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Information Required: Celestron GEM mount Auxiliary driver

Information Required: Celestron GEM mount Auxiliary driver was created by Jasem Mutlaq

I'd like to see if some users can test their Celestron GEM mount (CGX / CGEM / VX) with the INDI Celestron AUX driver and post the driver logs here. Here are the instructions:

1. Put the mount in the home position: Counter-weights down and looking at the celestial pole.
2. Cycle power to the mount.
3. Enable mount logging in INDI/Ekos (check signature)
4. Create a profile with Celestron driver (only VX or CGEM or CGX).
5. Start profile.
6. Share logs

This is mostly to know the mount initial encoder position on startup. IIRC, some mounts were reporting 0 encoder values on startup, while other were reporting 90 degrees on startup.
Jasem Mutlaq
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2 months 15 hours ago #89777

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Replied by Chris Kuethe on topic Information Required: Celestron GEM mount Auxiliary driver

Getting this party started, this is an AVX that has just been power cycled.

NexStar+ HC v5.34.2160
AdvancedVX Motor_Controller v7.15.8270
celestron_aux compiled from source (bdf111dd2fd2459505a96bf64251138ac9063aae)
[2023-01-21T10:39:49.894 PST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Advanced VX Wired : "[DEBUG] Setting Park Axis2 to 0.00 "
[2023-01-21T10:39:49.894 PST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Advanced VX Wired : "[DEBUG] Setting Default Park Axis1 to 0.00 "
[2023-01-21T10:39:49.895 PST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Advanced VX Wired : "[DEBUG] Setting Default Park Axis2 to 0.00 "
[2023-01-21T10:39:51.647 PST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Advanced VX Wired : "[DEBUG] Encoder [Axis1: 0 --> LST: 18:35:40 HA: -6:00:00 RA:  0:35:40] [Axis2: 0 --> DE: -270:00:00] "
[2023-01-21T10:39:52.751 PST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Advanced VX Wired : "[DEBUG] Encoder [Axis1: 4194304 --> LST: 18:35:41 HA:  0:00:00 RA: 18:35:41] [Axis2: 4194304 --> DE: -180:00:00] "
[2023-01-21T10:39:53.855 PST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Advanced VX Wired : "[DEBUG] Encoder [Axis1: 4194304 --> LST: 18:35:42 HA:  0:00:00 RA: 18:35:42] [Axis2: 4194304 --> DE: -180:00:00] "
[2023-01-21T10:39:54.958 PST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Advanced VX Wired : "[DEBUG] Encoder [Axis1: 4194304 --> LST: 18:35:43 HA:  0:00:00 RA: 18:35:43] [Axis2: 4194304 --> DE: -180:00:00] "
[2023-01-21T10:39:56.061 PST DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Advanced VX Wired : "[DEBUG] Encoder [Axis1: 4194304 --> LST: 18:35:44 HA:  0:00:00 RA: 18:35:44] [Axis2: 4194304 --> DE: -180:00:00] "
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2 months 5 hours ago #89794

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Replied by Tim on topic Information Required: Celestron GEM mount Auxiliary driver

Trying to do this, but get this error:

2023-01-28T23:49:51: [ERROR] Cannot continue without connection to motor controllers.
2023-01-28T23:49:51: [ERROR] Got no response from target ALT or AZM.

This is the first time I've tried to connect my CGX using the AUX driver and connecting it directly to the mount. I've followed the AUX driver directions from the webpage.

Tim
1 month 3 weeks ago #89970

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Replied by Jasem Mutlaq on topic Information Required: Celestron GEM mount Auxiliary driver

Connecting directly using which cable and which port?
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1 month 2 weeks ago #89972

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Replied by Tim on topic Information Required: Celestron GEM mount Auxiliary driver

USB from StellarMate to USB port on top of the mount.
1 month 2 weeks ago #89989

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