Hi Jasem,
I have tried different scenarios to see whats happening here.
In Summary...
Running kstars 3.3 Beta / indi 1.9.5 with my equipment (eqmod + Pulsar Dome with homebrew rotation hardware/driver) works fine and has been for several weeks.
Running same equipment with kstars 3.6.3 stable / indi 2.0.0 results in incorrect dome rotation.
Running kstars 3.6.3 stable / indi 2.0.0 with simulators works correctly.
Running kstars 3.6.3 stable / indi 2.0.0 with eqmod and Dome Simulator results in incorrect dome rotation.
So to me it looks like eqmod is introducing the error.
I include the log parts for working with simulators and failing with eqmod.
Any help to fix or highlight what I'm doing wrong appreciated.
Regards
3.6.3 stable / indi 2.0.0 using only simulators
[2023-02-10T12:20:38.632 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - ISD:Telescope sending coords RA: "21h 24m 01s" ( 21.4001 ) DE: " 06° 54' 26\"" ( 6.90718 )
[2023-02-10T12:20:38.676 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Telescope Simulator : "[INFO] Slewing to RA: 21:24:01 - DEC: 6:54:26 "
[2023-02-10T12:20:38.677 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Snooped Target RA-DEC: 21.40013923165677312 "
[2023-02-10T12:20:38.677 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Snooped Target RA-DEC: 6.9071778602101900901 "
[2023-02-10T12:20:38.677 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Calling Update mount to anticipate goto target: 21.4001 - DEC: 6.90718 "
[2023-02-10T12:20:38.677 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Updated telescope Az: 183.114 - Alt: 45.8698 "
[2023-02-10T12:20:38.677 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Snooped RA 3:32:44 DEC 0:00:00 "
[2023-02-10T12:20:38.695 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Mount is moving. Resetting calibration..."
[2023-02-10T12:20:38.696 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Calibration is cleared."
[2023-02-10T12:21:07.504 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Snooped RA 21:24:29 DEC 6:54:50 "
[2023-02-10T12:21:07.756 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Telescope Simulator : "[INFO] Telescope slew is complete. Tracking... "
[2023-02-10T12:22:17.750 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "Shutter is opening... "
[2023-02-10T12:22:17.750 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting shutter status to 3
[2023-02-10T12:22:17.751 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Shutter is opening..."
[2023-02-10T12:22:17.753 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome park status to 3
[2023-02-10T12:22:17.755 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome status to 5
[2023-02-10T12:22:17.758 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Dome is unparking..."
[2023-02-10T12:22:19.738 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "Dome will now be synced to mount azimuth position. "
[2023-02-10T12:22:19.739 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[WARNING] Dome will now be synced to mount azimuth position. "
[2023-02-10T12:22:19.739 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Updated telescope Az: 183.542 - Alt: 45.8589 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:23.051 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[INFO] Shutter is open. "
[2023-02-10T12:22:23.051 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting shutter status to 1
[2023-02-10T12:22:23.051 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Shutter is open."
[2023-02-10T12:22:23.052 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome park status to 4
[2023-02-10T12:22:23.053 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome status to 0
[2023-02-10T12:22:23.053 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Dome is idle."
[2023-02-10T12:22:23.054 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[INFO] Dome is unparked. "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.739 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] JD: 2.45999e+06 - MSD: 21.73 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.739 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] MC.x: 0 - MC.y: 0.1 MC.z: 0.08 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.739 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] HA: 0.168385 Lng: -2.3 RA: 21.4082 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.740 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OTA_SIDE selection: 2 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.740 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OTA_SIDE: -1 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.740 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Mount OTA_SIDE: -1 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.740 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OTA_OFFSET: 0.45 Lat: 51 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.740 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OC.x: 0.449563 - OC.y: 0.0845884 OC.z: 0.0675199 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.740 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Mount Az: 183.602 Alt: 45.8572 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.740 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OV.x: -0.0437491 - OV.y: -0.695073 OV.z: 0.717607 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.740 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Calculated target azimuth is 147.31. MinAz: 123.69, MaxAz: 170.92 "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.741 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[INFO] Dome is moving to position 147.31 degrees azimuth... "
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.741 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome status to 2
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.742 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Dome is moving anticlockwise..."
[2023-02-10T12:22:29.743 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Dome is syncing to position 147.31 degrees... "
[2023-02-10T12:22:33.061 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[INFO] Dome reached requested azimuth angle. "
[2023-02-10T12:22:33.062 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome status to 3
[2023-02-10T12:22:33.063 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Dome is tracking."
3.6.3 stable / indi 2.0.0 using eqmod and Dome Simulator (see my added comments)
[2023-02-10T13:29:54.851 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - ISD:Telescope: UnParking...
[2023-02-10T13:29:54.896 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Mount is unparked. "
[2023-02-10T13:30:05.476 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "Shutter is opening... "
[2023-02-10T13:30:05.478 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting shutter status to 3
[2023-02-10T13:30:05.480 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Shutter is opening..."
[2023-02-10T13:30:05.482 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome park status to 3
[2023-02-10T13:30:05.483 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome status to 5
[2023-02-10T13:30:05.486 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Dome is unparking..."
[2023-02-10T13:30:11.117 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[INFO] Shutter is open. "
[2023-02-10T13:30:11.118 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting shutter status to 1
[2023-02-10T13:30:11.118 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Shutter is open."
[2023-02-10T13:30:11.119 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome park status to 4
[2023-02-10T13:30:11.119 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome status to 0
[2023-02-10T13:30:11.119 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Dome is idle."
[2023-02-10T13:30:11.121 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[INFO] Dome is unparked. "
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.036 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Target coordinates updated to JNow RA: "22h 32m 11s" DE: " 04° 15' 45\""
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.037 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - ISD:Telescope sending coords RA: "22h 32m 11s" ( 22.5364 ) DE: " 04° 15' 45\"" ( 4.26249 )
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.084 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Starting Goto RA=22.5364 DE=4.26249 (current RA=4.86596 DE=90) "
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.086 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Aligned Eqmod Goto RA=22.5364 DE=4.26249 (target RA=22.5364 DE=4.26249) "
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.088 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Setting Eqmod Goto RA=22.5364 DE=4.26249 (target RA=22.5364 DE=4.26249) "
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.180 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Slewing mount: RA increment = -2177408, DE increment = 2194880 "
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.444 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Mount is moving. Resetting calibration..."
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.445 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2 Error: Equipment not connected."
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.446 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Calibration is cleared."
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.469 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Slewing to RA: 22:32:11 - DEC: 4:15:45 "
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.470 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Snooped Target RA-DEC: 22.536374784480337041 "
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.470 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Snooped Target RA-DEC: 4.2624874701205488492 "
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.470 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Calling Update mount to anticipate goto target: 22.5364 - DEC: 4.26249 "
[2023-02-10T13:30:29.470 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Updated telescope Az: 310.824 - Alt: 83.4718 "
[2023-02-10T13:30:50.967 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Snooped RA 22:31:55 DEC 4:42:17 "
[2023-02-10T13:30:52.071 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Iterative Goto (1): RA diff = 22.94 arcsecs DE diff = 0.05 arcsecs "
[2023-02-10T13:30:52.073 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Iterative goto (1): slew mount to RA increment = 2458, DE increment = 0 "
[2023-02-10T13:30:52.215 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Snooped RA 22:32:34 DEC 4:15:45 "
[2023-02-10T13:30:53.319 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Iterative Goto (2): RA diff = 1.15 arcsecs DE diff = 0.05 arcsecs "
[2023-02-10T13:30:53.448 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Telescope slew is complete. Tracking TRACK_SIDEREAL... "
[2023-02-10T13:30:53.449 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Updated telescope Az: 310.286 - Alt: 83.3993 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.005 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "Dome will now be synced to mount azimuth position. "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.006 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[WARNING] Dome will now be synced to mount azimuth position. "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.006 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Updated telescope Az: 309.999 - Alt: 83.3598 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.006 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] JD: 2.45999e+06 - MSD: 22.8765 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.006 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] MC.x: 0 - MC.y: 0.1 MC.z: 0.08 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.006 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] HA: 0.339748 Lng: 0 RA: 22.5367 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.007 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OTA_SIDE selection: 2 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.007 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OTA_SIDE: -1 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.007 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Mount OTA_SIDE: -1 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.007 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OTA_OFFSET: 0.45 Lat: 0 "
for info when using Telescope simulator LAT is correctly shown. Geographic location is set to Birmingham,UK (52 degrees)
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.007 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OC.x: 0.448221 - OC.y: 0.1 OC.z: 0.0400271 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.007 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Mount Az: 309.999 Alt: 83.3598 "
for info ekos mount tab shows AZ as 185 11 39 and ALT as 41 40 06 where does eqmod get Az: 309.999 Alt: 83.3598 from?
When using Telescope Simulator these values match ekos display.
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.008 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] OV.x: -0.088583 - OV.y: 0.0743261 OV.z: 0.993292 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.008 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Calculated target azimuth is 64.27. MinAz: 15.69, MaxAz: 112.85 "
for info using Telescope Simulator this line shows correctly as "Calculated target azimuth is 147.31. MinAz: 123.69, MaxAz: 170.92 "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.008 GMT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[INFO] Dome is moving to position 64.27 degrees azimuth... "
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.009 GMT DEBG ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - Setting dome status to 2
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.009 GMT INFO ][org.kde.kstars.ekos.observatory] - "Dome is moving anticlockwise..."
[2023-02-10T13:31:06.010 GMT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Dome Simulator : "[DEBUG] Dome is syncing to position 64.27 degrees... "
Mount: EQ6R-Pro
Scope: 10" Newtonian
Dome: Pulsar with homebrew rotation hardware/driver
Camera: ASI1600MM Pro
Camera guide: QHY5L-ii
Rotator: Pegasus Astro – Falcon
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Thanks Jasem,
I'll do do more testing with simulators and see if I get different results.
Regards.
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Hi Jasem,
I've been running 3.6.3 Beta Build: 2023-02-01T13:01:09Z for a while with no issues. but running 3.6.3 Stable I'm finding that the dome rotation position is not stopping at the correct place. For example in side by side tests between these two versions, with no configuration changes, when slewing to M82 and then slaving enabled the dome rotates to 341 degrees Under 3.6.3 Stable . In this position the OTA/guide scope are not centred in the shutter opening. Switching back to version 3.6.3 Beta Build: 2023-02-01T13:01:09Z and slewing to the same target the dome rotates to 311 degrees and the OTA/Guide scope is centred in the shutter opening. This being some 30 degrees difference. Has something in this area changed between these two versions?
Regards.
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Hi John, those I see and have used but they repeat each job x times before going onto the next jot on the queue. I mean run each job once then start again from the start of the queue for x number of cycles.
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Hi, I've recently been experimenting using the scheduler for mosaics. I see there are options within the scheduler to repeat individual scheuler jobs but is it possible or could it be added to have options to repeat the scheduler queue too. What i like to do is take a few subs of each panel then move to the next panel. This way i get at least some data for the whole mosaic and if time/weather permits the schedule could restart the queue again and collect more data with each pass.
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Thanks Fred, I don't know how many times my eyes must have saw that but my brain was not at home. Many thanks.
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I agree. New features are nice but i would prefer current features to be 'bullet proof' first. I would love to fully automate my present setup but until the scheduler can handle dome slaving and rescheduling of jobs due to bad weather it's not really possible as yet.
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