Hi All,
I'm currently running a AP1100 mount running the latest GTO4 firmware (VCP4-P01-11). I am currently located in the southern hemisphere.
Starting INDI, un-parking from Park 3 leaves the mount pointing Northwards at -27 degrees azimuth (under the horizon). I am in the southern hemisphere, so the mount is pointing in the opposite direction to the south celestial pole (southwards and upwards at 27 degrees). This leaves the mount un-able to perform a correct slew and unable to know where it is.
Parking the mount in Park 3 also presents a similar problem, as I assume that it parks in the same position below the horizon. When trying to make a custom Park 3. Setting the park system to a custom park position also of +27 degrees and 360, 180 or 0 degrees of azimuth also gives incorrect parking slews to below the horizon.
The debug output for the Unpark and Park Sequence is below.
Thanks
INFO 16.952427 sec : Session log file /home/ubuntu/.indi/logs/2018-05-08/indi_lx200ap_experimental/indi_lx200ap_experimental_10:36:24.log
INFO 46.607960 sec : Servo Box Controller: GTOCP4.
INFO 46.608129 sec : Firmware Version: 'V' - P01-11
INFO 46.608216 sec : Firmware level 'V' detected - driver loaded.
INFO 46.608299 sec : This is an _EXPERIMENTAL_ driver for Astro-Physics mounts - use at own risk!
INFO 46.608384 sec : BEFORE USING PLEASE READ the documentation at:
INFO 46.608452 sec :
indilib.org/devices/telescopes/astrophysics.html
INFO 46.655781 sec : AstroPhysics Experimental is online.
INFO 46.799472 sec : Site location updated to Lat -27:29:59 - Long 153:10:01
INFO 46.801853 sec : Mount is unparked.
INFO 46.808997 sec : Debug is disabled.
INFO 46.895079 sec : Site location updated to Lat -27:29:59 - Long 153:10:01
INFO 47.918144 sec : Time updated.
WARNING 47.951022 sec : Mount is not yet initialized.
INFO 47.982518 sec : Unparking from last parked position...
INFO 47.982657 sec : Mount is unparked.
INFO 48.063059 sec : Site location updated to Lat -27:29:59 - Long 153:10:01
INFO 158.252054 sec : Slewing to RA: 14:30:09 - DEC: -83:44:57
INFO 164.148605 sec : Slew is complete. Tracking...
INFO 221.197931 sec : Parking is in progress...
INFO 238.565428 sec : Parking aborted.
INFO 238.565833 sec : Slew/Track aborted.
INFO 330.446194 sec : Slewing to RA: 5:51:43 - DEC: -89:59:59
INFO 332.651529 sec : Slew/Track aborted.
INFO 359.493037 sec : Slewing to RA: 6:49:37 - DEC: -89:59:57
INFO 378.293307 sec : Slew/Track aborted.
INFO 388.587618 sec : AstroPhysics Experimental is offline.
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