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ANSVR server status
EricC: What is SGP expecting back from the ANSVR server? Literally any response. Essentially proof of life that the start command worked and the server is fielding responses. I’m not fully following...
View ArticleAutoflats with Sky flats ended after one filter failed
It’s a good idea but is not how Auto Flats works right now. I’ve added it to the list tho as I think it should be a reasonably easy change to not fail the sequence outright.
View ArticleInitial Boot of SHPro Fails
RDP can be a little squirrelly with window management. Does it behave differently when at the computer physically? Not sure if that’s possible… Also not sure why your install is looking for the...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
At this point I think that the beta is pretty stable (especially given the number of 4.4 bugs it addresses)
View ArticleTarget Events Disappear
I replied from my phone. Not sure it got to you so I’m re-iterating. Target 1 shows 5 events to be populated in the event fields (normal). The following targets show just a blank area there. I can’t...
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The “DOWN” indication was a bug on my part (I’ve been improving the ANSVR code). Sorry for the wild goose chase there. What does SGP do when the ANSRV “Restart” button is pressed? It appears to call...
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@Ken, Thanks for improving it. I agree and understand your concern. As a fellow software developer (I support the AllskyTeam/allsky: A Raspberry Pi operated allsky camera) software, I’m curious if...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Hi, I can confirm that exactly the same error occurs for me about every second time I try to center my scope on an object with SGP and do the related plate solve. The scale setting is simply gone and...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Rolf, Any chance you can upgrade to the latest 4.5 beta? I’m curious if it also has the problem. Eric C
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ANSVR server status
EricC: It appears to call stop_ansvr.bat and start_ansvr.bat at the same time, or maybe stop_ansvr.bat but not wait for it to complete, then call start_ansvr.bat. The result is that 50+% of the time...
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EricC: As a fellow software developer (I support the AllskyTeam/allsky: A Raspberry Pi operated allsky camera) software, I’m curious if you’ve ever considered a setting for different “modes”, for...
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Does AnsvrRunAction wait for the process to complete? It doesn’t appear to. On my average-speed PC, stop_ansvr.bat takes around 5 seconds to complete, so a 1-second delay explains the problem. Another...
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ANSVR server status
EricC: Does AnsvrRunAction wait for the process to complete? It doesn’t appear to. It waits for the script to exit, but I honestly don’t know and have never looked what it does.
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ANSVR server status
Ken: It waits for the script to exit It’s not waiting, OR the script is putting itself in the background and the parent is executing, but I suspect DOS batch files can’t do that like UNIX shell...
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Ken: The only hesitation I have is that this will likely produce a new scenario where asking for logs has an new extra step That happens quite often with Allsky but it’s actually not that big of an...
View ArticleAddition to the Big Status window
Not sure how many use the big status window, but I find it really valuable. Especially as I have recently been using reader glasses! Anyway, hoping this would not be a heavy lift, but could the “Time...
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SGPro 4.5.0.1456 Public Alpha Available for Test
Hi, I installed the latest beta version 4.5.0.1527 and recorded lights and flats. I noticed that the problem still hasn’t been resolved.
View ArticleAddition to the Big Status window
That would be a rather useful addition indeed. Good suggestion Pete! I am a regular user of the big status window, especially when a sequence is running fine during the evening hours and I am just...
View ArticleAddition to the Big Status window
Can the main SGP window be minimized with the big status still showing? If so, does the CPU usage of SGP fall to a couple percent, or does it stay high (10% or more)?
View ArticleAutoFlat Tool Error
I tried to set up the AutoFlats tool and when trying to create the sequnce a message pops up that the end time cannot be before the start time, although the time was set start at 04:30 and end at...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Just to report that the issue is still present in the Beta I have : 4.5.0.1527 It occured three tmes in my last imaging session 30-4-25. Paul
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Hi Paul, In version 4.5.0. are you setting the image scale using Control Panel → Plate Solver → Image Scale? I’m using v4.5.0.1527 & PlateSolve3 with no issues. Mike
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Hi, Yes in control panel, not sure where in CP, but not the place you have identified though. The issue is definitely there in my beta number provided, three times in three solves. As I click ‘sync’...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Rolf, Paul, Try displaying the info in the control panel while you do a plate solve and see when the numbers disappear. For example, when the image is downloaded, when the solve finishes, when you...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
I’ll have to give up with the beta I’m afraid, as ‘centre now’ does not work. Plate solve worked without the scale entry problem, but ‘centre now’ consistently fails. Once I click ‘centre now’, it...
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Hide "Try Now" button when Recovery Mode is running
EricC: There have been several times in my years with SGP where more debugging output would have been useful Mine too! Tracing sgpro is challenging at time.
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SGPro 4.5.0.1456 Public Alpha Available for Test
Daniel_N: I noticed that the problem still hasn’t been resolved. This is true. We have discovered that this is an issue deep within the FITS library we are using for header management. Because of...
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Addition to the Big Status window
We can add this EricC: Can the main SGP window be minimized with the big status still showing? It’s a good question and Im not sure off hand, but I’ll take a look.
View ArticleAutoFlat Tool Error
Hi, this is a known issue and one that we are currently tracking in 4.5. SGPro 4.5 does have some changes here that seem to mostly correct the issue but it’s not fully resolved as of this moment.
View ArticleSGP for Linux?
No, sorry. If anything we’d look into support for Mac but, due to SGPro origins and its initial dependence on ASCOM we were locked into Windows. Because of this we have picked up MANY Windows...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Yes, logs would be ideal. If an issue with centering exists in the beta this is the first report of it. While it’s not impossible that it’s a centering bug, it’s more likely to be an issue with...
View ArticleAddition to the Big Status window
It can’t. I tried it after my post. Minimizing the main window minimizes everything. If you add the ability for the status window to stay open when the main window is minimized, I am most cusious what...
View ArticleAddition to the Big Status window
Yep! I indicated we’d add it above and I have already done so. It’ll be in the next beta release soon. It includes: New (big) Meridian Flip data An option to always keep big status on top of all other...
View ArticleWaiting for meridian flip
Tonight my system was in the middle of capturing a 5 minute image of M106, when it stopped mid capture and stated ‘waiting for meridain flip’, showing a window with a countdown timer, then reported...
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SGPro 4.5.0.1456 Public Alpha Available for Test
Ken: This is true. We have discovered that this is an issue deep within the FITS library we are using for header management. Because of this, it’s not something we can fix directly in SGPro. We will...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Log link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pRCRAkYrAj1Qv27ZZ3B9ky2RruI3HB0U?usp=sharing I wonder if what happened was a modal box informing that the centre had failed was hidden behind the...
View ArticleWaiting for meridian flip
log link for 5th May https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pRCRAkYrAj1Qv27ZZ3B9ky2RruI3HB0U?usp=sharing thanks, Paul
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SGPro 4.5.0.1456 Public Alpha Available for Test
Daniel_N: Okay, thanks for the info. This still worked in version 4.4.1.1441. Hmm. Maybe I am not understanding the issue. When I trace the writing of these header files, they leave SGPro as a number...
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SGP scraps the scale
Paulkirk: I wonder if what happened was a modal box informing that the centre had failed was hidden behind the target settings dialog, which didn’t allow the target settings dialog to be dismissed....
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Actually… Maybe the correct logs are not present in that set? None of the 4 show any attempt at centering. In terms of logs on the night of May 4, one of the 4 is from May 4, but ends at 18:12. Maybe...
View ArticleWaiting for meridian flip
Actually, I’ll consider this a reminder for a known issue. The issue here is you encountered a guide star lost event whilst awaiting the flip and it terminated the sequence. Waiting for flip does not...
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SGPro 4.5.0.1456 Public Alpha Available for Test
I don’t know anything about programming. I can only tell you what I see. Attached are the FITS headers for the current and beta versions. In the beta version, XPIXSZ and YPIXSZ has a “,” and in the...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
sorry for delay, hopefully this link has the relevant logs. I’ve excluded any that are test sessions in daylight. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pRCRAkYrAj1Qv27ZZ3B9ky2RruI3HB0U?usp=sharing...
View ArticleSGP scraps the scale
Hm. None of those logs use the 4.5 beta. Just to make sure we are both talking about the same thing here, I’m after troubleshooting a reported centering issue with the beta. Is that right?
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