Re: WiFi Camera Connection
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:09 pm
Hi
Cloud and or cluster compute could be made to work but there's a few really big things you'll need to over come. Firstly there's the complexity of getting this setup when it's just easier to have one box handle it. The next, and largest hurdle, is bandwidth. With our new highly sensitive CMOS cameras we're capturing multiple GB worth of data very quickly that will need to moved around to different cloud or physical system to be stacked etc.
If you have a WiFi network connection to your mount and expect that to handle this traffic you're in for a rude awakening. You would want minimum gigabit Ethernet interconnects. Once you start down this rabbit hole you will soon understand a single computer solution is your best option. I have tried compute stick solutions in several different scenarios and they just fall flat. Don't get me started on flats, that's a topic for another thread hehehe.
The computer I use is from 2015 I purchased new for about $450 US. This was initially for Linux server testing and virtual machine hosting way before I got into the astronomy game. The system works well with SharpCap and Live stacking. I use a laptop from inside to connect to the computer at the scope. I broadcast to NSN from the laptop and share the screen of the remote computer with the viewers. This setup works really well.
At the end of the day save yourself the compute stick headache
-Wikkett
Cloud and or cluster compute could be made to work but there's a few really big things you'll need to over come. Firstly there's the complexity of getting this setup when it's just easier to have one box handle it. The next, and largest hurdle, is bandwidth. With our new highly sensitive CMOS cameras we're capturing multiple GB worth of data very quickly that will need to moved around to different cloud or physical system to be stacked etc.
If you have a WiFi network connection to your mount and expect that to handle this traffic you're in for a rude awakening. You would want minimum gigabit Ethernet interconnects. Once you start down this rabbit hole you will soon understand a single computer solution is your best option. I have tried compute stick solutions in several different scenarios and they just fall flat. Don't get me started on flats, that's a topic for another thread hehehe.
The computer I use is from 2015 I purchased new for about $450 US. This was initially for Linux server testing and virtual machine hosting way before I got into the astronomy game. The system works well with SharpCap and Live stacking. I use a laptop from inside to connect to the computer at the scope. I broadcast to NSN from the laptop and share the screen of the remote computer with the viewers. This setup works really well.
At the end of the day save yourself the compute stick headache
-Wikkett