JapyScope Remote — a custom Raspberry Pi Zero W hand controller for GoTo telescope mounts (not limited to Dobsonians — developed and tested against a Sky-Watcher Flextube 400P Dobsonian), plus its companion Web UI. Connects directly to the mount's RJ12 Hand Control port, currently replacing the stock SynScan hand controller and driving INDI's Sky-Watcher Alt-Az mount driver directly.
- Docs site (wizard + wiki): open the JapyScope documentation (published via GitHub Pages/Jekyll)
- Architecture, decisions, and current build status: docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
- Interactive UX mockup on its own: docs/mockup.html
- Wiring/pinout: docs/WIRING.md
- On-device codes reference: docs/CODES.md
Firmware v0 is under active development, before any hardware exists yet.
See docs/ARCHITECTURE.md for exactly what's implemented vs. still open.
The installer supports 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS Lite on the original Pi Zero W: Bullseye, Bookworm, and Trixie. See installation.
python3 -m venv .venv
. .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
pytest
No hardware is required to run the test suite or to develop most of the
firmware — see firmware/hal/ for the simulator backends used in place of
real GPIO/SPI hardware.