Product Description

ASIAIR

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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.

Features

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 and focus in real time

Preview: with the help of WiFi network, ASIAIR can preview images in nearly real-time.
Debayer: debayer works for color cameras.
Auto white balance: AWB also works for color cameras
Focus: zoom a small area to provide max brightness curve and HFD curve, help users to get precise focus manually.
Auto & manually histogram stretching: screen stretching is always useful for dark deep sky imaging.

Plate Solving
Offline plate solving can be done in a few seconds.
Choose Object
User only needs to open the “Telescope Settings” and click the “Choose Object” button to select the shooting target or make some observing plans.
Dither
Improve your images tremendously, increasing the all-important SNR and removing artifacts.
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)

Supported DSLR

These models: D300/ D300s/ D3200/ D3300/ D3400/ D700/ D90/ D5000/ D5100/ D7000/ D3/ D3s/ D3x do not support Bulb mode which means you can not exposure longer than 30s.

USB2.0 Port

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 5V@2.5A 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. we also provide one 12V-5V DC Converter, so you can connect ASIAIR to the 12V power supply as most astro-device. AIR2

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. We highly recommend user back up your SD card first when you get the ASIAIR.

Please find more detailed info in ASIAIR Quick Guide.

Supported Mount

ASIAIR control the mount through INDI. iOptron, Sky-Watcher are all
tested with ASAIR by us.

INDI Mount support list:

http://indilib.org/devices/telescopes.html

Software

ASIAIR supports both IOS and Android systems.

ASIAIR App also speaks with the SkySafari apps(SkySafari \SkySafari Plus
\SkySafari Pro). You can now plate solve & sync in the ASIAIR app and
read the mount’s position in SkySafari!

Interface of App

Here is a short tutorial of ASIAIR
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What’s in box

Software and Manual Download

Software

Manual

ASIAIR Manual

Win32 Disk Imager

Win32 Disk Imager

(Backup and restore of SD card)

Shipping

It will take around 60-90 days for shipment via ePacket/China Post Registered Air Mail/EMS, which can’t be guaranteed due to force majeure.

Fast Shipping(amount ≧ 199USD) for free
Fast Shipping(amount < 199USD) : $20.00 (We do not provide free shipping from now on.)

If you can’t get the air mail package after 2months, please let us know ASAP: info@zwoptical.com

Introduction

Fast Shipping: we will choose DHL, UPS, FedEx etc to deliver it. Usually you will get your package within one month.
Customers from Brazil and Chile should leave a message to provide your CPF or CNPJ as your custom needs it.
Customers from Russia need to provide the complete English name with three words as well as the English shipping address.

Tracking site

DGM: http://webtrack.dhlglobalmail.com/?locale=en-US

China air mail: http://www.17track.net/en

Tax

The price list on our website is USD without tax.
Please note that buyers are liable to pay tax involved, such as Import tax, VAT , customs handling fee, etc. The additional fees may be collected at time of delivery by courier.
For best local service we advise customers buy our cameras form local dealers.

Warranty and Return Policy

We provide 2-year warranty for our products, we will offer the repair service for free within warranty period. After the warranty period, we will continue to provide repair support and service on a charged basis. We do not provide any replacement unless ZWO confirmed the product is DOA (Dead On Arrival).
This warranty does not apply to damage that occurred as a result of abuse or misuse, or caused by a fall or any other transportation failures after purchase.
Customer must pay for shipping when shipping the camera back for repair or replacement. If we confirm you can get a replacement, goods must be returned with all accessories, instructions, etc and must be suitably packed.
If you get a faulty camera, please contact us as soon as possible though email: info@zwoptical.com. Please describe the problem in detail and we will do our best to help you solve the problem. Most instances perceived problems are simply bad driver install or software configuration.
We will provide you RMA number if your camera requires warranty repair. We refuse any return without RMA number!
For customers who bought the camera from our dealer, dealer is responsible for the customer service for you.

Do you have question, answer or comment? Post here!

Herdits Krisztián – August 31, 2019:
Hello,
I keep getting this error message (Abort tracking. Telescope points outside the horizon) like many others! What is the solution to this problem? Anyone know the solution? Because this is frustrating. Last night approx. every half hour this error came up! (heq5pro, connected via usb cable via hand controller)

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- ZWO ASI Camera – September 3, 2019:
  There are two possibilities
  1 \ If the horizon line where the mount was setup was too high?
  2 \ Ensure your’ve done polar alignment accurately.
  
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JEan – August 19, 2019:
Hello
I saw that you propose the Asiaire with the ASI 120MM Mini camera. but can we use it with other camera as guiding like the 120 MM-S ?

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- Katherine Tsai – August 20, 2019:
  Yes ASIAIR supports ASI120MM-S.
  
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Stelios Nikolas – August 18, 2019:
Hi,
i see in the main page that you mention “stand alone guider for DSLR user”
what does exactly mean?
I have Canon 500D is it supported for managing the camera and capturing photos?
Thanks

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- Katherine Tsai – August 19, 2019:
  It supports Canon 500D.
  DSLR can be set as main camera and you need a guide camera for guiding.
  
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Bob Waterfield (verified owner) – August 17, 2019:
What chip sets for the USB to serial cable does the ASIAIR support. I know the one that comes with it uses a Prolific chip set and driver.
Love my ASIAIR.
Need the ability to view “BEST OF TONIGHT” without being connected to the scope or mount. Can plan out your night before setting up. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

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- Katherine Tsai – August 19, 2019:
  What mount are you going to connect?
  Usually it is RS232.
  Your suggestions will be transfer to the related department.
  
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Rich Teich – August 16, 2019:
Dear Friends,
Would you be able to post the latest version of the android app for ASIAIR at the google play store.
My ChromeBook (for technical reasons) can only access the app through the play store, but it is an older version.
Love,
Rich
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zwoasi.asiair&hl=en_US

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- Katherine Tsai – August 19, 2019:
  Thanks for your feedback.
  This is the latest version.
  
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Alex Gti – August 16, 2019:
Hello, i know there is a list of mounts supported through INDI, but the link is not very clear to me. Could you tell me if the ASIair is compatible with a skywatcher staradventurer ? the staradventurer has a ST4 port but can be guided on one axis only . Thank you for taking time to tell me if it’s ok or not with this mount.

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- Katherine Tsai – August 16, 2019:
  Yes it can.
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/ASIAIR/permalink/1372586302904589/
  
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Bob (verified owner) – August 14, 2019:
Are there other USB to Serial adapter that will work with ASIAIR? I need a USB “B” to Serial cable.

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- Katherine Tsai – August 16, 2019:
  You need to buy that cable from other place.
  
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Patrick Arden – August 12, 2019:
Hi, is there a way to set custom times for APin preview without using autorun?

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- Katherine Tsai – August 16, 2019:
  Sorry, no.
  
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Helmut – August 8, 2019:
Nach Update funktioniert mit Sky Watcher
Eq6 die Geschwindigkeit zum regeln nicht mehr nur Max. Guiden ist unmöglich.

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- Katherine Tsai – August 16, 2019:
  Hi Sir, Sorry that I do not understand. Can you speak english?
  
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hideki okamoto (verified owner) – August 8, 2019:
Do you support a XAGYL Filter Wheel ?

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- Katherine Tsai – August 8, 2019:
  ASIAIR only supports ZWO filters now.
  
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Chris (verified owner) – August 5, 2019:
I just purchased ASIair. I have also have Celestron Starsense but an old Starsense hand controller that doesn’t have mini usb at the bottom of the hand controller but a phone cable RJ11. Will this still be compatible with ASIair or will I need to update the Starsense hand controller?

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- Katherine Tsai – August 16, 2019:
  You can also try RS232 cable but we are not sure. If you have any updates we would be appreciated if you let us know.
  
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Okke – July 24, 2019:
Hi,
my Android device does support only 2.4GHz. The manual states that only 5G-WiFi will be supported. In the description above is claimed that both, 2.4 and 5GHz are supported. What is true now?
Thanks & kind regards

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- Katherine Tsai – August 9, 2019:
  ASIAIR　supports 2.4G and 5G, you can switch from 2.4G to 5G in the settings.
  
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Okke – July 24, 2019:
Hi there,
I have ASI071MCpro, ASI120mini as a guider cam, ZWO-EAF as a focuser. The EAF disrupts data traffic in USB when I try using the EAF. It crashes every time, on 3 different PCs using APT, independently. On 32bit and 64bit systems. (I could identify the EAF as the source of trouble, consistently and repeatable, currently went back to manual focusing)
Will ASIair solve this? Is ASIair capable of running these 3 components smoothly, reliable and hasslefree together?
Thank you

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- Katherine Tsai – August 9, 2019:
  It won’t happen in ASIAIR.
  
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Maciej Grochowski – July 24, 2019:
Is it possible to use Asiair only as a wifi module? I would like to use it sometimes only for visual purposes, without connecting any cameras. Can I then (without cameras, without any preview image,focusing etc.) use Asiair to switch to Sky Safari and thus control the equitorial mount remotely, do aligment in Sky Safari?

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- Katherine Tsai – August 9, 2019:
  Yes it is possible.
  ASIAIR support polar alignment and you can use it without SkySafari.
  
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Paul – July 23, 2019:
Sorry for the newbie question. I am living at a location where the North Star (Polaris) is almost at the horizon. Thus, it is impossible to perform polar alignment here. May I know are there any other option for alignment on the ASIair without using Polaris?

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- Katherine Tsai – July 23, 2019:
  PA requires DEC>60 degree.
  
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Diego Etchevers – July 22, 2019:
Hay stock de ASIAIR+ASI120MM Mini camera+30f4 Mini guide, para entrega antes del 12 de agosto?

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- Katherine Tsai – July 22, 2019:
  We have this in stock.
  
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Jim – July 12, 2019:
Walter – July 28, 2018: Is this a lynx operating system?
Sean Wang – July 30, 2018: – No, it’s our own system.
Walter, it’s a linux system running on the raspberry pi hardware platform. Look in the configuration files area on the SD card.

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Jeff Weiss – July 7, 2019:
Can I upgrade the asiair app to run on a new raspberry pi4?

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- Katherine Tsai – July 12, 2019:
  We are still developing Pi4 so we are not sure.
  We would be very appreciated if you can have a try and tell us the result.
  Thank you in advance!
  
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Davide – July 7, 2019:
When it will be implemented the auto focus on the new EAF ? I bought it only for that feature…

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- Katherine Tsai – July 12, 2019:
  Please follow our Facebook, we will release the latest news in the group.
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/zwoasiusers/
  
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Sascha – July 6, 2019:
is wi-fi infrastructire support available for asiair?

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- Katherine Tsai – July 12, 2019:
  The Asiair wifi is AP_mode working as a router currently.
  
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