INDI custom config - aaronwmorris/indi-allsky GitHub Wiki
Overview
INDI provides a common interface for configuring astronomy equipment, but each device and vendor has custom options that can be configured via the custom INDI options.
Format
The configuration format is JSON data. The final item in any array or dictionary should NOT have a trailing comma.
INDI Debugging
{
"PROPERTIES" : {},
"SWITCHES" : {
"DEBUG" : {
"on" : ["ENABLE"],
"off" : ["DISABLE"]
},
"DEBUG_LEVEL" : {
"on" : ["DBG_ERROR", "DBG_WARNING", "DBG_SESSION", "DBG_DEBUG"],
"off" : ["DBG_EXTRA_1"]
},
"LOGGING_LEVEL" : {
"on" : ["LOG_ERROR", "LOG_WARNING", "LOG_SESSION", "LOG_DEBUG"],
"off" : ["LOG_EXTRA_1"]
},
"LOG_OUTPUT" : {
"on" : ["CLIENT_DEBUG", "FILE_DEBUG"],
"off" : []
}
}
}
ZWO
ZWO 16-bit mode
{
"PROPERTIES" : {},
"SWITCHES" : {
"CCD_VIDEO_FORMAT" : {
"on" : ["ASI_IMG_RAW16"],
"off" : ["ASI_IMG_RAW8"]
}
}
}
ZWO Offset
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"CCD_CONTROLS" : {
"Offset" : 10
}
},
"SWITCHES" : {}
}
ZWO USB Bandwidth
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"CCD_CONTROLS" : {
"BandWidth" : 40
}
},
"SWITCHES" : {}
}
Svbony
Svbony sv305 16-bit mode (INDI 2.0.4)
{
"PROPERTIES" : {},
"SWITCHES" : {
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT" : {
"on" : ["SVB_IMG_RAW16"],
"off" : ["SVB_IMG_RAW8"]
}
}
}
Svbony sv305 16-bit mode (INDI 2.0.3)
{
"PROPERTIES" : {},
"SWITCHES" : {
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT" : {
"on" : ["FORMAT_RAW16"],
"off" : ["FORMAT_RAW8"]
}
}
}
Svbony sv305 16-bit mode (old)
{
"PROPERTIES" : {},
"SWITCHES" : {
"FRAME_FORMAT" : {
"on" : ["FORMAT_RAW12"],
"off" : ["FORMAT_RAW8"]
}
}
}
PlayerOne Astronomy
PlayerOne 16-bit mode
{
"PROPERTIES" : {},
"SWITCHES" : {
"CCD_VIDEO_FORMAT" : {
"on" : ["POA_RAW16"],
"off" : ["POA_RAW8"]
}
}
}
PlayerOne Offset
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"CCD_CONTROLS" : {
"Offset" : 80
}
},
"SWITCHES" : {}
}
PlayerOne USB Bandwidth
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"CCD_CONTROLS" : {
"USBBandWidthLimit" : 35
}
},
"SWITCHES" : {}
}
Touptek
Touptek High Conversion Gain mode (new)
{
"PROPERTIES" : {},
"SWITCHES" : {
"TC_CONVERSION_GAIN": {
"on": [
"GAIN_HIGH"
],
"off": [
"GAIN_LOW"
]
}
}
}
Touptek High Conversion Gain mode (old)
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"TC_HGC_SET" : {
"HCG Threshold" : 900,
"HCG/LCG gain ratio" : 4.5
}
},
"SWITCHES" : {
"TC_HCG_CONTROL" : {
"on" : ["GAIN_HIGH"],
"off" : ["GAIN_LOW", "GAIN_HDR"]
}
}
}
Touptek & Altair raw mode
{
"PROPERTIES": {},
"SWITCHES": {
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT": {
"on": [
"INDI_RAW"
]
}
}
}
IUC26000KPA
Night (HCG)
{
"PROPERTIES": {},
"SWITCHES": {
"CCD_RESOLUTION": {
"on": [
"6224 x 4168"
]
},
"TC_CONVERSION_GAIN": {
"on": [
"GAIN_HIGH"
]
},
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT": {
"on": [
"INDI_RAW"
]
}
}
}
Day (LCG)
{
"PROPERTIES": {},
"SWITCHES": {
"CCD_RESOLUTION": {
"on": [
"6224 x 4168"
]
},
"TC_CONVERSION_GAIN": {
"on": [
"GAIN_LOW"
]
},
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT": {
"on": [
"INDI_RAW"
]
}
}
}
Altair GPCAM3 678
{
"PROPERTIES": {},
"SWITCHES": {
"CCD_RESOLUTION": {
"on": [
"3840 x 2160"
]
},
"TC_CONVERSION_GAIN": {
"on": [
"GAIN_HIGH"
],
"off": [
"GAIN_LOW"
]
},
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT": {
"on": [
"INDI_RAW"
]
}
}
}
Altair Hypercam 178C
{
"PROPERTIES": {
"CCD_CONTROLS": {
"BandWidth": 40
}
},
"SWITCHES": {
"CCD_RESOLUTION": {
"on": [
"3040 x 2048"
]
},
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT": {
"on": [
"INDI_RAW"
]
}
}
}
Altair 290C resolution
{
"PROPERTIES": {},
"SWITCHES": {
"CCD_RESOLUTION": {
"on": [
"1920 x 1080"
]
},
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT": {
"on": [
"INDI_RAW"
]
}
}
}
Altair 224C resolution
{
"PROPERTIES": {},
"SWITCHES": {
"CCD_RESOLUTION": {
"on": [
"1280 x 960"
]
},
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT": {
"on": [
"INDI_RAW"
]
}
}
}
Altair Offset
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"CCD_OFFSET" : {
"OFFSET" : 10
}
},
"SWITCHES" : {}
}
QHY
QHY Offset
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"CCD_OFFSET" : {
"OFFSET" : 10
}
},
"SWITCHES" : {}
}
indi_libcamera_ccd
Disable AWB
(not sure if this works)
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"Adjustments": {
"AwbRed" : 1,
"AwbBlue" : 1
}
},
"SWITCHES": {}
}
indi_pylibcamera
Enable AWB
{
"SWITCHES": {
"CAMCTRL_AWBENABLE": {
"on": [
"INDI_ENABLED"
],
"off": []
}
},
"PROPERTIES": {},
"TEXT": {}
}
DSLR
Canon resolution and RAW mode
Please ensure your camera is set to Manual/Bulb mode
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"CCD_INFO" : {
"CCD_MAX_X" : 5184,
"CCD_MAX_Y" : 3456,
"CCD_PIXEL_SIZE" : 4.3,
"CCD_PIXEL_SIZE_X" : 4.3,
"CCD_PIXEL_SIZE_Y" : 4.3,
"CCD_BITSPERPIXEL" : 16
}
},
"SWITCHES": {
"CCD_CAPTURE_FORMAT": {
"on": [
"FORMAT_9"
]
}
}
}
- Canon 1300D:
FORMAT_9 - Canon 450D:
FORMAT_7 - Canon 60D:
FORMAT_8 - Canon 6D:
FORMAT_8
CCD cooling
indi-allsky has native support for controlling temperature, however, you can still control the rate of temperature change
{
"PROPERTIES" : {
"CCD_TEMP_RAMP" : {
"RAMP_SLOPE" : 5,
"RAMP_THRESHOLD" : 0.5
}
},
"SWITCHES" : {}
}
Webcam
indi_webcam_ccd resolution
{
"PROPERTIES" : {},
"SWITCHES" : {
"CAPTURE_VIDEO_SIZE" : {
"on" : ["1280x720"]
}
}
}
indi_v4l2_ccd resolution
{
"PROPERTIES": {},
"SWITCHES": {
"V4L2_SIZE_DISCRETE": {
"on": ["1920x1080"]
}
}
}
Webcam - IP Camera - Reolink
Note: It is not recommended to use indi_webcam_ccd to download images from an IP Webcam. Please use the pyCurl Camera instead.
{
"PROPERTIES": {},
"TEXT": {
"ONLINE_PATH": {
"URL_PATH": "https://10.11.12.13/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=Snap&channel=0&rs=abcdefg123456789&user=username&password=password"
}
},
"SWITCHES": {
"CAPTURE_DEVICE": {
"on": ["IP Camera"]
},
"ONLINE_PROTOCOL": {
"on": ["HTTP"],
"off": ["CUSTOM"]
}
}
}
Simulator
CCD Simulator - color, custom config
{
"PROPERTIES": {
"SCOPE_INFO": {
"FOCAL_LENGTH": 45,
"APERTURE": 45
},
"CCD_OFFSET": {
"OFFSET": 10
},
"SIMULATOR_SETTINGS": {
"SIM_XRES": 1920,
"SIM_YRES": 1080,
"SIM_XSIZE": 2.4,
"SIM_YSIZE": 2.4,
"SIM_SATURATION": 9.0,
"SIM_SKYGLOW": 11.0,
"SIM_ROTATION": 90.0
}
},
"SWITCHES": {
"SIMULATE_BAYER": {
"on": [
"INDI_ENABLED"
],
"off": [
"INDI_DISABLED"
]
}
}
}