Shoestring Astronomy focuser problem with KStars 3.3.3
I installed that KStars version on a new NanoPi-M4 and found the focuser getting stuck after the first image.
I am still running KStars 3.2.0 on another machine (Zotac 332) and that runs flawlessly.
Unfortunately, the logs were not turned on (off by default) when I tested the focuser on the NanoPi.
However, Wouter experienced the same problem and had already alerted me to it, so he should have informative logs.
Jasem, did you make any changes in the module itself or is this exclusively a driver problem.
Because, in the latter case, one should be able to get around it by installing Peter's INDIGO driver, as I did in the past.
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Jo
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knro wrote: This is using INDI driver. If there are any issues, please submit the logs so we can see where the problem is.
Sorry, as I wrote, I am installing this on a NanoPi-M4 and the logs were not turned on there by default. So I only found out later that it would have been nice to have the logs. But this is what is reported in the focus module progress window. There is only one picture taken, after that the camera hangs. The second focusing step at 2019-08-07T21:28:29 was triggered manually, to see whether that would resolve the hang. No effect. The aborted captures were also triggered by me hitting the Stop button. The timeouts were triggered by the module itself.
2019-08-07T21:37:09 Exposure timeout. Aborting...
2019-08-07T21:35:08 Exposure timeout. Restarting exposure...
2019-08-07T21:33:07 Exposure timeout. Restarting exposure...
2019-08-07T21:31:07 Capturing image...
2019-08-07T21:30:50 Capturing image...
2019-08-07T21:30:50 Please wait until image capture is complete...
2019-08-07T21:30:27 Capturing image...
2019-08-07T21:30:27 Please wait until image capture is complete...
2019-08-07T21:30:26 Capture aborted.
2019-08-07T21:28:31 Capturing image...
2019-08-07T21:28:29 Focusing inward by 1000 ms...
2019-08-07T21:27:46 Focusing inward by 1000 ms...
2019-08-07T21:27:46 FITS received. HFR 5.75. Delta (1e+8%) Min HFR (1e+6)
2019-08-07T21:27:46 Image received.
2019-08-07T21:27:43 Capturing image...
2019-08-07T21:27:43 Please wait until image capture is complete...
2019-08-07T21:27:31 Image received.
2019-08-07T21:27:28 Capturing image...
2019-08-07T21:25:13 Idle.
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www.dropbox.com/sh/fsoy08udawdm9ra/AAD70...90L_xBLRpwtQ70a?dl=0
I tried numerous permutations, including installing Indigo, which worked previously, and then calling up the indigo fcusb driver. That at least allowed the camera to function, but it threw a different error.
Either way, with the indi_fcusb_focus driver the focuser hangs after the first autofocus image capture.
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However, the new INDI driver is indi_fcusb_focus
So remove indi_fcusb_focuser from your system and then test again. Better to remove all indigo stuff as well for now to make sure they do not conflict with INDI driver as it happened now. Make sure to turn Focus + Focuser logs in Ekos --> Logs as well.
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Thanks, Wouter
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knro wrote: Thanks, I think I found the issue in the driver. When it stopped, it was setting case to IDLE instead of OK, so Ekos didn't know it stopped successfully. I just pushed a chance to the driver, can you please recompile and test?
I may be able to test this before Wouter. Where can I download the changes you made?
Also, I saw a thread where others describe the same problems with ASI cameras that I had encountered when reporting this focuser problem. Are those changes fixed in the same revision?
Thanks
Jo
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