I didn't realize the encoder was disabled until I looked at the AE tab. And that was after the upgrade. Which then
begs the question as to whether my encoders were disabled before the upgrade

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From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of Cheng-Yang Tan via Groups.Io
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 12:47 PM
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Subject: [ap-gto] Does APCC 1.8.0.2 update disable encoders?

Hi guys,
I'm wondering whether upgrading to APCC 1.8.0.2 disables encoders from an older version? Please see screen
capture:


I didn't realize the encoder was disabled until I looked at the AE tab. And that was after the upgrade. Which then
begs the question as to whether my encoders were disabled before the upgrade.

Is there an obvious way to know whether the encoders are enabled *without* going to the AE tab? When I look at
the bottom right window the "ENC" rectangle is in yellow, and so I thought that the encoders were on.

Thanks!

cytan

This seems to happen occasionally with users - it would seem a nice enhancement and reduce the support load
for AP if APCC checked for the minimum version of firmware required for a given APCC release and report a
warning if the firmware is too old.

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From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of Michael Fulbright
Sent: Friday, March 6, 2020 2:28 PM
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Does APCC 1.8.0.2 update disable encoders?

This seems to happen occasionally with users - it would seem a nice enhancement and reduce the support load
for AP if APCC checked for the minimum version of firmware required for a given APCC release and report a
warning if the firmware is too old.

Michael Fulbright



On 3/6/20 3:53 PM, Brian Valente wrote:


Hi Cytan

i believe you need to be on the latest GTOCP firmware, you might want to check that out



On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 12:48 PM Cheng-Yang Tan via Groups.Io <cytan299=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:


Hi guys,
I'm wondering whether upgrading to APCC 1.8.0.2 disables encoders from an older version?
Please see screen capture:


I didn't realize the encoder was disabled until I looked at the AE tab. And that was after the upgrade.
Which then begs the question as to whether my encoders were disabled before the upgrade.

Is there an obvious way to know whether the encoders are enabled *without* going to the AE tab?
When I look at the bottom right window the "ENC" rectangle is in yellow, and so I thought that the encoders were
on.

Thanks!

cytan




--

Brian



Brian Valente
portfolio brianvalentephotography.com <http://brianvalentephotography.com>

Yes, mine is also off when I startup. But also, I noticed both yours and mine show the home positions as -100H
(HA) and -100 degrees (DEC). Does that mean the AE function needs to be initialized or calibrated? Also, seems
like those numbers are a bit extreme and should be limit checked in the software to something like +/- 6 hours for
HA and 0 degrees for DEC.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of Craig Young
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 1:45 AM
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Does APCC 1.8.0.2 update disable encoders?

Yes, mine is also off when I startup. But also, I noticed both yours and mine show the home positions as -100H
(HA) and -100 degrees (DEC). Does that mean the AE function needs to be initialized or calibrated? Also, seems
like those numbers are a bit extreme and should be limit checked in the software to something like +/- 6 hours for
HA and 0 degrees for DEC.

Craig

FYI, when I clicked on the update button on 1.8.0.2, it said there were no updates. Instead, I just downloaded the
update via your link and installed it.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of Cheng-Yang Tan via Groups.Io
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2020 11:04 AM
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Does APCC 1.8.0.2 update disable encoders?

Hi Ray
I've tested 1.8.0.4 this morning and it works. AE tab values all filled in correctly.

FYI, when I clicked on the update button on 1.8.0.2, it said there were no updates. Instead, I just downloaded the
update via your link and installed it.

cytan

On Sunday, March 8, 2020, 08:55:06 AM CDT, Ray Gralak <groups3@gralak.com> wrote:

Yes, mine is also off when I startup. But also, I noticed both yours and mine show the home positions as -100H
(HA) and -100 degrees (DEC). Does that mean the AE function needs to be initialized or calibrated? Also,

seems

like those numbers are a bit extreme and should be limit checked in the software to something like +/- 6 hours

for

HA and 0 degrees for DEC.

Those are the default uninitialized values which just weren't getting updated. The new builds, 1.8.0.4 and .5, fix
this.

-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): http://www.astro-
physics.com/index.htm?products/accessories/software/apcc/apcc <http://www.astro-
physics.com/index.htm?products/accessories/software/apcc/apcc>
Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com
Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver

-----Original Message-----
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of Craig Young
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2020 1:45 AM
To: main@ap-gto.groups.io
Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Does APCC 1.8.0.2 update disable encoders?

Yes, mine is also off when I startup. But also, I noticed both yours and mine show the home positions as -100H
(HA) and -100 degrees (DEC). Does that mean the AE function needs to be initialized or calibrated? Also,

seems

like those numbers are a bit extreme and should be limit checked in the software to something like +/- 6 hours

for

HA and 0 degrees for DEC.

Craig