diff --git a/Stellarium_control/Makefile b/Stellarium_control/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c115065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Stellarium_control/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+PROGRAM = stellariumdaemon
+LDFLAGS =
+SRCS = $(wildcard *.c)
+CC = gcc
+DEFINES = -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=1111 -DEBUG
+CXX = gcc
+CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -Wextra $(DEFINES)
+OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.o)
+all : $(PROGRAM) 
+$(PROGRAM) : $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $(PROGRAM)
+
+# some addition dependencies
+# %.o: %.c
+#        $(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
+#$(SRCS) : %.c : %.h $(INDEPENDENT_HEADERS)
+#        @touch $@
+
+clean:
+	/bin/rm -f *.o *~
+depend:
+	$(CXX) -MM $(CXX.SRCS)
diff --git a/Stellarium_control/Readme b/Stellarium_control/Readme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8352a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Stellarium_control/Readme
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Alpha version: no real control at all, just emulation
+
diff --git a/Stellarium_control/daemon.c b/Stellarium_control/daemon.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6563648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Stellarium_control/daemon.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * daemon.c - functions for running in background like a daemon
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013 Edward V. Emelianoff <eddy@sao.ru>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#define PROC_BASE "/proc"
+
+#include <stdio.h>		// printf, fopen, ...
+#include <unistd.h>		// getpid
+#include <stdio.h>		// perror
+#include <sys/types.h>	// opendir
+#include <dirent.h>		// opendir
+#include <sys/stat.h>	// stat
+#include <fcntl.h>		// fcntl
+#include <stdlib.h>		// exit
+#include <string.h>		// memset
+
+/**
+ * read process name from /proc/PID/cmdline
+ * @param pid - PID of interesting process
+ * @return filename or NULL if not found
+ * 		don't use this function twice for different names without copying
+ * 		its returning by strdup, because `name` contains in static array
+ */
+char *readname(pid_t pid){
+	static char name[256];
+	char *pp = name, byte, path[256];
+	FILE *file;
+	int cntr = 0;
+	size_t sz;
+	snprintf (path, 255, PROC_BASE "/%d/cmdline", pid);
+	file = fopen(path, "r");
+	if(!file) return NULL; // there's no such file
+	do{	// read basename
+		sz = fread(&byte, 1, 1, file);
+		if(sz != 1) break;
+		if(byte != '/') *pp++ = byte;
+		else{
+			pp = name;
+			cntr = 0;
+		}
+	}while(byte && cntr++ < 255);
+	name[cntr] = 0;
+	fclose(file);
+	return name;
+}
+
+void iffound_default(pid_t pid){
+	fprintf(stderr, "\nFound running process (pid=%d), exit.\n", pid);
+	exit(0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * check wether there is a same running process
+ * exit if there is a running process or error
+ * Checking have 3 steps:
+ * 		1) lock executable file
+ * 		2) check pidfile (if you run a copy?)
+ * 		3) check /proc for executables with the same name (no/wrong pidfile)
+ * @param argv - argument of main() or NULL for non-locking, call this function before getopt()
+ * @param pidfilename - name of pidfile or NULL if none
+ * @param iffound - action to run if file found or NULL for exit(0)
+ */
+void check4running(char **argv, char *pidfilename, void (*iffound)(pid_t pid)){
+	DIR *dir;
+	FILE *pidfile, *fself;
+	struct dirent *de;
+	struct stat s_buf;
+	pid_t pid = 0, self;
+	struct flock fl;
+	char *name, *myname;
+	if(!iffound) iffound = iffound_default;
+	if(argv){ // block self
+		fself = fopen(argv[0], "r"); // open self binary to lock
+		memset(&fl, 0, sizeof(struct flock));
+		fl.l_type = F_WRLCK;
+		if(fcntl(fileno(fself), F_GETLK, &fl) == -1){ // check locking
+			perror("fcntl");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		if(fl.l_type != F_UNLCK){ // file is locking - exit
+			printf("Found locker, PID = %d!\n", fl.l_pid);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		fl.l_type = F_RDLCK;
+		if(fcntl(fileno(fself), F_SETLKW, &fl) == -1){
+			perror("fcntl");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+	self = getpid(); // get self PID
+	if(!(dir = opendir(PROC_BASE))){ // open /proc directory
+		perror(PROC_BASE);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if(!(name = readname(self))){ // error reading self name
+		perror("Can't read self name");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	myname = strdup(name);
+	if(pidfilename && stat(pidfilename, &s_buf) == 0){ // pidfile exists
+		pidfile = fopen(pidfilename, "r");
+		if(pidfile){
+			if(fscanf(pidfile, "%d", &pid) > 0){ // read PID of (possibly) running process
+				if((name = readname(pid)) && strncmp(name, myname, 255) == 0)
+					iffound(pid);
+			}
+			fclose(pidfile);
+		}
+	}
+	// There is no pidfile or it consists a wrong record
+	while((de = readdir(dir))){ // scan /proc
+		if(!(pid = (pid_t)atoi(de->d_name)) || pid == self) // pass non-PID files and self
+			continue;
+		if((name = readname(pid)) && strncmp(name, myname, 255) == 0)
+			iffound(pid);
+	}
+	closedir(dir);
+	if(pidfilename){
+		pidfile = fopen(pidfilename, "w");
+		fprintf(pidfile, "%d\n", self); // write self PID to pidfile
+		fclose(pidfile);
+	}
+	free(myname);
+}
diff --git a/Stellarium_control/main.c b/Stellarium_control/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec61483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Stellarium_control/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+/*
+ * main.c
+ *
+ * Copyright 2014 Edward V. Emelianov <eddy@sao.ru, edward.emelianoff@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+#define _BSD_SOURCE
+#include <endian.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <err.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <time.h>
+// for pthread_kill
+//#define _XOPEN_SOURCE  666
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+#include "usefull_macros.h"
+
+// daemon.c
+extern void check4running(char **argv, char *pidfilename, void (*iffound)(pid_t pid));
+
+// Max amount of connections
+#define BACKLOG     (1)
+
+#define PORT ("10000")
+#define BUFLEN (1024)
+
+static uint8_t buff[BUFLEN+1];
+
+//glob_pars *Global_parameters = NULL;
+
+static volatile int global_quit = 0;
+// quit by signal
+static void signals(int sig){
+	DBG("Get signal %d, quit.\n", sig);
+	global_quit = 1;
+	sleep(1);
+	exit(sig);
+}
+
+// search a first word after needle without spaces
+char* stringscan(char *str, char *needle){
+	char *a, *e;
+	char *end = str + strlen(str);
+	a = strstr(str, needle);
+	if(!a) return NULL;
+	a += strlen(needle);
+	while (a < end && (*a == ' ' || *a == '\r' || *a == '\t')) a++;
+	if(a >= end) return NULL;
+	e = strchr(a, ' ');
+	if(e) *e = 0;
+	return a;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Send data to user
+ * @param data   - data to send
+ * @param dlen   - data length
+ * @param sockfd - socket fd for sending data
+ */
+void send_data(uint8_t *data, size_t dlen, int sockfd){
+	/*char buf[1024];
+	if(!strip){
+		if(imtype == IMTYPE_RAW)
+			L = snprintf(buf, 255, "%s\n%dx%d\n", imsuffixes[imtype], w, h);
+		else
+			L = snprintf(buf, 255, "%s\n%zd\n", imsuffixes[imtype], buflen);
+	}else{
+		L = snprintf(buf, 1023, "HTTP/2.0 200 OK\r\nContent-type: image/%s\r\n"
+			"Content-Length: %zd\r\n\r\n", mimetypes[imtype], buflen);
+	}
+	buff = MALLOC(uint8_t, L + buflen);
+	memcpy(buff, buf, L);
+	memcpy(buff+L, imagedata, buflen);
+	FREE(imagedata);
+	buflen += L;*/
+	size_t sent = write(sockfd, data, dlen);
+	if(sent != dlen) WARN("write()");
+	//FREE(buff);
+}
+
+//read: 0x14 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x5b 0x5a 0x2e 0xc6 0x8c 0x23 0x5 0x0 0x23 0x9 0xe5 0xaf 0x23 0x2e 0x34 0xed
+// command: goto 16h29 24.45 -26d25 55.62
+/*
+ LITTLE-ENDIAN!!!
+ from client:
+LENGTH (2 bytes, integer): length of the message
+TYPE (2 bytes, integer): 0
+TIME (8 bytes, integer): current time on the server computer in microseconds
+    since 1970.01.01 UT. Currently unused.
+RA (4 bytes, unsigned integer): right ascension of the telescope (J2000)
+    a value of 0x100000000 = 0x0 means 24h=0h,
+    a value of 0x80000000 means 12h
+DEC (4 bytes, signed integer): declination of the telescope (J2000)
+    a value of -0x40000000 means -90degrees,
+    a value of 0x0 means 0degrees,
+    a value of 0x40000000 means 90degrees
+
+to client:
+LENGTH (2 bytes, integer): length of the message
+TYPE (2 bytes, integer): 0
+TIME (8 bytes, integer): current time on the server computer in microseconds
+    since 1970.01.01 UT. Currently unused.
+RA (4 bytes, unsigned integer): right ascension of the telescope (J2000)
+    a value of 0x100000000 = 0x0 means 24h=0h,
+    a value of 0x80000000 means 12h
+DEC (4 bytes, signed integer): declination of the telescope (J2000)
+    a value of -0x40000000 means -90degrees,
+    a value of 0x0 means 0degrees,
+    a value of 0x40000000 means 90degrees
+STATUS (4 bytes, signed integer): status of the telescope, currently unused.
+    status=0 means ok, status<0 means some error
+*/
+
+#define DEG2DEC(degr)  ((int32_t)(degr / 90. * ((double)0x40000000)))
+#define HRS2RA(hrs)    ((uint32_t)(hrs / 12. * ((double)0x80000000)))
+#define DEC2DEG(i32)   (((double)i32)*90./((double)0x40000000))
+#define RA2HRS(u32)    (((double)u32)*12. /((double)0x80000000))
+
+typedef struct __attribute__((__packed__)){
+	uint16_t len;
+	uint16_t type;
+	uint64_t time;
+	uint32_t ra;
+	int32_t dec;
+} indata;
+
+typedef struct __attribute__((__packed__)){
+	uint16_t len;
+	uint16_t type;
+	uint64_t time;
+	uint32_t ra;
+	int32_t dec;
+	int32_t status;
+} outdata;
+
+static double tagRA = -1., tagDec = -100.;
+
+void proc_data(uint8_t *data, ssize_t len){
+	FNAME();
+	if(len != sizeof(indata)){
+		WARN("Bad data size: got %zd instead of %zd!", len, sizeof(indata));
+		return;
+	}
+	indata *dat = (indata*)data;
+	uint16_t L, T;
+	uint64_t tim;
+	uint32_t ra;
+	int32_t dec;
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ != __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+	L = le16toh(dat->len); T = le16toh(dat->type);
+	tim = le64toh(dat->time);
+	ra = le32toh(dat->ra);
+	dec = (int32_t)le32toh((uint32_t)dat->dec);
+#else
+	L = dat->len; T = dat->type;
+	tim = dat->time;
+	ra = dat->ra; dec = dat->dec;
+#endif
+	WARN("got message with len %u & type %u", L, T);
+	tagRA = RA2HRS(ra); tagDec = DEC2DEG(dec);
+	WARN("RA: %u (%g), DEC: %d (%g)", ra, tagRA,
+		dec, tagDec);
+	time_t z = time(NULL);
+	time_t tm = (time_t)(tim/1000000);
+	WARN("time: %ju  (local: %ju)", (uintmax_t)tm, (uintmax_t)z);
+	WARN("time: %zd -- %s local: %s", tim, ctime(&tm), ctime(&z));
+/*	memmove(buff, data, sizeof(indata));
+	outdata *dout = (outdata*) buff;
+	dout->ra = 0; dout->dec = 0x40000000;
+	dout->status = 0;
+	send_data(data, sizeof(outdata), sock);*/
+}
+
+/**
+ * main socket service procedure
+ */
+void handle_socket(int sock){
+	FNAME();
+	if(global_quit) return;
+	ssize_t readed;
+	outdata dout;
+	uint32_t oldra;
+	int32_t olddec;
+	dout.len = sizeof(outdata);
+	dout.type = 0;
+	dout.status = 0;
+	dout.ra = (tagRA < -0.1) ? 0 : HRS2RA(tagRA);
+	dout.dec = (tagDec < -91.) ? DEG2DEC(80.) : DEG2DEC(tagDec);
+	oldra = dout.ra; olddec = dout.dec;
+	while(!global_quit){
+		//dout.ra += 0xF5555555;
+		if(tagRA < -0.1) dout.ra += HRS2RA(0.33);
+		else dout.ra = HRS2RA(tagRA);
+		if(tagDec > -91.) dout.dec = DEG2DEC(tagDec);
+		if(dout.ra != oldra || dout.dec != olddec){
+			send_data((uint8_t*)&dout, sizeof(outdata), sock);
+			DBG("sent ra = %g (%g), dec = %g (%g)", RA2HRS(dout.ra), tagRA, DEC2DEG(dout.dec), tagDec);
+			oldra = (dout.ra+oldra)/2; olddec = (dout.dec+olddec)/2;
+		}
+		fd_set readfds;
+		struct timeval timeout;
+		FD_ZERO(&readfds);
+		FD_SET(sock, &readfds);
+		timeout.tv_sec = 1; // wait not more than 1 second
+		timeout.tv_usec = 0;//100000;
+		int sel = select(sock + 1 , &readfds , NULL , NULL , &timeout);
+		if(sel < 0){
+			if(errno != EINTR)
+				WARN("select()");
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(!(FD_ISSET(sock, &readfds))) continue;
+		// fill incoming buffer
+		readed = read(sock, buff, BUFLEN);
+		DBG("read %zd", readed);
+		if(readed <= 0){ // error or disconnect
+			DBG("Nothing to read from fd %d (ret: %zd)", sock, readed);
+			break;
+		}
+		/**************************************
+		 *       DO SOMETHING WITH DATA       *
+		 **************************************/
+		proc_data(buff, readed);
+		//send_data(...);
+	}
+	close(sock);
+}
+
+static inline void main_proc(){
+	int sock;
+	struct addrinfo hints, *res, *p;
+	int reuseaddr = 1;
+	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
+	hints.ai_family = AF_INET;
+	hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+	hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE;
+	if(getaddrinfo(NULL, PORT, &hints, &res) != 0){
+		ERR("getaddrinfo");
+	}
+	struct sockaddr_in *ia = (struct sockaddr_in*)res->ai_addr;
+	char str[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+	inet_ntop(AF_INET, &(ia->sin_addr), str, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
+	DBG("port: %u, addr: %s\n", ntohs(ia->sin_port), str);
+	// loop through all the results and bind to the first we can
+	for(p = res; p != NULL; p = p->ai_next){
+		if((sock = socket(p->ai_family, p->ai_socktype, p->ai_protocol)) == -1){
+			WARN("socket");
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &reuseaddr, sizeof(int)) == -1){
+			ERR("setsockopt");
+		}
+		if(bind(sock, p->ai_addr, p->ai_addrlen) == -1){
+			close(sock);
+			WARN("bind");
+			continue;
+		}
+		break; // if we get here, we have a successfull connection
+	}
+	if(p == NULL){
+		// looped off the end of the list with no successful bind
+		ERRX("failed to bind socket");
+	}
+	// Listen
+	if(listen(sock, BACKLOG) == -1){
+		ERR("listen");
+	}
+	freeaddrinfo(res);
+	// Main loop
+	while(!global_quit){
+//		fd_set readfds;
+//		struct timeval timeout;
+		socklen_t size = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+		struct sockaddr_in their_addr;
+		int newsock;
+/*		FD_ZERO(&readfds);
+		FD_SET(sock, &readfds);
+		timeout.tv_sec = 0; // wait not more than 10 milliseconds
+		timeout.tv_usec = 10000;
+		int sel = select(sock + 1 , &readfds , NULL , NULL , &timeout);
+		if(sel < 0){
+			if(errno != EINTR)
+				WARN("select()");
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(!(FD_ISSET(sock, &readfds))) continue;*/
+	//	DBG("accept");
+		newsock = accept(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&their_addr, &size);
+	//	printf("got addr %ul\n", their_addr.sin_addr.s_addr);
+		if(newsock <= 0){
+			WARN("accept()");
+			continue;
+		}
+		pid_t pid = fork();
+		if(pid < 0)
+			ERR("ERROR on fork");
+		if(pid == 0){
+			close(sock);
+			handle_socket(newsock);
+			exit(0);
+		}else
+			close(newsock);
+	}
+
+	// wait for thread ends before closing videodev
+//	pthread_join(readout_thread, NULL);
+//	pthread_mutex_unlock(&readout_mutex);
+	close(sock);
+}
+
+int main(_U_ int argc, char **argv){
+	// setup coloured output
+	initial_setup();
+	check4running(argv, NULL, NULL);
+//	Global_parameters = parce_args(argc, argv);
+//	assert(Global_parameters != NULL);
+
+	signal(SIGTERM, signals); // kill (-15) - quit
+	signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);  // hup - ignore
+	signal(SIGINT, signals);  // ctrl+C - quit
+	signal(SIGQUIT, signals); // ctrl+\ - quit
+	signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_IGN); // ignore ctrl+Z
+/*
+#ifndef EBUG // daemonize only in release mode
+	if(!Global_parameters->nodaemon){
+		if(daemon(1, 0)){
+			perror("daemon()");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+#endif // EBUG
+*/
+/*
+	while(1){
+		pid_t childpid = fork();
+		if(childpid){
+			DBG("Created child with PID %d\n", childpid);
+			wait(NULL);
+			printf("Child %d died\n", childpid);
+		}else{
+			prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGTERM); // send SIGTERM to child when parent dies
+			main_proc();
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	*/
+	main_proc();
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/Stellarium_control/main.h b/Stellarium_control/main.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec6d9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Stellarium_control/main.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * main.h
+ *
+ * Copyright 2014 Edward V. Emelianov <eddy@sao.ru, edward.emelianoff@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+#pragma once
+#ifndef __MAIN_H__
+#define __MAIN_H__
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <libintl.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <err.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+#include "cmdlnopts.h"
+#include "usefull_macros.h"
+
+// global parameters
+extern glob_pars *Global_parameters;
+
+#endif // __MAIN_H__
diff --git a/Stellarium_control/usefull_macros.c b/Stellarium_control/usefull_macros.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31e84d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Stellarium_control/usefull_macros.c
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+/*
+ * usefull_macros.h - a set of usefull functions: memory, color etc
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013 Edward V. Emelianoff <eddy@sao.ru>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "usefull_macros.h"
+
+
+#include <sys/time.h>
+/**
+ * function for different purposes that need to know time intervals
+ * @return double value: time in seconds
+ */
+double dtime(){
+	double t;
+	struct timeval tv;
+	gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+	t = tv.tv_sec + ((double)tv.tv_usec)/1e6;
+	return t;
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************\
+ *                          Coloured terminal
+\******************************************************************************/
+int globErr = 0; // errno for WARN/ERR
+
+// pointers to coloured output printf
+int (*red)(const char *fmt, ...);
+int (*green)(const char *fmt, ...);
+int (*_WARN)(const char *fmt, ...);
+
+/*
+ * format red / green messages
+ * name: r_pr_, g_pr_
+ * @param fmt ... - printf-like format
+ * @return number of printed symbols
+ */
+int r_pr_(const char *fmt, ...){
+	va_list ar; int i;
+	printf(RED);
+	va_start(ar, fmt);
+	i = vprintf(fmt, ar);
+	va_end(ar);
+	printf(OLDCOLOR);
+	return i;
+}
+int g_pr_(const char *fmt, ...){
+	va_list ar; int i;
+	printf(GREEN);
+	va_start(ar, fmt);
+	i = vprintf(fmt, ar);
+	va_end(ar);
+	printf(OLDCOLOR);
+	return i;
+}
+/*
+ * print red error/warning messages (if output is a tty)
+ * @param fmt ... - printf-like format
+ * @return number of printed symbols
+ */
+int r_WARN(const char *fmt, ...){
+	va_list ar; int i = 1;
+	fprintf(stderr, RED);
+	va_start(ar, fmt);
+	if(globErr){
+		errno = globErr;
+		vwarn(fmt, ar);
+		errno = 0;
+		globErr = 0;
+	}else
+		i = vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ar);
+	va_end(ar);
+	i++;
+	fprintf(stderr, OLDCOLOR "\n");
+	return i;
+}
+
+const char stars[] = "****************************************";
+/*
+ * notty variants of coloured printf
+ * name: s_WARN, r_pr_notty
+ * @param fmt ... - printf-like format
+ * @return number of printed symbols
+ */
+int s_WARN(const char *fmt, ...){
+	va_list ar; int i;
+	i = fprintf(stderr, "\n%s\n", stars);
+	va_start(ar, fmt);
+	if(globErr){
+		errno = globErr;
+		vwarn(fmt, ar);
+		errno = 0;
+		globErr = 0;
+	}else
+		i = +vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ar);
+	va_end(ar);
+	i += fprintf(stderr, "\n%s\n", stars);
+	i += fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+	return i;
+}
+int r_pr_notty(const char *fmt, ...){
+	va_list ar; int i;
+	i = printf("\n%s\n", stars);
+	va_start(ar, fmt);
+	i += vprintf(fmt, ar);
+	va_end(ar);
+	i += printf("\n%s\n", stars);
+	return i;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Run this function in the beginning of main() to setup locale & coloured output
+ */
+void initial_setup(){
+	// setup coloured output
+	if(isatty(STDOUT_FILENO)){ // make color output in tty
+		red = r_pr_; green = g_pr_;
+	}else{ // no colors in case of pipe
+		red = r_pr_notty; green = printf;
+	}
+	if(isatty(STDERR_FILENO)) _WARN = r_WARN;
+	else _WARN = s_WARN;
+	// Setup locale
+	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+	setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
+#ifdef GETTEXT_PACKAGE
+	bindtextdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);
+	textdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
+#endif
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************\
+ *                                  Memory
+\******************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * safe memory allocation for macro ALLOC
+ * @param N - number of elements to allocate
+ * @param S - size of single element (typically sizeof)
+ * @return pointer to allocated memory area
+ */
+void *my_alloc(size_t N, size_t S){
+	void *p = calloc(N, S);
+	if(!p) ERR("malloc");
+	//assert(p);
+	return p;
+}
+/*
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+*/
+/**
+ * Mmap file to a memory area
+ *
+ * @param filename (i) - name of file to mmap
+ * @return stuct with mmap'ed file or die
+ */
+mmapbuf *My_mmap(char *filename){
+	int fd;
+	char *ptr;
+	size_t Mlen;
+	struct stat statbuf;
+	if(!filename) ERRX(_("No filename given!"));
+	if((fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY)) < 0)
+		ERR(_("Can't open %s for reading"), filename);
+	if(fstat (fd, &statbuf) < 0)
+		ERR(_("Can't stat %s"), filename);
+	Mlen = statbuf.st_size;
+	if((ptr = mmap (0, Mlen, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0)) == MAP_FAILED)
+		ERR(_("Mmap error for input"));
+	if(close(fd)) ERR(_("Can't close mmap'ed file"));
+	mmapbuf *ret = MALLOC(mmapbuf, 1);
+	ret->data = ptr;
+	ret->len = Mlen;
+	return  ret;
+}
+
+void My_munmap(mmapbuf *b){
+	if(munmap(b->data, b->len))
+		ERR(_("Can't munmap"));
+	FREE(b);
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************\
+ *                          Terminal in no-echo mode
+\******************************************************************************/
+struct termios oldt, newt; // terminal flags
+// run on exit:
+/*
+void quit(int sig){
+	//...
+	tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt); // return terminal to previous state
+	//...
+}
+*/
+// initial setup:
+void setup_con(){
+	tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &oldt);
+	newt = oldt;
+	newt.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO);
+	if(tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &newt) < 0){
+		tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
+		exit(-2); //quit?
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read character from console without echo
+ * @return char readed
+ */
+int read_console(){
+	int rb;
+	struct timeval tv;
+	int retval;
+	fd_set rfds;
+	FD_ZERO(&rfds);
+	FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &rfds);
+	tv.tv_sec = 0; tv.tv_usec = 10000;
+	retval = select(1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+	if(!retval) rb = 0;
+	else {
+		if(FD_ISSET(STDIN_FILENO, &rfds)) rb = getchar();
+		else rb = 0;
+	}
+	return rb;
+}
+
+/**
+ * getchar() without echo
+ * wait until at least one character pressed
+ * @return character readed
+ */
+int mygetchar(){ // аналог getchar() без необходимости жать Enter
+	int ret;
+	do ret = read_console();
+	while(ret == 0);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+/******************************************************************************\
+ *                              TTY with select()
+\******************************************************************************/
+struct termio oldtty, tty; // TTY flags
+char *comdev; // TTY device name
+int comfd; // TTY fd
+// run on exit:
+/*
+void quit(int ex_stat){
+	ioctl(comfd, TCSANOW, &oldtty ); // return TTY to previous state
+	close(comfd);
+	//...
+}
+*/
+#ifndef BAUD_RATE
+#define BAUD_RATE B9600
+#endif
+// init:
+void tty_init(){
+	printf("\nOpen port...\n");
+	if ((comfd = open(comdev,O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY|O_NONBLOCK)) < 0){
+		fprintf(stderr,"Can't use port %s\n",comdev);
+		ioctl(comfd, TCSANOW, &oldtty); // return TTY to previous state
+		close(comfd);
+		exit(1); // quit?
+	}
+	printf(" OK\nGet current settings...\n");
+	if(ioctl(comfd,TCGETA,&oldtty) < 0) exit(-1); // Get settings
+	tty = oldtty;
+	tty.c_lflag     = 0; // ~(ICANON | ECHO | ECHOE | ISIG)
+	tty.c_oflag     = 0;
+	tty.c_cflag     = BAUD_RATE|CS8|CREAD|CLOCAL; // 9.6k, 8N1, RW, ignore line ctrl
+	tty.c_cc[VMIN]  = 0;  // non-canonical mode
+	tty.c_cc[VTIME] = 5;
+	if(ioctl(comfd,TCSETA,&tty) < 0) exit(-1); // set new mode
+	printf(" OK\n");
+}
+/**
+ * Read data from TTY
+ * @param buff (o) - buffer for data read
+ * @param length   - buffer len
+ * @return amount of readed bytes
+ */
+size_t read_tty(uint8_t *buff, size_t length){
+	ssize_t L = 0;
+	fd_set rfds;
+	struct timeval tv;
+	int retval;
+	FD_ZERO(&rfds);
+	FD_SET(comfd, &rfds);
+	tv.tv_sec = 0; tv.tv_usec = 50000; // wait for 50ms
+	retval = select(comfd + 1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
+	if (!retval) return 0;
+	if(FD_ISSET(comfd, &rfds)){
+		if((L = read(comfd, buff, length)) < 1) return 0;
+	}
+	return (size_t)L;
+}
diff --git a/Stellarium_control/usefull_macros.h b/Stellarium_control/usefull_macros.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43a6192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Stellarium_control/usefull_macros.h
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+ * usefull_macros.h - a set of usefull macros: memory, color etc
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013 Edward V. Emelianoff <eddy@sao.ru>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#ifndef __USEFULL_MACROS_H__
+#define __USEFULL_MACROS_H__
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <err.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+#include <libintl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <termio.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/*
+ * GETTEXT
+ */
+#define _(String)				gettext(String)
+#define gettext_noop(String)	String
+#define N_(String)				gettext_noop(String)
+
+// unused arguments with -Wall -Werror
+#define _U_    __attribute__((__unused__))
+
+/*
+ * Coloured messages output
+ */
+#define RED			"\033[1;31;40m"
+#define GREEN		"\033[1;32;40m"
+#define OLDCOLOR	"\033[0;0;0m"
+
+/*
+ * ERROR/WARNING messages
+ */
+extern int globErr;
+#define ERR(...) do{globErr=errno; _WARN(__VA_ARGS__); exit(-1);}while(0)
+#define ERRX(...) do{globErr=0; _WARN(__VA_ARGS__); exit(-1);}while(0)
+#define WARN(...) do{globErr=errno; _WARN(__VA_ARGS__);}while(0)
+#define WARNX(...) do{globErr=0; _WARN(__VA_ARGS__);}while(0)
+
+/*
+ * print function name, debug messages
+ * debug mode, -DEBUG
+ */
+#ifdef EBUG
+	#define FNAME() fprintf(stderr, "\n%s (%s, line %d)\n", __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+	#define DBG(...) do{fprintf(stderr, "%s (%s, line %d): ", __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__); \
+					fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__);			\
+					fprintf(stderr, "\n");} while(0)
+#else
+	#define FNAME()	 do{}while(0)
+	#define DBG(...) do{}while(0)
+#endif //EBUG
+
+/*
+ * Memory allocation
+ */
+#define ALLOC(type, var, size)  type * var = ((type *)my_alloc(size, sizeof(type)))
+#define MALLOC(type, size) ((type *)my_alloc(size, sizeof(type)))
+#define FREE(ptr)			do{free(ptr); ptr = NULL;}while(0)
+
+// functions for color output in tty & no-color in pipes
+extern int (*red)(const char *fmt, ...);
+extern int (*_WARN)(const char *fmt, ...);
+extern int (*green)(const char *fmt, ...);
+void * my_alloc(size_t N, size_t S);
+void initial_setup();
+
+// mmap file
+typedef struct{
+	char *data;
+	size_t len;
+} mmapbuf;
+mmapbuf *My_mmap(char *filename);
+void My_munmap(mmapbuf *b);
+
+#endif // __USEFULL_MACROS_H__