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ZWO AM5 Harmonic Drive Mount

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I ran into this trying to use my astroberry to control my AM5 mount. The error messages were, from first to last,

"Couldn't get date format string from device"
then
Error setting UTC offset
followed by the errors in slewing; something to the effect that "Couldn't slew to <<RA, DEC>> JNow (I don't recall the exact words), so I assume the error in getting the date cascaded into an error computing the slew target coordinates.
My astroberry is up to date with respect to the astroberry repositories (but not, of course, with kstars-bleeding)
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Replied by Artem on topic ZWO AM5 Harmonic Drive Mount

Hi everyone! Have issue with connecting mount in Ekos.
In log:

2023-05-14T20:46:16 Failed to connect to ZWO AM5. Please ensure device is connected and powered on.
2023-05-14T20:46:06 Connecting INDI devices...
2023-05-14T20:46:06 INDI services started on port 7 624.
2023-05-14T20:46:06 Starting INDI services...

In mobile app and asi mount desktop app working well.
Please help)
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10 months 1 week ago #92841

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Did you check port and baud rate?
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Replied by Artem on topic ZWO AM5 Harmonic Drive Mount

No. Where can I check it?
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Replied by Artem on topic ZWO AM5 Harmonic Drive Mount

If I understand correctly, this is not baud rate and there is no correct port. But I do not know why
10 months 1 week ago #92844
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You have your ZWO AM5 set up for Network connection (green) in the Indi Control Panel. Click on the Serial button and then the serial port and baud rate options should be available.
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Replied by Artem on topic ZWO AM5 Harmonic Drive Mount

I tried ofcourse. But when i click on Serial the port is not getting available still
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Did you check the USB devices on your system with "lsusb"? You should get something like "Bus 001 Device 008: ID 03c3:4001 ZWO Systems ZWO Device" for the AM5.

On the Indi Control Panel for the ZWO AM5, you should see, among others, the AM5 port "ZWO_Systems_ZWO_Device_..." in the System Ports list and the Port being selected should be ZWO_Systems_ZWO_Device... one. Baud rate on mine is 9600, I have the automatic search enabled also.

Other than that, I am not sure of what it can be.
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Replied by Artem on topic ZWO AM5 Harmonic Drive Mount

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. When I plug in the EQmod mount I see the correct ports. But when connecting AM5, these ports are not available.
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OK, while you try to connect your AM5 with the Indi driver via serial, do you also have the AM5 connected to the ZWO AM5 app via WiFi? That may be the reason why Indi won't connect via serial; dual connection, WiFi with the ZWO app and serial connection via Indi is likely not allowed so you should disconnect the mount from the ZWO AM5 app. Attached is a screenshot of my Indi screen for the ZWO AM5. I do not use the ZWO app nor do I try to connect via WiFi.

Hope this helps.

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Replied by Artem on topic ZWO AM5 Harmonic Drive Mount

I also tried this. The remote control s not even connected. It seems to me that the problem is in the driver. Maybe try using a different version of the app. Currently in use 3.6.4
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One of your screen shots show that you are using Serial but also show IP address and port which is strange. Sorry I do not have more suggestions for now. :(
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