I just got a used Mach1 and bought APCC standard. I cannot get past the setup screen. I put my SN in the box, enter my name, email, close the screen and nothing happens. Using the ASCOM platform insta

I did get the program installed....stupid me, I just entered the SD without the other lines. I still need some help setting the ports....WIFI connects, but ASCOM is having port problems. Peter

Sky Safari Pro 6 says connected to my Mach 1 via wifi, but nothing happens when I try to move the mount. Any suggestions? Peter

#WiFi

I do have a CP4. Peter

#WiFi

"Image path does not point to a valid file" I am getting this error message when I start the plate solve on APPM. How do I fix?

"Image path does not point to a valid file" error when attempting a plate solve with APPM. Please help! Thanks. Peter Bresler

The images being generated by SGP have been FIT images, although I had planned to change them to RAW or jpeg if possible. I am using Platesolve2 and a DSLR at this point. I hope I can get this going.

I changed the output format in SGP to RAW. I am still getting "failed" on the slews, but a different error message now appears. Would it be possible to email you directly? PABresler@...

I restarted the computer to clear the programs. On this try no error message appear, but plate solves after slews still are failing.

That may because some clouds moved in....did not notice from within my observatory! It may be working now....will find out in clear skies!

It cleared up. I used SGP to plate solve and center Capella....no problems. Then I went back to APPM to try generating plate model again. I set the camera to 15 second exposures and file format to RAW

At the last attempt when it cleared up I still was getting fails on the plate solves, and the same "image path not found" error if I attempted a plate solve with APPM. Plate solves with SGP were worki

Conditions were excellent last night and I was still getting "failed" and the "image path not found" error message. I tried both FIT (which was the default) and RAW outputs. Here are screenshots.

The dark frame issue is a possibility...I will try unchecking.

I set it to FIT and that did not solve the problem. I tried last night with a ZWO 294 MC and had the same problem. At this point I wasted $250 for Pro. If the software will not perform for the functio

Here are various screen shots of appm and sgp. I do have Teamviewer and Internet access at the computer that controls the scope (which I now am at), so you could take over the whole thing! The scope i

Thanks for the response. I will correct the scale setting. I did uncheck Dark frame subtraction. I will let you the next time I can make a test. Any chance you could phone in the evening on a clear ni

Please phone me. 805-801-4607. Thanks!

I upgraded the hard disk on my laptop and had to reinstall software. Problem is with the ASCOM driver ports. I ran the virtual port program vspd.exe. First issue is that now when APCC loads it is aski

Here are ASCOM settings and error messageL