xanthic Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I'll be available to help out if required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Thanks folks, I'm just gathering names at the minute and formulating a more detailed plan, but it's going to be much smaller / simpler than SGL looking forward to it already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 My mate has a projector we can borrow but he says it is noisy; "i think it might be the bulb"... He knows less about electronics than i do. I'll try and get it in advance and get leigh to look at it and see if it is up to the job. I need to make sure i can run my rig off my battery; i have only been using mains power for the last 6 months. Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 James - you need to keep your battery charged up 3 or 4 times per year when not in use. Hopefully it won't be totally flat and ruined - it's almost impossible to recover from that state. If it's had it you can get good batteries at respectable prices from Tayna. I replaced a Celestron power tank battery from there. http://www.tayna.co.uk/Numax-Leisure-Batteries-S284-1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Thanks Kim; it's been on constant trickle charge ever since i got it (and after working out how much the trickle charge would cost per annum), so it's good to go, it's just that i've physically never used it to power the mount / dew heaters etc. I am going to give it a good test before March though to make sure it all works nicely which I'm sure it will. Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Mike, leigh and i had a play with computers today, and we can get two computers to talk to each other wirelessly, so i could leave my laptop with the mount and scope outside and keep jupiter on the chip of the imaging camera, and that image feed could be passed wirelessly i to the pavilion to another laptop, and from there onto a projector. The other thing is that the moon will also be 51% illuminated that night, so we could have a second scope and camera trained on e moon with another laptop, and send that feed into the pavilion two. Someone inside the pavilion could flip between the two feeds and show jupiter and the moon, and talk about either or both of them. Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Mike, leigh and i had a play with computers today, and we can get two computers to talk to each other wirelessly, so i could leave my laptop with the mount and scope outside and keep jupiter on the chip of the imaging camera, and that image feed could be passed wirelessly i to the pavilion to another laptop, and from there onto a projector. The other thing is that the moon will also be 51% illuminated that night, so we could have a second scope and camera trained on e moon with another laptop, and send that feed into the pavilion two. Someone inside the pavilion could flip between the two feeds and show jupiter and the moon, and talk about either or both of them. Jd how did you manage the wireless connection?? i am not a geek but would have thought you would need a wireless signal just interested is all, would you use mobile wifi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hello. I'll come along with my cannons for this. If anyone wants to look at anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Sheila, i have no idea. Leigh did things, i just nodded and waved at a webcam and it appeared on the other device. We plan to field test it using various imaging cameras and different distances. Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Sheila, i have no idea. Leigh did things, i just nodded and waved at a webcam and it appeared on the other device. We plan to field test it using various imaging cameras and different distances. Jd ah i just wondered as i know bluetooth dont reach very far so i assumed you were using a phone or something as wifi. I use a remote desktop here but that requires internet connection. Will be interested to see if it is something different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hello. I'll come along with my cannons for this. If anyone wants to look at anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 ah i just wondered as i know bluetooth dont reach very far so i assumed you were using a phone or something as wifi. I use a remote desktop here but that requires internet connection. Will be interested to see if it is something different No it doesn't, it requires a router - however you could set it up just as easily using an adhoc network to connect one computer directly to another over WiFi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) No it doesn't, it requires a router - however you could set it up just as easily using an adhoc network to connect one computer directly to another over WiFi how come my remote goes down when i have no internet then??? assumed wi fi was internet/phone based no geek me Edited January 23, 2014 by Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) how come my remote goes down when i have no internet then??? assumed wi fi was internet/phone based You do not lose the remote when the internet goes down, you lose the remote (and in turn the internet) when the router goes down - I have told you before that it needs to be replaced WiFi is a technology that allows one device to talk to another (in your case PC to PC or PC to router, in the field case PC to PC) Edited January 23, 2014 by Kheldar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Ah OK you learn stuff everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yes, it does use a local area network (though the cam software will work over the internet with the right configuration). I have spare routers to set up a network in the field. Some devices don't play well with ad-hoc networks (Android, for instance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) I had an issue with Team viewer as it would rather connect via the internet than the local network cables-now sorted user not setting it up correctly which reminds me I can remove PCanywhere and VNC Edited January 23, 2014 by Ibbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I had an issue with Team viewer as it would rather connect via the internet than the local network cables-now sorted user not setting it up correctly which reminds me I can remove PCanywhere and VNC Shelia, You can connect a number of ways as Stephen pointed out . Use can also use a Wireless Access Point/Wireless hub (This is not a router ) which you can set up as a 2nd IP network if you wish to separate from your Internet service router (less traffic and safer from hackers). To be honest if you have a fixed setup then I would recommend Fixed Wiring as this does not suffer from high latency(Latency is a time interval between the stimulation and response) plus higher bandwidth (GB not MB). I would also suggest this as a backup at your Demo in case you get local wireless interference .Wired connections can run 100M. and you can,as Stephen said, do Adhoc type connection with just a cross over cable with no other routers / hubs. But you guys know your site. Another method which is dead simple is to use 2 "Powerline Adapters(£50 for the 2)" which use your electricity to pass the networking signal - basically two box's. One plugs into the mains near your Internet Router (for example - assumes spare rj45 port on router) the other where your Telescope is. No use if your power from batteries or if your mains supply is on two different Consumer Units(Not always true). If you(or anyone else) needs any help in networking at any time just drop me a line - you can help me with Telescope stuff especially Astrophotography which I know Minus 9999% Although Stephen and Leigh seem to be hot on the IT Networking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 yes we have many geeks on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Ideally we will run with batteries on scopes and with wireless to the projector indoors. As we plan to have the general public milling around, I'd prefer if there were as few cables as possible to trip over in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Astro-skipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Ideally we will run with batteries on scopes and with wireless to the projector indoors. As we plan to have the general public milling around, I'd prefer if there were as few cables as possible to trip over in the dark. Makes a lot of sense . Astro Skipping - at least the public may see some stars when they trip - wrong type I grant you. Edited January 23, 2014 by stash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Stash are you coming on 8th March? You can help with the IT issues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stash Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Stash are you coming on 8th March? You can help with the IT issues! Not sure bit far away yet plus I would have to dump the wife at Loughbrough at some friends. I will see nearer the time plus I am not a "Dark Lord Member". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 There will be no mains power outside taken from inside the pavilion. It is a condition of the agreement that we do not do so. We are free to use the power inside the building but not to trail cables outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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