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5538 deanccd Offline Send Email Jul 1, 2011
5:24 pm
you can download 3.4 from ccdware.com What kind of focuser do you have. I got 3.6 working (I have the starizona model) Dean...
5539 Gray Meyer
yourkiddingm... Offline Send Email
Jul 2, 2011
2:35 pm
Hi, I get this same error using a Moolite with high res stepper and robofocus controller with 3.6 and the same window error in 3.2. I'll try 3.4 to see how...
5540 deanccd Offline Send Email Jul 3, 2011
2:14 pm
Ok, hope that does it for you. BTW, the window error in 3.2.1 is just a message that the tabs it was looking for are missing. This version will still work ok...
5541 winch20010 Offline Send Email Jul 5, 2011
5:58 am
Hello Everybody, I used for a long time focusmax 3.2.1, and just discovered few days ago there is a yahoo group wich is active :) I decided so to subscribe to...
5542 CurtisC
die_nullte Offline Send Email
Jul 5, 2011
6:21 am
After accumulating a set of V-curves last week, I checked into FocusMax again tonight to see if I could get it to actually focus on a star (which it couldn't...
5543 JoeMize
sfojmize Offline Send Email
Jul 5, 2011
3:34 pm
Seb, check the Msg Archives on the FMx group list, your problem is common. Wish I could tell you exactly but I don't use Robo...joe :) "May You Go Among The...
5544 JoeMize
sfojmize Offline Send Email
Jul 5, 2011
3:49 pm
Curtis, are you using the same System 'ini' you were using when making the V-Cures? Get into your FMx Directory and check the 'ini' files creation dates, you...
5545 Steve Brady
steve_e_brady Offline Send Email
Jul 5, 2011
5:00 pm
Joe- You are almost correct - the only ini file that will be overwritten is MySystem (default). Users should be creating a system ini with a unique name for...
5546 CurtisC
die_nullte Offline Send Email
Jul 5, 2011
7:08 pm
Thanks. My equipment is 40 miles away right now, so I can't check at the moment. What I saw was that FocusMax didn't know that I'd ever used it before. It...
5547 Steve Brady
steve_e_brady Offline Send Email
Jul 5, 2011
7:38 pm
Hi Cutis- Create a new system ini that is unique for each optical configuration. To do this, select Menu/File/System/New, create a unique name, select your...
5548 CurtisC
die_nullte Offline Send Email
Jul 5, 2011
8:22 pm
I've only used FocusMax with one scope. My other imaging scope doesn't accept a motorized focuser. What was really aggravating last week (when I still had...
5549 Steve Brady
steve_e_brady Offline Send Email
Jul 6, 2011
4:44 pm
Hi Seb- I was not able to duplicate your issue last night on my system running RoboFocus. Have you upgraded ASCOM Platform to V5.5.1 or V6 ...
5550 Steve Brady
steve_e_brady Offline Send Email
Jul 6, 2011
4:48 pm
Curtis- Are you sure you have no mechanical issues with the focuser like slippage or excessive backlash? Can you move the focuser out say 1000 steps and return...
5551 Steve Brady
steve_e_brady Offline Send Email
Jul 6, 2011
4:59 pm
Jeff- Please install ASCOM V6.0 http://ascom-standards.org/ then install your driver from http://ascom-standards.org/Downloads/FocuserDrivers.htm If you still...
5552 sebastien burfin
winch20010 Offline Send Email
Jul 6, 2011
6:34 pm
Hello steve. Tks for your answer. Iwill check for the robofocus drivers. I installed ascom 6 few days ago In parallal, i tried with focusmax 3.4.40 and confirm...
5553 sebastien burfin
winch20010 Offline Send Email
Jul 7, 2011
5:20 am
I found the problem !! sorry Steve, but it was not really easy to find ... I found it without searching for it, but trying to log the problem for you... Just...
5554 CurtisC
die_nullte Offline Send Email
Jul 7, 2011
6:09 am
My reply to this has apparently gone into hyperspace. To my observation, there's no backlash or slippage. I'm using the TeleVue Digital Indicator. The...
5555 Steve Brady
steve_e_brady Offline Send Email
Jul 7, 2011
11:50 am
Hi Sabastien— The use of the small arrowed button is similar to what is found in MaxIm. You have the option of selecting ‘Properties’ when you Choose...
5556 CurtisC
die_nullte Offline Send Email
Jul 8, 2011
12:57 pm
I mentioned in my previous message that I have the TeleVue Digital Indicator. It appears to me to give repeatable positions. I've seen no evidence of...
5557 Louis Mamakos
louismamakos Offline Send Email
Jul 8, 2011
1:19 pm
I think it would be helpful if you could report the actual bits of the FocusMax log leading up to the failed focus. In my experience, one cause of an...
5558 Thouse
look-up1 Offline Send Email
Jul 8, 2011
1:19 pm
Curtis, Could you post a log for the group to see. Its possible you have the HFD set to low. When this happens FM completes the focus routine but returns to...
5560 Steve Brady
steve_e_brady Offline Send Email
Jul 8, 2011
6:23 pm
Try running the 'FixVista.bat ' located in the Files section - you may have to reboot after wards. From: FMaxUG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FMaxUG@yahoogroups.com]...
5561 CurtisC
die_nullte Offline Send Email
Jul 8, 2011
8:22 pm
Maybe in the next few days. All values are set to the defaults....
5562 lgw09 Offline Send Email Jul 9, 2011
6:49 am
Hi Im using the same setup as you Curtis and it works really good with FM. I published some useful data on the Televue group a while ago in order to get the...
5563 CurtisC
die_nullte Offline Send Email
Jul 9, 2011
4:18 pm
Yes, thank you, Lars. I did read your message in the TeleVue group several weeks ago, and printed it out for reference....
5564 Darren
sumo_daz Offline Send Email
Jul 10, 2011
7:48 am
Hi all Finally got round to correcting my polar alignment with the s/sheet but find that the support web site does not work? It is listed as:...
5565 Malcolm Merrington
malcolmmerri... Offline Send Email
Jul 10, 2011
10:15 am
Hi all, this is my first post to the FM group and new to FM, I would like to ask if someone could give me a few tips on getting started. I have installed the...
5566 jcmoore_uk Offline Send Email Jul 10, 2011
10:40 am
Using FocusMax as a COM server to a Delphi client, I create an OLE object FM = FocusMax.FocusControl, and I can access its methods and properties as normal....
5567 Jon Olson
wt5l_jon Offline Send Email
Jul 10, 2011
3:34 pm
No problem here reading the Position attribute using Python. If FM is an instance of the FocusMax.FocusControl object, you should be able to read the property...
5568 Jon Olson
wt5l_jon Offline Send Email
Jul 10, 2011
3:53 pm
Now that I've looked again at the help file, looks like the help file is in error. Position seems to be a property of the FocusControl object and not the...
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