Getting comet updates for the ASIAIR

johnpd

I use an iPad to connect to my ASIAIR Pro. In a previous post ZWO said that iOS devices get automatic updates for comets. I have not gotten anything in over a year. If it is getting updates from the Internet, how does it get an update if the ASIAIR is connected to my iPad via an adhoc network connection?

I even wired the ASIAIR to my network and I still received no updates. What am I missing?
JohnD

Tech@ZWO

johnpd We released the public beta version to fix it.
Please try this:
https://bbs.astronomy-imaging-camera.com/d/17089-asiair-v212-public-beta-released

johnpd

So what you are saying is that the updates come with new version releases. There is no way to add new comets between these releases. As a temporary measure, I found that I can enter the RA and Dec for the comet in the GOTO pull-out, but I will have to do this each time I want to access a new comet.

JohnD

Tech@ZWO

johnpd No, the comets database should auto-update when the ASIAIR app can access the network.
But there is a bug cause the auto-update does not work in the earlier version, and now the bug was fixed.

Corsair

Tech@ZWO @johnpd
What this means is that for the Comet database to update you will need a device that can access the Internet and the ASIAIR at the same time.

This can be done one of three ways:

With a device that allows you to connect to mobile data and a Wi-Fi network at the same time. So you would connect to the ASIAIR Wi-Fi, enable Mobile Data (if it had been disabled), launch the ASIAIR App, connect to the ASIAIR device, and it will update (possibly after going past the initial settings screen).
With a computer that is connected to a network with Internet access and the ASIAIR WiFi at the same time. This can be done, for example, with a computer connected via Ethernet cable to your home network, and then using the the same computer to connect to the ASIAIR Wi-Fi. Or you could being directly connected to the ASIAIR Plus/Pro via Ethernet cable and connect to your home network via Wi-Fi (possibly).

The computer will be running BlueStacks 5 in order to run the ASIAIR App (Windows 10 / Mac / possibly Linux) or using Windows Subsytem for Android (Windows 11).

ASIAIR in station mode connected to your home WiFi. Use mobile/computer on same Wi-Fi network to connect to the ASIAIR. Just need to make sure your home network has Internet access.

johnpd

Corsair
Don't need Bluestacks. I was able to access and run the ASIAIR from my iPad if I plug the ASIAIR into my local network. We will have to see what the new release holds once it is final. Hopefully it does not have a lot of issues. Temporarily I can access new comets by entering its current RA and Dec on the Preview GOTO panel.

JohnD

Corsair

johnpd yeah, that's another way. A variation to my method 3 (use ethernet cable to correct to Home network rather than station mode to WiFi).