Had a good time imaging the past few days. I did not have issues with the July 5th version of the core software in the field. That was a big relief, but I used the 20 second delay that Joel suggested.
@graemlourens I have always used my guider directly connected to the laptop. SO that is not an issue for me. Also, others have tried had the "Fails to report" issue even with the EFW2 directly connected to a USB port on their computer. See this thread: http://forums.atik-cameras.com/index.php?topic=2666.0
Ajay