Failed flip - need help disgnosing
OK. I think I am reading the logs correctly. It looks like at 1:51:08 step 4 of the auto center failed when the plate solver timed out. Hmmm. Now I need to figure out why... Tim
View ArticlePyxis Rotator Issues with 2.5.2.5
ken, I am still trying to find the pyxis logs. (if anyone knows where they reside please ping me) In the meantime I did the following experiment On 2.5.2.4 I started SGP connected to the rotator. In...
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Is anyone managing to do meridian flips with EQMOD?
StargateCO: Peter, in the EQMOD configuration dialog box, try checking "Strict Conformance" in the ASCOM Options section. Chris can tell you definitively, but I believe that corrected another small...
View ArticleIs anyone managing to do meridian flips with EQMOD?
Thanks everyone. Just ran a test and it worked perfectly!!! Phew!
View ArticleAutofocus - first point out-of-line with others
Just watch which way the focus knob is turning as it goes through the autofocus steps. It is best if it is counterclockwise. Frank
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Telescope failed to perform meridian flip
Chris: it looks to me as if you should wait for the set side of pier slew to complete before checking the pointing state. We do certainly wait... in this case, setting the property appears to be...
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Failed flip - need help disgnosing
spokeshave: Now I need to figure out why... This is just an unfortunate bug in 2.5.1. You will need to use some variant of 2.5.2 to work around that issue...
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Pyxis Rotator Issues with 2.5.2.5
gorgi: In the meantime I did the following experiment On 2.5.2.4 I started SGP connected to the rotator. In the control panel/ rotator /settings. Home the rotator through the pyxis interface. Set the...
View ArticleAVX mount and NexRemote
I was hoping someone could help me out connecting my AVX to SGP. My big question is whether to use NexRemote. The only way I can get it to connect is to attach the serial cable to the HC and then to...
View ArticleFailed flip - need help disgnosing
Well, I wish I had read that before I started tonight's sequence. The good news is that I was able to pause mid-sequence, close SGP, install the latest beta and start things right back up again....
View ArticleAVX mount and NexRemote
It's been a long time since I owned a Celestron mount. If I remember correctly, there should be a "Virtual Comm Port" somewhere displayed on NexRemote, set it to any Comm port number that's not...
View Article'Old' issue with the 'new' AF routine
Hi Pascal,I think it is possible to have the stars detected well and still have the seeing have a negative effect on the readings for auto focus. Even if a star saturates in one second, if the seeing...
View ArticleGuider Never Reports "Settled"
@Ken, @Jared, I have a more clear definition of this issue, I hope. Running Windows 10 Pro AnniversarySGP 2.5.2.5PHD 2.6.2Camera is STT-8300 using SGP API to run autoguider Problem is that with...
View ArticleAVX mount and NexRemote
I use my AVX with SGP. I could never get any kind of connectivity to SGP with NexRemote. I use the AVX ASCOM driver. I don't think that NexRemote can connect at the same time you are trying to use the...
View ArticleTelescope failed to perform meridian flip
I've checked the driver log and code in detail, this is the relevant section, with annotations to explain what is going on SGP checks if the pier side can be set00:58:58.430 CanSetPierSide True SGP...
View ArticleAVX mount and NexRemote
Thanks Peter! I've been able to use NexRemote with Stellarium in the past but I cannot get NexRemote to work with SGP. Debbie
View ArticleAVX mount and NexRemote
Jim, this is what I expected. For telescope connectivity in SGP I use the ASCOM driver which is connected through my HC using the serial/USB cable. The only reason I was trying to connect NexRemote...
View ArticleAutofocus - first point out-of-line with others
With the Starizona Microtouch autofocuser, I can't see the focus knob. Actually, it replaces the focus knob - and the encasement does not provide visibility to any moving parts :=( DaveNL
View ArticleAVX mount and NexRemote
I use NexRemote with SGP all the time (although with a CGE Pro, not AVX). In fact, I can't recall ever using SGP without using NexRemote. It should work just fine. As mentioned above, you need to...
View ArticleIs anyone managing to do meridian flips with EQMOD?
don't worry about Sync data being entered by SGP.....has no effect on flipping. I don't clear data every time I turn the rig on and it seems to work just fine. Just make sure you don't SAVE the data...
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