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EQMOD (HEQ5) - how to reuse Mount Model

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Hello,
Is it possible to build a Mount Model and reuse it next session?
I tried Save the alignment database and then Load the alignment database but I don't think it worked...

Thanks!
-- Max S
ZWO AM5. RST-135. AZ-GTI. HEQ5. iOptron SkyTracker.
TPO RC6. FRA400. Rokinon 135 and other lenses.
ZWO ASI2600MC. D5500 modified with UVIR clip-in filter.
ZWO ASI120MM Mini x 2. ZWO 30F4 guider. Orion 50mm guider.
ZWO EAF x 3.
3 years 4 weeks ago #69376

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I have done this in the past. If I remembered to manually set eqmod to "standard sync" each time when I started up it worked ok. For some reason it is set to "add point on sync" each time i start eqmod, no matter what i do i can not save this option. Very annoying! Also, N star allignment never worked for me, the other methods worked fine.
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So, it works with "standard sync"? And "it" means "Save the alignment database"?
Right?

It would be nice if EQMOD would remember the model until the next time...

I was trying to find the Moon this evening without any stars to align to (just before sunset) - I couldn't find the Moon.

I have a permanent installation and every session I have to start with the same "so many" arcsec off.

Anyone knows a solution, please?
-- Max S
ZWO AM5. RST-135. AZ-GTI. HEQ5. iOptron SkyTracker.
TPO RC6. FRA400. Rokinon 135 and other lenses.
ZWO ASI2600MC. D5500 modified with UVIR clip-in filter.
ZWO ASI120MM Mini x 2. ZWO 30F4 guider. Orion 50mm guider.
ZWO EAF x 3.
3 years 4 weeks ago #69382

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You need to save the allignment points and park your mount, then it will automatically load them the next time you unpark (you should see that when you unpark it already has a number of points in the allignment) That is what I did and it seemed to work, if i remembered to use standard sync. Adding many points when plate solving to locate a target seemed to completely destroy the model, which is what is done with the default "add point on sync" setting. Crazy to have such a default option that is not saved, IMO.

EQMOD is the most confusing and weak point of my indi/ekos/kstars setup....
3 years 4 weeks ago #69384

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OK. Thanks!
Once I switched to "standard sync" from "add point on sync", performed the Mount Model routine, stopped/restarted INDI, it did keep the alignment!
And the system did keep the "standard sync" setting.
Will do more testing later (now the clouds came and it's late anyway).
-- Max S
ZWO AM5. RST-135. AZ-GTI. HEQ5. iOptron SkyTracker.
TPO RC6. FRA400. Rokinon 135 and other lenses.
ZWO ASI2600MC. D5500 modified with UVIR clip-in filter.
ZWO ASI120MM Mini x 2. ZWO 30F4 guider. Orion 50mm guider.
ZWO EAF x 3.
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