I have been following this thread for some time - you guys are amazing.

I have the Sesto Senso and use Astroberry on my RPi3b+

I really appreciate what you are doing to fix this annoying issue. Following this thread is quite a learning experience.

As soon as a new version of the driver is available I would like to try it out. ( Please explain how to load it)

@Paco. Did you have to do anything apart from changing the file permissions to get the new driver working?

I was doing some more testing and have discovered that the Sync command (#SPxxxxxxx!) also causes the direction reversal.

I am going to monitor how everything works under ASCOM (that seems to be OK) and reverse engineer it.

Thanks to those of you who have installed my updated version, at least we know now what the issue is but I need to work out a better way to solve it so we can have a fully functioning INDI driver that doesn't require us to continuously go back to the Sesto app to re-calibrate.

On a positive note 2 days ago I used my whole setup including the Sesto and it worked perfectly. Just finished stacking and I have a really nice NGC 6888, very sharp with lots of detail. Not bad for bortle 8.

Hi Rishi,

Nope.

Once installed, nothing worked fine as said until I changed permissions, but I did nothing more... Just reboot RPI..

Paco L.

I finally have a stable development environment so I can start making some changes.
My plan is to first release a version of the driver similar to the current one but ensuring it does not reverse and does the basics. I will take out the Sync function and switch off the reverse (is not implemented anyway). This will be the 1.3.
Then I will try to implement calibration in the Indi settings so we don't have to calibrate in the Sesto App. This will be 1.4.
I will put my changes in git so if they are approved the new version(s) should appear in the nightly build.
I will let you know when I have submitted 1.3 for approval.

Hi Rishi,

thank you very much! That sounds great!

I will test it when it’s in the nightly!

Hi All

The change has been merged into the source master so I assume that it will be built during the next nightly build.
The version of the driver is 1.3.

You can set the absolute position and relative position.
Please do not use the Set max position settings as this can still cause the reversal.
The Max Position should show the max that was set in the SestoSenso app, just don't change it in Indi!
Auto focus function should work without any issues. No changes there.

I will now start work on 1.4. Should be easier now I understand how to create and submit the fix. I don't use git often enough so I still need to be very careful. The instructions provided by this community are thankfully very good!

Cheers

Rishi

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.