I started it up and changed the filter wheel to all eight positions. Like I said on my 7 position, it errors out on #8 , but regains after it times out.

Does this tell you anything?

[2021-03-02T15:23:38.613 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Starting INDI services..."
[2021-03-02T15:23:38.766 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "INDI services started on port 7624."
[2021-03-02T15:23:38.810 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Ekos received a new device:  "CCD Simulator"
[2021-03-02T15:23:38.934 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Ekos received a new device:  "Guide Simulator"
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.099 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Ekos received a new device:  "QHYCFW3"
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.332 PST INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.focus] - "Idle."
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.429 PST INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Idle."
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.455 PST INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "World Coordinate System (WCS) is enabled. CCD rotation must be set either manually in the CCD driver or by solving an image before proceeding to capture any further images, otherwise the WCS information may be invalid."
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.543 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "CCD Simulator is online."
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.614 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Guider port from CCD Simulator is ready."
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.707 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "CCD Simulator filter is online."
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.709 PST WARN ][                       default] - QObject::disconnect: Unexpected null parameter
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.811 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Guide Simulator is online."
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.855 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Guider port from Guide Simulator is ready."
[2021-03-02T15:23:39.970 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - CCD Simulator :  "[INFO] No previous configuration found. To save driver configuration, click Save Configuration in Options tab. "
[2021-03-02T15:23:40.047 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - CCD Simulator :  "[INFO] World Coordinate System is enabled. "
[2021-03-02T15:23:40.093 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Guide Simulator :  "[INFO] No previous configuration found. To save driver configuration, click Save Configuration in Options tab. "
[2021-03-02T15:23:54.796 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Detected firmware version 20181114 "
[2021-03-02T15:23:54.828 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] QHYCFW3 is online. "
[2021-03-02T15:23:54.834 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - All INDI devices are now connected.
[2021-03-02T15:23:54.968 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "QHYCFW3 filter is online."
[2021-03-02T15:23:54.995 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Loading device configuration... "
[2021-03-02T15:23:54.997 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 3 "
[2021-03-02T15:23:56.631 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Device configuration applied. "
[2021-03-02T15:24:01.056 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 1 "
[2021-03-02T15:24:06.761 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 2 "
[2021-03-02T15:24:09.582 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 3 "
[2021-03-02T15:24:12.481 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 4 "
[2021-03-02T15:24:15.495 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 5 "
[2021-03-02T15:24:18.292 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 6 "
[2021-03-02T15:24:21.206 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 7 "
[2021-03-02T15:24:23.958 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHYCFW3 :  "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 8 "
[2021-03-02T15:24:38.929 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Disconnecting INDI devices..."
[2021-03-02T15:24:38.933 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "CCD Simulator is disconnected."
[2021-03-02T15:24:38.982 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Guide Simulator is disconnected."
[2021-03-02T15:24:42.071 PST WARN ][                       default] - QSqlDatabasePrivate::removeDatabase: connection 'filter_db' is still in use, all queries will cease to work.
[2021-03-02T15:24:42.072 PST WARN ][                       default] - QSqlDatabasePrivate::addDatabase: duplicate connection name 'filter_db', old connection removed.
[2021-03-02T15:24:42.107 PST INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "INDI services stopped."


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