and it works perfectlly with my Skywatcher Star Discovery. Good job!
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I love this app and I gave it four stars can someone just tell how set it up
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if u can do this your smart but i dont like to do hard work so yea...
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It is very simple to setup, and works fine in tablet mode with my Heritage Virtuoso, great with SKYSAFARI and a USB to serial connection cable,I have a usbhost app. l would imagine it is even better with wireless Bluetooth! Highly recommended.
by M####:
Easy to use with my Skywatcher Virtuoso mount (with the USB cable I purchased from teleskopy.pl for €13!). Recognizes the mount and drives it with zero issues. It also allows connection with the SkySafari 5 Plus software, turning my Virtuoso mount into an actual go-to telescope for the amazingly cheap price of 31€ (USB cable and SkySafari license), all controlled from my phone or my tablet. Love the app and thanks to the creator for making it a reality.