Whenever I try to take an image with the capture module, it times out. I am using the nightly build and KSTARS 3.2.3. My camera is a ZWO ASI290MC. It connects properly but won't capture an image. I have tried with other capture software and there's no issues.
I am wirelessly connecting with my Stellarmate (which is on the same network). Have used EKOS on my laptop and directly through Stellarmate (via VNC).
If I connect the camera directly to my PCs USB port, I can capture an image. The issue only appears when the camera is connected to the Stellarmate. Could this be a comms issue with the onboard USB port?
Also make sure you are using a good 3 amp power supply for the rpi..any less than 3 amps and some cameras struggle, especially when connected directly to the rpi..
The following user(s) said Thank You: Jasem Mutlaq
Well I’m using a repurposed ASIAIR which has a 12v to 5v converter at 2.5 amps. Thing is I don’t remember having any issues when it was an ASIAIR so not sure if that’s the issue.
I was in error in my original post. The 5v converter puts out 3 amps.
I also did a little experiment today. I loaded up the original ASIAIR software to see if I had the same issues. So loaded up the software, attached the camera, fired up the ASIAIR app, took a picture and can you guess what happened?
Yes. You guessed it. The camera worked fine. The setup is exactly the same except for the fact that I was running ASIAIR instead of Stellarmate. So that says to me that there is an issue with the software not recognising the command to take a picture.
So turns out it wasn't a power problem at all. For some reason Stellarmate 1.4.0 didn't like my cameras. Upgraded to 1.4.1 and everything works perfectly.