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"Aborting Autoguide" issue with Internal Guider

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Hi,

Since two days and after update (apt-get update, upgrade Ubuntu Mate 16.04) I can't no more use autoguider and capture with Ekos.
When I launch the calibrating, sometimes, once every minute or so, this message appears :
Exposure timeout. Restarting exposure
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If the calibrating succeeds, I launch the guiding and I still test to start a sequence of captures and now the message appears every ten seconds.
At the end of the first capture, the image FIT displays in a new window. The sequence and the guiding abort both without saving image in "Light" folder.
The config is that one :

Thanks for all,
Olivier
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6 years 10 months ago #16959

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Looks like the guide capture timeout was getting called due to delays. I'll try to increase the timeout period and let's see if this helps.
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Hi. knro.
I'm in trouble.
I think this problem is similar to the problem of the following thread.

indilib.org/forum/ekos/2254-aborting-aut...rnal-lin-guider.html

Is the total time of the guide capture timeout including the delay incorrect?
Is it the same when dithering is used with external lin_guider?
6 years 10 months ago #16962

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yeah I already solved this issue and your issue as well (two different issues), I will make another build soon.
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Hopefully this also addresses the issue in my list. Looking forward to giving it a test!
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excellent use of graphics!
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Hi.
I tested the sequence with the latest Ekos.
The auto guide using external lin_guider worked perfectly and dithering was successful.
The sequence was not aborted and worked Great!
thank you!
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Hi,

I could not test the update due to bad weather. I hope to do it tonight.

Thanks,
Olivier
6 years 10 months ago #16982

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Hi,

Tonight, I was able to test the calibrating an guiding after doing the update of Indilib, and it's worse than last week. The guiding is aborting at any time. Sometimes after 10s, sometimes after a minute. It's very randomly.
It never finished the first capture (120s) of a sequence nor just a preview when the guiding is launch and that then that one is aborting.
I tried differents exposures 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1, 1.5, 2, bin2x2, with or without subframe, with or without dark, box size : 64, 128, pulse : 1000, 1500, 2000.

Thanks for your help,
Olivier
Last edit: 6 years 9 months ago by Olivier Masse.
6 years 9 months ago #17076

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Is it same issue (timeout) in guide capture or something else? logs?
6 years 9 months ago #17077

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It seems that yes, I read often the same message while calibrating and guiding :
Exposure timeout. Restarting exposure
It's Ok for polar alignment and astrometry solver.
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Have you tried a USB hub rather than have your three USB devices directly connected to the Rpi?

The Rpi has limited milliampere shared between the four USB ports. It's about 1.2Ma I think. A decent 3A USB hub overcomes a lot of worries.
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