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APCC Pro / GOTO CP$ firmware upgrade #APCC
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I upgraded APCC Pro, since it was telling me to.
I did not upgrade the firmware in the CP4, since this can be tricky business and I avoid unless necessary. Now I cannot connect to the mount because the firmware is downgraded from the new APCC and APCC drops me. So do I have to reinstall the older APCC Pro, then upgrade the CP4 firmware, then upgrade APCC Pro once again? I have APCC Pro v 1.8.3.1. Will this suffice? -- George Prineville, Oregon
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Hi George,
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the Firmware update is a separate program. You need Java for that and it works best with the LAN connection. Konstantin
Konstantin v. Poschinger
Hammerichstr. 5 22605 Hamburg 040/8805747 0171 1983476
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Ray Gralak
Hi George,
the new APCC and APCC drops me.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 APCC did not warn about the firmware version, that doesn't mean that you should not update to the latest firmware available. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver -----Original Message-----
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I got it to work, but...
I had firmware 11. Last night, it gave a big message, front and center, about outdated firmware, and that it was shutting down in 30 Sec. (or some such). Only tried once. Today, the message was in the corner, but allowed me to connect?! I uploaded pt1 and then pt2. However, on page 10 of the "field_CP4_...pdf, it says that after loading pt2, I should see "preparing unit...", followed by "Running new program". (why I hesitate to upgrade firmware, unless necessary, something can go wrong). I only got "File OK" and "Download OK", and the bar was filled in blue. I went back to main and it reported the correct "14" version. Disconnected the Enet and reconnected USB. Correct version is reported in APCC, and it seems to be working. WHEW! -- George Prineville, Oregon
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Joseph Beyer
I have the same concerns. I’ve upgraded the firmware in my CP4 a couple times and every time it appears to hang. There’s never any confirmation the upload is complete or the process is done. I’ve waited on mine a long while and all that remains is the blue bar. Each time I’ve done it I thought I was interrupting the process but everything seems ok afterwards.
On Oct 25, 2020, at 10:25 AM, George LaBelle <george.labelle@...> wrote:
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Roland Christen
I only got "File OK" and "Download OK", and the bar was filled in blue. Yes, this is correct.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: George LaBelle <george.labelle@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Sun, Oct 25, 2020 12:25 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro / GOTO CP$ firmware upgrade #APCC #APCC I got it to work, but...
I had firmware 11. Last night, it gave a big message, front and center, about outdated firmware, and that it was shutting down in 30 Sec. (or some such). Only tried once. Today, the message was in the corner, but allowed me to connect?! I uploaded pt1 and then pt2. However, on page 10 of the "field_CP4_...pdf, it says that after loading pt2, I should see "preparing unit...", followed by "Running new program". (why I hesitate to upgrade firmware, unless necessary, something can go wrong). I only got "File OK" and "Download OK", and the bar was filled in blue. I went back to main and it reported the correct "14" version. Disconnected the Enet and reconnected USB. Correct version is reported in APCC, and it seems to be working. WHEW! -- George Prineville, Oregon
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Roland Christen
I’ve waited on mine a long while and all that remains is the blue bar. When the blue bar is filled, the program has successfully downloaded.
Rolando
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From: Joseph Beyer <jcbeyer2001@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Sun, Oct 25, 2020 12:35 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro / GOTO CP$ firmware upgrade #APCC #APCC I have the same concerns. I’ve upgraded the firmware in my CP4 a couple times and every time it appears to hang. There’s never any confirmation the upload is complete or the process is done. I’ve waited on mine a long while and all that remains is the blue bar. Each time I’ve done it I thought I was interrupting the process but everything seems ok afterwards.
On Oct 25, 2020, at 10:25 AM, George LaBelle <george.labelle@...> wrote:
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Ray Gralak
Hi George,
I had firmware 11. Last night, it gave a big message, front and center, about outdatedIt 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's virtual ports. However, APCC will not shut down because of an outdated GTOCP4 firmware version. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver -----Original Message-----
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Ok. Looks like the documentation "Field_CP4_Download_browser" Needs to be updated! When things don't go as the documentation, panic sets in and the heart rate goes high and the sweats start!
-- George Prineville, Oregon
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Roland Christen
Here is what it looks like:
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From: George LaBelle <george.labelle@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Sun, Oct 25, 2020 1:08 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro / GOTO CP$ firmware upgrade #APCC #APCC Ok. Looks like the documentation "Field_CP4_Download_browser" Needs to be updated! When things don't go as the documentation, panic sets in and the heart rate goes high and the sweats start!
-- George Prineville, Oregon
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Roland Christen
I will review the documentation with our software engineer and clear up any discrepancy. Take me a day or two.
For now: loading Part 1 is not really required since that portion has never changed and really is not the controlling software inside the CP unit. It can be safely left as is. Load only Part2 and this will update all the internal controlling software. Everything is in Part2.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: George LaBelle <george.labelle@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Sun, Oct 25, 2020 1:08 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro / GOTO CP$ firmware upgrade #APCC #APCC Ok. Looks like the documentation "Field_CP4_Download_browser" Needs to be updated! When things don't go as the documentation, panic sets in and the heart rate goes high and the sweats start!
-- George Prineville, Oregon
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I do not get that screen. As another poster said, waited for at least a full minute. "Running new program" never showed up!
-- George Prineville, Oregon
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michaeljhanson@...
Gents,
When we test the download process it is done with several combinations of browsers and operating systems. Obviously, it is not possible to test all possible combinations. So, it may help to understand three things: 1) What browser and version are you using 2) What OS are you using 3) How is the PC connected to the unit (does the Ethernet cable connect directly to your PC, or to your residential network?) Not blaming any other software here, merely looking for a way to reproduce your symptoms. Thanks and Regards, Mike Hanson
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Roland Christen
I do not get that screen. Load Part2 last and you will get that screen.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: George LaBelle <george.labelle@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Sun, Oct 25, 2020 2:35 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] APCC Pro / GOTO CP$ firmware upgrade #APCC #APCC I do not get that screen. As another poster said, waited for at least a full minute. "Running new program" never showed up!
-- George Prineville, Oregon
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On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 09:26 AM, uncarollo2 <chris1011@...> wrote:
I did! Browser: Chrome. OS: WIndows 10 Home PC was directly wire connected with CAT6 cable. -- George Prineville, Oregon
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Nick Iversen
The documentation Field_CP4_Download-browser.pdf doesn't mention what to do with the .wif file so mentioning that would be a good idea in the documentation review.
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