Hi Jasem,

I was eager to test the new ss2k park function last week but clear sky abound for once!

Anyhow I did a quick first test at the end of last night session confirmed:-

1. park function appears in INDI Main control panel Parking: Park UnPark.
2. INDI Site Management appears to enable setting of Park Position as AltAz D:M:S
as test I input Alt 0:30:0, 260:0:0 and Set, then in Park Options I hit Write Data (I assumed this would be saved but this morning no data appeared after reconnect despite INFO screen showed 'Saved Park Status/Position)
It seems I forgot to do Options : Save Config since I re-did this morning and the Park position was saved.

3. at end of session I went to remote site so I could observe the Park function in action (always wary of runaway mount)
I saw there were several ways to operate Park function. from Kstars right click Skysensor then Park/UnPark or from INDI Main control or from EKOS Park or EKOS Mount Control Park. This is great I assume they all use same 'code'.

1st try : from INDI Main - after clicking (vnc from phone to PC) there was beep from handset (good) and audible change in motors but no movement towards park position.

2nd try : from EKOS Park.
handset beep and INDI panel shows ERROR error slewing to 260:0:0 0:30:0 Object below horizon
Tried setting Alt 2:30:0, 260:0:0 same result
By feeling the motors I can tell they are still tracking RA.

I Unparked and slewed to random spot and tried all again with same result.
It seems like same result when I tried my pyindi code i.e. there was comms with mount but the final 'goto' doesn't work.

The functionality feels great, if we can get it to work on ss2k it would be awesome.

Unfortunately I'd set logging off while I was imaging, sorry I know you need this, so I'll have to send logs from new session maybe tonight. Anything particular you want me to try?

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