I don't have any of the large format sensor ASI cameras connected at the moment, but I remember having similar difficulties using the ASCOM driver directly from APPM. I also remember not having troubl

Hi Jan, Thank you for the suggestion. I am aware of the button on the filter wheel to switch between USB and 4-pin connector operation and unfortunately that's not the problem. The connection with the

I image with both ZWO and QHY cameras, as well as system accessories (filter wheels, OAG). As others have said they are more similar than different but here are my impressions: Equipment I have owned

Thanks Roland, will do. Luca

I was imaging unattended last night and this morning I found the mount stopped (not parked) in Park 3 position with many communication and low-power errors in the APCC console, which stopped the imagi

Thank you!

One more thing, in a case like this when APCC parks the mount in the middle of a slew, shouldn't APCC communicate to the ASCOM driver that the slew was aborted and the mount parked? Two hours later, S

Thanks Ray. No physical Dec limit was hit. I suspect this is the same situation I encountered before when I swapped the Mach1 for the Mach2. What files should I save from the APCC folder before I put

I had an unusual situation appear last night while imaging unattended with the Mach2. At 4:20am, SGP issued a slew command to a new target and the mount started slewing. However, when I got up and che

Roland, I don’t know if you can charge gain in Maxim DL but you can certainly change the gain of the ASI6200MC in the ASCOM driver. Modern image acquisition software (NINA, Voyager, SGP) will also all

Thank you for sharing your results, Roland. I was imaging with the Mach2 and my solid tube 10in f4 reflector last night (40lbs fully loaded but with a fairly significant moment arm) and the absolute e

Hi Brent, This is awesome! Was this with SkyTrack connected to the Mach2 via AP ASCOM driver or did you write a direct interface? Really nice work! Luca

Hi Dale, A few days ago I posted an example of meridian flips and CW up imaging with APCC and SGP: https://ap-gto.groups.io/g/main/message/78270 The key setting that allows dynamic (declination-depend

I didn't. I stood next to the mount and gave it a shot to see if it worked. I guess that's the physicist in me :) If that's a completely irresponsible thing to do, I am sure Ray will set me straight b

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Hi Eric, I responded to your thread in the SGP forum and shared my configuration in APCC and SGP, which allows CW up imaging and pre-flipping of the mount, if you desire. I have worked out an example

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I have two of these Kingdel fanless Core i7 headless PC running in my observatory and they have been flawless. The oldest one has been in operation for two years with no downtime and has controlled an

You are using COM 4 and 6 for virtual ports. Have you tried using much higher numbers (like 20 and 21) to ensure that there are no conflicts with other devices? Luca

I have two of those power supplies in my observatory and they have worked without any problems down to -10F. Unfortunately, that’s not a viable replacement for the Mach2 power supply because it is lim

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I had the same problem. I contacted AP and they sent me a replacement power supply. I was also a bit surprised by the quick failure of this component. I don’t think I have ever had a power supply fail

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