How to control two asiair on two platforms

Canarisky

I have an asiairpro/plus on each platform, and I want to control everything from a tablet, but I've had trouble moving from one to another, still having them separated several meters from one platform to another. I haven't used station mode because I don't photograph from home, nor do I have a backyard or balcony, so I guess I'd need a router I understand?

PMTeam@ZWO

Canarisky Hi, could you tell us more about your problem? Some info:
You can control more than one ASIAIR ( PRO or Plus) thru one tablet, just need to switch the connection to each ASIAIR WiFi. Which means you cannot control them at the same time on the same tablet.

Canarisky

@asiair@zwo#58110 yes, until now I have been changing for the WiFi access points of each asiair but if I put a router and connected both asiairpro/plus to it I could use the station mode?

Canarisky

@asiair@zwo#58110 oh and I have another doubt.. If I reset the asiairplus something bad would happen? Would you have to have a backup? When linking the asiairplus for the first time with my tablet, which does not have Internet, I made a mistake in the coordinates of my area and now every time I start the application I get an error (Locate failed : code=4) when I click on the "refresh" icon. How could I fix that?

Djinh

In the ASIAIR app in the first menu (with the wifi logo) there is a 'switch device' option which seems to scan for additional ASIAIRs in the current network.

In the Wifi Settings there is the option to make it join another wifi network instead of having it create its own.

So I'm guessing it not only can be done but that it's even a supported mode. I've got only one though, so I can't test it 🙂

w7ay

Djinh I've got only one though, so I can't test it

Yes, you can switch between more than one ASIAIR device. When you tap on Switch Device, you will be presented with a menu of ASIAIR devices that the tablet can discover (in the case shown below, two are directly connected to my router, and a third connected through WiFi station mode):

The only problem is that there is a long standing bug (has not been fixed for a couple of years now) where the ASIAIR app would often (not always) crash once you select a device. Relaunching the app will get you to the start window of the selected ASIAIR, however.

Chen

PMTeam@ZWO

w7ay In the latest update of v2.0, we changed this behavior - reload the app after switching the ASIAIR device to avoid issues.

w7ay

@ASIAIR@ZWO#59078 reload the app after switching the ASIAIR device to avoid issues.

Sorry, but even the switching mechanism in Beta 2.0.0 Build 48 is still sporadically crashing. It causes a Crash Reporter output in macOS, and quitting the ASIAIR app (full app crash) in iOS.

Next time I select between ASIAIR on macOS and it crashes, I can look in the Crash Reported to find out the reason. I just don't use ASIAIR on macOS that often (actually, very rarely).

Chen

PMTeam@ZWO

w7ay Thanks for the info. In iOS, from which model to which, such as v1 to v2(PRO) or any other ways?

w7ay

@ASIAIR@ZWO#59136 Thanks for the info. In iOS, from which model to which, such as v1 to v2(PRO) or any other ways?

It happens most often when I switch between a first generation ASIAIR (Raspberry Pi 3) and one of my second generation (Raspberry Pi 4) ASIAIR.

The first generation ASIAIR is in my All Sky camera, that I use to look for clouds and impending rain. That is why I switch often to it.

I do not actively use the third generation ASIAIR (the one that is Raspberry Pi Compute Module based).

With the latest ASIAIR TestFlight (Build 48), right after switching, I am now often seeing a hang (permanently stuck in the screen shown below) instead of an outright crash that I used to see before.

To restart from the hang, I now have to quit and eject the iOS app, and then wait for a minute or two before relaunching the ASIAIR app. If I don't wait, the iOS app would again hang immediately on that same window.

Chen

PMTeam@ZWO

w7ay Got you, Chen.

heyjp

I'm reviving an old thread. I have a 14"Edge with ASIAIR+ at my farm house on my wifi FARMNET and an 8"Edge with ASIAIR+ at my home on wifi HOMENET.

I have TailScale VPN installed on AppleTV's on both locations with a published subnet on each allowing access to the ASIAIR on each network. e.g. FARMNET has subnet 192.168.1.X and HOMENET has subnet 192.168.4.X

TailScale is super easy to install. I also have it on my iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision. So now I can access either ASIAIR from anywhere.

HOWEVER!!! It requires the "Connect by IP Address" command on the initial screen of the ASIAIR. So with a fresh setup I can reach that screen and contact to either ASIAIR. But, when I try to switch to the other, the ASIAIR popup only scans the current network and does not allow me to change to a different IP address of the other ASIAIR.

Any ideas on how to switch ASIAIRS on different networks and subnets? I almost have a wonderful setup.

Thanks,

Jim in Boulder