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Re: Grazing the Umbra (PLE 2009)
sebkersten
Hello
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Congratulation for this beautifull report of this eclipse. Happy new Year Sébastien Kersten http://www.astropixel.org Anthony Ayiomamitis a écrit :
Dear group,
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Re: ASCOM driver v4.99.49
Ray Gralak \(Yahoo Groups\) <yahoo@...>
I just uploaded 4.99.49 of the driver to the files section. It fixes the COM Port Timeout problem that became moreYou can also download it from here: http://www.gralak.com/apdriver -Ray
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ASCOM driver v4.99.49
Ray Gralak \(Yahoo Groups\) <yahoo@...>
I just uploaded 4.99.49 of the driver to the files section. It fixes the COM Port Timeout problem that became more
apparent in 4.99.48. Please try it out and let me know if there are any issues. Make sure you set the timeout value in the setup dialog to an appropriate value. I recommend 300 msecs to start with. If you still get timeouts try a higher timeout value. -Ray
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Re: Maybe a unique complaint about a new AP1200
Ben Lutch
You need to disentangle the dog's leash from the counterweight shaft.
b On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 9:41 AM, tucstargzr <tucstargzr@...> wrote:
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New file uploaded to ap-gto
ap-gto@...
Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ap-gto group. File : /_New AP ASCOM Driver/AstroPhysics V2 Setup v4.99.49.exe Uploaded by : raygralak <yahoo@...> Description : Fixes COM Port Time-out issues in 4.99.48 You can access this file at the URL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ap-gto/files/_New%20AP%20ASCOM%20Driver/AstroPhysics%20V2%20Setup%20v4.99.49.exe To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/original/members/forms/general.htmlfiles Regards, raygralak <yahoo@...>
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Maybe a unique complaint about a new AP1200
tucstargzr
everytime I slew it makes my neighbor's dog bark ;-)
Tom
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Don't fall for the "virus warning" it's a worm
tucstargzr
and the dirtbag that put it on this site is even lower.
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Re: PEM data
daniel_ducros <daniel_ducros@...>
Hi Ray,
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Thanks for the info, it works correctly. Happy new year to all from France. Daniel
--- In ap-gto@..., "Ray Gralak \(Yahoo Groups\)" <yahoo@...> wrote:
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Grazing the Umbra (PLE 2009)
Anthony Ayiomamitis <anthony@...>
Dear group,
We were very fortunate to have relatively very good conditions for this evening's partial lunar eclipse and which was a great way to end the year, the decade as well as IYA 2009. Although the depth was only 8%, the moon's partial entry into the umbral shadow was quite obvious both naked eye as well as through the telescope at high power. For a time series with exposures spaced 30 minutes apart and which documents the moon's entry into the penumbra and umbra as well as its consequent exit, please see http://www.perseus.gr/Astro-Eclipses-2009-12-31b.htm . Best wishes to everyone for the New Year filled with health and prosperity! Anthony.
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Re: New Computers?
Charles Sinsofsky <charles@...>
Hello,
I have loaded sky6 to a vista computer works fine. As to ccd soft 5, I have a copy that came with my STL11000M camera and its does not work with vista. After loading the application a dll Apogee32.dll does not exist and it aborts the application. I am trying to find exactly what the apogee32.dll does and why since this was a fresh install 'done multiple times just to be sure' fails each time, so I would say till software bisque announces a fix for this I would suggest to say that ccd soft does not work very well with vista.so far. If you are going to use a usb port expander with any SBIG usb based camera, make sure it is iso-syncronous compatible, if not you will not be able to get images processed from the camera to your pc. Just some thoughts. Thank you Charles From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] On Behalf Of gilchriswa Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:11 PM To: ap-gto@... Subject: [ap-gto] New Computers? I'm almost certain this question has been asked before, and I hate to bother the group with this, but I could not find the right messages with a brief search. I will need to replace my old laptop computer soon, and none of the new ones has a serial or parallel port. They also run Vista instead of the old XP-Pro I've been using. I assume that there are port expanders or such that plug into a USB port and provide an RS-232 serial port for connecting to my AP-1200 mount. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations relating to these devices? Do any of them have parallel ports? I still use an old parallel port ST-7 as an autoguider. Is Windows Vista compatible with The Sky-6 and CCDSoft software I am currently using, or will I need to get an update on those programs? Thanks for any help that anyone can provide. Allen Gilchrist
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Re: New ASCOM Driver .48
That's good to hear
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Thanks Ray Don
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Re: PEM data
Ray Gralak \(Yahoo Groups\) <yahoo@...>
Hi Daniel,
New Member my name is Daniel and I live in France, I received for Christmas a AP900GTO, mountCongratulations on your new mount! I have just a question:Your English is fine! Here's what you need to do assuming you have already installed PEMPro, the ASCOM platform, and the AP driver: 1. If you haven't already, use the Mount Wizard to create a new mount instance. PEMPro defaults to use the old AP driver so if you are using the new driver you will need to select it in the Mount Wizard. 2. Connect to the mount in PEMPro. 3. Select the "AP Raw PE" tab. 4. Click "From Mount" and wait for the curve to be uploaded into PEMPro. 5. Click "To File" to save the PE Curve to disk. -Ray
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New Computers?
gilchriswa
I'm almost certain this question has been asked before, and I hate to bother the group with this, but I could not find the right messages with a brief search. I will need to replace my old laptop computer soon, and none of the new ones has a serial or parallel port. They also run Vista instead of the old XP-Pro I've been using. I assume that there are port expanders or such that plug into a USB port and provide an RS-232 serial port for connecting to my AP-1200 mount. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations relating to these devices? Do any of them have parallel ports? I still use an old parallel port ST-7 as an autoguider. Is Windows Vista compatible with The Sky-6 and CCDSoft software I am currently using, or will I need to get an update on those programs? Thanks for any help that anyone can provide.
Allen Gilchrist
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Re: Harmonic Drive Hoopla?
Roland Christen
In a message dated 12/31/2009 12:09:45 AM Central Standard Time,
danny@... writes: (1) Motor locations: The Mach 1 places the RA motor at the top of the RAAll 5 of your suggestions are great. We will consider them for sure. I don't know about #5 since we don't make the hand controller, but it' doesn't hurt to ask. Rolando
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Re: New ASCOM Driver .48
Ray Gralak \(Yahoo Groups\) <yahoo@...>
Hi Don,
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I looked at your log file and saw the timeouts but the driver recovered in each case. It doesn't look like there was a significant problem. -Ray
-----Original Message-----they contain what appears to be a com errors interspersed throughout the file. Not sure if this is what Yves and Sam are referringto or not but I thought I would upload one of my shorter files for your review.
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PEM data
daniel_ducros <daniel_ducros@...>
Hi all
New Member my name is Daniel and I live in France, I received for Christmas a AP900GTO, mount This is a magnificent Mount and I am very pleased. I have just a question: How to back up the PEM data "factory" ? with PEMPRO? Sorry for my bad English, a translation software help me (school is old). Bests regards Daniel
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Re: Harmonic Drive Hoopla?
dannysperry
Hi Rolando,
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Pardon me for butting in on this thread but it seemed to be taking a direction of "what can be improved or changed in AP mounts to make them better" so I thought I'd oblige myself and present a few suggestions. :-) That said, I don't think AP mounts need to take any dramatic technological turns because they're beautiful mounts that perform wonderfully. Good old worms and drive gears are working fantastically for AP. For anyone who thinks worms and drive gears are old technology, they must be using poorly machined mounts with subpar tolerances. Anyway, here are a few things that came to mind after using my AP900 for a few months now. (1) Motor locations: The Mach 1 places the RA motor at the top of the RA assembly instead of off to the side and the DEC gear assembly is more snug against the DEC housing. These would be excellent design features to integrate into future 900s and 1200s since it makes the mount more compact and transportable. For those of us who are mobile it reduces the odds of the motors getting knocked around during transport. It also makes everything slightly more compact to get into those tight spots in the car or truck. (2) Polar housing threads: The front polar scope cap and the rear threads for the polar scope are rather fine and can be easy to accidentally cross-thread in the cold and dark. Coarser threads would be handy. (3) Polar scope position: When inserted, it sticks out quite a bit from the mount. Allowing it to be inserted further into the mount would be a bonus for us mobile users (we could more easily and safely keep it in place during transport). (4) Through-the-mount cabling: Another great design feature of the Mach 1 that would be much appreciated in the 900s and 1200s. (5) Hand controller cord: I'm sure this one is on the "not even remotely likely" list but it would be great to have a removeable/replaceable cord for the hand controller... for transport or to replace with a straight cord, etc. I realize these aren't simple changes and that there may be technological and engineering implications I'm not aware of (not to mention the issues it presents to owners of older mounts and the availability of replacement parts down the line). These are just "gee, wouldn't that be nice" kind of things. And to the group... please, don't let this be the start of a debate. These are just little things that popped into my little head. I'm not trying to start a campaign for change or get into any arguments over why my suggestion is lame or anything like that. :-) Happy New Year to you and yours. Best, Danny http://www.californiastars.net/
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Re: New ASCOM Driver .48
Hi Ray
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I have been following this thread re communication error in Ver.48 of the ASCOM driver. I reviewed my files and see they contain what appears to be a com errors interspersed throughout the file. Not sure if this is what Yves and Sam are referring to or not but I thought I would upload one of my shorter files for your review. It is located in Files\New AP ASCOM Driver\ASCOM Log Files\Don's Log Files. Hope this helps Happy New Year Don
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Re: New ASCOM Driver .48
Yves Laroche
Thank you very much Sam for your fast response. You did exactly what I
asked you before. Thanks. I really don’t know what to think about your results. I thought that your problem was the same as mine but it seems not. According to your results, I will have to try version 0.47 to see if my port 2 connection may behave differently. However, by memory I always got retransmit communication errors. The best way to help to pinpoint your problem is to send your logs to Ray. Best wishes to you all. Happy New Year 2010! Regards, Yves _____ De : ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] De la part de Sam Envoyé : 30 décembre 2009 20:51 À : ap-gto@... Objet : [ap-gto] Re:New ASCOM Driver .48 Good Evening Yves, Tonight I loaded driver version .48 and moved the serial port connection to port 2 (the lower connection). Unfortunately, I did not see a change in the behavior of version .48 of the driver. Whan I returned to version .47 either port worked flawlessly. I hope this is what you asked me to test and that the results (good or bad) are presented here effectively for your needs. I have noticed that the number of errors reported by the .48 driver is about 1/4 of the resends. I see no errors with the .47 driver. I will try to send a log file in the next few days to the AP files site to see if Ray can tell me what I am doing wrong (as I truly suspect that I am doing something silly either in the settings or in the program loading method). My best regards to you and all AP users for a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year! Sam --- In ap-gto@yahoogroups. <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> com, Yves Laroche <yves.laroche@...> wrote: [mailto:ap-gto@yahoogroups. <mailto:ap-gto%40yahoogroups.com> com] De la part de Samuel Brucewith prior versions. I am currently running .47 and everything is perfect!There are communications errors and missed commands. I have reset the timeout to __________ NOD32 4730 (20091230) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
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Re: New ASCOM Driver .48
Sam <sgbruce@...>
Good Evening Yves,
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Tonight I loaded driver version .48 and moved the serial port connection to port 2 (the lower connection). Unfortunately, I did not see a change in the behavior of version .48 of the driver. Whan I returned to version .47 either port worked flawlessly. I hope this is what you asked me to test and that the results (good or bad) are presented here effectively for your needs. I have noticed that the number of errors reported by the .48 driver is about 1/4 of the resends. I see no errors with the .47 driver. I will try to send a log file in the next few days to the AP files site to see if Ray can tell me what I am doing wrong (as I truly suspect that I am doing something silly either in the settings or in the program loading method). My best regards to you and all AP users for a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year! Sam
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