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"Verify Captured Image Position Every X Frames" not working for me

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ah ok.
When I use the sceduler i create a squequence with few subs and add multiple times this one.
1 year 7 months ago #85351

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Maybe it only works within a job? My sequences are all 8-12hrs long.
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Yes, I'm using it with Scheduler. I notice that you have the four boxes located below checked. I have none of them checked. I wonder if that has anything to do with it?

Thanks,

Ron
1 year 7 months ago #85358

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Eh, try it and see, but I wouldn't think so. I'm doing that as a workaround for my AZ-GTi which sometimes gets very confused and unable to get close enough to a desired location.
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Ron,

I wouldn't think you'd need the other checkboxes.
If you are running the scheduler, then you should see lines like this (assuming you have verbose logging to file, and scheduler checked in the Logs Menu).

[2022-08-10T05:07:21.203 PDT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Target Distance: 11\" Target (RA: 308° 50' 39\" DE: 60° 13' 55\") Current (RA: 308° 50' 37\" DE: 60° 14' 06\") solved in 1.23s"

I run it after every capture (e.g. set it to "every 1 frames" and "1.5 arcminutes").
Try "every 1" and see what the target distance lines says for you.
It may turn out that your solver is failing, I suppose. Then the check could not be performed.

Hy
1 year 7 months ago #85363

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Thanks Hy,

I'll check the log tomorrow, as I ran them all verbose. I don't think the solver is failing, as it performed successfully at the beginning of the session and after the meridian flip.

Thanks,

Ron
1 year 7 months ago #85364

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Hy,

Okay... I viewed the log and it looks like it is correctly evaluating the alignment as requested. Interesting that there is no message produced in the Alignment tab when it completes. Maybe an enhancement for the future?

Next, I noticed that it should have realigned based on the calculated error. Then I realized that the unit of measure for the error in EKOS Scheduler Configuration is arc-minutes! I had entered "30" thinking that it was arc-seconds. So I'll change it to 0.5 and test again.

Thanks for your help!

Ron
1 year 7 months ago #85374

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Check your log levels?

I'm running with verbose logs and I see this in scheduler output (with the expected spew in the alignment tab)
2022-08-15T21:23:52 Job 'sh2-28' capture is in progress...
2022-08-15T21:23:52 Job 'sh2-28' guiding is in progress.
2022-08-15T21:23:48 Starting guiding procedure for sh2-28 ...
2022-08-15T21:23:47 Job 'sh2-28' repositioning is complete.
2022-08-15T21:23:47 Job 'sh2-28' alignment is complete.
2022-08-15T21:22:06 Job 'sh2-28' is capturing and plate solving.
2022-08-15T21:22:06 Captured frame is 1.6 arcminutes away from target, re-aligning...
2022-08-15T20:53:24 Job 'sh2-28' capture is in progress...
2022-08-15T20:53:24 Job 'sh2-28' guiding is in progress.
2022-08-15T20:53:20 Starting guiding procedure for sh2-28 ...
2022-08-15T20:53:19 Job 'sh2-28' repositioning is complete.
2022-08-15T20:53:18 Job 'sh2-28' alignment is complete.
2022-08-15T20:52:53 Job 'sh2-28' is capturing and plate solving.
2022-08-15T20:52:52 Job 'sh2-28' slew is complete.
2022-08-15T20:52:25 Job 'sh2-28' is slewing to target.
...

With some corresponding info in the statistics tab.
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Yes, I got the messages in the log. It would also be good to have it show in the Alignment Tab comments at the bottom

Also, it doesn't show in the statistics tab unless the error causes a realignment.

Thanks,

Ron
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"... it doesn't show in the statistics tab..."

Hi
Which is 'statistics tab'?

The value is available after the first set of -how ever many you have set- captures as 'dist' on the Analyze tab where you can see when an align has been triggered. The value is also available on the Capture tab. If the drift is greater than that set, the alignment can also be followed -as per any align instance- in the message box at the base of the Align tab.

HTH
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I meant the Analyze tab, which show most of the relevant statistics.

My point is that if the alignment has not exceeded the error limit, then it doesn't show anything on the graph or any of the bottom text boxes in the analyze, capture or alignment tabs.

However, all seems to be working fine.

Thanks,

Ron
1 year 7 months ago #85400

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Ron,

Analyze does show those numbers, at least for me.
See the screenshot below



If you click on a capture, the number to the right of "dist" should show you the target distance for that capture (15" in the screenshot), and if you have the checkbox to the left of dist checked, then the plot will appear. If you have "latest" clicked near the top, the the stats and graph should be continuously updated as the night progresses.

Hy
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