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QHY294M camera with QHYCFW3S-SR filter wheel ?

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Ok. I changed it to USB mode by pressing the mode button (red light). So connecting usb cable (power still provided to FW from camera 4 pin cable)
and adding QHYCFW3 to profile it seems to work. Not really what I want as I already have ZWO EFW which works with this camera but is not
a very neat solution.
Bottom line FW does work but not in 4pin mode.
Any ideas to debug what's gone wrong with 4pin mode appreciated.
Thanks
2 years 7 months ago #74001

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I have qhy294m with FW cfw3 m-us. FW is connected by the 4 pin option.
Running fine with QHY SDK version 21.3.15 under KStars 3.5.3
2021-07-31T11:01:32: [INFO] Device configuration applied.
2021-07-31T11:01:32: [INFO] USB Buffer updated to 512
2021-07-31T11:01:32: [INFO] USB Traffic updated to 0
2021-07-31T11:01:32: [INFO] Current read mode: 47M MODE (8336x5648)
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Offset updated to 25
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Gain updated to 1600
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Setting current filter to slot 1
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Upload settings set to client only.
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Loading device configuration...
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] USB Traffic Settings: Value: 0 Min: 0 Max: 255 Step 13
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Offset Settings: Value: 0 Min: 0 Max: 200 Step 1
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Gain Settings: Value: 1 Min: 0 Max: 3624 Step 1
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Camera exposure limits: Min: 0.000001s Max: 3600s Step 0s
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Current read mode: 11M MODE (4164x2822)
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Sensor resolution for mode 47M MODE: 8336x5648 px
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Mode 1: 47M MODE
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Sensor resolution for mode 11M MODE: 4164x2822 px
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Mode 0: 11M MODE
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Number of read modes: 2
2021-07-31T11:01:30: [INFO] Using QHY SDK version 21.3.15
2021-07-31T11:01:25: [INFO] Connected to QHY294PROM-d9b1d7429adab7f2d.
 
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Hi Stefan. Glad to see it is possible. I'm using kstars 3.5.4 and I already upgraded to the latest sdk of 21.17.4 but no luck with that combination. I'm beginning to think there is some sort of
hardware issue/incompatibilty. Though I would presume the electronics should be identical
across the different cfw3 variations. Yes I can confirm I don't get the filter wheel tab in
indi control panel when the camera is loaded. I will try some earlier sdk versions but already spent too much time on this. Thanks - at least you confirmed I am not on a total wild goose hunt.
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I meant sdk 21.07.16 (libqhyccd.so.21.7.16.13)..........
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Stefan.
Ok I attached it to my Windows 10 workstation.
EZCAP_QT can't control the filter wheel (this is QHY's own software I think)
Sharpcap doesn't detect it.
APT can't rotate the wheel.
Broken gear I think. Will contact supplier. Thanks for your support.
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Sorry to hear that. If the FW indicates 4pin mode and has sufficiant 12V supply and none of the control software is able to communicate I would suspect the FW to be defective, too.
Hopefully your supplier will help.

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Stefan
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Yep. According to Sharpcap the 4 pin mode setup should be detected automatically without ASCOM drivers and it just isn't. Also EZCAP_QT is qhy software so if that can't do it I don't think indi has much hope. Not such a big issue. I can get by using usb until I get a fix. It's a shame
QHY kit is obviously built like a tank and made to last...........
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Hi Stefan, I am in contact with Cha at QHY. I am just wondering if the problem is the camera or the FW.
When I plug the QHY294M with FW in 4 pin mode into my indi server and immediately type in a terminal window:

dmesg

I get the following output:

[88253.519410] usb 1-10: new high-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
[88253.667699] usb 1-10: New USB device found, idVendor=1618, idProduct=c296, bcdDevice= 1.00
[88253.667705] usb 1-10: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[88253.667708] usb 1-10: Product: WestBridge
[88253.667711] usb 1-10: Manufacturer: Cypress
[88253.667714] usb 1-10: SerialNumber: 0000000004BE
[88253.771214] usb 1-10: USB disconnect, device number 5
[88254.083480] usb 2-5: new SuperSpeed Gen 1 USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[88254.104010] usb 2-5: LPM exit latency is zeroed, disabling LPM.
[88254.104659] usb 2-5: New USB device found, idVendor=1618, idProduct=c297, bcdDevice= 0.00
[88254.104664] usb 2-5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[88254.104668] usb 2-5: Product: QHY294P-V210220
[88254.104671] usb 2-5: Manufacturer: QHYCCD

(ignore he long decimal numbers on the left).
This is exactly the same as I get without the FW.

Just wondering if it shows anything different when the FW is working and connected (4pin mode) ?
Thanks,
Nick
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Hi Nick, here is what I get from dmesg with connected FW:

[ 2.513647] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[ 2.654591] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=1618, idProduct=c296, bcdDevice= 1.00
[ 2.654613] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 2.654631] usb 1-1.1: Product: WestBridge
[ 2.654648] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: Cypress
[ 2.654664] usb 1-1.1: SerialNumber: 0000000004BE
[ 6.000733] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 3
[ 6.153968] usb 2-1: new SuperSpeed Gen 1 USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
[ 6.195279] usb 2-1: LPM exit latency is zeroed, disabling LPM.
[ 6.196336] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1618, idProduct=c297, bcdDevice= 0.00
[ 6.196362] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 6.196385] usb 2-1: Product: QHY294P-V210220
[ 6.196402] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: QHYCCD

Seems to be exactly what you get.
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Stefan
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Thanks Stefan. I can't think of anything else that might be different (apart from no FW appearing in my setup) ?
Cha (qhy guy) seems keen to do something but progress slow due to 8 hour time diff on emails........
Worst case I will attach a mini hub to FW and use USB mode - same setup as when I use ZWO EFW.....
Nick
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If the FW works via its USB connector then there might be a problem related to the 4-PIN connection between the FW and qhy294.
Maybe the cable or one of the connectors are broken or there is something disconnected inside of the cam or the FW.
Chan should know ways to verify that.
Stefan
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Hi Stefan. Yes it seems very lkely. It's just same as when I connect the camera without the FW.
No comms to FW via camera. I've checked the cable for continuity - all pins seem to be connected to the RJ12 so either problem inside camera or inside FW.........
My ZWO EFW (5 slot used with colour cam): plugged it in and it worked - end of story.......
Nick
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