And here, wrap-up of the 2015 NEAIC/NEAF (April 2015):
http://www.bisque.com/sc/blogs/seeke...st-mortem.aspx
"I have a fully functional version of TheSkyX running on this with at least one (for now) complete set of hardware drivers. I'm able to image from the device via remote desktop (VNC), and via "remote control" from TheSkyHD on the iPad and have done so from the "Back yard test laboratory". I plan to use it live as well at both the upcoming Cherry Springs and Nebraska star parties this summer. From a hardware point of view, the real beauty of the project is that it is low power. As an almost manic portable imager, I've found that it's not too hard to power the mount, and even a cooled CCD camera all night, or for multiple nights with a light-ish battery pack. Keeping a laptop alive... that requires a wheel barrel worth of batteries or a generator! Also ever since we introduced a version of TheSky for mobile devices, people are telling me they want to be able to control the cameras from a mobile device. This is for a lot of reasons not practical (although it is "possible" in a science fair sort of not really real world "usable" sort of way). However, controlling a copy of TheSkyX IS practical, and having a local computer at the mount solves a myriad of problems.
So how is this special compared to just having a small portable computer sitting under your mount and remote controlling it? Well other than lower power, it's not. To get that extra special "magic" is going to require some more software glue... the killer app that any new hardware platform needs, and that I'll have to wait and talk about a little later this year. Meanwhile, stay tuned and clear skies!"