Hello,
firstly I hope I do not double-post, because my first try did not appear in the forum-list.
I am currently trying to set up a Raspberry Pi 4B to use it out in the field.
Installation of INDI, PHD2, INDI Web Manager worked perfectly via AstroPi3.
But now I have a strange issue with my EQ6 Synscan Mount. I connect it via the Synscan-driver, but get a serial error every few seconds:
2020-05-10T12:49:56: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:55: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:53: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:52: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:50: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:49: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:47: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:45: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:43: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:42: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:40: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:39: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:38: [INFO] Mount is unparked.
2020-05-10T12:49:38: [INFO] InitPark: No Park data in file /home/pi/.indi/ParkData.xml: No such file or directory
2020-05-10T12:49:38: [INFO] Mount UTC Time 1999-11-30T0:00:00 Offset 0
2020-05-10T12:49:38: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:37: [INFO] Mount Longitude 0:00:00 Latitude 0:00:00
2020-05-10T12:49:37: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:36: [ERROR] Serial read error baum: Timeout error.
2020-05-10T12:49:35: [WARNING] Firmware version is too old. Update Synscan firmware to v3.38+
2020-05-10T12:49:35: [INFO] Firmware version: 0.000000
2020-05-10T12:49:35: [ERROR] Failed to parse to integer.
2020-05-10T12:49:35: [ERROR] Failed to parse # to integer.
2020-05-10T12:49:35: [ERROR] Failed to parse to integer.
2020-05-10T12:49:35: [INFO] SynScan is online.
2020-05-10T12:49:35: [INFO] Detected mount: EQ3 GOTO Series. Mount must be aligned from the handcontroller before using the driver.
2020-05-10T12:49:35: [INFO] Driver is running in Equatorial mode.
In fact, the mount reacts to everything I tell her, as well from the INDI-Tab as from PHD2. But it appears to react with a certain delay, which is as long as the time interval between the error messages.
I found out, that you can change this interval in "synscandriver.h" when decreasing the value of "SYN_TIMEOUT", but unfortunately it is an integer and can not get less than 1 sec.
With this delay I have the fear that this will badly affect the pulse-guiding when the pulses get over to the mount with that kind of delay.
I connect my Mount with a USB-to-RS232 adaptor (
www.amazon.de/Sedna-USB-2-0-zu-RS232-Serial-Kabel/dp/B014KOI486) and also with anotherone from UGRENN, but with the same error.
Could it be a problem with the chipset in the adaptors? First is CH341, second has FTDI 232R.
I also tried to connect with the EQMod Mount driver, which does not even connect, but give me another serial error:
2020-05-10T12:51:05: [ERROR] Error: Communication failed -> tty read failed, check connection: Timeout error
Last suggestion was to try the Celestron GPS driver, which works perfectly with my mount on windows.
I can successfully connect and also move the mount on the INDI-panel, but it tells me that the mount does not support pulse guiding and any try to connect to it with PHD2 ends up with a timeout error.
2020-05-10T13:09:22: [INFO] Movement toward South halted.
2020-05-10T13:09:20: [INFO] Moving toward South.
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Mount does not support retrieval of date, time and location.
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Firmware v2.02 does not support date and time setting. Minimum required version is 2.30
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [INFO] Mount does not support guiding. Tracking mode must be set in handset to either EQ-North or EQ-South.
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [INFO] Mount is unparked.
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [INFO] InitPark: No Park data in file /home/pi/.indi/ParkData.xml: No such file or directory
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Firmware v2.02 does not support track mode. Minimum required version is 2.30
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Mount firmware does not support getting pier side.
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Mount firmware does not support track on off.
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Firmware v2.02 does not support track on/off. Minimum required version is 2.30
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Firmware v2.02 does not support updating time and location settings. Minimum required version is 2.30
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Firmware v2.02 does not support sync. Minimum required version is 4.10
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Firmware v2.02 does not support park. Minimum required version is 2.30
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [WARNING] Failed to retrieve firmware information.
2020-05-10T13:09:07: [ERROR] Serial read error: Timeout error
2020-05-10T13:09:02: [ERROR] Serial read error: Timeout error
2020-05-10T13:08:57: [INFO] Controller version: 2.02
2020-05-10T13:08:57: [INFO] Celestron GPS is online.
Do you have any idea what I can do with this problem?
Thanks
Tobi
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