[education/kstars] kstars/data: mount_types.json: verify every entry against indidrivers.xml, add SAL-33

Git commit 10b61f944e7622c178423da59a34488d0bc959d0 by Jasem Mutlaq.
Committed on 04/08/2026 at 03:59.
Pushed by mutlaqja into branch 'master'.

mount_types.json: verify every entry against indidrivers.xml, add SAL-33

SAL-33 (a real INDI-shipped driver, manufacturer MLAstro) wasn't in the
mount-type lookup table at all, so it never auto-detected as Harmonic Drive
in the AI Guide Assistant wizard -- it silently fell through to the combo
box's default first item, Worm Gear.

While fixing that, cross-checked every existing entry against every real
<device label=...> in data/indidrivers.xml's Telescopes group (127 drivers)
and removed everything that didn't exactly match one -- MountGuiderFactory::
detectMountType() does an exact case-insensitive string compare, so an entry
for a mount whose INDI driver reports a different (often more generic)
label can never auto-match anything a real user connects. Many well-known
mounts fall into this trap: Sky-Watcher's whole HEQ5/EQ6/EQ8 family reports
generically as "EQMod Mount"/"SynScan", all Astro-Physics mounts report as
"AstroPhysics V2"/"GTOCP2" regardless of model, 10Micron mounts all report
as "LX200 10micron", etc. -- added the real generic labels alongside (or
instead of) the marketing names where they differed.

Also added a batch of harmonic-drive mounts missing entirely (confirmed via
manufacturer/reviewer sources, not guessed): ZWO's WiFi/USB connection
variants (bare "ZWO AM5" never matches the real "ZWO AM5 WiFi"/"...USB"),
iOptron's actual harmonic line (HEM/HAE/HAZ -- distinct from the
unconfirmed "iOptron HarmonicDrive 30/45/60" already in the list), Sky-
Watcher Wave 100i/150i, Rainbow RST-135/300 (real label omits "Astro"), and
a cluster of small-manufacturer strain-wave mounts sharing the OnStep
controller (Juwei 14/17, WARPDRIVE, UMi, EM31Pro, TOUPTEK SH20, HOBYM CRUX
TitanTCS, GOTO INC MX-HD).

Net effect: HARMONIC_DRIVE 17->31 entries, WORM_GEAR 62->75, DIRECT_DRIVE
7->1 (Sidereal Technology SiTech and ASA DDM60/85/160 have no INDI driver
in this file at all; Planewave's various model-specific entries collapse
to the one real generic label, "Planewave"). Full reasoning and the list of
what was removed and why is in the file's own "_notes.disambiguation".

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <[email protected]>

M  +109  -92   kstars/data/mount_types.json

https://invent.kde.org/education/kstars/-/commit/10b61f944e7622c178423da59a34488d0bc959d0

diff --git a/kstars/data/mount_types.json b/kstars/data/mount_types.json
index 7f409531df..b7591b1086 100644
--- a/kstars/data/mount_types.json
+++ b/kstars/data/mount_types.json
@@ -1,114 +1,131 @@
 {
     "_comment": "Mount name → AI model class mapping. Mount names must match exactly what KStars receives from the INDI driver (the 'TELESCOPE_INFO' or driver name string). Names are case-insensitive matched. Users can override the detected type in the Equipment Profile.",
-    "_version": "1.0",
-    "_last_updated": "2026-06-13",
+    "_version": "1.1",
+    "_last_updated": "2026-08-04",
     "HARMONIC_DRIVE": [
-        "ZWO AM5",
-        "ZWO AM3",
-        "iOptron HarmonicDrive 30",
-        "iOptron HarmonicDrive 45",
-        "iOptron HarmonicDrive 60",
+        "ZWO AM5 WiFi",
+        "ZWO AM5 USB",
+        "ZWO AM3 WiFi",
+        "ZWO AM3 USB",
+        "ZWO AM7 WiFi",
+        "ZWO AM7 USB",
+        "iOptron HEM15",
+        "iOptron HEM27",
+        "iOptron HEM44",
+        "iOptron HAE16",
+        "iOptron HAE18",
+        "iOptron HAE29",
+        "iOptron HAE43",
+        "iOptron HAE69",
+        "iOptron HAZ31",
+        "iOptron HAZ46",
+        "iOptron HAZ71",
         "Pegasus NYX-101",
-        "Pegasus NYX-201",
-        "Avalon Linear",
-        "Avalon M-Uno",
-        "Avalon M-Due",
-        "Vixen AXJ",
-        "Vixen AXD2",
-        "Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro",
-        "Rainbow Astro RST-135",
-        "Rainbow Astro RST-300",
-        "Planewave EQ L-350",
-        "Planewave EQ L-500"
+        "Wave 100i",
+        "Wave 150i",
+        "Rainbow RST-135",
+        "Rainbow RST-300",
+        "SAL-33",
+        "Juwei 14",
+        "Juwei 17",
+        "UMi",
+        "EM31Pro",
+        "WARPDRIVE",
+        "TOUPTEK SH20",
+        "CRUX TitanTCS",
+        "MX-HD Telescope"
     ],
     "WORM_GEAR": [
-        "Sky-Watcher HEQ5",
-        "Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro",
-        "Sky-Watcher EQ6",
-        "Sky-Watcher EQ6-R",
-        "Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro",
-        "Sky-Watcher EQ8",
-        "Sky-Watcher EQ8-R",
-        "Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro",
-        "Sky-Watcher EQ5",
-        "Sky-Watcher EQ3",
-        "Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6",
-        "Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5",
         "iOptron CEM25",
-        "iOptron CEM25P",
         "iOptron CEM40",
-        "iOptron CEM40EC",
         "iOptron CEM60",
-        "iOptron CEM60EC",
         "iOptron CEM70",
-        "iOptron CEM70EC",
         "iOptron CEM120",
-        "iOptron CEM120EC",
         "iOptron GEM28",
         "iOptron GEM45",
-        "iOptron GEM45EC",
-        "iOptron SmartEQ Pro",
-        "Losmandy G11",
-        "Losmandy G11G",
-        "Losmandy G8",
+        "iOptron CEM26",
+        "iOptron iEQ Legacy",
+        "iOptron iEQ30 Pro",
+        "iOptron iEQ45 Pro",
+        "iOptron iEQ30",
+        "iOptron iEQ45",
+        "iOptron ZEQ25",
+        "iOptron SmartEQ",
+        "iOptron AZ Pro",
+        "iOptron HC8406",
         "Losmandy Gemini",
-        "Losmandy G2",
-        "Orion Atlas EQ-G",
-        "Orion Sirius EQ-G",
-        "Orion HDX110 EQ-G",
-        "Celestron CGX",
-        "Celestron CGX-L",
-        "Celestron CGEM",
-        "Celestron CGEM II",
-        "Celestron CGEM DX",
-        "Celestron AVX",
-        "Celestron CG-5",
-        "Meade LX200",
-        "Meade LX200 Classic",
-        "Meade LX600",
-        "Meade LX850",
-        "10Micron GM1000",
-        "10Micron GM1000 HPS",
-        "10Micron GM2000",
-        "10Micron GM2000 HPS",
-        "10Micron GM3000",
-        "10Micron GM4000",
-        "Software Bisque Paramount ME",
-        "Software Bisque Paramount ME II",
-        "Software Bisque Paramount MX",
-        "Software Bisque Paramount MX+",
-        "Software Bisque MyT",
-        "Takahashi EM-200",
-        "Takahashi EM-400",
-        "Takahashi NJP",
-        "Vixen SXP2",
-        "Vixen SXD2",
-        "Vixen GP2",
-        "Vixen GP-DX",
-        "Astro-Physics Mach1",
-        "Astro-Physics Mach2",
-        "Astro-Physics 900GTO",
-        "Astrophysics 1100GTO",
-        "Astrophysics 1600GTO"
+        "AstroPhysics V2",
+        "AstroPhysics GTOCP2",
+        "LX200 10micron",
+        "LX200 GPS",
+        "LX200 Autostar",
+        "LX200 Classic",
+        "LX200 16",
+        "LX90",
+        "ETX125",
+        "ETX105",
+        "ETX90",
+        "Celestron GPS",
+        "Celestron CPC HC",
+        "Celestron NexStar HC",
+        "Celestron Advanced VX HC",
+        "Celestron CGEM HC",
+        "Celestron CGX HC",
+        "Celestron AUX",
+        "Celestron Wedge",
+        "Celestron WiFi",
+        "Celestron Evolution WiFi",
+        "Celestron Evolution WiFi Wedge",
+        "Celestron CPC Wired",
+        "Celestron CGEM II Wired",
+        "Celestron CGEM II WiFi",
+        "Celestron CGX Wired",
+        "Celestron CGX WiFi",
+        "Celestron Advanced VX Wired",
+        "Celestron Advanced VX WiFi",
+        "Celestron Advanced GT Wired",
+        "Celestron Advanced GT WiFi",
+        "GotoNova 8400 Kit",
+        "Sky Scan",
+        "SynScan",
+        "SynScan Legacy",
+        "EQMod Mount",
+        "Skywatcher Alt-Az",
+        "AZ-GTi Alt-Az WiFi",
+        "AZ-GTi Alt-Az Wired",
+        "AZ-GTi Equatorial WiFi",
+        "Star Adventurer GTi",
+        "Star Adventurer 2i WiFi",
+        "Star Adventurer 2i USB",
+        "SkySensor2000PC",
+        "Starbook",
+        "Starbook Ten",
+        "Astro-Electronic FS-2",
+        "Temma Takahashi",
+        "Pulsar2",
+        "Paramount",
+        "BRESSER Messier EXOS-2 EQ GoTo",
+        "ES G-11 PMC-Eight",
+        "ES EXOS2-GT PMC-Eight",
+        "ES iEXOS100 PMC-Eight",
+        "AHP GT Mount",
+        "EQ500X",
+        "AstroTrac"
     ],
     "DIRECT_DRIVE": [
-        "Planewave L-350 Direct Drive",
-        "Planewave L-500 Direct Drive",
-        "Planewave Delta-T",
-        "Sidereal Technology SiTech",
-        "ASA DDM60",
-        "ASA DDM85",
-        "ASA DDM160"
+        "Planewave"
     ],
     "_notes": {
         "disambiguation": [
-            "Astro-Physics 1100GTO and 1600GTO are worm gear mounts despite the premium brand. Only the Astro-Physics Mach2 uses a partial DD-style motor on the worm stage; classify as WORM_GEAR.",
-            "Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro uses a harmonic drive reducer on the RA axis; classified as HARMONIC_DRIVE.",
-            "10Micron mounts use a worm gear drive but with very high worm ratio; classified as WORM_GEAR.",
-            "Software Bisque Paramounts are high-precision worm gear; classified as WORM_GEAR.",
-            "Takahashi mounts all use worm drive; classified as WORM_GEAR.",
[suppressed due to size limit]
+            "Astro-Physics mounts are worm gear (precision worm-and-wheel gearbox) despite the premium brand -- confirmed via manufacturer documentation, not direct drive.",
+            "10Micron, Software Bisque Paramount, and Takahashi mounts are all high-precision worm gear.",
+            "iOptron's harmonic-drive product line is named HEM/HAE/HAZ (Hybrid/Harmonic Equatorial/Alt-az/AZimuth Mount); some HEM models are a hybrid (strain-wave RA, worm/belt DEC). This is distinct from iOptron's CEM/GEM worm-gear line.",
[suppressed due to size limit]
+            "MX-HD Telescope (GOTO INC) is classified HARMONIC_DRIVE on lower confidence -- 'HD' matches the harmonic-drive naming convention used by comparable small manufacturers (e.g. HOBYM's own 170HD/200HDA, both covered by the 'CRUX TitanTCS' driver label already listed), but no independent source could confirm this specific model.",
[suppressed due to size limit]
             "If a mount is not listed, KStars prompts the user to select WORM_GEAR, HARMONIC_DRIVE, or DIRECT_DRIVE manually. AI guiding is disabled for that session until the user makes a selection."
         ],
-        "contributing": "To add a mount to this list, open a merge request on the KDE Invent repository with the mount name exactly as it appears in the INDI driver's TELESCOPE_INFO property, and its correct classification."
+        "contributing": "To add a mount to this list, open a merge request on the KDE Invent repository with the mount name exactly as it appears in the device label in data/indidrivers.xml (not just the marketing/model name -- confirm the two match, since several drivers report a generic or connection-suffixed label instead) and its correct classification, ideally with a source confirming the drive mechanism."
     }
-}
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+}