Connect To MULTIPLE Switch Devices In N.I.N.A.

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Published 2023-01-21
In this video, I introduce a little software project I recently completed that allows us to connect to multiple switch devices in N.I.N.A. You can download the software and read the instructions in the GitHub repository:

github.com/jlecomte/ascom-switch-hub

French subtitles available! / Sous-titres en Français disponibles!

Music credits:
* The 126ers: See You On The Other Side

All Comments (14)
  • @jmhannnon
    Cool idea. I had the same issue. Since I am writing the ASCOM switch driver I combined all the different switches into one driver. I had not thought about a second layer.
  • Brilliant. Thanks so much for this video and software solution.
  • @astroswell
    man you're a legend 👏 not only did I already build robotic lid/flat panel based on your designs and code, when I ran into that problem myself your solution was again the top one! thank you!
  • @AntonioPena1
    Julien, great tool, thanks for adding it and sharing motivation and how works
  • @raeiqmusachi
    found this from Cuiv, love the tech geek aspect, awesome tool, keep it up
  • @Adler69
    You have developed a very cool solution to the problem. Respect. The connection with several telescope covers in the N.I.N.A. I will still continue to use the solution you mentioned in the other video. Why? Because I used the Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox V2 natively in the N.I.N.A. want to connect. But your HUB is universal. Brilliant 🙂
  • Many thanks Julien. I have just seen this. It is an elegant solution and much appreciated! All installed but my two Pocket Power Boxes do not connect with the Switch. Prepend box is ticked, but it seems only to allow one PPB at a time. Either. But not both. Maybe I am missing something?
  • Super réalisation ! J'adore ! J'ai un problème similaire avec le port COM de la monture qui ne peut pas se partager entre N.I.N.A. et PHD2... j'utilise le port ST4 de la caméra de guidage, mais j'ai déjà vu que les drivers de la monture ZWO par exemple, permettent d'utiliser le même port com pour les deux applications...
  • @johnsikora
    Could this technology be adapted to allow one to switch between two cameras in N.I.N.A. I have two cameras on a Rotarion device. I can programatically switch between the two cameras physically within N.I.N.A but I don't see a way to disconnect one camera and connect the other.
  • @CCDGarden1
    Installed the hub and it sees everything. It controls my Pocket Power Box Advance as expected but for my digital loggers switch it has two issues: 1) It does not indicate the on/off state of the switch, and 2) It will turn a given switch on, but will not turn it off. Everything still works from the browser control. The DL switch is about 5 years old or so and I have tried both ASCOM drivers. NINA error message states "Timeout to set switch value 1 for switch [ switch info here]. Current value is zero. Any idea what the issue is? FYI, same issue if I connect w/o the hub so it is prolly not the hub.