Do anyone here run their Polemaster with a handheld device? I can use my Google Pixel 1 XL to operate it. The battery on the old Pixel XL 1 drains even to the point of being completely out of power even if it is left off. So, I have been looking for a replacement. My XL 1 is the only Android device that the Polemaster app seems to work. The Polemaster app will not work on others Android devices, whether it's my updated Pixel 5 or an Android tablet. However, it does work on my mini PC and laptop and both Windows 10 as its operating system. So now I'm looking for a small Windows device that can run the Polemaster app. So, have anyone tried using something other than PC or Mac computer to run your Polemaster?
Polemaster and handheld electronic devices
My imaging runs on a (NUC) mini pc mounted on my rig. I plug the polemaster directly into the NUC. My pegasus pba v2 also plugs in to the NUC. All the imaging cameras dew hearers, etc connect to the pegasus. Once polar aligned I shut polemaster down and remove the usb cord. I run my rig remotely from my home computer 50 yards away via windows remote desktop. When doing the polar alignment I use my android tablet to do the remote connect and perform the physical aspects of polar alignment.
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