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They are on the train accordingly to Dr. Keller its coming a new AS version soon, will se

Hi, Also on NINA running ver 2 RC003 AS 5.2.4.8 and have problem connect to mount due to error below Log from NINA “ASCOM.PropertyNotImplementedException: Property read AstrooptikServer.Telescope TrackingRate is not implemented in this driver. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Property TrackingRate is not implemented in this driver.” So I emailed Dr.Keller and see if he can fix this conform issue Works with Ascom 6.6 now and Drive Hub for now some strange error sometime in a sequence run, worked fine with Ascom 6.5 SP1 Looking at Voyager automation but dont know if it is wort the money NINA is nice would be great with a target DB like Voyager Let you know ASA responce Cheers, //Christer

Hi Waldermar, Thanks for the SilexDS600 tip, I used the DDM85 data port to run a ethernet camera befor it worked fine. Do the SilexDS600 deliver the USB3 speed needed? what camera do you run? I will soon test a QHY600M and it should download a full frame 60 Mpixel image in 2-3 sec on USB3 and native driver, the camera specs are "Full Frame Size: 2.5FPS (16-bit output)" And SilexDS600 supports USB3.0 SuperSpeed --> should be 5 gigabits per second (Gbit/s) (625 MB/s) but im not sure what USB3 genaration spec it supports and the troughput on the windows driver, will se. A full frame image is 120 Mbyte -> 960 Mbits so to get 2.5 FPS --> 2400 Mbits/sec -> 2,4 Gbit/s, so I need 50% of the supported USB3.0 SuperSpeed I think it hangs on how the camera and windows driver performes. Cheers, //Christer

Hi, Just asked ASA about this for my DDM85 and the answer was this "No unfortunately not, as the USB hub runs trough our electronics board which is only USB2. I have pretty much the same configuration in my own observatory (ASI 6200). I use external cabling with a Startech USB3 range extender." Cheers, Christer

Ok will do

Hi, I'm working on a custom version of WWT WorldWide Telescope to make a Target or Target + Exp file to be read by ASA "Sequence Run", the [Sequence] button in the FInder scope opens the ASA Sequence Setup windows to create the files. Let me know if this is of interest for the ASA users. Also working on a ACP astro planner software "AstroPix" (TBD) to compeet with the to expensive I think ACP, this is work in progress and beta testers are welcome later, it can select object from The sky and WWT. Hope to figure out integration to ASA software i.e. MLPT, perhaps with help from Dr.Keller. Cheers, //Christer

Hi, Well P.Keller told me some time ago I should not run any ASA program as admin, I have hade som issue when doing that, no clue why though. Cheers, //Christer

Now I installed a new clean computer with win 10 1903 pro, all the win updates made but still the same behavior autoslew just shows a second and nothing more When starting sequence I get the error log below, it crashes also. System.InvalidCastException: Conversion from string "1.23" to type 'Double' is not valid. ---> System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format. Now the god news I changed the regional number format settings decimal symbol from “,” to “.” And all works but how could that happens when moving to win 10 1903 only MS knows //Christer

Hi George, I have a complete C# project reading the Nasa CFITSIO lib https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio/and convert it to different other formats, I can share some code. Pixinsight also uses this lib. Im developing a database driven astro solution to handle a lot of images searcheble and hadle large stacks ready Q1 2020. Cheers, //Christer http://astropix.se/

Hi, Works on another Win 10 1903 computer so something with .NET framwork or similira is bad. Tried the FTDI driver replacement guide but no luck, the fact that Autoslew dont even start up after reinstalling it and also reinstalled ascom should exclude the FDTI problem. Couls be wrong VB runtime installed only Keller nows. //Christer

Hi, Upgrade my PC tol Windows 10 1903 and now autoslew and Sequence dont start. Anyone else with same problem? Have emaild ASA. Cheers, //Christer

Hi, Anyone want to revive the http://asa-users.org/site its in a hacked state. If not I will shut down the domain address. Cheers //CHrister

Hi, I agree the quality control must improve, in my case defect secondary mirror. I had a customer with a question of recoating a ASA 10N and got the answer from Gerald below. "At first – we are sending 10” mirrors for coating or recoating to Orion Optics. I would suggest to send the mirror direct to Orion – as I see on their website, the coating with shipping is approx. 100 Pounds for a 10”. This would be much easier as to shipping force and back and again and shorten the lead time." //Christer

Hi Daniel, I got a price from Dietmar August 2016 as below, but decided not to upgrade. "To upgrade a DDM85 to absolute will cost 3500 Euros list price" Cheers //Christer

Hi, The issue was solved by replacement of secundary mirror by ASA.