Magnus Larsson replied to the topic 'No frame dimensions in Ekos??' in the forum. 2 weeks ago

Hi!

Yes, well, this was a new profile :) But I'll follow your advice and try again later today.

I just was baffled by Ekos not getting any frame info when it so clearly was there in the Indi window..

Then, later at night, I changed back to my much more complex configuration with 2 imaging cameras and one guiding camera and a filter wheel. NOW the ASI 183 worked flawlessly.....

Magnus

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Magnus Larsson replied to the topic 'No frame dimensions in Ekos??' in the forum. 2 weeks ago

Hi!

Unfortunately, no stack trace. In this setup I had only one camera - definitely the right one in the Primary train, but again, I'll test more later today. And there is no filter wheel in this configuration - just the mount and one camera.

Magnus

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Magnus Larsson created a new topic ' No frame dimensions in Ekos??' in the forum. 3 weeks ago

Hi!

I just ran into a strange situation: I changed my setup to only having a single ZWO camera and the mount - to do some experiments. But now suddenly I can not capture with Ekos - Ekos crashes when I try. This seems related to the fact that there are no frame dimensions in Ekos. However, they are identified in the Indi Control window. And I can capture with Indi control window. And if I hit "reload configuration" in Ekos, Ekos crashes.

See here:



What's happening here? Oh, and I just upgraded Stellarmate to see if that helped. Did not. And I deleted the ZWO CCD config file and rebooted. Same thing again.

Ideas?

Magnus

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Magnus Larsson replied to the topic 'Another ZWO EFW question' in the forum. 3 weeks ago

Hi!

I had some more serious problems with my ASI EFW resulting in buying a new one. And in the process there I upgraded to latest stable. Since then, this happens. Running Kstars 3.6.9 now.

Magnus

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Magnus Larsson replied to the topic 'Another ZWO EFW question' in the forum. 3 weeks ago

Hi!

I also get the error about updating filters every time I connect. Seems not to matter but odd.

Magnus

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Hi!

I have noticed that with recent upgrades of Stellarmate, PHD2 now wants to re-do calibration every night. Not every slew but every time I restart the device. Is there a way to avoid this?

I have the checkbox in settings about "reset calibration after each slew" (or something similar) UN-checked. And re-use calibration checked in PHD2. Still I need to redo it. Anyone else having this experience? And how do I avoid it so I can re-use calibration? (scope and cameras are fixed not moved between sessions)

Magnus

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FIxed. I had not upgraded the firmware on the R-Pi and/or enabled the camera module.

Magnus

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Hi!
I'm trying to get a Raspberry Pi camera to work with my Stellarmate. I have installed the camera and when connecting with Ekos all looks fine (I think). However, when I try to take a picture, I get the following error:

[2024-02-20T09:11:06.657 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - V4L2 CCD : "[ERROR] Failed exposing, the absolute exposure duration control is undefined, and stacking is not ready. "
[2024-02-20T09:11:06.660 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - V4L2 CCD : "[ERROR] Configure grayscale and stacking in order to stack streamed frames up to 0.010 seconds. "
[2024-02-20T09:11:06.662 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - V4L2 CCD : "[WARNING] Failed 0.010-second manual exposure, no adequate control is registered. "
[2024-02-20T09:11:06.714 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - V4L2 CCD : "[WARNING] No exposure or streaming in progress "

Any ideas what I am missing?

Full but short log is attached.

Magnus

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Hi!

Yes, there is a lot on Aux on CN :)

The CGE-Pro does not have a USB port. It has 2 Aux ports and one PC port. I do have the specific "programming cable" mentioned in the text you cite (article no 93922). That is the one I also tried to use with Ekos and Celestron AUX driver, where Ekos identifies the mount but can not move it.

What does work for me is connecting to the hand control (either USB-USB or standard RS232-USB depending on which version of hand control I use - I have 2 different).

I hope I am not confusing things?

Magnus

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Hi Joaquin,

Good to hear you share my interest! As for the HBG3, I actually managed to get a PCB so I believe the hard part is solved.

But: as I wrote before: the AUX driver and the PC port does not work for me. Should it...?

Magnus

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Hi!

I have a CGE-Pro mount and am currently using the Celestron HC driver, with a cable to the handset connected to the mount. However, I'd like to get rid of the handset and the need to align the scope before connecting Ekos.

This mount has a PC port and I have a cable that works with Windows and the Nexremote controller. I can also use this cable with Ekos and the AUX driver, and the mount seems to be recognized. However, nothing else. I can not slew the mount, not control it at all. Is this to be expected or am I missing something?

So I was planning on using the AUX port instead. As I understand it, I then need some kind of adapter/converter (not a standard RS232- USB), and found the Homebrew version 3 on Cloudy Nights (www.cloudynights.com/topic/854327-homebr...-wifibtgpsmusbrelay/). Is that what I need?

Grateful for any advice (I do find these Celestron ports and various modes of connecting confusing)

Magnus

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Hi!
I solved my issue by buying a new filter wheel - turned out it was a hardware problem. Can you verify that the filter wheel works correctly using ZWO own software?

Magnus

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Magnus Larsson replied to the topic 'QHY 533M help' in the forum. 2 months ago

Hi!

Not sure this helps but here's my experiences:

I have 2 QHY cameras and have occasionally had similar issues. For one of them, the issue seemed to be solved by having a separate USB cable from the camera - not running it through any USB hub (I have a powered USB 3-hub for focuser, filter wheel, and guide cam). For the other one, swithchg USB cables and hub seemed to solve the issue.

Moreover, at times my QHY 268m simply hangs and does not respond. I disconnect both USB and power, and reconnect, and it works again. This is typically when starting up, and then it will work the whole night.

Magnus

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Hi!

And I can now confirm that the problem seems to be solved, after upgrading the handcontroller to the very latest firmware.

Thanks a lot for the help!!!

Magnus

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