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From the BYE User Guide:

Prerequisites

BackyardEOS is built using the Microsoft .Net Framework and runs only on Windows operating systems.

The Mandatories:
· Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 or higher
· Microsoft .Net 4.0 (the installer will detect if it is not installed on your computer)

The Minimum:
· All items in 'The mandatories'
· Screen resolution of 1024 x 600
· Single CPU
· 1GB memory

The Recommended:
· All items in 'The mandatories'
· Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher
· Dual CPU or more
· 2GB memory or more

BackyardEOS uses the Canon EOS Software Development Kit which is only available as a Windows DLL. You also must physically wire the camera to the computer via USB. Does the Fire support USB-connected devices?

Please understand that it is almost universal among astrophotographers, especially when using a DSLR, to dither between exposures in order to mitigate the effects of hot pixels in a final image. This requires your autoguiding software to be running on the same computer as the camera capture software. BYE supports the PHD and MetaGuide guiding apps. Neither of these apps run on the Fire. Finally, folks who have tried to run BYE on low-end netbooks or Windows tablets have discovered that the computer is not powerful enough to run all the software that is typically used for astroimaging. The typical symptom is that the computer is not able to handle the USB traffic. For example, when trying to download images from both the guide camera and the imaging camera at the same time.

Your best bet is a 64-bit Windows 10 PC with a fast processor, a higher end hi-resolution video card, 8 GB of  RAM, and a good-sized (> 512GB) hard drive or solid-state disk.

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43 minutes ago, astroman133 said:

From the BYE User Guide:

Prerequisites

BackyardEOS is built using the Microsoft .Net Framework and runs only on Windows operating systems.

The Mandatories:
· Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 or higher
· Microsoft .Net 4.0 (the installer will detect if it is not installed on your computer)

The Minimum:
· All items in 'The mandatories'
· Screen resolution of 1024 x 600
· Single CPU
· 1GB memory

The Recommended:
· All items in 'The mandatories'
· Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher
· Dual CPU or more
· 2GB memory or more

BackyardEOS uses the Canon EOS Software Development Kit which is only available as a Windows DLL. You also must physically wire the camera to the computer via USB. Does the Fire support USB-connected devices?

Please understand that it is almost universal among astrophotographers, especially when using a DSLR, to dither between exposures in order to mitigate the effects of hot pixels in a final image. This requires your autoguiding software to be running on the same computer as the camera capture software. BYE supports the PHD and MetaGuide guiding apps. Neither of these apps run on the Fire. Finally, folks who have tried to run BYE on low-end netbooks or Windows tablets have discovered that the computer is not powerful enough to run all the software that is typically used for astroimaging. The typical symptom is that the computer is not able to handle the USB traffic. For example, when trying to download images from both the guide camera and the imaging camera at the same time.

Your best bet is a 64-bit Windows 10 PC with a fast processor, a higher end hi-resolution video card, 8 GB of  RAM, and a good-sized (> 512GB) hard drive or solid-state disk.

Sorry!

Ok understood thank you for your reply.

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Several Forum Posts have inquired about various ideas to use Tablets or Smartphones to manage AP Imaging Sessions.  Most of these devolve into a Timer App (for which a basic Intervalometer can do better for $25) and/or an Image Inspection App (where Tablets have some merit).  There are a few such Apps available if you browse the App Store for your Device (although the Kindle Fire has a smaller App Store than Google Play Store - and you can only use the latter with some effort).  You will also need a model of the Fire Tablet with an USB OTG Port, as well as a specific-to-each-Camera USB-Shutter Dongle Cable.

All of these additional Requirements and Limitations are why most AP Imagers use Windows Laptops (some use MacBooks with Windows VMs) for Control of their Imaging Sessions.

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3 hours ago, s3igell said:

Several Forum Posts have inquired about various ideas to use Tablets or Smartphones to manage AP Imaging Sessions.  Most of these devolve into a Timer App (for which a basic Intervalometer can do better for $25) and/or an Image Inspection App (where Tablets have some merit).  There are a few such Apps available if you browse the App Store for your Device (although the Kindle Fire has a smaller App Store than Google Play Store - and you can only use the latter with some effort).  You will also need a model of the Fire Tablet with an USB OTG Port, as well as a specific-to-each-Camera USB-Shutter Dongle Cable.

All of these additional Requirements and Limitations are why most AP Imagers use Windows Laptops (some use MacBooks with Windows VMs) for Control of their Imaging Sessions.

I have the capability to connect my camera via usb to my kindle, its the software Iam not to sure will work on my kindle to control my camera a canon eos 60D. The reason I wanted software for my kindle is that I find it hard to see on my phone.

Thanks for your help.

 

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