I don't understand the interactions among focus triggers in image *sequences* (Camera tab) and in the *scheduler* (scheduler tab).
Tonight I got into what seems like an infinite loop of autofocus (no captures!).
WHAT I WANT TO DO:
* alternate 10min guided Ha and O3 captures all night
* dither every other frame (after each pair Ha/O3)
* autofocus once an hour using L
HOW I TRIED TO DO THIS:
* Created a sequence queue (.esq) with one 600s Ha and one 600s O3 frame
* Check the box under "Limit Settings" that says "Refocus every" 60 minutes
* Created a scheduler list (.esl) that calls the sequence queue with "Repeat for 20 runs"
* Check all four "Steps:" Track, Focus, Align, Guide in the Scheduler List
WHAT WENT WRONG:
* Autofocus mania!
* Scheduler starts up
* Slew and align successful
* Autofocus successful
* Start guiding
* Another autofocus starts
* First capture in .esq (Ha) is aborted because autofocus is in progress
* Autofocus successful
* Another autofocus starts
etc etc etc ...
I've attached a relevant log.
What's really maddening is that after this I tried everything I could to stop the crazy autofocus demon:
* Unchecked the "Focus" step in the Scheduler. Nope
* Unchecked the "Refocus every 60 minutes" box under "Limit Settings" in the Capture module. Nope
* Stopped running the scheduler completely and just ran the sequence from the Capture module. Nope.
* Disconnected the focuser completely from the INDI Control Panel. Nope. Even then the sequence just waits forever for the nonexistent focuser!
For each of these attempts, I completely disconnected the equipment, closed Ekos, and quit KStars. Then restarted.
The zombie autofocus loop just continues, and no frames are ever captured.
Finally, I created a new INDI equipment profile that doesn't even *have* a focuser, and finally I can image. Of course my images won't stay focused all night but I'd rather collect less-than-perfectly focused data during the new moon than no data at all.
Can somebody help me to set this up correctly so that I can proceed PAST autofocus and get on with capturing images?
Thanks!
Scott