eFinder cli is a digital finder for astronomical telescopes, utilising plate-solving to improve pointing accuracy. There are two DIY versions,
- Full Version, the same as the commercially available device (AstroDevices) except for your own housing.
- Minimalist Version, with no daughter board it has no external power capability or ServoCat/SkyTracker support.
Requires:
- microSd card loaded with Raspberry Pi 64bit Bookworm OS Lite (No desktop)
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2W.
- ADXL343 accelerometer sensor (optional)
- Daughter Board (optional)
- A custom box. 3d print files available
- A Camera, the RPi HQ Camera module is recommended, although the Arducam equivalent can work.
- Camera lens, 25mm f1.2 cctv lens
- A host computer (or Nexus DSC Pro)
Full details at https://astrokeith.com/equipment/efinder
The repo includes a pdf describing how to prepare a complete working micro sdCard for the Pi Zero 2W
The eFinder cli is designed to operate alongside a host computer or Nexus DSC Pro
ssh & Samba file sharing is enabled at efinder.local, or whatever hostname you have chosen.
A forum for builders and users can be found at https://groups.io/g/eFinder
The eFinder Cli uses Tetra3.