Another one with this problem. Using the move command from MaximDL to simulate calibration or guiding Progress report. I have just installed the latest daily...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 19, 2012 10:55 am
Hi Tom, Â ... This is interesting and this is not how other intergating cameras I have seen work. The gamma for example only takes effect on the next...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 19, 2012 11:18 am
Hi Andy, Â Thanks for your comments, they are spot on! Â About the camera state. I am not really sure exactly how this state may be used by a client...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 19, 2012 12:19 pm
Hi Andy, Â I forgot to reply to your first comment: Â > SupportedExposureRates. On a MallinCam there are fixed exposure rates up to 2.1 seconds in power of...
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rockjockjared
May 19, 2012 1:44 pm
Sequence Generator Pro (Currently in beta but almost ready for release) does something similar. It doesn't necessarily build a pointing model but every plate...
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Chris
scope_sapiens
May 19, 2012 2:59 pm
I've put a new version of the Celestron driver in the files area, this is in ...
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Andy Galasso
ajsng44
May 20, 2012 3:20 am
Hristo, It seems like once you start getting into use cases 1 & 2 where a frame grabber is involved, I'm a bit confused about where the ASCOM driver sits in...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
May 20, 2012 3:59 am
Fault finding is all about eliminating unknowns, until only known things remain or you have found the problem. This unfortunately means that a support engineer...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
May 20, 2012 4:04 am
A plugin for _what_? Regards, Tim Long ... there a ... guide ... help ... -- ExchangeDefender Message Security: Click below to verify authenticity ...
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Andy Galasso
ajsng44
May 20, 2012 8:13 am
Hristo, Regarding mixing fixed and variable exposure rates, one idea would be to add a pair of attributes like MinVariableExposure and MaxVariableExposure. ...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 20, 2012 10:08 am
Hi Andy, Â The purpose of the ASCOM interface is to allow automated video observations. Automated also means unatended to some extend. So what I think people...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 20, 2012 10:20 am
Hi Andy,  I think that this will work but I am not convinced how benefitial it may be. Also in the case where the camera doesn't support any variable...
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dwsubc2000
May 20, 2012 1:52 pm
Hi, I am using the NET telescope simulator to check some code for scope mounts that do not allow setting the pulse guide rates. When I uncheck the Guide Rates...
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Chris
scope_sapiens
May 20, 2012 6:00 pm
From what I can see the intent is that the default Guide Rate should be the sidereal rate in degrees per second but there's a bug that rounds it down to 0....
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tom@...
tomhilton1
May 20, 2012 6:32 pm
Hristo I wish you would either borrow a Mallincam, of find someone close to you that has one, and go observe with them before defining specifications that will...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 20, 2012 11:49 pm
Hi Tom,  I have a personal interest in the Mallincam and I am following up more info about the camera with some people I know. I asked Rock to give me...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 21, 2012 12:10 am
Hi All, Â I am thinking about what states should be defined for a video camera and I am trying to get my head around the purpose and usage of the current...
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Joseph Shuster
joessr
May 21, 2012 12:56 am
Chris, I'm out of town until next weekend when I can test it with my NexStar 5 and I'll retest with the N80/etc/etc mount, too. Thanks! Joe...
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dwsubc2000
May 21, 2012 10:01 am
Thanks very much Chris, I have been caught by that bug a few times myself. Dave...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
May 21, 2012 12:53 pm
Tom, to add to Hristo’s reply, people often get excited about the features of a particular device when discussing ASCOM interfaces. “But if it is designed...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
May 21, 2012 7:14 pm
Hi all, A while back I created this state diagram to document the various camera states and transitions between them. Hopefully it will be of help in the ...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 22, 2012 12:52 am
Thanks for this Peter. Â I assume that having this diagram in place means that the developer using ASCOM can reasonably expect ICamera driver implementations...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
May 22, 2012 7:03 am
Hi Hristo , That's right, the picture is a visualisation of a lot of words and rules scattered throughout the method descriptions. I've already added the ...
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Chris
scope_sapiens
May 22, 2012 7:20 am
I would expect that the download state would be at the end of the exposure, before ImageReady is set to true; this is what the simulator does. It sets the...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 22, 2012 11:56 am
Hi Peter and Chris, Â All video cameras (with very few exceptions) control their exposure and reading internally. When a video camera is set to a certain...
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Andy Galasso
ajsng44
May 22, 2012 12:56 pm
... That sounds reasonable to me. Do you want to include a separate camera communication state as well: Ready / Busy / Error like you had in your original...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 22, 2012 1:16 pm
Error state is necessary yes, but I haven't seen a video camera that can enter in such a state that requires manual restart or intervention.This doesn't mean...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
May 22, 2012 1:18 pm
One minor comment concerning the situation where a driver exposes both ICamera and IVideoCamera. You said: “Of course there are complexities such as can the...
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Hristo Pavlov
hristo_dpavlov
May 23, 2012 1:12 am
Hi Tim, Â Your comments about guidance and encapsulation are certainly valid. Thinking more about it, the guidance may be to recommend to always disconnect...
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Douglas B. George
maximccd
May 23, 2012 6:16 pm
Just FYI, this turned out to be a problem with Microsoft redistributable files and the infamous side-by-side configuration. This issue crept into the build ...
