Here a strange one for me. I running , CCDsoft 500188,FMax 3414, win xpsp2. When I launch FMax , it launches CCDsoft, and the "Camera Control" window appears...
Hi, Carl, I think the described behaviour is perfectly normal. While running, FMax takes control of the CCDsoft program. However, mine, which happened a few...
Hi, fellow FMax users, Quite often after performing focusing operation for a while, HFD reading was then quite reasonable, e.g. around 5. However, FMax didn't ...
Carl, A bad value must have gotten stored in your FocusMax registry. The quick fix is to go to the FocusMax menu Set>Window Arrangement and click Disable. The...
Stewart, It could have failed for many reasons and the evidence would be in the FocusMax log. My guess is that Focus Routine Max HFD is set to the default...
Stewart, check FMx's Features tab, 'Focus Routine' section, is the 'Return to Start Pos.' checked? If it is what's the 'Max HFD' field value? After FMx...
Hi Joe, Thanks a lot. Your first suggestion seems to be most straight-forward. But any down side if the "Return to Start Pos." is unchecked ? What's the effect...
Not that I know of Stew, just if it is unchecked and the final star evaluation image at the computed focuser position is high for some reason you'll not know...
I am having a problem with FocusMax running away when it tries to focus on a hot pixel. My scopes are run remotely by students and sometimes they try to focus ...
Hi Joseph, Autodark is a bit of a problem, since not all cameras have a shutter, but it would certainly be possible to perform a regular calibration of the...
Joseph, Are you running CCDSoft or MaxIm? FocusMax has a CCDSoft option to take autodarks. We have not yet figured out how to do this in MaxIm although other...
I am running CCDSoft on 3 scopes and MaxIm DL on 5 scopes. I just turned on the auto dark option on the CCDSoft scopes. <g> Joseph Dunning Tzec Maun...
Hi all, FocusMax is occasionally reporting a series of errors while ACP is running Aquire Star from within its Autofocus script. Here's a typical example from...
With auto dark turned on it did not prevent the hot pixel problem on the last focus run on the CCDSoft setup in Australia. Here is the relevant section of the...
I have used focusmax for awhile and find it an excellent product. I automate my imaging sessions and would like to focus both my main imaging system and my...
Hi Jim, Why are you looking to automate focusing of your guider? Generally, focus on the guide scope is non-critical, it's probably not worth the lost time to...
Ron, I could not find your log in the files section so I cannot comment on that. Please send it to me by private e-mail and I will be happy to give advice. ...
To all, Is there a way to force FocusMax to use the centered star no matter how much brighter a star may be in the rest of the field of view? I've been having...
Has anyone seen this error using FMax 3.4.14 with Maxim-DL 5.01? I'm seeing this on two different scopes using the FMax simulator. I have Maxim setup to use...
John, Refernce your response below, does that "% chip selected feature" also work for a DSLR, or will the software always use the full chip? (Canon 400D) ...
John, No, I don't have a problem. I just want to periodically make sure the focus is good. I do exactly what you suggest. I was just wondering if there is an...
FMax has no idea what type of camera you're using, so the feature should work just fine with a DSLR. Most DSLR's do not support in-camera subframes, so it will...
Hi Jim, Although Maxim v5 now support dual focusers, I don't think FMax does, so you'd need to swap the guide camera and main camera in Maxim (easy to do now...
Hi Larry, I joined this group largely to see if there was a solution to the hot pixel problems I've been having with FocusMax, MaxIm DL and my STL-11000M...
I have just start using FM and cannot get it to complete the first light sequence. I have tried several times but each time it fails for the same reason. I...
