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Scheduler completing after first job

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Scheduler completing after first job was created by Edoardo

Hi,
I'm having this problem on 3.6.8 stable
https://imgur.com/2e8339c7-70b2-4a10-9482-a57bb6b67db2

I'm trying to do a mosaic 10x5 with 50% overlap
https://imgur.com/ff1436fa-f040-47f4-81b0-1e20d42408bd

The sequence run the first job an then stop, marking everything as completed.
This the log of the run from kstars:
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3 months 1 week ago #98133

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Replied by Hy Murveit on topic Scheduler completing after first job

Edoardo,

Please send your .esq (capture sequence) and .esl (scheduler) files, as well as your full log file, and I'll try and reproduce.
Also, if you can find your settings, I can see which settings you used (on linux ~/.config/kstarsrc).

Hy
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Replied by Edoardo on topic Scheduler completing after first job

Hy,
Thank you for the response.
Will give you those files in a couple of hours.
Where can I find the full log?

Regards,
Edoardo
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Replied by Hy Murveit on topic Scheduler completing after first job

On linux it's inside this directory: ~/.local/share/kstars/logs
Of course, there's enabling logs etc you can find the menus on the top row of the leftmost ekos tab (a button called "Logs").
You should (next time if you didn't this time) set it to Verbose, File, and enable all the checkboxes in the Ekos section.
However, I can hopefully reproduce it with the .esl, esq and kstarsrc files.
Hy
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Replied by Edoardo on topic Scheduler completing after first job

Hy,
sorry for the late response, had a rough working day.

I've attached the zip with files.

I was trying to make some night sky flat to check why my flats are not working.

P.S.: I'm also having problem dithering using PHD2, I've set 30 pixel in the guiding configuration but the images looks like no dither is done
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Replied by Hy Murveit on topic Scheduler completing after first job

I tried reproducing but had other issues (no idea why simulator kept crashing) but I do have an idea of why you were having issues.

I can see that the naming format you chose was this:

/calibration/GAIN_121._/OFFSET_5._/CCD-TEMP_-20/FLAT-DATE_20240114-NSF/FILTER_Idas-LPS-D3/FRAME_%T/%T_%e

Nowhere are you using the target name (which is %t) so all of your jobs would write the same filename for their first image.
Therefore, when the 2nd job starts up, it will notice that that it's file has already been written (by the first job) and assume its work is done.
If you add %t in the filename or directory structure somewhere, then they should have unique names and all should work.
Alternatively, you can uncheck Remember Job Progress in the main KStars settings menu, under Ekos -> Scheduler.

Hy
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Replied by Hy Murveit on topic Scheduler completing after first job

With respect to dithering, dither works within a job.
It doesn't dither across jobs.
So, if you configure things as you have, with 50 different jobs, then you won't dither.
I don't really understand why you have configured things to have one 120s exposure for each of 50 jobs,
but it seems like you wouldn't need dithering if you only have one exposure per tile.

Hy
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Replied by Edoardo on topic Scheduler completing after first job

Thank you so much for catching that. I will try again next to add the timestamp to the names!

Sorry, regarding dithering I was referring about a single job, took 50 photos with a single one without dithering.

But next clear sky I will try again since I think the problem lies in having started PHD2 guiding outside of ekos (but it was configured to use it).

I have this doubt because it's not the first time it happend and the last time I don't remember fiddling with PHD2. I will keep you posted!
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Replied by Hy Murveit on topic Scheduler completing after first job

No, not the timestamp. That will not help you. %t is the target name, e.g. NSF-Part_10 in your example.
The target name is what you need.
The timestamps are ignored when the scheduler looks to see if the job has already been captured.

BTW, I am not familiar with using PHD2 with Ekos, but others here can help you with that.

Hy
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Replied by Edoardo on topic Scheduler completing after first job

Sorry, my bad, I was stupid to read "target" and think "timestamp"

For the dithering, before rising another non-existant problem I will try to debug it a little more and report back.

Thank you for your support!
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