This is a new milestone in ZWO history, astrophotography has never been easier!
ASIAIR is a smart WiFi device that allows you to control all ASI USB 3.0 cameras, ASI Mini series cameras, and an equatorial mount to do plate solving and imaging with your phone or tablet/iPad when connected to ASIAIR via WiFi.
Dual bandwidth WiFi Control: 5G & 2.4G supported. you can switch between 5G & 2.4G depends on your environment. 5G is faster for downloading and not so crowded as 2.4G but works best over shorter distances without many obstructions such as walls.
Independent Guiding & Imaging: Standalone guiding & Imaging without the need of PC. Everything is under control with your phone!
Preview in real time: Preview: with the help of WiFi network, ASIAIR can preview images in nearly real-time. Auto & manually histogram stretching is always useful for dark deep sky imaging.
Focus: zoom a small area to provide max brightness curve and HFD curve, help users to get precise focus manually.
Plate Solving: Offline plate solving can be done in a few seconds.
SkySafari Bridge: The user can use the Skysafari app to control the mount through ASIAIR, choose the target and go.
Supported cameras: ASI USB3.0 camera, ASI cooled camera, ASI mini cameras. (It can not support ASI120MM/MC camera)
USB Hub: ASIAIR comes with 4 USB2.0 ports, you can connect up to 4 USB devices and don’t need USB Hub.
Power Supply: ASIAIR need [email protected] external power supply, it’s micro USB port. Normally, ASIAIR consumes only 500ma current. but peak value would be 2.5A, so please use the power cable come with ASIAIR. other cables may be too thin and cannot provide enough power. Included is one 12V-5V DC Converter, so you can connect ASIAIR to the 12V power supply as most Astro device.
SD Card and Card Reader: There is one 32GB Micro SD card come with ASIAIR. there is OS running on this SD card and 25G space left for the user to store images. The user can use this SD Card Reader to transfer the images to your PC and processing. There is risk the SD card maybe corrupt one day. It is highly recommend tor back up your SD card first when you get the ASIAIR.
Supported Mount: ASIAIR control the mount through INDI. iOptron, Sky-Watcher are all tested with ASAIR by ZWO. INDI Mount support list: http://indilib.org/devices/telescopes.html
Software: ASIAIR supports both IOS and Android systems: Android 5.0&up, iOS9.0&up. The ASIAIR App also speaks with the SkySarfari apps (SkySafari Plus \ SkySafari Pro). You can now plate solve in the ASIAIR app and sync the mount’s position in SkySarfari!
