Hi Steve, sorry for the delay in responding. Yes, I have had several multi-hour
sessions after going back to 3.4.40, and everything is stable. Thanks, Mark

--- In FMaxUG@yahoogroups.com, "SteveB" <sbrady10@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Mark--
>
> Please confirm that the condition has been eliminated. I went thru the code
for the old version 3.4.40 and found that the temperature and focuser position
*is not* polled - the temperature and position is only queried when a command
button is pressed (Find, Focus ..).
>
> Is the behavior you cited a recent occurrence?
> Did you see this with any of the V3.6.0.X versions?
>
> Rolling back to an old verison makes me wonder if the hardware / driver is not
able to respond to the 1 sec polling rate. I can add a new feature to allow the
user to set the polling rate, say every 1 - 5 sec.
>
>
> Steve Brady
>
>
> --- In FMaxUG@yahoogroups.com, "mark_manner_spot_observe" <mark.manner@>
wrote:
> >
> > Update, I reverted to 3.4.40, and the behavior seems to have been
eliminated.
> >
> > --- In FMaxUG@yahoogroups.com, "mark_manner_spot_observe" <mark.manner@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > I have used FocusMax and my rcos TCC and TCCII for quite some time. I have
been noticing odd behavior recently with my TCCII control software that I have
tracked down to occurring when focusmax is open and is connected to the RCOS TCC
as the focuser. The behavior is random fluctuation in the temperature, focuser
count and rotator angle screens in the TCC software. For example, the Ambient or
secondary temp will rapidly fluctuate from 55 to 564 or -17, and the focuser
reported position will rapidly fluctuate from 12,000 to 565660, and back. The
rotator angle also hops around. All of this without any corresponding physical
movement of the focuser, temperature fans, or rotator. I have to shut the TCC
program down and reopen to regain control, or if the behavior is just beginning,
disconnected focusmax will stop it. I can connect and disconnect focusmax and
cause the behavior to begin, so it is definitely related to that interaction.
Has anyone else seen this?
> > > I am using a Win7 64 bit computer, have tried 3 different usb-serial
converters and cables(with no change), and have the latest TCC sofware.
> > > Thanks for any thoughts,
> > > Mark
> > >
> >
>