I run Voyager on my computer to run my scopes, cameras, mount and so on and so forth. Whenever I launch
the three dimensional view of my scope in APCC to see the scope and mount in operation, the mount gets
disconnected from Voyager and it is a pain to get reconnected.

That is a sign of a 3D graphics resource or performance issue.

Are you using a remote desktop application of some sort? Some remote desktop apps are inefficient at displaying 3D.

If not using remote desktop, does the computer have a discrete video card, or are you using the built in video output of the CPU?

-Ray Gralak
Author of PEMPro
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro
Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver

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Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2021 8:54 PM
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Subject: [ap-gto] Voyager and APCC

Hello,

I run Voyager on my computer to run my scopes, cameras, mount and so on and so forth. Whenever I launch
the three dimensional view of my scope in APCC to see the scope and mount in operation, the mount gets
disconnected from Voyager and it is a pain to get reconnected. I have to shut everything down and then start up
again. I posted this issue with the developer and he indicated that it was on the APCC side of the equation and
to post a ticket. Not looking to blame everyone, but I am looking to see if somehow this can be resolved since it
is a known issue. Voyager really is a spectacular piece of software and it would be good to be able to toggle to
APCC to see where the scope is from time to time. This is especially true when doing those weight side up slews
so you can see the crash in action when it actually happens. Gives you a second or two to actually fret or even
chicken out and stop it. I would rather see it happen then not. It is like if you are going to have an accident, you
might as well see it coming. If you are going to have a heart attack you might as well fell the angina first,
because you may be able to get a triple bypass to delay it for some time. You know what I mean?

Another quick question. I notice that APCC recommends not installing the latest version of ASCOM. Is there any
reason for this? I am pretty sure that a thread exists out there so if you can send me in that direction I appreciate
the lead.



Finally, thanks to Ray for providing a license for Pempro Version 3 after I had to rebuild my computer after the
last tropical storm here in S. Florida rained on it in my observatory. Funny thing is that it survived a direct hit from
cat 3 or 4 Irma, but a weak tropical storm did it in.