hi Wolfgang,

sorry to bother you with this issue again, but I still struggle to understand the LX200 driver/Scheduler interaction when the shutdown procedure runs.
I see a different behavior when switching from LX200 mount driver to Simulators (Simulators has the expected behavior so the issue is likely on LX200 side), see logs below.

I'm not familiar with the scheduler code, what triggers the 'mount parked' status? It would help me to understand if the LX200 driver is issuing the wrong message.

LX200 logs:
[2021-12-26T21:00:40.086 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - "FITS" file saved to "/home/ferrante/NGC2081/Light/Luminance/IC_4632_Light_Luminance_1.500_secs_2021-12-26T21-00-40_002.fits"
[2021-12-26T21:00:40.143 CET INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Download Time: 0.19 s, New Download Time Estimate: 0.20 s."
[2021-12-26T21:00:40.287 CET INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Received image 2 out of 2."
[2021-12-26T21:00:40.535 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'NGC2081' is complete."
[2021-12-26T21:00:40.700 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "No jobs left in the scheduler queue."
[2021-12-26T21:00:40.700 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Starting shutdown process...
[2021-12-26T21:00:41.690 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Parking mount in progress..."
[2021-12-26T21:00:41.703 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - LX200 10micron :  "[INFO] Parking. "
[2021-12-26T21:00:41.729 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Hakos Roll Off Roof :  "[INFO] Telescope status changed. Lock is set to: unlocked "
[2021-12-26T21:00:41.962 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - LX200 10micron :  "[INFO] Gstat changed from 0 to 2 "
[2021-12-26T21:00:42.699 CET INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Mount is moving. Resetting calibration..."
[2021-12-26T21:00:42.700 CET INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Calibration is cleared."
[2021-12-26T21:00:42.708 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Mount parked."
[2021-12-26T21:00:43.694 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Parking dome..."
[2021-12-26T21:00:43.696 CET INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Rolloff roof is closing..."
[2021-12-26T21:00:43.726 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Hakos Roll Off Roof :  "[INFO] Roof is parking... "
[2021-12-26T21:00:44.724 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Hakos Roll Off Roof :  "[INFO] Dome state PARKING. "
[2021-12-26T21:00:44.725 CET INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Rolloff roof stopped."
[2021-12-26T21:00:49.732 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Hakos Roll Off Roof :  "[INFO] Dome state IDLE. "
[2021-12-26T21:01:04.720 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Hakos Roll Off Roof :  "[INFO] Dome state IDLE. "
[2021-12-26T21:01:07.119 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - LX200 10micron :  "[INFO] Gstat changed from 2 to 5 "
[2021-12-26T21:01:07.129 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - LX200 10micron :  "[INFO] Mount is parked. "
[2021-12-26T21:01:10.118 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Hakos Roll Off Roof :  "[INFO] Resuming Park command. "
[2021-12-26T21:01:10.119 CET INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Rolloff roof is closing..."
[2021-12-26T21:01:10.128 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Hakos Roll Off Roof :  "[INFO] Roof is parking... "
...
It seems that the scheduler sets the mount as parked at 21:00:42.708 when the LX200 driver is still parking ('Gstat changed from 0 to 2'*).
But the LX200 driver issues the mount parked message ~25 sec later 21:01:07.119 ('Gstat changed from 2 to 5'*).

While with simulators, the driver and scheduler act as expected.
Simulators log:
[2021-12-28T12:31:26.689 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - "FITS" file saved to "/home/ferrante/NGC_7242/Light/Luminance/IC_4632_Light_Luminance_1.500_secs_2021-12-28T12-31-26_004.fits"
[2021-12-28T12:31:26.753 CET INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Download Time: 0.20 s, New Download Time Estimate: 0.21 s."
[2021-12-28T12:31:26.890 CET INFO ][   org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Received image 2 out of 2."
[2021-12-28T12:31:27.026 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'NGC 7242' is complete."
[2021-12-28T12:31:27.360 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "No jobs left in the scheduler queue."
[2021-12-28T12:31:27.361 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Starting shutdown process...
[2021-12-28T12:31:28.328 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Parking mount in progress..."
[2021-12-28T12:31:28.330 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Telescope Simulator :  "[INFO] Parking to RA:  1:05:33 - DEC:  0:00:00 "
[2021-12-28T12:31:29.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Parking mount in progress...
[2021-12-28T12:31:29.336 CET INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Mount is moving. Resetting calibration..."
[2021-12-28T12:31:29.337 CET INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Calibration is cleared."
[2021-12-28T12:31:30.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Parking mount in progress...
[2021-12-28T12:31:31.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Parking mount in progress...
[2021-12-28T12:31:32.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Parking mount in progress...
[2021-12-28T12:31:33.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Parking mount in progress...
[2021-12-28T12:31:34.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Parking mount in progress...
[2021-12-28T12:31:35.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Parking mount in progress...
[2021-12-28T12:31:35.402 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Telescope Simulator :  "[INFO] Mount is parked. "
[2021-12-28T12:31:35.403 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Scripting Gateway :  "[INFO] Telescope status changed. Lock is set to: unlocked "
[2021-12-28T12:31:35.404 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Telescope Simulator :  "[INFO] Telescope slew is complete. Parked "
[2021-12-28T12:31:36.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Mount parked."
[2021-12-28T12:31:37.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Dome already parked."
[2021-12-28T12:31:39.327 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Shutdown complete."
[2021-12-28T12:31:39.329 CET INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Scheduler is stopping...

Thanks,
Ferrante

* As to the LX200 driver, the codes status are:
0, GSTAT_TRACKING: SCOPE_TRACKING;
1, GSTAT_STOPPED: SCOPE_IDLE;
2, GSTAT_PARKING: SCOPE_PARKING;
3, GSTAT_UNPARKING: SCOPE_TRACKING;
4, GSTAT_SLEWING_TO_HOME: SCOPE_SLEWING;
5, GSTAT_PARKED: SCOPE_PARKED;
 

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