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[SOLVED] Moonlite driver does not focus

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Hi all, using the nightlies ppa drivers, the moonlite driver does not focus.
When you try to focus the step size is always zero and the focuser does not move.
This does not happen with latest stable version.

Anyone having this issue?
5 years 5 months ago #30190

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Yes, I have to change the offset to avoid ending focussing prematurely. (I always change it to 500)
EDIT: it may be unrelated. It is shown here (at 13m30 in video, 22h59m30):
Last edit: 5 years 5 months ago by Jurgen Kobierczynski.
5 years 5 months ago #30195

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Step size 0 where? in Ekos? or there problem in the driver itself?
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Replied by nMAC on topic Moonlite driver does not focus

Yes the size field on ekos, no matter the value inserted in the field, it always gets zero steps during the focus routine.
If I try to focus manually it tries to focus but the value is kept at zero, I can see it on the status messages.
Last edit: 5 years 5 months ago by nMAC.
5 years 5 months ago #30211

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This is odd. Check permissions on file ~/.config/kstarsrc

Edit it in a Text Editor and check FocusTicks, set it to whatever value you want. Then start KStars again and check.
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Replied by nMAC on topic Moonlite driver does not focus

Yes it is, and happened in 2 machines that I have installed.
I will try that thanks!
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Replied by nMAC on topic Moonlite driver does not focus

Well it seems the problem is really in ekos interface, I have 100 steps defined but when I press Focus in or Focus Out the status
message says it moved 0 steps and the focuser obviously dos not move.

It's not the driver itself I can move the focuser using the indi panel options.
5 years 5 months ago #30220
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hello,
I have the same behavior with (moonlite) since 2 or 3 weeks ago in Ekos. Sometime it work sometime no. I don't known why.

I use the github version of indi and kstars.
5 years 5 months ago #30221

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It's fixed in GIT, should be in nightly in the next update.
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Replied by nMAC on topic Moonlite driver does not focus

Thanks! Will try when available!
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Replied by nMAC on topic Moonlite driver does not focus

I have just built KStars from sources and at least with simulators the problem is solved.
Tonight I will test with the setup.

Again thank you!
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