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APCC Pro / GOTO CP$ firmware upgrade
#APCC
Hi George, It sounds like you have APCC configured to Auto-shutdown in Advanced settings. This will cause APCC to shut down after you disconnect all applications (including the AP V2 driver) from APCC
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Hi George, It sounds like you have APCC configured to Auto-shutdown in Advanced settings. This will cause APCC to shut down after you disconnect all applications (including the AP V2 driver) from APCC
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Ray Gralak
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APCC Pro / GOTO CP$ firmware upgrade
#APCC
Hi George, What do you mean that APCC drops you? Also, which mount and firmware version(s) are giving you trouble? BTW, the firmware message in APCC is just a warning. Even though earlier versions of
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Hi George, What do you mean that APCC drops you? Also, which mount and firmware version(s) are giving you trouble? BTW, the firmware message in APCC is just a warning. Even though earlier versions of
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Ray Gralak
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Mach2 model building and pointing with Sequence Generator Pro
Steve, As mentioned in the APCC help file, the THUM is supported, and devices that have an ASCOM ObservingConditions driver are supported. If the Pegasus has an ObservingConditions ASCOM driver, then
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Steve, As mentioned in the APCC help file, the THUM is supported, and devices that have an ASCOM ObservingConditions driver are supported. If the Pegasus has an ObservingConditions ASCOM driver, then
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Ray Gralak
· #73927
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Mach2 model building and pointing with Sequence Generator Pro
Steve, For the most accurate tracking rate correction, precise temperature, pressure, and humidity values should be supplied to the mount. The most important value is the temperature, followed by the
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Steve, For the most accurate tracking rate correction, precise temperature, pressure, and humidity values should be supplied to the mount. The most important value is the temperature, followed by the
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Ray Gralak
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Mach2 model building and pointing with Sequence Generator Pro
Steve, Okay, that's good. What kind of telescope are you using? Using APPM is the most accurate way to synchronize the mount to the sky. As part of capturing sky data, APPM will synchronize the mount
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Steve, Okay, that's good. What kind of telescope are you using? Using APPM is the most accurate way to synchronize the mount to the sky. As part of capturing sky data, APPM will synchronize the mount
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Ray Gralak
· #73904
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Mach2 model building and pointing with Sequence Generator Pro
Hi Steve, Are you using ASCOM Platform 6.5? There is a known breaking change (bug) in 6.5 that causes the translation of the plate-solve coordinates from J2000.0 to the local apparent (JNow). So, if y
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Hi Steve, Are you using ASCOM Platform 6.5? There is a known breaking change (bug) in 6.5 that causes the translation of the plate-solve coordinates from J2000.0 to the local apparent (JNow). So, if y
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Ray Gralak
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Yellow light with mount connect
Hi Peter, I looked at your logs, but I only found one fault, a low power fault. The usual reasons for a yellow light are: 1. Low power 2. Motor stall 3. Servo fault If it happens again, keep a note of
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Hi Peter, I looked at your logs, but I only found one fault, a low power fault. The usual reasons for a yellow light are: 1. Low power 2. Motor stall 3. Servo fault If it happens again, keep a note of
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Ray Gralak
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ASCOM 6.5?
There has been a fix to the ASCOM Platform 6.5, but it is still a beta. If anyone needs platform 6.5 and would like to try it here is the link: https://download.ascom-standards.org/beta/ASCOMPlatform6
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There has been a fix to the ASCOM Platform 6.5, but it is still a beta. If anyone needs platform 6.5 and would like to try it here is the link: https://download.ascom-standards.org/beta/ASCOMPlatform6
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Ray Gralak
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Unguided imaging and atmospheric refraction
Hi Allen, Yes. Both PEMPro and APPM (in APCC Pro) will calculate polar alignment to the refracted pole. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-ph
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Hi Allen, Yes. Both PEMPro and APPM (in APCC Pro) will calculate polar alignment to the refracted pole. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-ph
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Ray Gralak
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Mach2 Unguided imaging results from last night
It depends on the equipment you are using, especially repeatability. With only 42 points last night I was able to get 30-minute unguided images in several different sections of the sky with just a pix
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It depends on the equipment you are using, especially repeatability. With only 42 points last night I was able to get 30-minute unguided images in several different sections of the sky with just a pix
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Ray Gralak
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New Mach2 Problem
Yes, it's pre-configured and not configurable for the Mach 2. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of Astro-Physics
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Yes, it's pre-configured and not configurable for the Mach 2. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of Astro-Physics
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Ray Gralak
· #73798
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New Mach2 Problem
Yes, you need to be connected to the mount for the AE tab to appear. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of Astro-
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Yes, you need to be connected to the mount for the AE tab to appear. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of Astro-
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Ray Gralak
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New Mach2 Problem
Hi Roland/Larry, On APCC's "Park" tab, parking to the Home position was trying to use the mount's internal, non-encoder home position, and not the Mach2's hardware home command. This will be fixed in
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Hi Roland/Larry, On APCC's "Park" tab, parking to the Home position was trying to use the mount's internal, non-encoder home position, and not the Mach2's hardware home command. This will be fixed in
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Ray Gralak
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New Mach2 Problem
Larry, Please make sure you are using the latest version of APCC Pro (v1.8.7.1). Some earlier versions did not support Mach2 homing. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command
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Larry, Please make sure you are using the latest version of APCC Pro (v1.8.7.1). Some earlier versions did not support Mach2 homing. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command
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Ray Gralak
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#ASCOM_V2_Driver
#ASCOM_V2_Driver
Hi Joe, Windows 10 1903 is getting pretty old. Its end-of-service date is less than two months away: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/windows-10-1903-end-of-servicing I don't t
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Hi Joe, Windows 10 1903 is getting pretty old. Its end-of-service date is less than two months away: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/windows-10-1903-end-of-servicing I don't t
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New Mach2 Problem
Hi Larry, Without logs, it will be impossible to figure out what happened. So please attach the logs that are zipped using the APCC log zipper. Please include all logs including ASCOM driver logs. -Ra
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Hi Larry, Without logs, it will be impossible to figure out what happened. So please attach the logs that are zipped using the APCC log zipper. Please include all logs including ASCOM driver logs. -Ra
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Ray Gralak
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#ASCOM_V2_Driver
#ASCOM_V2_Driver
Hi Joe, I don't recall anyone reporting this before, but a quick web search shows that there are known cases of applications showing white windows for various reasons, including missing DLLs, out of d
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Hi Joe, I don't recall anyone reporting this before, but a quick web search shows that there are known cases of applications showing white windows for various reasons, including missing DLLs, out of d
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Ray Gralak
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Strange behavior doing center here SGP and APCC/Meridian Zones
#APCC
A couple of additional changes that you should make: 1. If you want to ensure a counterweight-up position to the east of the meridian, you will need to update your meridian limits, so that the East an
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A couple of additional changes that you should make: 1. If you want to ensure a counterweight-up position to the east of the meridian, you will need to update your meridian limits, so that the East an
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Ray Gralak
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Strange behavior doing center here SGP and APCC/Meridian Zones
#APCC
Nevermind, I see your screenshot in your earlier posts shows that the "Override ASCOM" checkbox is not enabled. If it is not enabled, the ASCOM driver's meridian delay can override the meridian delay
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Nevermind, I see your screenshot in your earlier posts shows that the "Override ASCOM" checkbox is not enabled. If it is not enabled, the ASCOM driver's meridian delay can override the meridian delay
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Ray Gralak
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Strange behavior doing center here SGP and APCC/Meridian Zones
#APCC
So, are you saying if you do nothing else but slew twice to Jupiter using Stellarium, the first slew results in a counterweight-up position, and the second slew causes a pier flip? The mount's "flip p
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So, are you saying if you do nothing else but slew twice to Jupiter using Stellarium, the first slew results in a counterweight-up position, and the second slew causes a pier flip? The mount's "flip p
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