I have a problem taking 16 bit images with my new ASI129MC-Pro . (this is similar to the zwo-1600mm-16bit topic below, but I am using an "official" build)
The first few work, but then it hangs.
My normal sequence is 60 x 60 sec lights. However when I try it, the system stalls. First time after 17 images, now just trying with logs after 7. ( I used 5 sec lights but the effect is the same)
I can download some 16bit images but then after a variable number, no further images are downloaded and I need to reboot the system to unfreeze it.
In the example I logged, the system freezes after 7, it loops taking more images, but not downloading them. In a previous session it downloaded 17.
Eventually the system aborts.
If I reset and restart the sequence it continues to hang.
If I stop and restart EKOS and add a new sequence it still hangs. I need to reboot to get it to re-start
The ASi294MC is a 14 bit system, but 16 bit images preserve all the data.
I was previously using an ASi178MC, also 14 bit, and capturing a 16 bit, doing 60 images per session with no problem. Of course the file size of my new camera is much larger.
If I set the image capture to 8 bit, it all works, but only after system reboot.
So it looks like a buffer type problem, but I could not see anything in the INDI control panel.
Any ideas?
My system: Rock64 running Ubuntu(Armbian) Indi Ekos, built using the download instructions on Ubuntu
ASI294MC connected direct to USB3 port
Nightly builds , just updated: Kstars version 3.3.6 Build: 2019-09-22T09:43:47Z
The problem looks similar to the one reported in
indilib.org/forum/ccds-dslrs/5678-zwo-1600mm-16bit.html
but I used an official build that I thought would avoid it because “This rule is installed when you install the PPA along with other rules per camera manufacturer.”
Regards Max
Great fan of Indi/Ekos and appreciate the support