Hello
I have a strange problem with my Player One Ares-C Pro camera.
This was my first light with the camera.
My Setup:
Stellarmate-X OS 1.7.9
KStars 3.6.7 Stable
Build: 2023-09-30T17:52:51Z

During the polar alignment the camera took the first 3 pictures including the two mount rotations.
After that, when I press the refresh button in polar alignement routine, the camera gives an error after a few images and I have to manually reconnect it.
Sometimes after the first image, sometimes after the third or fourth.

<code>[2023-10-07T21:06:52.852 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Starting Polar Alignment Assistant refreshing...
[2023-10-07T21:06:52.942 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Configuration successfully saved for CCD_CONTROLS. "
[2023-10-07T21:06:52.942 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] StartExposure->setexp : 3.000s "
[2023-10-07T21:06:56.131 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Exposure complete "
[2023-10-07T21:06:56.164 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Uploading file. Ext: fits, Size: 18103680, sendImage? Yes, saveImage? No "
[2023-10-07T21:06:56.165 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] BLOB transfer took 0.000794695 seconds "
[2023-10-07T21:06:56.166 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Upload complete "
[2023-10-07T21:06:56.472 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Align" Size: 18103680
[2023-10-07T21:06:57.232 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Refresh solver success 0.4s: ra 51.162 dec 89.815 scale 0.997869"
[2023-10-07T21:06:57.246 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "PAA refresh: Estimated current adjustment: Az 0.0' Alt 0.0' residual 1a-s"
[2023-10-07T21:06:57.246 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "PAA refresh: ra0 51.162 dec0 89.815 Az/Alt: 0.120 46.932 AXIS: 0.007 47.005 --> 0.007 47.005 ERR: 0.4' alt -3.0'"
[2023-10-07T21:06:57.247 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "PAA Refresh(1): Corrected az: 00° 00' 27\" alt: -00° 03' 02\" total: 00° 03' 04\""
[2023-10-07T21:06:57.405 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Configuration successfully saved for CCD_CONTROLS. "
[2023-10-07T21:06:57.406 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] StartExposure->setexp : 3.000s "
[2023-10-07T21:07:00.670 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Exposure complete "
[2023-10-07T21:07:00.676 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Uploading file. Ext: fits, Size: 18103680, sendImage? Yes, saveImage? No "
[2023-10-07T21:07:00.677 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] BLOB transfer took 0.001101 seconds "
[2023-10-07T21:07:00.677 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Upload complete "
[2023-10-07T21:07:00.978 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Align" Size: 18103680
[2023-10-07T21:07:01.707 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Refresh solver failed: 0.4s"
[2023-10-07T21:07:01.754 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Configuration successfully saved for CCD_CONTROLS. "
[2023-10-07T21:07:01.754 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] StartExposure->setexp : 3.000s "
[2023-10-07T21:07:01.755 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Configuration successfully saved for CCD_CONTROLS. "
[2023-10-07T21:07:01.755 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] Aborting exposure... "
[2023-10-07T21:07:01.782 CEST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[DEBUG] StartExposure->setexp : 3.000s "
[2023-10-07T21:07:01.790 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[ERROR] Failed to start exposure (POA_ERROR_EXPOSING) "
[2023-10-07T21:07:01.887 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[ERROR] Failed to start exposure (POA_ERROR_EXPOSING) "
[2023-10-07T21:07:01.987 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[ERROR] Failed to start exposure (POA_ERROR_EXPOSING) "
[2023-10-07T21:07:02.087 CEST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - PlayerOne CCD Ares-C PRO : "[WARNING] PlayerOne firmware might require an update to *compatible mode. "</code>

This error only happens during the refresh in the polar alignment routine.
Focus works, solver works and sequence is also ok.

It was almost impossible for me to make a PA. I had to restart it about 10 times because the camera always crashed.

I hope something is visible in the log file.

Hello, Thanks for your inquiry.PAA refresh is capturing continuous images.
Can you try to capture loop images and check if there is any issue?
You can capture the loop from the Capture Module as shown in the attached screenshot.

Hello Salman.
Thank you for your reply.
I just made loop capturesin the capture module and there is no error.
I remember that on Saturday I also used the loop function in the focus module. There are no problems there either.
Unfortunately the weather is not so good that I can do more tests with PA.