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Issues with Ekos

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Issues with Ekos was created by Franck

Hello folks! :)
I updated Kstars to the last Version 3.6.1 in my Mac OS v. 10.15.7. After the update I started to experience issues in capturing images with my QHY268 Mono camera.
I am able to display images capturing in the focus module, but when trying to start a sequence of images in the Capture module the process never starts and the following message remains in the console:

"Job requires 1.000-second images, has 0/1 frames captured and will be processed."

I tried to restart my camera driver but never changes.

I attach here a log file I obtained during these trials.

With the previous version of Kstars I never experienced issues with this camera.

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File Name: log_20-33-16.txt
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Anyone could help me? Thank you in advance.
1 year 5 months ago #87114
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Replied by Hy Murveit on topic Issues with Ekos

The two log files seem to be the same file.

In that file, the log shows that the image was captured (by CCD Simulator, not a QHY268) and stored on disk.
See this part of the log:
[2022-10-12T20:33:39.800 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Warning: option \"Always Reset Sequence When Starting\" is enabled and resets the sequence counts."
[2022-10-12T20:33:39.819 CEST DEBG ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Preparing capture job "/Users/angelo/Desktop/test/Light/Green/Light_Green_1_secs" for execution.
[2022-10-12T20:33:39.830 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Job requires 1.000-second Green images, has 0/1 frames captured and will be processed."
[2022-10-12T20:33:39.848 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Capturing 1.000-second Green image..."
[2022-10-12T20:33:39.870 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - CCD Simulator :  "[INFO] Saving device configuration... "
[2022-10-12T20:33:39.871 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - CCD Simulator :  "[INFO] Device configuration saved. "
[2022-10-12T20:33:39.871 CEST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - CCD Simulator : "[DEBUG] Configuration successfully saved. "
[2022-10-12T20:33:40.868 CEST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - CCD Simulator : "[DEBUG] Uploading file. Ext: fits, Size: 2629440, sendImage? Yes, saveImage? No "
[2022-10-12T20:33:40.873 CEST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - CCD Simulator : "[DEBUG] BLOB transfer took 0.0142312 seconds "
[2022-10-12T20:33:40.873 CEST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - CCD Simulator : "[DEBUG] Upload complete "
[2022-10-12T20:33:40.998 CEST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 2629440
[2022-10-12T20:33:40.999 CEST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - "FITS" file saved to "/Users/angelo/Desktop/test/Light/Green/Light_Green_1_secs_2022-10-12T20-33-40_001.fits"
[2022-10-12T20:33:41.014 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Download Time: 0.14 s, New Download Time Estimate: 0.14 s."
[2022-10-12T20:33:41.068 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Received image 1 out of 1."
[2022-10-12T20:33:41.086 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Captured /Users/angelo/Desktop/test/Light/Green/Light_Green_1_secs_2022-10-12T20-33-40_001.fits"
[2022-10-12T20:33:41.109 CEST DEBG ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - setMeridianFlipStage:  "MF_READY"
[2022-10-12T20:33:41.109 CEST DEBG ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - All capture jobs complete.

Do you not see the captured file not at /Users/angelo/Desktop/test/Light/Green/Light_Green_1_secs_2022-10-12T20-33-40_001.fits ?
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Replied by Franck on topic Issues with Ekos

Thank you for your reply Hy :)

Actually you are right: I posted the wrong log file two times. :)
Here you can find the good one!

These the lines about the capture trial:
[2022-10-13T18:51:14.004 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Capturing 900.000-second image..."
[2022-10-13T18:52:22.338 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "CCD capture aborted"

The second line indicates the abort I forced after 1 minute from clicking the start queue command (in this time period the process never started).

I tried another time to capture some images but with the same result. In the capture module when selecting "Light" as image type the capture does not occur. In practice it seems as Ekos is in stand by before capturing. In particular I noticed that a yellow light icon appear below the Sequence Queue with some message about the filter change (I have no filter wheels configured in the INDI server for this profile).
It sounds as something regarding some filter wheel does not allow me to capture Light images.

On the other hand, if I select "Dark" as Image type, I am able to capture the dark files and to store them in a folder I choose.

Could anyone help me, please? :)

Thank you again!

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Replied by Hy Murveit on topic Issues with Ekos

Sorry, I'm not that familiar with the capture start logic.

Is it possible there is a temperature constraint (i.e. don't take a picture until the temperature is near -5C) but the cooler is off?
Can you try without the temperature constraint?
I will alert Wolfgang.

Hy
[2022-10-13T18:48:40.166 CEST DEBG ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Preparing capture job "/Users/angelo/Desktop/test/" for execution.
[2022-10-13T18:48:40.222 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Setting temperature to -5 °C..."
[2022-10-13T18:48:40.249 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Cooler is off"
[2022-10-13T18:49:01.825 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "CCD capture aborted"
[2022-10-13T18:49:01.846 CEST DEBG ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - setMeridianFlipStage:  "MF_READY"
[2022-10-13T18:49:01.847 CEST WARN ][              kf.notifications] - Audio notification requested, but sound file from notifyrc file was not found, aborting audio notification
[2022-10-13T18:51:13.951 CEST DEBG ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Preparing capture job "/Users/angelo/Desktop/test/" for execution.
[2022-10-13T18:51:14.004 CEST INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Capturing 900.000-second  image..."
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Replied by Franck on topic Issues with Ekos

Yes, I have a temperature constraint, but it is satisfied (the temperature is within the threshold I set) . Then, it should be possible to start the capture process. I have the same temperature constraint for the dark type too, but in this case the capture works.

Frank
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Replied by Hy Murveit on topic Issues with Ekos

I have sent Wolfgang a message, but to help debugging, you might want to check if disabling the constraint solves the issue.
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Hi Frank,
from the log file it seems like the Mount module has a problem. See the warning that focal length and aperture are missing.

Check if the mount module displays all values as expected. Sometimes it is necessary to change the optical train back and forth.

I would recommend to check all KStars tabs if the right optical train is selected and the module is initialised properly. If not, either the optical train isn’t configured correctly or the initialisation wasn’t successful. If that’s the case, switch the optical train back and forth.

The good news: the problem with improper optical train initialisation happens only once. If you got it working, the next time you start KStars everything should work fine.

HTH
Wolfgang

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Replied by Franck on topic Issues with Ekos

Hi Wolfgang!
Thank you for your answer.
I have no mount connected to INDI in the profile I use in my Mac. In this case I created a profile in which only my CMOS camera is connected to acquire my dark files for my dark library (I use a raspberry based system for connecting the complete setup with an older version of Kstars).
But coming back to the case of my Mac system, the profile I use to take dark files is the same profile I used several times in the previous versions of Kstars.
So, I guess something changed in the current version that limitates the use of only the imaging camera.
Is it right?
How can I work using only the imaging camera?

Thank you again!
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I need to check it, Frank. My standard way in your case would be using the telescope simulator as mount. But it should work without any mount as well.
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Frank, I experimented with a camera only setting. At least with the CCD simulator only (no mount configured) the INDI driver complains:
2022-10-15T08:59:16: [ERROR] Telescope coordinates missing. Make sure telescope is connected and its name is set in CCD Options.

I would recommend adding the Telescope Simulator to your setup - and don't forget to configure the optical train with the simulator as mount.
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Replied by Franck on topic Issues with Ekos

Hi Wolfgang, as promised I'll give you a feedback on your suggestion.

Unfortunately my trial failed.
I set Simulator for the Mount, Focuser and Guide (just to be conservative) and I check the Train set for the captures in Light Mode (I attach some images).
After these checks nothing changed with respect to my previous attempts.
I attach the last Log file. It seems there's something that occurs working only in light mode (no problems with Dark, Bias or Flat modes).
I hope we can find a solution for this.
I am available for further attemps in the settings.

Thank you again.

Frank

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Frank, I think we are now a step further. Although the job you want to start does not contain a filter, the Capture module tries to change the filter. That's not good, that does not make sense.

The problem is that you have configured a filter wheel but at the same time you use a capture sequence that hasn't a filter configured. This combination indeed leads to the observed infinite loop.

Two possible solutions: either configure a filter in the sequence when you have a filter wheel running or remove the filter wheel from the corresponding optical train.

HTH
Wolfgang
p.s.: Nevertheless, that's a bug, although it is a very unusual setup.
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