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@brickbots brickbots released this 29 Sep 01:46
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v2.3.0 Release

The prebuilt image for this release is available at:
https://ddbeeedxfpnp0.cloudfront.net/software/PiFinder_2.3.0.img

For information about how to update software versions:
https://pifinder.readthedocs.io/en/release/user_guide.html#update-software

Notes

This release is a hearty mix of new features, enhancements and bug fixes along with a big overhaul in the catalog data and import system by @mrosseel 👏 The Steinicke NGC/IC catalog is widely considered the definitive compilation of the New General Catalog and features many corrections and updates to this venerable data set.

Another long awaited and much requested feature is the ability to type in arbitrary RA/DEC coordinates for push-to guidance!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release! It's not always been obvious in the past how many people contribute time to the project, but this has been growing over time and I'll be including contributors at the bottom of the release notes from now on 👍

New Catalog Support

🌟Improvements and Enhancements

  • Custom RA/DEC Entry (#330) - New manual coordinate entry system for precise targeting
  • Magnification Display (#324) - Show current eyepiece magnification in the interface
  • Analog Sky Bloom Support (#327) - Added new PiFinder hardware variant with dedicated configuration
  • Menu System Updates - Improved menu text and overall UI experience
  • Pi HQ (v2) Camera Sensitivity (#335) - Improved light sensitivity for better low-light performance
  • IMU Sensitivity Adjustment (#351) - Adjusts amount of motion required to switch to IMU estimates

🐛Bug Fixes

  • Web Interface Fixes (#334) - Fixed popup message visibility in web interface
  • IMU Fallback (#348) - System now gracefully handles IMU sensor failures without crashing
  • Debug Camera Fixes - Restored debug camera functionality with proper start/stop logic
  • Debug Dump & Save Picture (#329) - Split debug dump and picture saving into separate hotkeys
  • Fixed catalog image path resolution (#350)
  • Added sanity checks for object locations and RA/DEC coordinates
  • Fixed local keyboard functionality
  • Improved object filtering for unknown types
  • Various typo fixes in comments and documentation

🔧 Technical Improvements

  • Babel Command Improvements - More specific babel commands to avoid virtual environment conflicts
  • ModemManager Handling (#343) - Better error handling and rerun capability for ModemManager conflicts
  • GPS UBX Replay (#305) - Added GPS replay functionality with fake hardware support
  • Enhanced type checking and error handling
  • Improved catalog import architecture with modular loaders

New 3D Printed Adaptors

  • 90-degree dovetail adapter
  • Tube clamps with plate for adding finder shoe to a tube in 25mm, 30mm, 38mm O.D.
  • Dovetail bottom tripod adapter - Adds hole for 1/4-20 threaded insert to bottom of dovetail
  • USB cutout shroud for front panel - Allows access to single RPI USB-A port for debug/experimentation

Contributors:

  • Richard
  • mrosseel
  • Jens Scheidtmann
  • d33psky
  • c3n

Contributors

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