Hi Roman,
thank you very much for chiming into this issue.
My Steeldrive has the latest firmware.
Just curious: Do you have the chance to try the INDI driver on Linux as this could also a MacOS related problem.
All the best,
Oli
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Thanks you very much!
Ok here we go: after fiddling with minion 2.2 (too old) I managed somehow to get version 2.8 running.
I did what you suggested but I can't get anything back after $BS GET VERSION.
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Hans, I‘ve seen your post but I thought it was not necessary as the focuser is working flawlessly with two different apps (TheSkyX and AstroImager) on my Mac with the same serial port driver (cu.usbserial-A907KE80).
And I must admit that I‘ve no clue what to do or 'talk' to my focuser or what to report here.
I‘m not in coding or something. Just a normal user.
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Nah, no success at all 
Updated to Ventura, KSTARS 3.6.1stable and my Steeldrive won't connect with EKOS.
No problems with AstroImager and TheSkyX. Both rely on /dev/cu.usbserial-A907KE80.
I was saving the settings of Baader Steel drive II and got this:
[2022-11-07T17:05:05.766 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[DEBUG] Auto search is disabled because /dev/cu.usbserial-A907KE80 is not a system port. "
[2022-11-07T17:05:16.463 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[INFO] Saving device configuration... "
[2022-11-07T17:05:16.464 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[INFO] Device configuration saved. "
[2022-11-07T17:05:16.465 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[DEBUG] Configuration successfully saved. "Here's the log:
[2022-11-07T17:06:41.674 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: ""
[2022-11-07T17:06:41.675 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[DEBUG] Toggle Debug Level -- Driver Debug "
[2022-11-07T17:06:41.890 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Baader SteelDriveII" is connected and ready.
[2022-11-07T17:06:41.898 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "LX200 10micron" is connected and ready.
[2022-11-07T17:06:41.902 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "ZWO CCD ASI178MM" is connected and ready.
[2022-11-07T17:06:41.906 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "ZWO CCD ASI294MC Pro" is connected and ready.
[2022-11-07T17:06:51.346 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Failed to connect to \nBaader SteelDriveII\nLX200 10micron\nZWO CCD ASI178MM\nZWO CCD ASI294MC Pro\nPlease ensure each device is connected and powered on."
[2022-11-07T17:06:55.921 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[DEBUG] Connecting to /dev/cu.usbserial-A907KE80 @ 19200 "
[2022-11-07T17:06:55.933 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: "2022-11-07T16:06:55: Driver indi_steeldrive2_focus: Handshake lines currently set to 6"
[2022-11-07T17:06:55.934 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI Server: ""
[2022-11-07T17:06:55.934 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[DEBUG] Port FD 3 "
[2022-11-07T17:06:55.934 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[DEBUG] Connection successful, attempting handshake... "
[2022-11-07T17:06:55.934 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[DEBUG] CMD <GET VERSION> "
[2022-11-07T17:07:00.098 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[ERROR] Serial read error: Timeout error. "
[2022-11-07T17:07:00.098 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Baader SteelDriveII : "[DEBUG] Handshake failed. "
[2022-11-07T17:07:13.413 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - INDI: Stopping local drivers...Read More...
Thank you very much Jasem.
I've tried all Baud rates available with no success.
However, it works out of the box with TheSkyX and INDOGO AstroImager.
@Hans: I've noticed that there is a new version of the FTDI VCP Drivers for macOS. I will try and report tomorrow.
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Jasem, is it possible that there is in fact no Baader Steeldrive II driver for EKOS available?
On the devices site there’s only Baader Steeldrive but not Steeldrive II: www.indilib.org/individuals/devices/focu...ader-steeldrive.html
And Baader also saying it’s only compatible with INDIGO and TheSkyX.
Is there anything I could do to help to bring this driver to EKOS?
www.baader-planetarium.com/en/blog/steel...-theskyx-and-indigo/
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If you follow the link you’ll see that TheSky is using the same USB driver as Ekos.
indilib.org/forum/focusers-filter-wheels...i-won-t-connect.html
The Baader driver is maintained by Jason.
However, I don’t think that he could help because it is a Mac issue.
I could easily get the USB driver for my device and maybe it’s working.
But I don’t want to install unnecessary external drivers that have to be maintained and probably brake compatibility with one of the next MacOS iterations.
Oli
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Well, I have similar issues with my Baader Steeldrive II and Ekos.
However, it’s working out of the box with TheSkyX.
So the big unanswered question is why I need extra drivers for Ekos but not for TheSky?
indilib.org/forum/focusers-filter-wheels...i-won-t-connect.html
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