You're doing a fantastic job Rishi! Keep it up!

Hi Rishi,

I just tested your version 1.3 of the driver and can conform that it is working! It reads out the correct maximum position (that I have got after the calibration with the PrimaLuceLab software). Furthermore it moves to a desired absolut position and stops there. It can now focus in and focus out. I just tested indoor, so I do not know if the autofocus is working but I think it will do.

Thank you very much for that great work!

Thanks for the feedback, good to know it works.
I have done one evenings imaging and the focussing worked fine.

Has anyone pulled the nightly build for StellarMate and got the new version 1.3?

Hi all,

Have some of you noticed any overheating and buzzing sound after new driver installation?

Mine is hot as hell in less than 5 minutes!!

Thanks

Paco L.

Hi Paco

It should not get that hot.
There are two possible reasons but neither should be effected by the driver.
The first is the power supply you are using.
The second are the "Current" values you see in the SestoSenso app. Under the Advanced settings you can choose Light, Medium or Heavy. I run the Heavy setting as I have a pretty heavy full frame DSLR. Take a look at the Hold value. This is the amount of current used to keep the focuser set at any given position. I believe this gets set to 20. You could try changing this to 15. Remember to press the "Send" button and then the "Save Parameters" button

Thanks again Rishi!

I had that Hold parameter set to Medium/24 and I changed it to Medium/15. I have a Zwo OAG, ASI290MC, SX filter wheel and QHY183M in my train so I think that this would be a medium gear.. am I right?

It seems that now is working right without any overheating . I put the temperature probe stuck to the focuser case and is not detecting any temperature raise...

The problem now is exactly that: the temperature sensor is not read by INDI driver. Only is read when you start the drivers and connect the gear, but temperature doesn't change. I tried to keep the sensor in my hands a couple of minutes to warm it and driver is stiil at its initial read. Then I disconnected and stop the driver and restart and reconnect and at this moment the sensor read the temperature increment.

it seems that the driver (or the focuser itself) is not reading (polling) or sending any temperature data no more than at starting time.

Someone has experienced the same?

Thanks

Paco L.

Thanks again Rishi!

I had that Hold parameter set to Medium/24 and I changed it to Medium/15. I have a Zwo OAG, ASI290MC, SX filter wheel and QHY183M in my train so I think that this would be a medium gear.. am I right?

It seems that now is working right without any overheating . I put the temperature probe stuck to the focuser case and is not detecting any temperature raise...

The problem now is exactly that: the temperature sensor is not read by INDI driver. Only is read when you start the drivers and connect the gear, but temperature doesn't change. I tried to keep the sensor in my hands a couple of minutes to warm it and driver is stiil at its initial read. Then I disconnected and stop the driver and restart and reconnect and at this moment the sensor read the temperature increment.

it seems that the driver (or the focuser itself) is not reading (polling) or sending any temperature data no more than at starting time.

Someone has experienced the same?

Thanks

Paco L.

I guess 25mA is a bit too much current.

I don't yet have the temperature sensor but I just saw a post on CloudyNights where someone has successfully attached a cheap (I mean a few Euro's) temp sensor. I will get hold of one and try it out.

Hi all,

- I have pulled the nightly build for StellarMate and test the new version 1.3. It works!

- Indeed it seems that the temperature is read out once and then does not change. I didn’t look at this until now, because Ekos does not have the function to refocus if there is a change of temperature.

- I don’t have heating problems up to now. Maybe its because I have a lightweight DSLR. But thanks for the interesting tips concerning this matter!

Great to hear.

I have just ordered a temp sensor for €1.81 with free postage from China! It will probably take a few weeks to get here. I have taken a look at the code and it looks OK, if someone knows how to run with debug on I would love to see the logs. Maybe I can see where its going wrong if I have the logs.

Here is a logfile.It started with a temperature of 23.18. Then i put my hands around the sensor, so it should have heat up a little bit. But after about 5 minutes it is still at 23.18.