Set up your SBC

Get your board ready.

Free the gear you have. Or build your own. A few copy-paste commands, and your rig runs the way you want. And there's always a way back.

Unlock your device.

Everything it needs is already there. Power ports. Radios. Plenty of muscle. Flash Debian 13 (Trixie) arm64, add AlpacaBridge, and see how much more it can do. Even the power ports speak Alpaca, so your imaging software can switch them. And the stock software is never more than a restore away.

iOptron iMate chevron_right

Built hand-in-hand with iOptron. Ready for OpenAstro.

ToupTek StellaVita (Pi CM4) chevron_right

Unlock your StellaVita: the same Pi CM4 inside, set free.

ZWO ASIAIR chevron_right

The one that started it all. Flash a fresh card and keep the original.

ZWO ASIAIR Pro chevron_right

Second life for your Pro. It installs to a fresh card and leaves the stock card untouched.

ZWO ASIAIR Plus (Pi CM4) chevron_right

Second life for your Plus. Back up the eMMC, then flash.

ZWO ASIAIR Plus (RK3568) chevron_right

Second life for your Plus. It backs up the stock software automatically.

Build your own.

Start with a bare board. Add a power-port box, and you have the same controller. Same flow: flash Debian 13 (Trixie) arm64, then add AlpacaBridge.

Orange Pi 4 Pro chevron_right

The best value build. Faster than a Pi 4 at a lower price, with a ready-made image. Flash it and boot.

Raspberry Pi 3B+ chevron_right

The budget build. USB 2.0 only, so camera downloads take longer.

Raspberry Pi 4 chevron_right

The classic build. USB 3.0 speed on power any mount can supply.

Raspberry Pi 5 chevron_right

The fastest build. Bring a 5V/5A supply to feed it.

Other Rockchip and OrangePi arm64 boards running Debian 13 work with the standard Raspberry Pi instructions.